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VOL. L.1"V. NO. 16,849. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1914. PRICE FIVE CEXTS GtRHAN HJML BASE THWARTED Zeebrugge Burning, Solvay Works Reduced to Ruins. FLEET OF ALLIES ATTACKS Military Train Blown to Frag- ' ments, Sections of .Sub marines Destroyed. GREAT CRANE DISAPPEARS Effort to Remove Stores Is Frustrated by Damage to Railway Line. LONDON, Nov. 25. "Germany's scheme to establish a naval base at Zeebrugge has been thwarted by Brit ish warships, says' the Daily Mail's Jiotterdam correspondent. "Zeebrugge is burning, the Solvay works near the Bruges ship canal are a heap of rnins and the sections of six submarine boats which had been brought there are reduced to twisted iron. A large quantity of stores also was destroyed. Military Train Destroyed. "The bombardment lasted from 2 o'clock until 5 o'clock Monday. The Coast Guard building and the public echools were destroyed. "The military trains at the Solvay works were blown to fragments and a large crane which was being used for putting the submarines' together simply disappeared. . . Removal of Stores Prevented. ' "In desperation the Germans tried to remove their stores, including the apparatus for making hydrogen for Zeppelins, to Bruges, but found a sec tion of the railway had been blown up. "For several weeks the enemy had been collecting stores at and fortify ing Zeebrugge in the hope of making it a strong naval base." A dispatch from Amsterdam savs "Yesterday, after British aviators had reconnoitered cleverly bidden German gun positions along the coast," says a Sluis correspondent, "a combined attack was undertaken by the allies' infantry against the Ger man trenches. British and" Trench Bombard. "The " attackers were aided by a bombardment from the Anglo-French squadron, consisting of three small cruisers and numerous torpedo-boats and torpedo-boat destroyers, which came close to the coast. The Ger mans replied with a heavy artillery lire. "During the afternoon a second squadron appeared between Ostend and Weenduyn, but neither here nor at Nieuport was there any success for either one side or the other. Squadron Forced to Retreat. "Near Westende two German bat teries were silenced, but the British and French squadron was foreed to retreat owing to the good marksman ship of the German artillery, which damaged one of the destroyers. "The second squadron then steamed to Zeebrugge, probably with the in tention of destroj-ing German sub marines. Before sunset the electric works were, fiercely burning and also the Palace Hotel and other buildings. The church steeple at Heyst was dam aged, and it is reported that the sluices at Zeebrugge were destroyed. "The German - firing suddenly 6topped and the German submarines left the port. After some maneuver ing the British fleet disappeared in the fog. Part of Zeebrugge was burn ing and the population had' fled in all directions." ALLIES FACIXtt NEW ATTACK Germans Reinforced and Terrific Battle Is Renewed In France. LONDON, Nov. 25. "The allies have teen attacked In force from Ypres to Jol Bassee," says a dispatch from a Daily Chronicle correspondent In North ern France. His dispatch continues: Concluded on Page 6.) DEATHS ON HANALEI LAID TO NEGLECT NEGLECT TO REBUILD LIFESAV EVG STATION IS CITED. Sea Quiet and Rescue Would Have Been Easy First Few Hours, Say Coast Veterans. BAN FRANCISECO. Nov. 24. Utter ly Inadequate protection of commerce on the Pacific Coast, emphasized two days ago by Secretary of Commerce Redfield as having caused the drown ins of 31 persons in one Instance, has cost the lives of 21 souls who perished on the Hanalei. Veteran lifesavers, including Captain J. L. Notter, of the Point Bonita life- saving station, whose men picked up IS survivors, said flatly . tonight that if the Government had not neglected to rebuild an old lifesaving station at Bolinas when It chanced to burn down, no one need have been drowned from the wrecked schooner. Despite the fog. Captain Notter said. rescue would have been possible but for the hours consumed in getting life saving crews and apparatus moved from San Francisco Bay. Darkness fell before they arrived, and Impeded their work until a score of persons went to their death in a quiet sea and under conditions favorable to rescue. "I shall telegraph to Washington to ask that apparatus be supplied at Bo Unas before another week." said the captain. "I want to see It there before there Is another wreck on Duxbury Reef. We can't afford to wait for an Investigation Into this one." VENETIAN PATRIARCH DIES Cardinal Cavallarl Noted for Abhor rence of Immodesty. PARIS, Nov. 24. A dispatch to the Havas Agency from Venice says that Cardinal Arlstldes Cavallarl, patriarch of Venice, died today. Cardinal Cavallarl was born at Oil. oggia In 1849 and was raised to the caramaiate in 18J7. - He was noted for his simple piety. On various occasions he expressed himself voluhlv air ulnar the Immodest dress of women, and once is said to have stopped a church serv ice in order to make a woman wor shiper cover her openwork shirtwaist. in January of this year Cardinal Ca.va.lla.rf 1ha on Anfonni i strongly condemning: the tinsro 'rfun declaring that "only those persons who nave iosi ail moral sense can endure it." He ordered all the ecrtiosiaation tn deny absolution to those who, having danced the tango, did cot promise to discontinue the practice. BOMB USED BY MISSIONARY Military Duty Above Religious Aim, Says German in Africa. LONDON. Nov. 24. A German tried to blow up the British gunboat Dwarf with an infernal machine In a West African harbor recently, according to a report to tne colonial office. It was discovered that he waa a missionary. "When Questioned as to how be found such an act compatible wlch nis work." the report said, "he replied that he waa a soldier first and a missionary after wards." BULLETINS AMSTERDAM, via London, Not. 24 According to m Berlin dispatch to the Telerraf, the Duke of S&xe-Cobarg and Gotha narrowly escaped death la the Eastern theater of the war by a ahell which exploded near where he and his staff were standing. The explosion killed Colonel von Berg and wounded two other officers. LONDON, Nov. 24. A dispatch from Lisbon says the Portngaese government today decided that Portugal should co operate with the allies when It eon aiders the step necessary. The Miniated of War will Issue m decree for partial mobilisation. PARIS, Not. 21. Telegraphing from Athens, the correspondent of the Havas Agency says the Turkish government has forbidden all subjects of the triple entente powers, with the exception of women and of children under 18 years old. to leave the Ottoman territory. LONDON, Nov. 23. The Admiralty announces that all points of military significance In Zeebrugge were aub Jected today to a severe bombardment by two British battleships. The Ger man opposition was feeble. The extent "of the damage done la unknown. The British ships returned safe. BERLIN, Nov. 24. (By wireless to Sayvllle, 1. I.) Switzerland has lodged protests at London and Bordeaux against the violation of Swiss neutrali ty by British aviators, and demands satisfaction. PETROGRAD, Nov. 24, via London, Nov. 25. A German aeroplane with two aviators has heea captured by Cossacks 24 miles from Plock, Russian Poland. The airmen had dropped sev eral bombs In Plock. SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 24. An odl clal statement issued by the maritime authorities today says that it has been proved that German warships have violated the neutrality of . Chile by staying for several days In the Juan Fernandez, Islands, capturing neutral ships, seising coal and provisions -and sinking the French bark Valentine a half mile from the Chilean coast. . LONDON, Nov. 25. New rates of pay for army officers showing lncreaaea of from lO to SS per cent are announced In an army order. The new dally rate for a captain la raised from S3 to $3.50, and for a Lieutenant from S3 to $2.50. These Increases also are augmented by various special allowances. i r-i m m i i i Hw AUVAi Abt TURNS INTO DEFEAT Armies Cut Up' Each Other in Poland TERRIFIC BATTLE LASTS WEEK Russian Reinforcements Sent in Pursuit of Enemy. KAISER LOSES HEAVY GUNS Whole Regiments Surrender Cra cow Believed Farther Advanced Than Public Is Informed ; New Teuton Battle Line Forms. LONDON, Nov. 25. The Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post says that the Russian successes in Poland, as announced In official dispatches, waa preceded by a week of hard fight ing with - varied success and reverses. In the neighborhood of Brzezlny the Germans made a supreme effort and actually succeeded in temporarily breaking through the Russian defense and getting to the rear of the Russian positions, says the correspondent. Germans Let Chance Slip. It appears, however, that the Ger mans did not fully realize their chances and the Russians countered by piercing the German lines at another point, compelling the Germans to withdraw. with the loss of a whole battery of heavy artillery and two regiments of prisoners. . The failure of this most determined attack, which was almost a success. disheartened the Germans, continues the correspondent, and when the ordi nary hammer-and-tongs fighting was resumed, the Russians convinced the enemy in a couple of days that the time had come to retire and. the Germans are now in retreat. Reinforcements Move on Rear. Large bodies of reinforcements are moving on the German right rear from the neighborhood of Wielun. The latest intelligence Indicates, the correspondent concludes, that Grand Duke Nicholas, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian forces. Is - entirely satis fied with the situation along the whole Russian front. Such news as is given out from the neighborhood of Cracow seems to be about a week old. The Grand Duke's plan probably Is a good deal more advanced than the public has been allowed to know. German Regiment Give Up. The Daily Mail's Petrograd Corre spondent, describing the capture of (Concluded on Pago 5.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather.' YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 69 degrees; minimum, 37 degrees. TOrATS Probably fair, southerly winds. War. French declare German plan of campaign la proves. xaiiure. Fan z. Newspaper men visit trenches during bat- no. rase . American Relief Commission denies starving fseiKians can count on aid Irom Germany, Page 4. American financier held by Britain as German reservist. Fas 4. Turks defeated on Krzerum front. Face 4. Germans once hold but lose advantage, re sulting in folana defeat, fua 1. Allies- fleet frustrates Germans attempt to establish naval base at Zeebrugge. Page 1. Mexico. Mexico's capital may - be abandoned on ap proach of Villa' a army. Fag 3, National.. Wilson to make Issue of Government-owned merchant marine. Page ft. Great Increase la wheat acreage Is predicted. Faco a. Domestic. ITortr-one of company of S4 on board steam- shin Hanalei saved. Paite 1. Neglect to rebuild lifesaving station de clared responsible for Hanalei deaths. Pag 1. Sports. Oregon's last workout of season Is Joy to coach and players. Page 14. Aggies travel to Tacoma for game with University of Southern California Thurs day. Page 14. Winged M lauad has final practice for game with Oregon. Parte 14. Pacific Northwest. Visit to advertised oil well falls to convince many. Page a. Governor wins In Copperfleld case before Supreme Court. Page 7. Commercial and Marine. Fall movement of Chinese eggs to Coast mar keta starts. Page 19. Wheat weak at Chicago because of scarcity of export cargo space. Page 19. Further strengthening of credits by Euro pean cations. Page 19. Lumber trade quickens aa export demand en enllrena. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. President of Western Union Telegraph Com pany visits Portland. Page 9. Press Club high Jinks to break vaudeville record tonight. Page 9. T. M. C. A.'s State Older Boys' Conference to oe held at McMinnvllle next Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Page 9. Orpheum Theater may enter new home Sun day. Page 0. Associated Charities encouraged over hearty response to appeal for needy. Page 7. Senators and Representatives of Multnomaa to hold advence meeting to discuss pro posed laws. Page 13. Arthur Hart, 13. shot by friend, dies. Page IS. Taxpayers urge completion of Columbia highway. Page 8. Progressive Business Men's Club's Pumpkin estlval is huge success. Page o. Warring tongs sign peace pact. Page 18. Taxpayers vote 6-mlll levy. Page 1. "The Poor Little Rich Girl" at Heillg is most impressive play. Page 5. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19. CROCKERLAND NOT THERE Country JPeary Thought He Discov ered Has Disappeared. NEW YORK. Nov. t Crockerland-. the unknown country In the Arctic which Rear-Admiral Peary believed be sighted In 1906, hag either disappeared or never existed. In the belief of Don ald B. McMillan, who left New York with an expedition to find the unex plored country, In July, 1913. News from McMillan was received to day by the American Museum of Nat ural History. The expedition, after Journeying from Cape Thomas Hubbard, 125 miles over the Polar Sea, from about which point Peary reported hav ing sighted the country, was unable to see it. McMillan reports that at first he thought he saw land, but this finally proved to be a mirage. IT'S A HARD GAME. 41 OF STEAMSHIPS PERSONNEL SAVED 18 Known to Be Dead, Five Are Missing. 15 VICTIMS ARE IDENTIFIED Names of Survivors Known Dead Given. and WOMEN FIGHT FOR LIFE Frantic and Helpless Ones in "Wreck age Hear Companions' Cry In Vain for Aid Baby Is Among Those Who Are Lost. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 24. Out of 64 persons who were aboard the steam er Hanalei when she crashed into the northern spur of DuxDury Reef shortly before noon yesterday 41 are known to be alive tonight; IS dead have been identified; two bodies have been re covered whose names are unknown. Five are missing. Including the infant of Mrs. Val Franz, who Is known to have been drowned. The following list includes the names cf all survivors and dead cast ashore or rescued from the surf at Bolinas and also those brought to San Fran cisco today oir the revenue cutter Mc- Culloch: Passengers Saved. Elwood Schwerin. Berkeley, CaL Mrs. Ethel Turkenson. Windsor, Cal Harold Turkenson, 8 years old, Wind sor, Cal. W. J. Edmondson, San Francisco. Roger Bays, San Jose, Cal. Miss Elsie Brown, San Francisco. David Neville. Los Angeles. Earl Carlson, Oakland. George Studebaker, Eureka, CaL C. E. Blincoe, Vlsalla, CaL J. O'Donnell, San Francisco. Anton Buhar. Miss Grctta La Rue. Miss Joy Stone, San Francisco. Miss V. Goldflnger. r- M Kt Jsfrter.. Oakland. .Cal . . Mrs. Val Franz, San Francisco. A. F. Mason, San Francisco. Sydney Aston. Fruitvale, Cal. T. Maher, Eureka, Cal. Andrew J. Place. Eureka. CaL George W. Harrison. Hydesvllle, CaL V irginla Lawton. Miss R. C. Smtlh. John Hunt, Eureka, Cal. ' Crew Saved. Captain J. J. Carey. San Francisco. First Assistant Engineer C Runth. C. W. Pettlngill, chief engineer. Thomas McTeague, first officer (seri ously injured). Alfonso Ornachea. fireman. (Concluded on Page 18.) Tuesday's War Moves D ECISIVE news from the Polish bat- thorough victory by either Russia or Germany would vitally affect tho course of the Winter campaign both in the East and in the West, but there is no assurance that there has been any def inite result, although Petrograd mes sages declare that the Russians have Inflicted at least temporary reverses on the Germans in the angle between the Vistula and Warta rivers. Both combatants have achieved these strokes before without settling the for tunes of war permanently. The corre spondent of the Paris Matin describes the Germans as fleeing, while the latest Petrograd official bulletin says that the Germans are retreating. Berlin announces officially that the Issue has not yet been decided. On the snow-covered fields of Bel glum and France quiet continues, the only unusual Incident being the bom bardment of the towns of Zeebrugge and Beyst by British warships with a few shells which struck hotels where the German staff was quartered, and other buildings, while the German shore batteries were unable to reach the war ships in reply. The Hague reports that railway com munication with Antwerp has been sus pended and that no travelers will be admitted to Belgium during the next few days. The Germans are believed to be on the eve of another assault on the allies' defenses, but for the time being there is a nearer approach to rest for the armies spread out from Ostend to Verdun than at any time in the past two months. Portugal has taken the final plunge into the European war. The Portu guese Congress yesterday decided that the country should co-operate with the allies when it considers the step nec essary and the Minister of War will sjsue a decree for partial mobilization. The greatest loan In England's his tory 350,000,000 ($1,750,000,000) has been successfully floated by the Bank of Enerland. both larsra and mn 1 1 in. prestors being among the buyers. The country awaits the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to the amount of the subscriptions with the belief that they will exceed con siderably the amount of the loan and that the colossal transaction will have an impressive effect on Great Britain's enemies. Berlin reports that , the Bundesrath has passed laws to prevent and to pun ish speculation in gold, to fix the prices of potatoes, to limit the consumption of bread in Berlin and to extend the moratorium as applying to bills of ex change in Alsace-Lorraine.-East Prus sia and parts of West Prussia another 30 days, making Its extent' ISO" days. It is expected that the prices for wool will be fixed this week. The British government has taken up all the stocks of leather. The hunger-stricken Belgians on the border of Holland are pictured as re sorting to brigandage and reports say that a state of anarchy is approaching. Representatives of the Rockefeller foundation and the American commis slon for the relief of Belgium are about to visit Holland and Belgium and hope to co-operate In carrying out the re lief work on an adequate scale. Queen Mary has sent to Mrs Walter Hines Page, wife of the American Am bassador, a letter of thanks for the mission of the Santa Claus ship Jason, which is bringing Christmas gifts from American children to children in Eng land and on the continent. The Jason will arrive at Devonnort tomorrow. She will be the recipient of an officia? reception by the municipality of Ply moutn and by representatives of the British government. PEACE NEAR, LLOYDS THINK Betting Is Ten to Six War Will End by March 31. LONDON, Nov. 24. (SpeciaL) Re markable optimism relative to the dur atlon of" the war prevails In financial and Insurance circles in London. The Lloyd policies indicato that betting now is 10 to 6 that the war will be ended by March 31. Not long ago the betting was 5 to 1 there would be no peace within a year. The military situation In the East is regarded as favorable to tho allies' and little anxiety is felt for the safety of the allies left wing In the West, in spite of the massing of German rein forcements agalnst'it. As for the men ace of airships and raiding forces. while such attacks are expected, no body appears to believe that they can prove to be overpoweringly disastrous. BERLIN DENIES SEA LOSS British Report of Sinking of Sub marine Declared Untrue. BERLIN. Nov. 24. (By wireless to Sayville.) The official press bureau made denial today of the. statement of the secretary of the British Admiralty yesterday that a German submarine had been sunk off the coast of Scotland by a British patrolling vessel. 'British reports concerning the de struction of German submarines," sayo the bureau, "are unfounded. No sub marines are missing." TRADE BALANCE GROWS Week's Exports Exceed Imports by More Than $14,000,000. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Exports at the principal ports, which handle 80 per cent of that business, totaled $39,217,637 for the week ended Novem ber 21. as against imports of $24,834,124, leaving a trade balance of more than $14,000,000 In favor of the United States for the week and bringing the trade balance for the month to more TAXPAYERS VOTE TO AID DIRECTORS 5-Mill School Levy Gets Majority Approval NEW PURCHASES PUNNED Crowd at Armory Noisy and at Times Disorderly. TWO MOTIONS PRESENTED Dr E. A. Sommer's Report for 4.8 Mills Rejected Assessment lor Coming Vear Means Help to Franklin School Unit. Taxpayers of the Portland school dis trict, in their annual mass meeting at the Armory last night, voted to sup port the School Directors in their rec ommendation for a 6-mlll tax levy for the coming year. This assessment will provide for the purchase of new sites for the Haw thorne School and for the proposed school of trades east of the river and will make possible the erection of the first unit of the new ""ranklin High SchooL The meeting was noisy and at times disorderly, but wholly good-natured and always under control of M. G. Munly. chairman of the board, who pre sided. But two motions were presented the first to support the. recommendations of a majority of the Board for a 6 -mill levy, and the second to adopt the mi nority report of Dr. E. A. Sommer, one of the directors for a 4.8-mlll levy. The Sommer report was rejected. The motion supporting the majority report waa presented by Whitney L. Boise, and that upholding the Sommer report by J. N. Teal. Each spoke briefly in support of his respective motion. Each had a host of lusty-lunged, sup porters in the audience. 1500 Taxpayers Present. The Armory waa comfortably filled. Officials of the Board estimated the attendance of taxpayers at approxi mately 1600. People began arriving early In the evening. Chairman Munly took charge promptly at S o'clock. He proceeded by reading the call for the meeting. The annual report of the Board was read by R. H. Thomas, the clerk. O. M. Plummer, Dr. Alan Welch Smith and Dr. E. A Sommer, members of the Board, were gathered on the plat form. J. V. Beach, the fifth member, came In later. The clerk proceeded with the read ing without Interruption until he came to the paragraph outlining the plan for a new Franklin High SchooL when he was liberally applauded. - But no less demonstrative was the audience when the clerk read the mi nority report of Dr. Sommer for a 4.8-mill levy. Promptly upon conclusion of the clerk's reading Whitney L. Boise made his motion for adoption of the majority report providing for the o-mlll levy. Mr. Boise had hardly taken his seat when J. N. Teal presented a substitute motion for the adoption of the Sommer report. Calls for Sir. Teal Heard. Mr. Teal started to speak In support of his motion. He stood on the floor beneath the stage and in response to numerous calls mounted the platform. "It is necessary," he urged, "if we are to . exercise economy in all our affairs not to submit to a single un necessary Item of expense." ' He referred to current reports that Dr. Smith, one of the Board members, recently arranged for purchase of the trades school site for $10,000 less than the original purchase price, declaring that "Dr. Smith jumped at that ten thousand like a hungry trout jumps at a fly." He declared that if the Board has been able to secure a $10,000 reduction by waiting a year, it might be well to wait longer and secure even further re ductions. He explained the efforts now being made by the county budget committee. of which he is a member, to secure a reduction In the expenses of the county government and emphasized the neces sity in these times of commercial de pression, of operating all departments of government at a minimum of ex pense. - Waiting Policy Advocated. In reference to the Board's plan to spend $100,000 for a new school site without Intending to build upon that site until next year, he asked the as- sembled taxpayers whether they would conduct their private affairs In similar manner. You would wait until ready to usa it, wouldn't you?" he asked. It is argent that this year we cut our coat according to our cloth," he continued, and urged his hearers never to think of the city or of the school district excepting as a part of them selves. When you impose a tax of this kind you do in public lifo what you would not do in private life," he addbJL "On the face of the two reports there la absolutely no necessity for this ex pense." Cries of "Question." "Question" fol lowed the conclusion of Mf. Teal's re marks. Dr. Sommer auvanced to the front of the stairs and was loudly applauded. I approve of every part of this re- than $46,000,000. (Concluded on Pace IS)