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VOL. 13. _ __———— —————
NEVER ACCEPTED
BLOCH ORDER
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Bryan Denies We Agreed To Brit
ish Orders In Council—Still
Protesting.
WASHINGTON, May 22—Secretary
■of State W. J. Bryan announced to
day that the United States had nev
er agreed to the British order in
council by which all neutral vessels
are prevented from trading with Ger
many or taking cargoes of foods to
nearby neutral countries through
which country the cargo can reach
Germany. ,
It is understood that the German
foreign office has been advised that
the United States had agreed to the
British blockade and would make no
protest to England against its oper
ation. This is denied by the secre
tary, who insists that every right of
trade will be upheld by the State
Department with Germany as well as
England.
Diplomats say that the announce
ment may do much to influence Ger
many to accede to President Wilson’s
demand for protection for neutrals
and non-combatants.
HI N
insist That Stronger Army and Navy
Urged By Garrison Should Be
Provided By Congress.
LAKE MOHONK, N. Y., May 22.—
The delegations o£ manufacturers,
merchants and commercial organiza
tions novc in session here have all
endorsed the address made by Secre
tary of War Garrison asking for popu
lar support for a better and bigger
navy and a bigger and well equipped
army so that this nation may always
be prepared to protect its own rights
and in a position to demand respect
for the rights of neutral nations too
small to protect themselves from ag
gression by military dictators.
The advocates of disarmament are
trying to oppose the effort to build
up a big army and insist that Ger
man militarism brought on this war
^ And that similar preparations for war
by the United States will only result
in bringing on a war between this
country and some foreign power.
HOSPITAL SHIP
IS WAR POIZE
n
LONDON, May 22.—The British
prize court today held that the Ger
man steamer Ophelia, captured in the
North sea last October, was not a
hospital ship but was a naval collier
carrying mines and war equipment
and the court held that the Ophelia
should be held and sold at public auc
tion.
SINK BRITISHER
OFF IRISH COAST
BOREHAVEN, Ireland, May 22.—
A British schooner was sent to the
bottom near here this morning by a
German submarine. The fate of the
crew is unknown.
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T Tflife Church of the Epiphany Sun
day school went out to the Lake
Stream today on a picnic. As the
weather is fine the kids will no doubt
have a good time.
AUSTRIA DESTROYS ITALIAN BRIDGES
WAR BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES STARTS
ROME, May 22.—While no declara
tion of war has been made on the
part of Italy against Germany and
Austria, a state of war nevertheless
exists and the Austrians have de
stroyed all bridges between the Aus
trian and Italian borders and in sev
eral instances have destroyed bridges
entirely within the border of Italy.
War King Consecrated.
The city council of Rome formally
consecrated King Emmanuel as war
king this afternoon and a monster
demonstration was made by the peo
ple for the king. The streets were
crowded with people who cheered the
king and the war party.
American Ambassador Cheered.
Th mobs paraded the streets and
held a demonstration in front of the
residence of American Ambassador
Thomas Nelson Page. Hundreds of
American flags were carried by the
mobs and the American representa
tive and the American people were
cheered for hours by the enthusiasts.
Declaration Expected Hourly.
While many diplomats do not ex
pect a formal declaration of war oth
ers predict that it will be made at
any moment. The destruction of the
bridges by Austrian troops is consid
ered by many as sufficient for a dec
laration of war and the hostilities are
expected at any moment.
Rumania Secretly Mobilizing.
The report has reached here that
the troops of Rumania have been sec
retly notified to mobilize and that
many are now in mobilization camps
ready for an offensive at the Austri
an rear.
Paris Says No Declaration of War
Necessary.
PARIS, May 22.—No declaration of
war is expected by Italy against Aus
tria, as the blowing up of the bridges
'along the Austrian frontier and many
of them in Italy is considered by in
ternational law experts as equivalent
to a declaration of hostilities and per
mits Italy to go to war without any
further formalities.
Paris Rejoices.
The people of Paris are joyful that
finally Italy has decided to enter the
lists against Germany. Demonstra
MOUNT LASSEN
AGAIN IN ERUPTION
Many Cattle Killed In Flood of Mud
Which Sweeps Down Mountain
Side—People Flee.
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REDDING, Cal., May 22.—Mount
Lassen, the California volcano, start
ed yesterday on the worst rampage of
its history and sent a flood of mud
into the valley, sweeping away many
homes, killing hundreds of cattle that
were grazing on the mountain side
and compelling the people to seek
safety in flight.
A number of bridges have been de
stroyed and many farm houses have
been buried by the avalanche of mud
sent from the mountain.
Relief workers have been sent to
the scene and the women and chil
dren in danger will be removed and
cared for. Thousands of tourists are
coming to watch the volcano and the
forestry guards are endeavoring to
prevent them from going up the
mountain side.
An appeal for federal troops to po
lice the mountain side and prevent
the young boys and young men from
going too near the crater may be
sent to Washington by the governor,
as it is feared the tourists may be
killed.
Col. Richardson will leave in two
weeks for Fairbanks to inspect road
work in the interior town.
W. B. Smith returned from Portage
bay yesterday.
NO FORMAL DECLARATION HAS BEEN MADE—RUMANIA ALSO MOB
ILIZING TROOPS—PETROGRAD 'REPORTS SAY THAT GERMAN
AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE IN GALICIA HAS BEEN CHECKED AND
THAT GERMANS HAVE LOST HEAVILY—KAISER CALLS 2,000,000
MORE MEN TO THE COLORS—BERLIN ADMITS GALICIAN BAT
TLE IS AT A STANDSTILL—PARIS REPORTS FIGHTING IN WEST
UNIMPORTANT AND INDECISIVE—ITALIANS GIVE AMERICAN
AMBASSADOR A GREAT RECEPTION AND HUNDREDS OF AMER
ICAN FLAGS CARRIED IN PARADE—KING IS CALLED WAR KING
AND CONSECRATED. '
tions were made before tbe Italian
ambassador’s residence.
Curb Submarine Activities.
GENEVA, May 22.—The report has
reached here from semi-official
sources to the effect that the Ger
man reply to President Wilson’s note
of protest will assure the American
government that hereafter no Ameri
can merchant ships will be sunk even
in the war zone and that the merch
ant ships of the countries now at
war with Germany will be sunk only
after the passengers and crews have
had an opportunity to leave the ships,
after which they will be sent to the
bottom.
This is taken as indicating the de
sire of the German government to
avoid a break with the American gov
ernment. The reports that have
reached Germany from confidential
agents in the United States indicat
ed clearly that the American republic
was almost a unit in support of
President Wilson and his position in
the matter of sinking the Lusitania
and that Germany could not expect
aid from German-Americans who have
been forced to remain quiet in the
face of popular indignation which
swept the United States when the
news of the sinking of the Lusitania
was published.
Austrians Destroying Bridges.
Acting under orders from Vienna
the military authorities of Austria
have destroyed the bridges in northern
Italy between the positions taken by
the army of defense and the camps
of the ' German-Austrian troops.
Bridges worth many millions of dol
lars have been blown up and are now
in ruins, while almost all communi
cation between the two countries by
rail has been stopped. One bridge
still remains in operation but is heav
ily guarded and mined and will be
destroyed the moment war is declar
ed if the Italians attempt to push
into Austria. This action is taken to
prevent a surprise attack on the Ital
ian troops.
More German Soldiers Needed.
COPENHAGEN, May 22.—The re
port has reached here that the Ger
man authorities have ordered 2,000,
000 more reservists to the colors.
The troops are to be used in putting
in the field a new army to operate
against Italy if the Mediterranean
power joins the enemies of Germany.
Germans Have Huge Reserve Strength
The German nation still has tre
mendous reserve strength in men.
FIRST CHANGE IN
BRITISH CABINET
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Arthur Henderson, Labor Leader,
Goes Into the Ministry—Other
Changes Coming.
LONDON, May 22.—The announce
ment was made today of the appoint
ment of Arthur Henderson, a labor
leader, to succeed Herbert Samuel as
president of the local board in the
British ministry. The announcement
is the first change in the cabinet as
reconstructed at the outbreak of the
war and more changes are to follow.
•Mr. Churchill, First Lord of the
Admiralty, is almost certain to be
dropped from the cabinet, but Lord
Kitchener will remain in spite of the
Opposition of certain parts of the
press.
Many changes are to be made and
all parties in parliament are to have I
representation in the new ministry.
FRENCH -TRAWLER
ISJORPEDOED
LONDON, May 22.—A French trawl
er was torpedoed and sent to the
bottom In the North sea yesterday by
a German submarine. The crew escap
ed in small boats.
Call for Fire Meeting.
The fire department will meet to
morrow 'morning at 10 o’clock at the
fire hall. Fire Chief Finical has ten
dered his resignation and the depart
ment will be called upon to elect a
successor.
ROOSEVELT WINS
TRE DECISION
Jury Was Out for 42 Hours—Wanted
To Divide the Expense of Trial
Between Opponents.
SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 22.—The
jury decided in favor of ex-Presldent
Theodore Roosevelt in the libel case
brought by Republican State Chair
man Barnes against the former presi
dent. The court refused to allow the
jury to tax the costs to both parties,
but insisted that one or the other
must pay and Anally the jury charged
the costs up to Barnes and the case
ended.
The debate on the division of costs
took eleven hours and the jury were
out for forty-two hours on the case.
SEATTLE FAVORS
' SEMI-CENTENNIAL
SEATTLE, May 22.—The suggestion
of Congressman Kahn, of California,
that a semi-centennial he held in this
city in 1917 to celebrate the fifty
years of American rule in Alaska, has
met with general approval and the
chamber of commerce and commercial
club will take steps to carry out the
celebration.
Just what form the ceremonies will
take has not as yet been decided up
on. The business men of Seattle will
be called upon to contribute consid
erable towards the celebration.
The launch Brighton left Valdez
this morning for Port Wells.
Many young men have never been
called to the army. Many trained re
servists have not been called upon
to date as they were not needed and
the authorities had enough to do
with the properly equipped men in
the field.
Ready To Invade Italy.
GENEVA, May 22.—The German
Austro troops are massing at Trent,
Bosen and Meran ready for an inva
sion of Italy at a moment’s notice and
prepared to strike across the Italian
empire from Bassano to Venice, thus
cutting off all of northeast Italy and
the large part of the Italian army in
that region. The sudden concentra
tion at Trent has caused much con
cern in Italy and new troops are be
ing pushed north to protect the flank
of the Italian army concentrated at
Udine and other points along the Ital
ian-Austrian frontier.
Germans Determined To Carry War
Into Italy.
If the break between Italy and Ger
many comes it is evidently the pur
pose of the German war office to car
ry the war immediately into Italy,
using the tried and experienced troops
of the French and Russian campaigns,
crushing the Italian opposition by the
concentration of a well equipped force
and taking positions in Italy, thus
placing the burden of the war upon
the Italians.
500,000 Germans To Fight Italians.
COPENHAGEN. May 22.—It is es
timated by Berlin military experts
that a force of 500,000 well equipped
Germans operating with the Austri
an troops now concentrated at the
Italian border will be sufficient to
crush the soldiers of King Emmanuel,
who are not rated as exceptionally
good fighters.
^Servians Reinforced and Re-outfitted.
ATHENS, May 22.—The entire
Servian army has been re-equipepd
and strongly reinforced and is now
ready to start an offensive campaign
against Austria, invading the lower
Austrian provinces.
Invasion Has Started
The Invasion of Bosnia has been
started and the troops are marching
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RIGGS BANK CASE
UNDER ADVISEMENT
Justice McCoy Indicates, However,
That He Sees No Wrong In Acts
of Treasury Officials.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—Justice
McCoy has taken under advisement
the motion for the dismissal of the
charges brougnt by the officials of
the Riggs National Bank against Sec
retary McAdoo and Comptroller Wil
liams of the Treasury Department.
The justice stated that the evidence
so far had failed to show that Mc
Adoo and Williams have exercised
arbitrary powers and also announced
that the evidence so far received in
dicates clearly that the bank had vio
lated the law and therefore the with
drawal of government funds was jus
tified and the refusal to renew de
posits of the government a proper
measure and showed no malice.
It is expected that the verdict of
Justice McCoy will be against the
bank and the cases will be thrown
out of court, in which event the bank
will start work to secure a congres
sional investigation, when the oper
ations of the Treasury Department
can be aired and the investigation not
limited as it. is by the present suit.
The bankers insist that the Treas
ury officials have tried to wreck the
bank because of the refusal of the
officials to aid Williams when he was
an applicant for his present position.
The Prospector office for job work.
OUTLAWS RULE
IN MEXICO CITY
Administration Asks for Protection
of Foreigners—Much Looting
Is Reported.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The State
Department has been advised that the
outlaws in Mexico City are looting all
residences and are killing and burn
ing, laying the city waste. The con
dition is serious but the administra
tion is unable at this time to aid the
foreigners, although a strong protest
has been made to Gen. Carranza and
to Gen. Villa against the acts of law
lessness committed by the outlaws
and a request for protection for for
eigners in the Mexican capital.
The opposing factions are prepar- '
ing for another big battle. Villa has
received strong reinforcements frony
the north, having moved all garri
sons south to block the Carranza
troops. The outcome of the battle
may decide the fate of the opposing
generals. Gen. Villa cannot stand
another defeat and hold his forces
loyal, he is therefore bringing all his
troops for one desperate attempt to
break down the Carranza strength.
ATLANTIC TRAVEL
STILL CONTINUES
Bookings for 2,500 On Five Liners
Leaving New York Today—More
To Leave Monday.
NEW YORK, May 22.—In spile of
the heavy loss of life on the Lusitan
ia the eastward travel continues and
2,500 passengers were booked to sail
today on the five trans-Atlantic lin
ers leaving for the war zone. The
steamship companies claim that the
travel has increased since the Lusi
tania wreck and not decreased as was
predicted.
The sailings for Monday also show
many reservations have been made on
the steamers leaving Monday.
Many women and children are
among the passengers booked for the
trip into the war zone. Hundreds of
Americans are also on the different
ships.
POPE GIVES FRENCH
PEOPLE S8.000
ROME, May 22.—Pope Benedict
XV. today gave $8,000 for the relief
of the French people held in the nor
thern provinces of France which are
under German control. The people
are said to be starving and need aid.
The German military authorities are
reported to have agreed to allow
many of them, especially the women
and children, to pass through Switzer
land to France.
A BABUIRlT
FOR M’ADOO’S
WASHINGTON, May 22 —A baby
girl was born today to Mr. and Mrs.
William McAdoo. Mrs. McAdoo was
formerly Miss Ellen Wilson, ahd is a
daughter of President Wilson. The
child will be named Ellen Wilson Mc
Adoo.
Ice! Ice! Ice!
One cent a pound delivered to all
parts of the city. Buttermilk, fresh
cream and ice cream. Phone 33.
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