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ST) H (WpLjA ht $ CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY as FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES THIRTY-NINTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS ffiSS2DSS II W 1 I II Ell GROWING N DIFFERENT TO Feeling Is Growing That "Every Means of Defense" Must Be Used MAY RESULT IN RENE r OF SUBMARINE WAI 5 E Crop Conditions Ideal ai 1 11 Danger of Food Short -Is Removed 1 By Carl W. Ackerman. (United Press staff correspondent.) Jii'i-Hii, Juno 21. Taking advantage v: a growing indifference to American Minion, advocates of a strong subma rine policy have re-opened the cam paign for a more effective use of the German U-boats. The German people now realize that bostillties will not end this summer and nay drag into text year. Faced with t'lis fact they are united in the desire ti. see the war pushed with the utmost v;gor until the allies are brsught- to tonus. This 'feeling, spreading gradual ly throughout the empire during the pnsf few weeks, lias been seized upon a weapon by the men who condemned Chancellor Von Bothmann-Hollweg for yielding to the United States in the re C"nt submarine controversy. The chancellor at the present mo ment has the upper hand. But the re-'(-nt slackening of the press censorship has been followed by some bold state ments regarding the effectiveness of tiie submarine weapon which Germany stir! possesses, and by renewed activity on the part of the riavy league. It is impossible to forecast what the result v ill be if regard for American opinion Rives way more and more to the deter mination for aggressive measures to bring the war to a victorious end. Did Not Like Peace Talk. Europe's unfriendly reception of President Wilson's peace talk before the League to Knforce Fence perhaps caused interest in Germanv to veer a.vnv from America. At any rate, it is held here that the president's failure to obtain a response lias not added to his influence. During recent conversations with piblic men I have noted a general enange in their attitude toward Amer-, a. .Summed up, the German viewpoint Tit;ht now is about this: .Sixty per cent of Americans are against us. Thirty per cent are for us. 'I'Mi per cent are indifferent. Nothing y.j can do will change American opin i 'ii 111 a way tlint will help us win the var. U'e should go ahead then, eoncen t'ating all our energy on victory. . The military and economic situation convince the Germans that they have nulling to fear from a continuance of the fighting. An admission in an article i'i the London Daily .Mail that the Bri twh food blockade cannot force Ger many to terms has been widelv rend io-re. Li view of the recent eight davs or ram. followed by ideal weather for eiops. the German people are convinced ll'iit they cannot be starved out. Do Not Fear Russians. The Hussion offensive has not dis terbed the public mind. The Cologne C.,ctte declares that the Russians not )i ly have been hilled but that a sue '(.sstul German counter move is already viler way. The K'ussians, the Gazette hae failed in their prime nb .vet to wm Rumania to the side of the allies, as is evidenced by the fact that (Continued on Page Seven 1 1 - - -i i It will be ehr-erin' news t' t'j,so that r worryin' along on chuck .-teak t' Lv.rn this is t be th' banner automo bile year. Ther's alius somebujdy at ?ver' little function that kin say jist what thev please an' nothin- thought of it. AMERICA! mm Mexican Navy Said To Be "Concentrating" Washington, June 21. The Mexican navy is concentrating off the south east coast of Mexico. The navy consists of the Zaragoss and the Bravo, The Zaragoss is a 1,181 ton training ship that carried the name of Porfiric Diaz until Diaz lost popularity in the republic: It is 21.1 feet long and 32 feet wide and carried two 4.7 inch guns, two old-fashioned six pounders and two one pounders, similar to those used by American warships to fire a sa lute. The Znragoss used to be capable of 15.0 knots an hour, but has been badly battered in rebel engagements and is an uncertain craft. The Bravo is a 1,200 ton gunboat, 249 feet long, carrying two 'four-inch guns, six six pounders and a torpedo tube. The torpedo tube is reported use bus, however, the Mexican nuvy at pres ent having no torpedoes. FROM MEN Leaving of Americans Put Off Workingmen Are Loyal to Carranza Mexico City, June 21. The special train order by Special Agent Rodgers to take Americans out of Mexico City will not leave for Vera Cruz today us was expected. Rodgera was notified at an early hour by government officials that preparations for the train's depar ture have not been completed. Another demonstration by working men took place last night before the national pniaee. Several thousand em ployes of street car lines and factories gathered to assure General Carranza of their loyalty. Hundreds of school chil dren and a lnrge number of women were in the crowd. Carranza again addressed this assemblage, repeating his previous statements that Mexico was not seeking war with the United States. There was no disorder. General liujioa, governor of ' the state of Tabasco, informed General Carranza last night that many- Ameri cans in his territory did not" wish tr leave the country in case of war, and asked permission to remain. Carranza sent an immediate reply instructing Mujiea to permit the Americans to re main and in all cases to give them the same protection accorded other foreion ers. CARRANZA DUSCUSSES NOTE WITH CABINET Mexico Citv. .Tune "1 -P.n. eral Carranza and his cabinet met in speeial session todav to consider the American note. Carranza and all members of the cabinet denied themselves to correspondents when the ses- sion began. Thev sent out 1 that they would have absolutely no comment to make uiiti the session adjourned. uftcr It is probable Hint the dis- enssion will last several hours. New York Call to colors has re sulted in scores of khaki weddings here Most of the "war brides" immediate ly bade their husbands uood live n? they hurried to the armories. Carranza Government Is Nearing Its End; He Is Not Big Enough to Fill Place By J. P. Yoder (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, June 21. The Carraa za government is nearing its en. I, a high administration official said todav The machinery is crumbling and only an unexpected, right about face in Car ranza 's method can prevent the gov ernment's complete disintegration, tais official declared, even long enouuh for it to be replaced by a government suf ficiently strong to prevent near an archy in the southern republic. Such a situation bus been prophe sied for months by some war and state department officials. Because the ad ministration, as repeatedly announced, publicly has insisted on giving the Car ranza government every chance to re store Mexico to a real status among nations, such official prophets have been given Scant hearing. In some in stances administration officials have . lectured m it.-Ii propiienies have beca uu coiifii nied by official reports, saying unsettled conditions exist only in iso lated cases. But today no offo-ia! could be found who did not admit, pri vately at least, that "watchful wait ing" has run its course, Officials themselves today pointed to the note sent Carranza us ei,lciice that President Wilson and Secretary Lansing are finallv convinced that some other maa than Carranza and 1 Austrian Right Wing Contin ues Its Rapid Retreat from Bukowina GERMANS AND RUSSIANS CLASH ON 30 MILE FRONT Still Seesawing at Verdun With No ChangesGreek Cabinet Resigns THE SPORTS OF WAR Fetrogrnd, Juno 21. General Brusiloff's northern wing lias repulsed severfil persistent Ger- man attacks in the region of Voronciu, capturing prisoners and nine machine gune, it was announced officially tonight. Between June 3 and 15 Gen- cral Brusiloff's armies have cap- tured 3,350 officers, 1150,174 men, 1!)8 guns, 550 machine guns, 1S9 bomb throwers, 119 artillery limbers and 34 search- lights, the war office announced tojuy. ' London, Juno 21. Six German di visions 120,000 men have been hur ried eastward to check the Russian of fensive bearing down upon Lemborg, Geneva dispatches reported today. Two German divisions are en route to the Lutsk-Kovel front. The Aug trians, supported by German troops, are counter attacking with great vig or on this northern flank General Bru siloff's armies and appear to have checked temporarily at least, the Rus sian advance. Four German divisions are being rushed into action on the 30 mile front from Brody southward to a point east, of Przemysl. The Russians have opened a heavy artillery attack on this line, evidently in preparation for a hard smash toward Lcmberg. Dispatches from Berlin and Vienna today admitted that the Austrian right wing, under General Pflanzer, contin ues a rapid retreat before the Russians in Bukowina. The terrific force of the Russian artillery lire is causing Pflanzer to retreat rather than sacri fice his men, Vienna reported, but it is expected tmit he will shortly niako a stand against the Russians. Are Checking Advance Berlin, .lime 21. The left wing of the Russian armies conllnue to push forward on the heels of the retreating Austrians in Bukowina, but the ex treme right wing not only has been halted but is being pushed bad; by the combiued Austro-German forces. A. i official statement from the Aus trian war office received here this af ternoon admits that the Rusinns have crossed the River Sereth, fighting Austrian rearguards. Both the Aus- (Continued on Pag' Two ) some other government than the pres ent de facto structure is needed to bring Mexico out of her ten year per iod of revolution, rebellion and inter necine strife. No better evidence of this attitude of the administration could be found today than in tne stntement of the high administration official mentioned who said: J 'This government still hopes for peaceful settlement of the Mexicau sit uation: we are even yet far renoved from war or intervention. But even should it become necessary through some overt act of Cnrrnnz-a or his arm ed forces for the punitive expedition to take up a more serious task, whom would our armed forces set out to fight?" War department officials declared that, in the event of real trouble, they expect no more than two or pos-sibly t.iree real engagements. lint there would still be left the more Serious work of policing and pacifying t),,. country south of the T!io Claude. It would not be a mutter, they ay of taking two or three strategic posi tions by force of arms, and then treat ing with the established government for pence, for thev arc convinced that one or two decisive victories for Ainer baii arms would break any remaining hold Carranza has on the Mexican gor irnmeut. El RUSHES ARMY OF 120.000 E Si Fear United States Designs to Control the Entire Continent By Charles P. Stewart (United Press staff correspondent) Bciiuo A.yres, June 21. All South America today focused its attention on the Mexican-American crisis, awaiting eagerly General Carranza 's next move in reply to the American note. The Latin-American association is sued a call for a mnss meeting of pro test against American occupation of Mexican territory. The call for the meeting mentioned the "intervention ist tendencies of the United States southward," vaguely hint'" bnt in terventionists in the United States threatened the safety of otiier Latin American republics. The Argentine papers are divided in their sympathies. la Nucion, the most influential newspaper in Argentine, at tributes Mexico's present plight to outlawry which Carranza is evidently impotent to prevent. While practical ly admitting the existence of a strong nucleus of sympathy in South America for Mexico, La Nucion adds: "But the attitude of the United States deserves ft tranquil view us long as it maintains a guarantee of Mexi can territorial integrity." The newspaper Kazon publishes a review of the situation under the head line "Mexico's calvarv". The Union suggests that possibly other national may be interested, mentioned no names, but evidently meaning Japan. The newspaper Argentine says that Mexico is simply suffering the conse quences of anarchy. Judge Decides They Are Com petent and Material Evidence Courtroom, Waukegan, 111., June 21. The letters that Will Orpet wroto Ma rion Lambert wore admitted this aft ernoon as evidence in Orpet 's trial for Marion's murder. Judge Donnelly ruled the letters admissable despite his statements that he realized they would "have a damning effect on Orpet 's case with the jury." The announcement by the judge that tho letters would be read to the jury was considered a distinct victory for the state. Judge Donnelly announced in court that he had read the letters last night and admitted they had prejudiced him. lie said, however, they seemed competent evidence. Tnese letters, 80 in number, detail the efforts of Orpet first to win Ma rion's love, second his cooling passion, and last the way in which ho tried to relieve Mnrion's illness, the result of their intrigue. Most of them were writ ten in French. An interpreter will read them to the jury. Hverett Frigiiuzu, a Chicago newspa per reporter who had himself arrest ed and thrown into jail with Orpet n few days after tho youth was arrested, testified for the state today. Faiganza suid Orpet hud told him conflicting stories, but that finally the youth said he saw Marion take poison in Helms woods. "At first," Frignnza testified, "Or pet said the first he knew of Marion's death was when he read it in the news papers. He told me she pleaded with him not to leave her, but that he told her in the woods that he was through." Prefers to Testify. Cuiirtriiom, Waukegan, 111., June 21. Coloittiit Youker, the grey-eyed winsome little school teacher whom Will Orpet loved, faced tho ordeal of her life to day. She ciime to court to testify for the state in Ort.et's trial for Marion Lam bert's murder. Forced to choose be tween having her own love letters to Orpet rend to the jury or testifying against him. Celcstia decided to testify. States Attorney Dndy will seek to establish definitely, through Miss You ker, that Orpet was engaged to her. This, he contends, was the motive for Marion 's murder. The court room was jammed today by the Orpet "funs" anxious to hear Miss Youker. Several newspaper men who talked to Orpet were to precede her to th stand. House Voted Increase of War Appropriation Washington, June 21. The house voted this afternoon to increase the appropriation for aeroplanes from $1,222,010 to $.'!,W0,O0O, The vote was t! to 77. The change was nn amendment of fered by lioprosciitative Miinn to the, army npp-opi iiition bill, curving a to tal of il."7.i)U0,imo or $,"iij,iiiii),ixni more than iH.st year. Caustic criticism of the bill was voice, by Itcpresenlative Caroner of Massachusetts, who declaied that the appropriations for national guard artil lery wero entirely inadequate. F TO THE1I0ES Reports of Fighting With Carranza Forces Denied by General Bell GENERAL TREVIN0 TO TAKE CHARGE IN FIELD Forces Face Each Other and Clash Imminent Mexican Snipers Busy F.l Paso, Texas. June 21. General Bell, Jr., commanding at Fort Bliss to day denied rumors of fighting between Carranza and United States troops south of Namiquipa. "If there was any truth in the report I would hnve received official confir firmation of tho fighting," said Bell. Mexican sniping is believed to have caused reports of a clash. However, tho American forces and the Cnrranzis tas face each other south of Namiquipa and local authorities still believe a bat tle imminent. General Trevino, commander of the north, is preparing to leave Chihuahua City, with his staff, personally to take the field, refugees declared. Reports received by Btate department agents indicate that the do facto gov ernment is making every preparation for hostilities. Troops are being mobol ized, rocruiting is going on and largo forces aro being sent to northern points. Recent arrivals reported anti-American demonstrations in several Mexican states, encouraged by officers of tho do facto government. Forces Face Each Other. General Pershing is reported today at Colonia Dublan where hi largest force is entrenched. Preparations have been mado to rush reinforcements to Nami quipa if tho American troops there aro attacked. Motor trucks leaving Columbus with ammunition and -supplies for the puni tive expedition are heavily guarded. Machine guns have been mounted on the wagons. The trucks in the motor trains have been instructed to keep together in order to resist more effec tively if attacked. Practically all trains returning to Columbus reported sniping. It is known that the column of Amer ican cavalry was officially reported within a short distance of "a Cnrran zista force and that a conflict seem ed imminent. The situation alongthe border today was more serious than at nny time sii.ee the Mexican revolts began five years ngo. F.I Paso authorities believe it. is only a question of hours until the Uni ted States and the de facto govern ment will be in a state of war. American refugees arriving from Chihuahua declared there was a large movement of Mexican forces from Chi Illinium City northwkard. The de fncto government is reported to have fully 5(1,000 troops mobilized in Chihuahua state alone, the majority in close touch with the American punitive expedition. Mexicans Are "Sassy." San Antonio, Texas, June 21. Gen- (Continued on Pae Sii. MEXICANS BRAG 0 IT TREY III DO Eye Witness Describes Great North Sea Batlle By Carl W. Ackerman. (I'nited Press staff correspondent.'! Berlin, via wireless to Sayvillu, L. L, June 21. Lusign Froiumann, a young ubserver aboard the (lermnu flagship in the recent naval battle off Skagcrnk, today gave the United Press the first eye witness story of the engagement. "In the morning the Herman fleet cruised northward from Wilhelmsliav en," said the German ensign. "At 4 in the afternoon our small cruisers re ported sighting nn Lnglish armored cruiser followed by ilreailniiughts. "The Weisbadeii and Frankfort were the first ships to report they were en gaged. At 0:-I0 our guns begun firing. 1 observed o'f to the east four ships of the 0ueen Llizabeth class. 1 could see that the Lnglish had the best ships in action at that time. "Big shells began whistling around us, bursting in the water. At Ihn be ginning the Lnglish marksmanship was poor. The enemy salvos fell a hundred vard.s away. Some fell within 20 feet of us, but our ship was not touched. "Throughout the battle we steamed along at 20 knots in a course parallel to the Lnglish, who Inter turned east ward so the distance between us de creased continually until we were less tliuii six miles away. While the bat tle was in progress we cruised over a great part of the North Hea, both fleetj I TODAY'S BALL SCORES I National First game R. II. E. Cincinnati 4 7 0 Chicago 3 5 2 Toney and Clarke, Wingo; Packard, Prendergnst and Archer. First game E. II. E. Boston 5 11 0 New York 4 !) 0 Allen, Hughes and Gowdy; Perritt and Hnriden. All other games postponed, rain. American R. K. E. N'ew York 0 0 0 Boston 2 8 0 Shawkey and Nunauiaker; Foster and Cnrrigan. First game R. II. E. Chicago 1 ii St. Louis 11 13 0 Danforth, Cicotte, Benz and Schalk; Lynn, Weihnan and Sevcroid. H. H. E. Cleveland 0 3 2 Detroit 3 8 1 Bagby, Mcllale and O'Neill; Cova leski and Stallage. Troops Will Not Be Ordered to Border At Once, But Held In Camps By Carl D. Oroat (United Press staff correspondent.) Washington, Jnc 21. In view of the incomplete mobilization of the militia, the war department indicated it prob ably would not issue orders sending new forces to the Mexican border today. Tho time of issuance of this order, however, still was in doubt, but offic ials say they would await until suffi cient mobilization had been accomplish ed before taking the step. Secretary of. War Baker said his mcs- 'sages of the past 21 hours showed no chango in the situation. What states militia will be "first to go has not been revealed, though the con signment apparently will bo beyond 50,-1 000, thus involving assignments from many states. I Unofficial reports told of Carranza1 troop movements dangerously near to the American expedition and of anti American outbursts at more than one Joint, The problem of calling volunteers is not yet worked out. Such a step will be taken only when developments re quire it. It has been discussed, officials admit. Koports, however, that 500,000 will be asked for if the call conies are apparently exaggerated. Negroes Risk Life to Avoid Service Danville, 111., June 21 In an ef fort to avoid military service, four col ored members of Co. I, Eighth infantry, Illinois Negro regiment, jumped from the second story window of the urin ary here early today. All were in jured. James Bell was the most seriously hurt. I'.olli legs were broken and it may be necessary to amputate one. During a quarrel over the leaving of the negro company, Mrs. Levi Thiiriunn, man shot James Day a bartender. Day may die. English Retired First continually moving at full speed, with the buttle front stretched out at least a hundred miles. The Battlo at Night. "I saw the l-.'!l sink. It was one of Lnghind 's latest ships. A salvo of 15 centimeter Hindis hit it simultane ously. The crew immediately began to seek the bouts and got away. Then we watched the (1-31 turn over, her smoke stacks dipped and ns she plunged we rend the number 0-31 distinctly. About 7 o'clock I saw the smoke stack of an other Lnglish ship shoot into the air. I She was of the Defense class (criser of ; 1.1,0110 tons.) "The most thrilling incidents occur- red in the night engagement following the day battle. After dark the Lnglish 1 flreioliiiinidits were reoorted Hteamini? away, ho our torpedo bouts were seat into" the fight. About lU:l.r, while steaming southward, our searchlight j turned up on an Lnglish armored cruis er quite near. We immediately fired four or 'five salvos. In two minutes the Lnglish ship was ablaze. Her mnu'iiine caught fire and the sea as lighted by a ghastly white green flame. A few seconds Inter she disappeared. We be lieved this was tii Inst of the cruiser Black Prince." "None of the German sailors slept or (Continued on l'ui given.) UNCLE SAM'S NAVY AT HANDY POINTS T Every Ship In Commission la Pacific Either There Or On the Way MEXICO WILL BE CUT OFF FROM BALANCE OF WORLD Seventeen War Vessels la Fleet and Four Destroyers to Join Them July 1 San Diego, Cab, Juae 21. That Uncle Sam means business was indi cated today by tho distribution of the Pacific reserve fleet up and down too, Mexican coast in such a way that an immediate blockade may be called on every Mexican port from Guaymas to Salinns Cruz. Not even in the days following the landing of American bluejackets at Vera Cruz wero there so many United States ships on duty at the same time south of Son Diego as toibiy. At sunrise the "mosquito" fleet of torpedo destroyers, consisting of the destroyers Hull, Hopkins and Truxton, with Lieutenant W. W. Bradley in command, steamed out of San Diego harbor for the south. The boats were preceded late yester day by the armored cruiser Pittsburg, flagship of Hear Admiral Pullam, und by tho nrmorcd cruiser Colorado. Tha armored cruiser South Dakota is under orders to sail from Bremerton for the south tomorrow. She will pick up ma rines at Paget Sound and stop at Son Francisco to pick up an added quota, of bluejackets. With the sailing of the Sooth Dako ta, every ship in commission in tbo Pa cific reserve fleet will be either in Mexican waters or headed south. The navnl collier Mars was to sail from Sail Diego late todity. This will empty the harbor of the United States fleet that has been anchored hero for some, time. The outgoing vessels havo been, coal ed in record time. All hands pitched into the job of filling the bunkers and the ships wero still black with coal dust as they raced for the sootii. According to the present plans, the Pacific fleet will be distributed as follows. At Mazatlan, cruisers, San Diego, Milwaukee and South Dakota; Trans port Buffalo, gunboat Annaoplis. At Guaymas, cruiser Cleveland, armored cruiser Maryland nnd supply ship Gla cier. At Manzanillo, cruisers Pitts burg, Albany nod Colorado. yAt Sali nas Cruz, cruisers Denver and Raliegh. At Aenpulco, cruiser Chattanooga. At Topolobampo, gunboat Yorktowii anil destroyer Truston. At San Joso De ('alio, "destroyer Hopkins. At La Paz, destrover Hull. The" destroyers Whipple, Paul Jones, Preble and Stewart now undergoing ro pairs at Mare Island, will bo available for service by July 1. War and navy officials today said it would be a snisill matter compara tively to blockade all of Mexico. But, thev asked, "whom would we block ade J" The population already is near star vation in many sections, tho declared, and to put into effect a real blocliado simply would mean lVrther suTTcring; for those this government wishes to re lieve. There would be no government, with which to treat as to lifting such a blockade. , For these reasons, administration or ficials are even more determined to go slowly. It was frankly admitted and emphasized that the administration will strain its powers to keep out ot Mexico. ... , Although miinv officials believed real action, if it comes at all, will not come for several weeks, it was ex plained that all haste will be made to oct the militia to the border as soon as practicable. Kxeept the men from those states in the far south, the mili tiamen must be uccliinated. It was ex pected that after the militiamen reac t the border a period of waitmR wil follow while Carranza is given a final chance. (Continued on Pane Four.) THE WEATHER Oregon: To night and Thurs day partly cloudy and occa sionally threaten ing; westerly winds. ON BAN C A dEE I Ho"' (A UoMT k"A(N ill-