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THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1914
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS AND NEWS
STANDS FIVE CENTS
IEUT1PS
TO BE WITHDRAWN
FROM MEXICAN SOIL
Evacuation of Vera Cruz De
cided On Will Begin About
November 23
MEXICO HAS BEEN
. CODDLED TOO MUCH"
Expect Coming Clash Will De
velop Real Leader for
Mexican People
By John Edwin Nevln,
Washington, Nov. 14. Tho admiuls
tration was mailing preparations today
for the evacuation of vera Cruz. It
was expected the two factions in Mox
ica would compromise, but, cvon if tho
worst comes, it was believed Hint one
Or two general battles would settle the
question of supremacy.
The administration was convinced
today that the continued presence oT
American troops in Vera Uruss would
irritate and complicate the aituntion
(Secretary of State Bryan asked tor the
recall of the troops. The soldiers prob
ably will start oa tho trip home No
vomber 23.
Before railing for the evacuation of
Vera Cruz, Secretary Bryan conferred
with the Argentine, Kra.il and Chile
mediators. Tliey were agreed the Mcx
icons had been "coddled" too much.
They favored throning Mexico upon
its own resources and forcing the or
rrr.nintinn cf a stable government.
May Develop Leader.
Government officials expected the
present crisis in Mexico would develop
tt real leader.
Only the wholesale massacre of for
eigners. it win announced toduy, would
cause the t'nlted States to interfere
,in Mexico, and in that event it would
send a punitive expedition to punish
thorn1 responsible. American agents in
Mexico linve been Instructed to infirm
the high officials of both factions that
swift punishment will follow any out
rages, nud till promised to respect the
imtnd.ute. s
Ktate department ufficiule denied to
day that conditions in Mexico Citi
were in a chaotic state. Everything in
the capital wr.s tranquil,
Heal fighting between the two tac.
tions was expected to start soon. On
ly skirmishes have occurred so far.
Five transports were wailing in the
Vera Cruz harbor toduy to withdraw
the American troops. The Arnerini'
patrol it was announced, will not be
removed for the present.
Villa Is Welcomed.
Kl l'nso, Texas, Nov, 11. After oc
cupying Srii Luis Potosi yesterday,
(leneral Francisco Villa's troops toduy
had advanced as far ns Cnrdenss. It
was declared they had been enl'imins
tieally welcomed In every town be
tween Aguas Cnliei.tes and Crdonn.i, a
distMt.ee of 2."H miles.
Villislns south of giiss Ciilioiitof
today had suspended rpmtlon, pend
ing parleys between Oeneral Cnrninn
and (ieneri'l fiutierrez. These parleys,
boweer, were not expected to develop
anything.
A battle was s:iid to be Imminent at
Hilao between armies of 4000 men.
(leneral Obregon ana busy today re
orgiiiii.ing the Carraiulsta forces. 1I
claimed to have 1IIM,000 men under hif
com ma ud.
CORN SHOW ENDS
EXHIBIT WAS FINE
The Corn Show held In the public
market building was thronged with
visitors, 'Die torenoon was taken up
with the .judging ot the exhibit and
this nl'ternoon Luther ,1. Clinpln began
the seed germination experiment which
he conducted at the asylum farm nnd
will put on another test for the bene
fit of the corn growers present.
The following were the awards:
1(10 Ears First, ,T. B. Hawthorn;
second, Kaiser Bottom Prune Trncts;
third. H. McBrlde.
10 Kars Flint First, IV F. Simpson;
second, J. W. Itav; third, Hawson ( hup
in. Ient First, Charles Ward; second,
8. H. Van Trump; third, J. II. Haw
thorn. Hoys eontest 21 ears First, Allen
Knfnuryt second, Ralph llsyre; third,
Oernld liradlov.
Pop Corn First, Frances fllllette:
second, Albert Ilsmsevere; third, Perry
Uickett.
PORTLAND COMPANY
GETS BIO CONTRACT
Portland, Ore., Nov. 14 A contract
for the repairs to the American slestner
Santa Catallna, which was practically
gutted by fire 111 the Columbia river
October 18, was let todav to the Wil
lamette Iron Steel Works of Port
land for fum.itoo.
Five Steamers Known to Be
Ashore and Many Wrecks
. Are Probable
Detroit, Mich., Nor. 14. A terrific
gale swept over tho Great Lakes to
day and fenrB were entertained for the
safety of a score of vessels known to
be" fighting the storm. Muny vessels,
badly battered, docked in the harbor
here .today. Their crews reported the
wind had reached 'a velocity of 7i
miles an hour on Lake buperior and
Lake Huron.
Tho stee.mship Colonial, owned by
the Reid Wrecking company, wao
beeched at Pardos, Lake Erie. It was
believed to be breaking to pieces this
afternoon. The crew nnd a woman pas
senger reached shore in lifeboats.
Four steamers were reported ashore
in the Detroit river but it wus believ
ed they would be able to weather the
storm. la upper Lake Michigan, the
Oscoda was wrecked on the reefs ot
Naubenway bay nnd will be a total
loss. The crew was saved.
Cost for Bridge at Each of
Five Possible Sites Made
by Engineer Bowlby
Official estimates of tho cost, of son
struction of a bridge across the Wil
'aiueito river to connect Marion and
i'olk counties and to replace the old
structure which has outlived its une
fulness uud is in a dangerous condition,
havo beeu completed, and u joint moot
ing of the county courts of Murioa and
i'olk counties will bo held next week,
probably Wednesday, to decide upou
the class of bridge to bo constructed
and the locution of same.
The plans are drawn in two classes.
Class A includes a 32-foot roadway of
sufficient strength to accomodate in
terurban traffic, should tho counties
decide to permit tho Oregon Electric or
some other railroad, to come in, assist
with the construction and bear a por
tion of the expense. Cluss B includes
a 30-foot roadway, without street car
tratfic. In ull cases the estimates are
made upon a H.j-pound per squaro foot
live load basis, wito a concrete floor
and wood block paving,
The estimates Are made upon the
proposition of wfictncr tho bridge is
constructed at the foot of one ot the
five principal streets of the city, con
sidered the most lensible, Marion, ten
tcr, ( heiuelicta, Court and State streets
being considered the most practicable
nnd feasible, us it is not thought prue
ticiinle to go further south than State
street for the Marion count v approach
The State street estimate in based upon
the basis of a two-draw bridge, winch
will be necessary to confoim to govern
ment requirements, and ull of the other
estimates are bused upon a ona-druw
bridge. If it is decided to adopt the
( lass A bridge, providing for niterur
liuu street cur traffic, it will be neces
sary to go before the legislature for
authority.
The estimates for bridges, with ap
proaches upon each of the five streets,
ns propured by Mute Highway Engineer
Howlbv, nro as follows:
Marion street Cluss A, 108,430;
eln B, IHV':i.
Center street i. lass A, 203,500;
class II, 102,312.
Cuemeketu street Cluss A, (205,120;
cluss II, t1tl!l,0i)4.
II, i205,.'8.
Court street Class A, 1 7,4(111; class
State street Cluss A, 273,204; class
II, 2.").4,.'iOO.
BOARD OF CONTROL
PASSES ON ESTIMATES
The s'ute board of control, at vester
day afternoon's meeting, passed upon
the estimate of three more of the state
institutions In and near Hulcm for ap
propriations to submit In the ne t leg
Islnture for a-tlon. Those definite!
decided upon, in addition to the lists
heretofore published by the Journal,
were tho reform school, feeble minded
Institute, soldiers' home nnd the gen
eral maintenance fund for the mute
school, aggregating a tr.tul of ,'i),4(,1.
or a total up to date for all Institu
tions of 1, 70 1, 010,
This does not Include the total
amounts to be recommended fir the
mute school and the girls' training
school, which have not been passed up
on finally by the board but will be
ready for definite action Mondav.
Now that the wir has censed the
supply of Imported mugs and fare
powder to be exhausted, we expnet to
ee a ?reet many girls on the streets
looking like their real selves.
GERMAN
Y P
01L-FIELDAS 811
German Influence Succeeds in
Sending Turkey Against
Russia
SULTAN'S TROOPS ARE
MARCHING ON BATUM
Its Capture Would Give Ger
many large Quantities of
Badly Needed Oil
(By J. W, T. Mason, former Loudon
correspondent for the United Press.)
New York, Nov. 14. Turkey's first
offensive agaiust Russia was revealing
itself today in Trans Caucasia.
It was apparently in considerable
force and indicated that the Oormans
were succeeding in their efforts to in
duce tho Turks to direct their main
campaign against the czar.
The Ottoman troops' movement to
ward Batum constituted a sudden coun
ter offensive which appears to have
caught the Russians unprepared.
Bnttim is a heavil" fortified seaport,
20 miles from the Turkish frontier, and
one of the czar's principal military
bases in Trans Caucasia. The Russians
had been operating south of it, in the
district around Mount Ararat, and
seem to have left the northern roadway
into their territory practically un
guarded.
The capture of Batum would bo an
important victory for the Turks and a
doubly important one for the Hermans,
since it is the port for the Iloku oil
fields. If a few of Germany's siege
guns can be brought to hear against
its defenses, it sp edv fall will be in
evitable. It Is Unlikely, however, that
the Germans have yet been able to
send any of theso guns to tho Turks
and an assault on the city without them
should require considerable time.
Germany Must Have It. -Nevertheless
it is to Oorniany's in
torest to tnko the fortress even at great
cost,
tinge qunntities of petroleum are
stored in Datum nnd this the Herman
army needs urgently as fuel for Its
military transportation service. Oer
man gold hns searched everywhere for
tho precious fluid but the supply is far
below the demand. Scandinavian and
Dutch smugglers had to abandon their
traffic in it, on nccount of the allies'
threats, nnd the flerinaii army un
doubtedly is husbanding every drop it
possesses.
Hiitmn's capture, however, would re
lease large quantities of the fluid for
(lerinun use. It could be sent across
Turkey without difficulty and no In
superable obstacle exists to its passage
through tho llulkniis, so long as Bul
garia's and Rumanin's peace Is main
tained, into Austria-Hungary,
For this reason the Turks' Initial of
fensive against the Russians is being
dictated, from the Oerman standpoint,
by economic necessity as well as by
military strategy.
SOCIAL SERVICE
CENTER, MOVEMENT
Representative of the different or
gniii.atlon of the city will meet In tho
Public Library at seven o'clock this
evening ami complete the orgunl.ntion
of tho Sulem Soclnl Service Center
Movement. Knch of the different
lodges, churches, labor unions,' and
many of the clubs linvo oloctcd delu
gates to act at this meeting, Be-
tereste,! In such work is strongly urged
to bo present us many important mat
ters ore to be considered.
The Advisory board consists of the
following: Mux (). Huron, I. 11. Van
Winkle, Paul Wallace, II. O. White,
M, L. Movers, W, A. Benton, Ivan Me.
Daniel, W, I. Slaley, L. II. Coinpton,
('. (I. Shipley, II, A. Harris, K. T.
Hurries, A. M. Hansen,
old I'eoiiles' Home, Mrs. Faunle Peiin.
Parent Teachers . Assoeialon, Grant
School, Mrs. Luella .1. Walsh.
Capital dournnl, Mollie Runcorn,
Salem Schools. Prof. O. M. Fdliott.
First Baptist Church, '('. 1). Hnrhvte.
First Methodist. Church, Rev, Avison,
W. O. W Dr. L, (1. Altmnn,
Royal Arcanum, T. If. Vnn Winkle.
Reiieknh Lodge, Mrs. F. I Wutors,
Mrs Mnrv Anderson, Mrs. Oribble,
Pnlem Central Labor Union,
Coniinervllle, Arthur Brock,
w. n.
Women's Club, Mrs. F. A. Elliott,
Mrs. S. h. Anderson
Jason Lee Methodist Church, E. E.
Fisher,
Jason Loo KpworOi League, Miss
Blanche Kates.
I'tiltnrlnn Church, Rev. Tlscher.
Episcopal Church, Hev. Oill.
Women of tho Woodcraft, Mrs. Julia
Davis.
Artisans, Mrs, Julia Davis.
?vtlilnn Bisters, Mrs. Allie Moored,
bought end Work Club, Mrs. Man
Newton.
L.lle M. E. Church, E. ('. Alford.
Snlem Commercial Club, Ralph D.
Moores, Ivan O. McDaniel.
WITH BAKU S VAST
K
JTJST LOANED TO GOD,
New York, Nov. 14. Eighty-
two carloads of Christmas guts,
intended for the children of war
stricken Europe, were stored
away on the steamship Jason,
which sailed from New York for
Europe today. A band, com-
posed ot SO pieces, from ' 8t.
Johns home, played at the pier,
Several thousand children
marcned to the pier boflpre 10
o clock and wished the officers
and crew of the Jason bon voy-
age. Thousands of others lined
the wharf and a mighty cheer
went up as the. Christmas ship
sailed out to sea. '
Tho Jason earned cheer lor
five mill. on families. Three
thousand persona were crowded
about the dock when the vessel
sailed.
The itinerary of the vessel
follows: Falmouth, November
8(1; Marseilles, December a; tie-
noa, December 10, and Salonika,
December 19. 1
WANTS IHE PIER
Will Ask Court to
Opinion, or Legislature for
New Law
Unless the supreme court modifies its
recent decision in the cuso of the Pa
cific Title & Trust Co., and the Oregon
Reulty & Trust Co. vs. S. O. Sargent,
state superintendent of banks, in which
tho court held that the state banking
department has no -jurisdiction over
trust companies which were organized
aud engaged m business prior to th
enactment of the new bnuk and trust
uct, all of tho former trust companies
which struck the word " trust" from
their titles wheu the bill became a law
will be entitled to rcassume their old
titles and escape the jurisdiction and
regulation or tho banking department
of the stato. ,
State .Superintendent of Banks Sar
gent has asked and, through the medium
of the attorney general, has beeu grant
ed 3U days ' extension ot time in which
to f le a petition for n rehearing of the
caso, tho 20-day limit having expired
yesterday, and he will endeavor to have
the case reopened and the former de
cision of the court modified, at least to
the extent of giving the department
jurisdiction over al; trust companies.
If ho is unsuccessful in this effort be
will go before'the next legisluturo and
ask for such remedy, in the form of
legislation, which will enable the
department to regulate and control tho
business of trust companies in the state
in tho same manner as ordinary bunking
companies are governed.
If there is any class of business
that needs regulation and supervision
t is the trust companies," said Mr.
Sargent, in discussing tho subject. "If
a person places his money in tho keep
ing of a bunk he can draw it out when
ever ho feels the least bit uiwnsy us
to the stability of the bank. If, how
ever, ho places his money in trust with
a trust company it stnvs there and he
cannot get it out even though he knows
tho institution is going to tail. He is
obliged to sit Idly by with his hands
folded and watch lis money 'go up in
smoke, as it were.
"I do not think tho recent decision
of our court covered all of tho vital
points involved in tiie cose. This low
was drawn up after similar laws in
force in other states, the constitutional
ity of, all of which lias been upheld by
the 'supreme courts of those states, and
1 ennnot understand wdiy this one
should fail to stand the test, 1 should
like to have our law passed upon by
the whole court upon its merits, nt any
rate, nnd, If the court decides that It
Is no good, why then I want nil oppor
tunity to request the legislature to pass
a law that will stand the most severe
test of the courts. Other states have
even more sriiigeut laws than our law
regulating trust companies, which is t
it ill ii J 1 1 be from the standpoint of
protection of the people's money, and,
if this one does not hold water, we cer
tainly shouid have one thnt will,"
The recent decision of tho Oregon
supreme court wns to the effect that
all trust companies which were In ex
istence nt the time the new Inw went
into effect did not come within its op
erations or (he jurisdiction of the state
banking department and thnt that por
tion oi the uct whiidi required the word
"trust" stricken from the title is un
constitutional nudvoid because the
word "trust" is construed to be an as
set c' trust companies and to obliterate
The Weather
Oregon: Fair to
.night and Sunday!
westerly winds.
CD
Tt's a b-it)
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BAY'S WAR STORY
FROM ALLSECTIQNS
FOR BUSY READERS
No Cessation in Germans' At
tempt to Break Through
to French Coast
SEVERE WEATHER
CAUSES SUFFERING
Country Flooded by Belgians
Is Vast Bog Covered with
Corpses
Though fighting had moderated
somawhat along the line from Yprci to
tho sea, It was stil severe today.
The allies professed to be gaining ,a
little.
The Germans, however, claimed to
have crossed tho Vser canal and cap
tured Steley.
Certainly thero w is no sign of a ces
sation of their efforts to reach the
French coast.
The country flooded by tho Belgians
was a vast bog, strown with corpses.
The weather's severity made the
troops' sufferings terrible.
It wus expected the French seat of
government would be transferred from
Bordeuux back to Paris bofore tho end
of November.
From the eastern theatre of war no
news was received.
The Turks, having seemingly taken
the Rust-inns by surprise, were ad
vancing on Batum, an important and
strongly defended city in,Trans-Cuu
casta.
In Turkey, strife between the wur
and antiwur parties threatened revolu
tion. Troops wero in revolt In Constanti
nople and Adrianople, un attempt nas
made oo the life of F.nver Pasha, tht
war minister, and five Oerman officers
wero assassinated.
Detailed reports were published oi
the sinking or secero injury of the Bri
tish dread naught Audacious by a mine
or torpedo off northern Ireland, but
the London ndmirulity would not coil .
firm the story.
Seemingly well authenticated reports
wero also current of tho destruction by
British warships of two Oerman sub
marines. Tho Oerman cruisers Leipsir. und
Dresden having taken on supplies nt
Valparaiso, Admiral Von Spee's entire
squadron, of five vessels sailed west
ward from tho South American coast,
flying the Japanese flag to deceive the
cneaiy.
RESULTS SHOWN BY
THE OFFICAL COUNT
The official count and recheck of
the tally sheets in tho recent generul
election for the county officers was
finished this afternoon by tho board.
The recount on the measures has uot
been completed and the results will not
ho given out until Monday. There
were few smnll errors found in the
tally sheets and nono of the general
results was changed.
The following is the result of tho of
ficial count on the county officers:
Benntor, C. P. Bishop (1783, A. M. La
Follette, nilSfi, W. It. Downing 40HS,
.1 R. Linu 344(1, B. J. Miles 1021, Win,
L. Cumuiings MOu.
Representative, Dona H Allen BIOS,
Hnm II. Brown MIOS, Tims. Brown 7047,
I). C. Thorns, 7124, Oeo, W. Weeks 7225,
John F. Theo. B. Brentnno 31HH, John
P. Robertson- 447H, TT. B, Hoffman :IKI,
Bailiff
Fred W. Hunck R8.1, Levi 1),
...... l., nr ti 1ooo il 1 u .....
wood 104.-. F. il, Von Behren 781, Mrs,
Fannin M. IVnn 3M, Mrs. Z. A.
Koschrnuuh 3030.
Clerk, W C, Emmel 2012 Max flohl
her 0N42, T. Y. McCcllan 03".
Hheriff, ,1. E. Blnwr 850, Win. Esch
0.177, W. L. Jerman 3382,
Recorder, Mrs Mildred Robertson
Brooks HOMO, Lylith M. Cannon 810, ii.
L. Clark 4514.
Trensurer, D. fl. Drsger 0211, R. R,
Rvnn 1)711, Jos. N. Smith 3242.
Kurvevnr, Luther E. Hall, (110, K. B,
Ilerrlck; Jr. 11113,.
Commissioner, W. IT. ("mulct 7801, P.
h. Kenady 40.12, Floyd Ramp 1107.
Coroner, A. M. ('lough 115H0, Bernard
Pehr 1314.
It by law is In effect a confiscation of
property without duo process of luw and
reasonable compensation.
Silica the handing down of the decis
ion many of the former companies who
were transacting business as trust com
panies' have already petitioned the
banking department for permission to
rcassume the old title and, If Mr. Sar
gent cannot get any relief through a
modified opinion by the supreme court
or an, act of the next legislature, he
will be compelled to let them all in,
and the department will be powerless
to supervise or regulate toe business i
transacted by them.
BOARD TAKES CM TURKEY IS DIVIDER
OF ALLDEFIClENCiES VAR-STRflHG
Provides for State Printer and
Also for Orphan and Found
ling Asylums '
The state emergency board, Compos
cd of the govcroor, state treasurer, sec
retary of state, chairman of the ways
and means committee of the senate und
house of representatives, at a called
meeting held this morning, voted an
emergency fund of $7000 to carry the
state printing plant over until the first
of the year, and $9000 to provido for
the deficiency for a part of tho last
quarter and the whole of the fourth
quarter for the aid of the six orphans
and foundling asylums of the state, all
of which are located in and near Tort
land. In the case of the state printing
plant, it was shown by Secretary V.
M. Plimpton, of the state printing
board, that thero wore receipts to the
credit of the printing board in the
state treasury to the amount of :i2,
000, which cannot bo touched, how
ever, until authority to do so is given
by the legislature, and the J7C00 de
ficiency fund provided by the en.er
gency board, togother with the $25,000
previously provided for, will be more
than covered by the amount of receipts
to the credit of the department when
avnilable.
SONS OF ELI DEFEAT
PRINCETON TIGERS
CONTESTED GAME RESULTS IN
SCORE OF 19 TO 14 IN FAVOB OF
THE YALE ELEVEN.
Princeton, N. J., Nov. 14. Forty
thousand persons witnessed this aft
ernoon's football gamo here between
Yaln and Princeton. Yalo was a 5 to-3
betting favorite, but tho Princeton
con. 'lies were confident of victory:
rhirty spoeiul trains, arrived here
from New York before 11 o clock.
Hpeeinl trains wero also arming hour
ly from Washington, Philadelphia and
Baltimore.
Tho Yale rooters occupied the west
stands and the Princeton following
was directly opposite.
Tho final score was: Yale 10, Prince
ton 14.
FOOTBALL FINALS.
Durtinouth 11, Pennsylvania 0.
Maine 0, Army 24.
Navy 31. Colby 21.
Syracuse 0, Colgato 0.
Finnl scoro: Hurvard 0, Brown 0.
Illinois 21, Chicago 7.
Minnesota 14, Wisconsin 3.
Purdue 31, Northwestern 0.
Ohio Htato .(, Oberlln 0.
Cornell 28, Michigan 13.
Carlisle II, Notro Dame 48.
Washington and Jefferson (10, West
Virginia Wosleyan 0.
Northwest Football.
Portland, Ore. End of tho first quar
ter, O. A. C. 12, Idaho 0.
Seattle End of first quarter, Wash
ington 3, Oregon 0.
Haleni First quarter, Salem high 13,
Eugene high 0, -
Berkeley At end of 10 minutes'
play, Htuiiford 10, California 0.
SHOE COMPANY'S
STORE IS CLOSED
Within two hours after It had open
ed for an expected big (Saturday's busi
ness this morning, the Oregon Bhoo
Company's store at 17.1 North Commer
cial street wns closed by tho sheriff.
Manager I'ageler and his two salesmen
put on their hats and walked on for
an enforced vacation and a padlock
hanging from the front doors
tohl
passers-by that thero was nothing do-
1 L' inoro lor n vvillir.
The Oregon Hhoo Co
ownership of l. hnnheiin, of Portland.
nnd other cities of the Northwst, The
legal action closing the store wns
brought by H, L. Habin, of Portland,
representing the Portland Credit Asso
ciation. It Is sold that slmillnr nctlnn
nun ""in-'i n HiMiiiM-i in i-iom"
was taken ngninst others of the Bond
helm chnin of stores,
B. F. I'ageler was the local manager
of the Oregon Shoe Company store. He
wns verv much surprised and limned!
atelv loft fur Porllnnd.
SEATTLE HAS NE WOH1EF.
Se.ittle, Wash., Nov. 11. Louis M.
Lang, a geneiul contractor, was ap
pointed chief of police by Mayor dill
at 1 p. in. today to succeed Austin E.
(Irlffitlis, resigned.
ft
OEBMANS CROSS Y8ER.
Hi
Berlin, via The Hague, Nov.
14. That the Herman have
crossed the Yser canal west of
Lnngemarcq, and captured Ste
by, three miles south of Yires,
was announced here officially
today.
PARTY AGAINST T
Garrisons Are in Revolt and
Administration May Be
Overthrown
ATTEMPT IS MADE ON
LIFE OF ENVER PASHA
His Headquarters Wrecked
and Five German Oncers
Killed by Bomb
London, Nov. 14. News of revolt
by the Turkish gnrrlsoas at Constanti
nople were belioved here today to indi
cate a strong probability of the pres
ent Ottoman administration's over
throw. ,
Thot this meant the overthrow of
the Biiltnn, it we.s thought, did not ne
cessarily follow, since ho is understood
to bo of tho anti war parly, and it waa
seemingly against tho pro-war faction
that the uprising was directed. The
government authorities who were re
sponsible, however, for dragging their
country into the European conflict.
were considered in setious danger of
losing nil power and perhaps their
lives.
Thtvngh Envor Pasha, the war miaiB-
ter, was not Injured by tho bomb ex
plosion which, Petrogrud advices said,
hud wrecked his headquarters, five
Oerman officers were reported to have
been killed.
Tho letter described as having been
found near the scene of tho explosion,
in which it wns declared the bomb wa
intended for "the man who sold Tur
key to Oermnny," was regarded aa
proving definitely the anti-Oerman
character of the present Turkish agita
tion. Situation la Tense.
Brlndisl, Italy, Nov. 14. The tonsest
imaginable situation exists In Constan
tinople, according to arrivals here to
day from the Turkish .capital.
lliree factions were mentioned, each
fiercely determined to have its own
way. Clravo internal trouble, perhaps
a revolution, wns said to be threaten
ed. Of tho tliDu groups, two wore said
to be for war. One of these was des
cribed ns the pro-German party, tho
other as favoring war, indeed, but Tur
key's Interest alone and without refer
ence to Uermniiy'a advuntuge.
The pro-Hermans wore snid to be led
by thu cluss of government official
who are confident or hope to profit
personnlly by throwing the s.iltnn'e
troops info the conflict as tho kaiser 'a
ullics wherever ho muy need them,
which means against Russia ulung thu
Tnins-Cnucnsiiiii frontier.
Ideas Vary Widely.
The Turkish war party was spoken
of us co-Dpcrntlng with (he Oermunt
only insofar as it is in tho Ottoman
empire's interest to do so. It was ex
plained that this group wants to use
the army to recover tho territories the
sultan lost dining the Balkan war and
to re-establish his actual sovereignity
over Kg) pi. Knvor Pitslia, the war min
ister, u jingo man whose purity of mo
tive is not questioned, was said to bo
the guiding spirit of tins wing.
The thrd party docs not wont war
nt all, Hi.me wero said to oppose it
because they saw no way by which the
m.isses could gain by it und did not
want to fight in the Interests of the
ruling clnss. Others wero declared to
belivvn Hint the wnr would mean sui
cide for Turkey und to Insist on keep,
ing out ot tho conflict at any cost.
Thu sultan himself was understood to
be of this opinion.
The clnsh of opinions wus reported
so violent that civil siriln cus in, mi
ne nt,
The danger to foreigners ns
thought to be considerable,
FARMER TORTURED
AND THEN ROBBED
Muishfleld, Ore., Nov. 14. After bo
Ing beaten over the head with a dull
and tortured with fire, Frank Kcown,
n farmer living alone In the Loou Lnk
country north of here, wus robbed of
UK) liist night by a tramp to whom
ho had given food and shelter, accord
ing to a telephonic message received
hero today.
When he nppenled for shelter tho
tramp was Invited Into toe ranch house
by Known, who later shared his bed
with him.
During the night the tramp arose,
beat. Known Into unconsciousness with,
a club, and unsuccessfully searched this
house for mniiey,
When Kcown regained eonsclonsnes
the tramp poured kerosene on the bed
and set It on fire. Tho farmer was tor
tured with the flumes until he revealed
the hiding place of 400 he had secreted.