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Jf JM M-dM. w .aan a a Haa , , i - - ... 1 i i- -!.- i BRITAIN TO CAPTURE OACIA IF SHE SAILS Owners Will Test Issue in Prize Court. LONDON MAKES ITS REPLY Transfer of Vessel Will Not Be Recognized. CARGO NOT TO BE HELD rfcr Made to Buy Cotton or Send It to Rotterdam Free or Cost to (Owners Ship Now loading and Will Set Sail. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The British rovernment announced tonight through Its Embassy here that if the former Hamburg-American liner Dacla pro ceeded to sea she would be captured and taken to a prize court. Her cargo of cotton will be purchased by the British government or 'for warded to Rotterdam without further expense to the shippers, as the own ers may prefer. The State Department had communi cated this Information informally to the owners of the Dacla as a result of a message from Ambassador Page and was notified in reply that the vessel was loading at Galveston and would put to sea, notwithstanding thf Brit ish government's position. It was be lieved that the owners had resolved to test the issue in a prize court. Trautrr Not Recwirmlaed. Incidentally, the war risk Insurance bureau of the American Government today issued a policy insuring' the cot ton cargo at 4 per cent, but declined to Insure the vessel itself. The state ment from the British Embassy was id follows: "In connection with the transfer of the Dacla from the German to the American flag the British government. while anxious to avoid causing loss to the shippers of the cargo, have found it .impossible to agree that the trans fer, in the circumstances in which It had been effected. Is valid, in accord ance with the accepted principles of International law. If therefore, the T'acia should proceed to sea and should be captured, the British government will find themselves obliged to bring the ship (apart from the cargo) before the priao court. Cargo Will Be Protected. "It Is said that the cargo of the Tacla Is to consist solely of cotton owned by American citizen. If this is so. and if the vessel should be captured the British government will guarantee either to purchase the cargo at the nrire which would have been realized by the shippers if the cargo had reached Its foreign destination, or. If preferred they will undertake to forward the cotton to Rotterdam without further expense to the shippers." The announcement concludes the first chapter in the negotiations whicn tho American Government undertook en behalf of the owners of the Dacia to secure her freedom from capture. Under the declaration of London a transfer of flag must be proved to be f a bona fide character and not made merely to escape the consequences of war. Single Exception Asked For. One of the alleged suspicious circum nances cited at first was that the J"acia planned to traverse her old route from the United States to Germany. This led to a proposal by the owners that the ship take her cargo to Rotter dam, Holland. The State Department asked that, in view of the change, a single voyage by the vessel be not in terrupted. Soon after the war began, holding that all of the parties to the declara tion of London were finding loopholes In tho convention and amending it at their own pleasure, tho State Depart ment announced that as far as the United States was concerned, it would not lie bound by these declarations. Consequently, the American Govern ment is operating under the general principles of international iaw, which reconixes bona fide transfers of owner.-. Hp of merchant vessels of a billig erent power, even in time of war. GAME PROTECTION UPHELD llosvbur? Club Protests Proposed Abolition of Commission. ROSEBCRG. Or., Jan. II. (Special.) At the regular meeting of the "95 iuental Culture Club" Tuesday resolu tions were adopted against the pro posed action ot the Stale Legislature In the direction of abolishing the State Game and Fish Commission. Douglas County is one of the natural ame preserves of the state and the women of this icinity are interested In this work. Copies of the resolutions will be sent to the Douglas County representatives in the State Legisla ture as well as to many of the state officials. Albany Military Club Klects. ALBANY. Or, Jan. 21. (Special.) Utiles McKay was chosen president of the Albany Mllitarv Club in the annual election yesterday. Other officers se lected for this cluo. which Is composed of present and former members of the . ih... v.mnanx' nf the Oregon Na. ti.n.l ni.tt rrt and Clvde Crawford, vice. '.president; Cecil Conn, secretary, and Harold anarp. treasurer. - PORTLAND. OBEGOS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 33, 1915. PKICE FIVE CEXT9. MILITARY YOKE IS OFF COPPERFIELD GOVERXOR ItELKASES RAIDED TOWN" FROM MARTIAL LAW. Question as to Validity of Tax Trans fer Inspires Mr. Wltlijcombc to Act at Request of Attorney. STATE CAPITOL. Sarenu Or.. Jan. 1. (Special.) Copperflcld is again on h man. Bv a Droclamation today Governor Withycombe put an end to martial law in the town, made famous by Governor West and his private sec r.isn mi Fern Hobbs. Local offi cials feared that unless martial, law was dissolved the validity ot tne transfer nf taxes would be questioned. The proclamation says in part: "Whereas, It is now apparent any reason which may have existed for the issuance of such proclamation, has long ceased to exist, and 'Wii.r. it la brought to the at tention of this office that the exist ence of the above named proclamation imncrd the validity of the transfer of taxes In which the town of Copper- field is interested," etc. C. T. Godwin, District Attorney of Baker County, asked that the procla mation of ex-Governor West be re voked. In a letter to Governor Withy combe he said: "If the reason for this declaration ever existed, such has. to my mind. long since ceased. Governor West dispatched his private secretary. Superintendent Lawson oi th. state Penitentiary ana several iww . . , , I members of the National Guard to k- cfot p.nil.nt arv ana seven members or tne iatioiioi - Copperfield to close the salon.-, he said were violating ' . )( . TWio HolSl":3 . ... he said were violating 4t )l January last. Miss Hot - proclamation placing tne town u... martial law. Lawson ciosea m and shipped the liquor and gambling Hw .. , I paraphernalia to Baker. OLD OREGON TAR SIGNS UP "Slice-Bar" Tully Enlists for Voy age Through Canal. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 21. Peter & Tully, of Vallejo, CaL, was the first to take advantage of the voyage-enHst-ment offer made to the veteran crew of the battleship Oregon, now at anchor off San Francisco. Early today Tully appeared for duty and was hailed eagerly by several "old timers" by the nickname "Slice-bar,"' a name gained in the stokehole during the historic dash, around the Horn. Later in the day "Tom" Powers, who was chief carpenter's mate in 1898, was . ... rmm the St. Louis to the irttimicM.u - - . Oregon. Many others are expected to sign before sailing time, -rtumuj STEEL BELT NEARLY DONE Rails Tor Northern rac-llic Will Reach Across Canada Saturday. . VANCOUVER, B. C. Jan. 21. The Canadian Northern Pacific will be com pleted so far as steel-laying is con cerned, on Saturday at noon. Only four or five miles remain to be laid. This is on the North Thompson, and when the last rail is laid and spiked home there will be a new belt of steel across Canada. The last spike on the line will be driven some time in the early Spring, probably with Sir Richard McBride. the Premier, performing the ceremony. PHONE SPANS CONTINENT New York and San Francisco Mayors to Talk by Wire Next Monday. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 21. Mayor Mitchel. of New York, and Mayor Rolph, of San Francisco, will talk on the telephone next Monday over a direct wire between the two cites. This will be the flrst telephone con versation across the continent ever held, except between officials of the telephone company who have been testing the wire for the last month. a. n-..T,t the longest stretch of telephone wire in commercial use is between New York and Denver. WEST GETS BIG CONTRACT Russia Orders 15,00 0 Railroad Cars Which Will Cost $10,000,000. SEATTLE, Jan. 21. Russian Consul "Dogoravlensky announces that the Rus sian government has awarded a con tract for 15,000 railroad cars to a Seat tle tirm. and says that this order is only the beginning of business between the Russian government and the -acinq Northwest. The cars to be built for the Kussian government will be of steel and will cost about 110.000,000. 2 START ON DEATH TRIP Youthful Murderers of Millionaire in California to Hang April 1 6 LOS ANGELES. Jan. 1. Charles Ox-j nam. 17 vears old, ana vsienn win., convicted murderers, were taken north tonfght to be hanged April 16. Oxnam at San Quentin and Witt at Folsom. They were sentenced to death today for the murder of William' M. Alex ander, retired millionaire attorney of Dallas, Tex., whose home they entered the night of December 21. AIRMEN RAID KRUPP CITY Bombs Reported to Have Damaged Buildings in Essen. ! - ARNHAM, Netherlands. Jan. 21 (via London). A passenger arriving here today from Germany asserts that allied airmen yesterday threw bombs upon the town of Essen, destroying a num ber of houses. Essen is the home of the famous Krupp steel works. GERMAN ITORYAT SONS DECISIVE French Swept From Commanding" Plain. PERMANENT TRENCHES TAKEN Entanglements No Bar to Vet erans of Von Kluck. BATTLE LONG AND BITTER Positions of Regiments or Dead In dicate Defeated Army Retired Fighting, Scorning Relative Safety Just Beyond. The following cable dispatch from a point on the German army front before soissons is a continuation ot the account begun the pre ceding day. This was delayed in transmls k.i..h Tlerlin and London, presumably - . - oy tne u Tin an ceusor. Jn th. :,nt ction rt section' of the story, which jn i ,'rst section oi ran j. 0U18Jdn - , A ' ...tened to the battle ot Antlei .TT-,"i',.. .i-nimd over which It was fou sols- ' -W ...tened to the battle of Antletam 3Th. ground J-" -;,"ed ,,he Tench being driven from tn3 heights whence they had expectea to launch a fresh offensive movement The tnuM In these encounters were exceedingly heavy. B3FORE SOISSONS. Jan. 18. (By courier to Berlin, Jan. 20, via London, Jan. 21.) The battle here began Janu ary 8. A severe bombardmert from field guns ' and heavy artillery was followed by a French charge. The Germans could not make an effective defense against this onslaught. The French with great dash carried part of the German positions, but by their success they dampened the vigor of their artillery bombardment, which could not be continued without en dangering their own men.j French Reinforcements Cat Off. The German guns in turn opened a heavy, fire on the rearward communi cations of the French, preventing the bringing up of reinforcements. A des perate hand-to-hand struggle on fairly even terma.. raged for four days and nights in the valley and on the wooded spur crowned by the shot-wrecked buildings of La Perriere fartn. General Von Kluck meanwhile was gathering his forces for a counter stroke, which came not through the valley but across the high plateau to the eastward, a large part of which was held by the French. The surface of the plateau, which Is fairly level, was crossed by row after row of deep trenches, each trench with a clear field for the fire of its guns. . Five Lines of Trenches Carried. It seems impossible, in the cold light of day and after the passing of the excitement of battle, to conceive of troops successfully storming such en trenched positions. The" Associated Press, correspondent cojinted in some (Concluded on l'age 2.) I ness. ' -'-1--....,,.......SSSS'SS11T .................. r' .ssssssssssis.s. t ' BE REASONABLE! - t I - , , : 1 i t . i . . still S OF pjAr-E 1 1 I - BMII51 - - ltd"" -"3A-("'i ' T-f It tip -iw hif' INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS The Weather. ' YESTERDAY'S Maximum temuerature, 43.5 -- minimum. :ir. 1 dezreea. TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds. Yftsumtnre. , Governor Withycombe releases Copperfield . from west s maruw iw. "b -Washington House la likely to vote down levy plea for wnica gooa rawa Idaho Legislature demands explanation as to . -o n-t trust fund. PagB 7. 1 Senate Is divided in discussion ot plan to veto items In appropriations. ri Senate votes, 18 to 10. to abolish Naval Committees consider bills framed to provide ... . . i . ,1 I r-ri .atli.n mtu&ge levies iwi ...... Page 6. - War. Battle near Soissons complete victory lor . . ... I." 7 . i Lr Pan 1. Czar's name declared forged to order for cessation of war, says Nicholas. Paee 4 Alnre victory Is Germany's only gain in two months, says France. Page 2. Violent battle for line of communication with Metz, Germany. 1 in progress. Page 8. British court functions this season to be confined to. rormai ones. ri Paris militant even in its games and diver sions; raEc w. National. Britain gives notice Dacia will be captured if she saus; owners wui imwm'f' . -j Ta ... 1 - ' Ex-Governor Fort says Minister Sullivan l careless In naoits, mil not ihsuiaij m". Page u. Republican Senators- decide to fight ship purchase bill, to last ditch. Page 8. Domestic. Steel Corporation president says war has taugnt mat lortagn George W; Perkins defends big business. 'ase a. Commercial and Marine. Devon City carries richest grain caTgo ever exported, vaiuea at ew.0-"- 1 - Local wheat advance checked by rise In ..V. . ...... TfljrA IT Holding by farmers responsible for higher wbeat at umcago. rgo Stocks and bonds active at higher prices. Page 17. - Sports. - Mike Gibbons gets newspaper decision in 10 lounds with Clabby. Page 12. Several members of San Francisco club are concerned over Job for 1915. Page 12. Court is asked to throw out Federal League - suit on grounds ot lack ot Jurisdiction. i fage 4. rElght events on card for iuterclub meet to- mgnt. age i. Pacific Northwest. Miss Clark, of Douglas, leaves to take seat in Senate. Page 7. Portland and Vicinity. Lumbermens and Northwestern National Banks to be consolidated. Page 33. Mr. Finley's animal pictures open at Hellig today. Page 13. Trial ot Louie Hing reveals old hatred of tongs. Page 11. W A Tupper. secretary to -Civil Service Board, resigns and H. W. TdacLeaa suc- Evidence regarding ballot tampering to be 1 Rni Deiore, xc... Page IS. William I Scott, general manager of Spo kane, Portland & Seattle Railway, is dead. Page 7. " Jitneys now complain of competition by ln . dependent owners, page V. ' Brilliant gathering welcomes Bishop Sumner- to Portland. Vast H-,, Professor Alvin Heckethoru sajs" love is not Cupid pranks, but scientific phenomenon. Page 13. KARLSRUHE IS REPORTED German Cruiser Seen OH Torto Kico, Says Steamer Captain. SAN JUAN. Forto Rico. Jan. 21. The steamship Coamo, Captain Barber, which sailed from New York January 16 for San Juan, reports having-sighted the ' German cruiser Karlsruhe off Morone before daylight today. The cruiser turned' a searchlight on the bridge of the Coamo, the ship's of ficials say, making the entrance of the vessel into the harbor difficult. The warship refused to answer wireless signals and disappeared in the dark ness. perk OLD TRADE Co-operation, Not Com petition, Declared Life. BIG BUSINESS iS DEFENDED Sweatshops Attributed to In dependent Struggle. SHERMAN LAW CRITICISED Daniel Guggenheim Says He Would Tax Largo Inheritances to Aid Foor and Pleads lor "In dustrial Democracy." NEW YORKj Jan. 2L George W. Perkins, director ot many large corpor ations, including the United States Steel Corporation and the International Harvester Company, and one-time pin ner in the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.; Daniel Guggenheim, who has world wide mining interests and who Is presi dent of the American Smelting & Re fining Company, and E. J. Berwlnd, mil lionaire coal mine owner, were the wit nesses who testified today before the investigation being conducted by the Federal Commission on Industrial Re lations Into the great . philanthropic organizations and the cause of indus trial unrest. Mr. Perkins testified hj believed the Sherman law had worked to retard the industrial development of the United States; that legislation bringing labor organizations under the control of the Federal Government was needed, and that co-operation and not competition was the life of trade. nt- niiulHeM Defended. I Further, he said, In his opinion, big business was able to do more lor me workers of the country than the small units. He did not believe the Government would improve on the present methods employed -in the administration of funds of the philanthropic foundations, but that it should require statements concerning the details of tho adminis tration at regular Intervals. He was In favor of organized labor, providing honest efficient men were at the head of it. Mr. Guggenheim advocated taxation of large fortunes, on the death of their owners, as a means of aiding the poor; the establishment of Government agen cies to find work for the unemployed; provision for the care of aged workers, and "industrial democracy," wherein the workers receive a portion of the profits derived from the production ot their labor. Perkins Kavora Co-operation. Mr. Perkins explained tlrat he be lieved co-operation better than compe tition because competition, driven to 11 Thursday's War Moves THE battle for the trenches In Flan ders and France continues almost without cessation from the sea to the Swiss border. In the mud ot Flanders. the floods of the Alsne Valley and the snows of the Argonne and the Vosges the soldiers of Germany and the allied nations keep tip a continual fight to hold what they possess and take some thing from that held by the enemy. According to a long official report of the fighting during the past two months, issued yesterday by the French War Staff, this method of siege, oper ations largely has favored the allies. who, while they have gained ground on almost every part of the front, have been forced to give way in only one region that of Soissons. They are be ing put to a test, however, similar to that which obliged them to retire from north of the Aisne, near Soissona, be cause the Germans, realizing the dan ger to their communications with Metz as a result of French success near Pont-a-Moussons, have sent rein forcements there and have begun a bat. tie for the positions they lost last week. The Germans apparently have regained a portion of them, and fighting for the remainder is now in progress. At other points, particularly near St. Mihiel and in Alsace, there have been infantry engagements, but on the whole the artillery continues to be the busiest arm. The "Russians have renewed t4er oi tensive operations against Mlawa, a town which has changed hands" often since tho commencement of the war. and it appears they will attempt to en velop the German forces, which are holding the line of the Hazurlan Lakes, and avenge themselves for the defeat at Tannenburg. On the rest of the Polish front and in Gallcia, the Austro-German attacks are becoming more intermittent, ac cording to the Russian report, which is generally brief when big events are happening. The Russians continue to make prog, ress against the Austrian outposts in the mountains between Bukowina and Transylvania. The Germans explain the actions ot their airships in dropping bombs on towns and villages In Norfolk, Eng land, by saying that they had been fired on. British airmen In turn, have been busy in Belgium, and according to a report from Holland have ventured as far as Essen, Rhenish Prussia, where they, destroyed some buildings. Holland has asked Germany for an explanation of the report that the Ger. man airships on their way to England passed over Dutch territory. v. Archduke Charles Francis, heir to the Austrian throne, has arrived at German headquarters on a visit to the Emperor, and Baron Steplian Burian. the Austrc-Hungarian Minister of For eign Affairs, is due there within a few days. It is expected the conference of the Germanic allies will decide whether the Austro-Germans will go on with the expedition for the subjugation of Servia or turn their attention to the Russian armies which are Invading Hungary from the north and east. With all her other occupations. Great Britain has founa force to deal with the "Mad" Mullah, who has been stir ring up the tribes in Somaliland and attacking those friendly to Great Brit ain. The Mullah's adherents have been defeated and scattered. EARLY LOVE COMES BACK Oregon City Man to Go Kast for School-Pays Sweetheart. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) A school-days romance begun in Henry County, Illinois, will be cul minated next month when A. It. Doo- llttle. formerly "Of this city, and Mrs. Marcia Allshouse will be marriod in Perry, Iowa, Mr. Doolittlo has been visiting in this city and in Portland, where he has rel atives. Until recently he was em ployed by the Powell River Paper Com pany, at Powell River, B. C. When they were children Mr. Doo- little became acquainted with Miss Marcia Bills. She later was married to Mr. Allshouse. Mr. Poolittlo mar ried Miss Mary Grenwalt and the fami lies were neighbors for eight years. Mrs. Doolittlo died two years ago and Mr. Allshouse in 1910. POPULATIONISll( DISPUTE Hundred Million Mark to Be Passed at 4 P. Mj. April 2, Says One Man. WASHINGTON. Jan. 21 At 4 o'clock P. M. April 2 the population of the United States will have reached and passed the hundred million mark, ac cording to C. Ii Sloane, geographer of the census bureau, who estimates the population at that hour will be 100,000. 059. J. S. McCoy, actuary of the Treas ury Department, however, calculates the population will be 100,016,000 on February 1 and that tile hundred mil lion mark will be reached on January 27 or 28. This disagreement in the estimates arises from different systems of com putation employed by the two statis ticians. FOUR GET SIMPSON ESTATE Business at Marshfield May lie Con tinued Without Dissolution. MARSHF1ELD. Or.. Jan. 21. (Spe cial.) Although the dispatches from San Francisco state tnat a. ot. eimp nn' nronertv is divided equally be tween four heirs, L. J., Edgar M., H. M. Simpson and Mrs. Edith Pike, it Is be lieved the business here will be con tinued without dissolution, under the management of Edgar Simpson, for the present at leaser" The nronertv has been listed and T fercd to an English syndicate, but the European war may affecj. the deal and possibly It will not be ciosea. SENATE WOULD PUT OUT NAVAL MM Vote on Abolishment Is 18 to 10. MULTNOMAH AGAINST CHANGE West's Alleged Misuse of Fund Cited in Debate. BODY USELESS, IS PLAINT, Senators Moscr and Gurland Mix in Argument Over Hill One Says Scrleo Trovldcs Club lor Some Port landers. STATE CATITOL, Salem, Or., Jan. 21. (Special.) Tho Slate Senate toda had its first real excitement of the ses sion, when Senator Dlmlck's bill to abolish the Naval Mllltla was pnsscd by a vote of 18 to 1J. Senator Moser, of Multnomah, and Senator Garland, of Linn, enaaged In a heated debate In which Mr. Moser declared that after the courts had declined to compel the State Treasurer to pay Claud McCol- loch, ex-State Senator, for legal services rendered Corporation Commissioner Watson. Governor West had the money paid from the Naval Mllltla appropria- tion. " Senator Garland denied the chare and defended the ex-Governor and Mr. MeColloch. lie threatened to make a charge against Mr. Moser which he as sorted would be serious, and as too Multnomah man was demanding that he make It, Acting President Wood put an end to tho controversy. Fund Waated, la sre. The author of the bill had Just fin ished reaiiln from the books of the Secretary of State In an effort to show that the money expended by tho mi litia virtually was wasted, when Mr. Moser said he would explain later an item of 17H charsed as "attorney fees." He declared that thu bill shouhl nnt he nassed. saylna Multnomah County pa8 38 per cent of the taxes of the state and never asks Mr mucn in return. Ho thought It should at be entitled to the appropriation for the Naval Militia. Senator Garland had In a previous speech defended ex -Governor West, and Senator Moser had referred to that when he pointed a finger at the 1.1 nn County man and said: "Let me ask you If you know that a fee for attorneys was paid out at tho request ot Governor West to Claud Me Colloch because he could not get his money from the state for acting as special counsel to Corporation Commis sioner Watson? Tho courts would not let him have It. I am Informed thst he never performed any work and 1 under stand that the money was paid at the dictation of your honest Governor." Drstlw tinrland Threaleas. Mr. Garland rose Instantly, red and trembling. "I had intended to vote for your bill, because I think we should have a Naval Militia." he declared, looking at Moser. "I shall vole for It despite your mean ness. I am going to ask the Senator what Governor West hs ever done I" him to cause him to try to besmirch the character of the Governor. What have Governor West and Claud MeCol loch done to you? I will say to you that If you keep up these attack I may say something about you which you will not want to hear." "Say it now. Out with It," demanded Moser. Declaring that ho had sllnwed the Linn County man. to hnc bis fling at Moser. tho chair pounded on the desli and said the personalities would have to cease. Garland then made an argu ment for the retention of the mllltla. MaltnoBtah for Mllltla. All members of the Multnomah County delegation voted to retain the mllltla with a reduced appropriation but Sena tor Kellaher. who thought It should be retained, but with an appropriation of not more than 85000 for the biennial period. Those voting to abolish It were: Barrett, l'.lngham. Bishop, Butler, Cu sick, Dlmick, Hawley, Mollis:, Kellaher, Kiddle, La Follett. Lelnenwebe'r, Rags dale, I. S. Smith, Stewart, Strayer, Vin ton and Wood. Burgees. Garland, Mc Bride, J. C. Smith and Von der Hellen were the Senators representing county districts who voted against abolishing the department. Farrell and Burgess, of the military committee, offered a majority report substituting a bill making the biennial appropriation 813.000 and placing the department under the head of the Adjutant-General. Vinton offered a mi nority report that the Dlmick bill be passed. The minority report was adopted. Fail a re Admitted Is He port. Vinton aald the mllltla had been thoroughly Investigated: that lt ofli cers had appeared before the committee, and that they admitted tho organiza tion was a failure. They asked, how ever, for another trinl, but had asked the same tiling two years ano and had not made good. The committee had learned that there are about !") mem bers of the militia with an average weekly attendance of 40 or 50. His opinion was that the state furnished a clubhouse for certain Portland resi dents. Vinton ss'd tin se.-rtr.ry was paid 11900 a year for callina the roll n4 writing a Uw letters. A stenographer was paid 8!0ii. He thi n called atten- V ED 109.0