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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
MODERATOR CHOSEN FOR
PEHD[ETOK PRESBYfERY
REV. H. @. HARTRANFT ELECTED
AT CLOSING SESSION HELD
AT STANFTEI.D.

Rev. H c. Hartrannft Of Bend was
yesterday elected as moderator Of the
Pendleton Presbytery at the closing
session of the annual meeting at stan
field, according to the local delegates
at the session. Rev. ]. NJ. COrnelison
was retained as missionary at Tutuil-
La and Rev. r. E. Blackman Of Mil.
ton, was retained as director OF the
Sunday school work IN the nine coun-
ties of the Presbytery.
The meeting proved a very inspira-
tional one and was attended by about
20 ministers and elders. Those at
tendning from Pendleton were Rev.
J. E. Snyder, and Elder j. w. Malon-
ey. Rev. Cornelison and Elder Phil
ip Minthorn of Tutuilla attended and
among the others present were the
following. Rev Blackman and Rev.
A. A. McRae of Milton. Rev. E. w
Warrington of Freewater. Rev. H A.
Noyce Of Umapine, Rev. H. F. Gelvin
and Elder J. M Gilbert OF Pilot
Rock, Rev. W. L Van Nuys OF Prime.
vile, Rev. Hartranft or Bend, Rev.
j. E Faweett and Elder W. T. Reeves
Of Stanfield, Rev. A. Jack Adams OF
Moro. Rev. r. S. Towne OF Sisters,
Rev. l. S. Mershon of Redmond, Rev.
Joseph Herbert OF walla waIla. Rev.
H. Milligan and Rev ]. f. Monnt-
gomery of Portland.
Rev. William Wheeler. Indian min
ister at Tutuilla, was received into
the Presbytery. The business pro.
ceeded so rapidly that the closing ses-
sion was held last night instead OF
Sunday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

WASHINGTON. April 1s.--A Sec
ond fight between residents Of ParFal
was reported today In consular dis
patches from FL Paso. No details
were given. Funston's long code
message which caused a midnight
conference between Wilson and Ba-
ker, was believed to have recon-
mended radical changes in the villa
hunt
Secretary Lansing today sent Con-
sui Rodgers at Mexico City detailed
Instructions regarding Carranza's re-
quest for the withdrawal Of troops
He refused to announce the character
Of the directions 1t was learned au-
thoritatively that he had informed
Rodgers of the administration will
ingness to discuss the proposition with
Arredondo. 1t is understood that
Rodgers was not instructed to treat
with Carranza but merely to inform
him of Lansing's decision to receive
overtures.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

by Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Guinness
ana brought here At the Guinness
nome she hopes to recover her
strength.
1T was trying ordeal" she said
but we were glad to do something
to help in this awful war. we worked
eight hours day, and the minimum
wage was two shilIlngs, five pence. or
IS cents.
THE Young Mems Christian Asso.
citation put up a great building near
the bunitions plant, where meals
were served to the women. At night.
when the zeppelins came, we were
marshalled into this building.
There have been many Zeppelin
raids upon England-many more than
you hear Of here We were warned in
advance There always was much
excitement. Occasionally a woman
would become hysterical and begin to
sob. Then some other one would
start 'Tipperary. ana that always
calmed things But IL ever bomb
had sctruck that building 1t would
have been all over with u.s.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Carranzistas are I.ocatcI.

SAN ANTONIO. April 15.-Army
aviators today located several thou
sand Carranzistas encamped in a pass
between Bavispo valley and Casas
Grandes. Funston reported. 1t was
evident the Mexicans had not moved
for several days Though supplies are
passing over the railroads. Funston
predicted that the rainy season will
hamper operations and make motor
trucks useless He said he has done
everything in his power to obtain the
use Of the railroads,
Entrenchments are being construct
ed along the line of communications.
Fifty-four new motor trucks arrived
at Columbus last night. Army engi.
neers. diverted from repairing roads
were started building defenses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Six Hon.c Team Runaway.

A little excitement was occasioned
yesterday by a six horse team run
away on East Court street The team
belonged to Claude crow. reservation
farmer, who had been at the Pendle-
ton Roller Mills. One of the horses
became scared and SHE'D, causing the
team to jackknife and frighten the
other horses. The wagon was turned
over and damaged somewhat before
the horses were stopped.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
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WASHINGTON, April 15.--Lansing
carefully scrutnized the affidavits OF
American survivors OF the Sussex to-
day and put final touches on the lat
est note to Germany. II was indicated
that the note will be dispatched Mon
DAY Lansing agreed with stones
suggestion to permit republicans TO
attend the conferences over the pro-
posed note.
The note generally was regarded
as the most important yet to be sent
TO Germany II is understood that
the tentative draft outlines the po-
sition that Germany must make
sweeping changes In It's submarine
policy. In no other way can she give
the assurances asked for. Lansing
conferred with the president this af-
ternoon. Perhaps the proposition OF
laying the whole matter before con-
gress will be considered
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Students Quality
to Enter Finals
in Spelling Bee
SCHOOLS IN HERMISToN DIST
RICT HOLD TRY-OUTS FOR
HONORS HERE.
EAST oregonian Special }

. HERMISTON. Ore, April 15.-The
results OF the recept spelling contest
here were as follows Third grade
Roy sutton. Dist. No, 6, Umatilla!
Lawrence Heine, Dist No. 1l2, Colum-
bia. Fourth grade-Percy Gentry,
Dist No. 6. Umatilla! Cralibel Rake.
straw, Dist, No. IL. Hermiston, Fifth
grade-Rosalind Lennox, DIST. s.
Umatilla: Anna Schachermeyer. Dist
No. 6. Umatilla. Sixth grade-Dorris
Swayze, Dist. No. II, Hermiston: Ar
lene Kennedy, Dist. No. Il, Hermls-
ton. Seventh Erade-Edith Powell,
Dist No. 6. Umatilla; Matilda Winslow,
Dist, No. IA, Hermiston. Eighth
grade-Marie Cassedy, Dist No. IA
Herm ston; Bertha Mexican, Dist. No.
II. Hermiston.
Hermiston. Columbia, Umatilla.
Butter Creek and Minnehaha districts
composed the section that tried out
here today for the finals to be held
In Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
SENIORS WIN INTER-CLASS
MEET At ROUNDUP PARK

The annual inter-class four-mle
relay race run yesterday was won bq
the '16 athletes Of the high school
The seniors won the race by a quar-
ter of a mile and did this with COM
paratlve ease, The sophomore class
was the only other one that entered
a team. due to the uck of long dis.
tance men. The race was run In 81
minutes. 3 seconds,
The senior men were Chester Reed.
Claude Baker, Ernest Boylen and
Arnold Minis. The sophomore men
were Gene Boylen, Dewey Gervis
Harold Casey and Arnold Reed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
.BUCKAROOES WILL HAVE A
STRONGER LINEUP SUNDAY
LOCALS WILL MEET WESTON
MoUNTAINEERs; oTRER
TEAMS IN LEAGUE PLAY.

With strengthened lineup tho
Pendleton Buckarooes will 20 into
their second game OF the Blue Noun
tain league season tomorrow after.
noon Their opponents viii Je ths
Weston Mountaineers, who in the Old
days of the league we're Pendletnn's
closest rivals.
Manager McGarrigle has a new
catcher in the person OF a PLAYER
named Kershaw. formerly OF lone.
Clark Varian, old Western Trl-stats
star. win be on third base and Cumm
VIII he shifted from second 10 first.
Ralph Knight will hold down his old
position at second ana Eubanks will
be on short MeGarrigle will do tho
pitching
While the Bucks are trying 10
trounce Weston here. the Echo team
win be crossing bats with Pilot Rock
in Pilot Rock These two teams
evenly matched and should put up
strong game.
The game here will star II 40.
clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

Pendleton followers OF Woodrow
Wilson, irrespective of party lines,
will gather at $3.50 this evening for
an informal banquet under the aus
pices Of the Wilson Club. the affair
to be held in the Eagle Woodman
banquet room, the banquet being
prepared and served by the girls OF
the domestic science class at the high
school.
The banquet will be an informal af-
fair and no printed invitations have
been issued. All men and women
desiring TO show confidence in Pres
ident Wilson are invited to be pres
ent. Those not having tickets may
secure them at the door. Arrange
ments are being made TO accommo-
date 200 people but all who come will
be cared for, the capacity of the room
being 400
NJ. A. Miller, collector OF internal
revenue for oregon, will be the
speaker OF the evening and the only
speaker on the program. Judge j. W.
Maloney president OF the club, win
serve as chairman. During the BAN
quet music will be provided by an or
chestra and vocal numbers will be
given by Miss Edna Zimmerman and
Miss Marie Snyder,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
HUGHES NAME WILL
NOT GO ON BALLOTS
At OREGON PRIMARY
POSSIBLE REPUBLICAN CANDI-
DATE FOR PRESIDENT RE-
FUSES PERMISSION.

SALEM. Ore. April 15.-Hugnes'
name will not be on the primary bal
lots in Oregon on May 10. He tele-
sraphed Secretary Olcott today re-
tusing to permit the filing Of petit
ons presented yesterday. bearing 1900
names.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

LONDON, April l5.--An official
statement by the foreign office de-
clared that Germany's note to Amer!-
ca leaves no further doubt that the
Sussex was torpedoed. Through an In
vestigation II was revealed that no
vessel in the channel except the sus-
sex was damaged in the manner which
the submarine commander described,
II was declared that the German
statement was unjustfed in that the
commander thought the ship a mine
layer Of the Arabic class.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
I.lyernool Cash M-hent.

LIVERPOOL. April 14.-wheat -
Spot No. Manitoba, lSs I'd; No. 3
red winter lis cd; No. 2 hard winter
gulf, lis Sd.
In American terms the highest Liv-
erpool price (for Spot No. Mrnito.
bal is s1SS per bushel.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
suit over Auto.

The Pendleton Auto Co. today
brought suit against Chief OF Police
T, r. Gurdane to recover a REQ run
about which plaintiff claims and
which is in possession OF the defend
ant. he having attached It, D. w
Bailey is attorney for the plaintiff
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
AOAAA4A@NNAANNe
ANOTHER VESSEL SUNK;
AMERICAN Is RESCUED

} WASHINGTON, April i5.--
Consul Skinner at London cabl-
} ed Secretary Lansing that John
} Harrison. a steward on the
, steamer Margana Abbey, which
was torpedoed had been res
eued.
Advices said the Margana ABB
hey was attacked without warn
ing on Saturday, south Of IAz-
ard. The vessel did not resist
the submarine.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 15.-(Spe-
cial Merchants Exchange prices
today, club. bid 81 asked, sS; blue.
stem, $1.0s, asked s1.06.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

Mr. Miller win give a review of the
important legislative measures enact
ed under the administration and also
will treat on the international ques-
tions at issue.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
GIRL FROM KLAMATH
FALLS TAKES LEAD
IN QUEEN CONTEST
MISS WAIVE JACOBS HEADS THE
LIST; MISS SAILING is SEW
ENTH IN RACE

Miss Waive Jacobs Of Klamath
Falls jumed into the Rose Festival
queen contest yesterday with ten
dollars worth of votes TO her credit
and this was enough to put her In
the lead The Grand Army OF the
Republic in Portland entered Mrs,
Maude c. Gilman with over 5000
votes Miss Murlel Sailing OF Pendle-
ton has over 1900 to her credit, most
Of them being newspaper coupon
votes. The following was the count
yesterday:
Waive Jacobs, Klamath Falls 10.00l
Anna Il. Alien, Metropolitan
Afe Insurance Company. -. 1914
George white Corvallis. 80. e.17s
Jewell Carroll, Knights and La
dies OF Security .....,,... 3,729
Maud C. Gilman. Grand Army
OF the Republic ..,..,... 3,1l0
Louise Taylor, Western Union
Telegraph Company ...,. 2,e1S
Muriel Sailing, Pendleton E. 1,742
Marian Anderson, Albany. y.,... 1896
Rose uptegrove, Oregon city. 2S6
Maude Howell, Willamette
Heights s..,."',,,.,s.....
Eleanor Jackson, Modern For
esters, McMlnnville .... s
Edel Fraasch, Eugene .., 4
Candidates from the Hotel Clerks
Association and number OF other or
ganizations are expected to be an
nounced today or Monday and will
bring the number of candidates in the
field to Is or 10.
The count shown here was taken at
noon yesterday, and the next count
will be today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
PRESENT BERLIN
ATTITUDE MUST
UNDERGOCHANGE
Radical Alteration Will Have to be
Made in Submarine Policy to
Meet With Approval Of U. S.
LATEST NOTE ABOUT READY

WhOAe Matter May be Laid Before
Congress; Affidavits American Sur
vtvOrs Of the Steamer Sussex are
Examined BY Secretary Lansing!
NOte MAY Go On Monday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Saturday Market Ends
Weaker at Chicago

CHICAGO, April 15.-(Special to
the Fast oregonlan. )-Today's mar
ket range:
Opening High. Closing
May ..,..$1.16% S1.16h S1.15s
July ...,.$1,15A S1.15A S1141s
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
ENTRENCHMENTS
ARE THROWN UP
TO GUARD LINES
American Troops Taking Precautions
in Case Danger is Threatened
From Any Quarter in Mexico.
CARRANzISTAS ARE WATCHED
Commanders OF the United States Ex-
peditiOn Have Been Ordered n Use
Their Own Judgment In the Event
OF q Crisis; CaFranza Reported
seeking An Alliance.

Ell PASO, April 15.-The re-
ported Mexican attacks on Ameri-
can property at Parral were con-
nFmed In messages today. The
half a million dollar AlvaFadO
mining mill was destroyed. Own
ers OF the railroad have recelv-
ed urgent calls for help from the
manager. 1t was stated that Of
fices were entered and records
destroyed. The messages did not
state the attitude Of the Carran-
"A garrison toward the mob.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
CITIZENS AGAIN
START FIGHT IN
PARRAL SECTION
Americans and Residents Of City Re-
ported to Have CIashed Bot No
Details Have Been Sent.
MIDNIGHT CONFERENCE HELD

Message from Funston Is Discasea
BY Wilson and Baker; It u Beilevesa
That Commander on Border Rec-
ommended Changes IN the Plans Of
Hunting Down vIlIa.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

COLUMBUS. April 15.-Barbed
wire entanglements have been erected
at a few points along the American
LIKES OF communications since Car
rama made his request for the troops
to withdraw. The commanders have
been ordered to use their own judge
m mt in any crisis affecting the safety
of the detachments. Motor trucks
have been ordered to keep close to-
gether.
Lieutenants Dargue and Gorrell
went on a scouting expedition today.
It is believed they watched the move
ments of the Carranzistas.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15

Ninety thousand farms In Texas
have no cows.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
no ADVERTISERS.

The Fast OFegonlan has the largest bona
flde and guaranteed paid circulation OF any
paper In Oregon, east Of Portland and by
far the largest circulation In Pendleton OF
any other newspaper.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-04-15
Wilson Banquet at Eagles
Woodmen Hall, $50 Tonight
Public Invited to Attend Irrespective
Of Partisan Affiliations.
Banquet Data.

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The Washington times., 1916-11-05
$4,000 AUSTRIANS
KILLED ON |S0Nz0
Fiercest Fighting Of War Marks
Cadorna's Renewed Drive on
Trieste.

ROME. Nov. S.--Twenty- five thousand
Austrian soldiers were killed. wounded
or captured In the first four days of
General Cadorna's new sweep OH
Trieste,
No Offensive on the Austro-Italian
front since the beginning Of the war
has been marked by such fierce 1ght-
Ing. Battling In the Carso mountain
leads, italian and Austrians have met
in, hand-to hand struggles that have
continued at some places all night,
An especially furious combat preceded
the capture OF Veliki hill by the
Italians. The summit was crowned by
heavy Austrian artillery that drew a
semi-circle Of fire against the base OF
veliid and prevented Cadorna's men
from advancing I'm frontal attack.
Several small italian attachments UNI
slopes on the sides OF Veliki outside
this FIRE zone. without waiting for re-
endorsements they scaled the sides. sur
prisedi the enemy. and after a brief en-
counter with bayonets and daggers cap
tured the Austrian battery. The VIC
tors signaled news OF their success to
their waiting Comrades below, and then
turned the captured guns on the Aus
trian trenches to the east.
In the lighting southeast OF Goritz.
Italian infantry charged over wide
area which had been flooded by the
Vertoibilla river. At some places they
advanced to the attack in water waist
deep holding their rifles high above
their heads.
II is estimated here that 10000 Aus
TRAN troops are defending the Isonzo
line now under attack by Cadorna.
Several Austrian battalions have been
practically wiped out OF existence.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
ALLIES GIVE LARGE
. 1917 STEEL ORDERS
New Shell Contracts May Total
Million Tons.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5,-Mill reserva-
lions for shell steel to the extent of
about 100000 tons were taken up last
week by agents of the allied govern
pnents for shipment over tho second
half of 1917. including about 5000 tons
81 special ANALYSIS steel for shipment
10 France in ths first quarter Of next
: This Is only the beginning of such
business. 1t Is confidently expected
that similar contracts to be cSosed for
ehipment In the third and fourth quart
ers of 1917 will aggregate between $780,
900 and 100000 tons.
!, Some additional munition orders are
likely to be placed with domestic manu-
iacturers too, and they will call for
further heavy orders of billets and bars
for late 1917 and early 1918 delivery.
Railroad equipment manufacturers are
making heavy drafts upon the steel
mills for bards, plates and shapes.
buoyant. Prices in the South are up
$3.50 to a a ton on export sales and
81 to Sc II ton on domestic contracts
In tho North further advance OF So
a ton has been established. Sales are
still large, totaling over 100000 tons
last week.
Earnings of the United States Steel
Corporation In September were at the
rate OF nearly so ton. In the fourth
quarter an average OF SSl ton is ex-
Tho October output Of crude and fin
tshed steel was about per cent greater
than In September, and shipments We're
larger, Notwithstanding car shortage.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
BAT TIE RAGING NEAR
GEN. PERSH'NG'SL|NE
Large Scouting Parties Sent
Out to Protect American
Troops and Supplies.
Continued from First PageJ

again. Most of the reports agree that
the chase is to be resumed right after
the election IL the Democrats win.
Color Is lent to this by the appearance
here on the border OF Lieut.. Col. c. b.
Baker. in charge of motor truck trans
portation for the army, and the current
story that he Is en- route to General
Pershing with n view Of constructing a
tramway from Columbus to the PERISH
ing base.
Colonel Baker, after a visit here OF
several days, left for Columbus and
from there Is going south to confer with
General Pershing. He will observe the
working OF the motor trucks between
Columbus and Colonia Dublan. and II
Il Is the intention of the Government to
construct tramway for the motor
trucks the details probably will be
worked out before he leaves this sec
ton.
Colonel Baker was accompanied by j.
G. Rogers, general superintendent of the
Pennsylvania railroad ana president of
the American Railway Association.
1t Is proposed. according to apparently
we'll authenticated reports, to construct
a light tramway, using ordinary wooden
ties and light steel rails.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
NO PASSPORT, BUT
MARBURG LEAVES
Sails for Europe to Rejoin British
Aviation Corps.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-LTheodore
Marburg. jr., left here yesterday on
the steamer Noordam for Falmouth,
to rejoin the British Aviation corps.
Marburg sailed without citizenship
documents since he was refused n
passport by the state Department to
return to Great Britain as an Amer
lean citizen on the ground that he had
forfeited his citizenship by enlisting
in tho Royal Flying Corps of England.
Some time after the war beganMar-
burg joined the British airmen, and
lost n leg in the service. He recently
returned to the United States to re-
cuperate. Before sailing he said he
had ordered an artificial limb, and in
tended to resume flying.
After the war. he stated, he will
take up the matter of having his cit
izenship restored.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
lrishman Twists Lions
Tail in Australian Speech

BRISBANE. Australia. Nov. "a re-
markable speech on Ireland which was
made recently by the Queensland minis
Ter for justice. J. Finely. resulted in
the basis for motion of no confidence
in the Ryan government, of which he
is member. the defeat Of the motion
and a spirited manifestation OF loyalty
TO Britain.
In addressing the Queensland Irish
Association, Mr.. FINELY. while explain
ing that personally he had no quarrel
with England, characterized il az tho
home Of cant. humbug and hypocricy."
lilo declared that no lrishman after re-
cent events in Ireland should he
ashamed Of his nationality or have the
impertinence TO apologize for robcls.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
FUNERAL RITES FOR
CAPITAL RESIDENTS
Places and Time Of Services Ar.
ranged by Bereaved Families.

Capt. William w. Low, U. s. M. C.
Funeral services for Capt. william
w. Low, U. s. NJ. C.. who was killed
In action at santo Domingo on October
y. will be held at the receiving vault
at Arlington National Cemetery to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Parmelee Low, two chill
dren. and by his two sisters, Miss
Grace Low and Mrs. Russell, all OF
New Haven. Conn, and his brother.
Major 7. ii. Low. U. 4. NJ. c., retired,
who resides In this city.
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
Members of Police Force
Are Sent to New Posts

The following policemen have been
the majority Of them on
request:
Mounted-H. II. Smith. from Seventh
to Tenth; John Boland, Tenth to Sew
enth.
Bicycle-w. d. Vaughan. Eighth to
Fourth; Lex Cox. Fourth TO Eighth; c.
+. Ehless, Sixth TO Second; T. ID.
Walsh Second to Sixth.
Footmen-F. F.. Woodward. Fifth TO
Second: Il. NJ Odum, Second 10 Fifth /.
~. d. Gallagher. Fifth to Seventh; Otto
Johnson, Seventh TO Fifth: II. w. Clark,
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
IMPORTANT MEXICAN
DEVELOPMENTS DUE
Things Will Break" After Elec-
ton, Is Belief Here.

Reports that important develop
ments in Mexico will follow Tuesdays
election spread in official circles to-
day.
one report reaching Washington
from the border was that Gen. John
j. Pershing. commanding the Ameri-
can forces In Mexico, has tentative or
ders to take the field again against
villa in the event of Democratic
victory at the polls.
This brought forth a vigorous denial
from the War Department.
Another report, which went unde-
MED was that an agreement had been
reached between the American and
Mexican mediation commissioners at
Atlantic City for withdrawal of
Pershing's army from Mexico after
election.
Opposite Action.
These two reports. calling for dia-
metrically opposite action, were
among dozens Of rumors Of contem-
plated action by the Administration in
Mexico. Out of the mass OF reports
and rumors a widespread feeling grew
that important developments are on
loot that will bring the Mexican uues-
ton again prominently to the front
as soon as the election excitement is
over.
One circumstantial story in circula-
The Washington times., 1916-11-05
EMPEROR ACCEPTS
DUMBA'S RESIGNATION

BERLIN (by wireless 10 Sayville. l..
ID. Nov. 4-<Dr. Dumba. who was re-
called as Austrian ambassador to Wash.
ington at the request of the United
States Government, has rendered his
resignation to Emperor Franz JOSEF,
said Vienna dispatch today.
The Emperor accepted the resignation,
at tho same time thanking Dumba for
the excellent service he had rendered.