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SECOND
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GERMAN NOTE
UPON ORDUNA
CASE EN ROUTE
Arabic's Case Comes Down to Ques
tions of Indemnity and Fact No
Reply From Austria on Dumba Re
callCourse of United. States De
termined Upon.
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WASHINGTON', Sept. 11.
Austria hnd not responded to
elny to President Wilson's r
cpiest for the recall uClicr nm
hnsxador, Dr. Cnnstnutin Thco
ilur Dumba. American officials
declined to ctiiiiiiH'iii on tiio nit
untion in regard to (he Austrian
ambassador or other diplomats.
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WASHINGTON Sept. II. Tim
lintc'dclivcred to Antba'.Midor Gerard
by tlit Herman foreign office yester
dify, which was believed to he n sup
pluinciital cotniiiuiiicntiun on the sink
ing of the Arabic, now is understood
ti bo a note on tlie unsuccessful at-
tempt to torpedo tin Cimiirtlur Or
ilimn several weeks ago.
The note bad not been received in
Washington early today and tho
state department had no information
til its whereabouts. In (lonuaii cir
cle", hownvor, it was said the note
concerneil the Ordana and that when
its: contents were known it probnbl.v
would be found that the Gorman ov
crnment claimed some sort of jiiti
iication for the uttvek on the liner.
Chased I))' Siibmni'ltio
The Ordnnn was chuffed and shell
ed by a submarine after n torpedo
had missed her stem by a few yards
.Inly i). Shu wan on a trip to the
United Stales and carried a pnason
gors twenty-two American. Ambus
sudor Gerard made some inquiries by
iiiivouon oi Nnsningiun, ami me
Oerman note, now on its way, is un
derstood to bu Hip result.
Overnight consideration of the note
on tho Arabic indicate a softening
of views among- one set of officials
who are inclined to further negotia
tions with Germany. While they
ngreo that Germany's reply is disap
pointing and unsatisfactory,- they
urge that tbo Arabin cuso has come
down to questions of indemnity and
of fact. Tho explanations offered by
Germany for the sinking: of the While
Star liner differ matciially froai I lie
statements in the bauds of President
Wilson and Secretary Lansing. Those
officials contend that a proper wnj
to determine which nut of facts is cor
rect is to let tho case go to The
Hague, vvheie the cpieelion of iiidem
nity could be arbitrated without cn
daugciing tho principles for which the
United States has contended as gov
erning subiaarino warfare.
I'nofflchil Intimidations
There wore indications today that
the United Stutos had received more
unofficial intimations that the Ger
man government actually had finally
accepted the principle that unarmed
merchantmen should not bu attacked
without warning unless they attempt
to escape and resist capture.
The now notu the United States will
scud to Berlin probably will be de
layed until tho second note from Ger
many, now on its way, has been re
ceived. It will point out for onu thing
Hint tho mere assumption by a sub
marine commander that his ship is
about to bo attacked cannot be ae
ecpted as justification for torpedoin;
an unresisting' merchantman. Such a
stand by the United States is not ex
pected to lead to complications.
Secretary Lansing expressed tin-
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"BE IS CAST" IN
PARIS, Sept. 11 Tho French
prv views with eoniiilumlile sti
fitctioii the aotiun of thu Unitwl
Stat iu ralliuft ujsib Aiwtriit-IIuit-Ifurj-
to rmov )r. lm!ja .is ambiu
Midor Mt Wa-niriv;i'i
'Tha di - -t .mil Wuslnnutun
jiow i pij"j ll'-ni 'Jipluiuulit cuii-trnxer-y
to jtct," sa the Petit I'jir-
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Germans Able to Penetrate French
Trenches on a Portion of the Front,
But Arc Driven Back With Heavy
Losses, Which Exceed 1 00,000
One Corps Loses 40,000.
PARIS, Sept. 11. The violent
fighting- in the Argonno on Wednes
day and Thursday was the result of
an cffoit of the army of tho German
crown prince to break through the
French lines. The ntl-Jinpl was made
with powerful artillery and n lnrgn
number of troops. Apparently it has
had no appreciable result.
The Gennnns were able to penetrate
the French trenches on a portion of
tho front, but were checked immedi
ately. They renewed their attacks
again and again, but with such severe
losses that they gave up tho effort.
Iiosc 100,000 Troops
This offensive movement, it is said
on good authority, has not modified
the situation in tho Argonuc. In
making it the Germans have had
greater loses, according to the
Trench official figures, than they
ltao inflicted.
The statement is made here that
this army has lost upwards of 100.
(100 men. onu corps along losing !(),
000 from the ranks, which nrc being
continually depicted .ind refilled.
Itusslaus Angola Win
LONDON', Sept. 11 Another sue
cess on tbo South Gitlieian front, re
sulting in the capture of ."i000 men, is
announced by the Itniuus, who de
clare that the initiative in thu isolated
engagements on tho southern wing is
gradually passing into their bauds.
Nearer the center of tho lino Von
."rnckeiiscn is still pushing his wny
vigorously through the Pripct innrsh
toward Piiisk. North ami south of
bis headquarters strong offensive
movements have been developed near
Grodno, and on the road to Kowio.
On tho other fronts there is not as
much action as in tho east, so far as
the official reports indicate. Sharp
fighting is in progress along the Aus-tro-Italian
battle lino, but no fresh
noWb has been received from tho Vos
ges mill Iho Argonno, where tho Ger
mans have launched heavy attacks
against French trenches.
LONDON, Sept. J I. Tho Tunes iu
an editorial finds iu tho president's
Or. Dumba decision an affirmation of
the legitimacy of American trado ir
munitions and holds it foreshadows
the full use of the presidential veto
should congress be woak enough to
pass a bill prohibiting- the manufac
ture of war materials for belligerents.
Commenting on what it terms tho
difficulty of understanding the Amer
ican attitude which results in the
first definite step being taken to
punish a breach of diplomatic eti
quette instead of exacting reparation
for tho lofi of Aiuorjeun lives, tho
Times says it is willing to beliovc
some governing priuciplo exists, al
though it may not be apparent to
Itritish observers, and that Prosiduut
nison having taken his stand is not
the man to be put otf with any false
:iies.
SHANGHAI. Sept. IL A bomb
explosion occurred today at the plant
of thu Asiatic Daily News, a nuws
lper publulmcl in the Chitiose lang
uage, which appeared yuaterday for
the fust time, having been launched
for the purpose of pushing the propa
ffflinla fr a monarchial form of gov-
mini nt m i inn. i. One member of the
-t.iit' .ind tivo p. i-uiis who wcru
parsing v were killed by the explok
iuu and fnc nfUers eji? injured.
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PRINCE LEOPOLD TAKING
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MEXICANS FLEE
FROM MAS TO .
NATIVE COUNTRY.
HKOWNSULLK, Tv ., .upt. 11.
About 12000 Mexican have left this I
section for Mexico, according1 to li
ures obtained here today. At ono
ranch near Sebastian, Tex., all four
Mexican tenant fmuilies bavu loft,
leaving their czops uiiharvostud.
Otbor Moxionus who own laud bavo
abandoned everythiutf except house
hold goods in their haste to get back
into Mexico. A iarye part of them
arc what is termed heiu as "good
Mexicans."
In sonic case American owners of
lauds they had vwukvd are arranging
to give the Mexicans a share of thu
crops vthich hnvo been duo bud tho
tenants remained, but even making
theso arrangements is difficult be
caiibo thu Mexicans icl'iiso to cross
tho river even for an hour's business
interview.
The Moxicnns who bavo fled to
Mexico have not gone alone on ac
count of the rigid cliun-up of bud
characters mado by American hkcu
officers, but also in fear of bad men
and revolutionists among their own
people on the American side.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 11. Offic
ials of tho dcpaitiiK'iit of coaimerce
were working today on tin: itinerary
of Alexander Ilcbr, Mcc-picidcnt of
till) Kassiau-Amoiicau (liumber ot
Commorcu of Moscow, uoh- on his way
to New York to develop Itussiun trade
through visits to United Status com
mercial centers. The establishment
of a Itiisaifui-Amencaii bauk iu Itus
sia i involved in Mr. l(vhr' cam
paign. Views of the need of an American
bank in Itussia have been ouihasued
in a letter from the Kussian-Aiueri-
chamber of commerce to Consul
Geuerul Snolgru4 nt Moscow.
RHODE ISLAND'S FAMOUS
WAR GOVERNOR DEAD
PAH IS,
Sept. 11.-
William A.
Sprague, femous "ar" governor of
Khodr Island, and twice United Slum.
hcuMlor from that Mc, di.-d u4.i,
.12 .1 S.J. Hi. II. nil W.lS due .. linn
iugiti cMipld with the infinuities of " wnrronted by a aenous short
age, U','o uf food,
OREGON, SATURDAY,
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OFWASAW
BORDER SITUATION
FULLY CONTROLLED
BftEDERAL ARMY:
WASHINGTON, S pi. II. The
border situation now i under lull
control of federal troops, Mujor Gen
eral Fuustoii lepurtcd today to thu
war department. The arrival of thu
sixth cavalry biiiojs thft force up to
two full regiments between HI Tigro
Arrbya and Urownsville, a force mif
fioleut, aeoordinic to thu guuurul, to
nit down any uprising or troublu by
maniuding bands.
General l-'nnston repoprted that
with Iho forces now under his com
mand he could patiol thu outiro Kin
Grande river front from itredo to
the yulf.
"It is bollevod," Genrml Fuus(on'a
meaaago said, "that with the force
now at my coiiunuiid it will Imj mis
siblu in thu coarse of a short tiitiu,
largely to reduce, if not prevent, tho
activities of armed bauds who may bu
marauding bauds I mm the Mexican
sidu or outlaws and horsotbinvos from
the American side.
"It is wull established (hat hereto
fore mnuy individuals composing
bands of bandits, who bavo given us
so much trouble, have been made up
of poraong crossing from Mexico and
gettings aims from concealed stores
u tbo American sale, and have them
started on prom-mngi-d raids. When
pursued or hard prosed either by
sheriff, posse, ranger or soldiers, the
bands have broken and recro-scd
uito Mexico."
WASHINGTON, s.pt. 11. Ar
ruugciuent have been mudc by the
French government to alleviate the
practical isolation of Switwrlaad,
because of the wur condiiu)Us ut the
French porta which ordiounly handle
Swiss import busines.
France has set aside the portc of
Cette solely for the use of wean traf
fic for traue-tblpau a tu tbo ii,!aad
republic Swiss authorities liavo pro
tested to the allied jioHcrs, selling
forib the Ii-,i-Iiiiii lntnctio cuiiili
tiuii. i i 1 1 (I li the ., linobt total .lop
jiin' i .' irii I . It his bii-u l.it. !
tll.il "svn7i iI.iihI V.. in u ,i r v ,
FRANCEALLEVIATES
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SLAIN
SEPTEMBER 11. 1915
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KING OF GREECE
ATIIKNS, Sept. 11. King- Con-
.ftautine of (Ire ce received Iho Assn.
eialcd Press coi respondent today, but
lefascd to maku any statement re
K)cling thu ))olioy which will bo pur
sued by Greoeu.
King Constantino apparently has
tccovurcd completely from his recent
illness, although be is somowhat thin.
lie is bronzed by tbo summer sun and
seems to bo iu perfect health, ready
to take tho saddle, tomorrow iu thu
capacity of loader of tho Gicel;
forces, should occasion require. Ho
does not look for such a contingency,
however.
For an hour tbo king diieusscd the
progress of thu war, showing thu
keenest interest. In view of tho
paucity of war news published by
Greek newspaper, ho displayed rc-
uiHrkablu familiarity with the details
of military movements, particularly iu
thu eastern theater of hostilities.
The king does not appear to share
tin general iiiieasiuehH in this coun
try concerning what js regarded most
thu liulgaiiaii peril.
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LONDON, Sept. 11.- Tho Ilritish
stcaainhip Coruiibia, 17J0 tons gross,
has been sunk. Her crew was saved.
Thu fishing smuok lloyueiiu of
Lowestoft nlo bits been sunk. One
member of her crew was wounded.
Tho Cornubiu, a, 'JOO-foot stcam--Inp,
owned iu Falmouth, was last re
ported ah sailing from Cardiff, Aug
usULI, for Newport, Knglund.
1'AIHS, Sept. 11. -A dispatch to
the I lavas agency from Alglerti says
that the steamer Villa d Mostuga
nem baa been sunk by gun fire from
a German submarine. Sixteen insin-
hera of the crew, three of thc.ni
wounded, have beeu picked up.
The steanuhip w on the way from
Cette, Frauoe, to Mostaganoiu, Al
geria. The uttaek occurred Thuraduy
at a K)iat seveuty wiles uortlieaet of
ilotngulieiji.
The Ydlo de Mostagansm, a
iiic'litcr, bi-longod to the Compagnie
(i. a, uile Trun- Atlantique, and ia thu
lourt), -tuuiuliip of that line to bo
sank by kiibmarincs in the Inst few
(1,1 Si.
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STEAMERS
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California Governor Tells Industrial
Workers That as Lono as They
Continue Incendiarism In Hop
Fields and Orchards He Will Re
fuse to Listen to Appeals.
SACUAMKNTO, Cal., Sept. 11.
Qovornor Hiram W. Jobneon an
nounced In n formal stntomont hero
today that Industrial Workers ot tho
World and other persona bad threat
ened wbolesnlo dovastatlon of tbo in
dustries of California "nnd ovon"
womo" unloss lUchard Ford and Ilor
niann Subr, two inambors ot thu or
Kanlzatton serving llfo sGiitcncoH for
murdor, woro not pardoned by a cer
tain date, which has passed.
Admitting that a survoy of tbo on
tiro case might Justify a mitigation
of tho Rontoiiccs Imposed, tho gover
nor declares:
"So long as, In bohalf of theso
men, tho threats of Injury and sa
botage rontlnuo, so long as tho
preachment oxlsts In their bohalf In
tbo stato of California, so long as In
omllnrlsm Is nttonptod, I will nolthor
llHtcn to npponlH for executive o om
ency In behalf of Ford and Subr, nor
In any fashion consldor tho shorten
ing of their terms of Imprisonment."
Widespread Incendiarism
Tho stntomont came upon tho hcols
of reports from tbo Sncramonto, San
.Toaqulirtnnd Sonoma valloys of Cal
ifornia and from tho hop fields ot
Oregon of widespread Incondlnrlani
and other mischief Indicating, accord
ing to tbo authorities, tho cxhHcnco
of formulated phum.
Ford and Suhr wcro convicted of
second degren murder for tbo killing
of Robert I. Mnnwoll, district attor
ney of Yulin county, California, In
August, 191.1, In tbo courso ot riot-
lug nt hop Holds near Wheatland,
which started over domamlB for nioro
adequuto sanltur; conditions, hotter
pay and altorod conditions of work.
When an automobllo load of jicnco
offlrers approached tho fields, Ford
urged thn crowd not to permit blm
to ho takon and that a constablo and
tho sheriff woro bcaton tiiBcnslblo
and tho district attorney (whoso on
ly remark had been of a pacific char
acter) was shot dead. Tho sheriff
dlod a year or bo later, novor having
rocovorcd, It waa stated, from Ida
boating. Two bop pIckorH woro killed
and two wcro wounded, tbo state
ment continues,
Is'adcr JScqucstcd Crlmo
"This la not a rase," tho governor
affirms, "wbcro tbo lender of a strlko
la bold responsible criminally for tho
ncis or vioionco oi nn iniiiviuuai sirnc
or, dono without tbo knowledge or
connlvanco of tho lender. Iloro, Ford
roqiicstod that tho vory thing which
ubscquciitly occurred should bo dono.
"Unless wo grant tho Indlvlduul tho
right in any given enso to roslst to
tbo uttermost tbo nuthorlty of tho
lfcvv, wo can not Justify liomlcldo com
mitted In tlioso cirouuistancos," said
the governor.
"Today thoy proacb, In tho namo
of Ford and fluhr, vioionco, sabotago
and arson, Thoy domand tho destruc
tlon ot tho farming and fruit Indus
tries of California, thoy aro Instruct
ing by word of mouth and othorvvjso
how best haystacks and barns nnd
buildings of Industry may bo burned
and how snbotago may ho practiced."
RAN' FKANVJSCO, Sept. 11. Thu
statu railroad eommiksiou re fused to
day to sanction for intra-state ship
inunts tho iucroasos in iutorstnto ex
proas rates recently granted thu ex
press uompHiiius by tho interstate
commerco eommission. Tbo railroad
uommisaiou held that such iucroasos
would not u return of .1(1 por uout to
tho oxproea oompauios on their oapi
tal investment in California.
The companies asked for ineivasos
of from 1 lo (1 oeuts on puokugos
wojghiug lose than 100 pounds ho
tween California points. Tho inuroasc
asked on souond-olass sbininonts was
75 por cent of tho propoked incicasol
iu tiibt-clnsjj ralee,
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SABOTAGE
HIGHER
EXPRESS
REFUSED
NO. 1J8
VILLA REPORTED
SLAIN ON IP
TO SECURE LOOT
Mexican Leader With General FIcrro
and 400 Troops Left to Force Gen
eral Urhina to Return Five Million
Dollars Loot Taken While In Villa's
Service Rumored Both Killed.
F.L PASO. Tex.. Soid. 11. A re
port that Genornl Francisco Villa nnd
General ltudolfo Ficrro bad neon kill
ed on n visit to tho ranch of General
Tomas Urhina nt Niovos, near Santa
Harhara. Chihuahua, was received
here today by American officials
from sources which they nid wcro
worthy of consideration.
Gennrnl Finrro is said to have no-
compnnicd Villa to Urbinn's ranch
with a forco or 1()0 men to secure lor
the Villa government somo of Ur
binn's loot, said to amount of fivo
million dollars.
Farlicr reports to Villa adherents
had caused thorn to be apprehensive
as to their leader's safety, although
thoy thought it possiblo that tho meet
ing between Villa and Urbina might
result in nlbanco for guerilla war-
faro in western Chihuahua.
While Gcilornl Villa !h reported to
hnvo cone to Urbinn's ranch to sc-
euro for tho Villa government tbo
moro limn fivo million dollars in loot
secured by Urbina during two years'
service uiulor Villa, it was pointed out
Hint Villa has hitherto been a closo
friend of Urbinn and that it was poa-
siblo Urbina, while refusing to give
tho money to tho Villa government,
might bo porsunded to share it witli
General Villa personally in backing
irregular operations.
Genornl Villa is known to bavo
taken moro than -100 men with him on
his visit to Uibinu. Urbina several
months ago disbanded his forces in
tbo vicinity of his ranch and is re
ported to havo told his men that tbo
revolution was over and that it would
bo ouch mnn for himself. It is said
that Urbina has warehouses ut his
ranch filled with looted goods; and
that bo had hidden iu tho mountains
mnny millions in gold, silver nnd jew
elry. Tbo cstimnto of ,000,000 is
said to bo conservative, since in the
City of Durango in ono visit ho so
cured $800,000 from ono bank and as
much moro from civilians, merchants
mul jewels.
15 MONTHS PRISON
LOS AN'GF.LLS, Sept. 11.- Chas.
A. Khlcr, former president of the Los
Angeles Investment company, con
victed July JO last of having used
the mails to dofrnud investors in
stock, was Bcntcnoed today in tbo
United States dndriot court to fif
teen mouths in Sun Qiiontin prison
nnd to pay a fmo of $o000. W. I).
Dceblo and George M. Derby, associ
ates of Eldor, woro Bontcnucd to pay
fines of .?5000 nnd servo thirteen
months each in San Qiientin. They
sold stock to 18,(100 investors iu tho
$5000,000 corporation.
Fifteen days' stay of execution was
granted to each man.
On representatives fur counsel for
thu dofeiibo who made an unsuccess
ful fight for u new trial, u citution
for contempt was issued ugainst An
drew O. Booth, ono of tho jury that
convicted tho throe former officials
of the investment com puny after a
trial of eight weeks.
FATHER FLYNN. OLDEST
PORTLAND, Eopt. 11. Rov. John
Flynu, know u as Father Flynn, 93
years old, pioneer Methodist minis
ter, dlod at his homo horo early to
day. Ills death was duo to bron
chitis, contracted in July whllo tak
In part In a camp meeting, Futhor
Flynn canto to Portland In 1SG1. Ha
was known through tho state for bin
accomplishments In church work, A
widow, aged 82, and three eons and
(que daughtora survive hlni.
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