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ft FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY V$V ol injin mjlDjini . m o i o a n THIRTY-NINTH YEAR DDTn rmxm rVMTQ on trains and new PRICE TWO CENTS stands five cents SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1916 fil l tonvfl m im ........ . i, 1 iff I 1 I i l ! I r 1 F I I I M 1 1 i 1 H i 1 1 M J t 1 f i ii ft -i jar iviej p i j t i ei ii & J ri c i Lff WILL TAKE NO CHANCES IN DEAL WITH CARRANZA Courtesy CompeV Apparent Belief la His Good Faith But Those Dealii p With Him Prepare to Check Any Move On His Part- forcing Border Troops Sets Obregon Thinking and I sed Him to Hurriedly Seek Another Conference it, ico Mast Yield, or Fight By Carl D. Groat (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, May 10. The administration will take no chances on Carranza. This is the inner significance of the move in rushing militia and additional inf antrv to the border. Supplementary orders last night dispatched eleven coast artillery companies and five field artillery batteries to San Antonia, Texas. While officials assume that Carranza is acting in good faith they admit that his attitude is surprising in view of his making a demand for a time limit on the presence . of American soldiers in Mexico after President Wilson had informally approved the agreement which Generals Scott and Obregon reached several days ago." Officials say that the situation has been made more grave by Car ranza's tactics. The administration supposed the agree ment to be practically in effect, but Carranza has not yet approved it, so far as has been officially reported. Reinforceing of the border troops is expected to pre vent further raids, persuade General Obregon to abandon his time limit demands and put a stop to plotting on the 'American side of the line. Officials discounted the possi bility of this move inflaming the Mexicans. The administration believes that this reinforcement will tend to prevent intervention. It is evident also that . .the administration has reached a point where it is not in clined to temporarize much further, but still optimistic regarding the future. It does not regard the Scott Obregon conference situation as hopeless. , I Obregon Gets ruove On. By E. T. Connie. (United Press staff correspondent.) El Pnso, Texas, May 10 General H igh Scott today sent to Washington the suggestion of General Alvaro Obre g n that American and Mexican troops roopernto in patrolling the border the soldiers of each nation being confined to their own side of the line. Scott said that Washington's reply would not be necessary before today's conference with Obregon, at which he hopes to con clude negotiations! Both Scott and Gen eral Fuuston nre most optimistic and ex pect a peaceful ending to the confer ence. General Hugh Scott held the whip Imnd in the Mexican situation today. For the first tunc the American forces available are numerically superior to the Mexican, that General Military experts believe Alvaro Obregon's bluff . has been called. Another conference between Scott j and uorogon is expected anu trie nutn- ontieg nre confident that a full agree ment will be reached a-long the lines of the original plan. Scott is obdurate nuninst fixing a time limit on the Amer-1 battalion of the Fourteenth infantry. jean expedition's stay in Mexico, how-, Co)onpj niehnr.1 H. Wilson commanding. evor- , , received orders at Fort I.awton this Preparations nre rapidly grogressmg , morj,lg to proceed to Douglas, Ariz, to throw 7.000 additional troops within j Tn. so,.ti,,ns of 10 cars each are be striking distance of Mexico. Obregon : in(; loa(it,,i nnj will proceC( t,v Wlly ()f Jo-it no time seokinir another conference , Portland. after President Wilson ordered out the j Regimental headquarters, the machine militia of lexas, Arizona and New Mex-jg,,,, company, companies K F, (1, and If, ,H' proposed that the Americans an(i t1B Fourteenth iufantrv band are withdraw and co operate from tlieir; in ti,e command. They will loavt? SeiittTe own border with an equal number of . th,,, afternoon. Curranzistas. j ' m This was promptly rejected by Scott. Auto Corps to Start. - -T-jjOS Angeles, Col.. Mav 10. Their t(c )c sjc ijt if c sjc jJj ifc c sfc ))t sc )(c ABE MARTIN I Li mi One good thing nbout havin" dvep sin is that yuu kin rest asured tnin iiriin'l- near ii bad n I hey seem. Th ' ;i, ,, -n n,., e- ci,,n i;,t th' r!" I'i'ty wheel After a two hour conference the Mexi cans accepted Scott invitation to lunch in Iuh private car. The parting was friendly. Americans feel confident that an agreement may possibly be reached this affernoon. Obregon and iScott nre not underestimating the danger of an ex plosion which diplomatic negotiations could not repair. They are disposing of their military forces so as to nvoid a clash between Cnrranzistns and the sol diers of the American expedition. Expect Orders to Go. Ran Francisco, May 10. Orders for the eutrainment for Mexico of two bat talions of tho Fourteenth iufantrv and I the Twenty-first infantry were hourly j expected today by Major General J. ; Franklin Bell, commanding the western department of the army. One battalion of the Fourteenth has been stationed in Washington at Fort Lawton. This will leave only a few const artillerymen in the. forts on this side of the continent These Get Orders. Scalttn Wsuli Mnv 1flTtin R,i,,l equipment being packed aboard an army motor truck today, a company of the I.os Angeles automobile reserve corps will leave tonight for El Tuso, under command of Lieutenant L. P. Chirk, it was learned Here. Following a Uurrv summons received Inst night from Majof. Elliott, depot quartermaster, C. S.' A. 2.1 volunteers will cross the desert between the bor der and this city in one of the reserve trucks. Twenty-five men are already serv ing the expedition. Mexicans Badly Mistaken. Mexico City, May 10. Strong optim ism for a satisfactory outcome of the conferences between Generals Scott and Obregon was manifest here todav, (1 spite early indications that there would be friction. It was understood that the finnl agreement would provide for withdrawal of American troops and a joint patrol of the international bound ary. Provisional President Carranza will insist that Mexican troops receive the reciprocal privilege of erosdng the bor der in pursuit of namlits who may raid Mexico from the American side. GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE Chicago, Mnv 10. One thousand cut ters, employes of several firms, went on strikp here lute yesterday, demanding . sor today nominated William H. Cun recognitJon. A general garment work-non, of Mrdford, Ore., ns registrar of era' strike v.ni prcdicicd. 'the land oli'iee of Bustburg, Ore. Think Women Killed Her Helpless Charges Xew Haven, Conn., May" 10 Authori ties are investigating Mrs. Amy E. Ar cher GiHignu, proprietor of the Archer home of elderly people at Windsor, who is under arrest toduy on a charge of murder. It was announced that the bod ies of 10 inmates had been found buried in New Haven county. Two bodies were exhumed for examination. The authorities would not say when the remaining eight bodies would be ex Ifumed. The graves of all those who died within tho past five years will be ex amined, should disclosures of the two exhumed bodies warrant it. Mrs. Gilligan was arrested on a charge of murder after an examination had been mado of the body of Frank lin Andrews, who died at the home May 30. 3 1) 1 4 . The examination disclosed that arsenic was the cause of death. Father of Girl He Tried to Kidnap Takes Shot at Him with Rifle By H. D. Jacobs (United Press Staff Correspondent) Advanced base of the American ex pedition, Provedencia, Mexico, April 289. (By courier to Columbus, N. M.) Manuel Baca, famed Villista colonel, is de.vd again. His demise "took" this time, however. He may be rated as permanent IJv, no-doubt-about-itly dead. American officers of Colonel Dodd's command officially pronounced him so and the old story a woman was told in connection with his end. Baca rode into Santo Tomas on April 23, a fugitive seeking a hiding plice, after Dodd's men had cut his command to shreds in tho fight at To maehie. His big white horse was wounded in the neck, a reminder of the engagement. Manuel Baca must take a woman in to hiding with him and he made a mis take in picking tho woman. The pretty daughter of Tenndo Alvt rez caught his eye and the Vilista lead er slipped from his horse and advonced to where she stood in the doorway of her father's home. He seized her aim; she screamed. Al varez rushed to the door with a rifle, firing twice ns he ran, and Baca fell deid. Alvarez received 20 pesos from the government as an ndvuuce on the re ward for Baca's death. Nothing Is Doing In Stock Market New York, May 10. The'Now York Evening Sun's financial review today said: There was nothing in the overnight news to modify the general uncertainty of the situation and prices were irreg ular throughout the day. The house maintained a waiting attitude showing no disposition to buy or sell so the deal ings were largely professional. Even professionals appeared at a loss to determine a course of action. In fact, the indications were that the market had reached a dead center. Cross movements and mixed changes featured the day and tho tone was heavy at times, particularly in railways in the early afternoon. Vague and in tangible peace discussions continued. TODAY'S BALL SCORES American I?. H. E. St. Louis 0 0 U Washington 2 3 2 Plunk and Hartley; Boehling and Heurv. Fiuiher replaced Plunk. K. H. E. Detroit 11 1 Philadelphia .10 5 Boehler anil Stallage; Sheehan and Selling. Xaborft replaced Sheehan. R. H. E. Chicago : 5 1 New Vork 2 5 2 Russell and Schulk; Keating and Alexander. B. II. E. Cleveland 0 10 1 Boston 2 0 3 Eorton and O'Neill;1 Bath and Thomas. National. it. if. ):. New York 7 13 0 Pittsburg , 1 3 3 Anderson and Hariden; Adams, Coop er and Schmidt. Jacobs replaced Coop It It. E. cr. Brooklyn . 4 13 0 Cincinnati 0 0 2 Pfeffer and MeCarty; Schulz and ( lark. Dale replaced Schulz; Miller re placed MeCarty; Wingo replaced Clarke. CANNON GETS OFFICE Washington, May 10. President Wil- NATIONAL GUARD OF ARIZONA WAITS ORDER TO 10 1 Full-Blooded Indian Company Is First to Respond to Call MEXICANS GATHERING IN FORCE NEAR BORDER Leader of Glenn Springs Raid Killed In Fight With Cavalrymen Phoenix, Ariz., May 10. The Arizona national guard on a peace footing of 800 men is ready for eutrainment at a moment's notice, Adjutant General Har ris announced today. Recruiting bus been rushed through out the state to bring the force up to war strength of 1,800 men. The Arizona soldiers will be concen trated at Douglas, where they will wait disposition orders from General Funs ton. Railroads were having some dif ficulty mobilizing their equipment for concerted movement from all sections of the state toward the border, but there will be no forward movement until or ders are received from Funaton. These orders were expected late today or early tomorrow. A heavy guard has been placed around the armory here, where large supplies of munitions are stored. There were no signs of trouble from the Mex ican population, however. Company F, the only full blooded In dian company in the country, was the first to respond. Uucler Captain Holz worth, the red men are " encamped " at the armory, stoii.'jy .-natiing the word to take the war path. ' Excepting lack of paint and the death dance, the In dians are the same fierce warriors of a hundred years ago. Most of the men in the company are from the Indian school They are splendidly drilled and equipped They are considered likely to take rnnk with the beat regulars. They arc more accustomed to the desert heat and travel than white men. A number of business houses and even high schools were hard hit by the call. Commissionary and hospital corps nre serving troops already mobilized. Whiles a rush of recruits is report ed from all sections, men want to en list under the regular status, objecting to liability of being called upon for strike duty and other duties state troops are called upon to di. Raid Leader Killed. Marathon, Texa3, May 10 Demeteiio De la Garzn, noted bad aian, report ed lender of the Glenn Springs raiders, was killed iu a fight with two Amer ican cavalrymen at Deeniers, Texas, yesterday, according to nu American who arrived here today. While Mexicans were reported miss ing southwest of Boyuillas, troops of the Eighth cavalry were expected to cross the border this afternoon in pur suit of the Glenn Springs band. The troops arrived at Boquillas. A squad ron of the Fourteenth cvalry arrives there tonight. It was expected that little time would be lost in entering Mexico. Colonel Fred Sibley is en route to Boquillas to take charge of the expedition. The signal corps constructed 18 miles of field telegraph between Marathon and Glenn Springs. A train of army motor trucks left Wa nwon today irtfh supplies for the new expedition. Ko Orders to Recruit. Sacramento, Cnl., May 10. Adjutant General Thomas said today no order) had been given the national guard to recruit. He understands that recruiting litis been going on in the southern Cali fornia cities, but that is a mutter pure ly np to the local officers. This Regiment Full Los Angelci, Cal., May 10. Colonel C. G. Hchribcr, commander of the Sev enth regiment, C. N. (A., stated today that his regiment is recruited to with in five men of tho limit in every com pany. Personal quipment, he declured, is of the latest army pattern. The regiment lucks complete transport facil ities, however. GERMAN LOSSES IN WAR London, May 10. More than 700,000 Germans have been kill ed to date and 1.83.310 wound ed, the press bureau declared toduy in an announcement bused on German official lists. Tho to tal number of German prisoners and missing is 1134,892. These figures do not include navnl aud colonial losses. LOSS IN IRISH REBELLION London, May 10. One hundred and twenty-four British soldiers were Killed This Man Equipped ForPolhical Career Stanford University, Cal., May 10. Stanford medical students were hard at work today when into the anatomic al laboratory strodo- a man who made his neck grow 5 1-2 inches longor to get a good view of the room, then stretched him irm 14 inches beyond its normal length to shake hands with the professor, contracted his left leg 8 12 inches to get a kink out of it and then calmly grew 6 1-2 inches tall er to get face to face with a student standing on a chair. No, it wus not the effects of welsh rarebit. It was merely "Sailor" Soot ty, india rubber mm, going through his paces for the budding medicos. He also expanded his chest 10 1-2 inches without inhaling, swelled his neck .1 1-2 inches and stopped his heart from beating for nearly five minutes. I SO LARGEAS FRANCE'S Attacking Forces at Verdun Not So Great As Armies Defending It Berlin, by wireless via Sayville, Stay 10. "While it is generally considered that attacks on fortified, positions must be made w ith forces four times superior to those of tho defenders, the Germans assaulting Verdun are really less than half as numerous as the French army, which has at that point not less than 800,000 men," said a semi-official war office statement toduy. "This is half of tho entire force which France still has at its disposal for active fighting. The second Ger man attack on Verdun is based on tho crushing effect of heavy German artil lery. The French are unable to com pete with Germuny in artillery and ammunition. The enormous French losses are due partly to the effect of the artillery and partly -to the tenacity of tho French who refuse to abandon their trenches. " Major Moraht in reviewing the sit uation pointed out that German suc cesses J)id been gained against armies numerically superior. The Austrian, he said, held an Italian force of twice their strength helpless in the trenches. Submarines Meet Dostroyers. Berlin, May 10. (By wireless vis Sayville.) Two German torpedoboats rcconnoitering Monday off Ostend en gaged five British destroyers, it was officially announced today, Ono of the enemy vessels was severely dam aged. Tho Germans returned un harmed. Forcing French Back. Berlin, May 10. (By wireless via Sayville.) German troops, continuing their successes, have driven the French further bnck southwest of Hill 304, it was announced officiully today. The Germans extended their positions on the liill itself. Bombardment Slackens. Taris, May 10. The German bom bardment northwest of Verdun has slackened, it was officially announced todav. German Squadron Seen. London, May It). Norwegian shijis sighted u lurjaj German squadron accom panied by submarines in the North sea, according to a Copenhagen dispatch to day. The message said that the Ger man war vessels examined the papers of the merchantman. Expelled American Critic. Berlin, May 10. It is understood to day that Edwin Emerson, nn American correspondent who wrote a harsh at tack on Ambassador Gerard in a Ber lin newspaper, has been exped. Club Devotes" $500 for Cherry Fair At a meeting of the board of direc tors of the Commercial club held today noon, a resolution wus passed, stating that taking into consideration the financial condition of the club, and al so the fact that the people are in favor of a Cherry fair, that the sum of ."00 be appropriated from the club's funds to aid in giving the fair Mon day, July .1, and Tuesday, July 4. If more than this amount is neces sary to finance tho fair ,tho board recommended that money be solicited from those who are not members of the Salem Commercial club, and especially from those who are financially bone fitted by the fair. A motion favoring the employment of Salem labor only in Saleni enter prises, was also passed by the board. It is probable that the board will hold one more meeting before June 7, when the year's term of the present members expires. and 388 wounded in the Irish rebellion. Nine hro missing. Premier Asquith made this announcement yesterday iu the house of common. Accurate figures on the r.umber of rebel dead were unavailable. Dublin police estimntcd thnt 500 were killed and 1,500 wounded. E One Official Frankly Admits Road Discriminates Intentionally DONE TO MAKE REVENUE FOR OREGON-CALIFORNIA The Main Office at Chicago Routes Travel to Northwest Via New Orleans Seattle, Wash., May 10. Chairman Charles A. Keynohls, of the Washing ton stnte public service commission, to day charged by inference at the rate hearing to eliminate a $17.50 differen tial in tourist fines favoring the South ern Pacific and allied lines as against the northwest, that various railroads are continuously aim openly violating the Sherman nuti trust law. The second day's session of the hear ing was opened by Examiner Wilbur La Rose, Jr., of tho interstate commerce commission at 10 o'clock this morn ing. Keynohls asked that the constitution and by-laws of tho Transcontinental Pnssenger association, which meets in Chicago each yenr to agree upon rates and fares for the various railroads with in its membership bo admitted in evi dence. They would show, he said he be lieved, that the carriers' rates were governed by the acts of that body. 'I find nothing in the by-laws to indicate that," said La Itoe. "The by luws sav 'each carrier Miall fix its own fares.' S "That provision," declared Rey nolds, "is merely to eliminate tho chance of prosecution for violating the Sherman anti trust net. Tney know it. We know it. Everybody knows it." Attorney Durbow, of Sun Francisco, counsel for the Southern Pucific, jump ed to his feet and shouted: "I move that those impertient re marks about infractions of tho anti trust law be stricken from the record of this hearing." "They will not be stricken," re plied Examiner La Jtoc. L. M. Lepper, of Portland, represent- jig the Business Men's club of that city anu a score or commercial organizations of Oregon, testified the differential rate acted us a means of diverting tour ist travel from the northwest. He, and other witnesses, including Gordon C. Corbnley, secretary of the Spokane chamber of commerce, und Dnl Smith, ucting secretary of the Tacomn Commercial cluli, and chamber of com merce, gave evidence showing enormous sums of money hud been spent in a vain effort to get tourists to travel through the northwest. The gist of their testimony was that tourist traffic remuined outside the northwest because of the higher rate travelers are forced to pay over north ern routes on the round trip from Chi cago to San Francisco. F. E. Batters, general passenger agent for the Southern Pnciric, testified that the excess charge was made to provide revenue for the lino between d'ortlund and San Francisco. Evidence indicating the enormity of the volume of tourist traffic divert ed at Chicago from the northwest by reason of n $17.50 lower fare over the Southern Pucific and its allied lines was brought out on cross examination of the railroad's witnesses during tho morning session today, W. J. Cannon, assistant general pas senger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul railway, of Chicago, testified on direct examination that his office last year booked only 50 pea cent of ap plicant tourists over its own rails via the northwest to Sun irancisco and re turn. What you mean to say," said Chair man Keynohls, of the Washington pub lic, service commission, cross questioning the witness, "is that 50 per cent of the people who came tu the Milwaukee ticket office at Chicago to buy tickets to the Pacific const were diverted, bo cause of a $17.."0 lower rate, to other liues the southern routet" "I answered the question," said Can non. "Generally the person seeking your office does so to buy a ticket over your road, does he not!" Reynolds asked. The witness admitted that such wus the fact. "Thou you testify," said Reynolds, "that haff the people who came to the Milwaukee office to buy tickets in 1015 didn't do so, but were routed over other rondst" '.'Yes," replied C;-non. "The other 50 per cent chose the southern and central ryutes?" "Yes." Tho history of the differential wns shown by other witnesses for the mil road. It existed, though iu nil amount less thun 17.50, since about ISSil, it was stated. Reynolds enquired of F. E. Butters, general passenger agent of the Southern (Continued on Foge Five.) RAILROADS DRIV TOURISTS AVAY FROM NORTHWEST 11 SINKING SUSSEX; KEEPS PROMISE W01 Disavow Act, Purxa Commander and Make Reparation 1 TORPEDOING OF CYMRIC BEING INVESTIGATED It Was Entitled to Immurity, But Can Probably Be Explained i By Bobert X Bender. (United Press stuff correspondent.) Washington, May 10. Germany to day made good on its first promise in the kaiser's note accepting America's submnrino position. Ambassador Gerard cablod that the government had form- ' ally admitted tho torpedoing of tha channel packet oussex by a Gc.rmun submarine, but his communication td the state department did not say wheth er the Teuton messnge contained any thing but acceptance of responsibility. It was learned thnt if the present mes sngo does not givo assurance of repara tion for victims and ample punishment for tho of funding subi-urine ccamnnd er, another communication containing . such assurances will hi sent to !?eie tary Lansing. Full disavowal for the Sussex attack, ample reparation for the victims and satisfactory punishment, to thp subma rine commander will bo given, the Ger man embassy stated vrncn it learned that the Berlin government had admit ted guilt. Tho pledge in the last Ger man note mado it self evident that . there would be no hesitating in dis avowing such an act. No official could forecast the punish ment to be imposed upon the commuud er. It was pointed out that mainten ance of discipline in the German navy for violation of instructions was im portant. Tho matter of giving indemn ity will await the filing of American claims. Tho note said that the submarine commander had already been punished. Tho nnture of the penalty was not mnda public. ' In part the note suit "The furthor investigation made ly German navnl authorities on the bnsi of Americnn material has boon conclud ed. The assumption expressed in the noto of the 10th ultimo that damage to the Sussex was traceable to causes other than attack by a German subma rine cannot bo maintained." "On the basis of American material Gormany cannot withhold its convietio- that tho ship torpedoed by a German submarine is in fact identical with tho Sussex hold described by them upon "There can no longer bo any queat;ui of the possibility of two independe.it similar occurences. Additional reason for this belief is constituted by tho fnct that officers of tho American navy found fragments of nn explosive in the Susses hold described by them vpon firm grounds ns parts of a German tor pedo." "Counter evidence deducted in the previous note from the difference: in th appearance of the vessel which the sub marine commander described and the only reproduction of tho Sussex then available has proven untenable. In view of the general impression of all th facts at hand the German govermrent considers beyond a doubt thnt the com mander acted in bona fide belief 'hat hs wns facing an enemy warship. On the other hand, it is undeniable that, misld by the nppearanco of tho vessel under the pressure of circumstances, ho Conn ed his judgment too hurricdlv an-1 therefore did not act fully in acco'd nncn with the strict instructions which called upon him to exercise parl'muhir care. "In view of tho circumstances mnny frankly admits that the assur ances given America in accordance with which passenger vessels rere not to tie attacked without warning was not ad hered to In tho present ense. Therefo-d Germany expresses its sincere regret re garding tho deplornblo incident anil de clares its readiness to pay adequate in demnity to injured Americans. It also disapproves of tho conduct of its sub- (Coatinned on Pass Tare.) THE WEATHER t Oregon: Fait tonight with heavy frost; Thursday fair, warmer; easterly winds. 0ER1I1Y ADITS (JoiMCi yS to M THEQ i