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Mt 'Sri) (i ' tmk ,- (i M iw ilMf nili Msfifii ;J (irnitfTOiffl - , FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES sc fi sc sft j(c sc fc )c sjc sjc )Jc fc sjc f CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY THIRTY-NINTH YEAR GREATEST 1 British Warships, a Suhmaiuie and Manv Destroyers Sunk When Fleets Clash In North Sea-Germans Lost (he Battleship, One Pre-Dreadnaught, Two Cruisers and Some Smaller Craft and Torpedo Boats-British Admit German Victory DETAILS OF Total British tonnage sunk, exclusive of destroy ers Turbulent and Tippera'ry, not listed in naval registers, 139400. Total men and officers on British ships sunk, ex clusive of Turbulent and Tipperary, 6,952. Tonnage of Marlborough, reported struck by torpedo, 26,400, Men and officers of Marlborough, 1,000. Total German tonnage sun, exclusive of Wies baden, not listed, 15,915. Total men and officers on German vessels sunk, exclusive of Wiesbaden, 998. iNew i oi'K, June z. rne .British and German high seas fleets clashed in the biggest naval engagement of the war on Wednesday, May 31. The engagement, starting in the daytime, continued throughout the night. Nine British warships, a submarine and numerous small British vessels were sunk, according to a German admiralty statement received here via the Sayville wire less this afternoon. "- . The German reports admit the loss of two German warships and a possibility of a third with a torpedo boat unaccounted for. - The German statement was issued following the re turn to its base of the German high seas fleet. No report has come from British sources. The scene of the engagement the greatest sea fight of the great war was between Skagerak and Horn Riff, in the channel connecting the North and Baltic seas. German estimates xrf British losses are apparently based on reports of British sailors picked up by German ships. ' An intimation of the probable extent of the British losses is contained in the statement that only two sur vivors of the great battle cruiser Indefatigable were rescued by the Germans. The greatest British ships reported lost are the bat tleship Warspite and the battle cruisers Queen Mary and Indefatigable. The heaviest German losses were the battleship Pom mern, a pre-dreadnaught of the Deutchland type, the cruiser Wiesbaden and the protected cruiser Frauenlob, the latter reported missing. The Germans make no estimate of the number of their torpedo boats lost. Their estimate ofthe British losses, in small craft, is covered by the phrase, "a large number." The total number of men on tie Bri tish ships sunk, if they were enrrying normal complement, was fi,253, exclud-1 I ABE MARTiN JSCjj!!CS(!j(C3(tJCS(cs)C3)CC!jcS6 "I reckon Inrbed wire has done 8-way with picket duty in th European emues, " Mid ole Kfc Pa-di t '-day. Fcnton Cro-diy is gittin' riirht t' th' rcont these days, as you kiu je.t hure 1 mne i.; t his ."ir.ature t' a typewrit ten letter. MMi 1 FGHT ,; THE LOSSES ing the, crews of two destroyers with unrecorded complements. On the Marlborough, reported by the Germaus to havo been torpedoed, were 1,000 men, not included in the above figures. The total loss in British tonnage claimed by the Germans is 125.S.10. The loss in German tonnage admitted by the German admiralty is 15,!15. The WiesbaiH'n is not included in the esti mate of lost German tonnage. Tho German ships carried at least fl."9 men Berlin, via wireless to Sayville, I.. I., June 2. An engngemojit between the German high seas fleet and the main part of the English fighting fleet in which more than eight British vessels were destroyed and many badly dam aged, was announced in au admiralty statement today. The admiralty statement under date of June 1, said: "During an enterprise directed north ward, our high seas fleet on May 31 encountered the main part of the Eng lish fighting fleet, which was consid ably superior to our forces. During the afternoon, between Skakerak and Horn Kiffal, news of a heavy engagement developed which was successful for us and continued also during the night. "In this engagement, as far as known until flow, we destroyed, the large battleship Warspite. the battle cruisr Queen Mary and Indefatigable, two armored cruisers apparently of the Achilles type, one small cruiser, new i flag ship of the destroyers Turbant and ' NVstore and AUnsrer, a number of tor : pedo destroyers and one submarine. " Froin observation, which was clear land free of obstruction, it was stated (Continued oa Paes Sii.) SUITE PREPARED SATISFACTORY TO 171 Progressives Willing to Com promise with Roosevelt Leading Ticket FAIRBANKS WOULD BE GIVEN SECOND PLACE At the Same Time It Is Under stood Root Would Be Secretary of State By Perry Arnold. (United Press staff correspondent.) Chicago, June 2. The mightiest pre- convention log jam of presidential pos sibility timber that has clogged up the smooth running of republican waters in a score of quadrienniel conclaves was on today. Although the Roosevelt lieutenants refused to stand sponsor for tho slate, it wag fairly definitely established along Candidates' Row today that they had let the allies and U1U Guard Know of the compromise which will be most acceptable as the basis for the marching back into the fold of the progressive host. That slate was Roosevelt for president; Fairbanks for vice-president; with the tacit understanding that Boot was to be secretary of state and Burton secretary of the treasury. Slate Not Pleasing'. - Judging from, tho hotel lobby gossip such a slate is far from pleasing just now to the allies' or Old Guard hosts. But they had no counter proposal to make which would take care of the va rious favorite sons and intimations' that they Will be willing to trade the plat form for the nominee that is, accept Roosevelt's Americanism iu their en unciation of principles, but name some other leader as tho standard bearer was known to be entirely satisfactory to the .Roosevelt leaders, United Press dispatches from New York 10 ilays ago told of the inception of the compromise slate suggested above. It was said at that time, on au thority close to RooBevelt, that he would flatly refuse au olive branch which merely proposed adoption of his Americanism as a platform without granting a voice as to the nominee. Say It la a Peeler. The Roosevelt-Fairbanks slate was the first concrete compromise suggestion to be heard along Lanaiuates' liuw. it was frnnkly accepted by tho boosters of all the presidential booms as a pre liminary, but it was welcomed as some relief from the insistant demands of other camps that their candidates be nominated without any provision for taking care of the aspirations of oth er favorite sons. The allies today maintained Roose velt would bo able to command not more than 1S2 votes on the first roll call. Tho Roosevelt forces were not making claims. The Cummins boosters issued formal . claim of 121 delegates. The Hughes camp simply stood pat on previous declaration thnt the justice would be nominated. Tho Brumbaugh boom formally blossomed out in the convention air today from ueafltpjar ters established in the auditorium. This is the lust of the heudquarters of fa vorite sons to be opened here. Progressives Plan "Rush Order." There ' was a movement discussed among progressive delegates here todav to rush the proceedings at tho bull moose meeting, cut out tho usual first day oratory and immediately nomiuate Roosevelt for president. Thoso who discussed the scheme, then had in mind a series of recesses simply waiting to sec what happened down at the Coli seum. The iden would bo to get the jump on the republicans and also to make a third party ghost a littlo more jmlpable, while at the same time give an imitation that the same third party might "come back" again. Mayor Roh'nson of Boise Is Recalled Roise, Idaho, June 2. Jeremiah- W. Robin.onn, mnvor of Tioiw is todair recalled and Samuel H. H.iyi elected to his office. Itee.aTl of Councilman Kiihelber?er was also effected, Wil liam Stevens succeeding him. Hay? had a majoritv of 134 voles rover Robinson and F.icheHHrger wns defeated 3.11 ballots, In an election that brought out the hewicst vote ever east in a municipal election in this city. The fight which resulted in the recall of the mayor and council man was made because of the strict enforcement of laws and nlleged mid ing of private residences because they were classified as houses of prostitu tion. Justice Hughes is quoted as saying T. R. will be nominated at Chicago. And that, too, after Oregon had de clared for Hughes! Was it love's Inbor lust t ROOSEVELT SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, t TODAFS BALL SCORES National. R. BT. E. Cincinnati ; 6 13 S New York 4 9 1 Mitchell and Wingo; Mathewson and Kanden. (13 Innings.) Pemtt replaced mathewson. R. H. E, Pittsburg 5 6 0 Brooklyn 2 3 1 Mnmmaux and Gibson: Annleton. Marquard and Meyers. Mails repluced Mnrquard. R. H. E Chicago 3 4 3 Boston 1 7 0 McConnell and Archer; Tyler and Gowdy. Lavender replaced McConnell; racaard replaced .Lavender. E. S. E. St. I.ouis 3 6 0 Philadelphia 2 6 1 Ames and Snyder; Demnrce and Burns. 'Williams replaced Ames: Meadows replaced Williams; Gonzales replaced onyder. American. R. H. E. Cleveland 1 6 1 St. Louis 2 6 2 Klepfer and O'Neil; Wcilinan and severoid. No other games scheduled. OF ELEVEN VESSELS Every Type of Fighting Craft of Sea or Air Used in Action By Ed. L. Keen, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) London, June 2. The greatest sea battle of the world war, in which Zep pelins co-operated with the kaiser's fleet resulted in the admitted loss Cf eleven vessels of the British high seas fleet, with aix additional British ves sels miHsjng. The German louse wero about half as large, tho kniser's fleet successfully withdrawing to its base before the full force of tho superior British armada could be brought to bear. The battle wns fought during the day and night of May 31 off tho Jutland coast with practically every type of fighting craft of the air and sea in action. The British admiralty this afternoon admitted tho loss of 11 named vessels ranging from battle cruisers to destroy ers. In addition six ships of the latter class have not returned to port and are missing. (The German admiralty stato ment claimed ten named British ships destroyed with tho list headed by the super-dreadnnught Warspito. In addi tion the cruiser Marlborough is claimed U have been damaged by a torpedo and a number of destroyers are re ported missing.) Tho German admirality admits the loss of two cruisers and one probably lost while a number of torpedoboats, it is admitted, have not returned. The, main part of tho fleet however, has re turned to Its bnso. 10 PATROL BORDER Has Army of 20,009 Assem bled With Headquarters at Chihuahua By Carl D. Groat. (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, June 2 Hpread out on a 500 mile lino today 20,000 Carranza troops have been mustered for Border patrol work, according to General f'un- ston's report to tho war department to day, following careful investigation of tho Mexican troop movements. This number is double that which General Obregon promised to dispose in north ern Mexico. The bulk o'f tho 20,000 troops, most infantrymen is massed in Chihuahua City and vicinity. Four thousand are in Chihuahua City, 2,000 just south of there and 5,000 have moved toward Madero, just northwest of Chihuahua Citv. Two thousnnd have moved to ward Ojinnga, 200 miles east of Chihua hua City at the tip of the Big Bend. Others are scattered at various points on the 500 mile line between Mndero and Ojinaga. General lunstnn said thnt while the newspapers reported entrenchment of the Mexicans, his investigation found no evidence of such a move. In an nouncing this disposition, Secretary Baker declnred General Funston mani fested no apprehension. The nearest Mexican forces are at Mndero, 50 miles northwest of Persh- ings' line. In contradiction of recent reports of threats againsth the American forces, Funston ' message declared General Trevino recently issued strict orders that Mexicans insulting Americans would ne summarily snot. JUNE 2, 1916 IS Attorney John S. Miller Attor ney for Great Corporations Lauds Him J. OGDEN ARMOUR ACTIVE PUBLIC DEMAND IGNORED People Said They Wanted Hughes; Will Leaders Let Them Have Him? Chicago, June 2. When Candidates' Row began to' stir this morning, the presidential milling began whero it left off last night with the allies still fighting the Hughes boom. The outlook was still Hughes or rtoossvelt. Tho Koosevelt people went so far as to of fer, informally, a compromise slate to dispose of a few favorite sons' booms. Ouo slate fixed up for prc-convention conversation with Roosovclt for presi dent; Fairbanks for vice-president; Root for socrctary of state, and Bur ton for secretar yof the treasury. This combination was expected to tickle the Old Guard and sweeten what was admit ted to bo a bitter dose to tho men who beat Roosevelt four years ago. This combination was Baid to includt the selection of some .veil known oro gressives for cabinet jobs. All Fear Hughes. No ono protends that Colonel Roose velt himself has given his consent to any proposition of this kind but some of his friends are credited with proposing the deal. . . There is no Question, but that. Roosn. velt boomers fear Hughes more than any single candidate. I he business mnn end of the Ronsn- velt boom wns in full Bwing today with George Von L. Meyer, former aocretnrv of the navy, nnd J. Ogden Armour ne tne active heads. At a meoting of the organisations Into yesterday, Attorney John S. Miller, ono of the biggest of Chicago's corporation attorneys made a speech, in which ho said that Colonel Koosevelt expressed the patriotic feel ing in the breast of every American and would be the ruarantor of ncaea with honor. All Kinds of Claims. The favorite sons were right on the job today with claims, claims and still more claims. Senator Weeks of Massa chusetts, said he would have 200 votet on the first ballot; Senator Cummins of Towa, claimed 121 votes on tho first ballot. Talk of a combination among the favorite sons continued. Somo dopes ters figured thnt there were slightly moro than 500 votes tied up in tho com bination that could bo used as a club over any candidate, strong enough to nut him out of business at one wal lop. Roosevelt talk wns heard on every side today, but none of the delegates would admit tho colonel has much of a show on tho first ballot. California will not vote for him, P. A. Stanton, na tional committeeman 'from that state, said on his arrival here today. "We hud the issue clearly before the people and the anti-Roosevelt republi cans triumphed," Stanton declared. OUIIIES SOLIDLY ARRAYED COLONEL National Committee Is Still at Work Deciding Contests Chicago, June 2 The (i. O. P. na tional committee gave a littlo show of old fashioned stoam roller methods to day in .deciding the thirteen district contests in Georgia. 'With senator Heed Bmoot of Utah at the throttlo, the organization plan ned to Uispose of the individual Georgia districts by approximately the same vote that the four "regular" del egates at largo wero seated laHt night. In the first district W. H. Daniels and William James, delegate- and alter nate respectively of national commit teeman Jackson's "regular organiza tion wero seated over the contestants, said to be for either Hughes or Roose velt. "Move we sent the regular dele gates," Baid Henator Mmoot, when each side hail argued. "Move we scat the contestants," said committcuman Ralph Williams of Oregon. The regulars won V to 115. As each Georgia contest had to be takrn up separately, the entiro day's sension was expected to be consumed in deciding the f i j-1 1 1 In this state. In the second Georgia district the regulars, James i, Wafson and J. A. Grunt, were scuted by unanimous vote. Twenty Three Contests Chicago, June 2. Twenty three del egates were involved in contests still to be called up when the national com- X IViJU J. IT News of Naval Battle Depresses Some Stocks New York, June 2. Tho New York Evening Sun's financial review todav, said: The report of the British naval re verse in the North sea precipitated a vigorous selling movement in the later trading on the stock exchange today, which caused recessions in the general list of more than twe points from the high level of the day. Mercantile ma rine preferred sold below 95. United steel reacted two points to 8.1 3-8. Ro..d ing was forced below par; Willys Over iund v hich Pdvanoed 19 points earlier reacted four points and similar declines were noted in other issues. Every effort was exerted to. support the market and recoveries not fully sus tained in every instance followed. Anglo-French lon and Canadian fives also uecliued frftctionnllv. Whont cents or more per bushel and sharp re- tenoums or irom rive to 11 points in cotton were recorded. Trading specialties, largely of pro fessional origin characterized- in securi .ca early today. Much of the listless ness which has been the feature of re cent sessions gave way to a greater ac tivity on the part of traders who gave most of their attention to the war stocks and to several of the rails in succession. The result was more or loss speeatcular advances iu both the railB and industrial department which has little or.no connection with the news. ES Says Neither Hitchcock Nor Anyone Else Has Authority to Represent Him Washington-, June 2. Justice Hughes through his secretary, told the United Pross today that neither Frank Hitch. cock nor any one else is authorized to worn tor tho nomination of the jus tice at Chicago. 'Justice liughes has no representa tive and tbcro is no man authorized to use his nnmft in a iaa!.if,n:..i n sibility," said the secretary, Laurence a. uiL'tru, If ftftiil Tin Dim a unrnvinn,1) tUi- 1.1. " " 't iron i ii ut me impression hail been gained that Hitchcock might be acting with tho authority of tho justice. "WO MinOHOll tie TUlhlin trnn. ,., Justice Hughes has no representative nur anyone wno nis been authorized in tho slightest degTee," he added. i no justice is sticking closely to his librnrv these ilavs. K day's he upends all Ids working hours, and thev nro mint'.- Sn hia i;)lmi-v , - i - ""i-.ij studying cases. Supreme court justices unit lv ouicus except tneir own li braries. If ho lias husinCRA rlnwn rnurTi lin walks a distance of two or three milos or more r rides with Mrs. Hughes in their electric car. The llRtiea knr,iL-a littto 1 1 un!ni., 1 1 except official events from which there is no cse.ipc. Ono of his recrea tions 's his Victrola and another his children. Word was received this morning from uoy J,. Jlixon, lornicrly with the fire department. A few weeks ago ho went to Detroit to secure employment in an automobile factory. When ho arriv ed, he found three good jobs await ing him. Ho took the best, and is now holding down a good paying job with the Cadillac factory. Ho writes things surely do move fast in that rt of tne world. mitteo met today. They were to be lianon up today in ,ue following order: IHtito Delegates ' liOiiisiana 12 Mississippi 1 Missouri 1 I Oklahoma 4 Houth Carolina I) district oi Columbia 2 Technically added to this list arc the thirteon district delegates in Geor gia, but these, according to predictions, are to bo decided the same way that committoo disposed of tho four dele gates at large. In this contest, the four regular del egates at large, lined up wiin national committeeman Henry M. Jackson, wero seated und the contestants thrown om. There wero various claims today ...at .hose contesting delegates were lined up with Hughes or Koosevelt and had been "steam rollored ' out of exist ence. Chairman Hilles, however, reiterated today that every contest had been de cided solely on its merits and thnt no candidates were involved. Pence among the Texas delegates was to be arranged today by a sub committee headed by Senator Hmoot of Utah. In this contest only tho technical point of "half votes" is in volved and Hmoot was expected to bring snout an agreement by which the delegates selected half their number to vote. vs AO STANDS FIVE CENTS BIG STRIKE SIOPS !II1IES VESSELS TIED UP Arrangements Being Made at Seme Points to Hire Non Union Labor SEVERAL SAN FRANCISCO FIRMS GRANT DE1ANDS Big Liners Unable to Unload Gasoline Engineers May Join Strike San Francisco, June 2. If striking longshoromcn in San Francisco and other Pacific coast norts do not re turn to work Monday an effort will probably bo mado by employers to im port nou-union labor. What effect this may have on tho situation wns forer cuHtcd last night when a crowd oi fif ty men stormed the gate of pier 19, where filipiuos wero loading s river steamer. iJoyd Fitzgerald, watchman, fired two shots and ten policemen ans wered the riot roll, but the crowd quickly vanished. The Waterfront Employers union, embracing all big Htenmship compauiea. hero has offered the strikers a IU per cent wago increase if they will re sumo work Monday. The longshore men want a 30 per cent ruise. if tmsv compromise is refused, the employers, union declares it will take stops to have operations resumed ' on the Ban Francisco dorks. Tins is taken to moan that strikebreakers will be im ported. worts Buuoing xraaes One of the first etfects of the strike was grivo interference with the build ing trade here. Lumber dealers met, discussed the munition and agreed that, it mado it impossible for thorn to han dle lumbor cargoes. This means that, the present supply of timber in the local yards is exhausted, with no mom coming' in, construction work must eftse, and many membois of the build ing trades will be thrown out of em ployment. The shipping censors in which May or Kolph, is interested, as well as the Western Fuel company and the Cali fornia Houth Soa Navigation company, have already granted the strikers de mands. K. II. Foley, secretary of the Riggers and Stevedores union, de clares that a number of other firms havo capitulated, and that ho believe the Btrike will end in a few days. From. Honolulu came a message, signed by the Sugar Planters association, urging shiiwiwnors to accept the strikers' terms with all speed, lest Hawaiian, trado be crippled. Fifty toteamors Tied Up Fifty Hncramento river steamer were idlo todny, and many coast liners sailed without cargo, with water bal last, or lay at their wharves. A great throng of strikers greeted the lir Tonyo Miaru when it docked here but no efforts were mule to unload ita cargo with Japanese deckhand labor Advices from every port on the coast indicate that tho strike situation i unchanged from Alaska to San Diego. Tiio gasoline engineers are talking; about striking for Increased wages. At present gasoline launches are try ing to hnndlo a portion of the river traffic usually taken care of -by the regular Btonmers. If the engineers wulk out commerce on the bay and the Hucramento river will tie practically t a standstill. Outlook i Gloomy Seattle, Wash., June 2. With the list of Idle vessels tied up in Seattle i..B ,.f ihn Iniur-diorcmon's strike swelled to 18 today Hnry M. WniU local United Males comnumimiar immigration, will make another effort t t.rinw nmnlovers and workers togeth er for an early settlement. Tho prospects lor peace appmr in.lnv however. Iiecause union officers handling tho strike again de clared that nil ctforts 10 mcinare on middle ground would be flatly refused. xi nf viidcice have been- m.ide at police headquarters by menil cr or the special ueum iuirmir the waterfront Union officers hav ff'ontinned on Pane Thrnl THE WPATIIFR IK Oregon To- night and Frl- day unset tied and occasionally th reatening; winds mostly westerly.