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mm VOU MV.- XO. 16,872. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS. v BRITISH REGAIN HOLD, SAY FRENCH Kaiser's Men Repulsed in Four Attacks. GERMAN TRENCHES ARE TAKEN Advances of 500 to . 1200 . Yards Are Specified. ARTILLERY FIRE SILENCED foiemy Forced Back la Belgium, Be tween Lys and Aisne; In Cham , pagne Country and Argonno ' Is Official Declaration. ' PARIS. Dec 21; The following of ficial communication was Issued by the War Office tonight: "The British troops have attacked and this morning regained most of the trenches previously lost. Before Ll hons the enemy delivered four succes sive attacks for the purpose of recap turing the trenches, which we had previously won in that region, but all of them were repulsed. ' Knemy's Trenches Taken. "In an attack to the northwest of Puisalenne, south of Noyon', we have gained a foothold in the enemy's trenches of the first line and have made progress in the wood of Saint Mard. "There has been no other report of any note on tho operations of the day." (Jains, although slight, are recorded In Belgium; between the Lys and the Aisne; In Vthe Champagne country, and ' in the Argonno. At one point an ad vance of 1200 yards is recorded and at another the French made 500 yards. ' Progress has been made between the Argonne and the Meuse on the right bank of the Mouse, and on the heights of the Me use. Artillery Success Reported. The. French heavy artillery is de " acribed as having been successful on the Aisne, near Rheims and elsewhere. The text of the afternoon official com munication follows: "The day of December 20 brought ... nothing of Importance In Belgium if exception is made of some progress in the region of Lombaertzyde and St. Georges, and at a point to the south cast of the Inn of Kortaker, which is southeast of Bixschoote; the occupation of Bixschoote; the occupation of some houses in Wartelem. south of Zillebeke, and the bombardment by the enemy of the Tpres Hospital. "Between the Lys and the Aisne we have occupied a forest near the route between Noulettee and Souchez, and we also took possession of all the first line of German trenche3 between this highway and the first houses of Notre Dame de Lorette, southwest of Loos. "The enemy has bombarded Arras. "Our heavy artillery silenced on re peated occasions the artillery of the enemy to the north of Carnoy, which is to the east of Albert. This artillery also demolished the German trenches and sent head over heels two cannon of a battery established near Horn. which is to the southeast of Carnoy. The heavx-arttllery also scored distinct advantages on the Alsna and in the Sector of Rheims. General Advance Asserted. "In Champagne, in the region of Frosnes Perthes and Beausejour. as well as in the Argonne, we made along the entire front appreciable advances. This is particularly ao to the northeast of Beausejour, where we won and oc cupied 1200 yards of the enemy's trenches. In the Forest of La Grurle we blew up four mined saps, and we established ourselves In the positions thus made. "Between the Argonne and the Meuse there has been progress along all the front, particularly in the region of Varennes, where the Brook of Cheppes has been left 600 yards in our rear. (Concluded on Page 2.) t PORTLAND'S &CH00L SYS- j TEM BANKS HIGH. t Portland's public school sys- tern ranks with the best in the United States. The manual I training department has been" t i . ii'. iiiiiujy uuna? tne past few years and the principle of utilitarianism is developing along broad lines. So rapid is the increase in attendance that a . new school - room is being added each six days. The enrollment- in the grades is 24, 585, in the night schools 2860 and in the high schools 4784, making a total of 32,229. Sixty- ? six school buildings are re- qnired to house Portland's school children. There is no greater factor to attract fami lies to a city than such a school system as Portland's. A com plete story covering the progress of Portland's public school sys tem will appear in The Annual Oregoman. PATROL PLOWS ICY RIVER TO SAVE BOY "WTXIiAMETTB FROZEX, HAR BOR BOAT GETS IX I OB JAM. Craft Digs Way Through Heaviest Coating in- 20 to 2 5 Years In Dash to Oregon Yacht Club. On a . hurry-up call from Yacht Siding, near the Oregon Yacht Club, three and one-half miles up the Wil lamette River, the Harbor Potrol last night plowed through Ice from one to two and a half Inches thick in a spec tacular dash to save the life of "Wilmer Stanchfleld, a youth suffering from ap pendicitis. The ice on the river was the heaviest, old-timers say, in 20 to 25 years, and the patrol boat returned to Its berth badly cut and battered, having essayed an Ice Jam and broken her way through several miles of Ice of varying thickness.- ... Young Stanchfleld was hurried to St. Vincent's Hospital, where at mid night it was believed he had received attention Just In time. If the patrol boat had not made ' the trip through the ice the lad would haxe had to be carried some two or three miles and physicians believe he would have died before he reached transportation to the hospital. Engineer Carl Prehra was in charge of the harbor patrol boat and took the deep . water as the" most open route. Near Ross Island the east channel was attempted, but the boat ran plump Into an ice Jam and was extricated only after considerable maneuvering. The west channel was then- essayed by Engineer Prehm and Tacht Siding was reached. Because of the urgent need the patrol crunched its way to the shallow landing. Young Stanchfleld Is the son of A. W. Stanchfleld. who is a member of the Oregon Tacht Club. They live in a houseboat near the club. Harbormaster Speier ordered the patrol out in the face of the menacing ice when he heard the case was so urgent. ,,. " ' TRIPLE ALLIANCE AWAITED Russian lress Sure of Scandinavian Union From Kings Conference. . ' PETROGEAD,. via London, Dec 21. The Russian press is convinced that the formation of a Scandinavian triple al liance may be announced, at any time now as the result of the conference at Malmoe, Sweden, last week of Kiug Haakon. King Gustave and King Chris tian. --The-newspapers express" fhe' opinion that such an alliance could not possibly be a source of danger to Russia, that it would allay all apprehension concern ing the possible pro-German sym pathies of Sweden. , NEWSIES OF OLD TRY AGAIN Business and Professional Men of Detroit Fight for Choice Corners. DETROIT, Dec. 21. Business and professional men all of whom were once newiboya sold papers on the city streets today. Nearly $2200 was col lected and the fund will be devoted to Christmas charity. More than 70 well-known citizens energetically plied their trade and ' "fought" for choice corners. -Papers brought sums ranging from a widow's mite to checks for $50 and $100. WILSON PLANS CHRISTMAS President to Pass Holiday In White House With Daughters. WASHINGTON, Dec 21. President Wilson will pass Christmas quietly here with his daughters. It will be the first Christmas day he has cele brated in the White House. Last year he was at Pass Christian, Mies. Mrs. Francis B. Sayro Is expected here tonight or tomorrow from her home at Williamstown. Mass., for a long visit at the White House. r AVIATORS RAID ZEPPELINS Allies' Airmen Reach Brussels and German Coast. LONDON, Dec. 22. A Dunkirk dis patch to the Daily Mall says that avt ators of the allies paid a visit to Brus sels and dropped bombs on the Zeppe lin sheds, which were set .on fire. In a night raid airmen of the allies flew from Durikirk over the German coast positions and dropped 12 bombs, doing considerable damage. They, then returned in safety. - ' GERMAN CRUISER IS SUNK Coast of Scotland Rumored Scene of Latest Xaval Engagement. LONDON. Dec. 21. 4:45 P. M. Per sistent rumors are current that a Ger man cruiser has been sunk off the coast of Scotland. It is also rumored that two British destroyers arrived at Lelth, Scotland, badly damaged. There is no official confirmation of these reports. KAISER HURRIES TO WEST German Emperor, With Enormous Suite, Takes Field Again. LONDON, Dec. 22. The German Em peror, accompanied by the Imperial Chancellor. Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg; the Ministers of War and Marine and a numerous suite, has gone to the west ern front, according to advices to the Daily, Mall from Copenhagen SHORTAGE OF SHOT TSIHG-TAU'S DOOM Unexpectedly Quick Surrender Explained. FORTS' WEAKNESS UNKNOWN Japanese Fail to Understand Germans' Action. SIEGE'S CASUALTIES FEW Details Give losses as Follows: Germans 170, Japanese 1700 and British 60 Killed Garrl- -son of 4500 Against 23,000. TSING-TAU, Dec 1. (Correspon dence of the Associated Press.) Short age of ammunition was thj compelling factor In the surrender of Tsing-Tau. Dominating the ultimate' event. of course, were always the numerical In feriority of the garrison in men and guns, and the strategic weakness of the fortifications, unknown, to the Japanese, but the Germans did not actually hoist the white flag until they had run out of powder and shot. Even this dogged and skilfully con ducted defense fell short of what the Japanese expected. The Japanese seemed to have the kindliest feeling toward the Germans personally, but their troops could not understand why the Germans had sur rendered before the last man had been killed, and why Governor Meyer Wal deck had not committed suicide. '' Japanese Knew Task Well. But if they were kindly toward the Germans individually, the Japanese well understood what they were fight ing for nationally. - "Our men In the trenches knew' their task," said a. Japanese officer after the capitulation. """It was a score of 20 years standing Every private knew that Germany combined with Russia and France in 1897 to force us to yield Port Arthur. And then Germany took Tslng-Tau . for herself. ...With Port Arthur--it-the hands of China, though won by assault from Russia at enorm ous cost to Japan, the possession by Germany of Tslng-Tau was a standing insult." . . Few sieges have resulted In so few casualltles in proporatlon to the num bers engaged and the scope of the operations. The Germans lost 170 killed and between 600 . and' 600 wounded. Japan Loses 17O0 British SO. The Japanese casualties as given by Lieutenant Kamlo, the Japanese commander-in-chief, were slightly In ex cess of 1700 and the British CO. Against a besieging force of 23.000 Japanese, 1000 South Wales borderers and 500 Sikhs, assigned purely for poll Real reasons, was a German gar rison of 4500. The defenders had not sufficient (Concluded on Page 5.) I ' . ' SPEAKING OF CHRISTMAS. I TELA A fL bSf- ASxr ivAArrs 1 Mr"' ; I SOMSTHVG- trjJ . &OY USSV-T z1 4y I , . a . . . . ........... e .s urn e. e e . a. e ... , e e e s a i.ih i ... see ... INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather.. TEETERDAT8 ' Maximum temperature, S3 degrees; minimum, 21. B; cloudy. TODAT8 Fair, easterly winds. -. . . War. ...-. British regain trencher previously lost, says French official communication. Page I- Details of fall of Tsing-Tau tell of surren der, when last shot is fired. Page 1. Turke meet . defeat. Petrograd reports, pan 2. Sweden said to nave been offered Russian provinces for aid to Germany. Fag 8. Allies advance by means of sapping. Page 3. Mexico. Besieged General at Naco promisee not to Kivo chase. If Mayiorena will withdraw army. Page 5. National. President Wilson is facing stubborn Senate over Federal appointments. Page 1. Supreme Court orders Harry Thaw returned .to Xew York. Page 8. Federal decision In Oregon minimum wage case due soon. Page 6. Hwmestte. Eastern trainmen still talk strike. Pag C Boorta, Mike, Dmch seeks tilace as umpire In Xortn western League. Page 12. Deal closed for Salt Lake City to get Coast League franchise. Page 12. Christy Hathewson may become manager of New York Yankees. Page 12. Illinois is likely to legalise boxing. Page 18. Padflc Northwest. Shortaro of teachers In Oregon predicted by State Superintendent, Page 6. Columbia County officials assail report of expert accountant. . Page 6. Need of amending compensation act la rec ognized. Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Wheat prices advance 2 cents on Mer chants Kxchange. Page 17. PUr run and active demand at Portland Stockyards.' Page 17. River traffic . impeded by ice. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Three highwaymen " captured by police within hour after robbery of Cedar Mills grocery. Page . Sonator Farrell advocates 20 per cent re duction In salaries of all state and county-officials. Page 4. Harbor patrol clows way through, ley Wil lamette to save boy. Pago 1. President Farrell. of O.-W. R. & and Mrs. Farrell promise dally milk donation to city's poor.. Page 11., . New action for count in Sheriffs contest declared necessary. Page 11. Court holds Wlllard N. Jones can be sued for $133,000 damages for alleged timber frauds. Page 7. No warmer weather yet la predicted. Page 6. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. 2 MORE MAY ENTER WAR Greece and Hou mania Assnred Against Bnlgars hy Allies. LONDON, Dec. 21. Following on the categorical assurances of the Bulgarian government of Its intention to maintain strict neutrality in tho war Great Britain, France and Russia have given guarantees to both Athens and Bucha rest that Bulgaria will not. attack Greece In the event of the latter coun try assisting Servia and will not at tack Rq mania should that state active ly participate' In the war. This is taken to foreshadow the ap proaching participation of Roumanla and Greece. - . .. - SHIP IN PACIFIC ON ROCKS Unidentified Steamer in . Distress 200 Allies South of San Diego. SAN DIEGO. CaL. Dec. 21. The radio station here received a wireless mes sage late tonight ' from the Arlzonan. of the American-Hawaiian line, re porting that she had sighted a steamer, name not known, on the rocks at Cedros Island with searchlights and anchor lights on and. that the Arizonan would stand by and lend any assistance necessary. The Sedros Islands . are some 200 in lies-south of here. WILSON IS FACING STUBBORN SENATE Federal Appointments Cause Coolness. SENATORS NOT CONSULTED Open Hostility Likely to De velop Soon. INDEPENDENCE CROPS OUT First Trouble of Session Arises Over Nomination Made on Recom mendation of Secretary Mc Adoo, President's Son-in-Law. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec 2L If President Wilson persists In making important Federal appointments without consulting Dem ocratic Senators from states in which the appointments' are . made, he -soon will have serious trouble on his hands. Already a coolness has grown up be tween the President and the Senate be cause of the manner in which patron age has been dispensed since the elec tion, and this coolness is likely to de velop Into open hostility on the part of the Senate unless the President changes his ways. Should the worst happen, the Presi dent not only will fail to secure the confirmation of his appointees, but he will find - his legislative programme held up by a stubborn Senate. Election Saves President. In the last session President Wilson had several patronage rows with Sen ators, but he was able to carry his point then, because the election was approaching, and the Democrats had raised the cry, "Stand by the Presi dent." Now that the election Is over, and this cry failed to prove all that was expected of It,' the Senate.'for the first time since Mr. Wilson entered the White House, is beginning to show a little independence and seemingly is disposed to stand up f of Its rights and for the. rights of its members. The first trouble of the session arose over the nomination of John H. Lynn, who was nominated for District Attor ney for Western New York, as it now turns out, on the recommendation of Secretary McAdoo. Senator O'Gorman, the only Democratic Senator from New Tork, was not consulted about this ap pointment, although the office was one commonly regarded) as "Senatorial pat ronage. At first it was reported this appoint ment had been made on the recommen dation of up-state leaders, but that proved to be Incorrect. When Lynn's nomination reached the Senate it was promptly rejected by unanimous vote, simply and solely because the appoint ment was objectionable to Senator O'Gorman, and because the President had not done the Senator the courtesy (Concluded on Page 2.) Monday's War Moves THE German Emperor, according to late advices by way of Copen hagen, has gone to the front In the western theater of the war, where the general attempt by the allies to force the Germans backward has been going on for several days. Both German and French official statements clearly show that oper ations of great severity are in progress, but they differ with regard to the re sults achieved. The French assert they have advanced all along the line, tell of the recapture by the British troops of trenches previously lost and the re pulse of German attacks aimed at the retaking of trenches which have fallen to the allies during the past day or two. To the south of Noyon, also, the French assert they have gained a foot hold In the first line of the German trenches. No mention Is made by the French of any repulse of the allied forces. The German official statement tells of the dlslodgment in the neighborhood of the canal of La Bassee of the Anglo- Indian troops and the capture of their trenches after Inflicting heavy losses and taking prisoners. To the north east of Chalons, in the neighborhood of Souain, also, the Germans assert they have repulsed a fierce attack by the French, who left many prisoners in their hands and a large number oC dead. In Poland and Gallcia battles are fought between the Russians and the German and Austrian allies amid deep snow, in bitter cold. In Belgium and Northern France the Germans and the French, British and Belgian allies are contesting the mud fields foot by foot. The Germans In Poland again are making a fierce attack toward the capital and the Russians are making 'a stand against them on the east bank of the Bzura River, 30 miles west of Warsaw. Grand Duke Nicholas" army here holds a natural strategic line 50 miles long, running, roughly, north and south along the east banks of the Bzura and Rawka rivers. The Petrograd reports assert that the German force In North Poland has re treated across the boundary into East Prussia in a northwesterly direction. It asserts also that the Austrian ad vance through ttie Carpathian passes to the north has been checked and the attempts of the Przemysl garrison to break through the lines repulsed. Ac cording to this report, the Austrlans nave Deen driven tnto the fortifications with heavy slaughter. The Austrian communication, on the other hand, asserts successes in the Carpathians, but admits that the- Rus sians again occupy Galicia and South Poland In force. Apparently, therefore, the Cracow and Przemysl investments are proceeding and ' have not been broken. Serious fighting between the Rus sians and Turks around Erzerum, Turkish-Armenia, has been stopped by snow six feet deep and the intense cold, from which tho Arabs are suffering bitterly. British ships again have been bom barding Zeebrugge and Heyst, as well as the coast beyond Ostend, where the Germans have established many shore batteries hidden in the grass and sand Political developments in -Hungary, whose people are reported to be deeply discontented because they think that Germany and Austria are failing to give Hungary a fair share of protec tion, are the subject of much specula tion and deep interest in England. The French Parliament will sit in Paris today. About 200 members are serving with the colors, but are return ing from the front to attend the ses sion. EDITORIAL FELT AS SNUB Los Angeles Mayor Calls Off Pro posed Vrisit to San Diego. LOS ANGELES. Dec 21. (Special.) Calling the attention of the Mayor of San Diego to an editorial in a San Diego publication, reflecting on Los Angeles, Mayor Rose today sent a let ter to Mayor Charles O'Neall declining to visit San Diego on the occasion of the exposition opening. The editorial was under the caption, "Give Her a Hot Stove." It said in part: "Los Angeles is a cheerful beg gar. Having been snubbed by the Presi dent, who will visit San Diego and San Francisco on his trip to the Coast next Spring, that city is willing to take any old thing that may happen along." LAYOFF BOON TO FORGER Boise Merchants Swindled by 92500 Bad Railway Checkts. BOISE, Idaho, Dec. 21. (Special.) Forged checks amounting to $2500 were cashed In Boise Saturdav nitrht bv mer- .ri o n tfl Several foreigners cashed the checks. ; which were of pink bond paper in per i feet Imitation of the Intermountain j Railway Company'schecks. The checks were stamped with the same kind of protectograph used by the railway company. The checks were Cashed at a time when men em ployed on the railroad were being let out on account of bad weather. BOY SAVED BY COMPANIONS Human Chain Formed When Lad of 12 Goes Through Ice at Baker. ' BAKER. Or, Dec 21 (Special.) Little Eddie Perkins, 12 years of age, owes his life to his plucky comrades in a shinny game. The youngster was skating on Powder River today, play ing shinny, when, in chasing the puck, he went too near an airhole and fell into the swift stream. His companions formed a "human chain" and dragged lilm out. Powder River is virtually the only water not frozen to the bottom in this vicinity, - COMPENSATION ACT NEEDS AMENDING Deficit Faced Under Present Provisions. UNFAIR RATES ARE BLAMED Promised Exemptions- Now Appear Unlikely. BENEFITS DECLARED HIGH Framers of 3Icasure- Say Original Draft Would Have Given Satis faction if Legislature Had . Allowed It to Stand. SALEM, Or., Dec 21. (Special.) That the workmen's compensation act must be amended by the next Legis lature to make it financially sound and retain it in workable form has been de cided definitely. Various suggestions for the Improvement of the law have been made, and It is known that sev eral are being put into form for submis sion to the Legislature. ' Under the present law, judging from the income and expenditure during the first six months of operation of the law. there is little doubt that there would be a deficit at the end of the first year which the Legislature would have to meet with an appropriation. This, IS Is declared, must . be obviated, and amendments will be offered looking to that end. HI nine Placed on Amendments. At a meeting of Commissioners Bcck with and Marshall, Miss Hobbs, Commissioner-elect; with James B. Kerr and George M. Cornwall, of the com mittee which drafted the original measure submitted to- the Legislature, held In Portland Sunday. Mr. Kerr de clared that amendments passed by tho Legislature were largely responsible for the apparent weakness of the bill. He said the bill, as originally drafted, he was confident, would have been sat isfactory. . , It was suggested at the meeting that benefits were too high under the law. and that they could be cut 40 per cent and be no higher than those in Wash ington and other states. Objection was made to this on the ground that work men would reject the measure, and it was argued that this could bo prevent ed by making Its provisions com pulsory, as Is the case In all states hav ing a lower scale of benefits. Unfairness In Scale Assorted. Members of the Commission declare the trouble' with the measure is that schedules are not properly arranged and that rates are unfair with regard to certain lines of industry. In cer tain Instances owners of slightly haz ardous businesses are compelled to pay higher rates than those of extremely hazardous ones. One feature of the present measure which promises to fall utterly la that, providing exemptions for employers. Under the act each employer pays into the . Industrial Accident Commission fund contributions for one year amounting to S, or 1V4 per cent of hid payroll, according to class. The theory of the law, as It was un derstood when presented to the Leg islature, was that after the payments for 6ne year the employer should .be required to pay only for accidents at his place of business until a deficiency in the general fund threatened, when all contributors Were to resume pay ments. It has been the belief of em ployers who are within the provisions of the act that a general call was a remote contingency and that the em ployers could expect to be exempt dur ing the secondyear at least. The present outlook, however, is that there will be no exemptions, but with employers continuing payments as now there will be a deficit, because of the liberal benefits. It is declared that the number of accidents during the first six months of the law has exceeded all expectations. In that .time 1979 claims were filed. The Commission has set aside $74,623.73 for pensions; it has paid for time loss $33,741; first aid, $25,518.69, and the cost of administra tion has been $36,103.35. The balanco is $113,095.93. j Return to Old Plan Foreseen. Unless the law is revised by the com ing Legislature it is declared that em ployers who expected exemptions after the first year will reject the measure and return to the old plan of indemnity insurance. They say it would be much cheaper and much more satisfactory than the state scheme of compensation which charges continuous high rates. While members of the . commission announce they are not ready to say just what amendments they will submit to the Legislature It is certain that at least seven classes of hazardous indus tries with differential rates will be suggested., and it is probable that the Washington plan of basic rates will be established. Those rates are much lower than the present Oregon rates and may be continuous, although pro vision is made for exemptions when the fund reaches satisfactory propor tions. Pension Limit Suggested. It has been suggested also 'that limits be fixed by statute to thejamounts set aside for pensions in cases of fatal accidents. In other states where there are compensation laws there are limits. Under the Oregon law the Commission i ..... (Concluded oa f. .