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ffEQRTr-NINTH YEAR NO. 235
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 19161916
nnim inrs rroxrrna ON TRAINS AND NBWB
riUlyU X T V VjiUll xo stands nvB CENTS
FORT VAUX TAKEN
BY FRENCH AFTER
; ARTILLERY DUEL
Was Storm Center of German
' Attack Last Summer
I at Verdun
MACKENSEN'S TROOPS
T GO TO AID FALKENHAYN
Austrian Advance Checked
and Rumanians Are
Standing Firm
Berlin, via wireless to Sayvillc, L. I.,
Nov. 2. Fort Vaux, on the northeast
front o'f Verdun, has been evacuated by
German troop-Oit was officially an-
noimced today.
I "The artillery engagement on the
east bank of the Meuse repeatedly in
' (leased to great intensity," said the
var office. "The French directed es
pecially heavy destructive fire against
Fort Vaux, which had already been
ovacuatejl during the night by our
troops, following a given order and
without being disturbed by the enemy.
Important parts of the fort were blast
ed by us before withdrawal."
(Fort Vaux was the last of th Ver
dun forts remaining in the hands of the
Oerman8, Fort Douaumont having been
. recaptured by the' French in their re-
cent offensive, United Press dispatches
fniiii the Verdun front Saturday night
declared that Fort Vaux was surrounded
on three sides by the French, whoso ar
tillery v. as, ringing the fortress with
fire, cutting off supplies to the Ger
mans. Fort Vaux was captured ly the Oar-'-,
mans on June 0 after a terrific battle.
It - occupied a'Ktrong position 'on the
; summit of a hill and the French had
. repeatedly repulsed storming attacks up
. its steep sides. The Germans systematically-
reduced the French defenses by
onatant artillery firo until trio fort
. uns no longer tenable. Its evacuation
. by the Germans came on the 252nd day
. of- the great struggle at Verdun.) ,
"North' of the Somme, artillery ac
- tivity .was .renewed in local actions,"
' continued the statement. "An English
advance north of Courcelette was easily
' reuuUjed.
' "French attacks in the sector of Les
1 . Eoeufs and Rancourt brought small ad-
vantage for the enemy. Northeast of
Morval and on the northwest edge of
- 1'ierra Veast wood the enemy attack's
were generally repulsed with sanguin-
nry losses. Our troops, in spite of ten
' ttneions French resistance, made an ad-
' . vance in the north part of Sailly. !
"Iii the eastern "war theatre, Priniie
Leopold 'a front, in the army group of
General Von l.insengen, Weatfalien and
East Frisinn, troops under Major Gen
eral Von Ditfurth's command stormed
I'ussian advanced positions nenr and
' Mouth of Vitoniez, ou the left bank of
:the Stochod. Besides suffering heavy
- losses, the enemy left 22 officers and
.1,508 men in our hands. We enptured
10 machine guns and three mine throw
ers. Our losses were small.
"Further south, near Alcxandrovka,
we brought back 60 prisoners from a
. successful reconnoitering raid. On the
Archduke Carl's front, in the Carpa-
lliinus, there were successful enterprises
ngnintt Kussian advanced positions
in rth of Duma Vatrn."
Falkenhayn Hard Pressed.
J Peti-omd, Nov. 2. Field Marshal
(Continued on page eight.)
'Hut's too manV people in this eoun
try that want t' be nu th' winnin' side
rj.:in!lc.is o' anything at stake. "I
Ion 'I know how Wilson stands on th
inv:ik,on o' Belirium. but Huuhex'
liikers are divided," said Tipton BudjJ. I'oylc of the Wisconsin Loggia
t'oav. 'Lumber r.oMUwny believe she may
CAB HITS SCHOOL HACK
Muueie, Ind., Nov. 2. Three
young girls were probably fatal
ly hurt, Peter Kuoth, driver of a
school hack, badly injured and
17 other school children less se
riously hurt when a line cor on
thel'mtlnnd division of the
Ind Union Traction line
era into the school hack at
Co ' lenr Portland, Ind., about
? i today.
4
DEHCRAT speakers
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l,ET
E
Weatherford and Lane Ad
dress Big Audience at
Grand Last Night
Senator Harry Lane, a former Sn
lemitc and once superintendent of the
Oregon state asylum, and Mark Weath
erford, democratic candidate for rep
resentative in congress from the First
district against W. C. llnwley, repub
lican, discussed the issues of the pres
ent campaign Inst nightat the Grand
opera house before an audience that
filled the theater to capacity. Dr. W.
H. Kvrd was chnirman of the evening
and introduced the speakers. s.
- Dr. xiyrri, in a snort introductory
speech, said be expected tho country to
return Woodrow Wilson to tho White
House next. Tursday. He believed if
they did that they should elect men
to congress who would work in har
mony with the administration policies
and he introducedMark Weatherford,
the candidate for whom he said they
ought to vote.
Mr. Weatherford started out by say
ing that he oiwsed the brewers amend
ment as it provides that, brewers can
sell beer or Honor to any person, and
as the law defines a person to be ninu,
woman, or child, he declared, they could
manufacture beer and sell it to the
children at the doors of the public
schools. lie aaid ho opposed any meas
ure that debauches the public schools
of Oregon -and did not .aee.liow the
people could afford, to let sucn a meas
ure pass, lie aaid he would fight all
measures that debauched the citizens
of the country; he declared he stood
for a sober citizenship. More, valuable
than a big navy, a great army, than
stacks of ammunition piled high, is a
sober citizen, in bis opinion. He ite
clared ho was thankful tho country had
a sober president in the White House
wnen war threatened.
Among tho many questions brought
up tor consideration during tae pres
ent campaign he cited the federal re
serve act and the rural credits act,
both designed to help the fanners; the
shipping bill, designed to aid in build
ing up a merchant marine; the eight-
hjetir law. which he said needs no de
lense or apology and is right and just;
and tae Mexican- policy.
In regards to the Mexican policy he
said that at one time Taft. called on
the' secretary of war for an estimate-
as to what it would cost in time, men
and money to go into Mexico. The sec
retary of wnr replied to President Taft
that it would take two years, 500,000
men, and cost a million dollars a day
This problem Mr. Weatherford says
President Taft turned over-to Wilson,
Ho admitted the navy went to Vera
Cruz, admitted the army was mobilized
on the border, admitted the president
went to the extreme limit wituout act
ually going to war; He did not want
to go down to Mexico to fight for the
Standard Oil and tnought our eoun
try had higher purposes.
rollowinir bis address, wuicn was
roundly applauded, -Mrs. Hallie Pnrrish
Hinges sang a political song. She was
given an encore and sang "ine otar
Spangled Banner," with the audience
standing at attentiou. vr. nyru men
introduced Dr. Harry Lane, junior sen
ator from Orenon.
Senator Kane said be was campaign
inn for Wilson wit a a nugnes inroai,
He asked the suffrage of the people
for Mr. Weatberlord and, without re
flectinu whatever on Mr. Hawley a
record, said he believed Mr. Weather
ford could represent tne district oei
tor and be more in harmony with ad
ministrative policies.
He declared the prosiienty was goou
all the wav across the continent, at
Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, Port
land. He said the business men assured
him business was never better. He dis
cussed the tariff situation and said
the administration tried 'to pass meas
ures that helped humanity directly. If
republicans got up a good measure he
says he voted for it; he said he would
vote for a good bill, brought red hot
out of Hades by his Satanic Majesty
himself and would grab it when it got
cool enough to handle.
He explnined tho eight hour law and
brought its application close home to
humanity; Jie spoke of the child labor
law, and said President Wilson was
tho only president since Lincoln to
come to the senate and plead for a law
when he urged the passage or the child
labor legislation. Regarding Mexico he
said be would like to send an army into
the country loaded with beefsteak and
bread.
PORTLAND SCHOOL GIHL MISSING
Portland, Or., Nov. 2. Police start
ed a search today for Katherine Doyls.
age 10, who disappeared Monday af
ternoon while on her wav home from
St. Francis Academv. Her father, Miles
g and
iwny believes sue may nave
BANDITS
MURDER
I
Twenty-Eight I Mexican Sol-
sdier Butchered by Villas
' , Outlaws
GERMAN PHYSICIAN IS -
KNOCKED SENSELESS
400 Passengers Lined Up
and Robbed, See Train
Guard Killed
El Paso, Texas, Nov. 2. Twenty-
eight Mexican de facto soldiers forming
the escort to a train on the Mexican
Central railway line were butchered in
cold blood, 400 passengers were lined
up and robbed and a German subject
benten senseless by 200 Villista bandits
at Laguna last Monday when the rail-
way line was cut by tne v liusiaa.
Official announcement of Hub dis-1
u-ster was made here today by Consul
Soriano Bravo.
The town of Lamina is about 150
miles straight south of the American
border, ah oinciai uui.-uu giving
. . b.0. i 11..:.. n
meaccr details of the butchery reached t-
the border when the wires were reopen-
ed today. .
Bandit Chiefs Murga and Cjuesedo. at-
lied with Villa and noted for tneir
crueltv, were in command of the Vil- ijs
lista detachment. -The
train, which left Juarez Mon
dav. wsb heavilv loaded with passen
gers. All were oraerea irom me
lined up and robbed of their valuables
and in' some cases of their clothing and
Khoen. ' i .
. Dr .Haffuer, a German physician of
Ohihuahna'Cityj was returning fronv El
Paso to his home, une Danait airucn
him over tha head with a rifle butt,
rendering him unconscious, according to
advices received at the Carranza con-
.nlnt Few other nasseneers were harm
ed, it is believed, unless tney resisieu.
The armed escorts of zs men trom ine
Tun,- onmsnn were taken out in
.1 .. Annl tiAatfiA tliA iAra mid flbot
down before tne eyes or me irnim-u
passeugers. Their arms and ammunition
wan nken bv the bandits. The pas
sengers were then held under guard
while aaother party. looted the express
car and carried away everymmg oi
value. .
As oon as information of the slaugb
ter reached Chihuahua City, a military
train with 400. de facto soldiers aooara
was harried north to bauz in an auenipi
to strike the raiders.
. Ti, nnnaiilnte's announcement tac
ttlv admitted that the railway line still
is severed at several joints and cni
hiinhun Citv still isolated- No trains
are leaving Juarez today.
Tli official bulletin continues
Tli main column of General May-
cotte reached Ortiz about 80 miles south
of Chihuahua City yesterday on the way
to Santa Rosalia. Ban Buena Ventura
and Nanuquipa reoccupied by govern
ment troops. Three bandits executed
at Namiquipa."
Tries to Starre City.
El Taso, Texas. Nov. 2. By isolating
Chihuahua City from all food supplies,
munitions and troop reinforcements,
Villa plans to force an evacuation of
the citv by Carranzistns. military men
here believe today. Unless the break
in the railway lines ifl repaired with
in a very short time it Is generally con
ceded General Trevino will be pushed
to the extremity of leaving the capital.
The city has a heavy garrison of Car
nnd larire civil population
dependent upon food supplies from the
north and south.
Officials of the Mexican de facto gov
ernment announced today that two mili
tary trains have been sent out rrom
Chihuahua City with several hundred de
fncto soldiers to guard the operations
RAIN
GUARD
PASSENGERS
of the repair train in the effort to "This subtle thing of opinion you
throw up temporary bridges in place of wjjj fjn(i ng deep, hidden in unspoken
those burned by Villistas. Officials de-, thoughts of people," he. said. "Once
clared trains will be running again in a ; America had no such underworld."
few days. I H-i said dissatisfaction must be dealt
From reliable sources it was learned jw;tn generally "not because of dang
today that a Villista raiding party nn-er, i,ut "because I think this is the
der command of General Salabar was cunry 0f tne world where things that
hurried farther north to destroy more
bridges and harass trains if any were
sent out. -
Plot Becomes Evident
Nogales. Ariz.. Nov. 2. That Secre
tary of War Baker's charge of a plot
to violate the neutrality of the United
States is bearing fruit was indicated
today by numerous arrests here and in
Tucson. In Tucson 6.000 rounds of am
munition and a number of rifles were
taken from a cache. Hardware dealers
and a number of Mexicans have been ar
retted. The location of the raid upon the
train near Laguna is the farthest point
that Villistas in any force have pene
trated since Villa was driven south by
General Pershing's forces last spring
and the nearest point to the American
expedition the bandits have approached
since Villa resumed his activities in
PRESIDENT TELLS
BUSINESS OF
ITS RAD POLICY
Majority HaveTheir Thoughts
Centered Entirely On
Themselves
APPEALS FOR CAUSE OF
THE COMMON PEOPLE
Js Deeply Touched by Tribute
Paid Women In Ranks
;r of Toilers
GIVEN AN OVATION
New York, Nov. 2. President
Wilson, arrived today for his
campaign drive in New York
City, was greeted with a roar of
enthusiasm such as promised to
make his Madison Square Gar
den appearance tonight a rival
of the political meeting in the
Garden four years ago when he
was cheered for more than an
hour.
Trainmen ' yelled "three
cheers ". as the president arrived
and the throng took it up and
cheered it through the station.
Engineers leaned from their '
Cabs, shook hands and shouted
"We're with you, Mr. Presi-
dent."
By Eobert J. Bender.
( United Press staff correspondent.)
New York, Tkty'. 2. In apirited at
tack on "the" opposition of Big Busi
ness to progress," President Wilson this
afternoon' told the Business . Men 's
League luncheon that "the leading
biisiness man of the country and their
nation is based upon the human heart
Business cannot afford to let anything
alone. When I hear a man say: 'Let
business alone.' I know he doesn't know
business. t-
- "You have got to have new blood.'
' The president said there were a small
number of men in Wall Btreet who feel
that "nothing ii safe unless they are
considered." ,
"Aristocracy,' he said, "is just as
bii foi business as it is for a govern
ment. That is why I was so interested
in the federal reserve set. It has brok-
eu.up the business of limiting control.'
'In making "this fight" the president
declared "Lam fighting a battle for
the very men who opposed, for if it Is
not won, tne very business in which
they ai.e interested will crumble-"
"i.iiual opportunities for all men
should be the code of business as well as
other things.
"The leading business men and their
legal counsel have always opposed pro
gressive legislation," be said.
" We arc living in a very serious per
iod of the world's history," he said
" llicref .ire, we must search every
question facing us, to tho heart. Too
mnuy things in investigating business.
for iiistuui.e, have been left out."
The Source of Strength.
Hi; said that among these was the
consiueiatiou of the interests of what
he termed I ho "common masses."
"The ctly sources of strength 'for
business as oell as government are to
be found in the people," he continued,
holding that tley must be satisfied and
confident of justice if they are to do
their work happily and well.
"The ioois of our daily life are these
people who tiavel the streets," he add
ed. "And these people have the im
pression that they are being exploded
that others iray prosper while they are
getting the crumbs."
The president said "opinion is just as
much a fact as anv law of nature."
are wrong are being made right."
He soid nearly every progressive idea
which has borne fruit "has had some
thing to do with the welfare of man."
" Politics, " he said, "rests on the hu
man soul." Progressiveism "is a con
stant adjustment of the condition of bo
cietv t thu welfare of mankind."
"Tne law of adjustment is the law of
lifff," he continued, "in a world that
never stands still. Tho structure and
satisfaction of the legal counsel have
dfterred v.ith subtle genius,'' .-ii pro
gressive legislation.
Business Illy Directed.
"Mv friends," he said, "brains have
been burned ont acting as brakes. Ami
these men," ha continued, alluding the
"brakes" while the crowd cheered,
"have been doubly lost. They have lost
their influence and have lost their op
portunity to do a great public service."
(Continued on page two.)
1 IE
CREW
0
E
Are Cheered at Every Ap
pearance, and Narrowly
Escape Hugging
SMALL HITCH ARISES
OVER UNLOADING CARGO
Captain Koenig Says Under
sea Boats Will Displace
Battleships
New London, Conn., Nov. 2. Smiling
Captain Koenig, skipper of the green
German submarine freighter Deutsch-
land, confidently thought today he
will be able to unload his $10,000,000
cargo without interference from the
United States.
He claimed there was no hitch about
this, but Collector of Port McGovern,
of Connecticut, evidently thought diff
erent, for he hastened to Hartford yes
terday to confer with Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo, presumably about
the known jewels and the stocks and
bonds said to be aboard. The outcome
of this session had not been made pub
lic eariy today.
Soporific New London is wider awake
now that it has been since the days
when the British sneaked up the chan
nel, captured the fort atop the Gordon
mils and slew the brave American com
mandor.
Captain Jioenig and his crew are
cheered every time they appear on the
street. A lu-year-old member of the
crew with several sturdy 'fellow mem
bers narrowly escaped embraces from a
crowd or liandsonie women when they
appeared on Main street today. "They
only edged out after they'd signed au
tograph photographs of their boat. TLo
orow has shore leave and they're en
joying it. . ...
'Jbe story goes that when the Scot!
tug greeted the Deutschlaad and in
quired if it wanted a tow, a voice from
aboard the submarine answered, '.'No,
we want beer."
Captain Koenig ' talk with newspa
permen, left the impression that anti-
American feeling still is rather strong
in Germany, though he hesitantly sail!
it was not "very bad.V.. He scoffs at
the British blockade- .
'It's only a spy system, a chain of
commercial agents," he said, "end if
the British navy comes out, why we'll
be ready for them, though, frankly, we
can't catch up to England's naval
strength during the war.
"Germany thinks the war will last at
least another year and it is confident of
tne outcome.
"The submarine is the vessel of the
future. Battleships are no good any
more and anybody who doesn 't Bee that
must wear blinders. I think the United
States is beginning to realize it."
Emperor Franz Josef
Names New Cabinet
Berlin, Nov. 2. Kmperor Franz Jo
sef has named the members of the new
Austrian cabinet, according to an offi -
cial dispatch received here. The mem
bership:
Minister of justice Dr. Franz Klein;
Boron Mon Hochlinati minister of the
interior; former Governor Bobrzyaski,
minister of the exterior; Dr. Franz Sti
bral, minister of commerce! Carl Merck
finance minister; Major General Ern
est Scahible, minister of railways;
Count Clam Martinez, minister of ag
riculture; General Baron Von Corgi,
minister of national defense; Baron
Von Bussareth, minister of construc
tion, and Karon Von Trnka, minister of
public works.
Robber Was Polite
But Took the Auto
I
Oakland, Cnl., Nov. 2. Alameda and
San Joaquin bounty authorities are
searching today for a polite young man
who not only robbed the driver of the
Oakland-Stockton automobile stage, but
took the stage for an escape.
( larence L. Limones, driver of tne
stage, was approaching this city with
one passenger. In Dublin canyon Li-
mones felt a revolver pressed against
him and turned to see his passenger
masked.
' This is really necessary. I need the
money and have no other means of get-
I1IIU II HB1 I l"C UttlKIll f'Vt, RCI
V . ' . . . 1 .
!i ,, !.l lit. L......I: ..n.!.at
ing tail, as ne drove oir in me singe,
... .
leaving Limones
s in tne roai.
Chihuahua Isolated.
El Paso. Texas, Nov. 2. Chihuahua
Citv is cut off from communication with
the northern Mexican border today.
Villista bandits are reported to have
cut the railway and telegraph lines
within one hundred and twenty-five
miles of Jaurez some time yesterday
and train service between border points
and the Chihuahua capital has ceased
for the present.
AD
E
PAIN
RE MAD
HEROES
)C .
WILSON GET FIRST VOTE.
Chicago, Nov. 2. President
Wilson today got his first vote
cast in the 1010 presidential
campaign election. Senator T.
J. Walsh of Montana, western
campaign manager for President $
Wilson today cast his vote in the
presence of a notary, as permit-
ted by the Montana laws. - He
gave his permanent residence as
Helena, Montana. k
E
S IN TEXAS
Only Cause of Worry Is Price
of Gasoline for Family
Automobile
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 2. The Texas
farmer 1b worrying about just one thing
gasoline
Good crops, high prices and diversi
fied farming have made him tho most
independent figure in the entire citi
zenry of the state. He's paid debts of
years' standing, has money in the bank,
ownB a new $15 hat and can spend the
rest of the winter testing his new fliv
ver and the country speed laws.
Cotton, of course, is the principal
"money" crop. The farmer is getting
an average of 18 cents a pound now.
A 000 pound bale yields him 500 pound
of lint and l.r00 pounds of seed which,
with the cotton, totals abont $127.50.
Texas cotton is averaging good per
acre.
Baseball fans will be cheered by the
information that Texas has about 200,
000 acres of peanuts this year. But
dealers will make their five cent sacks
considerably smaller next spring if they
hope to glean any profit after tho far
mer gets through raising the price.
There is also an enormous crop of pe
cans, which are bringing la cents a
pound.
Isorghum first aid to buckwheat
pancakes is showing a profit of about
$200 an acre. Bice growers have the
biggest crop in historyi and are getting
tho highest prices. (
' Alfalta, corn, wheat and oats have
gladdened the farmers hearts. Alfalfa,
especially, Was harvested early and ot-
ten, averaging tbree ana rour cuttings.
Sirloin steaks and veal cbops on tne
hoof are the highest in years. Restaur
ant and hotel patrons would understand
the diminishing size of a plate or "nam
and" if they could see the returns
drovers are receiving for tho first half
of that combination in its elemental
state.
And turkevs that's Texas' middle
name. A million and a quarter is the
estimate shippers place on too expor
tation north and cast this year. Farm
ers are getting 18 cents a pound for
them. You'll pay from 22 to 28 cents.
Yen. this is ffoine to be a hard win
ter for the Texas farmer if gasoline
Ije8nJt come down.
Manager of Leading
Banking Publication
Supports President
New York, Nov. 2. Charles H. Roll
ings, manager of the "American Bank
er", and for many years a local repub
lican leader of Broklyn announced in
an interview yesterday:
"I have been a republican for forty
yearB, but thiB year I shall vote for
Wilson. His personality and record at
tracted me, and I am convinced that the
'country should sanction such an adminis
tration ana tnat tne country wiu.
Conimeuting upon the extraordinary
local drift of former republicans to Wil
son, the Brooklyn Citizen says:
"Mr. Reddings' action ia typical.
While most oi the thousands of republi
cans who will vote for Wilson have not
gone to the extent of enrolling as demo
crats, it is known to every district lead
er in the city that desertions to the
democratic nartv are so numerous as
party are so numerous aa
almost to halt calculation and bo pre-
valcnt as to recall the progressive slump
of four years ago."
.,.. , vxMim
nv ?0tZ v T 9 Y,w vote
1 yjTZun
cnllece. Klihu Root's alma mater, result
(, - -w - - -
ed: Wilson 13. llugnes . TUis is in
the heart of a rock-ribbed republican
a rocK-riuoea republican
several members of the
district and
faculty are actively campaigning for
Hughes.
Betting on Wilson Heavy.
Albany, N. Y. Nov. 2. Twenty-five
thousand dollars has been bet here on
WilBOn at even money. It is common
5osip in Albany that Willium Barnes
r., admits privately that he is doubt
ful of Hughes carrying New York state.
Straw Vote Favors Wilson.
Los AnKeles. Cal.. Nov. 2 The effect
of the Hughes women's "gilt edge
I .. ." . .1 I
.na nl nn thn tvnmpn voters of the WCBt
- 7- - -
la l.r.u-t. I.v a atmur vnte ltl the l.OS
- """"" -1 .
Angeles state normal school, resulting
as follows: Wilson 570, Hughes 35H. Tho
majority of the students are of voting
age and tnere aro oniy su men.
NICK NAME "WHISKERS"
Vancouver, Wanh-, Nov. 2 No matter
who is elected, the newborn son of Mr.
nml Mrs. James T. I'rquhart will be
christened Charles F.vans Hughes I'r
quhart. Its parents made this assertion
today. Uniuhnrt is manager of a gas
IF MARINA ARMED:
10LE QUESTION
WILL BE UP AGAIN
Whether Merchantmen Can
. Arm for Defense Not
Agreed Upon .
GERMANY HAS NEVER
ADMITTED THIS RIGHT
Question Discussed But Al
lowed to Lapse In Former
Dispute
Washington, Nov. 2. Reopening of
the entire armed merchantman contro
versy between this government an$
Germany is certain, if it is proved th
British steamer Marina was armed at
the time she was sunk by a German sub
marine, statements of Secretary Lans
ing indicated today. '
Whether merchantmen have a right to
arm for defense still is an open quts-
tion between this government and Ger
many, Lansing admitted. This que-.
tion will be the principal one if nego
tiations develop with Germany over tha
death of six Americans on board the
Marina, it was stated. ' 1 .
While this government hat-maintain
ed the right of merchantmen to arm for
defense, Germany has never admitted it.
The question first arose when the Lusi
tania was sunk. This government has in
sisted that merchantmen may arm with
any guns not over six inches in caliber.
When discussion of this point arose dur
ing tho Lusitania negotiations the state
department showed the Lusitania was
unarmed. Without a recession by this
government from its position- or aa ad
mission by Germany that merchantmen
might arm, the question was pcrsaittfd
to lapse. '. '-
Secretary Lansing said the right of
merchantmen to arm still is a mooted
question; that there has been no decision
over it. Germany is expeeted to Main
tain that armed merchantmen were not
included in her pledges to the United
States.
' Followed Ship's Boats.
' London, Nov. 2. The submarine that
sank the British steamer Marina with
the probable loss of six Ameriean Uvea
followed the ship's boats for half an
hour after the Marina went down but
offered no assistance, American surviv
ors reported..
A. Devlin, of Norf ork, and P. S. Ham
lin, of Baltimore, among tho Americana
landed at Dublin, told practically the
same story. The -submarine was sub
merged when she fired the first tor
pedo, they said, but came to the surface
and, after seeing that the stoamer re
mained afloat, shot another torpedo into
the port side.
Dispatches from Queenstown today
said the missing members of the Ma
rina's, crew have been given up as last
Practically all patrol boats that might
have picked them up have been report
ed. Consul Frost will telegraph summaries
of the affidavits he obtained from Am
erican survivors and also depositions of
the surviving officers today.
Tacts Not Given Out.
Washington, Nov. 2. The state de
partment continued today gathering the
fncts in the Marina case and without
ing what it learned from all inquirers
save President Wilson.
The president was kept in constant
touch with every development at hia
own request. He will be the first ad
vised when Berlin's response comes to
,,,..,.,, ,nr infnmm.
German admiralty may have
Joncul. tet C08t
I American lives.
'rom the American embassy at I.on-
Jb the consulate at Qieenstown
-tate department sought data not
oniy on the Question oi wbetber tne -Ma
rina received warning before sue was
torpedoed but as to the' armament she
, and h relati(m to the Brit5aB
...
Tho heaviest fogs in years have been
enshrouding the mouth of the Columbia
river the past week.
Htm
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THE WEATHER
Oregon : To
night and Fridav
unsettled, prob
ably occasional
rain; southwest
ern winds. g
, WHfHE 'SWAT)
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been kidnaped.
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company.