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GERMANS SINK LUSITANIA; THOUSAND LIVES ARE LOST NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. ARE LIKELY TO DIE WORLD’S DOINGS Of CURRENT WEEK Portland Wheat! Bluestem, $1.31; Philadelphia Preaident Wilson gave to a gathering of 4000 naturalized fortyfold, $1.27; club, $1.26; red Americans Tuesday night the first in Fife, $1.23; red Russian, $1.19. timation of what course the United Millfeed Spot prices: Bran. $26.50 States government will pursue in the (<i 26 ton; aborts, $27.boot 28; rollwl situation resulting from the loss of barley, $28<a2H.6O. more]than a hundred American lives Corn Whole, 35 ton; cracked, $36. on the British liner Lusitania. Hay Eastern Oregon timothy, $14 He spoke by implication, but his (il 15 ton; valley timothy, $ 12(<( 12.60; THE TITANIC DISASTER. hearers interpreted his remarks as grain hay, $100(12; alfalfa. $12.600« The liner Titanic, of the White fIRSI Ilf [BOAT CAPSIZES; All DROWN meaning that while the United States 13.60. Star Line, on her maiden voyage Vegetables — Cucumbers, Oregon, will remain at peace it would seek to from Liverpool to New York, struck $1.25o/l.50 dozen; artichokes, 75c; an iceberg at 10:15 p. m., April 14, convince Germany of the injustice to IMS. “ --- She sank in four and one mankind of the tragedy of last Friday. Stokers Save 40 Women by Plunging tomatoes, $5 crate; cabltagv, 2j0(3jc Live Nows Item* From All Nations pound; celery, $3.50o«4 crate; cauli half hours. Of the 2206 persons Pacific Northwest and Our Own "America," said the President, flower, 75c(<t$1.26 dozen; head let Overboard, Recovering Boat aboard, 1503 perished. Commonwealth Condensed for "must have the consciousness that on tuce, $2.25 crate; spinach, 5c pound; Of these 1347 were men, 103 wo and Floating Victims. rhubarb, 1 «1 1 |c ; asparagus, 90c <<(, Our Many Busy Readers. Two Torpedoes Crash Into Side of men anti 53 children. Of the 703 all sides it touches elbows and touches $1.25; eggplant, 25c |x>und; |M<as, 7«t survivors, 315 were men, 336 wo heart with all nations of mankind. 8c; beans, ltX(C12|c; potatoes, old, Vessel While Passengers Are at men and 52 children. The example of America must be a The Titanic was a much larger Queenstown — Twenty-three milt's $1.7(41'2 sack; new, 6ut7c ;x>umi; car Berlin newspa|wrs view |KMuilmiat- Luncheon-Many Injured vessel than the Lusitania, being the special example and must be an ex from thia port, as the crow flies, an rots, $1.60 sack; beets, $1.50; pars ically Italy’s attitude on the war. nips, $1.25; turnips, $10(1.60. largest vessel ever floated up to that ample not merely of peace because it Die in Hospitals. Ex-president Taft commends Preai Green Fruita Strawberries, $1.25«i time. She was 882 feet 6 inches will not fight, but because peace is a irregular smear of flotsam on a calm long, 92 feet 6 inches beam, 64 feet healing and elevating influence of the sea marks the grave of the Cunarder 2.50. crate; apples, $1 (<t 1.76 box; dant Wilson’s |»olicy of strict neutral deep, with a registered tonnage of Lusitania, first trans-Atlantic liner cranberries, $lloi 12 barrel; cherries, ity. $2.25 box. 45,000, but an actual displacement world, and strife is not. A Pennsylvania labor leader says he sunk by a German submarine. London — The Cunard liner Lusi- of 66,000 tons. "There is such a thing as a man be Onions Oregon, selling price, 76c advised his followers to learn to shoot, One hundred and forty-nine of 1200 sack; country ;>ointa; California, job tania, which sailed out of New York ing too proud to fight. There is such souls who perished with her lie in im bing price, yellow, $1.75; white, $2.25 to real it constabulary. last Saturday with more than 2000 a thing as a nation being so right that Portland makes arrangements for provised morgues in oliiwbuildings_ bor crate. persons aboard, lies at the bottom of Sinking of Big Vessel by Germans it does not need to convince others by Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case the usual Rose Show to be held during dering Queenstown harbor. the ocean off the Irish coast. She was the coming Roae Festival. Greatly Stirs Official Washington force that it is right.” The 645 survivors here arc quartered count, 18j«/ 19c; candled, 19|(<l20c. sunk by a German submarine Friday Poultry liens, 13)(rtl4c; broilers, These remarks precipitated a tumult in hotels, reaidencea and hospitals, Bryan issues a statement reiterating 28o/,3Oc; fryers, 18(<t20c; turkeys, afternoon, which sent two torpedoes Washington, D. C.—Destruction of of applause and patriotic enthusiam some too badly hurt to be moved. Two dressed, 220124c; live, 18(<l20c; ducks, this country's intention to adhere to the open-door jmlicy in China. crashing into her side, while the pas the British liner Lusitania with the emphasized by waving of small Amer grou;« left town Saturday, clad in 10(<l 13c; geese, 8«/,9c. sengers, seemingly confident that the loss of many lives shocked officials of ican flags. The President made no di misfit clothing, bound for Dublin by Germans report driving allies from Butter Creamery, prints, extras, rail and thence by boat to Holyhead. great vessel could elude the German 1 the United States government and rect reference to the Lusitania trag The injuries of some are so serious 25c pound in case lota; jc more in leM the Ailly forest, with heavy hsiaes in killed, wounded ami prisoners. under-water craft, were having lunch spread profound grief in the national edy, but the audience did not hesitate that additional deaths f-e expected and than ease lota; cubes, 21(<i,22c. Veal Fancy, 10f<C10)c pound. Fighting in the Dardanelles is being eon. to read the application of his state nearly all are too dazed to understand capital. Block, lOoi 10|e pound. Pork pressed by the allies with satisfactory fully what has happened. Although it was not known how- How many of the Lusitania’s pas ment. Hops — 1914 crop, 9p<ilo|c; con- results, reports the British commander. The survivors do not agree as to sengers and crew were rescued cannot many, if any, of those lost were The sentiment expressed by the whether the submarine fired one or tracts, 10«/lo|c. Americans, the view was general that Germans prepare to attack the Rus be told at present, but the official Wool Eastern Oregon, medium, 25 the most serious situation confronted President’s speech was epitomized two torpedoes. A few say they saw sian |Hirts of Libau ami Riga ami 0/26c pound; Eastern Oregon, fine, 16 statements from the British admiralty the American government since the later by one of his closest advisers as the periscopes. threaten communications with Petro 01 18c; valley, 23«i28; mohair, new "humanity first." While it had not Many attest to tracing the wake of up to midnight accounted for not more outbreak of the war in Europe grad. The warning of the United States yet been determined, he said, exactly foam as a projectile came toward the clip, 32/</.33c. than 500 or 600. It was reported at Caacara bark Old and new, 4<>i4jc. Abbas Hilmi Pasha, deposed as khe the Cunard offices, however, that be that Germany would be held to a what steps would be taken by the Uni vessel. Cattle Best steers, $7.50 0« 7.90; dive of Egypt when Turkey entered The only points in which all concur tween 500 and 600 had been landed at “strict accountability” for the loss of ted States in the present crisis, I, the choice, $7417.50; medium, $6.75<«/,7; Queenstown and about 300 at Clona- ‘“American lives," irrespective of idea uppermost in the President’s is that the torpedo struck the vessel a choice cows, $6.25«i6.65; medium. $5 the European war, believes he will re gain the throne. mind was to show vital blow aimdships, causing her to that whatever whether they were aboard belligerent kilty. There were 1251 passengers («,5.75; heifers, $-'>0/6.75, bulla, $3.50 and 816 in the crew, a total of 2067. or neutral vessels when attacked, fo course is adopted, no matter how vig list almost immediately to the star Two women suffragists besieged ; stags, $5(</6 It is believed more survivors will be cused attention on the White House, orous, it will have as its objective the board. In this careening fashion she President Wilson all day in ¿he White Hogs — Light, $7.5O(<«8. 10; heavy, plowed forward some distance, smash accounted for. Many are reported to where President Wilson until late in good of humanity. House, but were unable to gain an au Introduced by Mayor Blankenburg, ing the lifeboats’ davits as she did so $6.50(<i7.35. the night read the dispatches with have died in hospitals. dience with him. Sheep — Sheared wethers, $5.500/. 7; who spoke in distinctly German ac and making the launching of boats well The Prsident made A Dublin dispatch to the Exchange grave interest, Vienna dis|>atchea declare the Rus cent, a welcome and an appeal for a nigh impossible until headway had sheared ewes, $40/5.75; sheared lambs, Telegraph company says that the latest no comment. $6< k 7.5O. Full wools $1 higher. sian army in the Carpathians is in a ceased. simple allegiance to the United States, Secretary Bryan, Counselor Lans reports indicate a loss of life of about trap from which it cannot eaca;>e. ami How far the Lusitania struggled for ing, senators and members of the the president carried forward the idea 1000. Tacoma— Apple«: Winesapa and is doomed to capture or annihilation. There were dead and wounded among house who were in the city, waited up of the welding of foreign blood in the ward after being struck ami bow long The locks around the falls of the those brought ashore; some since have until a late hour for definite news of makeup of Americans by pointing out it was before she disappeared beneath Yellow Newtown Pippins, $ 1.65(<(1.75. Comb Honey—Yakima, $3.50 crate; Willamette at Oregon City were the passengers and crew of the sunken the true goal of right' American citi the waves are likewise points on which died. The Lusitania was steaming along ship. Earlier in the day they had zenship to be loyalty not to the coun few passengers agree, estimates of the strained honey, $5.50; Idaho, $3.50; turned over to the government ami dedicated to the free use of the people. about 10 miles off Old Head Kinsale, construed the positive announcements try of one’s birth, but to the land of time she remained afloat ranging from Nevada. $3.50. Strawberries, $1.350/2.25 crate, eight to 20 minutes. The list to star on the last leg of her vayoge to Liver from abroad that no lives had been one’s adoption. Japan insists that her "national dig “While you bring,” he said, "all board so elevated the lifeboats on the cording to size. pool, when about 2 o’clock in the af lost as final, but_ later advices dashed nity” is of more importance than the Cabbage Winningstadt, $3. countries with you, you come with a port side as soon to render them use ternoon a submarine suddenly ap their hopes. observance of her treaties with other Carrots $1.75. purpose of leaving all other countries less. peared, and. so far as all reports go, nations regarding the imlc|>endence of Beets - Home grown, $10(1.25. behind you — bringing what is best of It is said only two on that side were fired two torpedoes without warning at China. Turnips $1.25 sack. their spirit, but not looking over your launched. The first of these was filled the steamer. One struck her near the German Military Attadie Justifies Potatoes — Yakima, $380(40 ton; shoulder and seeking to perpetuate with women and children. It struck bows and the other in the engine Portland will voto( at the coming Idaho, $38; sweets, $4 cwt.; new po Act of Sinking Ship by Submarine the water unevenly, capsizing and what you intended to leave in them. I room. The powerful agents of de June election on the question of in tatoes, 5|0/.6|c pound. would not certainly be one who would throwing its 60 occupants into the sea. struction tore through the vessels’ stalling water meters for all consum Tomatoes $4.50(<(5.50 a case. side, causing terrific explosions. Al New York—CapUin Franz von Pa- suggest that a man cease to love the The Lusitania was even then making ers, the project involving an outlay of Onions—Green, 20c dozen; Walla most immediately great volumes of pen, military atUche of the Imperial place of his origin. It is one thing to considerable headway, ami the women about $1,000,000. Walla, $1.50 cwt.; Oregon Yellow ami little children were swept to death love and another thing to dedicate water poured through the openings German embassy, is quoted by the Upon receipt of a dispatch from and the Lusitania listed. New York World as making the first yourself to the place where you go. in spite of the attempts of two stokers Danvers, $1.50; Bermudas, $1.750« 2.25 crate. Berlin, the German school in Rome to rescue them. These heroic men, ac You can ’ t be an American if you think Boats, which were already swung official German sUtement regarding Garlic—30c pound. wax chxMxi and the teachers, with a out on the davits, were dropped over the sinking of the Lusitania, He of yourself in groups. America does cording to the passengers, were Radishes Ix>cal, 20c dozen bunches. number of German residents, left im not consist of groups. A man who drowned. board and were speedily filled with says: Lettuce--Head, $2.25 crate. mediately for Germany. Two stokers, seeing a drifting boat, passengers who had been appalled by "It is deplorable, if true, that so considers himself as belonging to a Spinach — Ix/cal, hothouse, 5Oc04 many lives have been lost. I am national group is not yet an American. dived overboard, recovered it and the desperate attack. The left front wheel of a Portland . . . "My advice to you is to pulled in nearly 40 persons, mostly $1.25. A wireless call for help was sent out shocked to hear the news, especially jitney bus came off and the machine Celery — $40/ 4.50. women. The Lusitania ’ s crew mean and immediately rescue boats of all that American lives have been sacri think first not only of America, but to overturned on the streetcar tracks, Rutabagas - $1.85 sack. while adhered to the letter to the in think first of humanity, and you do kinds were sent both from the neigh ficed. killing one of its pa/mengera instantly. Artichokes -75c dozen. boring points along the coast and "But it was absolutely criminal for not love humanity if you seek to di structions which had been given them The driver wax injur«! but the three Rhubarb- Local, 3c. and the discipline was rigid. Queenstown. the Cunard company to carry, and for vide humanity into jealous camps." other occupants of the car ceca|>ed Asparagus — Washingtton, $1.50 box. Within 15 minutes, as one survivor the British government to allow the with a slight shaking up. Green Peas—8c. estimated, and certainly within half line to carry, neutral passengers in a German Members Ousted. " Green and wax beans 100112c. full Reparation Will Be Demanded an hour, the Lusitania had disap ship which was transporting explo The steamer Undine returned to London—Between 200 and 300 Brit Fresh Meats — Steers, 12fal2ftc; Portland, Or., Thursday, after success peared. sives and munitions of war to be used ish members of the Stock Exchange for Loss of All American Citizens cows, 12c; heifers, 12o/.’12$c; wethers, Many rescued were taken to Queens by Great Britain and her allies. have mobilized to prevent, forcibly if 14*c; dressed hogs, ll$c; trimmed fully making the round trip from that town by steamers. Others are report “The ship’s manifest will show that necessary, the entry of any Germans city to l^ewiston, Idaho, and return, sides, 15|c; combinations, 15c; Dia- through the Cascade locks ami Celilo Washington, D. C.—A forecast of ed as having been landed at the ports she carried a large amount of picric who might be brave enough to at of Clonakilty and Kinsale. Some and other explosive materials. They tempt to make their way into the the impending note of the United mond T. C., 16Jc; yearlings, 15c; canal, demonstrating the completion ewes, 13c. dead and injured were taken ashore certainly 1 were not intended for peaceful house in disregard of the warning is States to Germany holding that gov ami great importance of the latter Poultry- Ducks, live, 100/, 12c; hens, with the survivors. Several have died 1 uses. They were to be used against sued by the Stock Exchange commit ernment to “a strict accountability” project. dressed, 1601,18c; live, 16c; springs, for the loss of life in the Lusitania, in hospitals. < Germany and Germany had to defend tee advising them to remain away. 25c; live, 120/, 15c; squabs, live, 18c; Forest fires in Washington state are herself against them. The best way Excitement ran high around the ex Gulflight ami Falaba disasters is given dressed, 2801.30c; geese, 14c. reported serious. was to destroy the ship, and such de change and a huge crowd collected in thus: Butter — Washington creamery, 24 1— Full reparation, which necessar struction was amply justified under the vicinity in the expectation of dis formal Opening of Celilo Canal A German aeroplane sinks a British (3l25c. ily must be in the form of a cash in the rules of war.” orders. Only a handful of naturalized submarine in the North Sea. Eggs — Fresh ranch, 170420c. Witnessed by 10,000 Spectators Germans appeared in the neighbor demnity, for every American who Bluestem is quoted at $1.31; forty went down with the Lusitania, Gulf W. J. Bryan's brother, C. W., has hood, however, and they did not at Manifest Shows Ammunition Val fold, $1.28; club, $1.27; red Fife, been elect«! mayor of Lincoln, Neh. tempt to enter the exchange, They light and Falaba. The Dalles, Or.—The government 2— A pledge by Germany that this $1.25; red Russian, $1.22. ued at $200,024 on Lusitania were hustled away and warned not to Wendesday presented to the people of Hay — Clover, $160(17; wheat, $140/, Associate Justice Hughes denies method of -submarine warfare, so the Northwest a $5,000,000 instrument New York—One of the items of the return. shocking to the humanitarianism of 15; Idaho timothy, $190/.2O; Ellens being a^candidate forjthe presidency. to aid them in developing their re Lusitania’s cargo was ammunition, val modern civilization, shall cease at burg, $170(19; mixed, $170(18; al sources and delivered to them an em ued at $200,024. The ship carried Texas Resolutions Are In. Two resolutions, one memorializing falfa, $150/16. once. phatic note of warning. Ausin, Tex. — Six resolutions were 5471 cases of cartridges and ammuni Feed -Corn, $37; wheat, $48; whole congress to seize the nation’s food sup Germany is prepar«!, according to The present consists of the Celilo tion, according to the ship’s manifest. introduced in the Texas legislature on the high authority with whom the sub barley, $330n34; rolled barley, $340/. ply for the purpose of preventing its canal, which overcomes the natural Such a passenger ship, it was ex the Lusitania, one senate resolution ject was discussed: 35; shorts, $21; bran, $29; oats, $37; exportatoin to the belligerent coun barrier in the ColumbiaLriver between plained, would not carry high explo tries, and the other a request that rolled oats, $38. 1 — To express regret that so many suggesting the severance of diplomatic The Dalles and Tumwater, and which, sives, for those articles are shipped on President Wilson use hie influence to Americans were drown«!, especially relations with Germany. The others heretofore, has been the only obstruc the British cargo ships. The Lus i Uni a end the war, were adopt«! in the lower Seattle — Wheat : Bluestem, $1.31; in view of the repeated warnings given tion to continuous water traffic be had a cargo of 1200 tons, which is simply express confidence in President forty-fold, $1.26; club, $1.25; red house of representatives of California. neutrals not to take passage on allied Wilson. The senate, in which five tween the Pacific and the^great Inland practically all she could carry, The resolutions were of Socialist Its resolutions were.' introduced, including merchant ships. Fife, $1.24; red Russian, $1.18. Empire. value was put at $850,000. origin. Barley — $24 ton. 2 — To make such financial reparation that for diplomatic severance, com promised by adopting a resolution as is proper, where such action is es Allietfare rejiorted making gains in Liner Not Proved Armed. Jitneys Lose Test Case. Despatch Comes for Cargo. pledging support to President Wilson pecially required, because under the Turkey, ami Smyrna is ready to sur Liverpool — Scenes reminiscent of Seattle—The test case, brought in "in any course he sees fit to take to treaty between the United States and Reaching Seattle from Southeastern render. • the Titanic and the Empress of India the Superior court to]obtain a decision uphold the dignity and honor of the Prussia Americans specifically have Alaska, after having gone through the the right to traverse freely the waters Military preparations are being made disasters were to be witnessed in on the constitutionality of the new United States" stormiest passage recorded this season, of nations with which Germany is at for the defense of Pekin. According Liverpool Saturday, when a large state law imposing burdensome regula the steamer Despatch discharged cargo war. to Chinese officials, whose statements False Rumors Stir Pit. crowd, chiefly women relatives of the tions on 5-cent motor buses, was de 8—To propose the cessation of sub and reloaded part of her outward have been corroborated in other cir cided against the bus owners. Notice Chicago—President C. H. Canby, of crew of the Lusitania, gathered out of appeal was given. This decision re the Chicago board of trade, has posted marine operations on condition that freight, sailing from there at mid cles, the government is making no night Monday for Astoria, where she side the Cunard office, anxiously await moves the protection given by the a notice saying officers of the board the United States induce Great Britain takes on cannery supplies for thq preparations elsewhere than at the ing news of their men. prosecuting attorney to the 500 motor would "hold to strict accountability to permit foodstuffs to reach Germany North. The vessel belongs to the Bor capital for defense, considering that Little was available, however, but bus drivers, few of whom have taken any members found guilty of originat freely. the Chinese will be unable to oppose The grave question is, what shall be der Line Transportation Co., which the Japanese should^they makesan at the people remained calm, although out the state bond. Agents of the ing or disseminating false rumors." operates also the Alki and Northland. the strain was terrible. tack. Traction company have obtained the The notice was inspired by rumors, done in view of this certain reply? Bids are to be opened for supplying So far as could be learned here the names of all unbonded motor bus driv first spread among brokers, that Presi 2,000,000 feet of lumber for govern A German submarine is reported Lusitania had no guns aboard. Explosive on Ship Denied. ers, and all will Igj arrested. dent Wilson had been assassinated. ment railroad construction in Alaska. having killed four of a Scotland fishing New York—Hermann Winter, head The rumor, while promptly denied, ac crew and sinking the boat. Two Lifeboats Picked Up. Starving Campers Found. celerated a decline in the wheat of the passenger department of the Wheat Moves Along Snake. The cost of war to Great Britain is Dublin — The motorboat Elizabeth San Bernardino, Cal. —Marooned In market. Cunard Steamship company, declares To move between 60,000 and 70,000 has arrived at Kinsale and reports that the mountains nearly a week by snow- that the Lusitania carried no guns, bushels of wheat from the Snake river increasing and it is estimated that Dutch Get Pay for Ship. mounted or unmounted, and no ammu country, the steamer Lewiston, of the more than $5,500,000,000 will be at 8:30 o’clock Friday she picked up blocked roads and on the verge of starvation, 18 campers in Little Bear The Hague, via London - It] is offi nition of nny kind. "It is true,” Mr. O.-W. R. & N. fleet, has been ordered needed to continue through the fiscal two lifeboats containing 63 and 16 valley were rescued by a searching cially announced that the German gov Winter said, "that she had aboard into service by "Captain" Budd, su year. survivors of the Lusitania, respec party sent out by county officials. Two ernment has expressed sincere regret 4206 cases of cartridges, but they were A bill proposing a $12,000,000 bond tively. A cork tug took the rescued of the rescued, G. W. Allen, of Mil for the sinking of the Dutch steamer cartidges for small arms and packed in perintendent of the water lines of that to Queenstown. They were mostly waukee, and Mevlin Case, of Fenton, Katwyk, which wks blown up off North separaU cases and could not have in company. It is said that considerable issue to complete the construction of wheat has made its appearance from the state highway system and main women and children. Mich., were seriously ill when found. Hinder lightship on April 24 by a Ger jured the vessel by exploding. The where growers had it cached, awaiting tain laterals passes the house of repre The passengers said that owing to The campers had kept themselves alive man submarine. Germany explains LusiUnia had 1250 shrapnel cases, but higher prices, the recent status of the sentatives of California with only her list to port the Lusitania could not for several days on bacon rinds and that the act was in no wise intentional they were empty. There was no ex market having drawn small lota from slight opposition, the vote being 44 launch many of her lifeboats. coffee. and undertakes to make compensation. plosive of any sort aboard." cover. to 4. Liner Off Irish Coast Attacked* Without Warning STEAMER SUNK NEARING PORT Brief Resume of General News from All Around the Earth.