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REMAINS OF CZAR'S ARMY POWERLESS Many Thousands Still Are Surrounded. BATTLE FOUGHT IN BLIZZARD Ketreating Russians Drop Guns, Better to Flee. FUGITIVES RAZE ALL HOWES Xlvcstork In East Prussia Also De stroyed, While Line or Retreat Is Covered by Wreckage of Defeated Force. SVWALKI, Poland, via Berlin and London. Feb. 20. The remains of the Tiussian tenth array, torn to remnants In the Mazurian Lakes country by Field Marshal von HIndenburg's East Prus sian force, comprise but a negligible quantity in the operations that are now tinder waV. The recent overwhelming victory of the Germans was accomplished by tne most terrific fighting after striking forced marches. This fighting has been described as the February campaign in East Prus sia and Northern Poland, and it is re garded here as a second Tannenberg. RohIii Losses Are SO.OOO. The Russians composing the tenth army were under command of General Sievers. It is true that this com mander, by a skillful use of the rail road at his disposal and by the sac rifices at times of entire battalions in order to bring off a few guns, suc ceeded in saving a greater part of his artillery, but no fewer than 60.000 of Iiis 150.000 men are already counted among the German prisoners, while his killed and wounded In the four days' battle with which these operations were inaugurated and the subsequent run ning fights are estimated at 30.000 men. On the streets of Suwalki there could be heard yesterday and today the sound of artillery from a winpy region to the southeast, where an isolated Rus sian division, perhaps 10.000 men strong, has been completed surrounded, but is till offering resistance. Thousands M ill He Captured. Several thousand more ' Russians probably remain in . small scattered bands, or are wandering as stragglers within the ring which the German troops have now closed around the woods and swamps between Suwalki, Augustowo and the German frontier, but the capture of these wanderers is expected here and Is regarded as merely an incident in a campaign to which this areat success is called only the prelude. It is not believed among German mil itary men at Suwalki that General Sievers will be able to bring one-fifth f his troops safely behind the fortress at Grodno a safety which may not be of long duration. The foregoing statement may seem to be exaggerated, but a correspondent of the Associated Press, motoring along the line of the Russian retreat over roads deep with snow and through a desolate and swampy country, gained an Impression of complete defeat and demoralization which scarcely can be conveyed in words. Fleeing- soldiers Dr Goal. Abandoned guns and automobiles, wrecked and overturned wagons, sleds and ammunition caissons encumbered the way. Rifles, blankets, knapsacks and other equipment has been thrown away by the fleeing soldiers. Dead horses and an occasional fallen soldier were everywhere along the roadside. These things showed the conditions under which the hasty retreat had been accomplished. At street corners In Suwalki, Au gustowo. Lyck and other towns are great heaps of abandoned rifles and bayonets. Large bands of Russian pris oners, many of whom surrendered with out firing a shot, were encountered along the way. The Russians in retreat seem to have bad time enough only to burn the houses on the German side of the fron tier and destroy the livestock which they were unable to drive away. This they did so thoroughly that In the 17 jnile ride from Lyck to the frontier village of Prostkcn, for example, only one house with a roof on it was seen. The Russian part of Prostken and the Russian villages beyond have not been touched. Campaign Is Like Rabbit Drive. For days past the correspondent' has seen no living animals except those in the German columns and dogs and cats In villages. The bodies of sheep and cattle killed by the Russians have been left to decay by the roadside. The first phase of the campaign the phase resulting in the destruction of the Russian northern army may be compared to a gigantic rabbit drive or surround, in which men were the prey. While the attention of the Russians was concentrated on the 'Warsaw line. Field Marshal von Hindenburg, quietly assembling an overwhelming force in East Prussia, behind the Mazurian Lakes, suddenly launched it In two columns against the unsuspecting Gen eral Sievers. One column drove in from the south and threw back the Russians, who for months had been besieging the lake gateways to Kast Prussia, and the other Concluded ea Fago 2 j i LUMBER INDUSTRY ENJOYS REVIVAL MONTHLY rAYROLXi OF $10,000 ADDED BY ONE DEAL. Corporation's Order for C 0,000,0 00 Feet Starts Choppers at AVork. in Fine Timber Xear Everett. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 23. (Special.) Marking the resumption of big lum bering operations In Washington, an nouncement was made today by Presi dent Howard Dent that the Dent Lum ber Company has closed a transaction with the Chippewa Lumber Company -rk.mhv iha latter corporation will start work March 1 and produce imme diately 20,000,000 feet of lumber for the Dent company. A lui-M force of men already is ai work felling timber along the line of th Kverett lnterurban and beginning March 1 a monthly payroll of $10,000 will ha established. Later, as necessity demands, the woods and mill force will be Increased, the principal element to be considered being time. The cut is being made in a superb stand of old growth fir and cedar. The wood will be cut for finish and fac tory purposes and special lengths and sizes will be available for unusual or ders such as now are being negotiated with foreign countries. After cutting the logs will be hauled to Lake Eallinger for the Chippewa company's Lake Balllnger mill. The finished product will then be moved to Ballard, which is a central distributing place for all competitive water and rail shipments. Th entire. outDUt will be marKetea through the offices of the Dent Lum ber Company, which already has large orders despite advancing land and water freight rates. PARENTS OF BRIDE SUE Annulment of Marriage or Girl, 16, and Boy, 1, Who Eloped, Asked.- OREGON" CITY. Or., Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) When" Nellie Ruth Bolton, 16 years old. returned home several days ago after eloping with Robert Guy Smith, 19 years old. and informed her parents that her name was Mrs. Smith, they promptly became indignant, and today they filed a suit in the Circuit Court to have the marriage annulled. The girl's parents are Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bolton, of Portland. In their suit they aver that neither the bride nor bridegroom Is of age and that the mar ried life of the young couple has not been harmonious. SUIT OVER HOG WINS $1 Jury Makes Award for Injuries From Fight Over Feed Bill. TiAVEVPORT. Wash.. Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) A stray hog, impounded by F. Fachnick and Henry Carstens, caused a damage suit for 123.000 by Mr. Era- ley, from whose field the animal strayed. After a. three days' legal battle the jury awarded Emley $1 damages for injuries received in a fight with Car stens over a small feed bill as damages done by the hog. The case cost the lit igants close to $3000. This fight has divided the. district into two factions. NEW SCHOOL SITE PICKED Warrcnton Bond Vote to Bo Called Soon for Building, Too. WARREXTOX, Or.. Feb. 23 (Spe cial.) An adequate school site and grounds consisting of about nine and one-half acres, known as the Harvey tract, today was chosen at a special meeting by the voters of the Warrenton school district by a vote of 26 against 4. The site will cost $8500, and a bond election will be called shortly. The present school site is only 100 feet square. REGULATIONS ARE KEPT American Commission Finds Con centration Camps Beyond Censure. PARIS, Feb. 23. A Havas dispatch from Toulon says the commissioners sent out by the American Embassy In Paris to inquire Into conditions at French concentration camps have con cluded their investigations in the De partment of Bassee Alps and Var and report having found international regulations strictly observed. Today they left here for Corsica t continue their inspections. ROUMANIA FEATHERS NEST Loan From England Preceded by Se cret. Deal in Austria-Hungary. LONDON, Feb. 23. A letter received by the Morning Post from its Budapest correspondent says that Austria-Hungary made a loan of considerable size to Roumania a short time before Rou mania arranged her f.25.000,000 loan with the Bank of England. No news regarding this latter loan was permitted to be published In Austria-Hungary, the correspondent says. DOVE IS WORN BY BRYAN Secretary Enters- Cabinet Mcctins With Emblem in Buttonhole. WASHINGTON, Feb. 23. Secretary Bryan appeared at the Cabinet meeting today wearing on his coat lapel an enamel white dove of peace with an olive branch in its mouth. The Secretary said it was a gift of a friend, and pointed to It when ques tioned concerning possible complica tions for the United States In the for eign situation. t . T FAVORED BY SENATE Scientific Methods to Be Permitted. ARMY BILL IS AMENDED Debate Sharp Over Proposed Check on Workmen. AMBITION IS ENCOURAGED IIou.se Considers Fortifications and Mr. Sherley Insists Cost or Pro tecting: All Coast Cities Is Too Great to. Consider. WASIL.'.uTON, Feb. 23. Without a dissenting vote the Senate today passed the Army appropriation bill. Cirvying approximately J103.000.ouu, while the House aided in eleaning up legislation for the session nearing the close by passing the $6,000,000 fortifi cations bill. The only debate on the Army bill related to action of the Senate com mittee In striking out of the House bill a provision which would prohibit the use of stop watches and other so-called scientific shop management methods in Government plants and deny appropriations for payment of bonuses to employes. Committee Action Sustained. Senators Hughes, Martin and others urged restoration of the provisions, while , Senator Root, declaring the committee should be sustained, made an appeal for the rewarding of ambi tion. The committee was sustained. An all-day discussion of the National defense marked the passage of the fortifications bill in the House. Rep resentative Sherley, of Kentucky, in charge of the measure, declared there was no danger that American forti fications would be destroyed by a hos tile fleet; that the fleet of an enemy would seek to reduce fortresses if it had control of the sea, and would not waste ammunition shooting from a range of 21,000 yards. Mr. . Sherley admitted that there might be danger of bombardment of some cities, but 'nslsted that the cost of fortifying all coast cities would be too tremendous lo consider. Butler Opposed to War. Representative Butler, of Pennsyl vania, made an appeal in the House against any act that might involve war. With the sinking of the Evelyn as a subject, he said the American peo ple should be made to understand by resolution or otherwise that Congress will not vote money or enlist troops for a war of revenge brought about by commercial Interests sending ships where they should not go, into the war zone. The House appropriations committee completed the general deficiency bill. (Concluded on Page 2.) UNCLE SHOP MANAGEMEN i L " " zLi INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, 43 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds. War. lar.An.,. Alviried on nuestlon of sending mllitarv aid to Europe. Page '1. British collier blown up and passeng-er-boat attacked by submarine, fage a. Rflitla WnlAn, in r.hamDaene region: bom bardment of Rheims continues. Page 2. Remnants of Russian Tenth army lose fight ing power, rage 1. Mexico. Villa reports he defeated Carrania army, inflicting los of 1300 killed. Page 3. National. Senate strikes prohibition of "scientific man agement" from Army bill. Page 1. Taffs withdrawal of oil lands f rom entry upheld by Supreme Court. Page 7. Domestic. Opening of Dardanelles by allied fleet will lower wheat price, says trader. Page A. Sports. Willard quits training after disagreement with Jones. Page 6. Mount Angl College loses first basketball game at San Francisco Fair. Page 6. Pacific Northwest. Lumber Industry on Sound revived by one big deal. Page 1. -Home rulers lose when Olympia Senate passes utilities bill, 2S to 16. Page 5. Idaho prohibition act passes Legislature and is almost sure to be signed by Governor. Pase J. Commercial and Marine. Bids in local wheat market are sharply re duced. Page 15. Sensational break at Chicago, due to fear or opening of Dardanelles. Page la. ' Steel is seteadlest of Wall tree stocKs. Pago 13. Steamer Santa Catallna to load lumber for East as soon as repainted. Page Portland and Vicinity. Y. M. C. A. teams get 52 new members first day of contest. Page 16. Bids on Interstate bridge are surprisingly low. Page 1. H. V. Chase starts work of merging Cham ber of Commerce and commercial uiuo. Pare 11. John Livingston, of Cascade Locks, believes he will toon regain Jong lost iortune. Page 11. Mrs. Ralph Modjeska arrives and gives ver sion or divorce case. Weather report, data and forecast. Page l?. Death knell of graft In preferential paving petitions sounded in proposed ordinance. Page 13. ACTOR'S MIND RETURNS Man Recovers Memory and Gives His Name as O. Rose, 25. SALEM, Or., " Feb. 23. (Special.) The young man who suffered a lapse of memory here Monday recovered his reason sufficiently tonight to say that his name was O. Rose, 25, and his father was K. R. Rose, of St. Joseph, Mo. He said he was a vaudeville actor and that he came to Salem to fill an engagement. As a result of his escap ing from the Salem Hospital early this morning and walking to Pratum in his flight clothes the- mansWas stricken tonight with pneumonia, and his con dition is thought to be critical. It was planned to commit him to the insane asylum today, but because of his ill ness this was not done. CARTER HARRISON BEATEN Sweitzer Nominated for Major by 7 0,000, Apparently. CHICAGO, Feb. 23. Early returns from today's primary election indicate that Robert SweiUer has defeated Car ter Harrison for the Democratic nom ination for Mayor by 70,000. Harry Oleon, Chief Justice of the Mu nicipal Court, and 'William Hale Thomp son are less than a dozen votes apart in the first 8000 votes counted for the Republican " nomination. The women's vote apparently is in the same propor tion as the men. BEGINS TO SIT UP AND TAKE DAHO PROHIBITION AFTER il Senate Passes House Bill by 24-6 Vote. WETS' LAST STAND DESPERATE Under Suspension of Rules Measure Put Through. GOVERNOR'S AID PLEDGED Bill Making State Dry on and After First of Year Sure to Be Signed. Crowd Swarms on Floor to Congratulate. BOISE, Ida.. Feb. 23. (Special.) Idaho will be a prohibition state on and after January 1, 1916. The Senate nf the Thirteenth Idaho legislature this afternoon passed the House pro hibition act. House bill No. J42, and sent it to Governor Alexander for his signature. The Chief executive i pledged by his message to the legis lature to sign the act, lor ne recom mended its passage in the strongest possible terms. That he will sign It Is recognizee, as a foregone conclusion. The wets made their last and nnai stand today when, led Dy oenaioro Whttcomb, o:' Lemhi; Frazier, of Koo tenai: Macbeth, of Custer, and Fitz, of Boise, they made desperate efforts, but failed to amend the House bill in com mittee of the whole in the Senate when the act was a special order. Every amendment offered was voted down. Bill Passes, 24 to C. The bill as it came from the House was recommended by a committee of the whole Senate for passage on a ris ing vote of 18 to 8. The committee's report was adopted by tne senate on a rollcall by a vote of 25 to 6, with two s.n.tnrn naired. The rules then were rfnrl hv a vote of 21-to 9 and the act was placed on its final passage, passing by a vote of 24 to 6, with two Senators paired. The Senate floor, its galleries and all available standing room as well as the cools and windows were packed with eager spectators. The crowd was the largest the present session has seen, when the Senate went into com mittee of the whole to consider the bill. When the bill was passed under suspension of the rules, an outburst of applause broke forth, drowning the President's voice and the crowd swarmed onto the Senate floor, fol lowing adjournment, congratulating Senators on the passage of the bill. Men Who Vote for Bill Xamed. The Senators who voted for thre" bill are: Bremer, Bundy, Carter. Day, El liott, Fuller. Graham,' Grant. Harding. Hart. Hayes, Houtz, Johnson, Kaline, Lena, Lowe, Mendenhall. McCloud, (Concluded on Pag 2.) NOTICE. PASSENGER SHIP DODGES TORPEDO GEltMAX hVBMAniMl Blil.l EVKI AVHIX'KKI) I.ATKU BY l-'KKXCH. Americans on Vessel Crossing Kn glish Channel When .Mlnckctl, Sajs Paris Report. TAUIS. Feb. 23. A, German subma rine which for the past few days has been lying in the English Channel In wait for steam packets plying between France and England Monday night fired a torpedo at the steamer Vic toria while she was on tho voyage from Boulogne lo Folkestone with sev eral passengers,' including some Ameri cans. . The captain of the Victoria, how ever, saw tho characteristic wake made by the torpedo and slowed down his vessel and the torpedo passed harm lessly about 100 feet in front of her. The French second light squadron was informed to keep a sharp lookout in the Channel for the submarine. The Minister of Marine announces that a torpedo-boat belonging to the squadron sighted the submarine at 7:30 o'clock today eight miles south southwest of Cape Alprech, near Bou logne, and immediately opened fire and succeeded in scoring several hits be fore the submarine was able to dive. The announcement adds that a wide patch ot oil was seen afterward on the sea at the spot where the submarine disappeared and from this it Is pre sumed that the submarine was wrecked. NEW HAVEN, England, Feb. 23. via London, Feb. 24. Eighteen members of the crew of the Cardiff steamer Urank some Chine, a government collier, landed here tonight. This boat cither struck a mine or was torpedoed In the English Channel 20 miles southeast of Beachy Head about 2 P. M. today. The men say the captain and the mate of the steamer are standing by the vessel, which is badly damaged and awash. An attempt will be made to pull her on the coast beach here. A larger steamer Is reported in dis tress near the same spot. Lifeboats are in attendance on her. FAIR IS SEEN BY 442,957 All Attendance Records Are Broken at San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 23. (Spe cial.) All previous records for at tendance have been smashed by the Panama-Pacific Exposition. The first three days of the opening brought out a grand total of 442.957 persons. Yes terday 120,718 sightseers flocked to the grounds, despite tho fact that rain tell during the forenoon and It was cloudy most of the day. Here Is the attendance records for the first three days: Saturday. 24S.738; Sunday, 73.501 Mondav. 120.718; grand total. three days, 442,937. Chicago, first three days, 180.688; St. Louis, first three days. 282.154. LAKE COUNTY JUDGEPICKED Bernard Daly to Serve on Circuit In Newly-Made District. SALEM. Or., Feb. 23. (Special.) Governor Withycombe today appointed Bernard Daly, a Democrat. Circu Judge of the 14th district, comprising Lake County, which was created by the recent Legislature. Judge Daly re ceived his commission In person from the Governor, and qualified with tho Supreme Court at once. .Tudce Daly has been a resident of Lake County for 27 years, and for 13 years was County Judge. He was a member of the State Se"nate in 1897 and 1899 and a member of the House In 1893. In making the appointment the Governor said that he was of the opln Ion that the Judiciary should be non partisan. EX-POSTMASTER IS HELD Shortage Charged in Accounts of cx- orfk'lal at Garibaldi. TILLAMOOK. Or.. Feb. 23. (Special.) C F. Alexander, late postmaster ot Garibaldi, was placed tinder arrest by Sheriff Crenshaw on instructions rroin the United States Marshal's office. Alexander was indicted by the Federal grand Jury..being short in his accounts wnen ne ieuniuw ,v,ow. ...... about three weeks ago. He went to California to raise the money, but failed and returned. Alex ander admits the shortage and says thnt someone must have taken the monev. He says that his wife had charge of the office most of the time, while he devoted his time to fishing. His bondsmen are J. J. McCorntlck, hotelkeeper. and Mrs. George Phelps, of Garibaldi. EASY DIVORCE IS SIGNED Nevada Governor Says He Accepts AVIII of People. CARSON CITV. Nev Feb. 23. Gov ernor Boyle signed the six-months' residence divorce bill late toduy. The bill restores the law relating to di vorce as it was two years ago. The Governor said he was con strained to accept the measure as the will of the people and that ho believes the Legislature would now enact a law which would permit an early sub mission to a referendum vote of laws passed by the Legislature. SARAH'S CONDITION GOOD Physician Issues Assuring Bulletin Ilcgarding Stricken Actress. BORDEAUX. Feb. 23. Sarah Bern hardt' attending physician Issued the following bulletin tonight: "The temperature and pulse excel lent. The condition of Madame Saiah Bernhardt continues good." NEW BRIDGE BIDS SMI5II.6LY LOW Big Saving Is Made on Interstate Span. SURPLUS MAY BE $300,000 Twenty-Four Proposals Made for Great Structure. FREIGHT RATES PLAY PART Opening "f Panama Cannl l;cull in Offers to Build Viaduct nt Vital Is Estimated as $1,150,000 InMenrl of 1,750,00(1. FACTS A not T lTr.nTATi: II It I IX. I'.. It will ho the lamest structure of Its kind In tho world. Multnomah County, Oregon, provided $1, 230, 000 and Clarke County, 'Washington. J:00,000 t- build it. Contractors estimate that It rn be built for nearly 300,oio less than this sum. Tliere will ho two approaches on the south cud one front I'nion avenue and the other front Derby street. The state will rny 'he Interest on Multnomah County's bildgc bonds. Costs of constructing the new Inter state bridge between Portland an. I Vancouver. Wash., will I'd far below the estimated ligure of JI.7..o.Oimi. liiils were opened at the Court linw- yesterday, ami while, tin y have imt been tabulated tltey show upon their face that they will not call fur sll the money available for the woik. Pre ciscly 24 bids. Including thou by ome of the must prominent budge h-ilidinii flrr.m In tllf ruiMiav. were, submitted "Tlio bids are relatively tli In wes t that I have hail experience villi." sail John L Harrington. "f lie con sulting enalncem for I lie Cni'nmss'yi. ers of the two cuunll' . after lie h" ' looked over the fisures. Commissioner Dolman cMi.natc.l Hint tho contract price of Hie lirnUe will 1" approximately :'.'. '0 1m low the bond ed cost of l.7:..OiiO. In addition to this figure the t-nniinissloiiers wl'l havi available MU.t'i"! derived In premiums on the bonds, or Jl.7S0.dO.) In sll. The bid opening was attended by lh largest crowd that could puck Into . spare court room In the Courthouse. Most of those present were rotit t act oi s, engineers, bondsmen, agent ami t cp c sentatives of various companies. Illda Are jseiireaated. Onlv one concern, the l-nclllc Itnrtan Company, submitted s bid on the en tire structure, and In no cuso was : lump sum mentioned. Hols for r ravation. dredging, pilintt. paving i"l embankment were .submitted by His cubic yard, and for steel woik by His pound of steel. K. K. Howard, the consulting engineer, said that the hid would be compiled and ready hi sub mit to tho commhslon t 2 o'cloik to morrow afternoon. Cheaper freinlit. rates from the Lst because of the opening of the Tansim Canal will mean a saving of :.0 " in steel for th.i bridge, said Mi. Howard yesterday. lb -fore th cu ing of tho Canal, the freight rate on steel was 80 cents u 10 pounds, but Hie cheaper transportation has re duced thin f' cent.-. On l".0i0 ton of steel. Hie estimated amount needed for the Interstate bridge, Mr. llonanl believe. tho hcaper late will ynt $50,00". Tirrot-four ItltlK Opened. The companies submitting' bid. to the commission yesterday were a fol lows: McCIintock - Mar.-hall Construction Company, rittsliurir: warren i on struction Company. Culled State. Sleel rroducts Company, Tacoma, Pi-odElng Company, Missouri alley moire v Iron Company. St. Loiim; ricisoii Con struction Company, Seattle: Montague- O'Kcllly Company. 1 nflepenuciu . pluilt Paving Company. Fort Tilt Con struction Company, Pittsburg: Porter Brothers, Massilon Bridge and on- strucKon Company. .Mas-lion, mini: Bates & Rogers Consl rin t ;on Com pany, New torn; i iiiou j.ioiko rv "n- structlon Company, Kansas! ily: .noi in- west Steel Company. I'i nia) hnnl i Steel Company. Plttaburu: Kciiy-.M- klnson Company, Chicago; Graft Con struction Company, i-e.ililc; I ng I Sound BrlilRe & I ircilglnif Company. Seattle; Twohy Hios., standard Amer ican Dredging Company. San Fran cisco; Reliance uniMruuiin v oinpsny. Pacific Bridge Company , Cow lit Hi Idgo ompuny and a. combination 11,1 .y tho Graft Const ruction Loicjiany and the United States Steel Pioducts Com pany. Before the courtroom crowded with men, the old were opcncti vy vtmiHm N. Marshall, secretary of the Commis sion, and County Clerk mrrcy. iney were read by L. K. Howard, ra l con trartors In all parts of the roomT itriurd with blank forms for the purpose, en deavored to transcribe tho amounts of the bids a. they were rend. Ttlds os 12 fee lion. Bids were submitted on 12 s-ctlonl eontricls. ench contract providing fiti- iluiiciuUitl on 1 J )