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4fW J ii . - i l -A UMO VOL. LY NO. 17.177. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 13, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SWEDISH STEEL SEEKING MARKE EON-OLD MYSTERY E 311 COAST SUFFRAGISTS RAISE $41,000 FOR CAUSE SUM. LISTED tV 15 MINUTES BY CONGRESSIONAL UNION. F, SOLVED BY FOSSIL FIGHT WITH ALLIES OPPOSE MONARCHY FATAL COLLISION BIG STOCKHOLM MILL REPRE skitletox snows ruompprs SENTATIVE LS HERE. WAS ONK-TOED. SHARP DEWD NADEOniA BULGARS FORCING IIS I E AflO Si y Shelling of Ancona De clared "Barbarous.11 VANTDM ACT IS DENOUNCED Diplomatic Relations Are Be lieved in Grave Danger of Being Broken. TEXT OF NOTE GIVEN OUT United States Considers Prin ciples of Humanity Were Ig nored by Submarine. ' TTASniNGTON. 13 Tt text tf thm Amk not to AustrU llinniry rerarrjin. th wlir.f cf tfc JuIUn wttmts&P Anron, Tr.Mi ptb We tonijrr.t. rtvta? a formal demml hy t. T.nitr.1 SUte fjr protrrt !- ffw;M -. for th punishment of the? lubnann ectr.s-Jindcr nd ifr reparation fcr th payment of IndVra-t.i-y for th kStis r.d Ir.jurinr f lr.nocr.t AxBericmn citi-setu. Tha demand foHow a tAtemT.t in lirmiaz Aastria-Hunrary that th food relation of th two countries most re-t tpen a common re.rd for law ar.J karr.ar.ity." Act IVnoanrrd as Barbarous. ' Th not arraijm th hnirr and tarred u.-.r cf th Unr as "inhuman. tarbaroc' and a "wanton laughter" ef hc!p!r men. women and chU ttrtn." In official and d-ptomatic circle th fommur.icalion U retarded aJ bring th mmt emphatic declaration to come from the United State Co-rensment tinea th bejinnif-S the European war. No attempt U made to conceal th fact that unte the demand are tpickly complied with diplomatic re lation between th two coutries will be in rre danger cf beir.j aerered. Tell of Note Givea Out. ' Tie text cf the note, which waj banded to the Austrian Foreign Office Thursday by Ambasaador rcnfield, oH-Twa.: "The Secretary State to Arnba ador renfield. Department of State. Washington. D. C. December 6, 1915. rica.ie dc!iTr a note to the Minister ef Foreign Affair. textoa" a fol lows : "Reliable Information obtained from American and ether orivor who were pa.iser.cer. on the steanvship Ancona how that cn Noreraber 7 a ajbmahne flying the Anjtro-Hun-(ariaa Has fired a aotid shot toward Ihe teamhip; that thereupon the An cona attempted to escape; but being overhauled by the submarine she atopped: that after a brief period and before the crew and passenger were ail ab!e to take to the boat the sub marine Tired a cumber cf shells at the eel and tr.V.y torpedoed and ark her while there were yet ar.any person oa board. , Many Killed er Wotroded. "By funflre and foondcrinj cf the .! a Lar y camber of person lost their live or were seriously Injured, emor.jr whom were citaen cf the L ruled States. "PuMx statement cf the Atntro llir.faruii Admiralty ba been brought to the attention cf the Gov ernment cf the Unite! States and re ceived earful consideration. This atatemeat substantially confirm the frvu-ipal declaration of the survivor, a it admit that the Ancor.a after bin shc"ed wa torpedoed and sunk hi!e person were still on board. "The Aiutro-Har rarian rovemment bat been advUeil. throcjh the cor respondence whith ha pu.ed between the United States and Germany, cf the altitude of the Government cf the United State as to the o.e of sub rrr.r in attackin; vessel cf rora rnerv. and the asuiesoence cf Ger-tna.-y la that attitude, yet with full knowted;e on the part cf the Au.tro f'jnsrana.i foverameet ef the view ef the Government cf the United Stare a express! in no uncertain term to the ally ef Austria-Hungary, the commander cf the submarine which attacked the Ar.cora failed to put In a place cf safety the crew and passenger of the vessel which he p arpoaed to destroy because, it i pre- Connecting Mnk Between Mrohl pa and Modem Jlonw GItt Morh Jot to Scientist. AVX ARBOR. Mica.. Pee. 13. Ppe- ri.i vrr. E U TroxeL assistant curator of the museum of the Cnlver site ef Wlcb!;a. baa Just returned from the IUS Laade of the Dakota. where be dtscovered a perfect mount tol bone, which roamed that country .'. years ago, and a partial skele ton of a pllobtppus. a one-toed boree which lived l..0 year after the mesobippus wa extinct. The pllohtppus Is the connecting link between the mesohlppus and the mod ern boree. Ir. Troxell's discovery of the :iohlrPus Is tbe only one ea rec ord. Vpeaktni; of tbe pllohtppus fos sil tonlfht Ir. Trex.Il said: "It's tbe bi-.t foeeil Bad la yearm, It discovery wi'.I be extremely valu able to science, for Us discovery will Car up a Ion disputed question as to I wbether tbe pltoblppus bad ea r three toes ea each bind fooL" OREGON BUILDING IS TAKEN Army Accept Offer for Clabboase I for Presidio Officers, VAN rRANClC Dee. IS. Out of triAssuUr t ancle of ownership lavolv - Inr the Oreaoa Commission, the Tnltsd rtate Government and a San Fran - Cisco contractor, came the announce - meat last aUhl that the Ore on build- lee at the Panama-Pactse Exposition I : ' " " . . .CTriTlZZ had been pre-nled to the United Klate Army as a clubhouse for e(3- . . Early last week representative here! ef tbe Commission announced tbe trulld livr bad been sold to a contractor for l:i. Th.n came news from Orecon that the bulldlex bad been presented te the United Males Army, and last nlCht word was received that the Oov ersment bad accepted the offer. AMERICAN SHIP IS "ENEMY" German Prise Court Pas see on Pas of Balm aha. HAVBCRO. Germany, via London. Dec. IS. Th prise court which has before It the case of the American ship I'sss of Balmaba baa decided to treat her aa "aa enemy vessel." It la an nounced that the evidence baa estab lished tbst the ahlp wa under the British flag until the end of 1014 an4 wa sold to aa American company after tbe outbreak of the war. The Pas of Balmaha waa captured while she waa oa her way to Archan gel. Russia, with a cargo of cotton, which baa been sold for S.40.00 mark (about KS0.00O). CHRISTMAS PAROLES UP Woman Practitioner I to Ask Tte-1 lease) Before Holiday. OLTMPIA. Wash, Dee. 13. (Spe cial.) The Flat Prison Board will bold Its special "Christina meeting" at Walla Walla Tuesdsy to enable prisoner eligible for parol to obtain release before the Oirtafr-a holiday Mrs. Linda Burfteld Hauard. fasting practitioner, sentenced to two to IS vtctloa for being responsible for the! t death of one of ber patients. Is the moet noted prisoner before tbe Board, tier minimum sentence expire Decem ber St. RECRUITING IS BRISK STILL Steady Stream Poor Into Office In London. LONDON. Dec 11. Tbe scene around the recruiting office In London and other cities la Great Britain were ai- mt as bri.k today as at any time during the week. The extension of time for the carry ing out of tbe Karl of Derby plan of voluntary enlistment, owing te th In bl tty of th official te deal with th wa applying for enrolment, wa wel comed, and from early morning there wa a tdy stream ef recruits at th enrolment bnrvaaa. 4000 RABBITS ARE KILLED North Powder and I -a Grande Hani er Clear I arm Districts. NORTH POWDER, Or, Dec IS. ipriAl. North powder was the scene of a bit rabbit drive given by tbe North I'owder Gun Club, with visitors from lb I -a Grande F.J an Gun Club. N.arty : hunter took part in tbe; port, ailiing aoooi sew raoona. i aa I have been Inflating crop of the dry farmers. Tbe boaters wvr given a big upper after thr return. Tbo rabbits were shipped to La Grand to th iUlvatloo Army. SNOW DUE IN STATE TODAY Ka.trm Oregon likely to Have White Covering; ttaln Here. Snow I trying to enter Oregon, and probably will succeed a the eastern part of th state today. Th western part of the slat probably will not be M bleaaed. There will be. however, soot rata around Portland. At least the conditions are favorable. Th wind struck up a K-mll gslt' yeeterday and rain fell toward night-1 fslL It was lha rAA!tialni . . jt.-l tkk started with uaehia, Intense Action Wage on Whole' Front TROOPS ATTACKING EN MASSE British Admit Loss of 1500 Men and Eight Field Guns. RETREAT IS CONTINUED I IVrrrln Says Enemy at Place Haa Retired Arroaa Greek rrontler. - Aostro-noncaiian Capture Many Montenegrin. PARIS. Dee. 13 A dispatch to tbe Hava Aceocy from fialoalkl. dated Sunday, says "Aa intense action eontlnoe alone the entente allied front, the Bulgarians alattacklnr in dense mas1 formation. Th allls retreat continue method! I cally. 1 'Freeh British troops are landing 1 daily. LONDON". Dee. 1 1 Casualties ar ereeatlnr 1309 and the loss of lht fJtM whch wr -Mbu I remove from emplacement were told , - ..1.1 I.. . . . . . . . nlcht. dsallna with the retreat of tbe British Tenth Division from Lake Dolran. Serbia, la conjunction with the French. Att ark la Overwhelming. "After sustaining violent attack de livered by the enemy in overwhelming numbers, says the report, the Tenth di vision succeeded In retiring to a strong position from Lake Dolran. westward toward tbe Valley of the Vardar, in conjunction with our allies. "The division Is reported to have fought well against heavy odds, and It wa largely due to the gallantry of the troops, especially the Slunster Fusilier, the Dublin Fusilier and the Connaught Rangers, that the with drawal waa successfully accomplished. "Owing to the mountainous nature of the country, it had been necessary to place eight field gun for th pur pose of defense In positions from which It waa Impossible to withdraw them when the retirement took place. British Leae IMt Men. "Our casualties amount to 1600 men. BERLIN, via London Dec IS. The Anglo-French force that have been under attack by the Bulgarians In Southern Serbia are retreating at place over th Creek frontier, it wa announced In today's official report by German army headquarters. Tbelr losses In arm and equipment of vari ous sorts have been heavy, it is de- clared. The capture of 100 prisoners and 40 gun In th Montenegrin and Albsnlan e4Jnpm,n by Anstro-Hungarlan forces la reported. BERLIN, Dec. IS By wireless to iCon-lud4 oa Case 2. Column 3.1 HURRY. 1; 1 0mw- , i I ILCM W I.I I l V .1 lie. " Jk i i . v ' m mm r "i i a I 'I V. .- 1 - It J ir- wjt&a I I I I. "a kYVfTfli. nr O) -. I : I i sTTS .4&J.ZZZ. ,e-v. MrSSI.. -s- oS . I I lViaeil I -I 17 erx V I i: I lu. w . . I -T?5 4rsaT I I " i . r ' ' J 1 X .a e .......... .,,, ...tit.Tijiti ' Stockholm Man Say War Has Dou bled Price of Coal at Home; No Munitions Are Being Made. i A. C SJhohn. of Stockholm. Sweden. general manager of one of th biggest steel manufactories in Sweden. I in Portland looking for a market for Swedish steeL He is accompanied by hi wife and they are quartered at th Multnomah IIoteL Mr. SJbobn said laat night that the company be represent ba it bead quarters at Stockholm, although the steel work were located about 100 mile northeast of that city. The year ly output of the mills I S0.000 ton, "i small amount as compared with tbe output of American companies, but large for our country." said Mr. 6 J boh n. Mr. SJhohn's company make drill steel, and that particular article forms one-fifth of their yearly output. He declared that the war had boosted th price of coal in his country 100 per cent. "Before the war," said he. w paid 17 a ton for English coal, and now we pay twice that. "IV e are making absolutely no war munitions. 'Business conditions in Sweden are about tbe same as they ar In th United States." BLACK HAND IS SUSPECTED St. Lou I Woman Murdered by Writ ers of Threatening Letters. ST. LOUIS, Dec IS. A murder t trlbuted to "black hand agents" wa committed within the shadow of a po He station ber today. Mra. Genevieve Dimarla. 34 years old. wa strangled and -beaten to death with a hammer, presumably by the writers of letters which demanded "your money or your head" of Lorenso Dl maris, husband of he murdered woman. Seven such letter, written in Italian nd signed "Black hand." were received by Dimarla. Each demanded "400 or our head. AUSTRIA TO CALL WOMEN Service in Monition Factorlea Is to Be Crgd by Authorities. ZtTRICU, via London. Dec IS. Tbe Austrian military authorities ar pre' paring for a systematio mobilization of great army of women workers for the munition factories. It is expected, tbe employment of women will release men for th front. and It la declared that every capable fighting man la now required there. Even mothers having the car of house hold are urged to work half a day in th factories. IRE SETS0FF DYNAMITE Mixlng-TIonse of Hercules Powder Plant Obliterated. PINOLE. Cal, Dec 13. Fire in the Hercules Powder Company' plant here caused an explosion today of 1500 pounds of gelatin dynamite. Th mlxlng-hous In which th ex plosion occurred wa obliterated but here were no casualties, as the Arc caused by a short circuit, waa dis covered In time to permit all the em ployes of the plant to escape. BOY! IT WON'T TAKE EM LONG Fund for Revolution Is Subscribed. YUAN IS OPENLY DENOUNCE San Francisco Mass Meeting Attended by Throngs. THREAT OF WAR IS MADE Head of Pekin Government Called Traitor and Tool of Japanese. Wilson to Be Asked to With hold Recognition. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12. The Chi nese quarter here went on record to day as being not only opposed to the change of China's form of government from a republic to a monarchy, but de termined to fight the proposed change in the affair of the Flowery Kingdom. A mass meeting to protest against Tuan Shi Kai'a decision to accept th crown wa called today by Tong King Chong, president of the Chinese Re publio Association and a former mem ber of the Chinese Senate. The time for the meeting found the Chinese quarter ablaze, the meeting place thronged and hundreds outside chatter Ing excitedly and pressing in a vain effort to enter the overflowing halL Orators Deaoanee Yasa Shi Kal. The overflowing audience broke up Into a series of mass meetings and at every corner orators aang of the glory of republican governments and hurled verbal bombs at the head of Yuan Shi Kal. wbo was variously denounced aa a traitor to China and th tool of Japan. "We will fight and die for our coun try," declared Tong King Chong. ad dressing the mass meeting. 'Yuan Shi Kal haa violated hi oath and proved a traitor to the constitution. The Cbl nese republic must continue. We ar prepared to back our words with war. W may not win even in this genera tlon. but we will win finally." Revolution to Be Financed. It was decided at the mass meeting to solicit subscriptions from Chines in ail parts of the world to finance a rev olutlon which would have a it object the permanent establishment of the Chinese republic Before the meeting waa over a large sum was subscribed. ot only by those present but by Chi nese who had been unable to get in. nd who announced their subscriptions by telephone It was also decided to petition PresI dent Wilson that inasmuch a the United State had been among the first to recognise the Chinese republic, it recognition should be . withheld from the restored monarchy. WASHINGTON, Dec. 12. Official re ports regarding the acceptance of the throne of China by Yuan Sbl Kal, an nounced In press dispatches from Pekin Ic'ontlnueJ on Page 6. Column 2.) TO PASS. Nation-Wide Campaign to Be Started With Fund Obtained at Meeting Honoring Western Women. WASHINGTON, Dec 12. More than 141,000 was raised in 15 minutes at a mass meeting held here today by the Congressional Union for Woman Suf frage in connection with its annual convention. The money will be used to finance the work of organizing for a Nation-wide campaign to secure the passage of the Susan B. Anthony suf frage amendment by the present Con gress. The largest individual contribution was that of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, who pledged flO.OOO for the New York dele gation. The meeting was called In honor of Miss Frances Jolliffe and Mrs. Sara Bard Field, two envoys of Western women voters, who motored across the continent with a monster petition to Congress for a suffrage amendment. Senator Sutherland, of Utah, and Rep resentative Mondell, of Wyoming, told the gathering that the outlook for the passage of the amendment was encour aging. GERMAN INTEREST DENIED Owners of Seized American Vessels Make Affidavit. NEW YORK. Dec 12. President R G. Wagner, of the American Trans- Atlantic Steamship Company, owners of the steamers Hocking and Genesee. recently seized by the British, today forwarded to the State Department affidavits from each of the stockholders attesting hi American citizenship and declaring that no foreign Interests at tach to his stock holdings. The 15 stockholders whose names are given are: R. G. Wagner, W. J. Berger. John S. Lawson, M. W. Berger, F. P. Mann. Fred Pritzloff. G. Dubreuil. R. E. Giljohan. Edward MIedecker, E. J. ArchambaJdt, K. Froedtert, all of Milwaukee; J. P. Wagner, of New York; G. W. Franzer. Madison. Wis.; J. W. Whitaker, Menominee Falls, and P. W. Herzog, of St. Paul. Minn. WOMAN HELD FOR ARSON Mrs. O. A. Ross In Jail on Charee of Burning; Her Own Home. Mrs. O. A. Ross, 55 years old, was ar rested and taken to the County Jail last night charged with arson, as a result of the burning of her home at East Seventy-third street and Haw thorne avenue at 10:30 o'clock Satur day night. The house, said to have been worth about S1200, was insured for $1500. The arrest was made following an investigation by Deputy District At torney Robison, Fire Marshal Stevens and Captain Groce of Engine IS. The officials say that no one had been living In the house recently. NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS Tbe Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 4 decrees: minimum. 44 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly wlnda War. Boastful war ordern prove boomerangs in enemjrs nana., f&ge z. Bulgarians attacking allies In dense form' tlon. Page 1. Many Belgians killed In munitions plant ex plosion at uavre. fage 2. . Nationals. American note to Austria denounces sinking or Ancona as - Daroarous. ' fage 1. Congress puts off serious legislation until after holidays. Page 4. Daniels outlines half bllllon-dollar navy pro. gramme, r-age a. President refuses to be drawn out on sub' Ject of candidacy. Pag. 4. Income tax to yield added 113.000,000 for 1U15. Page - epresentatlve Hawley outlines rural credits bill. Page 7. Domestic Wheat situation undergoes swift changes. page e. Blisxard In Middle-West turns to soft snow and Impedes travel everywhere. Page X Father and son on opposite engines killed In collision. Page 1. Suffragists raise S41.000 to help campaign for tiusan a. Antnony bin. page 1. San Francisco Chinese denounce restoration of monarchy. Page 1. Kitty Gordon and husband's family disagree. Page s. Scientist finds perfect skeleton of mesohlp- pus. Page 1. Sports. Sacramento likely to be Beaver training camp. Page 1Z. Six Pacific Northwest football players on Outing nonor roil, page iz. Washington Athletic Club eleven defeats Columbia Park. Page 12. Archie ilahn aiding Brown. Page 13. " raciflc Northwest. Big Interstate bridge span placed after drag ging tugs down river. Page 7. financial and Marine. Federal reserve banker to address Group One session, i'aga 11. Oregon apples po to California for Christ mas trade, page 11. Federal Reserve Bank review trade of Pa cific Coast, fage 11. Portland and Vicinity. Y. M. C. A. hears plans for layman mission- ary convention, page JO. Taxi babe, three years old, learns of strange advent. Page a. Charities fund grows slowly. Page 8. Annual meeting of Oregon hotelmen will open today, page i. Death of Iouls Osborn called suicide, due -to Jealousy. Page 16. Potash and Perlmutter" bring Joy to Heilig theatergoers. Page 5. The Spoilers" thrills at Baker. Page 5. if. M. Ksterly seems about to cheat cruel fate. I'age tt. Bible teaching in schools opposed on theory of diverse Interpretations. Page 13. Father of Pennsylvania embezzler will make shortage good. Page 0. Or. Dyott believes religion loses some 01 appeal to men. Page 1.1. Public selects another headllner from splen did bill at orpneum. page . Colonel C. E. S. Woods In German House speech, says America practically is entente ally. Page 10. Fashionable embezzler Is at ease In JalL Page 6. David V. Hawkins dies in sleep at friend's home. Page lt. WVoiher report, data and forecast, rage 11. Auto holdups are staged on Columbia High, way and L'0 collected for Vista House Xuud. l ags 7, 1 Two in Crashing En gines Meet Death. CARS MASHED TO SPLINTERS Young Man and His Parent Buried in Wreckage. ENGINE IS TURNED AROUND Mail Clerk in His Car When It Crashes Through Barn Comes Out .Unhurt Freight En gineer Is Blamed. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12. (Special.) Two trainmen father and son were killed and scores of passengers badly shaken up in a head-on collision be tween the Santa Fe's westbound pas senger No. 5 and a freight special. No. 498. one mile east of Stockton shortly after 3 o'clock today. W. A, Wing, Sr., engineer of the pas senger, and W. A. Wing. Jr., his son, fireman of the freight, were instantly killed. Cars lied need to Splinter. Both engines, the mail car of th passenger, and two or three boxcars, were reduced to a tangled mass of splintered wood and twisted steel. Both locomotives, stripped of cabs, smoke stacks and bells, overturned on the south side of the track, the passenger engine almost reversing its former po sition. Railroad men declared tonight that they never before had heard of an en gine being turned around in a wreck, although they had seen many plunge into the ditch at right angles to the track. The mail car. with Mail Clerk J. A. Spalding inside, turned over on the north side of the track, tearing down a barn nearby its plunge, fcpalding crawled from under the wreckage without a scratch. Train Sleet on Straight Track. The accident happened in the open and on a smooth stretch of track. The freight was eastbound and had been ordered to take the siding for west bound passenger No. 6. which was traveling- a mile aTTead of the ill-fated No. 9. When this train swept by. Engi neer Jack Scott, of the freight, ap parently unmindful of the other train, pulled on tbe main line and a moment later the onrushing passenger loomed ahead. "Jump," yelled Scott to Wing, but the latter merely paled and gripped the side of the cab more firmly. Ha saw his father in the cab of the other engine. A second later the crash came. The huge engines seemed to rise, grapple and then roll over into the ditch amid a cloud of hissing steam. Wing and his son were buried beneath the wreckage and were mangled almost beyond recognition. Other Englnemea Saved. Engineer Scott, of the freight, and Fireman Watson, of the passenger, es caped, the latter jumping. Every truck under the mail car was torn off and driven under the next car. None of the other seven passenger cars left the track, although three were damaged. W. A. Garretson. an Alameda real estate man, was probably the nearest passenger to the engine when the crash came. I was standing in the front end of the smoker next to the mail car," said Mr. Garretson. "We were speeding through the mist at about 30 or 35 miles an hour, when suddenly there was a deafening crash, like a simulta neous explosion of many cannon. Scats flew in all directions, people screamed and then a ghostly silence fell. When I looked out the door the main wreck lay in the shape of an Immense triangle. and within this enclosure every vestige of track was gone." DELAYS VEX KITCHENER Futile Attempt to Rescue Serbia Is Criticised by War Secretary. PARIS, Dec. 12. Earl Kitchener, the British Secretary for War, the Temps says, was unfavorably impressed in the course of his Mediterranean visit by the serious delays and diplomatic diffi culties which interfered with the e pedition to Salonikl. The attempts to rescue the Serbians, which failed, it seemed to him. might have been tried elsewhere with more chance of success. These ideas were discussed at the Calais conference and then examined by the war council of the allies held under the presidency of General Joffre, says the Temps. DR. HINS0N IS LAID UP Mrs. A. C. DeLong and Dr. C. :V. Wooddy White Temple Speakers. Rev. W. B. Hinson, who has been ill for several days with a severe cold. was unablee to occupy his pulpit in the White Temple yesterday. In the morning Mrs. A. C. DeLong, assistant pastor, preached and at night Dr. C. A. Woody was the speaker. Once before, a few months ago, Mrs. Deling was called upon unexpectedly to preach. Dr. IJinson will be out in a few day It is expected.