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SALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS
WITHYCOMBE PUIS MLY Mmja s. army short of NEWWORKINGPLANS.Iitaiiam mum mm"
III TO Ur MAN MM MOTORS FOR RAPID Will IMF RKIIIK HUH V MINt V M
Fil
Conservation Forgotten When
Oregon's Governor Talks
of Army and Navy '
SHOULD INCREASE STATE
AND FEDERAL MILITIA
I Secretary Lane Outlines Plan
For Leasing State's Nat
ural Resources
Seattle, Wsah., May 18. Conserva
tion humped up against military and
naval preparation and was unceremon
iously dropped overboard &t the con
ference of western governors in session
here tli is morning. A lonp telegram
from Secretary of tho Interior Franklin
Iv. Lane gave conservation a fine start,
but while the stenographer pounded out
I'tijiifs of the message, Governor Withy
wiilie, of Oregon, pushed the militant
(tuff forward and conservation did not
have another look in all forenoon.
ffitlivcombe, who looks like pictures
of Whittier, the Quaker poet and pence
nlvocate, read a paper viewine with
larin lack of preparedness of the Uuit-1
t ftl States and urging encouragement I
J ml incrctise of the federal and state
r.iilitia.
t His views found encourno-oment from I
jj Governor Carlson of Colorado and cx-jt0
' (j uuiciiuir UOWH'V oi iuuoo, wane uov-
i ernors Boyle of Nevada, Stewart of
I Montana and Lister of Washington iu
'; Muted there was not much danger of
,1.. ....... Ir 1 ... 11.1.
, . Boyle especially warned the gov
MtVt it has been a national error
... '. vk vu state militia to do police
.' duty no interfere in industrial (lis
pates, iiirtu,! oi merely being used for
military p"ftwdncss. '
The adoption of a plan of leasing
... natural resources to private capital for
' 'i term of nil years and the royalties
,; derived therefrom by the government
i to he iwd j,i reclamation of lands
a Ml the states from which Oman n,n.M
5. arc derived, is the conservation policy
'ftvored by Secretary of the Interior
I ne, 11s outlined in his telegram to the
?""''" governors this morning. After
J years, he would givo tho state, citv,
1 " national government the. right o
I imrcliuse the plants at a fair valuation.
;i ATTACK O.V TRANSYLVANIA.
Washington. May IV Neither tho
llriti.-h or (lerniau emlmssv would dis
nw the story received from Loudon
"'lay that a submarine lind fired a
urpeuo at the liner Transylvania Sun-
av.
i, . .
irivstely, attaches of the German I
i .'niiiis.y Innted that the passengers
inntot were probably "seeinir things" .
i.iii' "'iousness caused by tne
S "i n'l' i-usnaiiia.
II AI MEETING
MARION COUNTY PUTS
THOUSANDS ON ROADS
Over One-Third of Quarter Million Appropriation For Road
Expended In Five Months Extensive Hard-Surfacing
In Prospect-First Class Gravelled Roads Cost $1,628
Per Mile-County Clerk Gehlhar's Accounting System
Almost Perfect
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' tools nnd much. ,07.'i.5.,t
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per
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pinre yard, costs
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..''tie tt '.
' . 'tir, of us is a rraetlon over
'M fn. . . 1 ltal amount appro- w
81 lr Ik. V"1 briJKe improve
'I ' en,lr country, general
""". , v Rmom" "Pended upon concrete ba-sltie pavin materials. the;
'"t f M?rion 0OIIDi dufintf the1 ultimate coutemplation of who h means
'',,rM1,?'.01nt,,l l to Mav 1, llo.ithe hard-suifacing of every trunk road
"'H.n'l 7 Ti i fraetlon over ! within the county. If the initial work
By CARL W. ACKEEMAN
(United Press Staff Correspondont.)
Berlin, via The. Hague and London,
May IS. There is a possibility that
Germany may not reply to the Ameri
can submarine war protest this week.
It is admitted that the serious Italian
situation has served to focus official
und popular attention to such a degree
that the situation as regards the United
States has become secondary. v
At the foreign office it was stated
today that the eniiro matter of the Am
erican negotiations is now la the hands
of Chancellor Vou Bethmanllollweg.
His draft of a reply to President Wil
son s note will probably bo gone over
carefully and edited by' tho kaiser. So
far as can bo learned not even a ten
tative draft of a reply has yet been
framed. The only official word today
was that the government's attitude anil
tho general nature of its reply to Am
erica had nut yet been determined.
Until a ridy to Washington's pro
test is drafted and forwarded, the gen
eral opinion today is that there will be
a lull in the submarine activities so
that nothing may occur which might
complicate the situation
That tho governmont is preparing to
handle the case with extreme care is
evidenced by the attitude of the press.
While the unofficial versiau of the
American note was commented on. the
papers have been sincularlv silent since
the official text was received. It has
not yet been publishoil, and at the gov
ernment's suggestion comment will be
withheld until tho official text is an
nounced has been observed.
Tho nearest violation of the govern
ment's suggestion was by the l.oknl
Anzeiger, which said:
"That the American government
should consider the Lusitania as a
harmless packet boat, without taking
notice of the fact that it was really an
auxiliary cruiser and an ammunition
steamer of tho British navy, appears
scarcely believable. Hut the Ger-
mini uiisnri iu iianuni(;iuii win iiiuiw
it comprehensible to Mr. Wilson, in
lnngoaKe as polite ns it will be clear.
that we must comuuet me war nil we are
conducting it and can conduct it with
a clenr conscience. '
Omission Formal Lamraaze
In Appeal Held Trivial
Holding that, inasmuch as there is
lint mitfi ili,nit t.i n-l.wilt n ,. .,.,,..., .
v ... ! nun uu u.,i.ii I""
lie taken from the circuit court in this I
siiiu-, i no oinissiun or me woius up
peulcd tn the supremo court of the
state of Oregon," as formally used In
appealing from the judgment of the
: circuit court, is not a materuil error or
I fatal to the jurisdiction of the np
pielnte court, the supremo court denied
tlie motion or plaintill to dismiss t lie
appeal iu the case of Lewis Smith,
plaintiff mid respondent, vs. W. O.
Dwight, appellant, an appeal from the
leereo uf Judge Webster Holmes, of i
., ... .
llin ciriiiiit pftiirr fur Tj llfi ninnlr Kiinntv
Petitions for reheorimr were also
nied in the following cases: Southern !
Oregon company vs. (lage; Hart man vs.
! National Council Knights and l.ndies of
! c u :..i. .... 11 l I....
ri'lliilli i '1IK. ii K in. nirr iilljiiiK
coimniiiv; Kubili vs. Davis; ( haiice vs.
Ornhniii; Macch! va.Portland Hailway,
Liulit ii' Power company.
Motion to modify judgment tn Pulleu
I vs. u gene was denied.
and special, for the vear Ifl.", which
nutfrouiites tUII.'l.orU.tfl, or nearly a i
i quarter of a million dollars. i
This money has been expended uponj
i practically every road In the county, '
since rood building and omprojvemcnt j
ihn been carried on in every rood di-iB
ijcitrict of the county since the spring sca,
hhi opened, and during this timo !
: miles or rono nave oeen iinmi mm
! either muriidani or graded, gravelled
if I and rolled and placed in first class con
sedition for travel. Thirty miles of nsid
ifihave been completed in the county dur-
ing 'he past vear. That, iu the estims-
t ion or some eminent gnun n'i
thiiainntM. is "some record" for a coun-
iv il,n( niitiridv out of debt, is op !
i
t-rstiiiif str ctlv unon n casti nasis snu
s '
has over 1.hi.wu uoiinr. on y -.. ,
side of the ledger In the general fund. ,
I r. ....' . i At. --...li
Pav as vou go has been tne so, no
leth oi tne Jiunon u.,u.. " '
without even so inucn ss nun . ,
issue of a diel.f's worth of bonds, the
initial step, have been taken; that is, I
conir.c, ig . " tCj
itinn tne cooniv. - ,
hich is in the nstore of an experiment
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SALEM,
ARMY
MOTORS FOR RAPID
1RANSPORT IN WAR
Mexicans At Vera Cruz Better Equipped In ;j This Respect
Than Americans- Army Aero Corps Yet Untried-Missouri
Mule Proves Efficiency In British jrmy and Dies
Kicking While Belgian Horses Lack Heart For War
By William 0. Shepherd.
(Copyright IM5 by the United Press;
copyrighted in Great Hritjiin i
Headquarters of the lintish Army,'
Northern France, April 21 (Hy mail
to New York.) A year ago I was with
the American army at Vera Cm, and:
though conditions there were highly
different, from those prevailing hero,:
nevertheless, the opportunity for mens-
tiring the American army by what r
see of the ltiitish army is too obvious;
to overlook.
Hie first thing that strikes me is,
how we seem to have underestimated i
gasoline transport. There was not a
single automobile transport on the
boats which brought General Frederick;
Funston's troops to Vera (!ru. If
"forward into Mexico" had been thel
orders from Washington it is easy to
Wilson's Message Arrays
Oiliers Who Have Sanie
Cause For Complaint
By John Edwin Nevin.
Washington, May IS. Pressure from
other neutrals is the trump card which
1
,1. I',,!..,,! C,. ,. li.i.l I.. ol
" " '
tempt to force Germany to accept the!
position of the Failed Rtati-s us tn sul)-
innrine attacks upon neutral ships anil
.
rllnln "R" i,ii'.,n,j( 1 1 ""'in ui ui-iii-i
eat ualions.
It was learned today that Copies of
Prcsidenl Wilson V noto of proteit to
flermoiiv has been placed it the dis
posal of neutral (onntnes whose citi-
,. !.. , ... .
.i-iin Tii-ii- nici. ill nil- ill in- iw 11 V llllll
1
de-ithe sinking of the l.usitnnin. It is re
potted these nations have endorsed the
issues as outlined ly h' president
It Is presumed that III is if, what Presi
dent Wilson hod Iu inlml when, during
his speech iu "cw Verb -eselrday lie
said:
"We Bsk it ii I y whnt we have a riitht
to nsk for a, humanity."
The l'niti',1 id'lti's ril'iin s to believe,
that flerniiiny wa'.ts to brink with the
neutral posY'd. Vet, if she declares to
accept America 't pedlinu us to her
subiiinriiie ui'tivilii'4, tt is held she 'i!t
defy nil vhi liel'eve, as America be
lieves, that their sn', ice's have I lie
right to go wher'ver their busineis
calls with full confidence that they will
: be protected bv their gevi'iMiient,
Hecretarc jf Strte 'Iryao today said
he hud receivi',1 n ii'ini'jor of messaM
from Ambassador ilernrl In Berlin !
since the not" of President Wilnon ns
delivered to th (iermsn I ireign efface,
but he refus'j t ) make nii.ic the con
tents of any if Hifse cniununlcstii n.
It was regnr'ed ns sii'iu. u tint, in view
of the liiforuutl in ns to the .!,!, -In cut
,.f il,nr .,...,1.1,1. niiulinil (l.iiii.m i'k
'. . ' .
nliinliriiiit u-nrfnrp. Hull ntrnitn the eS -
lers nt tlio iinie iiiprintr'nr lo ny wern
the Dutch n pii i.i r ami the Itnllan a,u
has-ador. Hi h I'shan nnl Dutch
eitixens met -tenh u 1 1 sinking tf
the Lusilnnin.
Officials refused today to discuss
reports from Uerlin and Amsterdam
that (lermnny will refuse tn consider
cessation of her submarine attacks
pp,,,, nieri liaiitnieii. It
illrh repnits might be
a sniii insi
regarded asi
"feelers'1 thrown out in nu unofflcisl
wav, and that only the kaiser, t ho j
chancellor and the foreign minister j
......II.. nni.inf i.il.,i.tinl, J
ai'IOUII Hil ui '1'1,,'ii,.. h -j
which will be kept until action isi
finally taken.
As to the Merman claims thnt the
laws of the l'nitd States prohibit the
rarrvlnir of munitions on passenger
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,,,,
.,,:, ., ,rm,,s
cliiiin. thea h munition shitmioiits
i.iii ,. ., ,,.i,.., l.t the out
-
come u, ,. ,n...rrV
nun be
..lv..i ' ,,, from Ambssssdorl
iwJ report I
Page, it, London, ,ega
attempt to lorpe,o
vama Hnsilsy. The
regnrdinj the reported
Ihe liner Trsnsyl
state department
-- - - ' .,
had received no official information of
Isi, awnca neuig mii-uiiir,i, -n.
staled.
NEUTRAL COUNTRIES SUBMARINES KEEP
LINED UPWITH U.S. UK FROM GOING
DN GERMAN PROTEST! TO ANSWER SIS
OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY
1. ,
SHORT OF
i understand, judging from what
'.wen of nutomobile transport in
I've
the
K iii-,imii ., unr lta P i
march would have been a crawl instead
of a rush. True enough, the roads in
the Vera (.'rue district were jungle
paths but miles of . roa.ls have been
built in Europe since the war began,
solely for military transport services!
as our men could have built them if
tho need arose.
The thing that strikes me now is that
General lltinrtu's Mexican nnuy that
I saw so much" of during tho months
before his downfall did hnvo motor
transports. Their great lorries dashed
about tho capital and in the mountain
roads; their armored fighting cars were
ready everywhere. 1 suppose some of
(Continued on Page Bix.) ,
Distress Signal Heard By
Steamers Who Were Forced
To Race For Safety
Huston, .Mass., Aluy 18. Three trans-
Atlantic steamships, within 11 few miles
01' ,m' Lusitiiiiiii when that vessel was
! 1 ......... I .....1 1 ......1. ...ill. 1 . ......
I""!"""" mill mills, nun HISS 01 IIHirC
1 1 litt i luill) lives, liurrnwly escaped
similar fnt
''apt.tiu W. F. Wood, of the l,evlniul
!i!"'r .,;""1,iu- nrriviiig here today,' said
."ii ir-,111-1 iiiiii mu UIIUTS CllllUlll IIIC
H. O. ,S. call ot the l.usitiinin uinl
.iliortlv al'temunl made a run for snf
ety when siiliuuiriues were sighted ill
ineir own waue.
"It was :UH on May 7 when wo re
ceived II gelieial " H, O. N." f,m ,
lilisituniii. She said she was torpedoed
and was listing heavily. Her positiun
was given as off Kinniilo,
-
"The steamer City of Kxotcr was
about a hull mile ahead of us and the
oil tiinlii'r .NniiiiKiliiHett was about 1(1
miles ahead. The NarniganH'tt turn
ed when she reached the position given
by the wireless, but rcportod there was
nothing in siglil. At the same time,
however, she reported thill an attempt
had been niiid" tu torpedo her.
"Then suddenly wo saw the Kxeter
ihuuge her cuirxc und (lie crossed our
butts at top sp I. We then sighted
the periscope of R submarine about a
quarter of u mile uwny) The submarine
dived, und thin cuius to the surfuco
ngniii on our stem.
"The chief engineer took M'ronnl
rlisige in the engine rooms, Kveiv sto
ker wus set to wirk. We soon began
to gather headway and began hitting
1.1 knots. This got ns away from the
submarine on our sturu, but soou after
ward we sighted tbe superstructure of
another one directly ahead of us, Doub
linK hsek on our enurse, we nguin
crowded no full steum, and within tn
minutes hud outdistanced the second
Mihmurinc.
" Wo weie then 10 miles from the
point nil ere the Lusltauil went down.
""' "ii"""s' 'i an repurtea mere
"SS IIUlHIIIg III 1(UI HI IIIH plHIIIOII
UII'HII wil lin , I'll tn IblMt.M. "
Mrs. SnilTen Will Not
Be Tried Until October
New York, Msv 17. licraiisn she is I
about to beeiiiue mother, Mrs. Ida
Snilfi'n Walters will not be tried until
October no a charge of murdering her
. Pi,il,lren who she nave poison.
r tnsl was postponed today on
motion of the district attorney who ob-
t i tu the Idas of the defense
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of
ptjsUinK IOC rnw- m nin iiiiii-.
.( , ,,( believe one man in a hun
The Weather
tlregon: Hhowers
tunight and Wed
nesdayi aoutherly
winds.
1
18, 1915
hi. II IVUIIU IIL.V wL I v w W
Re-Organization Program For
Commercial Club Given
Endorsement
"I believe the nlnn for re-nrim hita.
tion of the Commercial club will give to
the organi.tttion high efficiency and is
so designed as to insure the highest
measure of desired results," said llul
Putton today, in speaking of the work
now under way. "1 nrrivn m ihi. mm
elusion from a study of the things pro
vided for in the form of organization
nnd method of Administration. I find
tne following excellencies provided for:
"Direct and close relationship be
tween the membership ami the organiza
tion. "Opportunity for the 1 ndiviiliiln mnin"
ber to express his preference im tn in,.
division of activity in which he would
like to center his interest nnd apply his
energies.
"The work of the onmiiizntlim tn lm
distributed by bureaus or departments,
each headed by a director and served
by a committee selected with special
reference to the work to be done by it,
and specially organized to perform those
particular duties alloted to that depart
ment.
"Opportunity for active work on the
pnrt of tho members, through special
committees in the respective bureaus or
departments, resulting in a more general
distribution of service nnd activities.
"Complete co ordination of all forces
within the organization and centruliji
Hon of adiuinistrutivo authority iu the
Hoard of Directors,
"Provision for a public forum in
meetings of the general membership, to
be held at. stated intervals, Pinal an.
tlinnty rests with the membership, and
an matters of policy are determined by
mo membership bmlv. The board of
directors is held accountable for the
execution of the policies laid down by
the membership body.
"Meeting will be held by tho bureau
members for considering' matters af
fecting their respective departments
ami minting recoiniiieiiiliitlnns ns to
lines of activity to be undertaken
Meetings of tho general membership are
also designed to be held at Intervals to
hear short talks by representative men,
resident or from abroad, on live busi
ness issues und civic and trade prob
lems. Hy this means, and a snne policy of
publicity In the presenliilinn of fnets
relative to needs, conditions and oppor"
tmiities it is intended to stimuliite nn
intelligent public interest In matters
affecting the industries, trade and gen
eral welfare of Salem."
OF
President Tucker Will Make
Public Address At City
Library This Eevening
Mrs. K. W Hwnntu'i, teerelarv of the
Oregon lliiiiiiiue society, who was met
nt the train by a dclcKiitmn of Snlem
Indies, rnrnpoHcd of Mesilnmes I'. A.
Turner, II. I). Trover and K. Ilofer, ile-
livercd an address before the assembly
of the students o f the higii school at I
1 o'clock this murning. another beforn
the assembly of the Willamette Uni
versity nt 10 o'clock, and to the Sixth,
Seventh and Kighth grudes of the
Washington and (iratit schools, She was
escorted by automobile bv the ladies'
reception committee UiU moriiiiig, und
this ultorriiiin visited and Bd.li'cssod ,
the students of the other grade schools
of tho city.
Mrs. Swuiiton, of course, Is exploiting
the propaganda of the humane moiety,
mid hur addiessi s before the school pu
pils were upon the subject, particularly,
of the Hand nf Mercy movement. Judgii
filbert Turner, pn-slilent or the Oregon
Humane society, will srrive Iu hulciu
this alterncnn, and st 1 o'clock thlsjbniik of New York
evening, at tho lecture lull of the citv,
library, will deliver a public address!
upon the oboets and accomplishments
of the humane a ety. This is "llu
mane Week throughout the einntry,
and every person is besceched to per-
form some kind act to dumb animals
during the week. Ncit Hondsy, Msyj
has been set apart as " Hums nw i
Hondsy'
coo n try.
for observant all over the
dred could ssy that lie would give a
fair trial tu a woman who is about to
become a mother," said Justicn Weeks,
in grsntir.g the motion to postpone the
case. "Almost any man would be
prcjudicrd in her favor,"
lisil wss fixed at 7.AO0 and It wits
reported thnt this miulit be furnished
ITALY PREPARES FOR WAR.
Washington, Slav H. The liulian
ambassador hold sn extruded confer
ence with Heerelnry Itrysn today, pre-
sumsbly retarding the Cnited htstrij
representing Italy in AiMtris and (ler-i
oisnv shoubl the Home government en-la)
ter th war. i
YIELD TO CUUfflR OF
HIS PEOPLE FOR WAR
Armed To the Teeth Italy Chafes At Delay of final Word
From Victor Emmanuel Which Will Send Them At Their
Ancient Enemy-Crowds Cheer Troops and War Spirit
Rages-Ultimatum To Austria Being Prepared
Rome, May 13. With Premier ftulan
dra in conference with the cabinet, to
dny it was rumored that tho ministry
is drafting nn ultimatum to bo deliver
ed to Austrtt.
That King Victor Kuimamic0 will
ultimately dee lure war upon Austria,
the public no longer doubted today. It
is merely a question of the time Hint
shall be chosen to deliver the first,
blow. All Italy is in arms and ready
to strike. The country is only await
ing word from tho conference of min
isters, who aro expected to reach a
defnitn decision.
It is reported that announcement of
a decisive step may bo delayed until
parliament convenes on Thursday, but
dnmonst rations against tho government
for its inaction have now completely
ceased so eompleto is tho confidence
that. Italy will soon 'be at grips with
tho forces of Kmpernr Franr. Josef.
According to imports of the ulti
matum which is rumored to be iu course
of preparation, Austria will bo given
but a few hours in whieh to yield to
the ilemniiils for territorial conces
sions made by the ltiiinn government.
Deject inn of the demands will precipi
tate au immediate, declaration of war.
The last of tho Austriuiis and Her
man residing In ltoui have left, except
those detained by tho most urgent busi
ness. The presence of scores of citi
zens of the countries now regarded as
Italy's enemies attracted curious
crowds nlmut tho railway stations, but
there was no repetition of the hostility
displayed dining tho war riots of last
week.
Streets wero crowded today. Troops
Hillreliiliir tn iin,l from nnfirliirs
were
heartily cheered. 1 110 thrones were,
almost In a holiday mood so complete suit of n break with Winston Churchill,
Is the satisfaction nt the prospect of first lord of the admiralty, according to
wnr, but. spirits wern restrained innljtho Daily Telegraph toduy.
the city was comparatively quiet.!
Newspnpeis today cautioned (lie peoploi Mine TiM Extouded.
ngniiisl any hostile demonstrations Washington, May 18. A messago
SKuinst the property of Austiians and li Consul Uonoral Hkinnor to the
Cerioaiis when the declaration of warl slate department today shows thut tho
is n ii linn ii I. I ilritinh niliiiirnlty lias greatly en I en, led
The lliiirnnle D'llalia toduy said its mine fields nlmut (Ireiit Ilritaiii ami
pin liiiiueiit woubl bo asked to confer! miUcrliilly narrowed the navigable wit
plenary powers upon the government lers.
without debute, Thus armed, the gov-
i-in in ii t would be ready to net at a
moment 's notice.
Former Premier fliolilll hud ro
lireil to his homo today. Ile told his
friends he had exhausted all menus to -1
ward pence and would now abide by
the decision of the cabinet.
Riggs Bank Officials
File Four Affidavits
Washington, May 1H, Against the
objection of the government, counsel
representing the Itiggs National bunk
f wnhingti.n, was permitted when the
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Adoo snd Comptroller of the-Currency
Willis,,,, was opened in the district
court today to file four affidavits "up
porting its contentions, .fudge McCoy,
in permitting tho introduction of the
ntlnli.vlls. said they could be presented
fur what they sro worth,"
One of the affidavits, by Miss Lottn
M. Tavlor, denies that she was ever ci
pelled from (he office of the comp
troller of the currency. Mcrrctury Me
Adoo, In his reply filed lust week al
leged she hud a desk In tho comptrol
ler's of ice while employed by the itiggs
.National hunk ami tint National ( it v
Tho other affidavits were by Charles
), (ib.ver of the Higgs bank and two
,y J,i, Kvans, Hr. They are answers
, ,M, tri-jury department affidavits
wtll,., n,,,,,. unl il( ,mnk
, frin ...tica and assistants on
,(K,urty.
R '
(toil, I on reputation) nurse public spirit; make friends of
visitor not necessarily nersonal friends, but 'rin,! fur Hnl.m
If the literature distributed promises certain conditions and ad
vantages, see that these are possible of fulfilment, nnd that they are
fulfilled to tho letter iu every Instance. It Is far better to promise
little and keep the promise, than to promise much and fail short
when it comes to fulfilling it.
If the slatemeils respecting the riiiomuiillv and its advantages ar
false in one particular it arouses suspicion with respect to every other
claim, One untruth discredits every other statement tmiiutiug from
the same source,
H, build on repots, ion, Hut se to It that the chaiaeter of the city
Is such as to establish the right kind of reputation a reputation that
will warrant building ou.
Today s News
Printed Today
WANTS 300,000 MORS.
London, May 18. Lord Kit
chener, secretury for war, to
day issued a call for .'iOO.OOO
additional recruits fur the Brit
ish army.
In asking for additional troops,
Kitchener also indicated that the allies
may soon emulate the Oermuus by using
gus bombs in making ! tucks upon tho
enemy. Aildnwsiug the house of lords,
Kitchener declared thnt "siace tho
(lermans persist in the use of gas
bombs, tho allies must protest their
tn.ips by employing similur methods."
The war minister did not state iu
detail jimt what "similar methods'' the
allies intend to adopt. Ho spoke brief
ly of the prospects of Uio allies for tho
summer and discussing the question of
munitions sub!:
"I am confident that, in tho very
near future, we will be in a very satis
factory position, su far as tho' supply
of ammunition is cuncernod. "
Italy Blezes Antoa.
London, May IU,- Military author
ities in Koine were todnr commandeer
ing all private automobiles In the Ital
ian capital us one nf the preparatory
measures for Italy's entrance into tho
war, according to I dispatch received
here.
Admiral Flshor May Quit.
London, May IM. The resiunstlon of
Admiral Sir
oiiu I'lsher, heud of tk
Dritish nuvy, is " probable " ns the r.
British Oil Supply Out Off.
Wellington, May IH. Advices to tho
statu depart incut today declared that
eooimuiiienlioii between Panned and
Tiimpico, Mexico, has been cut. buttlimr
up one of tho llrltlsh navy's sources
of oil supply.
Interstate Commission
Block Railroad Order
Wnsliingon, Muy IH. The interstate)
- commerce commission issued an order
disapproving the plans suggested Xif
western rsilrouds for constructing rutea
to the Pacific and intermediate back
liuiil points. Ihe order sot up tho com-
J I ,1.IMI. M ..u... ..I...I ... .SI !.... .L.
, flinmCH VJW n. off W ,1 ilro.d.
'and the vnrious commujiltiea affected.
Including practically evnry Important
northern Sml western city.
Kates were ordered constructed to
back haul pointed in the following mau-
neri
Hy lidding to the terminal rates not
morn t Iiiiii 75 per rent of th local rates
to the nearest terminal, or by adding ar
bitrary rates to the terminal rates,
varying with the distance from porta,
such arbitrsriea not to b more than
75 per rent of the local rates and the
aggregate not to exceed the maximum
prescribed for th intermediate point
in this order,
Cities entitled to terminal rates In
clude! Astoria, Portland, Vancouver,
Wash., llellingham, Hvcrett, Tacoma,
Heat tie, Aberdeen, lloqulam snd Cos
mopolis, Wash.
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