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V. s t Wm OREWW U YEN C The Weakly Interertae la worth the trice. Conv pare K lth ether n4 Inert eubacrlee. FIFTY flHtT Vf AH NO. 11. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1917. UTAILItHIO 1MI MIS AMBASSADOR GulARD REPORTS TO STATE DEPARTMENT TIT SINKING OF SHIPS WONTSTOP Whin t h -n . Iiooevrr. the avrrag di-atnii (Inn baa l"x n ,rtnr half that Food roiidllluiie In Germany l' t Mr. Gerard's rl y li ft nn rrxrt-d a 'iliiua lull not in-rarlly rrllli Tills iUMtlnn U liMki'i llH.n br I he American gnvrrnmriit liuimrtanl bmaiia of lla Ix'ttrllift 111111 llm piiaal bllltr of further peace iiintra l.r Or in n n y III the lirar future Mat at Dpot Tin r-i aiiihaaaadnr arrlird hrrr frimi Key Wml, Ma. Imrlly aft -r hihiii and mil at I lit- Million by a group of official A formal iitnli'im-iit aa (Ivi'ii mil y Mr. Omul ku Iiik Iik would make lila report Id tin' go relutloiia between Germany aaml '"im..-ih ami woum tun iuik n.r pui.ii- rallini II" wl'l gu In Ni'W Yulk t iiiiirrnw fur a furiiiul r-f i . t li .r in l (. nil ml t, l tn ihrrn Friday. The report made tv tin' imnli.i aailur In I In- atule il'-purt n( a it n iliTiitiH.il In ili.il iHtrtlriilurly with Ilia In ntini'iil airiinli'il liltnai'll atul other WAHIIIMITON, Mar. h )r..-F.-Ainliaarailur llernrd, freali from Iter llll, reported to Hie alutn il' lmllini'lit today that In n li li ft thrrn waa nvlilt.ni.il dial Germany fully Intended carrying out tirr rutlili'aa euhiimrtne rainiwilgn, rKurillna nf th prosper! nf mar lth Hi" t'nltr.J Hlatea, ami thill llir tnlk nf peace hail barn abandoned. Thn r aniliaiamlor ill 'I mil ere I'rfnlili-nt Wllaoil heiauae I In pr"l lit la atlll i'oiiIIiikiI In lila riMiin, lull tin conferred al length with ImiIIi Him--rrtnrr lanaliiK ami t'oiuior llnr I'n'k, ami went out with I ln-iii in tli-tilt event bailing Ihi liri'uk In diplo matic tin. In 1 1 I'll Htalca. m Succtti. Mr. tiiTi.nl reported I lint German officiate apparently hhihIiIiti-iI tli rni'iiii-tii.- nf submarine rut lilf-n.-aa before proclaiming II, and. aa far aa ln rnnlil li-iirn, were i-otiflililit L IS TO BEERECTED 10.000IKH DI SUMMER A m.-rli una folloalug I hi- brnk In dip nf lla aurrrsa. Wlirti In- lift IUtIIH. ; louiatlr nlatli.n. the effort of the howrter, tlin rnmpiilitn wna only In (i. riiiuii gott-nitiiriit to get lilm In re lla oiul p -k ami Ilm German j affirm tin- nlil treaty nf I H'Jh ltli i-j were atlll pit'dlctliiK tin deitrne tlon ti-imHr i luuiein. thn Kcnrrtil ut t it ml nf 1,0(10.00(1 lima of shipping a month nf llm Ci riimii k .-rinii. il t ami imlilir (lu amount ailmltt.'il l.y Toutonlc I InnanU auhiiiiirlin- viiirfur.-. i -a. Hrta In tin rmn-utUI fur un I'ffis tlvn i ami r.-tutliuia ltli tin. Cult.-.) Slut.-i atarvntlon I.Iim kiiitn nf KiikIuiiiI. ami rninlltlima In CiTiuiiiiy Oraifon City ii to hava new f 1 0, (KK) hoilUl. It will U pr art ally under Ilia Mm manairrmant th praarnt boipiUl loratrd on Waililnr tun itraH U-tit Klavanth and Twelfth itta. Tha jm-wnt build In It to bo movtd to tilia aid o at to make room for the new itrurtur. The nrw Hoiital will fare Tenth atreeL This buildinif If to bo erert d on the Unit plan and will bo under ronatrurtion in tha early aummrr. At the prrieiil time the Orrifon City hoijiital la almott too email to accomodate thoee dnirlnjf to uniltr to nifdiral treatmmit, and it hai born found ni-aary either to enlarge the buildmir or to erect a larger building than the preterit one. The Oregon Cty hoaptal waa ea talillalied aliout ti yenra ai'o, and l.onda urrn laaued for tin' pun liaan of tha property. Thrae have been paid off duniiK the paat year and the insti tution la on a fooHiiK o aa to I able to fliiiim c the proKa.-d tuilldliiK Thla la one of thn iimul alKlitly lix-atlona In the. rlly, ami la bli-al for a Inmpltal. Miaa Mary Swalea, who ii auprrin- trtidnrit of the hoapltnl, fa a graduate nurae of the Good .Samaritan hoapi- lul trulnliiK a. Ii.miI. SUB SINKS AMERICP l'ortl..ii . ''. C'or. t.ki..- WITHOUT WARNING; CAPTAIN, LIKE SKIPPER IRESON SAILS A WA YLEA VING BOA TS A TSEA GEORGE LAZELLE IS NEW PRESIDENT OF CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR; DATES SET FOR SEPTEMBER 18-19-20-21 GERMANS N Other ONIccera Are Choetn and Pre. Hmlnary Arrangement! for Big Ex hibition Are Placid on Foot PRESIDENT WILSON COMMERCIAL CLUB 1 L PASS P ROADBONDISSUE Thn Ciiiiiinen lul cluli will go on SCHNOERR ARREST REPORT IS DENIED FROM BOTH SIDES ItrixrU to I ho tfTi-cl (hut Guntav I Kchnoirr tin if hoitn arrpyliwl hv rnrs. a a a a it... AAi nmt ' rrcoru lor nr aanmai u. ,.vu...v of ,lu. fl.d,.ru, .L..n,,,,,,,! road bond Uaiio next Monday nlKht. of Juatlrr. hli:h were wlilHy rlrculi Thn board of governor luat nlKht ttl tliroiiKhoiit Oregon City Wcilnea- aiilhorlrwl a moptlng of tho cluli for, day. pn flutly drnlinl by both Mr. thn coiialdi'rallim of the quoatlon. ('oininrri'liil nrKiinliiitlotia of a ecu re of Oregon towiia linvo nl ready en dnraed tin pniHianl to Ikbiio bondi totnlliig 10.000.000 for thn ronntruo Hon of a ayatem of pprtunni'iit lilKh wnya. At thn iiii'i'llliK li.rv- licit Monday nlKht, thn iiii-Htlon will bv dlai'iiNHod from nil aimli-a. It Ih cxM'ti-d tluit In thn I'vi-ut tho cluli glvca tho propuniil lla off U lul auni'tlon, Hint u commlttoo will tin namod to tniikii u careful an J tlioroiiKh I'umimlKn of flurkiimiiH rounty. F PROM COMMISSION ClncknmiiH county will rccclvn from tho atnto hlcliwny fund $15,000 for the improvimitmt of tho riu lllc lllnliway iM.twwn Oroiton City nml Now Krn, and It Ik oxportnd HiIb mnnoy will bo I'xpimdcd In 1917. Tha appropriation wiih miido luat yiMir by tho lilnnwny commlHHlon, and un It Iiiih Iiih'U iinnoiinrod that tho now commlMHlon would knop tho proinlHOR for ullotmontii mado by thn old commlHHlon, tho county court will procned with Uh phina for tho open ing of tho Now Km flit-off. It wa Htntod Vi!(ltH'F.day that phop orty ownom JuhI hoiiIIi of Caniuiiah woro holding up plans for n dollnlto program by rofiiHlng to glvo tho iico onnnry right of wuy, and ttilH Ih thu HrHt mnttor that will linvo to bt Ironed out. Tho eHtlmate for a maendam .road from Ctttioinnh to Now Krn Involves an exixtndlturo of 00,000. on n water grado, eliminating tho stiff hill grade from thn South Knd road out of Oro- gon City. Kelilioerr and Acting fulled Stale DlHtrlit Attorney Itobert It. Itunklii of Portland. "I do not I'.now nnythlng of audi nrreHt," aald Mr. Itnnkln Wedneadny evening, "and It la certain that 1 ahould know of any action uiiIchr Nomeone wiw taken In an overt act wliern no warrant would tin needed Mr. Sthnoerr, who was ut It It home Wednesday night, nnld: "I guesa someone must have been trying to play a Jokn on me. There la ubsoliitely nothing to It. I have not be -ii arrf Htod and no secret ser vice men have been to see me "I think tho people will tako it as n Joke. All of them know that when HiIh country Is In trouble SELEC1S MEMBERS OF NEW TARIFF BOARD WASHINGTON, March U-Prea- ident Wilson hat selected mcmbera of the new tariff board aa follows. I'rofeasor Frank Taussig, who will act as chairman; W. S. Culberson, Kansas; William Kent, California; David J. Lewis, Maryland; E. P. Cot- tigan, Denver, and Daniel Roper, for merly conected with the postoftlce de partment Cciime I-uidle waa rhot-n Friday to ln-ud Hie Clackamas County Fair aaaiH'lutlon. Imte for tim fair. hl.i Is held an nually ut Canby, were flxi-d for H.-p-tellltM-r IH l-20:i. Following the ctectlun of Mr. Ijii.-lle. ('. S. Walt wna eelH-t.-d as vlre-pretl-dent; W. II. Illalr was nude trenaurer; and (!. F. Johnmin, recently s diK-ted head of the publicity rniiiiiilttee of the Oregon City Coinini-nliil club, wat lium.-d as secretary. . Kd Fort unn wilt be in rlmrVe of tho racing, lie waa te!e ted at racing manager. George Laielle. Li EGI SLATORS FILL OFFICES BY LOT IN FAR ALASKA FLEDGLING MOTORIST CIA BREAKS OFF PL0T;RUSHC0PS; NO PLOT AT ALL NEW YORK, March 14A group of Germane fitting around a table in a Brooklyn beer garden discussing Fort Hamilton and Fort Totten, ttart- ed an alarm early today which re . suited in the mobilization of a motor- cycle and machine gun guard on the j land fide of both forts. I Police Commissioner Wood said to ! day persona who overheard the dis I cusslon of the alleged plot to qap ! ture" the forts reported to Captain I Cooper at Fort Totten and he request ' ed mobilization of police. Wood de- spatched Deputy Commissioner I Schull and Captain Tunney with a squad of detectives to Brooklyn to i investigate. They found no evidence i of a plot and the police guard waa j withdrawn. AUTO; NO ONE HURT A painless automobile accident oc curred here Tuesday when A. Q. Long, a farmer, niomenturllly lost control of bl new Ford and flror it Into a Hub V belonging to G. W. lluck. lxing wat attempting to make tho turn at the corner of Twelfth and Main streets. Duck had the right of way. Hut Long, being a new driver, became ronftmcd and ran his car right into tho front of the larger machine. Dainago amounted to a bent fender and a bursted tire, lxing paid the re pair bill. RELATIONS SEIZES GERMAN VESSELS JUNEAU, Alaska, March 14. "Just to tako an Alaskan's sporting chance," mcnibors of the territorial Cut legislature have adopted a resolution Schlloerr will stand on Its Bldil." demanding thnt nil ennrliilntM for The story about Selmoerr. who as legislative jobs from president down shall draw lots. The resolution was olTcrcd by Representative Frank A. Aldrich, Democrat, of Nome, as tho only solution of a hopeless deadlock. a former representative of Clackamas rounty In the Hlnto IcKlHlaturn and vice president of tho Consolidated (iermnii Speaking societies of Oregon Is w ld dy know n, came uh a cllnuu to a number of rumors which urono In connection with n petition circulated among local GermaiiH, praising Sena tor Utile for IiIh stand. LA GRANDE IS WRATHY WHOSHOT WOMAN IJl GRANDE, Or, March 14. Mtb. C. E. Goorgo, an elderly widow who waa shot In the ankle yesterday when tongmen riddled William Eng, a young Chinese, with bullets aa he atood In front of the postofflce, It In danger of losing the injured foot X-ray pic tures show the bone It badly shat tered. iPuhllo Indignation at Chinese In general It even more sharply defined than yeeterday. v GRAND JURY IS TO MEET FRIDAY FOR SHORT SPRING TERM District Attorney Hedges Wednes day petitioned tho circuit court to call a special grand Jury to convene Friday to consider tho amen' which are now being held up for action. Nono of tho citHes are of any great Importance, Mr. Hedges stated Wed nirnday. but tho district attorney's of ficii Ih anxious to clean up Its busi ness without waiting an additional three months for tho court to call tho grand Jury In regular fashion. It Is customary to call u spt'da grand Jury between each regula grand Jury. No one Is in Jul! await tng action. FRANCE HAS SPENT 83 I PARIS, March 14. At tho end ol Juno, Franco will have spent during tho war In round figures 83,000,000,000 francs, according to a report tmido by Raoul Perot, reporter of tho budget committee of tho chamber of depu ties, In behalf of tho committee on tho provlHlonnl credits asked by tho gov ernment for tho second qunrtor of the year. The resources of every nature renl- Ized (Wiring tho same period arc esti mated by M. Perot at 73,40S,00O",O00 francs. 'ODS FISH AND LINES! FIND DEEP SEA CAT NOT PURPLE EITHER REDONDO, BEACH, Cat., Mar. 12 Carl Hanten tnd George Fitch returned from a flirting trip to day, bringing with them a large black cat they found riding an empty keg five milet out at tea. WASHINGTON, March 14. Dip lomatlc relationi between China and Germany were broken by China today, according to an official message to the navy department The Chinese government has seized all s D GERMAN E IS RELATIVE OF KAISER WILHELM PHILADELPHIA, March 14. The plot to smuggle goods aboard the German interned ships in the League Island navy yard, which has so far German merchant vessels, about resulted in five arrests of prominent six In number, in bhanphal harbor, German-Americans, assumed more and the crews have been put ashore, sinister aspects today when it became Armed guards have aboard the vessels. ZEPPELIN DEAD. LONDON, March 8. Count Zeppe lin Is dead, according to a dispatch from rierlln received by Reuter's Tele gram company. According to a Ber lin telegram transmitted by Router's Amsterdam correspondent. Count Zep. polln died this forenoon at Cbarlotten- burg, near Berlin, of Inflammation of the lungs. S SUIT AGAINST ESTATE D.V A MORTGAGE been placed known that Adelbert K. Fischer, ar rested with his wife Monday, is not only a relative of the kaiser, but is an officii of one of the largest marine engineering companies in the world in Hamburg. Fischer's daughter is the wife of the owner of the Hamburg firm. Mrs. Emma G. Louslgnont Thurs day brought suit In the circuit court asking foreclosure of a $400 mortgage held against IH acres of property forming a part of the estate of the lute John C. Dean. The suit Is brought against Cordelia Bartlett, administratrix. LONDON, March 14The Ameri. ran steamer Algonquin ftll victim Monday to tho German ruth I eat tuo marine warfare. All of her crew of 27 were saved, according to official advices received by tha American embassy from tho American contul at tho port where they were landed. The Algonquin wat attacked with nut warning by shell Are from tho German U-boat. . After the crew had taken to the lifeboats, tho German commander tent a detachment of his men aboard tha Algonquin. They act bombs which tank the ship. Tho submarine opened lire from point three miles distant from tha tha Algonquin and fired 20 shells at the first futilade. When appealed to, the submarine's commander refuted the request of tha turvivort to tow the lifeboats and, departing, l:ft the Algonquin's crew to their fate. Captain A Nordberg. of the Algon quin, gave the following account of the attack: "It was Just after daylight Monday. We were attacked without warning. The submarine started fire at a range of three milet. When about 25 she'll had been flrd at the Algonquin of which four hit her forward, the crew decided to take to the boats and pulled away from the alnklng vessel. 'Then the submarine approached and with only b r periscope showing, sailed around the steamer several times. Finding that the crew had abandoned the ship, the submarine came to the surface. Some of the Germans boarded the Algonquin and placed bombs aft These were ex ploded and within a quarter of an hour the tteamer disappeared. "I appealed to the submarine com mander for a tow towards land. In view of the roughness of the weather, but the German gruffly replied: 'No, I am too busy.' "The crew pulled away Mn their boats, none being injured br shell Ore. but all Buffered from exposure. "AH psrsonal effects and the ship's papers were lost" GERMAN MONEY IS FOOD SHORTAGE MAY CAUSE MARS E HOME; LANE E r -l WITNESSTHIS'ONE GHOSTS START SUIT BREAK INT0C0URTS SPUDS; WOMEN SAV DEALERS BOOST PRICE SEATTLE, March 12-Advlco from the "spirit world" by a "Ger man profeaaor who died 400 years ago," hat left wealth, bitter dis tention and law tultt In Its wako hero. E. H. Alvord and his father, T. M. Alvord, claim to bo beneficiar ies of a myttlo Influence through which detailed plana of an auto matlo wood pulp compressor woro convoyed to a franco medium. LONDON, March 12. England feols the pinch of shortage of pota toes in her decreased food supplies today more then America would un der the same circumstances. The Britisher has on inordinate potato np petite. It is this shortage of potatoes that is causing the only real outcry here. It was manifested in accusations from the poorer quarters of Londan that certain provision shops and mar kets are saving up their present sup plies, hoping later to extract extor tionate prices. SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. 10. Bread will sell at 1 cents a loaf Monday. L; KIEL TWO NURSES SAI.ONIKI, vln Uindon, March 14 "Enemy avlntors again bonibardoa onr hospital at Vcrtckop," says a Ser bian official statement today, "caus ing heavy loss of life among both pat ients and personnel. Two English nurses wero among those killed. "Tho hospitals are completely sep arated from any other buildings and are distinctively marked with a red cross." TO SHUT UP SHOP ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH SIX WIDOWS ARE WED TOY LUCK ONCE AGAIN VANCOUVER, Wash., March 14. Six widows took huabanda today. The couplet, all from Port land, were: W. W. .Egan .and Mrs. Agnet Hampton; H. F. Shockley and Mrs. Mary Hunter; Ora Lindsay, and Mrs. Elizabeth Claggett; Albert Robinson and Mrs. Catherine Peer, and W. D. Ruatet and Mrs. Maude Orrla. WASHINGTON, March 13. A general peace move will be launched within three or four months, accord ing to views of diplomats and officials today. , v In the opinion of military men, government authorities and repre sentatives of foreign powers here, there are many elements at work which are tending to brtog the great world war tc its closing stage. These elements include an increas ingly acute food situation in all the warring nations, particularly among the central powers; a growing unrest among the peoples as indicated by the dissatisfaction manifested toward the entente cabinets; possibility of any one of the principal nations breaking suddenly under the military; and growing belief that neither side can achieve an overwhelming victory such ns would force a strictly military peace. It is now believed here that Pres ident Wilson's suggested "peace with out victory" will result in fact and possibly not later than July 1. WASHINGTON, March 14. Sen ator Chamberlain probably will go to Oregon to fill in the interval until the extra session if the senate adjourns this week. Possibly Senator Lane also will return home, but he has not fully decided. WASHINGTON. March 14. Confi dential diplomatic reports from the representatives of a neutral govern ment In Mexico passing through here on their way to Europe say the Ger man bank In Mexico City and the Ger man legation there are guiding virtu ally the entire flnanicol and diplo matic affairs of Mexico. According to these reports, the ac tion of Mexico in sending recently to the American republics a note on the subject of peace in Europe was di rected by the officials of the German legation, while the German bank la Bald to have come into control of tho Mexican financial situation. Frank E. Andrews Friday brought suit in the circuit court against J. E. Gage, asking foreclosure of a mort gage on thre9 acres of Clackamas county property which, Andrews states was given as collateral on a $1116 note. CHILD TAKEN FROM HER FATHER: GIVEN TO MOTHER Reopening the divorce case of Henry Llebe against Ruth Liebe, Cir cuit Judge Campbell Thursday gave the custody of Florence Llebe, a minor child, to Mrs. Llebe and ordered Llebe to pay $10 a month toward the support of the child. Rich Burglar Sleeps on Job; Lands in Jail ward F. Barron, wealthy society man and graduate of Harvard university, was In the city prison hero yesterday charged with burglary. Barron waa found by police early this morning sound asleep In the office of Smith. Emery A Co., asaayors, close to a box containing platinum valued at $10,000. NATION WILL BARE TEETH IN PRESIDENTS NEXT MESSAGE; in SEH QIIESTIO N WASHINGTON, March 14. Pres ident Wilson's message to the Sixty fifth congress, called in extra-ordinary session April 16, will be sharply militant Defense measures such as the coun try has not been called upon to fur nish since the Spanish-American war, will be urged by the president for im mediate consideration and prompt action. These are expected to include: Legislation covering all matters collateral with the defense of x the American merchant marine. Suggestion for action on some form of universal service or training to prepare .the American youth for ser vice on land and sea, if called upon. Appropriations for the army, and Conservation measures which will release for immediate use the miner al and oil resources now locked un in i , - i . puonc tanas. Universal training promises to be the biggest question facing congress. President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker hava sent out an appeal for "thoughtful public opinion upon the needs and wishes of tho country" on this "radical departure from tho military traditions of tho country."