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IRE SUBMARINES AND AIRCRAFT DUE Proposal for Aviation Is $1,000,000. ARMY GRANT $103,000,000 Pension Bill of $164,000,000 Passed in Four Minutes. 21 SEA FIGHTERS FAVORED lloj-pital Sliip CoMing $500,000, Projectile Plant at $300,000 and $1,000,000 Toward Armor riatc rectory Arc Added. k WASHINGTON'. Feb. 21. Appropria tions for National defense occupied the attention of both houses of Congress today in the general rnoh to clear up the supply bills for the Government be fore the adjournment. The Senate dis cussed until late tonight the Army ap propriation bill, carrying approximately 1103,000.000. while the House continued debate on the fortifications bill. While progress was being made on both these measures, the Senate com mittee practically completed considera tion of the naval appropriations measure, and the .Senate paused for four minutes to pass without debate the pension bill, carrying: J164.00O.0O0. 5nvot far Bin ;rant. Increases for submarines and avia tion over provisions of the House bill are proposed by the Senate naval com mittee, its amendments, including $1,000,000 for aviation instead of $300, 000. as authorized in the House bill: provision for five seagoing submarines Instead of one. and 18 instead of 11 of the smaller type submarines. Senator Smoot sought unsuccessfully to provide SO seagoing and 25 of the smaller coast defense submarines. Notwithstanding the progress made on appropriations In the Senate, there were indications today that not all the bills could be passed, even though jio attempts were made to renew the ship purchase bill fight. Several Democratic Senators said they feared It might be necessary to adopt some emergency measures In the closing hours of the session. So far as the ship bill is con cerned nothing has yet been done by the conferees. Army Rcorgaalaatlon Put Off. Considerable discussion prefaced con cideration of the Army bill. In urging prompt action. Senator Chamberlain ex plained the absence of provisions for reorganization of the Army, with the ftatement that the shortness of the session would not permit proper con sideration. He predicted that the re organization and reserve Army bills pending would be pushed at the next cession of Congress. Many speeches were made in the House on t!ie fortifications bill. Rep resentative Fordney. of Michigan. Re publican, predicted that next year the Administration would have to enact a so-called war lax revenue measure. I.sue bonds, as in 1895, Increase tariff rates, or materially reduce Government expenditures. Representative Moore, of Pennsylvania, referring to the sinking of the steamer Evelyn, said she went Into forbidden watera at the risk of the United States Government because she was insured by the War Risk Board. Representative Johnson, of South Carolina. Democrat, deprecated war scare talk In the newspapers. Rep resentative Mondell. of 'Wyoming, ex pressed regret that some people in dulged in "treasonable baiting of for eign peoples by continually proclaim ing the probability or certainty of an armed struggle, near or remote, with Japan." Representatives Miller, of Minnesota, and Gardner, of Massa chusetts. Republican, urged more ade quate military preparation. ivl Iteport Submitted. At the night session the Senate naval committee submitted, its report on the appropriation bill carrying a total of Jl j2.9S1.981.8S, an increase over the House bill of J3.31 3.080. Provision also is made for the appropriation of $400, 000 for the marine barracks at Norfolk and Mare Island. The naval building programme of the Senate bill would provide in addition to the five sea-going submarines and 14 smaller submarines six or more de stroyers, one oil fuel ship, one gun boat, one hospital ship at $500,000 and two first-class battleships. Among the increases recommended are $500,000 for a projectile plant; $130,000 for naval reserve: $100,000 for a high-power radio station and $1,000,000 to be ap plied on construction of an armor plate factory costing not to exceed $8,000,000 if the Secretary of the Navy cannot purchase armor in the market at a reasonable price. Debate on the Army bill was resumed after the Naval bill was reported. Items of the Army bill were passed over quickly with little debate, and when the Senate recessed the only sec tion remaining for consideration was that providing for tne establishment of a system of scientific management in Government Navy-Tards and shops. The Indian appropriation bill was reported by the Senate committee, car rying J11.255,85. an increase of $3.53i. 741 over the House bill. Cunard Liner Orduna Is Safe. LIVERPOOL, via London. Feb. 22. The Cunard line steamer Orduna, which ailed from New York February 13. ar. rived safely in port here tonight at 9 o'clock. GREAT STEAMSHIP MAKES RECORD RUN GREAT XORTHERX'S 500 FAS SEXGEKS KEACII HAWAII. Only Iajs and 6 Hours Necessary to Cover 2250 Miles Big Cratt Comes North Soon. s.iv FRANCISCO. Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) Word that the $5,000,000 steam ship Great Northern had arrivco. on record-breaking time at Honolulu at S o'clock Sunday night, with all her BOO odd passengers safe, well and happy, was received by cablegram this after noon by Cal K. Stone, general traffic manager of the Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company. The big new coast liner made the voyage across the Pacific in the re markable time of four days and six hours. She sailed from San Pedro at 2 o'clock P. 51. last Wednesday. The distance from San Pedro to the islands Is 2250 miles, or 150 miles tanner man from San Francisco to the islands. Some rough weather was encountered during the voyage. The time made by the Great Norths ern thus breaks all records as the best llm. mnrin nrevIoUsIV WS Slightly 1111- dere five days by a steamer leaving Honolu!" and arriving at -an ran on.i Ktrivlr.c- for a record. Steam ers usually make the voyage from this i. ,. in mtla more than five days. The company is confident that the ship could have made tne trip iron Francisco with favorable wcatner in less than four days. The Great Northern Is due at mis port on March 2 and will begin to make the regular service between nere and Fortland, via Astoria, on March 15. Her sister ship, the Northern Pa cific, will arrive here in April and will be put on the same run. RAW RUBBER CONFISCATED Action by Authorities May Cut Off Vienna From FoodSuppIy. VENICE, via London, Feb. 22. Ad vices received here from Vienna Bay the military authorities there have con fiscated the entire supply or raw rub ber, pneumatic tubes and rubber hose. Contracting teamsters say that unless this action is revoked it will be impos sible to supply Vienna with food and that factories will suspend operations. A boycott instituted by Viennese housewives against the use of pork is spreading. Retail .prices of pork have dropped about 4 cents a pound, but the boycott will be continued. DECISIONS DUE TODAY Oregon Minimum Wage Is One Case Before Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Forty or 50 decisions are expected to be announced tomorrow when the Supreme Court re convenes after a three weeks' recess. No intimation has been given, how ever, as to what cases will be decided of the more than 100 pending. Most of the more important cases dealt with the validity of the state laws. Among those is the Oregon mini mum wage law. The right of the Inter state Commerce Commission to Inspect the correspondence of railroads will also be ruled on by the court. SWISS WATCHING ARMIES Observatory and Balloon Used to Keep Tab on Belligerents. PARIS. Feb. 22. A dispatch to the Havas Agency says that an observa tory has been erected on a height near Bonfol in Switzerland where the move ments of French and German troops can be watched. A Swiss military balloon also has appeared in the came neighborhood, with, the purpose, it is presumed, of detecting possible transgression of Swiss territory. IOWA BILL HITS POLITICS Senate Measure Would Put Man agers in Charge of Cities. DES MOINES, la.. Feb. 22. A bill providing for managers for cities was offered in tlie Iowa Senate today. It does not make the system mandatory upon cities or towns. It would tend to eliminate politics, it is said, in towns where adopted. The House will settle tomorrow the equal suffrage issue, provided oppo nents of the measure do not manage to sidetrack or delay the vote. STORM CUTS0FF KANSAS Snow Sweeps Great Area Interfering With Traffic. KANSAS CIT1. Mo, Feb. 22. A blan ket of wet snow from two to eight inches in depth covers Central and Eastern Kansas and Northern Okla homa tonight, ana a heavy fall con tinues over the greater part of the dis trict. Traffic is being greatly interfered with and many points in Kansas were entirely cut off from wire communi cation. AMERICA IS "WAR RISK" Large Amount of Insurance Report ed Placed in London. LONDON, Feb. 23. The Times de clares that during the last few days a large amount of insurance has been placed In the London market on prop erty in the United States against risks of damage by war. Many factories and business premises. according to the Times, have been insured for six months at a rate of one-half ot 1 per cent. RUSSIANS ADMIT I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS i ROUT By Berlin Reportsi 00,000 Prisoners Taken. DUKE NICHOLAS GIVES CREDIT Superiority of Teuton Army Frankly Told. RETREAT IS NECESSARY Cannon or Heavy Caliber and Much Ammunition Buried in lakes, Some ofWTiich 16 Recovered by Pursuing Army. BERLIN, Feb. 22. What appears to have been the bitterest defeat yet ad ministered to the Russian army in East Prussia became known today with details of the fighting which has been going on in the vicinity of the Mazurlan lakes district. Even Petrograd admits utter rout. declaring that retreat was the only thing left to do. Grand Duke Nicholas In his report confesses frankly that there was large loss in lives, and goes further and tells why. He gives to the German army great credit for its superiority in numbers as well as in planned attacks, which, coming as separate blows, wrought havoo to his men, making retreat absolutely neces sary. The German official report announces that the captures have been Increased to seven Generals and more than 100, 000 men. The pieces of cannon taken numbered 150. The report says: Pursuit Finally Ends "In the eastern theater, the pursuit after the Winter battle In the Mazurlan district has come to an end. During the clearing-up operations northwest of Grodno and in the battles reported during the last few days in the Bobr and Navew districts, one commanding General and four other Generals and approximately 40,000 men have been taken prisoners up to the present. Seventy-five cannon and some machine guns, the actual number of which has not yet been ascertained, and much other war material, have been cap tured. "The total booty taken In the Win ter battle in the Mazurlan district as a result of these additions has been in creased to date to seven Generals, more than 100,000 men, upwards of 150 can non and quantities of other material ol all descriptions) the amount of which cannot yet be approximately esti mated. Burled Cannon Found. "Cannon of a heavy caliber and am munition frequently are buried by the enemy or sunk In the lakes near Loet zen and in the Widimer Sea. Eight cannon of heavy caliber were dug uj or pulled out of the water yesterday. "The Tenth Russian Army, undet (Concluded on Tage 3.) UNCLE GERMANS The Weather. TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, SO degrees; minimum, 43 deereea, TODAY'S Occasional rain; southerly winds. War. Russians frankly admit retreat before Ger mans, who assert 100.000 prisoners have been captured. Page 1. Ex-Prjsldent Taft pleads for loyalty In set. tlemeut of country's International prob lems. Pafe -- Air raid on Calais by Zeppelin results in death to civilians. Face 3. Germans say American captain reported Briton directed him over disastrous route. rage 3. Foreljm. Sarah Bernhardt' right leg la 'amputated. Page 1. National, Senate favors Increase of air and submarine craft over House estimates. X'age i. Federal Judre Dayton denies charge bofore House commute, rage z. Domestic. rockefeller foundation givea $6,397,608 in less than year. Page 1. President names Federal Trade Commission ers. Page 5. Potash plant, denied grant by T-nltcd States, nov workinr in Canada, l'age o. Indians have part of posse cut off from food and water in Utah, t'age i. Big steamship Great Northern makes record run to Honolulu, l'age l. Sperts. Walter MeCredle starts for training camp, Page 10. .Tohnson-WIIlard bout Is postponed. Page 10. Speck"" ITnrkncss signs Aberdeen contract. Page 10, University of Washington defeats Oregon Aggies at basketball, rage id. Pacific Northwest. Idaho Senate to vote on statewide pro hibition measure today. Page 5. Sharpsteln and Whitney election bills first on Olympla calendar, rage o. Commercial and Marine. Lika. Norwegian sailor, beats three others to this port. Page J -. England may produce no hop crop this year. rage 10. Portland and Vicinity. Will P T.inman says 1,'nlted States has gained South American trade. Page I Council Inspects work done and projected at Bull Run. Page Jo. Bids for interstate bridge work to be opened at 2 o'clock today. Page 11. Y. M. C. A. campaign for 1000 new members to open today. Page 0. Mr. Selling reviews work of Legislature and praises members lor emciency. ru Portland dancers win praise at Pantagea. Page 0. Empress bill brings applause. Page 16. Weather report, data and forecast. Pago 15. SAVE FOOD, URGES KAISER Emperor Tells Prussians In AO Event to Feed Potatoes to Horses. BERLIN, via London. Feb. 22. A special dispatch to the Zeitung Am mtttae from Koenlgsberg says that Emperor William during his visit to Loetzen, East Prussia, at the time of the recent operations, spoke of the ne cessity of dealing sparingly with food supplies. He said he expected of every German that he would restrict the consumption of food as much as possible, particu larly of potatoes, which the Emperor said under no circumstances should be used as food for horses. . C. C. BEEKMAN IS DEAD Pioneer Southern Oregon Banker Succumbs at Jacksonville. - i MEDFORD, Or., Feb. 22. (Special.) C. C. Beekrrian, pioneer banker and one of the best-known men of Southern Oregon, died at his home in Jackson ville tonight. At his bedside were Mrs. Beekman, Miss Clarla Beekman, Ben jamin Beekman, of Portland, and the attending physician. Death was due to hemorrhage of the bowels. Mr. Beekman was 87 years old. He established himself in Jacksonville over 50 years ago. He gave liberally to Oregon educational Institutions. SAM DOGGONE THEM WAR SARAHBERNHARDTS LEG 15 AMPUTATED Tragedienne Is Bravp in Life Trap? o J LONG SUFFERING IS AT END Operation Is Performed Hospital at Bordeaux. in CONDITION REPORTED GOOD Actress Calls Ordeal Her Release From Bondage and Refuses to Permit Belay Messages of Sympathy Pour In. BORDEAUX, Feb. 52. A bulletin Issued tonlsrht aaid that Mme. Bfra hardt's pulnc and temperature veere normal and that the condition of the patient continued Rood. BORDEAUX, France. Feb. 22. via Paris. Madame Sarah Bernhardt, fa mous the world over as an interpreter of tragedy on the stage, today became the victim of a life tragedy when at a hospital in the Rue d'Ares her right leg was amputated. The operation. which was performed by Professor De nunce, of the Bordeaux University, was made necessary by an affection of the knee, which had caused the noted ac tress much suffering fdr several years. A bulletin issued immediately after the amputation said: "The operation was decided upon at a consultation February 13 of Profes- ors Pozzi. of Paris, and Dcnunce and Arnozan, of Bordeaux. It took place on Monday morning, and was endured un der the best conditions. The condition of Madame Bernhardt after the opera tion' also was as good as possible. "DENUNCE." Madame Bernhardt was courageous and cheerful up to the moment she be came unconscious from the anaesthetic Telegrams roar In. Telegrams of sympathy from all parts of the world are pouring in for her. An enormous letter mall arrived from Madame Bernhardt a English and French friends. Professor Pozzi was to have con ducted the operation yesterday, but he was called to the colors to serve at the Val-de-Grace Hospital in Paris and found it Impossible to leave his duties for several days. Madame Bernhardt refused to submit to a delay of what sue courageously called her release from bondage, and it was decided that Professor Denunce should perform the operation. Despite Madame Bernhardt's forti tude, the bitterness of her affliction apparent when a recent statement by her Is recalled. 'I shall play until death, and the death I hope for is the death which Sir Henry Irving died." she said. The (Concluded on Page 2.) DOGS! J i Mondays War Moves OTIt Germany and Russia agree that there has been a severe de feat of the Russians in East Prussia. bu they differ with reference to the actual importance of the defeat. What ever has happened to the Russian Te"th army, it has at least been driven many miles, and one army corp3. numbering 40,000, has been badly cut up. Since the end of January the Teu tonic allies, according to official re ports from Berlin and Vienna, have captured 140,800 men, including "1 of ficers. Among these are seven gen erals. These prisoners Include those made in the last German drive of the Russians through East Prussia and in the fighting In the Carpathians. In ad dition, 193 guns are said to have been taken. In the western war zone the Zeppelin dirigibles have come into action. One of them has bombarded Calais, drop ping 10 bombs, which killed five people. A German dirigible, whether the Zep pelin which bombarded Calais or an other, has dropped bombs on the rail road running from Dunkirk to 1st. Omer, according to a news agency dis patch. The official statement issued by the French War Office records the bom bardment of Rhelms by the Germans and the loss of a considerable number of lives. At the same timo It reports advances for the allies In the neigh borhood of Zouain, between the Ar gonne and the Mouse, and In Alsaco. Only 15 men from the American steamer Evelyn, which was sunk off Borkum Island by a. mine, have been definitely accounted for. These are the captain and 14 seamen, one of whom died from exposure. They are in Bremerhaven, their boat having been picked up by a Dutch pilot ship. Another .boat, believed to contain 13 members of the crew of the Evelyn, has not been heard from yet. The warship of modern warfare, the submarine, by means of which Her many has declared she will blockade the British Isles, daily becomes a far tor of more and more Importance In the great war of Europo with respoe to its Influence on the policies ot the nations engaged in connection with the contraband Question, so vital to neu tral states. Almost coincident with the unofficial reports that Austria proposes to follow the example of her ally by making war on merchant ships In the Adriatic came the announcement by Premier Asquith In the British House of Commons tha the much-discussed retaliatory rlan o Great Britain, though still tentative was much broader in scope than pre viously had been suggested; in that, 1 was a matter for the consideration o all the allies and that a joint note concerning It might be expected from the allies. The statement likewise was mado In the House of Commons that the Brit Ish government might deem It neces sary to alter Its decision whereby cot ton up to the present has not been classed as contraband. The day passed without news of any additional mer chant ship, belligerent or neutral, hav ing fallen a victim to a German sub marine, but three small British craft are missing and fears are expressed as to their fate. Amsterdam reports that ,two German submarines are overdue at their base, Cuxhaven, but whether they have been sunk is not known. Traffic in the North Sea remains somewhat dlsorsan. ized, and Dutch and Scandinavian sail ors are showing a reluctance to go to sea, owing to the menace of both sub marines and mines. Reports from Copenhagen that traffic between Sweden and England has been tern porarily discontinued are not confirmed officially. In the Carpathians, the armies Russia and Austria remain swaying, it were, in the gateway of Hungary. In the Western war (one it is "give and take," ivlth the loss or gain of a few yards of trenches. The official re ports make the usual assertions, the allies emphasizing their gains and the Germans theirs. It is reported in Rome that Tope Benedict has again approached Emperor William in the hope of preparing the way for peace negotiations. A Rome newspaper says that Germany, while enjoying an excellent military posi tion Is feeling more keenly the effects of the war and has modified its views on the subject of the conditions of peace. Representatives of the Scandinavian government are holding another con ference, the outcome of which is awaited with much interest by neutral shippers. The question of a naval convoy, it is understood, is oemg consiaerea seriously at the conference, but tho guarded comments of the newspapers show that it is clearly recognized that such a step might lead to war. The question of the right of the crews of five Danish ships to refuse to sail for English ports Is now before a court which. Is considering their ex cuse that Germany Is not likely to respect a neutral flag. SCANDINAVIAN SESSION ON Action With America Concerning German Blockade Held Unlikely. LONDON', Feb. 12. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company trom Copenhagen says that the conference between the representatives ot tne Scandinavian governments over the situation created by Germany's sub marine blockade was begun today, but that the questions at issue were so important that it probably will be pro longed to tomorrow. The dispatch adds that :t is under stood that the Scandinavian countries ro not planning to act in concert Ith Holland and the United State, as the interests of those two countries arc entirely different from those of Nor way, Sweden and Denmark. CHARITIES BY J. 0. IN YEAR 86,397,608 Foundation's Largest Gifts for Relief. MILLION SENT TO BELGIUM Rockefeller Funds Distributed Throughout World. EDUCATION'S SHARE BIG Wcllcslcy College tiels SIT.O.OOO on Condition of Halslng 91,250,000. rernonal lApcndllurc hy Founder Many and Vnrlril. NEW YORK, Feb. Just 6.''T.- 608.6I was contributed or plrdce.t by tho Rockefeller Foundation between 111 establishment in March, nil. and Feb ruary 1, noi'PMInc to a statc- j merit Hied with the I'nlie.l St ales Com. mission on innuMriai j.'-i.-iuone iwqnj. Of this 3.21 r,.750, or practically one half, represents the personal charities of John V. Rockefeller, Sr., the author of the foundation havlnjr reserved In hi letter of gift the rlglit to dl!-bure J2,00.0U0 a year from the corporation's income according to tho dictates of his own will. Mar Hrllrf I oatrilMilInn Ilia. The war In Europe brought contribu tion of l,o;!61".0 from the coffer of the foundation, the principal Hem being $975, TO". '.'3 expended for food sup plies for fturvlng HeluiaiiK. Colleges, V. M. C. A. projects, medical research and Investigation, the lied Cronx, orsan- ized i luriliCM and welfare, work of vaii oum kinds were otlicr lenr(lelare. The statement divided Urn contribu tion into three classes, the llri-t com prising "activities conducted under II own Immediate niprrvlnlon." the second oilier iiifts and pledges" and the Ihhd "founder's reqiill Ions." The foundation rn activities In cluded these Iti ins: W ar relief. I.O0:'.- 613. "(J, the other H'O.Odtf of this Item having been expended by the American Kd Cross or l'r. AUxIs Cartel, In hi capacity of volunteer surgeon lit France; hookworm work In Central America, British Gulna, r.rltlsli Writ Indies and Egypt. li:,lT.;i; Investi gation of Industrial relations. 5;'s:.ll; investigating medical work In I'hluii, $3!".L' iU.1'2, anil imrc-hasi: of the tirand Chcnler, Louisiana, bird itfuje. i:.'3, 1.77. ollrae .el oadltinaal Lift. The laruest single Hem In the second section of tho statement w l.so.nu'i pledged to Wflleslry College on con. dltlon that the Institution raise the balance of a fund of -'." 0. .mo for buildings and endowment. Next lit rank was a Blft of 1.'.0.0"0 to the an- nual foreign ininMon conferencu .r North America for u.-c in carrying o;il a plan to co-ordinate the. work of "V principal American nii!-sion boards. The widows' pension movement of th New York Association for Improving tho Condition of tho Poor was plcdc K'0.000 a year for ten years; the Ameri can Academy In Rome half that amount, and the American Red Cross, J100,00 toward the District of Columbia me morial to the work of women in th- Civil War. The third section of the statement rrled this explanation: 'The foundation was In senetal development Into corporate and Im personal form of the personal charltlct and mlscIlaneous philanthropic wrl which Mr. Rockefeller, through lit of. lice, had been giving to a lr;e num ber of charities which appealed to him personally by virtue of hi citizenship in New York and his previous residence in Cleveland, O. It was for these reasons that it win planned that during .Mr. Rockefeller lifetime ho should have tne privilege cl personally designating tho uso to b made of I2.000.0JO annually of the In come of the foundation." ROYAL FAMILY GUARDED Mre Netting Above Hoof of HucU- Injliaru Palace I Protection. LONDON, l-'eh. ! (Correspondence ot the Associated Tress.) The north wlnar of Buckingham Talaee In now being covered with a wire netting about i feet above the roof. This is the wing containing the living apartment of the royal family. Additional anti-aircraft guns liave been stationed In the nelKh borhood of the palace, one having been. et In the center of Green l'ark during he lt week. If a .eppelln snou.a be seen hovering over the palace there re t least six guns which would open fire upon It. Almost every day additional rT'tW'- tlons are being made to fight airships over London. Many of tho art trean- ures in the museum have been rcmoed to places of greater afety. TURKS PREPARE FOR FLEET AllfeV AVarlil Are lApevtcd 1 Knter Marmora Sea. LONDON. Feb. IJI. A dispatch to tlm Dally Telegraph from Athens . The Turlts arc cxprctlna the in- ranee or ne allied ncei mm i ue en of Marmora, snrt have tent troops nl heavy artillery to all the IkUnris In that tea." 1