Morning Oregonian., December 11, 1914, Image 1

VOL.. LIV. NO. 16,863.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1914.
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NURNBERG SUNK
AFTER PURSUIT
German Cruiser Dresden
Reported Cornered,
BRITISH ADD TO VICTORY
Last of Five Vessels of Teuton
Fleet Said to Be in
Magellan Straits.
VANQUISHED LOSE HEAVILY
Attempt of Von Spee to Slip
Home Quietly Frustrated by
Move of Admiralty.
1 LOXDON. Dec. 10. The German
eruiser Nnrnberg, Which withdrew
from the battle off the Falkland
Islands last Tuesday and attempted
to make her escape in company with
the cruiser Dresden while the British
wurships, under Vice-Admiral Sir
Frederick Doveton Sturdee were sink
ing the cruisers Scharnhorst, Gneise
i au and Leipzig, was hunted across
the waterjay units of the British fleet
and sunk the same day.
Dresden Reported Cornered.
Although the official press bureau
says the British men-of-war still are
eeeking for the last one of Admiral
iVon Spec's vessels, unofficial reports
received in Buenos Aires say the
Dresden has been cornered in the
Straits of Magellan, the tortuous
waterways leading from the Atlantic
to the Pacific at the southernmost
loiut of. South America.
Whether these reports are true or
Hot, it is believed in Admiralty circles
here that the Dresden, even though
she is a somewhat faster boat than
ny of those sunk in Tuesday's battle,
eventually will be brought to action.
, Action Lasts Five Hours.
The text of the official bureau
statement reads:
"A further telegram has been re
ceived from Vice-Admiral Sir Fred
erick Doveton Sturdee, reporting that
ihe Nurnberg was also sunk on De
cember 8, and that the search for the
Dresden still is proceeding.
"The first action lasted for five
tours, with intervals. The Scharn
horst sank after three hours and the
Gneisenau two hours later. The en
emy's light cruisers scattered and
Were chased by our cruisers and light
cruisers.
'Xo loss of any British vessel is re
orted." The destruction of a majority of the
tConcludeu on page 2.)
SHIPPING IS IMPORTANT
THEME OF THE ANNUAL.
Two factors are bringing
about great changes in the com
mercial map of the Pacific
Coast the European war and
the Panama Canal. The direct
effect of the canal on the Co
lumbia River's shipping in in
tercoastal trade and the move
ment of foodstuffs to Europe
already is being strongly felt.
The extent of this activity will
be discussed fully in The Ore
goniau Annual. Discussion of
other factors that are bringing
Portland to the fore as a world
port will be presented, such as
trade opportunities with Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Honolulu,
China, Japan and South Amer
ica. These subjects are of in
tense interest not only to the
people of Oregon and the Co
lumbia River Basin but to ship
pers, merchants and manufac
turers of other sections of the
United States who have busi
ness connections on the Pacific
Coast. Supplementing these
subjects there will be special
articles showing the part the
railroads are playing in the
general development of Oregon
and what Portland is doing in
extending trade with Alaska.
SUBMARINE FLEET
FRIGHTENS DOVER
GERMANS SAID TO HATE TRIED
TO .MAKE DAItrJfCJ ATTACK.
Heavy Guns of Channel Harbor Fire
on Supposed Invaders and Torpedo-Boa
ts Put to Sea.
DOVER, England, via London, Dec
11. The city of Dover was thrown
into excitement today by the announce
ment that the Germans early today
attempted a submarine attack on the
liarbor works and the fleet at anchor
In the harbor.
The night was dark and a heavy
rain and haze made searchligrht work
difficult. The forts were put on the
alert by the appearance off the harbor
entrance of an unidentified steamer
which refused to stop until a shot was
fired across her bow. This vessel then
retired. She is believed to have been
the tender of the submarines.
Half an hour later, it is said, a
single submarine was sighted and one
of the heavy guns in the harbor fired
at her. This submarine, which evi
dently was the advance scout, disap
peared, but at 6:30 the observers sight
ed what they believed to be a fleet of
about six submarines several miles
out in the channel.
The channel forts began firing in the
direction of the supposed submarines
and kept it up for almost half an
hour. At the same time a torpedo-boat
destroyer flotilla put to sea, where it
remained all day.
Large crowds gathered on the water
front in the early morning hours and
watched the' searchlights and the artil
lery fire. When they saw no results
of the shelling many persons expressed
the opinion that it was a false alarm.
AUTO HELD UP BY TWO
Joseph Tausoler Waylaid on Kast
SIdo and Kobbed of $65.
Two men held up Joseph Tauscher near
Kast Thirty-seventh street and Haw
thorne avenue last night as he was
driving his automobile, forced him to
get out, robbed him of $65 and fled,
after telling him to "beat Jt."
Tauscher was driving: slowly when
halted by the first man, who stepped
from the curb and pulled back his coat
as if showing: a policeman's star. The
second man then eprang out from he
hind a telegraph pole and, pointing; a
revolver at Tauscher, forced him. to gret
out to be subjected to search.
Tauscher, who lives at S82 Kast
Burnside street, has supplied the po
lice with a detailed description of his
waylayers.
NORWEGIAN VESSELS KEPT
German Prize Court Hold Two
Ships Are Legal Captives.
CHRISTIAHIA, Norway, via London.
Dec. 10. The prize court at the Ger
man port of Swinemunde, on the Bal
tic, has rendered Its decision in the
cases of five Norwegian steamers
seized by German warships, according
to word which reached Christiania to
day. Both the ships and their car
goes were declared lawful prizes and
were confiscated.
The vessels were loaded with wooden
pit props, consigned to English mine
owners. The decision of the prize
court is consequently upon the recent
classification by the German govern
ment of wood as contraband.
ALLIES CAPTURE ROULERS
German Division Headquarters
Lately Located In Same Town.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Dec 10.
The allies have entered Roulers (Rous
selaere) - in West Flanders, about 12
miles northeast of Tpres, according to
he Siuis correspondent of the .Hand-
elsblad.
A dispatch to a London newspaper
from the Belgian frontier Wednesday
said the German divisional headquar
ters was removed from Roulers when
shells began to fall in the town after
the British had recaptured Passchen
daele, a short d1 stance to the west.
ALL WAR AID MAY CEASE
Senate Bill Would Stop Export of
Food Even to Belligerents.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 Food, cloth
ing or any othe- commodity which
would in the slightest degree serve
to prolong the European War, as well
as contraband, will be barred from ex
port by a bill introduced today by
Senator Works.
Direct prohibition of export would
Include food, clothing, supplies, arms,
ammunition, horses or war supplies
of any kind, whether the same be con
traband of war or not
BEYERS' BODY IS FOUND
Discovery Is Xcar Spot Where South
African Rebel Sank.
FRETORDA, via London. Dec. 11.
The body of General Christian Beyers,
the rebel leader who was drowned re
cently wniie attempting to escape
across the Vaal River from govern
ment troops, has been found at Vllege
Krall, not far from .the spot where
General Beyers was seen to sink.
The official announcement says there
Is no doubt with, regard to the idonti
fication.
Turkish Gunboat Sunk by Own Aline
LONDON, Dec. 11. A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Athena says that
a Turkish gunboat lias been sunk by a
Turkish mine at tbe entrance to the
Bosphorus.
FRENCH
MEASURE
GAINS BY YARDS
Series of Successes on
Line Asserted.
ARTILLERY LOSSES REDUCED
Capture of Much German War
Material Reported.
CONQUERED GROUND HELD
Infantry Also Shows Increased Ac
tivity Enemy's Gnns Bombard
ins Tarlons Sections Along
1 Front Are Silenced.
PARIS. Dee. 10, An official report of
the principal happenings on the battle
front from November 27 to December 6
was given out in Paris today. It is In
part from the observation of eye-witnesses
at the front and is as follows:
"The period of. time between No
vember 27 and December 5 was not
marked by operations of any great ex
tent, but observations made during
these days - established the fact that
along the entire front we have taken
the ascendant over the enemy with our
artillery and infantry. The French ar
tillery, without suffering severely from
the fire of the German cannon, was
successful at several points In silencing
and demolishing batteries of the en
emy. Our infantry riade progress
everywhere and at no point was prog
ress followed by retirement.
Artillery Inflicts Serious Damage.
'From file sea to the Olse, on Decem
ber 1, and at Bixachoote and Merken
our heavy artillery inflicted serious
damage on five German batteries. Sev
eral ammunition wagons were blown
up. The same day at Wydendreft we
destroyed a Bection of German ma
chine guns. December 4 our heavy
artillery imposed silence on the heavy
artillery of the Germans. On Novem
ber 28 our heavy artillery demolished
certain bridges built by the enemy and
destroyed his supplies in the region of
Knockc.
"There was a similar series of en
gagements December 2 at Bixscboote.
Supply Trains Bombarded.
"On November 27 we bombarded suc
cessfully at a point near Dens certain
German supply trains and December &
we demolished the earthworks of the
enemy in the vicinity of Rolincourt.
Here is a list of the principal infantry
engagements, with the dates and local
ities where they took place:
"At Paschendaelle on November 27:
at Bixschoote on November SO; again
at Paschendaelle on December 3; at
Wydendreft December 5, and at Brod-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Th Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 4t
degrees; minimum. 38 decree.
TODAY'S Fair; north to t winds.
War.
French assert general successes all along the
line, but measure gains in yards. Pass J-
German cruiser Norm berg- cunk after pursuit
by British fleet; Dresden reported cor
nered in Straits of Magellan. Page 1.
German submarine flotilla frightens Dow
Enjrland. Paae 1.
Russia mentions possibility of - evacuating
Warsaw. Page 2.
Wounded are being well cared for in Buda
pest. Page 3. -
Serbs rout four Austrian corps. Page 8.
Mexico.
Washington sends threatening note to Mex
icans, warning them to cease shooting
across boundary. Page 1.
National.
Sereno B. Payne dies suddenly. Page 6.
International naval police will follow war,
says Secretary .Daniels. Pace 0.
Secretary Houston recommends "classifica
tion" of oublio lands in effect nullifying
prohibition ajcalnst Increase of forest re
serves. Page A.
Coast ammunition would last less than hour,
says Representative Gardner. Page 4.
Immediate loan for Chinese reclamation
pro loot declared necessary to save million
from starving. Pace 4.
Domestic
Engineers testify to hardships of service.
Pajre d.
Colorado militiamen have day before In
vestigators, Page 3.
Joseph Smith, head of Reorganized Latter
Uay Saints, dies. Page 2.
Sports.
National League managers try to strengthen
teams by trades or purchases. Page 1.
100 try for places on Aggie basketball team.
- Page 14.
Mattv sees lean year for basebalf magnates
and opposes any rule to limit players.
Page 14. -
Pacific Northwest.
Commonwealth conference argues all day on
state reorganization without tangible re
sult. Page 7.
St. Paul vote lanrest ever nolled at an elec
tion. Page 9.
Girl's suitor held for murder after body of
Edna Morgan is found in barn burned In
Cow Creek district. - Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Statistics Indicate small surplus of wheat In
Pacific Northwest. Page 19.
Crop damage reports from Argentina ad
vance wheat at Chicago. Page 19.
Broader demand is reported for high-grade
securities. Pago 19.
Port of Portland fixes levy at 1.1 mills.
Page IS.
Portland and Vicinity.
Eight pupils, principal and teacher, burned
in Irving ton school Christmas-tree fire.
Pase.l.
Fund for relief of poor continues to grow.
Page 15. .
New franchise for United Railways held up
by Dock Commission. Page IS.
Portland Chinese may back new revolt now
gathering force. Page 13.
Auction sales - at Livestock Show prove
amusin? to visitors. Page 18.
Completion, of' Portland's public market
celebrated Page 9.
Seat sale for Belgian war picture benefit by
The Oregon lan opens today. .- Page 11.
County Judges and Commissioners of State
to inspect Columbia Highway today.
Page 8.
Budget committee, over objection, votes to
limit Roadmaster Yeon's supervision to
Columbia Highway. Page 8.
Draft 'of prohibition law Is' stringent. Page
13.
Weather report. 'data and forecast. Page 19.
LODZ IS . FOUND DESERTED
Populace Gone and So Food Left at
Time of Capture.
LONDON, Dec 11, 3:44 A. M. A Fe-
trograd dispatch to Renter's Telegram
Company says the Polish town of Lodz
at the time of Its evacuation by the
Russians was completely destitute of
food. .
The population quit the town in
masses, fearing the Germans. Thou
sands proceeded to Warsaw on foot.
PEREMPTORY fJOTE
SENT TO MEXICANS
Threatening Tone Re
ported at Capital.
BOTH FORGES ARE WARNED
Carranza, Gutierrez and Local
Chiefs Notified.
STERN DUTY REGRETTED
Time "Will Be Altowed lor Beads ot
Contending Factions to Com
municate Fully With Of
ficers In Field.
WASHINGTON. Dec 10. The United
States has served formal notice on both
Provisional President Gutierrez and
General Carranza that unless they
promptly prevent their troops from fir
ing across the American boundary
such force will be employed by this
Government as may be necessary to
protect American territory.
In the most, emphatic and threaten
ing expression from the Washington
Government since the diplomatic cor
respondence with ' General Huerta
which preceded the occupation of Vera
Cruz, identical warnings-, were sent to
the chiefs of the two factions opposing
each other - at Naco, across from the
Arizona town of the same name, that
firing across the International line
must cease.
Answers Expected Today.
Although the messages, which were
to be conveyed by American Consul
Canada to General Carranza at Vera
Cruz and by American Consul Sllliman
to General Gutierrez at Mexico City,
left here late last night, they did not
reach their destination until today and
answers are expected tomorrow.
' The peremptory tone of the commu
nicatlohs did not become generally
known until tonight, altbough the
sending of three batteries of field ar
tillery to Naco was explained previous
ly by high officials as meaning that
the Mexican forces would be shelled out
of their positions and driven several
miles from the line If the firing into
tbe United Staes continued.
Fatalities Pointed Out.
The messages to both Gutierrez and
Carranza pointed out that several
Americans had died from wounds re
ceived from bullets which were fired
from Mexican territory and that the
United States had appealed In vain to
Generals Maytorena and Hill, com
manding the rival forces at Naco. to
regulate their fire so as to prevent a
repetition of sucn occurrences.
Having failed to Impress Hill and
(Concluded on Page 6.)
Thursday's War Moves
WHILE the defeat of the German
squadron in the South Atlantic
has evoked . the liveliest satisfaction
throughout Great Britain, there have
been no celebrations such as marked
the victories of the South African war,
the British people being too much
wrapped up in the operations of the
allied armies on the Continent.
The lack of news from Poland causes
some uneasiness In England regarding
the result of the prolonged battle be
tween the Russians and Germans, but
the reports from France are consid
ered to be favorable to the allies. The
daily communications from Paris show
that the French have been making slow
progress at many points for the past
fortnight, and a review sent by a
French eyewitness for the period from
November z7 to December S asserts that
the ascendency of the French Infantry
and artillery over the Germans has been
established and that while the Infantry
has advanced the artillery has mastered
the German batteries.
The report from French headquarters
yesterday adds little to the general
knowledge, as It says the situation is
unchanged, which indicates, however,
that the positions taken have been
maintained. Berlin, on the other hand,
states that the French attacks in the
Argonne have been repulsed.
It is apparent, however, that with
the withdrawal of German troops to
strengthen the armies In the East, the
allies have been able to push their lines
forward In many places.
The Germans, meanwhile, continue
their efforts to smash the Russian
armies. While a large part of their
force is endeavoring to hold the Rus
slan center, another army is advancing
from Bast Prussia to the east of Mlawa
and is attacking the Russian right with
a view to cutting communications and
entering Warsaw through the back
door.
. Heavy fighting is going on to the
southwest of Lodz and to the .south
east of Cracow, where the Austrians
and Germans are endeavoring to get
around tho Russian left and force these
troops to retire from the fortress.
The Gormans, in fact, are repeating
on a larger scalo their favorite tactics
of outflanking the positions of the op
posing forces. In this they have al
ways been able to gain Initial suc
cesses, because of their ability, with bet
ter means, to move their troops quick
ly. The Russians, however, heretofore
have met" them with overwhelming
numbers.
The defeat of the Austrians by the
Servians is virtually admitted in the
Austrian official report, which says
that because they 'have met strong hos
tile forces, some of the Austrian troops
have been ordered to occupy more fav
orably situated positions.
This sudden turn of events in favor
of the Servians is somewhat of a mys
tery,, but it is possible that they have
received reinforcements from Russia or
more guns and ammunition from some
friendly country; or It may be that
some of the Austrian troops were with
drawn from Servia after the occupa
tion of Belgrade. Whatever the cause,
the Servians have Inflicted a severe de
feat on the invaders.
The latest official report from Berlin
says that the German Emperor's health
is much improved. It is believed that
the bronchial attack, to which he is
subject at this time of the year, was
well under control before the fact of
his illness was made public, and that
he probably will make a quick recov
ery. General Louis Botha, Premier and
commander of the defense forces of the
Union of South Africa, announces that
the rebellion is practically at an end.
Since the capture on December 4 of
700 rebels and the surrender of 200
others five additional rebel leaders and
their commanders have unconditionally
laid down their arms. Only one rebel
leader is at large. Colonel Maritz.
General Botha, in making the an
nouncement, warns the people against
harboring any vengeful feeling, and
concludes:
"Maritz and Kemp, who were cor
rupted while officers of the Union de
fense forces, have succeeded in escaping
to German Southwest Africa, arid from
there equipped with fresh arms and ar
tillery by their German allies, will seek
to invade the Union. Our nest duty
is to deal with this danger and make
it impossible for German Southwest Af
rica to again be used as the source of
a base from which to threaten the peace
and liberties of tho Union.
"I hope and trust that tho people will
deal with this danger as energetically
as they dealt with the internal, rebel
lion." The Indian office reports that liOO
Turkish prisoners, exclusive of wound
ed and nine guns, were captured at
Kurna. on the Persian Gulf, which was
occupied on December S.
RULER PROMOTES COUSIN
Archduke Frederick, of Austria, Is
Now Field Marshal.
LONDON. Dec. 10. A dispatch to the
Reuter Telegram Comnany from Am
sterdam says a telegram received there
from Vienna says that Emperor Fran
cis Joseph has appointed the Austrian
commander-in-chief. Archduke Freder
ick, a field marshal.
Archduke Frederick Is a cousin of the
Emperor.
KAISER REPORTED BETTER
Ailment Is Relaxing and His Tem
perature Is NormaJ.
AMSTERDAM, Holland, via London,
Dec 10. Emperor William's health has
considerably improved, according to an
official announcement made in Berlin
today.
His Majesty's catarrh is relaxing and
his temperature Is normal.
FIRE AT IB1GT0H
SCHOOL INJURES 10
Blaze Envelops Pupils
at Christmas Tree.
PANIC STARTS; IS STOPPED
Mothers in Audience Roll Burn
ing Tots in Fine Coats.
TEACHERS ACT HEROICALLY
Flash From Electric Wiring, Ap
parently, Spreads Sheet of Flame
to Tinseled Tree ancfc Costumes.
Investigation Is Sought.
Seriously Bvraed.
Edwin Phillips. 9 years old. son
of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence C.
Phillips, 4ES East Fifteenth
street; painfully burned . about
face, hands, arms, chest and
back.
Zelda Mosessohn, S years old,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David
Mosessohn, 485 East Eighteenth
street North; hair singed, face,
hands and wrists burned.
Slightly Burned About Face and
Hands.
Jack Seabrook, 8 years oid,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ephrlam B.
Seabrook, 454 East Ninth street
North.
Imogens Lewis, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. 1L Lewis, 677
Schuyler street.
Bernlce Manning, 11 years old.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Manning, 759 Clackamas street.
Harvey Dick, 10 years old, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul & pick, 4S0
Thoxnpsou street.
Basil Burke, son ef Mr. and
Mrs. J. R, Burke. 450 East Twenty-second
street North, hands
burned.
Hugh Kyle, IS years old, son
. of Mr. and Mrs. G. A, Kyle. 805
Hulsey, burned lighting Are.
lClmer N. Brown, principal of
the school, hands burned.
Miss Ella Williams, teacher ot
fourth grade B. hands burned.
Eight pupils and two teachers were
burned, two of the pupils severely, yes
terday afternoon at Irvirtou Bchool,
during a Christmas tree entertainment,
when, apparently, the electric exten
sion wires used on the tinsel -decorated
stage set Ore to the tinsel
on the clothing of the child-actors and
on the tree.
Presence of mind of the teachers in
charge and of several women who were
present in the auditorium, as well as
the pupils' orderly adherence to fire
drill averted a serious panic.
The school building, which is at East
Fourteenth and Thompson street, was
not damaged, the fire being put out
before it gained any headway In tho
assembly-room, where the entertain
ment was held. There were more than
300 persons In the schoolroom at tbe
time.
ITIanie Spreads Quickly.
The tire was started in the clothing
of a member of the fourth grade B,
when, be brushed against one of the
lights on the Christmas tree. The
child ran wildly among his com
panions, and spread the flames to
others.
That a panic was averted is duo to
the efforts of the principal. Elmer
Brown, and Miss Ella Williams, teacher
of tbe class and to the mothers pres
ent in the hall.
Through their efforts the panic sub
sided, and t her children were rolled on
the floor, smothered in coats and the
flames checked. Some of the children
left for home immediately. Their In
juries were not discovered till later.
The injured were: Edwin Phillips, the
9 -year-old son of Lawrence C Phillips,
456 East Fifteenth street; Zelda Mo
sessohn. the 8-year-old daughter of
David Mosessohn, 485 East Eighteenth
street North; Jack Seabrook, the S-year-old
son of Ephrlam B. Seabrook.
454 East Ninth street North; lmogene
Lewis, the daughter of F. II. Lewis.
677 Schuyler street; Bern ice Manning,
the 11-year-old daughter of George
Manning. 759 Clackamas street; Harvey
Dick, the 10-year-old son of Paul S.
Dick, 480 Thompson street; Basil
Burke, the son of J. R. Burke, 450 East
Twenty-second street North; Hugh
Kyle, the 15-year-old son of G. A.
Kyle, 805 Halsey street; Elmer Brown,
principal of the school, and Miss Ella
Williams, teacher of the fourth grade B.
Only Two Serlosly Burned. . . .
The only children seriously Injured
were the Phillips boy, burned about the'
face, hands, arms, chest and back, and
Zelda Mosessohn, whose face, neck,
hands and wrists were painfully burned.
The others were burned slightly about
the faces and hands.
The entertainment was an annual af
fair given by the whole school. There
were more than 300 persons in the as
sembly room on the second floor of the
school. The children taking part in
the programme at the time cf the fire
were dressed fn Santa Claus costume.
The entertainment was about three-
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