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VOL. MV.. NO. 1G,877. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V K V BRITISH LOSE I A RUN ii RAID Daring Attack on German Base Unprecedented. FOUR OF SEAPLANES SUNK Squadron, Off Cuxhaven Three Hours in Broad Daylight, L Escapes Foe's Bombs. ZEPPELINS AID DEFENSE Attempt to "Dig Out" Teuton Fleet Results in Battle of Ultra-Modern Forces. LOITDON, Dec. 27. Assisted by light cruisers, destroyers and subma rines, seven British naval airmen, pi loting seaplanes, made a daring at tack Christmas day on the German naval base of Cuxhaven, at the month of the Elbe. Six of -the airmen returned safely, but the seventh, Commander Hewlett, it is feared, has been lost, as his ma chine was found off Heligoland, wrecked. Damage Not Ascertained. What damage was done by the bombs thrown by the attacking party could not be ascertained, but the Ger man report of the affair says that the raid was fruitless. The enterprise of the British navy in thus attempting to "dig out" the German fleet brought about a battle in which the most modern of war ma chines, the British squadron, includ ing the light cruisers Arethusa and Undaunted, which have been engaged in previous exploits on the German coast, were attacked by Zeppelins, seaplanes and submarines. Rapid Maneuvers Avoid Submarines. By rapid maneuvers the ships were able to avoid the submarines, while the Zeppelins found the fire of the cruisers too dangerous for them to keep up the fight. German seaplanes dropped bombs, which, according to the British account, fell harmlessly into the sea. The Germans, however, reported they hit two destroyers and their convoy, the latter being set afire. The British ships remained in the vicinity for three hours without being attacked by any surface warships and picked up the seven pilots and their planes. Commander Believed Drowned. The others were picked up by sub marines, but their machines were sunk. Commander Hewlett, it is thought, was drowned. The Official Press Bureau gave out the following statement today: "On Friday, December 25, the Ger man warships lying off Schilling Roads, off Cuxhaven, were attacked by seven naval seaplanes piloted by Concluded on Page 3.) PORTLAND IS THE "GRAND RAPIDS OP PACIFIC COAST." "With nearly a score of con cerns engaged in the manufac ture of furniture, cabinet prod ucts, household and office sup plies, Portland now is recog nized as the "Grand Rapids of the Pacific Coast." The indus try provides employment for about 1500 persons. The annual payroll is more than $1,000,000 and the yearly output is in ex cess of $3,000,000. The market for the products of the Portland furniture manufacturing c o m panies now is extended to ten Western states, Alaska, British Columbia and Hawaiian Islands. The Portland companies are able to compete with Eastern houses not only in prices but also in the excellence of the finished' product. Portland's strides in thi3 industry are due to many advantages not possessed by any other Pacific Coast city. Special articles describing this industry and the general indus trial growth in the state will ap pear in The Annual Oregonian January 1.' ITALY WILL HOLD ALBANIA FIRMLY COMPLETE NEUTRALITY IX WAR TO BE INSISTED OX. Inhabitants to Be Prevented, With Force, If Necessary, From Par ticipating In Conflict. ROME. Dec. 27: It is reliably report, ed here that the Italian Foreign Office has notified the powers that Italy is determined that deliberations of the London conferences in connection with Albania shall be unconditionally re spected, hence she will not tolerate the slightest attempt against the territo rial integrity. Independence or neutrality of Albania, will not allow a change of government, and will prevent inhabi tants from participating in the war. The present revolution, the note con tinues, 6bviously was projected to cre ate complications; but unless these complications are avoided, Italy will exercise complete liberty of action toward the restoration of order, despite the lack of interest of some of the signatory powers of the London con ference. DTJRAZZO, Albania, via Rome, Dec. 27. (Special.) It is rumored here that Hssad Pasha, provisional president of Albania, has fled to Servia and that the rebels are proclaiming a, provisional government under Bio Doda, who holds Scutari. PALERMO. Sicily, via Rome. Dec 27. The Tenth Regiment of Bersaglieri Sharpshooters have left for Avlona, Albania, where they will arrive tomor row and replace the bluejackets who were landed last week to restore or der and protect the peaceful inhabi tants. PRESIDENT 1S 58 TODAY Congratulatory Messages Are Pour ing In on Sir. Wilson. WASHINGTON, Dec 27. President Wilson, who celebrates his 58th birth day tomorrow, began receiving today congratulatory messages from all parts of the United States and from foreign countries. The President will spend the day quietly with his family, and no spe cial observance of the anniversary Is planned. Except for a conference on the ad ministration's legislative programme With Majority Leader Underwood, and the reception of a delegation of Sunday school pupils from New Jersey, the President plans to see few callers during the week. The . usual Cabinet meeting Tuesday may be cancelled. GENEVIEVE CLARK TO WED Daughter of Speaker of House to Be Bride of New Orleans Editor. WASHINGTON. Dec 27. Speaker Champ Clark and Mrs. Clark announced tonight the engagement of their daugh ter. Miss Genevieve, to James M. Thom son, editor of hte New Orleans Item. The wedding will take place in the Spring or early Summer at the Clark home in Bowling Green, Mo. Miss Clark met Mr. Thomson In Bal timore during the 1912 Democratic con vention, in which he was one of the leaders in the fight to nominate the Speaker for the Presidency. Since leaving school about -two years ago Miss Clark has been a leader among the younger members of official and Congressional society. MORE AMERICANS GIVE AID Gratitude of French War Victims Is Won Anew Each Day. PARIS. Dec. 27. (Special.) It is pointed out here that every -day Ameri cans are doing something to win the gratitude of French people. During the past week Alfred S. Heidelbach, president of the American Chamber of Commerce, gave 10,000 francs for the benefit of the French soldiers and their allies. Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt contributed 125, p00 francs to the American ambu lance and Miss" Julia Aylward gave 100,000 francs for war victims. Twelve children of Berkeley. Cal., contributed articles made by them selves which, were sold for 1000 francs. BRITISH WARSHIP AGROUND Destroyer Hangs While Steaming Through Darkness. ST. ANDREWS. Scotland, via London, Dec 27. A British torpedo-boat de stroyer went ashore early today on the coast of Klngsbarns, six miles south east of St. Andrews. Her crew was saved by lifeboats. ' The destroyer was steaming south from Aberdeen to the Firth of Forth and in the darkness and without shore lights lost her bearings. After the rescue of a portion of her crew one of the lifeboats was stove in by the heavy sea and the remainder of the crew were saved only after considerable difficulty by a second life boat. RELIEF IS PROMISED EAST Rising Temperature Is Predicted Over Frozen Area. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Winter's record-breaking cold wave, which had covered most of the country from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Coast, causing widespread suffering and a number of deaths, was broken tonight and generally rising temperatures were predicted for the next few days. Northfleld, Vt, was the coldest point in the Eastern United States today. The temperature there was 26 degrees WILSON AND SENATE AGAIN LOCK HORNS Patronage Question Is Raised Anew. SPIRIT OF HOSTILITY GROWS Committee to Reject Nomina tion of Missouri Marshal. SPLIT IN PARTY WIDENS President Aparently Oblivious to ' Political Havoc He Is Creating. Keccss Appointments Will Make Matters Worse. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Dec. 27. That the Senate in tends to stand up for its constitutional rights and against Presidential as. sumption of the full power of making Federal appointments has been fully demonstrated by the' rejection of two nominations. and more specifically and forcefully emphasized by the ac tion of the Judiciary committee on the nomination of Ewing G. Bland to be United States Marshal for Western Missouri. In the previous cases the Senate voted unanimously to reject two ap pointees who were personally objec tionable to Senator O'Gorman of New York, and to Senator Reed, of Mis souri. In the Bland case the judiciary committee went out of its way to "rub it in" on the President. Reed Reports Adversely. Bland was appointed in Western Missouri where Senator Reed lives. Senator Stone, the other Missouri Sen ator, hails from Jefferson City, In the center of the state. The rule has been to allow Senator Stone to control pat ronage in St. Louis and the eastern portion of the state, while Senator Reed was to have the Western Mis souri patronage. The President did not consult Senator Reed about the appointment of the western Marshal. He ignored him and selected a maa particularly objectionable to Reed. So when Bland's nomination was re ceived by the Senate, and was referred to the Judiciary committee, it ran up against Senator Reed the first thing, he being a member of the committee. When the nomination was read to the committee, it was, by unanimous vote, referred to Senator Reed, as a sub committee, and without leaving his seat at the committee table, Senato: Reed made an adverse report, and rec ommended that the nomination be ad versely reported by the full committee to the Senate. Nomination Will Be Rejected. Ag Senator Stone was out of the city, however, he asked that the full com mittee defer its action until Senator Stone could appear, if so disposed, and (Concluded on Page 3.) .................................................................................. SMALLEST DOG, BIGGEST DOGHOUSE IN THE WORLD. fer h I ' I - IIs military I 1; j; ji ilpnfUTARY.ICHORANCE M jj ii '-w Iff s II:' ii ii s M ; life r w -1 ar lit r- I .....T,,,,TT,,,..i INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 46 degrees; minimum temperature, 38 de grees. TODAY'S Probably occasional . rain ; south erly winds. War. - One airman lost In British raid on German naval base. Page 1. Italy to keep firm hand on Albania to pre serve neutrality of that territory. Page 1. French aviators bombard Met. Page .2- British bravery praised by German commander-in-chief. Page 2. Qermam drawn to battlefield selected by Russian are in questionable predicament. Page 2. Italy orders cruiser to aid United States' warships in Turkish waters, if necessary. Page 2. Violent battle Is waged round German fly ing machine brought down by French. Page 4. Mexico. Nico, Sonora, becomes neutral ground In war. Page . National. Washington credits rumor Bryan is to leava Cabinet to run for President, fetone suc ceeding him as Secretary of State. Page 1. Conflict between Wilson and Senate over patronage threatens serious split in party. Page 1. Governor-General of Philippines reports up rising has been suppressed. Page . Domestic Young Marshall Field, who Is soon to marry, may inherit half billion when 50 years old. Page 3. Indiana election scandals growing. Page 8. Archbishop Klordan dead. Page 5. Kansas finds primary law disappointment and legislature may kill it. Page 3- Fanatic explodes bomb before altar In Hindu Temple In San Francisco; he is torn 'O bits and Swaml is seriously hurt. Page 1. Sports. McCredle says he could get Inflelder Murphy from New Orleans. Page 8. Western Club and Alblna lightweight foot ball teams play scoreless tie. Page 8. McCloskeys- denial .ot antipathy to blond players called lie by Carl Mays. Page 8. Bud Anderson, home from Wallace, blames Injured foot for defeat. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Washington's Flrst-Ald Commission doesn't agree in drafting of compensation bill. Page 5. Portland and Vicinity. Miss Aphla Dimlck at death's door. Page T. Rosarlans off tonight on trip through south. Page 5. McMlnnville man makes thrilling rescue of sister when boat burns. Page 12. "Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary," at Baker Theater, is refreshing hit. Page 12. New films at moving-picture theaters are of all-star type. Page 12. Third Presbyterian and Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Churches may merge. Page 9 Portland to greet new year heartily. Page . Dr. Loveland urges congregation to be ac tive in good works. Page 9. Michael C. Plank beaten and robbed In hotel; woman and two men are held for crime, page . Kappa Kappa Gammas to be hostesses at dance in Multnomah Hotel tonight. page 4. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 10. SULTAN MEETS CATHOLIC Visit First on llecord Without Aid of French Ambassador. LONDON, Dec, -2T -Hhe inew apos tolic delegate to' Turkey, Monsignor Dolei, was received today by Sultan Mehmed V, according to a dispatch from Constantinople to Reuter's Tele gram Company. Monsignor Dolel pre sented to the Sultan an autograph let ter from Pope Benedict. His visit marked the first occasion on which an apostolic delegate has been received by the ruler of Turkey with out the intervention of the French Am bassador. ' Tramps Shun Woodpile. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec 27. (Spe cial.) Since Vancouver established a municlpa 1 woodpile, where all unem ployed asking: for something: to eat and for shelter are compelled to work, the number of tramps is reported to have diminished. WASHINGTON HEARS BRYAN WILL RETIRE Stone Is Talked of For t Place in Cabinet. FOREIGN POLICY NOT CHANGED Nebraskan Thought Deter mined to Run for President. CRITICISM IS GALLING Administration Lets It Be Known Secretary Has Had Full Sway as to Mexico, and. Present Situation Discouraging. WASHINGTON, Dec 27. (Special.) The Christmas season political rumor is that William Jennings Bryan Is to retire soon from the Cabinet, and is to be succeeded as Secretary of State by Senator Stone, of Missouri. The politicians base their credence of the rumor on their belief that the Secretary of State must get out of the Cabinet soon to make his race for the Presidential nomination in 1916. ,They say his candidacy is an assured fact. Senator Stone, they say, will succeed him in the Cabinet because, as chair man of the Senate foreign relations committee, the Missourian has sup ported the foreign policies of both the President and Mr. Bryan. Attacks on Policy Felt. It is asserted that the Secretary of State is growing restless under the re peated assaults on his Mexican policy made by the Governors and other om cials of the Southern border states. The outburts of Governor Colquitt, of Texas, against the Administration is consid ered enough to demand attention. The Texas electoral vote is a prize worth fighting for by any Democratic- candi date seeking the convention nomination. The story is going abroad, with offi cial sanction apparently, that President Wilson turned over to Mr. Bryan con trol of all matters in connection with the Mexican trouble, and has not in terfered,. Mr. Bryan asserted he was familiar with the Mexican situation and had a knowledge of the Mexican people through frequent and lengthy visits in that country, and his studies of condi tions which he presented in a book on Mexico. Sceretary Still Has Hope. While the Mexican situation has not been straightened out in the two years of Mr. Bryan's administration, Mr. Bryan still has hope that it will come out all right. He does not like the criticism that has arisen, especially from his friends of the South. Rod Cross appeals for assistance for starv ing and naked Mexican women and children have not helped the situation. Reports of destitution in Mexico as great as In- Belgium are reviving the old-time charge that the fighting In Mexico is between rival commercial in terests dealing in petroleum. Sunday's War Moves THE airmen of the belligerent coun tries spent a busy Christmas. While a solitary German flew over the Thames estuary and dropped a single bomb which fell in a roadway and did no damage, a convoy of seven British navy seaplanes visited the German naval base at Cuxhaven and dropped bombs on ships and the gas works. All but one of the British air men returned safely to the ships which convoyed them. Similar activity was displayed along the battlefront, German airmen pay ing a. surprise visit to Nancy; French aviators to Metz; British to Brussels and other Belgian towns occupied by the Germans, and German airmen to Polish cities. As usual the accounts of the airmen of the damage done differ from those of the occupants of the territory at tacked. While bombs were dropped during these flights, most of the flights were made for the purpose of reconnoitering. The allies, who are on the offensive in the west, are naturally desirous of knowing when and where the Germans are moving their rein forcements, the arrival of which at the front has been the signal for many German counter-attacks. Except in the Argonne and Alsace, where the French have made some progress, and outside of artillery prac tice, the battles in the west for. the past two days largely consisted of German attacks, to counter those of the allies and to prevent the allies from organizing the ground which they had gained. In Poland, where the Russian Em peror has Joined Grand Duke Nicholas at the Russian headquarters, the Ger man attacks on the Bzura and Rawka rivers are being made almost exclu sively with artillery, while an offen sive in force has been assumed further south along the River Filica, where hard fighting continues and both sides declare they have inflicted heavy losses on their opponents. The Russians apparently again have gained ascendancy over the Austrians in South Poland and Galicla. The Austrians themselevs admit the loss of the towns of Jaslo and Krosno, on the South Galiclan Railway, which their army from across the Carpathians re captured a week or more ago. The Russian report is the record of a series of victories from Middle Poland to the foothills, of the Carpathians. Tester day's report alone recorded the cap ture of- 13.500 prisoners and several guns, and unless some prisoners have been counted more than once the Rus sians, according to their own accounts, have taken 30,000 Austrian prisoners since they resumed the offensive. With the return to Paris January 7 pf the Ministry of. War from Bordeaux all branches of the French government again will have their headquarters In Paris whence they departed when the Germans were closely pressing on the capital. , A regiment of Italian sharpshooters is on its way to Avlona. Albania, to relieve the sailors landed there last week to put down disorders. None of the powers has protested against Italy's occupation of Avlona. Turkey is said to be reinforcing her troops defending the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus with soldiers and ar tillery from the Adrlanople garrison. Italy has ordered the cruiser Cala bria at Beirut, Syria, to render any necessary aid to the American cruiser North Carolina should there be further demonstrations against the departure of Europeans from Turkish territory. Emneror Nicholas asraln is with the Russian army at the front. JOAN'S BIRTHPLACE SAFE Village of Same Name but Far Re moved Is One Attacked. PARIS, Dec 27. (Special.) Dom remy, the birthplace of Joan of Arc. has not been destroyed by the Ger mans, although the report of the bom bardment of that village has been re peatedly announced. The report originated in the bom bardment of another village of the same name, but far removed from the place where Joan was born. Domremy-la-Pucelle. which is the full name of the latter village, is in the Vosges De partment, a short distance north of Neufchateau. 50 miles from the Ger man lines. GERMAN DEFENSE STRONG Great Preparation Indicated by Na ture of Captured Guns. PARIS, Dec. 27. The strength of the German lines of defense along the Western battlefront is indicated by a semi-official note issued here today In reference to artillery captured by the French in attacks on German trenches in the Perthes region on December 24. The note says that when these trenches were taken the French gained possession of two quick-firers, several siege guns mounted on carriages, one siege mortar of 245 millimeters, one gun of 50 millimeters, with an armored cupola and a revolving gun of 37 milli meters. TURKS SEND HEAVY GUNS Approach to Vital Spot Is to Be De fended to Save Empire. ATHENS, via Rome. Dec. 27. (Spe cial.) The Turks are transporting heavy guns from Adrianople to points on the Sea of Marmora, near the Bosphorus, especially Santo Stefano and Kadi-KOi, on opposite sides of the entrance to tho Bosphorus and com manding the approach to Constant! nople from the sea of Marmora. It is Indispensable that the Darda nelles be defended strongly, since the forcing of the straits means the end BOMB EXPLODED BY FANATIC IN TEMPLE Bearer Torn to Bits Be fore Congregation. SWAM1 IS SEVERELY INJURED Lecture on "Divine Peace" In terrupted Violently. MANY ARE HURT IM PANIC Motive of Deadly Demonstration n House of Worship of Hindu Cult In Sait Francisco Believed to Have licen Hevcngc. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. (Special.) In the midst of the mystic services of an Oriental cult, a stranger identi fied only by the name of Vevara, today entered the crowded little auditorium of the Hindu temple here and at the very feet of the officiating Hindu swaml ex ploded a bomb, which literally tore the. bomb-thrower to pieces, probably fatal ly wounded Swaini Trigunatita, the leader, and threw scores of worship pers, mostly women, into a panic. The stranger entered the temple while the swaml was in the midst of his address on "The Divine Peace," and with loud steps that attracted the at tention of all the members of the cult, walked up the center aisjo until he reached the rostrum on which the swaml was conducting the services. lxplosloia Roclca BnildluK. While the eyes of all followed his actions, wondering at the- meaning of his strange conduct, the mary was seen to withdraw a small white package from his black fedora hat and strike it three times on the rostrum. As his arms descended for the third time there was a fearful explosion that appeared to rock the entire building, filled the air with debris and flying glass. Blood and fragments of the body of the bomb-thrower spattered the con gregation, for the moment transfixed in their seats with the horror of the action. Motive Cannot Be Found. A dozen or more were buried beneath the shattered interior of the place of worship. Then followed a panic- stricken dash over chairs and the pros trate forms of the Injured. The form of the bomb-thrower hurled through the air for a distance of 20 feet from the platform where the ex plosion occurred. The police are at a loss to explain the motive behind the act of the bomb thrower, as there Is no definite evidence at hand. It is suggested that the act might have been inspired by vengeance by a fanatical member of the cult. The bomb-thrower was recognized as one who had frequented the weekly meetings of the society, disturbing the even tenor of the meetings with im pertinent questions. Many Narrowly Escape. It is regarded as remarkable that the demoniacal act of the bomb-thrower did not take a greater toll of human life, as scores of women were seated within a few. feet of the spot of the explosion. Many of these were thrown to the floor by the force of the explo sion. Just adjoining the temple the mem bers of a fire engine company rushed into the street with the detonation of the bomb and while smoke was still pouring out of tho shattered windows of the temple fought their way through the panic-stricken worshipers. The (Concluded on Pans 2.) SALE OF APARTMENT-HOUSES GIVES TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS. By the terms of a realty trans action practically completed Sat urday, possession of the Wellesley Court apartment building on tho northwest corner of East Fif teenth and Belmont streets, val ued at J125.000 will be. trans ferred .this week from the firm of Bailey, Taylor & Lambert, of Walla Walla, to Captain C. P. Mc Can, builder of the famous Tip Top ranch near Hood River, who now resides in New York. In taking ownership of Wel lesley Court. Captain McCan will assume a $43,000 mortgage exist ing against the property and re lease title to 1400 acres of logged off land on either side of the Co lumbia Highway near Rainier, valued at $70,000, and two half blocks in the heart of the busi ness section of Hood River, valued at 22.000. The Wellesley Court, built about three years ago, contains 55 apartments. Tho building is a four-story, brick structure cov ering a full quarter block. Its furniture, worth about J10.000. Is included in the prospective trans fer which may be concluded to day or tomorrow. Captain McCan now is at the Multnomah Hotel and Messrs. Bailey, Taylor & Lam bert are expected to reach Port land today. Consummation of the deal awaits the arrival of an ab stract from St. Heleua. of Turkey. ' 4 i below zero. m 108.2