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VOL. IV. NO. 16,919.
KAISER SUMMONS
GERARD TO CONFER
Ambassador to Go to
Eastern Eront.
MASTER STROKE IS RUMORED
Choice of Friendship of Two
Nations Offered.
SITUATION IS DELICATE
Washington 'oiv Begins to IScnlize
That in Its Notes or Protest It
lias Done Exactly What It
Was Expected to Do.
t -wrnv x-'u ii The German Em
peror, according to an Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from 'lne iiasuc n
Invited the American Ambassador to
Germany. James W. Gerard, to a con
. lercnce at eastern headquarters.
FIT JOHN' fALLAS O'1-OL'UHLIX.
WASHINGTON. Feb- It- (Special.)
A situation of the utmost delicacy
for the United States has arisen in re
lation to the European war. Its char
acter is indicated by the request of
Kmperor William tnat Ambassador
Gerard in company with Herr von
Bethmann-Hollwcg. the German Chan
cellor, shall come at once to his head
quarters in the eastern theater of war.
flequeat Equivalent to Command.
This request is equivalent to a com
mand. Mr. Gerard and the Chancellor
w ill go without delay. Mr. Gerard has
been equipped with the proper instruc
tions, approved by the President. These
Instructions are in line with the prin
ciples laid down in the note to the Ger
man government protesting against the
enforcement of the Berlin "war zone"
decree.
What results will follow from the au
dience which the Emperor, surrounded
by his troops, will grant to the Ameri
can Ambassador, no one In Washington
knows. It will be a dramatic setting
for the conference. Within the armed I
ramp of a marvelonsly efficient mili
tary cower will be the diplomatic rep
resentative of the United States, who
realir.es that the regular army or his
.country comprises only 80.000 men. This
force constitutes only two army corps,
rawer Shown by Contrant.
Under Emperor William's command
In the thcaUT of war to which Mr.
Gerard has been summoned, there are
about 1.000.000 Germans 2 army
.-orps. There are also a larger number
of Austro-Hungarians.
narked by the bayonets around him,
rrnipcrcr William will feel his power.
Villi the recollection of what the
United States has. Mr. Gerard cannot
but make comparisons which German
ciiplomacy, perhaps hopes, will cause
him to feel at a disadvantage.
The German Kmperor is playing for
great ttr-.kcs. It is nothing more nor
)c.s than victory in the war. If the
United States can be brought to the
ipi of insisting that its cargoes of
foodstuffs shall pass freely to Ger
many, the Kmperor believes his cause
will bo as good as won. Either Great
Britain must abandon its seizures of
ni.-h foodstuffs. In which event the
policy of "ftarving out'" Germany will
no longer be effective, or continue to
ilj so In spite of objection of the Amer
ican Government and thus force dras
tic action on tho part of the United
States.
Mtuatlon I'lranes (.ermans.
As the Germans view the situation,
their government hus made a diplo
matic stroke of the highest value. It
has dawned upon the officials here that
Ihey have done precisely what Berlin
expected them to do. There is also
some speculation as to the coincidence
of events, which seemed separate at the
time, but which now have a relation
that is significant. These events are
the issuance of the Berlin "war zon.."
decree and the seizure of the food
stuffs cargo of the Wilhelmina.
Ostensibly out of consideration to
neutral rations, it was announced that
the decree would not enter into effect
until February 13. In the meantime
the Wilhelmina crossed the Atlantic.
Her commander said he was forced to
er.ter a British port because of the
tempestuous seas his ship had en
countered. Tho British did what was
expected. They seized the cargo and
prepared to place it before a prize
court, although unofficial suggestions
had been made that perhaps It could
be so!d to the Belgian Kelier Com
mission. Solemn AsMUranee Given.
Now the German government has
notified the United States that if Great
Britain will permit neutral foodstuffs,
intended tor the civilian population of
Germany, to reach their destination,
the retaliatory measures, of which the
"war zone" decree is the most impor
tant, will not be enforced as against
neutral commerce.
Solemn assurances have been given
that foodstuffs imported will not be
used for the army or navy of Germany
and will not be sent to a fortified port.
Moreover, the Reichstag has passed a
law modifyi ig the recent decree plac
ing the government in control of all
foodstuffs within the Empire. Under
the new law imported foodstuffs will
remain in the hands of the civilian
population. This measure was adopted
in order to meet the contention of the
British government mat ft was Just.
ALBANIANS BEGIN
SERBIAN INVASION
BIG FORCE CROSSES FRONTIER,
CONTINUES ADVANCE.
Government at Nisli Admits Invad
ers Superior Numbers Have
Compelled Retirement.
LONDON, Feb. 14. A large force of
Albanians has crossed the Serbian
frontier into the Department of Prls
rend, forcing the Serbian troops ar.d
local authorities to withdraw, accord
ing to a dispatch from Nish, Serbia, to
Reuter's Telegiam Company. The Al
banians, the message adds, are contin
uing to advance.
PARIS, Feb. 14. A telegram from
Nish to the llavas News Agency says
the following statement was given out
by the Servian government today:
"'Large numbers of Albanians yester
day broke through our lines, crossing
the frontier in the Department of Pris-
rend. Before superior forces of the
enemy our troops,-as well as the mu
nicipal authorities, were forced to re
van
"Th llhnninnti continue tO advance
in the direction of Zapod. Topoliana
and Glavotcnmtz.
-Thn .iemv aiiefeetled " in certain
places in cutting the telephone and
telegraph communications.
BRITISH DEMAND MORE PAY
Resolution Also Asks Government to
Commandeer Food.
LONDON, Feb. 14. Conferences un
der trado union and Socialist auspices
were held simultaneously In London,
Leicester. Liverpool, Portsmouth, Car
diff, Birmingham and Bradford yester
day to consider the high prices of food
and fuel.
The meeting in London adopted a
resolution calling on the government
to commandeer and distribute wheat
.. .. nni .i -i .... i t-, ri that if the Gov
ernment fails to fix prices at the same
level as existea wnen war .as u'iw
then the labor truce will be declared
ended.
An immediate increase to 2 pence an
hour in wages was demanded.
James Ilamsey McDonald, member of
Parliament for Leicester and chairman
of the labor party, in a speech at the
Leicester meeting, said there was noth
ing to Justify the increase in prices, as
100.000 tons more grain had been im
ported during the last six months than
In the corresponding period of the pre
vious year.
DRY CITIES' TAXES LOW
Illinois Comparisons Show AVet
Towns Have Higher Rates.
CHICAGO. Feb. 14. (Special.) Sta
tistics gathered in the principal cities
of Illinois outside of Chicago show that
the tax rate in the "dry" cities Is lower
than that in the "wet" ones. Jackson
ville a dry town, has a rate of 4.64,
and the rate in Rockford. the largest
dry city In tho state, is 4.51. Decatur,
which has Just become dry, has a rate
of 6.S2 and Bloomington, also one of
the new dry cities, has a rate of 5.38
Of the wet cities, Springfield has a
rate of 6.14, Peoria 0.19, Cjuincy 5.03,
Lincoln 6.12. Danville, 5.16, Joliet 7.80,
Lasalic. 6.79, Moline. 7.12 and Ottawa
C.92. Edwardsville leads, with 8.00. In
Chicago, which is decldely wet, 19 tax
ing bodies are at work and the rate
cannot now bo estimated, but it is
known that, as usual, it will be high.
PIONEER PHYSICIAN PASSES
Dr. John A. Cliustain, of Klamath
Fulls, Survived by Large Family.
KLAMATH FA LI .A Or.. Feb. 14.
(Special.) Dr. John A. Chastain. pio
neer phvsiclan of Klamath County,
passed awav at his home near Bonanza
last night. Dr. Chastain was more than
80 vears old. and for the past three
months has been hovering near death.
Dr. Chastain was born In Tennessee.
During the Civil War he served in the
Confederate Army as Captain. In 187o
he migrated with his family to Ore
gon, and in 1SS8 settled at Bonanza.
In 1901 he retired from active prac
tice, and has since lived on his ranch
near Bonanza. He was a life-long
member of the Baptist Church and was
a member of the Masons and Oddfel
lows. -
Dr. Chastain is survived by seven
children William S.. George, Claude P..
and John K. Chastain and Mrs. A. T.
Langell. Mrs. Etta M. Kilgore, and
Mrs. R. L. Goss.
LIFE PRESERVERS USED
New Apparatus Found on German
Sailors Rescued From Bluechcr.
LONDON, Feb. 2. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The German
sailors who were rescued from tho
sinking cruiser BLueeher all wore new
style life-preser ers with which the
German navy has been equipped since
the beginning of the war.
The apparatus consists of a cork belt
and an inflatable vest fastened about
the shoulders. The vest is of rubber and
is about 24 Inches long by 10 inches
wide. It can be blown up by the
wearer in a moment and is so made
that when In use the air feed pipe
comes opposite the moutryGerman sail
ors said that any man who lost this
article was liable to a fine of 3.
ALBANY Y. M. C. A. ELECTS
1 McDonald Made General Sec
retary Succeeding D. L. Foster.
ALBANY. Or., Feb. 14. (Special.)
C. K. Sox was re-elected president of
the Young Men's Christian Association
of Albany Friday night. The boari of
directors, recently chosen, also re
elected the other retiring officers, as
follows: J. A. Howard, vice-president:
Joseph H. Ralston, secretary, and
Hiram W. Torbet. treasurer.
H. C. McDonald, physical director,
was elected general secretary of the
association, succeeding Delos L. Foster,
who has served as secretary for the
past two years. Mr. Foster resigned
to accept a similar position with the
association at Kellosb. llano, j
PORTLAND,
GUERILLA WARFARE l index of todays news il CARRAHZA ISSUES
ON IN CARPATHIANS
Hundreds of Thousands
- War in Deep Snow.
ROMANTIC FORTS AGAIN USED
Ice Caves Occupied and Diffi
culties Are Stupendous.
WOLVES FIGHT BIG SQUADS
Anstro-Hungarians Take V'p Post
tions From Which Escape Is Im
possible, Accounting for Enor
mous Number of Prisoners.
.hl. disnatch to New York
World. CoovrlKht. 1913. oy the Press Pub
lishing Compary. Published by arransmn'
with the World.)
LONDON", Feb. 9. The Morning Post
has received from its Hungarian corre
spondent a. vivid account of fighting
In the Carpathians, contributed to Ax
Est by Francis Mohiar, a Hungarian
nlnvwrielit who Is acting as a war
correspondent for the latter paper.
Mohiar describes the taking of an
ancient fortress, now a ruin, but with
walls nine feet thick, built on a slope
1000 feet high, and thus giving excel
lent Dositions for mountain batteries
and machine guns.
Jtomantlc Fort Numerous.
"There are dozens such picturesque
and'romantic ruins in the Carpathians,
erected by nobles as a defense against
Poles and German or ' Slavonic vaga
bondizins tribes who broke In when
ever they were moved by a desire to
rnh and nlunder." Mohiar writes. ."One
of these ruins was held by three com
panies of infantry and a mountain bat
tery. "This small force held the place two
weeks against the Russians, who were
pu to terrible trouble thereby, for
thev couldn't pass on the road below.
The Austrlans dug themselves In around
the ancient walls. .They were subject
ed to 'terrific bombardment for a fort
night, and the walls which withstood
the attacks of Turk and Tartar melted
away like snow under the Russian ar
tillery fire.
Regiment Are Needed.
"The trenches around them stood the
storm, but not the wall. Nevertheless,
It took three regiments to dislodge this
small force from the snowbound in
trenchment up in the fortress.
"The reason why the Austrians lost
so many prisoners in the Carpathians is
because such detachments as the one
mentioned who were folding certain
points had no chance of getting away
when at last surrounded or reached by
a considerably larger force. Retreat
ing from a height through shining
white snow with'the enemy behind you
on top, plunging knee deep in snow
and every dark figure an excellent tar
get is certain death.
"When these detachments were
(Concluded on Fase 2.)
OLD MAN OREGON RECKON YOU'LL HAVE TO STEAM UP
k tt.. .. ' ''''''
OREGOX, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1915.
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SO
degrees; minimum, 30.S degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; winds mostly westerly.
Legislature,
Six Important measures are on special
order programme of House today. Page .
Last week of session looms as most busy one
for Senate. Page 9.
Of 40 members of Committee of One Hun
dred questioned lew nave objections
pending dry act. Page 8.
War.
Carpathian campaign is guerrilla warfare on
stupenduous scale. Page 1.
Defeated Russian General in Bukowlna com
mits suicide. Page 2.
Germans inaugurate determined attempts to
advance in Alsace-Lorraine. Page 3.
One French aviator defeats three German
Taubes In air battle. Page 2.
Albanians begin invasion of Serbia. Page 1
Kaiser summons Ambassador Gerard to front
for conference. Page 1.
German press friendly, but determined, In
comment on American note. Pago -
Mexico. Carranza issues defiant order, diplomats
must deal directly with him; situation
acute. Page 1.
Domestic.
Los Anxeles officers to go to New York to
day for alleged dynamiter. Page 3.
Oregon exhibits at .Panama Pacific Expo
sition almost completed, page o.
Sports.
B. B. Johnson's and Charles Oomiskey s trip
said to be to readjust drafts. Page 10.
Two battles to be waged when Vancouver
hockey team meets Lncle Sams, rage i.
Matty says third major league would be
menace ro game. Page 1U.
Juvenile ballplayers make appeal for more
municipal diamonds. Page lu.
Pacific Northwest.
Eugene ready for gathering of Christian
Endeavor convention. Page 11.
Portland and Vicinity.
Alder Hotel building and business hortses
damaged by lire, wltn " "
Page 1.
Two children kidnaped and estranged hus
band blamed. Pace 14.
Date of election of School Superintendent
topic of speculation. Page s.
Convention of State Retail Merchant opens
today. Page 11.
Cast of "Sherlock Holmes" at Baker
switched at the eleventh hour, when
Howard Scott suffers breakdown. Page i.
Becrultlng In February breaks all Oregon
National Guard records, betweea 20 and
Sort men enlisting. Page 14. -
Ray Samuels wins hearty reception at Or
pheum. Page 14.
Most new film plays for early week are
funny. Pago 11.
OTTAWA HAS AIR SCARE
3 Aeroplanes Seen Over Canadian
Town, Flying Toward Capital.
OTTAWA. Ont, Feb'. 14. Premier
Borden received a telegram from Brock-
vllle saying that at 10 o'clock tonight
three aeroplanes were seen flying over
that place, heading in the direction of
Ottawa.
Brockville Is about CO miles due south
of Ottawa, where the message caused
considerable excitement. The military
authorities were informed and directed
to take what precautions they could.
KAISER TO CONTROL OATS
Order of Expropriation will
Be-
come Effective Tomorrow.
BERLIX, via London. Feb. 14. The
Bundcsrath decided today to expropri
ate all the domestic stocks of oats, with
the exception of seed oats and the. grain
necessary for fodder for horses. The
order becomes effective February 16.
The Bundcsrath also raised the max
imum price of oats by 50 marks U12.50)
per metric ton.
Women to Argue With Legislators.
A delegation of clubwomen and social
workers will go to Salem this morning
In the interests of child welfare legis
lation. Among those who wilt leave
on an early train are jirs. amb ajcc
Stephens. Mrs. A. King Wilson, Mrs.
U. K. Bondurant, ur. tsrown iynau
and U. K. Hall. j
DEFIANT DEMAND
Diplomats Ordered to
Deal With r
c
MANY EXPECTED TO LEAVE
International Aspect of Mexi
can Situation Acute.
RELATIONS ARE STRAINED
British and Spanish Consuls, Espe
cially, Treated Willi Scant Cour
tesyDevelopments Give Wash
ington Much Concern.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 14. General
Venustiano Carranza, as first chief of
the constitutionalist army, notified the
world today that all communications to
his government from outside sources
must pass through him.
Carranza's decree reached Washing
ton through Rafael Zubaran Capmany,
his minister of the interior, who tele
graphed it to Elisca Arredondo, Car
ranza's local representative. The order
apparently will make it impossible for
diplomatic representatives of foreign
governments to deal with the Carranza
government except by going to Vera
Cruz, which they have been unwilling
to do lest such action be construed
as formal recognition.
Diplomats Preparing to Leave.
Already most of the diplomats at
Mexico City have asked their govern
ments for permisison to leave when the
situation becomes intolerable and some
of them have been advised Ho use their
own discretion.
The order may also affect the activ
ity of American consular representa
tives, who heretofore have dealt with
the de facto government, whatever It
happened to be.
The telegram to Arredondo said:
"The first chief of the constitutional
ist army has been apprised of frequent
cases wherein persons of diverse na
tionalities styling themselves confiden
tial or consular agents of foreign gov
ernments without really being so, and
other persons, styling themselves rep
resentatives of foreign colonies or large
foreign Interests established In Mexico,
pretend to make representations,
dress communications and treat directly
about matters of en international char
acter with different leaders of the con
stitutionalist army.
Cause Declared ia Danger.
"This action, even In cases where it
is taken by persons actually accredited
tends to disrupt the unity which should
prevail in the constitutionalist govern
ment and -to belittle the authority of
the first chief of the aforesaid army
provoking disorder and lack of cohe
sion in governmental decisions, with
much danger for our cause.
"The defection of General Francisco
Villa and other leaders of the North
em division involved a painful expe-
(Concluded on Page 2.)
AND GO SOME THIS WEEK.
Sunday's War Moves
TWO big battles, it Is believed, have
JL already begun, or will soon begin,
on the Russian side of the East Prus
sian frontier and on the River Sereth
within Bukowlna. The Russian forces
have withdrawn both in East Prussia
and in Bukowlna in the face of supe
rior German and Austrian armies, so
that they might be able to concentrate
and come into closer touch with their
lines of communication.
The official reports make only the
briefest reference to the operations at
these two extremes o. tho eastern
front, but what they do say indicates
that the Russians already have
reached the lines on which Grand Duke
Nicholas has decided to give battle.
The rest of the campaign in the
east, even the fighting in the Carpa
thians, which is proceeding under the
worst weather conditions, is over
shadowed by these greater events, on
the result of which both sides are
staking so much.
The Germans say they have won a
big victory over the Russians in East
Prussia and the Austrlans announce
the Russian retirement in Bukowlna
with elation, but apparently Petrograd
views these Incidents without mis
giving. In the west there has been a continu
ation of heavy artillery bombardments,
in which Rheims again has suffered,
and several infantry attacks on differ
ent parts of the line, in which both
sides assert they have been successful.
From unofficial sources comes the news
that St. Mihiel. on the Meuse, which
the Germans have held so long, has
come under the fire of the French
guns, which shows that the French
have either made an advance in this re
gion or brought up heavier guns in an
effort to dislodge the Germans.
In Egypt, the Caucasus and Mesopo
tamia there has been either no fighting
or engagements which the belligerents
do not consider worthy of mention in
the official dispatches.
At sea the weather has been such
that naval operations are out of the
question. The English coast has been
washed by tremendous seas for two
days past, with the result that several
ships have been wrecked and consider
able damage has been done at several
ports.
A good deal of interest is being taken
in the coming week's proceedings of
the British Parliament, for Lavld Lloyd
George, Chancellor of the Exchequer,
will make a statement today on the
financial arrangements between Great
Britain, France and Russia, and Wins
ton Spencer Churchill. First Lord of the
Admiralty, will review the naval situa
tion. ' ,,
Later in the week the debate will be
continued on tho Increased cost of the
necessaries of life, in connection with
which several meetings held through
out the country on Saturday and Sun
day have urged the government to take
steps to control tho supplies of food
and means for their distribution.
GEMS IN "NIGHTIE" SAVED
Jewels, Concealed for Safety, Sent
to Laundry by Mrs. I.. Shapirer..
After pinning $1000 worth of dia
monds to the inside of her night
gown to insure their safety, Mrs. Leo
Shapirer, 689 Irving street, sent the
Jewels and the gown to a Cninese
laundry yesterday, and almost suc
cumbed to hysterics before they were
recovered by the police.
With Detectives Grisim and Howell,
Mr. Shapirer hastened to the laundry,
arriving there before the package of
laundry. The diamonds were recov
ered. The gems consisted of Mrs. Shapircr's
engagement ring, valued at $450; an
other diamond ring valued at 9250; and
a diamond necklace worth J300.
Mr. Shapirer is transit manager at
the First National Bank.
FRENCH CHARGE ON SKI
Bayonet Attuck Made Full Speed by
Defiant Chasseurs.
GENEVA, via Parle, Feb. 14. What
is said to be the first bayonet charge
on ski during the present war was
made yesterday In the Vosges Moun
tains, near Col-du-Bonhomme.
Forty Alpine chasseurs with two f-
fleers were cut off by the Germans and
were ordered to surrender. They re
fused and charged down the enow
covered slope on their ski Into the
German trenches, where a terrible
struggle took place before the French
were overcome.
POTATO FRUIT, COURT SAYS
Washington Jurists Make Decision
Upholding Inspection Law.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Feb. 14. The State
Supreme Court decided Saturday, in the
case of the Los Angeles Berry-Growers'
Association versus State Horticulturist
Huntley, that the latter had Jurisdic
tion over potatoes, a shipment of which
from California he condemned because
they were diseased.
The point at issue was whether po
tatoes are a horticultural product. The
Supreme Court ruled that they are.
DIVINE SARAH IN HOSPITAL
Operation Is Performed on Affection
of Mine. Bernhardt's Knee.
BORDEAUX, via Paris, Feb. 14.
Sarah Bernhardt, after consulting a
professor of the faculty of medicine
here, underwent an operation for an
affection of the knee tcday at the Hos
pital St. Augustine of Arcachon.
Mme. Bernhardt has been suffering
severely for many months and it is
believed that the operation will effect
Pit ICE FIVE CENTS.
FIRE SWEEPS ALDER
H0TEL;LDSS$80tDDD
Collapse of Roof En
dangers Firemen.
FLYING GLASS INJURES TWO
Three Lodgers in Building Es
cape; 80 Left Homeless.
10,000 SEE 3-HOUR FIGHT
From Start In Basement I'lnmra Run
Vp Through Four-Story Building.
Stocks of Theglcy Ji Cavender
and F. W. Woolworth Suffer.
1
ESTIMATKII lflKM AMU IM R
AM'K 1 H'SDAV 11IIK.
r.t. Dam.
Phegley Cavender, fully
In.urcd :i.00
Alder Investment company,
fully Iniured 18.000
F. W. Woolworth Company,
practically covered
Alder Hotel Company, fully In.
ured
.O.OOO
JO.IXM)
Hamblet'l Pool Hall, fully In
lured Model llepalr Shop, unknown
gno
30
Total o,.vv
The four-story Alder Hotel building,
at the northwest corner of Fourth and
Alder strcetR, in which was located the
Phegley & Cavender clothing establish
ment and the F. W. Woolworth t-10-li-cent
store annex, was swept by a spec
tacular flre yesterday, with a loss of
,75,000 to JSO.00O About 10 lodgers In
the hotel were made homeless by the
blaxe. which worked upward through
the four stories from the basement.
Nearly 10,000 persons witnessed the
fire, which, beginning shortly before 3
o'clock, continued for three hours. Two
firemen sustained minor Injuries. Lieu
tenant E. J. Treese, of EnRlim Comp.in
No. J. and Bernard R. Slebcls. hosemaii
for Truck No. 1, being cut by flying
glass, but a score narrowly escaped
death when a portion of the roof on
which they were fighting collapsed.
Only three persons wcuj In their rooms
when the flre broke out, and they es
caped easily.
DefeetUe Wlrlns; Illaasrrf.
The origin remains in doubt but the
fire is believed to have started from
defective wiring in the basement of
the Phegley '& Cavender etore. The
basement Is given over entirely to a
slorago rpom for stock, said Grant
Phegley. and he could conceive of n-
reason for tho flre starting there ex
cept through a defect In tho lighting
system.
B. P. Foster, manager of Hotel Alder,
was tho first to turn In an alarm.
There were two alarms turned in and
nine engine companies, lour truck com
panies and the two flreboata responded.
Mr. Foster learned of the flre when
Uugcne Hamblct, proprietor of a pool
hall in the basement of the building,
came to his office to complain of
smoko seeping Into the pool parlor
from the Phegley & Cavender base
ment. I.odarers Make Kscape.
At the same time Engineer Burton,
of the hotel heating system, reported
tho basement filling with smoke. Mr.
Foster Immediately telephoned tne flro
department and then made a tour of
the hotel. Though smoke was than
pouring into tho upper floors of the
hotel ho entered every room, mak
ing sure that all tho tenants had left
the building. Miss Ollle r . Cooke, an
actress formerly employed by the
Baker Stock Company, Hiram B. 1'ark.
er, a prominent resident of Astoria,
and A. B. Dunsworth, night clerk, were
all discovered within tlio bulldm.
Miss Cooke escaped down the amoke
choked stairway and tho two mendowa
the flre escape.
By this time the smoke was gushing
from the basement windows beneatn
the clothing store and the Woolworth
establishment. Ladders were raised to
the second floor upon the arrival of
the department and firemen searched
the building for any remaining occu
pants! Hoses were trained into the
basements but the smoko was too heavy
for the men to enter.
l-:irort Made Save Pasr.
The Woolworth store received tlio
most attention next, for flames were
seen creeping along the inside wall".
The doors were broken In and the glass
In front of the mezzanine lloor smashed
In with hand axes and streams of
water, that the desks In the office of
R. J. Williams, manager, containing
valuable papers, might bo saved.
The flre waa fast getting beyond
control and the interior of the Wool
worth store was biasing like a fur
nace, when more streams of water
were turned en. Hose was carried up
the flre espapo to the roof. SO lads of
the naval militia of the Vnited States
steamship Boston swarming up ths (Ire
escapes with the lines. On tho roof
they took orders from the city firemen
and were valuable aides, taking many
risks and winning praise from Bat
talion Chief Young for their work.
Smoke Kagnlfs Workers.
The fighting then conccntrsted In the
attack from the roof. With heavy
clouds of dense smoke engulfing them
at regular inieiis
ln up from the air and elevator shafts
at regular Intervals and llamea shoot-
iCoucluticd on .
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