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VOL. MV.-NO. 16,868. PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY: DECEMBER 17, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V 1 GERMAN FLEET El Three Towns on East Coast Bombarded, 31 Killed. ESCAPE IS SWIFTLY MADE Hartlepool, Scarborough and Whitby Suddenly Attacked in Early Morning. MOVEMENT AIDED BY FOG Three Churches, Abbey and Other Buildings Damaged. Patrols Are Evaded. LONDON", Dec. 16. For the first time in centuries England has been struck by a foreign foe. A squadron of swift German cruisers crept through the fog last night to the east ern coast and turned their guns against the Britons. When day broke they , began ' the bombardment of three . important towns Hartlepool, at the mouth of the Tees; Whitby, 35 miles southward, and Scarborough, noted as a pleasure resort, 15 miles beyond. Hartlepool Worst Sufferer. Hartlepool suffered most. There two battle cruisers and an armored . cruiser were engaged, and at this place the greatest loss of life oc curred. The British War Office fixes the number of dead at Hartlepool as seven soldiers and 22 civilians and the' wounded at 14 soldiers and 50 civilians. - . - - : At Scarborough, where a r battle , , cruiser and an armored cruiser shelled ' the town, 13 casualties are reported, while at Whitby two were killed and two wounded. Women and Children Hit. Men, women and children of the eiviliau population were left dead or wounded . struck without warning while at breakfast or at work. In all, the casualty list totals 110, according to the official estimates, of whom 31 are known to be dead. ; Three churches were damaged, the pas works and lumber yards at Har tlepool were set afire and the abbey at Whitby was struck. The Balmoral Hotel at Scarborough received the full . effects of a shell. Several houses and shops were shattered and partly burned in each of the towns. Hostile Squadron Escapes. The hostile squadron escaped in the mist after an encounter with coast guard vessels patrolling the neighbor hood, which were reinforced as soon as the presence of the Germans was signaled. A wave of intense anger has spread over England because of the attack and.- bitter denunciation is heard everywhere of a policy which permits the shelling of undefended towns. The fortress at the mouth of the Tees is supposed to give some protection (Concluded on Page 2.) OREGON'S PART IN THE WORLD'S FAIR TO BE TOLD IN ANNUAL. The Oregon State Building will be one of the most dis tinctive and attractive struc tures at the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco. The exhibits to be lioused in the building will be equally at tractive and interesting. The Oregon State Commission, which has had full charge of the en terprise, has left nothing un done to assemble a remarkably complete and comprehensive ex hibit. Every section of the state will be exploited ; each im portant industry will be fea tured. The chief aim of the Commission has been to arrange the exhibit so as to attract the attention of the world-traveler, but more especially to interest .'visitors at the exposition who are desired as future residents of Oregon. An article describ ing fully the special features of the exhibit will appear in The Oregonian Annual. RAIDS Hi GERMAN RAIDER IS REPORTED ON FIRE BATTERIES REPLIED EFFECT IVELY, REPORTS HARTLEPOOL. Damage Summarized by Correspond ents Few Houses In Central Scarborough Escape LONDON. Dec 17. The Daily Tele graph' correspondents in the three bombarded towns give the following details of the action of the German ships In their localities: ..'Hartlepool The enemy's ships were damaged by the coast batteries, which did considerable harm. One German light cruiser- was . afire as the fleet steamed away to the north. "One of the killed at East Hartle pool was Adjutant William Avery, f the Salvation Army, which has head quarters near the scafront. "Whitby The vessels steamed close in to Whitby. Their first shot lodged in the side of the east cliff, doing no dam age. The range-finding of the ships was faulty, and most of the shots fell short, although some of them fell at Ruswarp, a mile inland, and much dam age was done to private houses in FIshburn Park, half a mile inland. "The damage at Meadowfield, a sub urb, was .chiefly to .Curry's school, where the boys had Just commenced their morning lessons. They fled from the schoolhouse and took . refuge In nearby places of safety. "Scarborough The first bombard ment lasted 20 minutes and ' then stopped for . three minutes while the warships turned on their course. Then it began again and lasted 10 minutes, when the invaders made straight for sea at top speed. .: "All the damage done here was to buildings which were without the slightest' military -value. There are plentiful signs of the German visita tion, such as unroofed houses, shot pierced Bteeples and holes in walls. Several of the central thoroughfares are littered, with wreckage. There Is hardly a house in the central part of the town that escaped a few broken windows." LONDON IS NOW ARMING Professional and Business Men, Art ists, Etc., Form National Guard. . LONDON, Dec. 17. In - view of the possibilities of an invasion London is now to have a defense corps under a title hitherto not used in this country, "The National Guard.'. The morning papers contain the following notice, displayed in large type in the adver tising columns: - - "It is felt by a-, large section of the community that some steps should be taken in the City of London. to meet the possibility of an Invasion. "With this idea in view, a force un der the name of the National Guard Is being raised under the presidency of the Lord Mayor. The object is to pro vide a force of actively engaged pro fessional men, business men, artists and others of the age of 40 and upwards," SHELL BEHEADS POSTMAN Well-Known Women and Men Are Killed at Scarborough. SCARBOROUGH, Eng., via London, Dec 16. The casualties In Scarborough as a result of the attack by German warships this morning include among the killed, John Hall, a prominent al derman; Alfred Beale, a postman; Mrs. Bennett. and two' children; Mrs. Merry weather and Miss Trow, all well-known residents of the' city; two unidentified women, a. housemaid, a young woman named Maclntyre, and a baby belong ing to a family of the working class. Postman Beale's head was blown off while he was delivering a letter. GERMANS OUTDO . PILOTS "Warships Brought Nearer to Shore Than Ever Within Memory. LONDON. 4:40 A. M-, Dec 17. The Press Association's Hull correspondent says the raid on Scarborough was marked by extraordinary-coolness and daring. The German warships, . he de clared, stole into the bay and maneu vered into position, coming nearer to the pier than any battleship ever had done within memory. . One of the oldest fishermen in the borough said: "No pilot would have dared to bring a warship as near as the German com manders did." . - MAYOR INSTRUCTS PEOPLE If Xecesary to Flee, Population Is Advised Which Way to Go. NEWCASTLE, England, Dec. 16. (Special cable.) The Mayor of Tyne mouth, a popular resort below Newcas tle, on the North Coast, has issued a notice declaring that the civil popula tion should remain indoors or, if nec essary to leave their dwellings, they are advised to go Inland in the direc tion of Newcastle. There are indications of military ac tivity along the coast near Tynemouth. GERMANY ANNOUNCES RAID Future Course of Action Is Kept Secret by Berlin. BERLIN, Dec 17, via Amsterdam and London. An official announcement is sued here says: "Parts of our high seas fleet made an attack on the English east coat and bombarded on the 16th early in the morning both fortified and coast places at Scarborough and Hartlepool. "Regarding its further course of ac tion, no information can yet be goven.' RAID EXPECTED TO HELP RECRUITING London Is Pleased and Newly Confident FRESS SUGGESTS REPRISALS Hanging of Prisoners Pro posed as Preventive. STERN ANGER AROUSED Throgmorton Street Views Attack as Strong Bull Argument Navy Not to Be Swayed From Its Original Pnrpose. LONDON. Dec. 18. (Special cable.) From a myriad of special editions of the afternoon papers London learned of the action on the east coast. The news created excitement, and Intense interest, but not the slightest appre hension, nor was there any ' trace of panic. On the contrary, London was well pleased with the event and con fident of the ultimate effect- ' If the German action was designed to frighten England it failed. Keen as its interest was, London found time to smile at the message of a Scar borough railway engineer sent to his wife: "Shells falling . thickly around me, but I am all right" ' Throgmorton Street Jubilant. There was an ; unprecedented de mand for news. . The news tickers, which are much more utilized here than in the United States, . were sur rounded all day. In financial circles the news was received calmly. Throg morton street even Bhowed' Jubilation. It is the best bull point for some time." was the consensus of opinion. British shores were attacked today for the first time since August. 1798. when Humbert's small French foroe was 'landed at Llllala, Ireland, from three frigates. England has been determined in this war. but has outwardly shown little ferocity. This east coast event will arouse the whole nation to a pitch of anger hitherto unknown. The Pall Mail Gazette says: "It is worth two army corps to the new army. Ths outrage on humanity will arouse a stern, cold anger in the hearts of the sturdy men of the North. Those . who have hesitated will hesi tate no longer." Hanging of Prisoners Advised. The Evening News says: "Scarbor ough is unfortified. ItB complete de struction would not have done two penny worth of good to the Germans. Was it a feint to draw off our forces or was it merely an attempt at that (Concluded on Page 4.) fNSLlSh filLrfr v- ' '; Ill INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 34.8 decrees, minimum, 29.0 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, not much change In tem perature, easterly wind. War. British coast raided by German fleet; . Hartlepool. Scarborough and Whitby bombarded. Pas 1. Hartlepool reports German raiders were struck by shore batteries. Page 1. London believes German raid will help re cruiting. Page 1. Forty Germans of Emdon crew arm eap- - tured collier and raid commerce. Page 1. People of Scarborough choke roadways as they flee from bombardment. Page a. Presence of German army in Yorkshire Is one of many London rumors. Page 2. Many houses at Hartlepool ripped and fired by German shells. Fags 2. Suffering In Belgium never equaled, says - returned observer. Paa-e 5. American Naval officials regard German raid as intended chiefly for moral effect. Page 4. Germans defeated In recent sen fight off Falklands say one Briton was sunk. Page 4. Austrian advance over Carpathians la topped, says Russia. Page 6. " ' ' Mexico. General Scett sent to boundary to parley with warring Mexican tactions. Page L - National. , President will insist on confirmation of ap pointments held up by Senate. Page 4. Half million dollars cut from mouth of Co lumbia Item In harbors bill by committee. Put 1. , - Warship sent to Goethels at Canal Zone. Page 5.- . ' . , Sports. Salt Lake may yet defeat Sacramento for Coast League franchise. Page 12. Walter. Camp recognizes stars of football in Pacific Northwest. Page 12. Northwestern League directors ask to raise salaries of umpires and players. Page 12. Faciflg Northwest. Governor and others sued by ousted Copper field saloonmen assert raid caused loss of illegal gains only. Page 7. Mrs. Grler.. on' trial at Albany for killing husband. . says she : shot in self-defense. Page 7. - . Commercial and ' Marine, Record prices paid for club wheat at In terior points. Page" 17. German naval raid causes wheat selling at Chicago. . Page 17. Stock liquidation on smaller scale, but prices decline. Page 17. . Gain shown In exports and imports of Ore gon district. Page 16. Portland and Vicinity. Women prepare amendments to be asked In Widows' pension law. Page 6. Weather forecast assures lasting of loy ponds for boy skaters.. Page 6. Lawyers will ask Legislature to pass measures for elevation of profession. Page 13.- Toyland matinee expected to be big fea ture today. Page IS. New films at moving-picture theaters please. Fan 13. Oregon fund and supplies for Belgian relief shlD now amount to $15,000. Page 11. Bank clerks go to rescue of one family in distress. Page 11. Total tax for Portland property owners in 1815 will be 22.8 mills. Page 16. ODDortunltles for trade relations with South America discussed by . A. R. Velar. Page 17. - Weather report.- data and fomcast. Page 17. SHELLS HIT100 HOMES German Fire, Aimed at Itjulio, Bores Way Throogh Ho uses and Church. . SCARBOROUGHHtvia London). Dec. 17. More than 100 houses were struck by shells in Scarborough. One. street near the station was ruined, the build ings in it - including the -. Wesleyan Church. The wireless station was the objective of the fire of the warships and an adjacent field' was completely ploughed up by the shell fire. Bight inch shells were used. Scarborough Hospital, which con tained 20 wounded soldiers, was struck by three shells. The residence of the Right. Honorable Russell Rea, member of Parliament 'for the district, was com pletely, wrecked. . Mr. and Mrs. Rea had narrow escapes. The Grand Hotel also was badly damaged. DACHSHUND VS. BULLDOG IN THE NORTH SEA. $500,000 GUT OFF NORTH JETTY ITEf1 Continuing Contract Is Not Provided. ARMY REQUEST IS - IGNORED Committee to Report Harbors Bill to House Today. OTHER PROJECTS NOT CUT Lower Congressional Body Is Ex pected to Act on Measure as It Now Stands and Senate Is Hope for Increase. OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington Dec. 16. A river and harbor bill will be reported to the House to morrow. It will carry a cash appro priation of 11.250.000 for continuing work on the north Jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, J500.000 less than the amount recommended by Army engineers. The bill does not place thla work on a continuing contract basis. All other Oregon and Washington items in the bill are In strict con formity with the estimates sent to Con gress the opening day of the session. The total appropriation authorized for the Northwest is $2,521,675. Committee Jumps on Colombia. The committee in looking about for items that could be cut, jumped on the mouth of the Columbia, which was one of the largest single appropriations in the bill, and in order to make a show ing, lopped off $500,000 from the amount which the engineers asserted would be required during 16 months, beginning next March. Notwithstanding the plea made by Representative Hawlcy, backed by the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers,- the committee declined to place this project on a continuing contract basis, and it will now be up to the Senate to increase the appropriation to -Ure full amount asked and to secure the continuing contract authorization, as the House will stand by tne commit tee recommendation. The river and harbor bill does -not make an appro priation tor Tillamook Bay, as the ap propriation for that project will be carried in the sundry civil bill. . Humphrey Backs Haw Icy. Representative Humphrey, of Wash ington, ranking Republican member of the river and harbor committee, backed up Representative Hawley in the de mands he made for Oregon projects and was instrumental in securing full amounts asked for all but the main Columbia River project. The Itemized statement of North western appropriations carried by the ConcIuded on Page 0.) 40 OF EMDEN CREW ARM CAPTURED SHIP VESSEL T1IEX TAKES TO RAID ING COMMERCE, SAYS REPORT. British Steamer, Traveling; Without Lights at Right, Brings News to Philippine Port. MANILA, P. I., Deck 16. Forty men of the crew of the German cruiser Kmden, who were left on Cocoa Island when the Australian cruiser Sydney discovered the Emden and forced her to run ashore some time ago, have cap tured a collier, mounted two Maxims on her and now are raiding commerce in the Pacific, according to a report received here. . The report came through officers of the British steamer Malacca, which haa arrived at Jolo. The report ha not been officially confirmed. The men of the Emden had gone ashore on Cocos Island to dismantle the wireless and fled, but were unable to rejoin their ship when the Sydney put in an appearance. The German party, which is com manded by Lieutenant von Muecke, left Cocos Island with a commandeered schooner and plenty of provisions, to gether with their own armed launch and two boats, says the report. Where they captured the collier is not an nounced. - The Malacca reports that she steamed to Jolo without showing lights at night. BELGIANS HAVE CHOLERA Typhoid and Dysentery Also lie ported Among Troops. BERLIN, Dec 16. (By wireless to Sayvllle, N. Y.) The official press bu reau, in Its budget given out today, has the following: "The newspaper Figaio, of Paris, re ports that the Belgian troops are suf fering from typhoid, dysentery and cholera. Their casualties since the commencement of the war have been 25,000 killed, 52,000 wounded, 35,000. captured aud now prisoners in Germany and 22,000 interned in Holland." KAISER'S HEALTH BETTER Return to Battle Front in Day or Two Is Programme. (By wireless special to the New York World. Copyright, 1014, by the Press Pub lishing Company. Published by arrangement with the New York World.) BERLIN. Dec 1, via wireless to 6ay ville. The Kaiser's health is improv ing. The World learns from a high source that he will be able to return to the frout in a day or two at the most. FLEEING SHIPS DROP MINES Precautions Taken by German Ves , sels Against Pursuit. LONDON, Dec. 17. A dispatch to the Daily Express from Hartlepool says: "As the German fleet steamed out to sea they dropped mines to prevent any ships from following in their wake." Press Bureau to Take Holiday. LONDON. Dec. 16. The official press bureau and censor office propose a holiday from 2 o'clock on the after noon of December 24 to 9 - o'clock Christmas night, during which -period no news will be passed for transmis sion. Wednesdays War Moves The raid of German warships on the northeast of England and their escape in the fog after having bombarded Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, where several persons were killed and wounded and considerable damage was done to property, completely overshad ows the operations on land. The land operations, however, as on preceding days, have been of the ut most Importance. The British, French and Belgian troops have continued their- offensive In the West, and, ac cording toUhe French official reports, have made further slight progress. This was not accomplished without Berlous opposition on the part of the Germans, who at every point where an advance was attempted, fought against it foot by foot. Along the coast of Flanders, where the allies are trying to push their lines forward from NIeuport, they had the assistance of the British fleet, which violently bombarded Westende, one of tlie many little coast towns which have suffered greatly since the commence ment of the war. This attack, Berlin says, was without effect, and the allies were repulsed. Farther inland the French also say they have gained ground, although in a less marked degree tn'an on previous days. In the Argonne there apparently has been a lull in the fighting, but both in the Woevre and Alsace, the two other regions where severe fighting has been in progress for some time, the Germans appear to have delivered counter attacks. In Poland preparations are being made for a new battle er series of battles. The Russians, according to a former member of the Cabinet at Pe trograd, have decided, despito the dis appointment it must cause, to with draw their left wing at least and form a new line back in their own territory. This will relieve Cracow, but will com pel the Austro-German forces to fight farther away frqm the strategic rail ways by which they so quickly moved troops to desired points. This plan doubtless will affect the rest of the battle front also, except in the extreme north of Poland, where the German column has been driven back by a superior force of Russlaus. CHIEF OF STAFF IS SENT TO BOUNDARY Scott to Parley With Mexican Factions. DEFENSIVE FIRE MAY FOLLOW General Bliss to Remain in Command at Naco. TIP IS GIVEN GUTIERREZ Provisional President Told World; Views Summary Executions Wit Horror, and lie Promises That They "Will Be Stopped. -J WASHINGTON. Dec. lt Brigadier General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff, of the United States Army, left tonight for Naco. Ariz., to endeavor to use his) personal influence with the warring factions near Naco to stop their firing; into American territory. He was ac companied by Lieutenant-Colonel Rob ert E. L. Michie, who was on the staff of General Scott when the latter was at El Paso. Should this final effort fail 'and the) threat of the American Government communicated to both Provisional President Gutierrez and General Car ranza that force would be used If their subordinates did not cease firing into the United States go unheeded., it is generally understood that a defensive fire will be begun by the six batteries of artillery, 11 troops of cavalry and three regiments of infantry, which have been ordered by the Washington Government to the International line. Seott'a Errand Olplonaatic General Scott will not supersede Gen eral Bliss, who is in command of the Naco situation, but will act in a dip lomatic capacity, a role In which ho has had success in a slmi.r situation at 1 Paso and the trouble-: among the Arizona Indians. Provisional President Gutierrez haa assured the United States Government that none-of the executions which have occurred In Mexico City recently bave been at his orders, but were the results of the "commission of actual crimes." Gutierrez-said a decreo would be pub lished today or tomorrow "prohibitmsr the carrying out of summary executions and 'providing for the trial of accused persons by courtmartial. with someone being permitted to conduct the defense." Friendly Warning Given. Incidentally it was learned today that the United States Government, in view of the recent executions In Mexico City, had pointed out in a friendly way to the Gutierrez government the horror which the civilized world felt toward such occurrences. American consular representatives, moreover, were in structed to indicate that the American Government could not but view with disfavor a continuation of such inci dents. Advices to the State Department from its agents in Mexico said the Villa forces had occupied Guadalajara, re establishing telegraphic communication with Mexico City and the border, after an Interruption of a month. Perfect or der prevails and Americans are safe. General Villa is in ' Chihuahua and George C. Carothers. American Consul, has reached 121 Paso to report on the general situation. Railroad Protection Promised. Consular dispatcnes from Vera Cruz said General Carranza had promised to extend adequate protection to railroad property when specific or contemplated injury was brought to his attention. (Concluded on Page a. POSTAL S.VVINtiS DEPOSITS GIVE TANGIBLE EVI , DUNCE OP PROG RESS. Figures tabulated yesterday by Postmaster Myers show that the Portland postoffice stands spon sor for one-fiftieth of all the postal savings deposits la the United States, and that the pres ent deposits are 10 per cent greater than . the deposits at the corresponding period of last year. The Portland postal savings bank was established September 11, 1911. To date it has received $3,098,119 and has paid out $2,030, 449, which leaves a balance .. on hand of $1,067,670. Month by month since the organization of the local bank the deposits have increased steadily in almost a fixed proportion. The deposits on hand, representing the sav ings of about 7700 depositors, ag gregate approximately $200,000 more than those on hand in De cember, 1913. A few days ago the Portland postoffice was designated by the Department as the depository and clearing house for the postal savings received in 85 cities and towns of Oregon which do not contain qualified banks that are members of the Federal reserve system. When this Innovation is fully in operation the deposits of the Portland institution will be swelled materially. 1 r