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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1914)
-i"-Hrif-" AMERICAN American residents of Paris, who seen In tho Placo de l'Opera en routo VILLA DECLARES WAR ON MEXICO Sonora and Chihuahua States Again in Revolt First Chief Orders Railway Closed as Precautionary 3Teasrue Rebels Get Munitions. El Paso, Texas General Francisco Villa, dominant leader ln JNorthern Mexico, has denounced the central nnnti-ol government headed by Venustiano Car ranza and announced his independence in a statement sent to the Associated Press. This placed the state of Chihuahua in .open revolt against the party in power at Mexico City as well as Sonora, the next border state to the west, where Governor May torena pre viously has proclaimed his independ ence of the constitutionalist party as as I reprcenteqbyCarrari7.n..iii. om,i .'w ""-"'"Villa a"gents sent several carloads munitions as well as troons to assist Governor Maytorena, of Sonora, who is in open revolt against Carranza. This was followed later, according to J reports received here, by the sending of 500,000 pesos in Villa paper cur rency to Maytorena officials. This money, it was said, was being placed in circulation in that part of Sonora domniated by the Maytorena forces to absorb the constitutionalist or Carranza issue. General Obregon, one of the Carran za adherents, who heads the North western military zone of which Sonora is a part, remained at Chihuahua City, said persons arriving from the South. He was reported last week to have been arrested by Villa. Telegrams received here several days ago signed with Obregon's name said that he was returning at once to the national capital. It was declared officially that Obregon was held a pris oner at Villa's house in Chihuahua. WORLD-WIDE MISERY IS CAUSED BY EUROPEAN WAR New York Commerce in every spot in the world has been seriously affect ed by the European war, say belated reports from missions established throughout the world by the Persby terian church. West Africa is facing a critical sit uation; Syria is in utter hopelessness; Persia is chaotic, especially in finan cial circles; missionaries in India are unable to receive outside financial aid; Chilean industry is prostrated and the country is in a pitiable plight; the poor in Guatemala have been driven by hunger to confiscate the food stores of the wealthy. Such are tho sombre pictures of some of the mission fields revealed by Dr. A. W. Halsey, secre tary of the Presbyterian board of fore ign missions, Epidemic of Cholera Dis covered Among Austrians Venice Nine cases of Asiatic chol era have -been discovered among the wounded soldiers in Hungary, accord ing to an official announcement by the Following a complaint entered with United States District Attorney Jtmw by Thomas Erskino, British eonul at Portland, the Department of Agriculture instructed the forest offi cers in Southern Oregon to ascertain, if peeelble, the location of the power ful wlreliNM telegraph plant that In preMirmHj to b operating in the wood t Jtewthern Oregon In the Interest of tint German government. VOLUNTEERS FOR FRENCH ARMY havo organized a volunteer regiment to to their drilling placo and carrying tho j Hungarian minister of tho interior. I The announcement has excited great ! ; apprehension throughout the dual mon- ( ' archy. It is learned here that tho first sus i pected cose of cholera in Hungary was j that of a wounded soldier, who was J brought, on September 15, to Bckesc- saba from the ualician battlefield. I he bacteriological examination clearly showed Asiatic cholera. The patient was immediately iso lated. Sinco then eight other cases havo been discovered, also among tho wounded who returned from Galicia. One case was found at Munkacs, an other at Tokad (Tokay) and six at Dumaszerdahelv. in Pressbere. imme- ! diately on the Austrian border, within I an hour's ride of Vienna. . , .. f n. ,ely. news oi ine progress ui iuo ngm- mg against the Russians and Servians. German Submarines Sink rf r y-T i r. niii. ? inree angusn tsamesmpsx London The British cruisers Abou- kir, Hogue and Cressy, of identical tonnage and armament, wero sunk at m. .... iivutKaua v. buu iiui ku Sea. by five German submarinee, ac Mlr'tonolnciaV announcement? 1 nt i it. . i i - i i i . ' r irst me aoouKir was lorpcuoeu: as J tho other vessels drew in to rescue the rcrew, 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 threo 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 of! British ships one by one thus far has resulted in tho loss of three 12, 000-ton cruisers, the Path finder of 3000 tons and two small craft destroyed by mines. 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 tho Federal goverment. Forest rangers who patrol the mountains are under stood to havo received orders to look for the wireless outfit. Queen Visits Refugees. London Queen Mary, accompanied by the Belgian minister to Great Brit ain and several of her ladles, visited the Belgian refugees In Alexandra pal ace. Her majesty was much interest ed In these unfortunate people and gave expression to tier sympathy, As she entered Ute dining hall, where h nw batch of refugee hud Just arrived, she wmk greeted by a wild outburst of cheering. fight in tho French army, are here Stars and Strlpos. ORDER WIRELESS STATION CLOSED Navy Acts Regardless of Liti gation as to Rights. Contention Is That President Has Full Authority to Enforce Strict Neutrality. Washington, D. C. By order of President Wilson and with tho assis tance of the army and navy, tho wiro less station of tho Marconi company at Siasconset, Mass., was closed Saturday because it declined to recognizo the right of the Federal government to ox- ercise a censorship over the plant. Tho Navy department took no cog nizance of the fact that the Marconi L company had filed in a Federal court an jappUcmtlonf oran njuneUon ,,to re strain the naval officers from closing or censoring the Btation. The wireless company finally decided to offer no re sistance and the station was closed nt 1 p. m. Tho Navy department made public the telegrams that had passed between the department and Ensign E. B. Nix on, U. S. N., in chargo at tho Siascon set station. Tho statement follows: "At 1 :23 p. m. tho Navy department received the following message from Ensign Nixon, government inspector at the Siasconset station: " 'Siasconsent, Mass., Sept 26, 1914 The following letter was received when your instructions were delivered to the Marconi man in charge of this station: i acknowledge receipt or your lctterof instructions relative to tho 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 or America." " 'I request instructions. " 'E. C. NIXON.' "At 2:17 p.m. the department re ceived the following: " 'Siasconset, Mass., Sept. 2C Sea 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. Portland Airman Missing. Los Angeles Search was instituted lato Saturday night at Coast points near hero for trace of Silas Christoffer 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. Tho 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 ho was riding struck a curb and over turned. Bishop Bpalding'a skull was badly fractured and his neck broken. Tho car wa driven by a young daugh ter of Judge William If. King, who is one of the btknown Democratic politicians in live Weet nnd exrepre Ncntutlvo In congrew from this din-' trlct, Hoarding Cash by Hank Denounced by McAdoo Washington, D. C Socrctnry Mc Adoo hhR adopted stringent measures to urgo National bunks to extend legit imate credit and chnrgo normal inter est rates on loans. Ho telegraphed to tun National bunkn in tho four reserve cities in tho South that tholr requoata for additional crop-moving fum!n from tho Federal govormont would not bo granted at this time, anil rnado It clear that his action was taken in connection with reports of excessive interest rates and restriction of credits. In a statement made publio with tho telegram Mr. McAdoo declared that thoro was an extraordinary hoarding of monoy by banks throughout tho country and piling up of reserves with out occasion. Ho said rcporta to tho controller of tho currency showed that money-hoarding had been carried on by banks to an extreme degree, and an nounccd that ho expected to focus at tention on tho guilty banks by issuing a dally list of tlioso with excessive re serves. Although tho Federal government has no power over state banks or trust companies, tho secretary explained that state superintendents would bo naked to furnish avallablo information on money-hoarding In such institutions Ho characterized monoy-hoarding by banks as tho agency most likely to Im pair confidence and injure business. London Watches Sky for Attacks by Air Craft London England fa becoming more and more apprehensive about German aeroplanes and Zoppclinn. Prepara tions havo been rnado in tho English capital against such an attack. It Is gcnorally conceded that Zeppe lins could hardly mako a trip over ns well defended a country as London in tho Unytimo becnuso of tho guns on high buildings. At night tho flight of a Zcppolin over London would bo com paratively safe. For wookB lights about Buckingham Palace have not bcon lighted and with in the last few days only about one third of the London street lights havo been turned on. Stores, theaters, ho tels and other public places havo been asked through tho nowspapcrs to re duce their lights to the minimum that London may not oiTor a bright glow for tho guidanco of aorinl navigators. Masonic Sign Said to Have , Saved SO from Execution Ostend The power of Freemasonry is illustrated by a story told hero by citizen of Louvain, who, with tho Ma sonic sign, says he saved CO of his fc low citizens from being shot to dcat by German troops. This group of citizens, according to the recital of the Belgian Mason, had been lined up for execution. Tho Gcr man firing party had aimed their rifles when tho narrator gave a Masonic sign. Tho German officer commanding the firing squad happened to bolong to tho craft. Ho recognized a brother Mason and ordered tho Louvuin Free mason to lenvo tho ranks. This meant sparing his life. Tho Louvain citizen, howover, re fused, saying: "My follow citizens are no more guilty than I am. If you aro going to kill them, I Bhall bo killed with them." The German officer then ordered the release of tho entire party. Red Cross Society Said to Be Swamped by Wounded New York Tho number of those wounded in battle in Europo is already in the hundreds of thousands. The hospitals and churches of. Paris and Berlin and cottages on tho battlefield aro filled, and many other wounded lie exposed in trenches, according to Ern est P. Bicknell, national director of tho American Red Cross, who arrived hero on tho steamship Olympic, from Liverpool. Mr. Bicknell, who left New York on tho battleship Tonnes see, tho American vessel which carried gold to Americans in need in Europe. spent several weeks observing condi tions in tho countries at war. "Tho truth is," Mr. Bicknell Baid. "inat over tno thousands of square miles already battle-swept there have been loft almost countless thousands of men helpless from ghastly wounds. Some havo been gathered into trains by tho Red Cross surgeons and nurses and taken to hospitals In tho larger cities. "Let no man imagine the American ted Cross can do too much or enough. Nurses and surgeons aro needed more and more, and also medical and hospi tal supplies." Cathedral Ordered Spared. Now York Count Von Uernstorff! tho Gorman ambassador to tho United States, recolved tho following wIm1h dispatch from the German office at iorlln; "Tho German Wornmcnt states officially, In contradiction of tho ihvih Agency report that tho. German nrtlllery purpoeJy destroyed Important buildings In Itholrris, that orders wero given to tfjrnro tho cathedral by all means, NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Rcsumo of World's Important Events Told in Brief. Tho hospital ship Hunt from New York hnn reached England. Rebels In Moxlco havo destroyed many miles "of rallronda west of Vern Cruz, Official confirmation hiiH reached London of tho appearance of cholera in tho Austrian army. A Gorman prisoner who escaped wih rocaptured after living for 20 days on raisins and raw snails. British war offico admits tho sinking of threo of her warahlpti In tho North Sea by German submarines. A hodcarrlor on n San Francisco skyscraper slid 13 stories down a rope, burning out tho palms of both hands. Vessels from tho Dalmatian coast roport that tho bombardment of Cat (aro by French ships and land forces ha begun. A British detachment numbering 800 South Wales border men and 400 Indian Sikhs were landed near Lao flhan, China. Bccauao reportcrawcro required to enter tho back door of the official press bureau in London, the war writ ers havo gone on strike. People In VIonna'nro rioting bccminu of tho government withholding the war nows. Several persons have bcon killed and many arrests made. An Amsterdam dispatch says tho Berlin VorwacrtB was suspended for three days for saying that the German advanco was In reality a retreat. AnothcrfGrlmBby trawler was blown up by n mlno in tho North Sen. Tho crew all escaped oxcept one deckhand, who was killed by fnlllng debris. Tho European xvar hos not affected tho date of opening tho Panama Pa cific exposition. No nations have withdrawn their Intentions to partici pate Berlin army headquarters admits that one mortar shot was fired against th, cathedral of Uhelrnn, aa otherwise it would Iihvu teon Impossible to drive away tho enemy's observation posta there. Russian troops occupying Senlawa,. 18 miles northwest of Jaroslau, says n Petrograd dispatch, found that tho town had been sacked by Austrians. A largo number of Austrian soldiers wero captured. Tho correspondent r"of the Italian newspaper Corrlcro Delia Zerra "at Trieste soya that two Austrinn torpedo Itoals and one destroyer were sunk by floating- mines lost Friday on tho coasL of Dalmatia, A South Shields dispatch to the Cen tral Nowa of London says that tho Norwegian steamer Hcsvik has been destroyed by striking a mine in the North Sea. Tho chief engineer and ono asalstant were killed. A Pretoria dispatch to tho Router Telegram company says it ia officially announced that tho German post at Schuckmannsbcrg, near Zambesi, South Africa, surrendered without opposition on September 21 to tho Rhodcsian po lice. Tho military correspondent of tho London Times saya tho question of officers is a Borioua one. An examina tion of English casualty lists shows tho loss of 1100 officers In killed, wounded or missing. This Is two out of every fivejimong thoso nt tho front. Loans by Portland banks havo'in- creased S2,G00,000 despito decrcaso in' deposits, claims State Superintendent or nanks, who pointB to conditions in Oregon as evldonco that criticism of Secretary of Treasury McAdoo, that bonks aro hoarding monov. does not apply on tho Coast. Router'a Constantinople correspond ent says tho former Gcrmun cruisor urcsiau has been renamed MIdirll and tho Goobon Sultan Sollm. Tho corres pondent adds that the cruisers, accom panied by Turkish gunboats and tor pedo boats, havo been engaged in gun practice in tho Black Sea. "Popo Benedict XV. tho now Pon tiff, Iibb a great lovo for America and Americans, looking up to our govern ment aa a model to all and an examplo of tho best on thin earth," says Car dinal O'Connell. "The holy fathor writ a meagt of sincere good will to tho people of this land," ho adds. A Berlin dispatch to tho Ruotor Tel egram company by way of Amsterdam sayn a warrant Iihh been Issued for the arrest of Abbo Wotterlu for high trea son. Abbo Weltorlo Is a membor of tho Rolclmtag from AlHaco.orralno Hiid recently declared the neonlo of iat provlnco wero waiting for tho. 'Vencli HoldluiB to roneuu them, 4 1