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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1916)
WWfPfPipPPfSff 0 SAY "IT CAN'T BE DONE," THE CHANCE ARE YOU'LL f IND SOMEBODY DOING IT OJflOB i A CLEAN WHOLESOME NEWSPAPER FOR ALL SOUTHWEST OREGON HOMES 'Relieves in the best and always boosts m Hi MEMBER OP TIIK ASSOCIATED I'KKKS "r" mmt Established 1H7H Ah Tlio ConstMnll .... ii. yxxix. IftlKN", . . - If IR ENGLISH SHIP 10 DEALS WI1H 411 SUNK MARSHFIELD, OREGON, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1916 EVENING EDITION. . .,, nnrl LVOIl ailtl W Syndicate iir Same Properties ' mm Only 260 of Those on Board When Maloja Struck Mine Off Dover Arc Saved DPTIDNS RESCUE SHIP LOST ... ou n Hnvn Given Pffim Men an Option on in. Pimncnn nntinn His o 1 1 1 1 1 - o w r" jTTER GET ONE DIRECT .j Timber iii I"inir ToWnshlps fitllwdof Coo Ithir InvoUecl jfij Mean HMlniiHi mum UarwSullicillii I..tl un Mccn tlio Interests now Ltlitlng for tho Simpson holdings P" 1 . 1 A f II 11 It U tie Mercliant hstntu, "n-'inmm. Ljcbwuo Co. ti.il otlirr itroiiorlloa fooiRlTcr Is becoming rnllicr ll1' & d Is being watched engoriy ..it.. . ii1inl llm flit if Wll pirucs as iu " " flOpIHU l "' TtimtJttrrs'J'rouiiillin; tlio Idou- it tf tho parties negotiating for HKtrtluDtKs'Jta tract, tlio 12.000 tin of the M-inrrlm Wooi'.ciiwnro it's holdings anil othor tracts iln nartlr disclosed. Tho pur- lUKrstre an eastern syndlcato and lieiii Irvine of St. I'aul, for years liwlr Identified with tho Woyor- luKr Interests, and Messrs Gray 1 Ltod. the latter Chlcniso tlmlior kid nd timber brokers, nro snld to it tie principal ones In tho syndicate. Vr, Grtr wis on Coos liny somo Iw iro ind Is expected hero again i. Their cruisers, headed by n i mined llennlson, have boon at pork since then A ron of .Mr. Ir- Ii( vsi also on tho Iftiy sonio tlmo Options nI Molts Opt Ioh I According to tho story of tho do- nlopments In tho negotiations, mid pUch ippears to bo nulto reliable btloti on top of options and un- options liavo resulted bo British Tanker Empress of Fort William Goes to Bot tom While Attempting Aid MANY BODIES RECOVERED llnliy. Found Flouting on Its Uncle, Anions Those Itcm-ned Sunk Komi After Striking Mlno. In English Channel I n lilt, ii 111 rtrtl Irilnr, Gray & Lvnn mviuII. ", "unu ii gam to navo niiulo ubiUnilil payments on tho Morclmnt Hi MeUSh HmllXP nrn nlu.. u,. 1,1 . .-...., ,.v I.IOW P41I1I lo!d in option on tho option which Ulp Boehner anil others liavo on Wt Of SlDPSOn I.lllllllPP Piillllinnx'u Mlum. Thii im,ii ...iii i... . Buehner's option on tho Slmp- 17" """"m aoes not cxplro until W Wad eun then can ho oxtondod fittruinpajment.lt Is bald. Tlio r option on the Simpson hold BB Utlsdm nlin..l or a. ?"' the '"ortcr mill and g0I110 J Nrtr. Tho option price JMlxiUted, some saying It '""Muiy cents a thousand S' "hl, others figure It 8 m,u,C Iaucr IT0llly In. 12 lmo7 leI,,R i,a,a f'- rawnj .. i .,.,.... ., 'Interests that fiwltIllt. ' Buhner ana his son and Mr. g; W"ht and wealthy Co- liv, ,h " ,Ubsing oierutor, now Willi .U " "," Slmiwon ijn ibont completed. Tho m.lao "'"'on-ln-iaw, Mr Saylor, te,r rw,i"i" . In Str "mV " irtd ,..;.. UJ """ '-x""1 luivo mr2 ,m lUn on tho Wnrthtt ,,,ai 1,,,p"0r iloo "W? "? Ito n'Hncr op. f of ih. . . l Th:" llUtor iltlni'h. ,rv"'R l-eople UBnld Neadn, Ul S"""801' liold iM'eii0(me"y Part, wttl, tho 5, tale l8,Ua" tra(,t '" " nS"1" "ear Sunset Uay pwr ftl,h llls SI'oro Acres ? be right ' l0,03 C0,1Ill- 'a said M ..;."' arund ono Lin in.. ,. :!:iht'or "- of . r.er HI" t... . V'ordln. t ' " ,,,ut tei i..8 Partlea wim i.nv Wi !. the "8tla- - '"Mo,,h aU of tl,e timber ? .C C o "::. .'!ear "" ad. rn 0ld be in? Thls 80lla tn S? ,th "ntlnuution Ikl - - ml nnnm I i i'ler. "" i" nimiior and f"""""uI1!.0wa i IWMl IfJO LOST IX DOVKIt DISAHTICR II Amllil Prwn to Cimw nf Tlmr. DOVlOlt, Koli. 28. It is feared tho death list from tho alnlcliiK llnor Maloja will bo more tbnn 150. Tho bodlefl contlniio to bo wiiHliod nshoroMiml fiO perHona IIiiih fur livo boon accounted for. Up to inld-nftornoon tlio number of known sur- vlvors wan 2(50, of whom CI nro pasBoiiKorH. (Or AuikIhIM rrcM to con nif TlmM.J. 4 LONDON, Fob. 28. Ad- vices Bay Hint of tlio 119 naBFeiiKoiH on tho Maloja, 55 linvo not been definitely j1 uccoumoii tor. . v III AMorlild TrrM lo Coot lUr TlmM.J LONDON. Fob. 28. Of tho total complement of -111 pnasonKors and crow on tho ronlnsulnr nml Oriental llnor Mulojn. which Htruck n mlno anil Bank within linlf an hour two lullcB off Dover yesterday, only 200 are known to linvo boon Raved. Tho Ilrltlsh tnnlcor Kinprosa, of Fort William, koIiir to tlio rcBcuo, struck another mlno nml nlao Bank with tho loss of ono llfo. Tho bodies of innny I-ascnrB of tlio crew of tho.MnloJa woro wnsbod ashore, making n tolnl of 17 bodies recovered. llnliy Ih Hcm'HciI. AmoiiK tliOBO rcBcuod yestorilny was n baby, warmly clad, found floatliiR on Its back. Tho child was discovered by n patrol boat and tnkon Into the oiirIiio room, Aftor boliiK warmed, It Binllod at tho roi- cuers and Boomed nono tlio worao for Its oxpcrlonco. Si Consolidation of Times, Const Mall nml Cooi Hay AilvortlHer. No. 185 Make MarsMield a City BeauntiM EVBflY sprlni, thoro Is talk In Mnrshflold of u Oleau-up Day or a Clcan-up Week, but usually It onds In llttlo moro sub otantlal tluiit talk. "Words, words, words," nnld Ilnmlot. That's why Tho TIiiicb Is deslr JUb tho present season to develop n practical plan that wilt produce results: "A inun of words and not of deeds Is llko a Harden full of weeds. How ninny weeds!" Tho Times lins rocolved many complimuiitM and Bomo suggestions In tho mnttcr of liiaiigur ntlng n genuine City Ucautlfiil campaign that' will accomplish something. A prominent Front street business man sug gests that n man and team with .a harrow bo employed to drag tho wholo Mill Slough fill mid bow it to oats, with which sonic, grass bcua might bo mixed. Tho cost would bo trifling mid tho transforming of tho great ugly stretch into a vast green sward would add incalcul ably to the appearance of tho city. Another suggestion Is Hint tho city Btrcot commissioner visit proporty owners along streets where heavy cuts bavo been mado and compel tbeiu to romovo tho dirt, which on ac count of slides, completely covers tho side walk h In many plnces. iloth tbeso suggestions arc excellent, but what Is nocdod Is hoiiiq plan of systematic co operation that will got rosultif. Somo offocllvo method must bo developed by which united ef fort will nchtevo what scattered individual work could not accomplish. Cask Prices For City Beautiful Essays TIIK TIM US' suggestion has proven so popular that It ha been devlded to broaden the scope of tho campaign nnd add. some cash- prizes for essays by'Bchool stu dents, ' Few cities possess as many natural advan tages for the production of a beautiful city as (Iocb Marshflald. Anyoiio looking ovor tho city from some elevnted vantage politt, cannot but be Impressed with tho natural beauty of tho placo. The slopo from the sblmmorlug waters of Hie bay bark to the hills clad In their over lasting emerald prcsonts a scene nevor lo bo forgotten. Kven the artistic and poetic soul or .Joaquin Miller wns so touched with tho beauty of the place that bo said that "(lod had written u poom on Coos Hay mid bound It In green and gold:'' Thoro nro, however, ninny things Hint could bo dono from nu nosthetlc viewpoint. Tho planting of flowers and rosebushes In profus ion Is only ouo of many things that might bo dono. Kvcry dny tho hoys and glrln going to nnd from school nco somo object that Is not only unbonutlfiil In Itsolf, but nlso mars tho entire vlow; ovcry day In walking up and down tho strijots Bomo now Idea Is suggested how tho natural beauty of Marahflold might ho ou: banced. ir That tho boys and girls of tho Mnrsbflold schools aro alive to tho opportunity that their homo city offers for tho development of one of tho beauty spots of tho Pacific Coast Is tho firm conviction of Tho Times. To provo this to bo an iinqucstlonablo fact Tho Times offors tb the boy or girl sending In tho best Idea of bow' to beautify Marsbfleld a rnsli prlzo of $.'1.00. Tho second and third best answers will bo awarded $1.00 each. Thcso prlxes aro cntlroly Independent of tlio other thrco prlCB of a Bllvor modal, and two six months' subscriptions offered to the gen eral public. - Tho contest Is opou to nil pupils of the Marsbfleld uchools. At tho closo of the con test on March 15, a Jury of thrco Bolectod from among tho men and women of Marsh field Interested In civic development, will do rldo who nro winners of tlio prl7.es. The following nro tho regulations governing tho contest: Tho essay to bo Biibmlttod must not bo more than 250 words In length nnd wrllton legibly on quo Bldo of tho paper only. Tho nanio of the author must bo written on n scpnrnto.sllp or papor and plnnod to tho com position. Doth will then bo given n uumbor Iii Tho Times office nnd tho Judges will not know tho names of tho writers. All essays submitted In this contest must bo nrlglnnl and written by tho pupil submitting It mid not by mly other porsou. Hero Is tho chance for tho young people .of Marsbfleld to do soniothlng of boneflt for thom solves nnd their city nnd at tho same tlmo earn a little money. It will bo no small thing If nt tlio end or tho month when you recoivo your roport enrd or tho work at school, you nro Bin glod out as tho ono boy or girl In all Marsb fleld having advanced tho most practical way of Improving tlio city In which you llvo. 0. S. -FLEETS IJKAIt ADMIHAIi KXK1IIT FAVOIlS iu;;i:st xavv in imw ID GERMAN STEAMER SEIZED BY RUSSIANS IS SUNK IDr Anoclte4 I'rtw lo Owi HT Tlmw.l LONDON, Fob. 28. -Tho Kusslnn ntenmor l'etshonga haa boen sunk. Fifteen of thoso aboard woro saved Sho was formerly tho aornmn steam er IJrlk Larson, 1C 17 gross tons. CIS REASONS WHY JII7 AhotUI4 rr lo Co nr TlmM.J WASHINGTON, 1). C, Feb. 28. Tho U. S. Navy's goncrnl hoard's conception of tho needs of tho United Stntes as a naval power woro outlined to the Houso Naval Committee today by Hear Admiral, DedarCS America's Attitude Knight, in formulating the policy ujthnrtn Has Indorsed Po- thnt tho U. S. Navy should equal , , pinrmPnv TakfiS tho strongest nflont by iu-'n, no -...-.. "y Paid tho board had In mind the es-, KEfp LUSTArJA PLEDGES tabllshmont of two Hoots, ono m, . land the Meichunt tract aro said to lio tho laiKest Individual holdings in tho area outsldo tho Simpson holdings, May Mean Itnilionl Othors who linvo followed dovol opmoiits In tho tnattor say Hint the dial Indicates' another possibility the realization of tho long talkod of road from Sutborlln to tide water on Coos Ha Tho Hoach Interosts which aro putting In tho road at Suth erlln nnd tho mill thoro wcro also al- llod with tho Woyorhausor lutorosts. Mr. Irving Is and consequently tuoy link mi the two propositions, es pecially when tho bulk of tho timber between tho field In which tho Irving syndlcnto Is buying, and that held bv tho noacb Interests near Sutborlln la ownod dlroctly by tho Woyorhausor company, , Tho Stithorlln-Coos Cay railroad lias been snrvoyod onco or twlco and It Is claimed that It has less mlleago, an oasler grado and Is loss costly to construct than any roallroad projoct that has ovor beon figured out for Coos Day. In addition to this. It taps tho big area of vnluablo tim ber nnd much good ranch and dairy country. llurlincr fines North Tho field work of the cruise of the nuohnor people of tho Simpson com nanv hnldlncs was completed on Sat- Uirday. George H. Sayor and U- C. lluohnor returned from Coos mier ToRothor with Philip Diiehnor they left today on tho stage, returning to Portland, Wiuits llattlo Hqiinilion In Pacific ns Well as AHantle hnil JIoi-o Vcsiels Thiui lCnxlaiiil 1 E 10 U.S. FIRM Kaiser Declares He Will Not Alter Plans for New Sub marine Campaign Now EIGHT DIE ON SHIP 'ItOPIKS OF TIIOHI LOST ON 1110 I;N(JLIHH SHIP WAKIIIM) asiiouu tho Pacific powerful onoiiglt to ovorcomo any enemy thoro and the othor I" tho Atlantic, whoro It would bo oxecodod In strongth only by tho Ilrltlsh fleet. Tho total forco is slightly In excess of tho Ilrltlsh fleot. ho said, would ncconipiisii this purposo and Insure tho coun try against 08 out of a 100 pocsi bllltlo of IntornatloJial complica tions. t MANY ARE LOST ON t Points Out That No Stipulation in Negotiations Covered Armed Mer- cliniitiiicu Cannot Ask Com- miuidors t Take CIiiuiccm IUj Aiucilel I'rwi lo Coot Htf TluirD.J t WASHINGTON, D. C, Fob. 28. In a note prosentod to Secretary Lansing today by Ambassador von Dornstorff, Germany ' assures th United States It has no Intention of revoking tho pledges givon In tho Lu sltanla caso. ITAI 1AM VPSSEL 1 ornmont of Gormany will no longor m. a..o-iii.j ptf lo i- n Tlmo. i allow submarines to bo made tlio 1 LONDON i Feb. 28. t objoct of attacks In violation or t Tllfl 5inkinir Of tllQ llOSPi- t tho Principles or International law I 1 116 SinKinfe Ol I IU ill uohi thoreroro, tho new In- t tal ship Marecharo near 8trilctlOM8 wlll not ll0 poltp0ned .or t San Giovanm-di-Medua, X modiried. t Albania, is reported in a J, m-viows i.iisitnni pmniiso I aispaicn iiuin nuinc. uii' h ..- .-,- - - - t Vessel iS Said tO have t.wllanla. tho note says, no mention oooy i m wag ma(Jo of j.rme(1 niircbantmon, t struck an Austrian nine. X , (1 tate8 , no t It is reported that tnore zt it8 notca on th0 Lusitnnia. sne- 1 Weie IllimerOUS VICtllTlS. I ciries "unarmed merchantmen." At- ' Itintlon then Is called to tho assur; ances prlvatoly given, In which it is stated liners will not be sunk without warning, provided they do, not orfer resistance. Attention Is, r , n.. Tint, 1 UIOO l ie IU lC BIBIOIUCIH "I IHK. IBr Anof UtoJ rreu lo Covs Dir Time. I. , . , .. .. '"' . .,,. r. American Rovornment In its noti'-o . WASHING lO-N, u-'-- ' to tho Port authorities that the Confirmation of reports that General flrnlamGnt 0n bo!U1i iKpIIx Diaz left tho Un ted btates ior!- - - Mexico to ;. art a new r-; .RUmpt,on that tho vessel fa, .rrnml received today at the Department , j & Justice DIAZ HEADS REVOLT Captain Aiimg Tlios'j Lost on Wilson Liner Did" No PiuMciilnrs Aro Given mr Artol I'm lo Cnoi lUr Tlran. LONDON, Fell. 28. Tho bbdlos of eight sailors and tho captain of tho Wilson llnor Dido, sunk February 20, w.ro waBhod nsltoro today at Don nahook. Lincolnshire. Tho Dido was u iVcssol of 1700 tons Rross nnd cnrrlo.l o crow of 2G. Tho first loports of tho sinking said tho captain and two cf tho crow landed. marliio commander cannot bo ex pected to warn an onomy merchant man that has tho right to flro on tho submnrliio which warns it, and tho Gorman government sots up tho contention Hint tho oqtilpmotit nnd Intention to roslst n warning glvon by tho subinarlno doos" not cotiio within tho definition of defensive nrmamont. "o ltcnson for Cliango The uoto says Gormany can con- cclvo of no reason for changing or postponing tho now Instructions to submnrliio commanders to treat as warships enemy merchant ships nrmod "del nslvoly," and that spe cial precautions bavo been takon to prevent ships that nro not armed from being nttackod. Tho note of tho outset reiterated tho provloiiB pledges, which woro glvon September I nd Octobor 5 lust year, for tho safoty or unre sisting liners, and thon goes on to say that the Gorman government does ndt bellovo thoso assurances linvo beon modified by tho now memorandum. Tho note sets forth that tho Gorman government did not Issue tho new Instructions to submnrliio commanders until after It came Into possession of tho ztn HdenHal Instructions by the Ilrltlsh government to commanders of British merchantmen. It Is denied that armed British merchant ships of any description ore peacef-il traders and Is declared the arma ment on board nil vr them Is for tho purposes of nttack. 11 M DEFEATED AT MANY POINTS Berlin Announces Capture of Additional Points Near Not ed Fortress of Verdun GERMANS GAIN ON WEST FRONT Berlin Claims Fresh Troops of Joffre Defeated Near Fort Douamount advangeInTwoevre Claim Decided Gains in Cham pagne and Capture of 1000 Men and Machine Guns PARIS VERSION7 DIFFERENT n Cln'iu to lfltvo IlcpulM-d Germans Near Village of Dniiiiiiioiiut Furious Mglitlng nt .Many Points Along Lino ' Illf Auotlatp-I I'rrM lo Cm lUjr Tlmr. LONDON.'Fob. 28. In tho Verdun region, fresh Fronch reserves woro exhausted in fruitless efforts against Fort Doiiniiiount, llorlin announced today. The Goriunun advanced tholr 'lines further toward Hras and Vncho- rauvlllo nnd mm)o fresh gains In tho 'Woovro district. All tho French troops nro reported to linvo been driven from tho Modso peninsula. In tho Champagne dis trict tlio capture of Navarln farm Is claimed by tho Germans. Fronch po sitions on both sides of tho rami, over n rront of 1000 yards, woro ta ken. Moro Ihnn 1000 men and nluo machlno guns woro captured. Ilcpoi-t from Pa lis Pnrla says the Gormaus by n sur prise nttack entered certain advauco trenches near tho Navnr.'nn rami, lu tho region north or Verdun, Paris announces tho bombardment contin ues with Intensity. Germans yester day oveitng mado sovoral attempts to cnptiiro tho vlllngo or Douamount. Tho orrorts woro broken by tho ro slstnuro or Fronch troops, who with stood tho most furious assaults, lu tho Woovro district tho Gormaus as sumed greater activity. Tlio railroad itatli u at Klx, after changing hands sevoral times, finally romaiucd In French possession. Tho German nt tack aga'ust positions at Mauhoul les failed. Nenr to Purls Tho now movomont lu Cliumpaguo Is on tho front much nearer Paris than tho scene of tho operations against Verdun, tho foniier front bolng npproxlmatoly 100 miles' from Paris, whllo Verdun is roughly HO miles, ' IE NS WIIKAT DIIOPH FIVH ' CUNTS AGAIN TODAY' S (11 AwocUloJ rrru In rM N) TIrim 1 CHICAGO, Fob. 28. Un- ouslncsu ovor tho strained relations botwoou Gormnny nnd tho United States cut . down tho prlco of wheat today flvo cents a liushel. Announce Over 15,000 Pris oners Taken Around Allies' Stronghold in Vosges ADVANCES IN W0EVRE Kaiser Hiijm Joffro'N I''orces Aro lle- Iiir Puslicd Hack to Their Huso Overcome Many Olisliuies In , Latest Teutonic Advnnco lllr Auorlilol rrru lo Cool Ilr Tlmn. llKULIN, Feb. 28. Attempts by tho French to retake Fort Douau mont have not only failed, hut tho German ndvnnco on Verdun con tinues stondlly, nccordlng lo roports from tho front. In rapid succession Ioitvomont, Champiiouvtllc, Cote Do Talon and Hardainont have boon stormed, mid tho Germans, with 15,000 French prisoners In their hands, now stand less than flvo miles from tho center or Verdun. Miles or railroad lino had to bo ropalred In order to mnko posslblo tho transportation or heavy cannon to within rnngo, 'French telephone lines or com muulcntlou hnd to bo destroyed In order to prevent tho French nrtlllory from Interfering with tho setting up of tho heavy pieces. In tho plain of Woovro, tho Gor maiiH steadily nro pushing tho French back towards tholr bnso of Colo, Lorraine KNGLISII VI KW OF IT Loudon Military Authority Kxplalns Danger Now Imminent ' (11? AuKKltt) rrru to Cooi p7 Time. J ' LONDON, Fob. 28. "Do you rcallzo that a fight Is now going on for a passago to Pnrls? Tho result wlll hang In tho balance un til tho Teuton Is driven back, as I hnvo great confldouco ho will ho. Hut ir our nlllcs' lino Is pierced tho way will bo opou to the Fronch cap ital mid ir Hint capital Is reached n now romploxlon would bo put on tho wholo faro of 'the war nnd on our llvos nnd bolng. A Gor man success on tho French rront would not nioroly moan tho loss of Paris, but would nudnngor London" This wns tho statomont of Major Gonornl Sir Francis Lloyd, of tho British army, estimating the Im portance or tho battle nt Verdun, D1AG E PLAN TO REPEAL FREE SUGAR CLAUSE IN TARIFF llouso Coinnilt'ov Unanimously F- utH .Moasiiro to He Submitted to Congress Tliui'Mluy (11 Anoclitwl l'ro3 to Coo Dr Time j WASHINGTON, 1). C, Fob. 28. A ravprablo voto on tho admlnlstra Uon'B bill to ropeal tho free sugar (luuBti In tho tarlfr law, which would uocoiiio oporatlvo May 1, was author l cd today by a unanimous voto of tho houso wnys and moans committee. Tina bill will bo brought up Thurs day. LIEUT.-G0V. ESHLEMAN OF CALIFORNIA DEAD Ur AwocUled rr to Coot Iliy Tlmn.J LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Feb. 28. Lieutenant Governor John M. Eshlo- rian died of a hemorrhage this morn- jlng at Indlo, UlverBldo County. Ho vas taken from tne tram mere uu'i died aoon afterwards. Ho returned re cently from Washington whero ho ap pepred for California Interests. fitViiiaus Announced That Air Horn- liuiilment DoMrnytMl .Miiiiltinn l'mlorles mid Cruisers. (11? AuoclttMl l'tru lo Coo ll7 TlntM DKKLIN, Fob. 28. (Via Wire less.) Tho Oveiscns News Agency announces that In tho Zeppelin raid on England January 31, two gov ernment factorlos and two ammuni tion factories woro dostroyod at Birmingham, A browory was de stroyed nt Ecclos Hill. Near Bradford, ouo nmmunltlon factory and throo spinning mills woro wrecked. Twonty-two houses were destroyed at Parthlngton. On tho Ilttmher, a battory was silenced, tho cannon and search lights bolng destroyed. At Grimsby, Hull and Shofriold considerable damage- was done. Tho cruiser Carolluo mid the de stroyers Eden mid Nlth woro sunk. Tho Caroline sank lu sx minutes, 31 iflomhors or tho crow -Solng killed, 58 wounded and 47 drowuod. GKILMAXV PKOTKSTH TO POItTUGUEHK (n Awf UtM rre tw tu Bf TlntM. , BERLIN, Feb. 28. (Wlro- f less via Sayvlllo.) Gor- ' many has addressed a" sharp 4 'A linin Xlftt! tiiril It nrnlnat . -v nuiv t tJiii(9Ml itwtuai "- against the seizure or tho Gor- 4 mnn merchant vesaels by tho ' Porfugiioso authorities m rt i j "MM v, a m il . .iklxA Ij. in ifnfhWrt' Jlii.'t.-Ai-iJ1 ;