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volume xxvi.
ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1914.
NUMBER 41.
NEWS NOTES OF
CURRENT WEEK
Resume, of: World's Important
Events Told in Brief.
Experts estimate Germany's daily
war cost at $5,000,000.
The hospital ship sent from New
York has reached England.
' Tf tw a'loroH fVinf Australia i kft-
t 'bilizing sn army to aid Great, Britain,
i a j i i
sistant United States attorney at San
, Francisco. . , :1 ' ...
Canadian troops have embarked for
England to aid the. British in the Euro
pean war. .
: The Montenegrins are within artil
lery range of the Sarajevo, the capital
of the Austrian province of Bosnia. .
,. The will of Mrs. Frank Leslie, wife
of the late publisher, bequeaths $2,
000,000 to the cause of woman suf-
' frage. - '' ";': . ;;V-; ' f-'v .
1 Noting the success of aviation in the
. European war, Uncle Sam is said to be
, increasing the efficiency of the U. S.
, aviation service. ; jf.:i,:. r,
'A. resident 'of .Msubeuge, who had
been made prisoner but later escaped,
states that Maubeuge was three-quar-
ters burned by the Germans.
' A Petrosrrad dispatch to the Ex
change Telegraph company, London,
Btates that the Russian moratorium
. has been extended for a month.
A i4ianat)i f mm Rnmfl furaertfl that
the minister of the interior has an-
; nounced that 15 new cases of cholera
" were discovered in the Budapest milt
- tary hospital.
i. By order of the . military commander
s of the province of Brandenburg, Ger-
- many, the Vorwaerts, organ of the So-
. ial riamnral-ii rmrtv hna Mlnnfinded
publication indefinitely. , -i
The Dardanelles have been closed to
. . 1 - . J A -1.
. navugauon, accoruing w a uinpoitu
Irom (jonstantinopie - lo me neuier
Telegram company, London.' The dura
tion of the closure is not stated.
A German bullet is said to have
been the cause of the death of Prince
Adalbert, the German emperor's third
son, also, it was found that other Ger
man officers died from a similar cause.
A report received from Munich esti
mated that 2,000,000 men, and women
are idle in Germany, and that the num
bar of unemployed is increasing daily.
A lack of raw material, it is said, is
, ine cause, , .
A South Shields dispatch to the Cen
tral News of London says that the
Norwegian steamer Hesvik has been
destroyed by striking a mine in the
-North Sea. The chief, engineer and
- one assistant were killed.
The operators of a German Zeppelin
dirigible dropped a bomb into a school'
ki.a PialMtAlr Pnaaia lrlllino- tha
: children, according to. a dispatch from
I, -Petrograd.' Eleven children .were re-
"--Xivtheiinnivrsary of Sedan, accord
ing to a story published in the London
Daily News, the people of Berlin hung
out bunting everywhere, but Emperor
William ordered its' removal, on the
ground that it was premature.
A Pretoria dispatch, to the Reuter
Telegram company says it is officially
announced that the German post, at
Schuckmannsberg, near Zambesi, South
Africa, surrendered without opposition
on September 21 to the Rhodesian po
lice. , .Jt v (
Reuter's Constantinople correspond
ent says the former. German cruiser
Breslau has been renamed Midirli and
the Goeben Sultan Selim. The corres
pondent adds that the cruisers, accoro
panjed .by 'Turkish .gunboats-and tor-
' peao Doats, nave Deen engagea in gun
, practice in the Black Sea.
The American .embassy building in
Paris was severely shaken by the ex
'plosion of one of the bombs dropped
. into that city Sunday from a. German
. . aeropalne. Ambassador Herrick re-
norted the Incident to the State depart
ment by cable without comment. The
. State department will take no action
on the report,
The Canadian Pacific railroad has
. announced that the operating depart
- ment of its eastern and western lines
. would employ 6600 extra men within
the next two months. The object, of
- employing such a number of laborers
af this time, the company states, was
. to relieve distress brought about by
- the war 4n Europe.
.' -A Berlin dispatch to-the' Boater Tel
. emam company by way of Amsterdam
says a warrant has been issued for the
- arrest of Abbe Wetterle for ntgn trea-
' son. Abbe Wetterle is a member of
the Reichstag from ' Alsace-Lorraine
"Ind recently declared the people of
that province were waiting for the
- , French soldiers to rescue them. ,
Another Grimsby trawler wa blown
- un bv a mine in the North Sea. The
crew all escaped except one deckhand,
- who was killed D( I ailing aeons.
The European war has not affected
" the date of opening the Pauama Pa-
cifie exDoaition. No nations have
withdrawn their intentions to pertici
' pate. . ' (.', r..:,
Berlin army headquarters admits
that one. mortar shot was fired azainst
the cathedral of Klieima, aa otherwise
' it would have been impossible to drive
away the enemy's observation posts
there. - '
Bombardment of Outer
Defenses of Antwerp Begun
Amsterdam The Germans have be
gun their attacks on the first line of
defense of Antwerp, according to dis
patches received by the Amsterdam
papers. Moll, which is an important
railway junction near the Dutch bor
der, was occupied by the Germans Tues
day, . and Wednesday the Germans,
who again occupied Malines,- began a
bombardment of Lierre, directly in
front of Antwerp. i, .........
They also continued their bombard
ment of forts of Waehle and St. Cath
arine. - It is believed heavy - Austrian
artillery is being used.
Lierre, according to a .- message to
the Handelsblad, had been under shell
fire since early morning. . The people
at first hid in cellars, but subsequently
fled to Antwerp, being joined by fugi
tives from the surrounding "villages. It
is reported that many houses have
been destroyed and some of, the inhab
itants killed and wounded. One shell
fell on on a hospital, killing nine
sons. ..;."'-
Prune Crop Not Large
But Exceptionally Good
per-
IARRANZA READY TO QUIT;
ASKS VILLA TO DO SAME
. Mexico City In his reply to the pe
tition of Francisco Villa's general!
asking him to resign in favor of Fer
nando Iglesias Caldron, and thus avoid
civil war, General Venustiano Carranza
says: . ?
"I will gladly take such action if it
is ratified by the general conference;
if not, I will fight reaction and the old
regime, which appears now to be head
ed by Villa, who, it may be, is an un
witting tool in this, as was Orozco in
his fight against Madero." '
General Carranza asks General
Villa's chief to demand the retirement
of their leader as commander of the
northern division of the army, in view
of his, Carranza's, willingness to retire
if the army. so votes. ,.
The general conference of military
chiefs will be held soon when the
resignation of Gemeal Carranza will
be considered, although but 26 gen
erals will be present. It is believed
here that further fighting is unlikely,
General Carranza's attitude of abne
gation is warmly commended by the
local press.
Japanese Drive Gentians
Back;, Goal Is Sighted.
. London "The Japanese occupied all
the high ground- outside Tsing Tau
(seat of government of the German
concession of Kiau, Chau) overlooking
the German's main line of defense be
fore noon Monday, says a statement
given out by the official news bureau.
The communication continues :
"They began an attack on the ad
vanced positions four kilometers (two
miles and a half) from the enemy's
main line at dawn. In a spurt of
fierce flames from sea and . land they
drove the enemy from his position.
The' Exhcange Telegraph company
publishes a dispatch from Shanghai
saying that the Japanese have occupied
Wei Hsien and control the Tsi Nan Fu
Kiau Chau railroad. , -
This action waa taken, the corre
spondent says, because of the discov
ery of a German mine outside the zone
of hostility, and as an offset , to this
German violation of Chinese neutrality.
A missionary writing from Ping Tuh
Chow, in Shan Tung ' province, con
trary to other ' reports received here,
says the Japanese troops have be-'
haved well. - The conduct of 5000 Jap
anese who went through this city was
exemplary, be said.
It is a fact that they stole chickens;
but they paid more than the market
price for their purchases, and there
was neither plundering not attackes
on women. ;
1915 Prosperity- Predicted
lo Be pest in History
Atlantic City, n. " J. The "boy-a-
bale movement to help And a market
for the cotton crop, of the South re
ceived impetus here at the annual con
vention of : the National -Carriage
Builders' association,- every one of the
representatives of the big factories of
the country pledging ' to buy at least
one bale. One St. Louis firm con
tracted for 1000 bales. -
In his annual address William H.
Ronninger, of St. Louis, president of
the association, said that trade had in
creased wonderfully in . the last year,
despite the growth of the automobile
business. He predicted the biggest
year in the country's history for 1915,
because of the opportunities offered
by the European war," and advocated
immediate steps to secure the South
American trade left open as a result
of the war. . - J
1 - German Fleet Prepares.-..'1
Copenhagen Travelers arriving here
from the Kiel canal say that the Ger
mans jure busy placing new1 ordnance,
which the Krupp works has , been ; ex
perimenting .with for the j past .two
years, on the armored cruisers and
dreadnoughts, The canal is described
as being crowded with warships, in
cluding the largest' battleships. The
arsenals are busy day and night, and
long trains arrive continually with im
mense guns for the ships. The Germans
are reported as declaring that the
whole fleet will soon be ready to fight.
' ' Namur May Be Capital
London The Ghent correspondent of
the Daily Express has sent the follow
ing dispatch : "Persons arriving from
Brussels say that the Germans are pre
paring to move the administrative
headquarters of the military govern
ment of Belgium to Namur. This is
taken to mean that the Germans are
getting ready for the next stand near
er theu- own frontier."
Newberg Just west of Newberg are
the famous red hills of Dundee, where
the Italian prune and the English wal
nut grow to perfection. At the Prince
orchard are the oldest English walnut
trees in the state planted for commer
cial purposes. For many miles the
hills are covered with prune trees,
chiefly Italian, though the French
m-une. the leading variety in Califor
nia, is grown to some extent here, but'
it is called the Petite, and does not at
tain the California size. -
A trip through some of the prune
orchards in the Dundee district was
made recently.' There has been a gen
eral impression that the crop would be
light. In some orchards that ' proved
to be true, but the prunes are unusual
ly large. ','
It was fortunate for the prune orch-
ardiste that ' the hop picking
ended earlier than usual, f
prunes began to -drop about
weeks ahead of time this seas'
many of those who had found
ment in the hop fields at once i
BOMB FROM AIR
BEHEADS CITIZEN
work in the prune orchards. The Eng
lish walnuts are also ripening earlier
this year.
In most of the orchards prune pick
ing will be finished this week. It is
noted that those on the lower eleva
tions were not injured by the rains as
much as were those up higher. It is
said that at the Allan Fruit company's
orchard of 250 acres, the crop was in
jured from $8000 to $10,000. ThiB is
one of the largest orchards in that lo
cality and gives employment in the
busy season to about 140. This com
pany has a packing plant at Dnudee,
though the orchard is about three
miles west of town,
W. S. Allan, whose orchard is about
a mile west of Dundee, is the pioneer
prune grower of that district. He
does not consider the fact that they
acre large as being of special value to
. Ambers has
ton the
I short
unt to
;ds as
0,000,
Girl Maimed and Many Build
ings Are Damaged.
German Aviator Drops 4 Missiles
On Paris One Strikes Near
American Embassy. .
Fears of L(
Hops D
Portland "Some of the hopi
of Oregon are becoming alarms
out reason," said Conrad Kre
local hotel. "Because the bu;
not operating now means not)
the real demand does not begin
October or November. - '
"There is going to be a sho-
hops any way you figure it, a
the market adjusts itself . to t
conditions prices will be higher
ers would be foolish to sell thr
now at the 17 or 18-cent pric
talked about. In a year likeju , , .
will run no risk in holding. i
"Oregon has produced only 110,000
bales, California the same quantity,
Washington 40,000 bales and New
York not over 20,000 bales, a total of
280,000 bales for the United States.
The brewery consumption in this coun
try is 245,000 bales annually. Because
of the war brewers are not able to im
port German or Australian hops. . On
the other hand, we will have to supply
the non-producing countries that
Jackson County Land
" mark to Be Abandoned
Medford One of the most interest
ing landmarks in Jackson county will
be removed October 9, when Ed Helms
will close the Helms saloon in Jackson
ville. This establishment dates back
to 1852, when it was opened by Helms
& Winchon in the mining boom. For
years the place was the social and po
litical headquaters in Southern Ore
gon; court decisions were made there;
it was the scene of trials, and business
deals were transacted there.
A collection of pioneer relics valued
at $25,000 Is on display in the build
ing. These include the first piece of
gold found in Jackson county; a photo
graph of three murderers hanged by
the vigilantes near Yreka, Cal., in the
'60s, and a piece of the rope used by
the lynchers; the first pool tables ever
set up on the Pacific Coast, sent
around the Horn to Eureka and packed
to Jacksonville; Indian relics, pioneer
firearms and many freaks of nature
found by prospectors in the hills.
No decision has been reached as to
what will be done with these relics,
but It is probable they will be lent for
exhibition purposes to the Medford
Commercial club..
ert
f. ' ;
,,urope,
j iJapan
'ris re
and is
erican
60,000
'ers al
't we
it hop
rales.
Shorts,
a deal-
J farm-
...a. v-u . ferown.
are now trying hard to break the mar
ket so they can buy in cheaply. Spec
ulators, he says, are working the same
game.
"When the crop is out of the grow
ers' hands," said Mr. Krebs, "you Can
look for the price to shoot upward. If
the grower is wise, he will himself
take this profit, which is surely com
ing. If he is determined to give away
his hops now, he had better go out of
the business.
; Odd Malady Kills Horses.
' Prineville A fatal contagion broke
out among the horses of this communi
ty last week. While unloading fine
stock from the trucks from the Henry
McCall ranch at the Fair grounds, a
few days ago, two of the draft horses
were seized suddenly with a strange
disease and within a few minutes both
were dead. On the way back to the
ranch another horse was stricken in
the same manner and died on the road.
Two other horses on the McCall ranch
showed signs of the same affliction and
are in precarious condition after fail
ures of local veterinaries to explain
the mystery. , "
The state veterinarian was tele
graphed for. In the meantime the
stockmen in this country are uneasy,
because of the immense number of
horses in this country that may be
come infected.
Gun Used to Halt Road Work.
Medford L. D. Dollarhide, owner
of the Dollarhide toll road over the
Siskiyous, which Is to be replaced by
the new Pacific Highway, is said to
have leveled shotgun at the Pacific
Highway workmen, ordering Ahem off
the road. Complaint was . made to
Prosecuting Attorney Kelly and an in
junction was granted by Judge Calkins
restraining Mr. Dollarhide from inter
fering with the work. He contended
that a right of way granted over the
government land in territorial days
gave him sole right to the travel.
Portland MaH Buys .Berry Juice.
Salem The Longanberry juice but
put of the Salem Fruit Union has been
bought by F. A. Breck, pf Portland,
who is the 'head of a company that
plant to engage in the' business on a
large scale. Mr. Breck was engaged
in the manufacture of grape juice in
New Jersey for 28 years, and says lo
ganberry juice is far superior to grape.
Salem Fruit Union, under the direc
tion of professor of the Oregon Agri
cultural college, pressed about 2600
gallons of loganberry juice.
Reports From State Banks
Show Liberalty in Loans
Salem Reports received from 162
state banks and trust companies . out
of 176 to September 12 by State Su
perintendent of Banks Sargent show
that theyi like the national banks of
the state, are not hoarding money, as
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
charged banks in other parts of the
country with doing. The report shows
that 85 state banks have decreased
their reserve percentages and 71 in
creased them since June 80.
Judging from the hgures in my
possession, said Mr. Sargent, it
does not appear that the charges made
by Secretary McAdoo against national
banks in certain districts apply to the
Oregon state banks to any extent.
Out of 162 institutions 93, in spite of
the unfavorable conditions prevailing,
have extended their lines of credit;
40 have been obliged to reduce their
loans on account of a shrinkage in de
posits, and only 29 have failed to in
crease their loans with corresponding
increase in deposits,' a majority of
which have fully met the legitimate
demands of their customers.
Pension lest Case Is On.
Salem The suit of Maud E. Zach
ary, of Polk county, to compel the
county to pay her pension of $40
month under the widow's pension act,
passed at the last session of the legis
lature, was argued before the Supreme
court. She has five children and her
husband is confined in a state inBtitu-
tlon. ' .
The county court declined to grant
her a pension and the Circuit court
granted a - writ of mandamus.. The
county appealed. It is the first case
under the widow's pension act to be
appealed and Is in the nature of a test
suit. The Marion county court has
declined to issue pensions under the
act, and if the court ruling in the Polk
county case is favorable to Mrs. Zach
ary it is believed numerous demands
will be made upon the court here for
pensions. - -
Linnton Rate Suit Started.
, Salem Suit to restrain the State
Railroad commission from putting into
effect an order increasing the passen
ger fares of the United Railways com
pany from Linnton to Portland was
instituted here Tuesday. The plaintiffs
are Mark Crandall and other residents
of Linnton. Officials of the town filed
suit several weeks ago for an injunc
tion against the rates of the commis
sion being put into effect. - It is
charged that the order Is unconstitu
tional and in violation of a decree of
the Multnomah court fixing rates.
Columbia Extends Road.
St. Helens The strip on the Port
land road north from Scappoose and
known a West Lane has been filled,
graded and macadamized for more
than a mile. Rock was hauled from
St. Helens by gasoline truck' night and
day. It will be finished this week. .
Prison Delegates Appointed.
Salem Governor West hu named
Rev. A. A. Moore, of Salem, and W.
G. MacLaren, of Portland, delegates
to the convention of the American
Prison association, which will meet in
8t. Paul October 3. .
Paris Four bombs were dropped on
the city from a German aeroplane Sun
day. One missile, exploding in Ave
nue du Trocadero at the corner of Rue
Freynoinet, blew the head from the
shoulders of a man who was standing
on the corner with his daughter, and
crippled the child. The other bombs
did little damage. ' .
Crowds, taking advantage of a beau
tiful autumn day, were promenading
on the banks of the Seine when the
aerial warrior appeared almost direct
ly above the Eiffel Tower.
It is believed that the first bomb
dropped was intended for the wireless
station or the tower, or possibly for
the nearby buildings containing army
stores. It landed in Avenue du Tro
cadero, not far from the tower, and
the explosion was heard for many
blocks.
The houses in the vicinity were bad
ly damaged, many of the walls crack
ing and windows being shattered. The
bomb struck only a block from the
American embassy at No. 5 Rue de
Chaillot, where Ambassador Myron T
Herrick, who did not accompany the
government to Bordeaux, still makes
his home. -
In the wake of the bomb fluttered a
German flag. At the sound of the ex
plosion the promenaders in that sec
tion first rushed for shelter, and then,
as the airship moved on, they hurried
to the scene of the havoc.
In the midst of the excitement the
aeroplane dropped three more bombs.
One landed among a herd of cows pas
tured on the Anteuil race course. One
cow was killed and others toppled over
stunned. . A third bomb .fell in Rue
Vineuse and a fourth in Rue de la
Pompo, a quarter in which many
Americans live. Comparatively little
damage was done in either instance.
Villa Demands Resigna-
. Hon of Gen. Carranza
Chihuahua, Mex. The immediate
resignation of Carranza as first chief
of the constitutionalists is the only
basis on which General Francisco Villa
will agree to the settlement of difficul
ties between himself and Carranza.
This waa his reply to messages of offi
cials in Mexico City who protested
against his attitude towards Carranza.
Villa declared he never would accept
Carranza as head of the republic. His
reply, as given out here follows:
1 lament the circumstances that
have brought about grave danger, but
sincerely protest that my sole ambition
will be to arrange existing difficulties
without shedding blood if possible.
'I emphatically declare, however,
that the only move that can bring
about cessation of hostilities on my
part is that Venustiano Carranza de'
liver supreme command to Fernando
Iglesias Calderon so that, in the the
shortest possible time, elections may
be called. At the same time I declare
I shall net accept Carranza as presi
dent or vice president or president ad
interim of the republic.
I shall prove the rectitude of my
intentions and the disinterestedness
which animates the force of this divis
ion. Later the world will realize
where rests true disinterestedness and
where abortive ambitions. "
ORDER WIRELESS
STATION CLOSED
CHANGING THE FRONTIER
New French Gun Kills
Without Apparent Wounds
London Confirming in a degree the
strange stories told of withering death
dealt by a new explosive used by
French artillery, the Standard corre
spondent has written from Dieppe ;
"A visit to the field battle of the
Marne shows the devastating power of
the French three-inch gun to be some
thing of which we hitherto bad not
dreamed. Entire sections and com
panies of Germans have been struck as
if by simultaneous thunderbolts, re
minding one of nothing so much as the
wholesale extinction of the populations
of Herculaneum and Pompeii.
"On the borders of one of the for
ests a company of Prussian infantry at
bivouac is laid out as if surprised by
the fire. Two sentinels are still grasp
ing their rifles, and a little way off a
messenger lies by himself. Further
on, an officer on guard lies a few
yards from his men with loosened
belts and lying in their blankets. Two
of them still hold playing cards in
their hands.
"Those sleeping and those waking
were swept out of life together, with
out apparently having had time to
move. ." ..
"Even more extraordinary is another
group of 60 dead lying about a small
haystack, as if in sleep, their rifles
stacked and their knapsacks arranged
in orderly heaps."
Cholera Cases in Hungary
Proved by Bacteriologists
London A dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company from Rome says
that a message received there from
Vienna says that government bacteri
ologists have definitely established the
presence of Asiatic cholera among the
70,000 wounded in the hospitals of
Vienna.
Rome Dispatches from the Aus
trian frontier say the spread of chol
era, especially in Hungary and Ga
licia, is causing anxiety. Lazarettos
are being prepared to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Americans in No Hurry.
Paris There are still between 800
and 900 Americans in Switzerland,
according to the latest estimate. Most
of those remaining belong to the
wealthy class and are in no hurry to
go home. At Basel German and French
Red Cross officers were exchanged and
will return to their respective coun
tries. The Interchange was supervised
by Swiss officers. The French and
Germans held a friendly meeting, ex
changing cards, drinking the health of
one another and discussing their war
experiences.
Prisoners of War III
Paris Telegrams from Budapest
indicate that much alarm, is felt there
regarding the health situation, since
numerous eases of dysentery are oln
cially admitted to exist among prison
ers of war Interned in various parts of
Hungary. Wounded Austrian officers
from Galicia unanimously agree that
the Russian artillery fire is extraor
dinarily good, especially that of the
I Kiev corps.
I s .life T il
r A... "... f .
II II I ' I II' I I III I illll II " H III si
Navy Acts Regardless of Liti
gation as to Rights.
After 'Vat tin it 40 va&rfl thn French
Anally Tad 'a chance at the German
frontier marks along the Alsace-Lor
raine border, and it did not take them
long to tear down the signs that bore
the black eagle and - the words
"Deutches Reich." ,.
Food Shortage in Europe
Predicted by Lord Milner
London A timely warning to pre
pare against an inevitable shortage in
the world's supply of foodstuffs is
given.by Lord Milner, who points out
that although the present harvest 1b
abundant, an Immense decrease in pro
duction In 1915 must result from the
fact that all the able-bodied males of
France, Germany, Austria and Russia
are now engaged in fighting.
Of the 650,000,000 quarters of wheat
and rye annually produced throughout
the world 850,000,000 come from these
countries, and other producing coun
tries cannot possibly make up the deficiency.
Lord Milner predicts that in the lat
ter half of next year, if not before, all
nations which live on wheat and rye
will be competing fiercely for a share
in the diminishing supply. He adds
"We may hope that our own country
will be better placed than its neigh
bors to obtain, at some price to avert
famine. But there can be no certain
ty of this, and in any case, being aa
we fortunately are, In a better posi
tion than other countries involved in
the war, to turn our land to full ac
count, it is surely a matter of extreme
necessity to use every acre, which can
profitably be employed in that manner,
for the production of the most neces
sary of all foodstuffs."
.' f kiem ought, .says Lord Milner, to
rise to the emergency of their own ac
cord. They have it in their" twer,
not only to save the country from im
minent catastrophe, but at the same
time to benefit themselves if they will
only act with promptitude.
Philippine Measure Up.
Washington, D. C Ultimate Inde
pendence of the Philippines is proposed
in the Jones bill, consideration of
which began in the house Monday, un
der a special ruling allowing unlimited
amendment and 12 hours' general de
bate. Republicans, declaring it was
unwise legislation at this time because
of the European war. Debate proba
bly will last all next week. Represen
tative Garrett advocated the bill as
carrying out of the Democratic pledge
to the Filipinos of a representative
government for the islands.
Kaiser's Fifth Son III.
Berlin Prince Oscar, the emperor's
fifth son, it was announced Tuesday, is
suffering from a heart affection, due
to his exertions in the field, and has
been obliged to . leave his regiment
He is under the care of physicians at
Metz. The empress received a letter
from the emperor in which he referred
optimistically to the situation.
Chicago Egg Prices Low.
Chicago Five ears of strictly fresh
eggs were sold here Monday to as
many different buyers at 20 J cents,
according to J. B. Mitchell, president
of the Chicago Butter ft Egg board,
Contention Is That President Has
Full Authority to Enforce
Strict Neutrality. '
Washington, D. C. By order of
President Wilson and with the assis
tance of the army and navy, the wire
leBs station of the Marconi company at
Slasconset, Mass., was closed Saturday
because it declined to recognize the
right of the Federal government to ex
ercise a censorship over the plant.
The Navy department took no cog
nizance of the fact that the Marconi
company had filed in a Federal court
an application for an injunction to re
strain the naval officers from closing
or censoring the station. The wireless
company finally decided to offer no re
sistance and the station was closed at
1 p. m.
The Navy department made public
the telegrams that had passed between
the department and Ensign E. B. Nix
on, U. S. N., in charge at the Siascon
set station. The statement follows :
"At 1 :23 p. m. the Navy department
received the following message from
Ensign Nixon, government inspector
at the Siasconset station :
" 'Siasconsent, Mass., Sept 26, 1914
The following lotter was received
when your instructions were delivered
to the Marconi man in charge of this
station: - -
"I acknowledge receipt of your
letter of instructions relative to the
cessation of all radio communications
at Siasconset, Mass., and would ask if
you are prepared to carry out your or-
ders by force. '
" "Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Company of America."
" 'I request instructions.
" 'E. C. NIXON. '
"At 2:17 p. m. the department re
ceived the following:
" 'Siasconset, Mass., Sept. 26 Sec
retary of the Navy, Washington, D.
C. The Marconi company withdraws
letter previously sent and the station
was closed at 1 p. m. E. B. NIXON.'
Disabled Battleships Must
Be Left to Own Resources
London The facta concerning the
sinking of the British cruisers Abou
kir, Hogue and Cressy by a German
submarine or submarines in the North
Sea with a loss of nearly 60 officers
and 1400 men are contained In a ad
miralty statemet just issued.
The reports of Commanders Nichol
son, of the Cressy, and Norton, of the
Hogue, say that the Abouklr waa hit
by one torpedo and sank in 86 minutes.
Three torpedoes were fired at the
Cressy, one of the explosives missing
narrowly. - She laBted from 85 to 45
minutes. The Hogue was struck
twice, 10 to 20 seconds elapsing be
tween the torpedoes, and went under
in five minutes.
The Cressy fired on the submarine
and some of the officers were confident
that the shots sank her. Commander
Nicholson says that the three torpe
does directed against his ship might
have been fired by the same submarine
and that there is no real proof tha
more than one was engaged.
The reports show that the strictest
discipline was maintained and that
acts of heroism were performed, but
the admiralty has established the rule
that such affairs must be governed by
the same laws as prevail in naval ac
tions and that disabled ships must be
left to their own resources rather than
that other ships should be placed In
jeopardy by rescue work. , .
Roosevelt's Voics Weak.
St. Louis Theodore Roosevelt de
nounced the Republican aud Demo
cratic psiV"s In a 80-miirate speech
here F-tLlKlay night. Ills voice was
we'Jrii and within 10 minutes almost
half of the huge audience in the Na
tional Guard's armory departed, real
izing that the ex-president could not
send his words across the full length
of the hall. "The policy of the Re
publican party," he said, "is such as
to make some men prosper too much.
The policy of the Democrats is such as
to make no man prosper enough.
' Portland Airman Missing.
Los Angeles Search was instituted
late Saturday night at Coast points
near here for trace of Silas Chrlstoffer
son, Portland avitator; C. Frenah,
mechanician, and Lieutenant Morrow,
of the government aviation school at
San Diego, who attempted a flight in
an aeroplane from San Diego to Los
Angeles. The aeroplane was last
sighted during the afternoon flying
over the water near Newport Beach.
The machine was ' not equipped with
pontoons.
Bishop Spalding Killed.
Salt Lake City Bishop F. S. Spald
ing, head of the Episcopal church in
Utah, was Instantly killed here Satur
day when an automobile In which he
was riding struck a curb and over
turned. Bishop Spalding' skull was
badly fractured and hia neck broken.
The car was driven by a young daugh
ter of Judge William H. King, who is
one of the best-known Democratic
politicians In the West and ex-representative
In congress from this dis
trict, ,',.' - ,