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was declared 'The Russians seized his vessel and gave him one hour he said in which tn leave the country Three of his officers were held The Manchuria brought the largest cargo ever landed at this port from the Orient Japs Protect Lanes The Tovo Eisen Kaisha (Japanese line) received word today from its Tokiol offices that the Japanese Admiralty had given positive assurance that a number of warships had been assigned to protect the lanes ot travel irom Japan to the tmted states and Canada I The American Hawaiian Steamship Companv treightcr Pennsvlvanian ar rived todav sixteen davs out of New Tork via the canal RENDEZVOUS IN PACIIC Number of German Vessels Reported Stationed at Marshall Islands JIUNOLL'LU Sept 17 Two German merchant captains from the China Seas Gen rench Lauded Referring to the two now armies the secretary said that new divisions were now being collected at the training quar ters The third army was bring formed on the new camping ground and the fourth army was being Mean time Iridian divisions were on their way Tn Ids dispatches from the front Sir John rench commander of the British ex pedi imifi ry force had omitted the sre lotary continued one aspect of the sit uation consummate skill and calm courage of the commander The government appreciated however the full value of Sjr servhu Earl Kitch ener also paid a tribute to the other gen erals and the bravery and endurance of the officers and men of the expeditioriarv force The latest advices from Gen rench did not materially change the situation as it was already known from published statements Tim troops were reported to be in good heart and to move for ward "when the moment Predicts Long Conflict On the snbjer of recruiting Earl Kitch ener said: country which prides itself on outdoor spurt as does England should have no difficulty in finding men capable of making officers The territorials are making great strides in efficiency and be fore long will he able to take their part in the campaign Meanwhile reserve units are being sent to augment the expe ditionary force and their places are be ing by territorials hile England has good ground for quiet confidence il should be borne in min that the struggle is bound to be a long one ami it behooves ns to develop armed forces Io carry on and bring the mighty conflict to a successful conclusion It will he necessary in order to keep the army al its full strength to lintaln a steady flow of reinforcements" minister much Vogle The Day in Congress BRITISH SEIZE RYNDAM SENATE the Liner to No Increase in Price (The Pure Peroxide of Hydrogen) 25c 50c 75c in sealed containers river and harbor bill was continued Adjourned at 6:36 until noon day ITALIAN MINISTER ILL IN BED CONDUCTS STATE AAIRS ev probably will remain until peace made The Oakland Chemical Co New York said 1o not only for its purity and fitability but also because of its low cost To thinking people its strength and lasting qualities have always appealed as making for true economy Warship Takes Holland Amerika Into Cork Harbor QUEENSTOWN Hept The land Amerika line steamship Ry which sailed from New York Sept 8 for Rotterdam was seized by a British war ship and brought into Cork harbor today The price of Dioxogen remains the same 25c 50c 75c a bottle while the ordinary preserved have doubled in price You can now buy HOUSE Met at noon Debate was continued on general land leasing bill Adjourned at 6 until noon todav have brought word that the German merchant marine and navy are making the Marshall Islands their rendezvous in the Pacific ive German cruisers two Eteam oil tankers and twelve Gorman passenger and freights Lt here now Capt Melihon of the little Jlniiihurg merican trade! Lnmieamoon which ar ved last night from the blockaded nort of Tsing Tao forty three days out tnld the story first Capt Vogler of the Goiivemour Jaeschko also of tlie Ham burg American freight service which ar rived today from the China Soas cor roborated him ROME (by way of Sept 17 tho ill and Antonio Idi San Giuliano of foreign affairs who it reported to bn much better ut a temperature today He sutYers however from the gout Though led to his hod Bin minipfpr mn timies to direct i lie affairs of the oreign A Ar i K' Kt Kp IL 1 7 LC 11 UIJJI UtpilU GERMANS READY OR BIG BATTLE I Golden Hill BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY May to It has been decided to Golden Hill next Sunday staff claims It is hilly How to Reach Golden Hill two Golden Hill Estates Co1 situation at the front de the the No formal of Golden Hill will take place until next spring Several gen tlemen will be on the ground Sunday to meet visit ors but there will be no salesmen here You are not merely you are invited to visit Golden Hill Sunday Concentrate orces Northeast of Paris and ortify Themselves in Mountains Along River Aisne Awaiting Reinforcements has now So that telling the public that the en old Many thousands of dollars have been spent in road building and beautifying and fur ther work involving miles of driveways and walks has been started this week under the direction of George MacDougal the famous landscape artist from Scot land The place has been subdivided into tracts of various size ranging in size from city lots of generous frontage to magnificent containing one or more acres of ground Golden Hill the home of the Parry family is a natural park of about one hundred acres oeated on the high wooded east bank of White River between Thirty sixth and Thirty eighth streets (just south of old Country Club) Tho Great Totem at (olden Hill Scares Av ay Spooks Jonahs and Germs tide ho alt hough rench Press On They are in stronger positions than they wore for the battle of the Marne and have been strongly reinforced with fresh troops from I he north and oast They have attempted some con ntcr a tacks against the allied troops which Hushed with victory have been trying to prevent them from intrenching themselves According to English and Erencli offi Eield Marshal Kitchener secretary ot state for war speaking with full knowl edge tne To Reach Golden Hill by Automobile Prive out Northwestern to Thirty sixth then west to the big bowlder trance or drive west on Thirty eighth street boulevard through Country Club then south by winding drive into Golden Hill grounds ground for such tactics It would appear that these western wings of the two armies the Gemum right and the left are again to bear a heavy part in the fighting Upon the armies of Gen Vm Kluck and Gen Von Buelow depend the Hilly Country Affords Splendid ighting Ground and Experts Declare Decisive Action Not Occur for Weeks pulsed and the Germans compelled to give way at certain points but the German the opposite Britain and capture Baris fortified themselves oil the mountains north of the River Aisnr through the plains of Champagne and in the Argonne mountains through which the Meuse flows tiated in the determined effort of the armies to biuak thiough tlm lines Thu Germans who a fortnight ago had JjONDoN Sept 17 Another great tattle even more vital for the countries concerned than those which have pre ceded it is now in progress on a line ex tending from the region of No River Oise northwest of Bu River Meuse north of Verdun 'The front is somewhat shorter than was the case in the battle of tlm Marne but this will result only in a more fiercely contested battle with masses troops they have to he prepared to withstand another attempt on the part of the allies to out Hank hem Germans Hold Railways These German forces hold a position from a point near Noyon on the Oise along the district north of the Aisne to the junction of the latter river witii the Siilppes Behind them are splendid lines of railway running in al! directions which facilitate the movement of troops from St Quentin Guise and Mezieres In this respect therefore they are well placed The allies on the other hand can and it Is believed they are bringing in new troops through Rouen and Amiens to threaten the flank In fact nearb' the hole nf Northwest rance is I now open to the allies the Germans hav ing withdrawn must of their scattered Take Northwestern car get off at Thirty fourth and Clifton walk squares north then west to great bowlder entrance gate i I I I 1 Milk throw open the gates of wHwhIIwBE I I nl ft mwS I (VNDER THE GREAT TOTEM war will be a long one appears to be hopeful of the outcome Indians Going to ront The litt lc British Army that lias fought ro lung and so hard is looking forward to support from tin Indian troops which should be at the side of the English men if not for the present battle then for the one which must soon follow no matter how it gos rench troops who also occupy a valuable Center of occupation at Scissons the engineers having closely followed tho army and repaired the railways re being reinforced and the whole both as to positions and strength of the opposing armies appear evenly matched except for the advantage of the allies in having an army to threaten Von flunk 'The situation along the rest of the line is much tlie same In the center be tween Rheims ind the Argonne the Germans continue to fortify themselves while between Argonne and the Meuse they are entrenching themselves at Mont fnueon rench Not Overconfident 'Die rench officials warn the public that as the Germans occupy positions prepared for defense and are supported by heavy artillery any progress must be slow The Germans are preparing for every eventuality and are maintaining a force superior to that of the Belgian Army in Belgium lo cover the retirement of the army should that become necessary They are reported to bp strengthening tlie liic a lions on the Rhine where if necessary they could continue a long defensive All reports both from Petrograd ami such independent smiices as Rome and Bucharest tend lo confirm or paint in gloomier the critical position of Hie Austrian Armies in Galicia Those armies which set out lo arrest the ad vance of tlie main Army in Ger many have had the tables turned on them by the Russian Gens Ruzsky and Brussiloff and are threatened with en elupment Retreat Becomes Rout Having abandoned Lemberg they are now leaving JTzemysl them and retreating to Cracow It is said by Rus sian correspondents that the Austrians have lost all discipline tho aim of the men being to get across the Carpathiansf this is true their commanders are likely to have difficulty in leading them over 200 miles to Cracow where they might find support from the newly formed German carps which has assem bled theio Besides they are in danger from the Russian Army coming from the nori Austria is calling the colors all mon available for military service including those previously rejected as unfit But this can hardly hflp the army in Galicia which lias according to Russian reports suffered terrible losses Russians Change Position rom East Prussia nothing now has come except a report that the Russian general Ibumc nkr mpff lias rust rut 'd the attempt to outflank him and that he has taken up positions in line with I i fortresses tlm Russian side of the hor de In Belgium there has been a continua tion of skirmishes which have berm a fea ture of the wir since the ml vancerl into i'rance with advances andj withdrawals as daily occurrences or i example tlio Germans yesterday reoccu pied Termonde only to leave it this morn 1ns Besides the eastern portinn of the couii try the Belgians hold the line almost to Tournai in tho deparl nient of Hainaut! thus preventing the Belgians from gmrig too far in tlmir harrxing tactics on the German Iroops proceeding to b'rance War Spirit Grows far however the Belgian Army lias fulfilled its allotted part by keeping at least one clivision from going to the assistance of the army on tlx: Aisne Tn Ilaly tlm agitation for the participa tion of tho country in the war sumns to be on the increase position is as one of neutrality lo prevent the war from causing her damage ami to shape thr new situation in conformity with her Rounuinia is in much the same posi tion Site does iml want to go to war but the same time docs not winl to i lose anv share of the spoils that might fall to her I WILSON SAYS MEXICO CAN CONTROL AAIRS British Ambassador Expresses Regret That Sir Lionel Criticized President and Explanation Is Accepted as Satisfactory WASHINGTON Sept 1 President Wilson declared today that he had ordered American troops withdrawn from Vera Cruz because he believed the Mexicans now in control were able to manage the affairs of their country Coincidentally with the re marks on Mexico to his callers the Brit ish ambassador Sir Cecil Spring Rice ex pressed to the State Department his own regret that Sir Lionel Carden British minister to Mexico should have been quoted in criticism ot the pol icy He said British diplomats were never permitted to criticise the heads of foreign countries and whatever statement may have been made it did not represent the view of the British government Explanation Accepted Officials accepted the ambassador's ex planation They had realized Sir Lionel Carden had had personal differences with Carranza and hail supposed that he spoke resentfully toward tlie latter be Mayor of Portland Elected Governor of Pinetree State Jo jflhL kA flnB OAKLEY CURTIS mnkloy Curtis prnsr ni iiiavni of Portland Me was Unwriwir of tin slate mi Hie Uct i mmn io lickel His plurality mr his Republb aji opponent was about 33u0 Wheat Held for High Price Is Seized by Government COAL MEN AVOR PART LONDON Sept 17 A dispatch Reuters from Sydney says: PACT state government acting in ac cordance with the powers conferred upon it by Parliament at the outbreak of the war to prevent gambling in foodstuffs today se ized 140000 bags of wheat which its holders had refused to sell at 4 shil lings 2 pence per hundred weight the price fixed by the LONDON Sept A proclamation was issued tonight authorizing the board of trade to take possession of any articles of commerce which are being unreason ably held from the market paying owners fair prices for them Certain Clauses of Proposal for Truce in Colorado Strike Are Accepted Conferences With Wilson Desired i DEN ER Col Sent 17 Acceptance the I of certain features of President proposal for a three year truce in the coal miners' strike was announced today cause the Constitutionalist chief had forced him to leave Mexico The President said the question of withdrawing troops from the Texas bor der had not been considered nor wag he able to predict when formal recogni tion would be extended He pointed out that he had official reports and assur ances that conditions in Mexico were not threatening and unsettled as had been reported He expects that the conference on Oct 1 will designate a provisional President and lie does not know from official re ports whether Carranza will be named or will retire in order to be a candidate in the succeeding elections Wilson Is Cheered A speech made in the presence of Gen by Welborn president of the Colo rado uel and Iron Company The an nouncement contained the further infor mation that some of the operators had asked for a conference with the President to discuss those provisions of the pact which they are not prepared to accept The statement issued by Mr Welborn follows: coal operators will make individ ual replies by letter to the proposal Certain features of the plan will be accepted In addition a confer ence with the President has been asked by several of the operators in order to discuss with him certain practical diffi culties in applying the proposed plan to local Carranza his Cabinet and the diplomatic corps at the official celebration of Inde pendence day in the City of Mexico was received and regarded as significant of Mexican sentiment It was made by the principal orator of the day and in part i follows am sure said the ora tor the much discussed question of Vera Cruz is the only motive which has caused all good Mexicans to appear reserved and not to manifest the im mense sentiment of gratitude felt to the man who has slain evil and who has demonstrated in the midst of problems most difficult and profound that the only policy worthy of the age in which we live is the policy of honor and truth last shadow the darkest of all having vanished from our national lifp we render homage to a great and sincere man the great representative American I all upon you that from this favoredland in the name of Hidalgo of Morelos of Guerrerro of Juarez of Madero of Bolivar and of Washington let us give a hearty cheer for Woodrow Wilson 1 of the United Slates of Ameri ch" Official reports say an enthusiastic demonstration of cheers in which Car ranza ami his Cabinet joined followed the utterance 'The celebration took place on the balcony Chapultepeu Castle NO KNOWLEDGE INTERVIEW British oreign Office Says It Has No information of Carden Statement LONDON Sept 17 The British oreign Office this evening stated that it had no oflicial information regarding the interview attributed to Sir Lionel den British minister to Mexico criticis I ing the United Slates lor withdrawing rnops from Vera 'ruz It was added however that tlie com CHILIAN MINISTRY ORMED SAYS AMERICAN LEGATION Imunlcation made by Sir Ceci Spring I Rice the British ambassador at Viish tiigton to Secretary of State llryai) to the effect that Sir Lionel would repudiate the alleged interview at the first oppor tunity was indorsed by the oreign Of fice WASi 1 1 IT Sept 1 7 orma ion of a new Chilian ministry was reported to tlie State Department today by the Amorii'an Legation at Santiago new Cabinet follow Mimst ot foreign affairs' Manuel Salinas justice' Senor Valencia iii erior uillernm Burros a rad: lina Alberto Edward public works Julio Garces wur unchanged Declines urther Talk Mr Welborn declined to give any fur ther information regarding the plans of the operators or to state what features of the suggestion was ac ceptable and what ones were unaccept able to the mine owners A meeting of the operators of the state has been called for Saturday at which time it is expected the details of the cor poration's attitude toward the peace pro posal will be decided At a convention held at Trinidad the Colorado union miners yesterday voted to accept the proposition and sent a telegram to the White House an nouncing their readiness to call off the strike and go back to work as soon as the proposal had been adopted by their former employers Weather Conditions in Other Localities Atlanta Atlant if City Boise Bnsun 1 Buffalo 'ha ttanooga 'lie enne Chicago Cincinnati veland )piivf'r Des Moines Duluth ill Paso Evansville Helena Jacksonville Kansas City Los Angeles I ouisville Nashville New I a New York Not te (ikli thotna nis ha Phof nlK Pocatello Port land Ore Rapid i'lty Sacramento St Jz'uIm Salt I Hi ty Sa A nl ''mln San Diego Sa ra ncisco ShiiIl Ste Mati Sea tile Spokane Springiinld ill SprliigTdd Mo Tob thi JI Ila Wa Ibi I Washlngt oh Yuma Low High Pre 64 72 08 58 72 a 6 7 6 5'1 80 82 74 01 4 4 78 66 76 62 64 54 74 48 2 6 6 84 234 60 6 1 9 2 58 84 6 74 66 4 126 70 86 58 Xi 8 6 60 84 02 70 88 60 86 56 4 74 92 I OS 84 222 76 JOO 56 2 46 76 0 6 6 4 0 5 1 R6 56 70 66 S2 60 84 7 9 2 54 76 64 66 69 02 48 56 24 44 64 20 62 84 68 4 48 56 20 54 76 i6 7 6 6 4 16 f8 78 74 102 Weat her Clea PtCldy Cloudy Clfuir Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Clear PtCldy Clear lea Clear Clear Cloudy Clear Rain PtCldy Cloudy Cloudy Chuir Tiddy PtCldy i 'lea PtCldy Cloudy Cloudy 'loudy Cloudy PtCldy Cloudy dnmiv Ruin Cb ar PtCldy Rain dear Pfddy PtCldy 'lowly Clear $1600 Singers Now Inspire rench for 25 Cents a Day CHICAGO Sept 17 Less than a year ago Lucien Muratore and Vannie Mar ceaux oi the Chicago Grand Opera Com pany stood side by side on the stage of the Auditorium Theater and sang to Chi cago audience drawing $1600 each night ly Today again they stand side by side this time to face death from Teuton shot and shell Instead of grand opera they sing war songs to inspire soidiers of rance to greater efforts at 25 cents a day They are together in the front ranks of the rench Army according to Signor Ettore Tltta Ruffo brother of Titta Ruffo and teacher of a score of noted grand opera singers With Signora Ruffo he has just arrived in Chicago from Italy 3 Qie IDgrReldjg 3 1 Safety first I 2 Mju can not be prop 5 erly insured unless 3 you are safety insured fnVERPOOL 1 London 3 Globe 3 laswnmc 3 TlMf TESTED Because we take a friendly interest in the welfare of our clients and depositors many young business men have their business and personal ac counts at the CONTINENT AL NATIONAL where you may consult the officers as often and as freely as your needs require CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK 28 South Meridian 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