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157. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1915. FOURTEEN PAGES. nmrp tit rtxTre ok TRAINS AHD HTWt' jt iu viii i iTiiini vrvs rvwn AIRSHIPS RAID SENT TO SOUTHERN RUSSIA BY THE CZAR 7 JORTHWEST ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER I CONVENTION OPENS Top, at left, E. W.

Lloyd, newly elected president of National Electric Light Association, Chicago; at left, O. B. Coldwell, president Northwest Electric Light and Power Association. Below, at right, H. L.

Bleecker, past president Northwest Association, Spokane; at right, A. Craig McMicken, chairman entertainment committee. URGE DEAL IN APPLES CLOSED CITY TODAY NOTE INSISTS ARABIC ATTACK WAS JUSTIFIED Big Shakeup of Naval Officers at Annapolis Men Affected Acting as Teachers; Dozen Heads of Departments Were Ordered Detached. Washington. Sept.

S. A wholesale shakeup of naval officers, acting as teachers at the Annapolis naval academy, was announced by the navy department this afternoon. About a dozen heads of departments were ordered detached. Jijm.iiHij Lord Decies Is Elevated in British Army Husband of Former Vivian Gould Made Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General. London, Sept.

8. (I. N. The London Gazette announces the appointment of Lord Decies to be assistant adjutant and quartermaster general of the. British arruy.

Lord who is 49 years old. Is a veteran of "the South African war. He was formely colonel of the South I-ish Royal Horse Guards. Since the beginning of the war his duties chiefly have been In connection with the raising and training of new troops in south Ireland In the neighborhood of his home. As husband of the former Miss Vivian Gould, daughter of George J.

Gould, he is well known in America. CITY OF WOLKOWYSK IS TAKEN BY GERMANS WITH MANY PRISONERS Russians in Retreat Are Overtaken -and Forced to Fight, Declares Staff, I I I JIIH I- bf A -'V 10 ARE KILLED Zeppelins Bombard East Coast of Islands and Kill and Injure Fifty-three Non-Combatants. WOMEN AND CHILDREN AERIAL BOMB VICTIMS Several Dwellings Fired but Extinguished and Other Homes Ruined. London. Sept.

8. P. 1 Driving against the east coast of England, three giant German Zeppelins last night in their nineteenth raid against Kngland garnered. casualty toll greater than any thus far ten dead, three missing, 43 wounded, 20 of them seriously. At the same time they tumbled several small dwellings Into ruins, and set a number of fires with their incendiary bombs.

These, however, were quickly extinguished. On only one occasion have the raiders reaped a greater toll. That was in June, when 15 or 16 Were slain, but lie list of wounded never was so high. Shrouding the location of the raid in mystery, the admiralty said nothing concerning where the terrorists of the sky had dropped their bombs. The raiders drove in apparently from the Dutch coast, as Amsterdam messages reported Jour Zeppelins sighted off the Dutch coast.

One was fired at by the Dutch, who feared it planned violation of Holland's neutrality. English aeroplanes failed to locate the raiders, the official statement said, though the Knglish antl-alrcraf guns were at once put into action. Women and children were the principal victims. It was believed here that probably many of these were slain as they grouped in fear in the streets, watching the air monsters at-, their work. Aviator Toucher Is Buried.

Paris, Sept. 8. (U. German Taubes crossed the French lines near Nancy today and dropped wreaths with messages of condolence for the family of Captain Fequant de la Touche, noted French three- German airmen in Monday's raid on Satir-brucken. French aviators rose to meet the message bearers and pursued them, but they escaped to their own headquarters.

one. hundred French aviators paid their tribute today to la Touche, the first certified military pilot to drive a French machine. His body was borne to a train upon the under-carrlage of a dismantled machine, while his friends, with bared heads, followed the strange funeral. Aviators on Death Errands. Paris, Sept.

8. (U. Whirring aeroplanes from both the allied and German air camps went forth today on errands of death. Sixty bombs were hurled by the French birdmen upon German air camps at Medard and Dieuse while French and British flyers cooperated in an attack upon thj Ostend camp. The bombs, as far as is known, killed none at these points, though several persons were slain when the German squadrons bombarded Nancy and the plateau lalzeville.

These raids followed the big allied raid early in the week upon Saar-brucken, the German air assault on St. Die and Gerardmer and the reprisal raid of the allies upon Freiburg, across the Rhine. Iour Zeppelins Sighted. Amsterdam, Sept. 8.

(U. Four Zeppelins are believed to have participated in last night's German raid against the Knglish east coast. Outlying Dutch garrisons tired on a I AND Transaction Involving 000 Closed by North Pa- cific Fruit Good Prices Obtained. ORDER WILL-MEAN AT LEAST 400 -CARLOADS' Growers Will Obtain 85 Cents Per Box f. o.

b. Ship- ping Point. The largest In the- apple industry of the Pacific northwest, In-i-volving more than $J1 4.000 In a single1 overnight transaction, has Jut been i closed. Kvery box and carload of grade i apples controlled by the North Pacific, Fruit Distributors this season has been, sold by the iTganixatlon at the highest, price In five years, even before the fruit is off the trees I Not only la the deal the greatest in volume of carloacV lots sold, but the prices are unusually attractive at this time, because there was every expectation of extreme low prices ruling for' all grades of apples this season. Seal Involves 400 Carloads.

Figuring upon the normal percentage' of grade fruit produced, the deal means at least 400 carloads. Tht price) obtained was cents a box f. o. b. i shipping point.

Thin Is the highest for similar grade for five years. The! average pikes obtained during this' period shows: 19K. 5o I 1914 60o I 113 760 1912 6 Bo 1911, 800 I By a single stroke of the pen, offl-l- ciala of the North Pacific Fruit Die-. tributors saved apple growers of the Pacific northwest at least 12.50, because this grade of 'apples has been freely offered by others at 80 cents a 1 box, or cents a box less than was1 actually obtained for the record order. Negotiations Canceled.

There has been considerable talk a North Dakota firm purchasing a bis i block of apples in the Pacific north- west at 80 cents a box, f. o. b. north- west-ehrpptng points, but the deal was? not fully closed and finally fell through. one or tne special reaiurcs or ins big apple order Is that within five hours of the time that the huge block of fruit was offered by telegraph by the North Pacific Distributors the sale was made 1 and acceptunce confirmed.

Not only is the big fruit distributing organization making some records for apple prices, but recently it has sold Anjou pears on the basts of $2.25 per box. f. o. h. Yakima points.

The Hood I River interests were also reported as I the seller of nine cars of this sume vt- rlety at a similar price to New York hsrtles. With record nrlces having been re ceived for low-grade apples, there Is today a much more hopeful situation In the apple Industry of the I'aclflc north- West than has been shown for a num- ber of years. GEORGE SORENSON DIES SUDDENLY AT FIFTH AND iLDER STS. Timber Land Operator One Prosecuted by Heney Succumbs to Apoplexy. i Al Grand Duke Nicholas Xicholalevitch PUT IN COMMAND OF FORCES Decision of Czar to Take Personal Charge of Annies May Mean Big Shakeup, London, Sept.

8. (I. N. Transfer of Grand Duke Nicholas, commander In chiefs of ihe Russian armies, to the i Caucasus as a result of the czar's taking personal charge on the western Russian front, was reported today in dispatches from Petrograd. The errand duke was declared to have been made viceroy of tha Cuucasus, and to have been ap pointed to the "saprerjne command afl Kussian forces on -the southern front.

It Is believed staff changes which will revolutionize the Russian armies are Imminent. Poor XeaJtb Cause. Orand Duke Nicholas supplants Count von Vorontzoff-Dasnkoff, for many years ruler of the Caucasus, who becomeH a member of the czar's per- (Com laded on I'hk Three. Column One) Nations Will Arm More, Says Alfonso Fate of Belgium Will Serve as Warning to Others, Declares Spanish Xing In an Interview. Madrid.

Sept. 8. (I. N. "It is impossible to predict when the war will end, but after the war the natlofis, big and little, considering the fate of Belgium, will arm more than ever." This was the heart of an interview obtained here today from King Alfonso of Spain by Senor Cevlllier, an Argentine writer, which was published in the Espana Review.

"Spain's role," said King Alfonso, "after the conflict will be such that her progress, hitherto at a snail's pace, will 'be increased to tremendous speed. My cherished wish to visit America has been abandoned. N6 one can say when the war will end, but when It does end, Spain's real work will begin." BEWARE THE RUSSIAN A diii; SOUTHERN imim-i Wf fit v' lirv-r A Berlin, Sept. 8. (By wireless to Say-ville) (I.

N. The German general staff today announced the capture of Wolkowysk, 45 miles southeast of Grodno. Twenty-eight hundred Russians were captured at Wolkowysk. according to the official statement The Russians were overtaken and forced to flight. A force of Russians also has been defeated at Izabelin, southeast of Woikowyak.

Subway Explosion 'Excites Gold Guards Fifty Men "Watch 880,000,000 British Gold reared Explosion Preceded an Attempt to Boh. New York. Sept. 8. (U.

An ex- building where 180,000,000 in English gold was temporarily surrea inrew ou a.rmri cuards Into a fever of excite- -here todaau guards were placed about the vast fortune in gold nrovunt onv rtrtAiiihl tmnt at on1 varltVi tViA it wan I rearea an eiron was oeing muoe io retted lilc Licaauit, uaici 111c juiu iia gan Co. The $80,000,000 was moved through the streets in automobile trucks. Roosevelt Declares Himself for Allies Quebec, Sept. 8. (I.

N. Coionel Theodore Roosevelt declared himself emphatically on the side of the allies before leaving here for a 10 days' hunting trip to Lake Edward. He expressed the greatest admiration for the patriotism of the Canadian people. STEAMSHIPS IN COLLISION Stonington, Maine, Sept. 8.

(I. N. The passenger steamers Pemaauid and J. T. Morse collided here taBay.

The Morse w-as beached, but the Pema-quid was only slightly damaged. A fog was responsible for the collision. Two hundred passengers were landed safely. Zeppelin heading in a southwestern direction, fearing that It was about to violate Dutch neutrality. Three others were sighted over Dordrecht, giving rise to the opinion that the four were destined for the Knglish east coast.

ym mmw Germany's Message, Explaining Torpedoing of Big Liner, Now in Hands of American Ambassador. MASTER OF SUBMARINE FEARED SHIR RAM HIM His Report Disposes of Rumor That Undersea Craft Was Later Destroyed. ftr American Reported Killed. London, Sept. 8.

Queenstown messages today said It had been definitely settled tbat an American able-seaman, numed Wolff, from Newark, N. had perished In the Hesperian disaster. The Amerlrun embassy as without confirmation, however. Washington. Sept (U The state department is making every effort today to ascertain the truth of the London report that an American, Wolf or Wolff win lout with the Hesperian, as there wan no official confirmation of the report here.

London, Sept. 8. (V. No confirmation was obtainable early today of the Dally Mall's report that United States Consul Frost of Cjueenstown had word that a man named Wolff, born In New Jersey, bad been killed In the Hesperian explosion. The Mail claimed Frost advices were official.

By Carl V. Ackernian. Herlln, via The Hague. Sept. 8.

(V. Germany' note on the torpedoing of the liner Arabic was handed to Ambassador Oerard last night, but It wu withheld from publication today. It was understood, however, that It contains the substance of a report of the commander of the submarine which sank the vessel. This report held the commander was Justified In his attack on the ground that he feared he was about to be rammed by the liner and that he torpedoed her In self defense. It is understood that the commander's report was received a few days, ago, thus disposing of English reports that the submarine had been sunk or captured.

The note covers four typewritten pages. Arabic's Destroyer Found? Amsterdam. Sept. 8. (U.

The submarine which sunk the liner Arabic "has returned to its base and reported that It submarined the vessel to escape possible attack, said a Berlin dis-putch today. Washington. Sept. 8. Liverpool advices and advices to Secretary of State Lansing have Indicated that the British either sank or captured the Arabic's al tucker.

These advices. however, were unconfirmed by the admiralty. WILL VERY PROBABLY BE RECALLED SOON This View of Officials Watching Recent Actions of Austrian Diplomat, Washington. Sept. 8 V.

P. That Ambassador luimba's end as Austrian envoy in Washington Is near was the growing belief here this afternoon. This was based on the following fact Dumbu's continued presence In the rapltal instead of returning to his summer embassy at Lenox. Mass. President Wilson's unprecedented visit to the state department te discuss With Secretary Lansing the Dum-ba case The labor department'! refusal to aid the envoy In warning Austrian munition workers In America that they tTiny be punished for their labor If they return later to their home laud.

In the view of high officials. It was regarded as likely the administration will ask Austria quietly to send a new ambassador to replace Dumba becauso of his activities In aiding his home government In. checking munitions shipments to the allies. It was believed that If Dumba were expecting; to remain indefinitely at his post, he would return immediately to Lenox. Britain Will Release American Goods Held AMBASSADOR DMA DARKEY IN THE WOODPILE! i JOHNSTON AND GRIFFIN WIN TITLE OF NATION'S Defeat Maurice McLoughlin and, Thomas Bundy, All of California, in Match, Forest Hills, L.

Sept. R. William M. Johnston and Clarence Griffin of San Francisco are the new doubles tennis champions of the country. This pair of rising- young stars from the Golden Gate Park this afternoon defeated Maurice E.

McLoughlin and Thomas Bundy. also of California, in the challenge round for the national title. By his victory today Johnston gained the double crown of both the singles and doubles championship. He followed up his defeat of McLoughlin in the singles yesterday by brilliant playing toduy, which contributed largely to the overthrow of the team which has long held the title. The match went five sets before Johnston and Griffin clinched the title.

McLoughlin and Bundy started witli a rush and took the first set. Johnston and Griffin then took the next two, but the "comet" and his teammate came back and took the fourth, only to fall before the rush of the challengers In the fifth. Score by "-6 6-3 6-4, 3-6, BULLETINS Germans Sink Three Trawlers. London, Sept. R.

(I. N. S. German submarines today cannonadf-d and sunk the British trawlers Manuel, Victorious and Constance. The crews were saved.

Fire in San Jose, (al. San Jose, Sept. s. i u. P.

Fire from an unknown cause today destroyed the Pacific Shingle mill and box factory on Park avenue and threit-ened Moblly's wood and feed yard adjoining well us block of other buildings alonif the railroad tracks. The latter places were most small cottages and storage shacks. The loss Is placed at 130. noo. Suit on Promissory E.

E. Mallory, executor of the estate of the late Rufus Mallory. has filed suit In the circuit court to ollect from J. Frank Watson, J.inioo alleged due on a promissory note and Interest amounting to Italians Capture Prisoners. Geneva, Sept.

(I. N. Telegraphing from the front the correspondent of the Tribuna today wired his paper as follows: "The Italians have driven back the Austrians from Plezzo to Savoreck. They also have advanced from Marno-vo to Caporetto, capturing 700 men. Our forces also are making rapid progress in the Sugana valley, taking 200 prisoners." For additional late news see page 6.

doubles champions Stepping Into the entrance of the I Fifth street annex of Meier Frank company's v-store shortly after noon toityiy. George Horenson, a tlmberman with offices In the Sherlock building, well known for his connections with i the land fraud cases prosecuted Franc-Is J. Heney, dropped dead. Ap- poplexy is believed to have been the death. i Immediately after he had fallen to the sidewalk the Ambulance Service i company was called, as It was thought that he had only injured himself.

When It was found he was dead, he was taken 1 by the ambulance to the morgue Mr. Horenson resided at the Lenox hotel. Third and Main streets. Me leaves a widow. Sorenson got consld'-raM notoriety the Oregon land fraud cases.

He was involved In tjiose cases, and I was twice Indicted. He was tried be- I fore the federal court in 1 but the Jury disagreed. i In 106, In what wav known as the Blue mountain case, was tried, convicted and sentenced He never Served his sentence- ouli.t,' to the faH- ure, it is ald, of in.indata to come down from te court Of ap- peals. Mote recently h- lr trouble as result of charge- by Charles 1 Dlerke. It was that had been given to handle a i land aale.

and failed to fulfill his part of the r. i-ment. He was ar- rested on a larceny by bailee -and Indicted th grand Jury No- TAFT IS A 20 MINUTES TODAY Former President on Way From San Francisco to Seattle Convention, Kx-Presidetit William Howard Taft stopped in Portland 20 minutes today on his way to Seattle, where he will deliver an address tomorrow morning before (he American Bankers' association onventlon. When the Shasta limited pulled into the I nlon depot, a delegation of Portland ni-n greeted him Informally. There was no ceremony, as the time of the former president's stay was too short.

Mr. Taft. however, will stop here longer on Saturday, when he will be returning toward San Francisco. He will make the Journey from Flavel on tne steajner Great Northern. U.

S. Army Officers Given Pull Power Brownsville. Texas. Sept. 8.

(I. N. Orders, tantamount to martial law. were Issued today giving: army officers the command over civilians and Texas rangers in event Mexican bandits continue firing across the Rio Grande. Are Evacuating Torreon.

Washington, SepL 8. (I. N'. 8.) Torreon is being evacuated by the Villistas, who plan to make a stand at Chihuahua Instead, according to reports, as yet unconfirmed, received by the Villa agency here today. Chihuahua is approachable from one direction only, while Torreon could be entirely surrounded bf attacking force.

PORTLAND VISITOR FOR WIDER EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN IN USE OF IS 0, B. Coldwell Addresses Convention of Light and Power Association, More than 100 delegates representing 60 electric light and power companies of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and British Columbia, assembled at the Multnomah hotel this morning In the opening session of the eighth annual convention of the Northwest Klectric Light and Power association, heard with manifestations of approval the appeal" made by President O. Coldwell for a wider educational campaign in the modern uses of electricity. In his annual address, Mr. Coldwell urged the extension of electric il studies in the public schools.

He de- dared that the benefits would speed ily appear through the greater understanding of electricity and a consequent Increased consumption. The ap- Concluded on Pate Two, Co I Tbree.l Fall of Saltillo May Eliminate Gen. Villa Experts Believe Defeat Kay Be Beginning of En of Opposition to General Carxanxa; Villi stas Abandon Trains. Washington, Sept. 8.

(U. What may be the final blow at General Villa's army was reported today in state department messages detailing the fall of Saltillo. The Villistas retreated toward Tor-recn, abandoning three trainloads of soldiers and most of the Villa artillery. General Baoul Madero's troops were reported to have been isolated. The dispatch was dated Tues4-y at Terr eon.

ELECTRICITY URGED vrntbr L'H. -'l 110 wa ana convicted and i-entenced on June 25 to" serve a sememe of from two to five years w- paroled before be start ed. serving lh" however, on the prorr.ife of maklsg restitution to Mr. I'lerke. Children Die In Winnipeg Sepl.

U. The four children of It. XVolfson were burned to death early today when their fathers far: houae burned while, they Ambassador Page ratified State Department Order Affects Articles Booffbt Before March 1. Washington. Sept.

v. Am-tiansadoc Page at London today cabkd the state department that-Great Britain will release American goods from Hrltlsh detention, if purchasers prow that they were bought prior to March 1 when the order-in-council became effective..