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Minimum Ye-stonlny 77;
Mtiitiniiiu Today II.
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ISHWAR
CH1EFAB0ARD
Cruiser Hampshire, Willi Earl Kitch
ener and Staff, Sunk hy Mine or
Torpedo Off the West Orkneys ami
All Perish Four Boats Left Ship,
All Capsized War Leader en
Route to Russia O'Bicrnc, Fitz
gerald, Ellcrshaw and Donaldson
Perish Also.
LONDON, June 6. Atlmlriit .lolll
ooo, '0iitiimiHUr of tho ltrltlsh grand
fleet, lias reported to the Hilinlralty
tliHt IIih lltltlsh cruiser Iluuipahlre,
with hfnrl Kitchener, Itrltlih minister
of war, mill his staff aboard, hits boon
Iot off tho West Orkney.
Four boats were seen to loave tliu
Hamiwlilre but a heavy sou whs rim-
Mln. Onl :t capelxed boat and miiiii
hodlos have boon foiiiul.
Hrl Kitchener whi oh his way (o
UumIh. Admiral .lollkoe report tlioro
la Httlu hope Hi (tl there woiu any
eurvlvors.
Accompanying Uarl Kitchener hi
hi tuff wote Hugh .lame O'Hoirno.
former councillor of tho llrltlsh oiu
baasy at Petrograd and former min
ister t Sofia; '0.-A.-ttgrnld. rlrlg-
ndler General Kllershaw Mini Sir Fred
erick DOIialdsOII.
Ailmlnil .IcIIiih'V ltcHiit
Ailinirnl Jelllcoe's report to the ad
miralty follow :
"I have to report with deep regret
tltm bl majesty's hl Hampshire,
Captain Herbert J. BavlH. It. X., with
Lord Kitchener and hla staff on
bourd, waa aunk last nlKlit about S
p. m. tn the weal of the Orkney,
either by a mine or a torpedo.
"Four boala were seen by obeerv
ora on shore to leave the ahlp. The
wind was north, northwest and heavy
aeaa were running. Patrol veaaela
and destroyers at onre proceeded to
the apot and a party waa tent along
the coaat to aoarrh, but only some
bodies and a eapslsed IhiuI have been
found up to the present. Aa the
whole ahore haa boon searched front
the seaward. I greatly fear that there
la Utile hope or there being any sur
vivor. "No report hue het been received
from the. search party on shore.
"II. M. S. Hampshire waa oh her
way to Kussla."
llMinlili? a ('inlkui'
The Orkney Islands off which 'the
Hampshire cut down are off tii
north roast of Hi ot land. The Damp,
shire waa on her wa into the Atlan.
tic and around the northern end of
the Scandinavian peninsula Into the
White sea. Earl Kitchener pmbal.ly
intended to debark at Archangel.
The Hampshire was one of tho De
vonshire class of aU cruiaers. She
was built In 1903 and normally car
ried 6ol men. Sit displaced 10.-45U
tons, was I Jo feet long. 86 H feet
beam and drew 25 H feet. She wa
armed with four 7.5-Inch, six (Much,
two 1 -pound and twenty 3-pound
guns and two torpedo tubes. She
lost II 850,000.
The Hampshire has been In use aa
a vcout boat and for earning offl-
tUl on urloim minions. She was
too old to tH,,f a place on the fir-
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(Continued on Ptge Knur.)
HILL LEFI B WILL;
ESIAIE-IEN MILLIONS
LOSIVESSEL
M I'AI I.. .Lo.. t. .) in- - ! Iln
till i.il'ruad liittldi r. mil ii"l leaM .1
wl'l and III- widow tut- iillcino'ti
tiled a (xl.tloli in prtdiute 10111I a-k
iiik thut Louis W, ihll, a -'iy. be up '
Hllllted Jllllllni-iiniMi inr rtnt . 1
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FORCEISSU
OY PLACING
T.R.INUS
Progressives Plan to Nominate
Roosevelt as Soon as Possible In
Order to Force Hands of Repub
licans Hughes Drive Forces Coal
ition of Opposing Candidates and
Probably Weakens Justice's Can
didacy Hughes' Speech Not Pol
itical. CIIH'AUO, Juno 0. Political lend
ui who pnili'KM lo lit willing to uc
eopl hh innn for tin1 presidential
noinitiHtioti who i nhlo to ooiiiinnnd
tho siippott of both republicans anil
progtei-siu's are trying; IoiIhv to do
lonniuo whether Justice Hughcx has
boon strengthened or wonkened liv
the ti'iniMirary uonoentnition ol all
foicos. upon liini with tho immcil
punioxo of oliminutiiiir Coloucl
liooM'M-lt a- n ivpulilii'iiii po-silnl
il,. rmpii'i-tioiiMlily tho eflVi-t ut
the Hintho". diivo Iiiim lition to plmo
(he wliolc fiolil ol oiintiiilali' r-uint
him.
('onforoiicox lii'twiH'n iculilii'au
mil nniiioHiivi lomlorM Mhu-h last
ed far into llii' niht weio ivkiiiuimI
lodiiv. hut it mum Hot holieu'd that
mi" il them hud prmn'otlcil Imi
eiioio'h to flaiitv the "ituuliitn with
in the not evoinl houm.
Kffeof of SHtili
Tho two luloxt elemeiit to In
hromiht into eoniileriitiou tnilax
wore Jntiee IIukIivh' i ( h hi
Wiihinuton yexterduv touehinu up
on Amcricmiinm and iliteui4iou ot
Senutor Iulge of .MuiaeliiMcit- a
u t'otnuromixe euudidute for the iv
puhlienn noiuiuation, likel- to mi
inHiul tho iupM)it of I'uloiiel (ooe
velt. Jiioliee IIiikIu'k' HiipHitior imint
el to hi "iH'oolt mm it Muiituutiul ilf-i-lanition
on the im'liiu of Amoii
i'iiiiim ami eontenileil that it i-li-ainl
iii (lie oiiK iHiie on whieh I lie pi
two had not previously ituniiiiiu-i l
hix attitude. They contended th.it
hi lHiWlie iittcrnuecM before he went
on the Miiiireme court heueh nmki
clear hi Hsitiu on nil iMiiaiuoiiut
IMMIOM.
Thoxe i'iMed o the jutiee ehar
ueterioil ln iHeeh u "only n list
of pluiitiides." Man of the latter
churwKl that the ieeeb wa eore
fully timed for Hie present occn-
,iiui. lint the rnondM of the justice
met that li iMiintiuy out that his en
gagemeiit to Mteuk was made several
week- a and that the ulieet fitted
fhe oeeasion which waa the presen
tation of n Huk togrti'Juuto s of n
ifirl school.
.Vol SiKlllfiCHIlt
The linn tienl iMtllticiuiis, mi the
other bund, alimt uiiaiiiuiuiilv held '
to the tew that the ieoh wa with-
out significance in the present -itu- j
ation. Thev said it wa- the m,u t f
u sM'ech cxpceUd from u scholarl .
mun on uch 1111 iweasum; inai 11
uieuut neither one thinyr nor mi
nt her.
Ahuot oveiuhwlowinir the mun
euvertng iimung the republieuiW to-da-
is the (uestuni ot what the nro
gresive convention will do when it
iisseinhles tonioliow. The reimbllenii
leaders regurd it a haijjed with
(Concluded on page five)
SKETCHES OF
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II COLOffiL-BElD 1 SCENES
Ileio's flu lali -I pit (mi of ( ol. KiommIi, taUi-ii at his liome, Sag-
iillMiio Hill, (l)tci' Ha) 'I lie pliln l shows the mlmx-l InIiiuI Hid
mciios, In iIiIIiik IhmiIs and a soil shiit, it ti a flopp) Mift tollar. 'I he
stitip tliat inns I'kiiii a st luitloii luile (, his iihIiIi hm Lot Is not of
Kolil, with u IiIk fob ilaiiKlhiK, hut of pliiin leiilhei.
RUSSIAN
DRVE
IN FULL SWING
AMSTKKUVM, Itllte t, Ulsputi he
from Vlenuu icpoit that vjolcut but
tle haa beeu ragiug during the lubt
twenty fojur hours on the UiihsIhu
front along a sweep ol .: kilometi rs
(about 200 miles.) Tue ht. -poml
net describes count lehi iiumucrs "'
men being aent Into the Imitle. ,
... . . j i
'llruaaeloff who Is believed to be in
command of the Russian forces
this front seems, aciording to the
Austrlans, to be follow Inn the tactics
pursued by the Russians In the Car
iwlhlans makliiK attaiu. in iiiush inmv,. di.eu.sc.l m ,,.,rtMiit million
11 niiucaTwr iu i.n-un .. .
hostile line
WILLIE RITCHIE MEET
RALpH QRU1AJ( TOHlflHT
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I'OHTI.AN'li. r. June d.-l..tli
Willie Hilchie il S.iu I'l.m isiit end yon supreme court tndav denied u re
Knlph Oriitniiii l I'nilliiud .ipjiearcd 1 heunng in I lie 1.1 l John Hunter
to be iu iijjhtinti Hun !i their -u-!and others nyum-i tin- cit f Hose
round boxing iiia'cli at the lie llu- hurir. invohm.' lti- 1 -nance ol bonds
pi id r uiie heic tmlav. Tie v wi ic tn hv the city inr t!ie ' in-triietinii uf
fight at cati Iiwciyhts. li'itelue e ihi Itn-elniti; & I i-tern inilioad.
IH-etcd t enter the liiij.' wuyliiiu llujllic enurt .iiiii.i'Iv re-tratned the
IMitiiids. (iiiimaii I' iIih 11 to 1.(7 'fsuunce ol Imiul- the uiouud thut
polllld- lit tllK HIICOIIsllttltK.il 1!.
PRINCIPALS AND POWERS BEHIKD THf MACKIN E8 IN THE PUBLIC
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I.MVIHIN, Jim, i, i:,nl Km It
euer wits anile.' In lfn-siu at the re
ipn -i t He I 'verumeiil. lie
llltl Mill ll III 1,11 ll
M-ll I'l llll'JI .ill ,'
the Idiot, in li. lit
VrchunKel and
hrohnhlv to
1 1 -s mission had
i lie supply of
, ,.,.x t,, ,,, ulti
f munitions inr Itu
, T,, ,:,, ,.MM.,.,,,1 (o Ue MI(.k IM
f.0doii for the n .inina of mirlia-
ment June 20.
An oflicial shitiiDiit Usiicil tin
cM-ntnif sa hull iMi'liencr was to
,)na iiniilieiai 11111 -timi- Willi I'.lti-
leror Ni'holii-
DENY REHEARING IN
WPUPUBQ iOND CASE
KALKM. Oi., :. . The Die-
SBH,
tVSfttiMCk
5.-::.3e?
ONLY TEDDY
CONSIDERED : FROM UREAMIC POISON NG
AS NOMINEE SOLVES CIA'S PROBLEM
Progressives State That They Have
No Second Choice, and Not
Anair.st Any One, Out for Some
one, and That Someone Is Roose
velt A Matchless Man and an In
comparable Cause "Go to It" Is
Advice of Lenders to Bull Mooscrs.
CHIC.UUV JHie . ImmedlntcH
before he wrtift Into conference wltu
rcimlillcHn leatlera, ('wirge W. Per
U In-. IcHtler of the Itoogevelt allur
(tit-. to(U) tuve out a st'ttiJiuout de
ilitrlnn that Colonel ltoonouilt had
not all that he Mould leruso to xui
port .ItiHtlcH Huglies or any other
man. and Hssalled Hughes suppoit
i rs for uiHklng capltul of his "ire
ii.ireilnenB speech" In Washington last
nlKlit
Only foc'IVildy
Colonel IttMHievell has neltltei
-.itd tie vs,is for nor against auv man."
Mr Perkins said. "When ho iook
-peak, ll will be over hla own klRtia-
tuie
J am HHHued,"h.e eeittluueil. 'Hint '
prixoiiK are taking atlrautago if Iun
tlco IIiikIihs' spee'h before a nlil
coIIcko to get hint a nouilnstlou fur
president. Whoever trios to un Mil
MiitoniHiit for the puipose of Kettin,
j him the itoiiiluutloii pIhuos hint In an
1 1 n it re position and tinea him t
I gross Injustice.
"I wish )ou would be so id tin
I to have our newspapers ask the peo-1
j pie," he said, "If we are not In rlmui r
i of letting this little puddle In which
we are splaslug around obscure events
f unprecedented magnitude and meu-
Ht'O.
(,'ivnt OpHiiliitilly
' The Hnlteil Slates now has a great
opportunity to render n world-wide
hi rvicii h) providing It a leader In
whom the world Iihh confidence. That
mutt In Theodore Itoosevelt."
Later Mr. I'erklus United u atate
on nt to the progressive delegates re
mlmlttiK them that they are nut In
citicuKo against anylod. Ho said:
Let me remind you that we are
not here for the avowed purpose of
being against anybody. We are for
aomobod) and that somebody is Theo.
lore Itoosevelt. We are out for a
matchless nuiii and aa Incomparable
cause Tltererort we have no second
choice
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CIIOCKKTr
hundred ami
( ,i linn
t II r-l I I!. I'
One 1 .
Ineaklnr'
longshoresuieii arrived here today al
noon to beglu unloadlnu the sii(,ar
cargo of the Matson Nuvlaatlou com
pany's Honolulu-San Kram-tscu liner
Mauoa at the CsllfornlM-llawalian
Sugar company's doikn Tho strike
breakers came front Han Kranclato,
where they were quartered aboard
the Interntd (ieruiun suamer Serat-iii
Is Man Frant Isco hsv
EYE AT THE CHICAGO C0NVEMTI0MS THIS WEEK
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Capturc of 25.000 Men Claimed
Battle Line Is 250 Miles in
Length Germans Renew Assaults
Upon Fort Vaux Both Sides
Claim Repulses on Vrrtluii Front,
i'KTIttMJHAl). June 11. The itu
sinus eoiitintie lo develop the suc
cesses non bv I heir newly inaugur
ated ol tensive. It is reMirted that
up to the present tune thev have
euit 11 ii'd 'J.'i,IHMI men, seventeen can
non 11 ml lif (en machine mui.
ll is eslimaleil thai the lltissiuns in
their new olleiisive cuuipaiuti on the
southwestern bailie front ure opMts.
ed b force uumberiuK between
UIMI,IMMI and li.'dl.OOO. The line be
tween the I'ripet iiiaishei and the
Kumuniaii border in more thuu J.U
miles in length.
Oh VwiIhii I'HlHt'
1'AUIS, June U. Fort Vaux, one
o the liollhc astern deleie es nl Ver
dun, continues In lw the center of
'(leltiiiiii clliills, hul the Flench still
bold lite main foil and all -
prondics except the nuithciu moat, in
which the Uertnuii-, jaitieit iudjciueiit
sevcrul tla nun.
The (ietloaii- ale I10W (Inciting
then elli'H- towiiiil liimjnn; up
musses ot iviuloiMMieitt-, through the
ravines lutweeii Vaux Mini Damloup'
101 nit' piiipnt 01 'rimtiui'' ni'itiiiiK
down tin ilitenullicd ic- l-laiiec ol
the Kn m h. AIiIkiii.'Ii tn inlanttv
(f'ouiluiied on page five)
WM.
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President of Republic Who Usurped
Throne Passes Away Following
Nervous Breakdown Ll Yuan
Hung Succeeds to Presidency
Rumor That Yuan Was Poisoned
by Enemies Peace Expected to
Fo'low Leader's Death Revolt
Was Growing in Strength.
silWOIIAI, June 0. I'eMlvr nil-
ni- iiiinniiuco the ileatlt tnlny of.
( itaii Shi Km, prexident of the Cliin-
e-e icpiiiiiic 1110 oansu ol Ilia nwili
I 1- uivcn as tiiemin.
At a meet in of the cabinet h fyol
in t' oontitlence waa ovitloilt (ht
the irn eminent would he ahkt U
iiiHintHin order.
I'nihiihh heennse of lltu atriet eun
soiship, news regariling tint xittiHtlon
at Hie capltul is meager,
PKKIMi, .lime (I. Yuan Shi Kill,
preslduut of tho Chinese, ropuhllo,
died today. Premier Tunu Chl-Jul
ImmodlHtel) adviswl Ll Yuan Hiiiik,
thu vice piesldent, of hla aiiecoaelon
tothe presidency.
Yuan Shi Kal had been III for sev
eral days with stomach trouble w'hlolt
was follow eil by n nervous break
down Oulet prevails today In the eapltel.
The death of the president appaient-
solves the heated M)lltlcttl prob
lem Ll Yuan 1 1 ling's aueeoalou to
llii- iiresldenc) meets the demands of
tin leaders In the southern provlucea.
llclicwal Poisoned
Yuan Shi Kal waa reported May
2K to have been taken seriously ,111.
At that time dispatches from China
said It waa believed In Peking that
the president had been poisoned hut
this report waa denied by the Chi none
ambassador at Washington who In
sisted the president waa not even 111.
.Yuan Shi Kal died while the si or to
of revolution were gathering In In
creasing strength. The revolt broke
out in December Ivl5, when the pres
ident announced his Intention of es
tablishing a monarchy and aacendln
the throne aa the first emperor ot
a dynasty. Ills coronation waa set
for early in February of this year.
but was positioned Indefinitely owing
to the extraordinary rapidity with
which the revolt spread through
southern China. Several attempts
were made upon the president's life
and a bomb plot waa discovered In
the Imiierlal palace.
The establishing of moautreny
waa strenuously opposed by Japaa
and the final abandonment f the
plan waa target) 1 redlted to the rep
resentation made by Toklo.
Intended l(edKiiiitlnu
The revolt progressed, however.
and in March the governors of the
Chinese provinces of Shanal and Shan
tung announced their Independence
and a provUioual government wag ee.
tgbllehed by the generals eouttnaHd
ing the revolutionary forces in tho
south. President Yuan Shi Kal an
nouueed Mav iiii his luteutlon to re
, ,,,. u ,,,,,. lurNWH)r
(Continued on Page Four)
STATE BANKERS
I'OHTI.AM). Or.. June tt.The
eleventh uiinual nuivention uf tho
Oregon State Haukerw' gssoeiatiuM
opened here toduy for a two-day
session. Iu addition to the Oregon
members, several noting banker
from other states were present. Ttsje
ly subjecls, such as "bank prepared
in " and "the bunker and rurnj
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