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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 1915. 3 1 FRENCH Hi FOE'S i POSITION STRONG : Armored Shelters Supplied I With Revolving Guns En . countered in Attack. FLOODS DEEP IN ALSACE liurr Part of AJtklrch Is Under "VV liter Troops Turn to Work of Sunvirlnr Inhabitants Snow Is Piled High in Vosgcs. i ' PARIS. March 9. Sipns of strenuou ; nativity on the battle line in Belgium I and France were noted today, accord " Jng to official and semi-official re t orts. Tne Paris War Office tells o " ris-htina- in the Champagne region - iMjt these yeem to have consisted maln- Jy of the repulse of Uerman counter T .-a tack?. A few minor sains are re- .... J According to a dispatch received here from Berne. Switzerland, flood condf- lions in Alsace are steadily becoming ' worse, and serioua damage already has - t.cn caused. Communication Deiweeu Altkirch and Muelhausen has been in- - I Th lower nart of Altkirch i ..nHr tnirr as is the Villaee of ; lllpfurt and many other places in the I -valley Troops have pone to the as - nf the inhabitants, whose T scroti- menaced bv the hieh water. In the upper ranges of the Vosyes I Mountains the enow is still from 6ix ; to 10 feet deep and military operations l are virtually at a standstill. Calm la Chai"nis"e Aw-rted. : Tb official report issued tonight - 'd: c.. I "In Belgium to the east of &tecn rl.nnl. -A rAntllftAd ATI attack. t "North or Arraa at Notre Dame do i l.rctte the fichting went on all day ' -without any change in the respective j'O.-ottons cf the adversaries. - "In Champagne hot fighting took ;, place which turned in our favor. Be ' iirn Zouain and Perthes, in the wood : where we gained a footing three days i men. we repulsed two counter-attacks und mnl .some progress. We also made . fresh progress in the woods east of the hnv nlx.c.i in the immediate neighbor T liood of Perthes. To the north of the i tame village the enemy attacked and was repulsed. "On the ridge northeast of Mesnil our gain of yesterday, which was of 450 r metres (more than 1300 feet) has been inrrManl bv 200 meters. We carnea - :rma.n redoubt and took a revolving - gun and three machine guns and made - some prisoners. i Enemy Strongly Sheltered. "The enemv's organization. which - -&uu of an earnestly strong character, included armored shelters supplied - with revolving guns and deep eubter- - ranean chambers. "Kinallv to the north of Mesnil. we carvtured a few metres of trenches, which we took Sunday and lost again Monday. i -In the Areonno. between Four de Tarls and Bolante. we delivered an at I tsi k which made us masters of the ' first German line over a length of 200 - metres (about 600 feet).' The official report issued earlier in . the day said: "The only events reported to this of- ". flee since the Issuance of the last com- munlcation was -a violent bombardment by the enemy last night from the re ; t--ion to the cast of Steenstraete (which j is south of Dixmude). followed by an i unsuccessful attempt to attack, with several attacks by the enemy at Reich - jtckcrkopf, all of which were easily re . jiulaed." Urrman Losses neflared Heavy. ; The war office today issued a semi ; cfficial note in addition to the usual ; official communication saying that -idonce of prisoners indicates that ; Cerman losses in dead and wounded " have been exceedingly heavy. The ; Matement is made that one active reg iment (3000 men) lost 700 in an at tack on February 16. while a regiment " of chasseurs had all its officers killed ; or wounded on January 8. The stretcher bearers of a field am " bulance have said that every night for ; three weeks they brought in from 360 to 400 seriously wounded Germans. J UKXCIl IXSF. TWO TRENCHES ' Germans Take e50 Prisoners and " Guns in Hills of Iorctte. UKRl.IN'. via London. March 9. The - general staff of the German army to- tiny gave out 'a report on the progress - t-t the war as follows: ; "In the hills of L,orette. our troops - have captured two more trenches from ' the French. They took prisoner six officers and 250 men and became pos sessed of two machine guns and two - small cannon. "In tlie Champagne district, the fight ' ins at Souain ha not yet come to an . end. Northeast of Le Mesnil the enemy, " who had prepared to make an advance, .; w as impeded by our artillery. "In the Vosges. the mist and snow ''. render fighting difficult. The engage inents west of Munster and north of ennhelra continue." ; KRITISH REPORT A D VANTAGES Situation at lYont. However, Is Cn- . chansred. Says sir, John. j LONDON. March 9. One of the semi- weekly reports from the headquarters ". in the field of the British Commander. I fir John French, issued today by the official information bureau, says the situation on that part of the. front held '." by the British forces is unchanged. In certain sections advantages have been . gained. The report says: i "The situation on our front is un " changed. The mastery over the enemy's snipers, reported in tho previous eom Tuunication as having been acquired in the neighborhood of I -a Bassee. has been maintained and similar conditions have been produced in other portions of our front, notably in the region of Ypres. "This result is primarily due to local Individual Initiative and has been ma terially assisted by successful mining operations. On the night of March 5-6 a mine was exploded under a German trench southeast of Ypres. Several of the enemy were killed. The mine crater waa occupied temporarily by our troops, and the enemy trench on either side waa rendered useless. On several ; sectors of our front the enemy's artil- lery has been more active than usual, but the effect has been slight." I levied the extraordinary assessment on the merchants, g-ankers. business and profesional men in general in an effort to alleviate the poverty stricken conditions of the poor, the foreigners en paired In business here, througn tn Minister of France, petitioned the firs chief at Vera Cruz to be exempted from its provisions. Mr. Carranza granted their request and since the these foreistn merchants have been very favorably disposed to our cause Tax la Paid By Many. "Many of the business men. banker and merchants gladly paid the tax im oosfil and others stated their willing ness to comply with it if additional time were eiven them. They are now dailv endeavoring to meet its require ments. "It is utterly false that I have pre vented food at any time from enterin Mexico Citv or at any time took sup tlies from the city to furnish them to thA nrmv. "Owing to the depredations of the Zapatas. the water supply has been short, but every effort has been made to romedv this condition. Flour, coal and other commodities that must nec Mwarlh- he Imported at all times h; not been abundant, but vegetables and small trucking that Mexico ;ny ai an tlmeR obtains from the Indians, who cultivate small patches in the suburbs of tho city, have been as pientuui as the times justify. s sums CAPTURE LATIN TRADE TIME DGCLABF.D RIPK FOR CCL.TI VATIOS OF BUSINESS. Chief of Federal Bureau Say Nations la Ssuth Arc Rapidly Ap proach Normal State. DETROIT, March 9. Trade condi tions In most of the countries of South and Central America are rapidly re covering- from the collapse which fol lowed the outbreak of the Kuropean war. according to K. B. Pratt, chief of the Federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, who addressed the Detroit Board of Commerce tonight on the outlook for the foreign trade of the I'nited States. Now is the time. Mr. Pratt said, for manufacturers to sent a selesman or a business diplomat into South America to study the needs of the country and lay the foundations for future bus In ess. Explaining the difference between actual and fictitious trads balances. Mr. Pratt said the steady pouring of food and sunDlies from the United states nto Europe now was building up an actual ra.h balance in favor of Amer- ca at the rate of millions a month. The countries to tho South of us at the outbreak of the war." he continued. were in much the position of a manu facturer who has manufactured his annual output and then finds that his market has collapsed and that his orders are cancelled. "Conditions are changing. The coun tries which were most closely related o ourselves. Colombia, Venzuela. Ecu ador and the countries of Central America, are recovering and are fairly prosperous. Argentine and Uruguay are fast approaching normal, uouvia and Peru have just started on the up grade. Brazil and Cbtle alone of the countries of latin-America (except Mexico) have been uable to begin their recovery." - SEATS IN CARS ASSURED Chioaco Ordinance Would Prevent Mraphanfrinjr on Electrics. CHICAGO, March 9. All passengers on the Chicago surface iines will be en titled to seats except during the rush hours, according to a city ordinance which passed the Council and went to Mayor Harrison for approval today. By its terms the aggregate number of seats passing a given point in any 5-minute period must not be less than the number of passengers. The ordi nance is said to be acceptable to the street railway companies. GOETHALS TO GO IN YEAR Canal Zone Governor Says He Has Asked to Be Relieved. PANAMA. March 9. Major-Oeneral Goethals, Governor of the Panama Canal Zone, In a speech at the an- ual banquet of the Society of the Chagres. announced his probable re tirement as Governor within a year. He said he had requested that he be relieved in favor of a younger man and that the request undoubtedly would be granted. GERMAN SUPPLIES Victory Near Augustowo En dangers Kaiser's Neimen Vistula Lines, Says Enemy. DEFEAT DENIED BY BERLIN More Than 5004) Troops in Czar's North Poland Hanks Are De clared to Have Been Taken. Attstrlans Continue Attacks. 23 TWO WARSHIPS ON WAY Continued From First Paare.) perfidious efforts of the reactionaries to disseminate false information In the l.'nited States in regard to conditions in Mexico City for the purpose of dis crediting the constitutionalist au thori tes. "The resident foreigners are abso lutely in no dancer wfcalsoevei' When GOULDS LOSING CONTROL fCnntinwd Krnm l-lrt Pricv souri Pacific man. who met Miss Helen Gould. .lay Gould's daughter, a few years ago when she was touring the system, and married her, in 1913. was re-elected to both directorates today. As to the finances of the system and its components, it was admitted the new management must meet a $25,000,000 note issue of the Missouri Pacific which matures June 1, 1915, and thii. it was said, would be taken care of. New York advices were that the retirement of the Gould interests waa anticipated in the stock market by an early advance in Gould ehares, followed later in the day by a subsid ence of about a poinL Wall-Stret Aid Kxpected, Wall-street reports were that bank ing interests which opposed the Gould control for years would draw in their horns. These reports recalled to some the hopeful view of President Bush when he succeeded Jeffery in tho West that he could get plenty of money for maintenance and extensions of the Western Pacific in California, and his later candid statement that he could not. . I ijUKUux, Marcn s. nereai w iCC Germans in the region of Augustowa. North Poland, which has threatened further communication between tho lines between the Niemen and Vistula, and the capture of part of a supply col umn . from tne retreating enemy after desperate fighting, were reported to night from Petrograd. Tho dispatch adds that the Austrians are continuing their furious attacks in the Carpathi ans, witn heavy losses in ineir ranns. On the other hand, Berlin reports say the Russians have been repulsed in North Poland, losing 3000 prisoners near Przasnysz. SU0 near Lomza and 1750 in tho Jtawa region. OKHOvtrts Forts Hold Germans. The following Petrograd official communication was received tonight: On the whole front between the Nie men and the Vistula the fighting yes terday was of an extremely desperato character. Our cavalry captured part of a supply column which was falling back on the village of Seiny. "In the region of Augustowa a battle has begun two versts (about a mile nd a half) from tne station ot Au gustowa "The artillery of ossowetz is suc cessfully engaging the enemy s siege batteries. An attack by the Germans on the Kolno and Lomza roads was repulsed. To the south of Khorjele the enemy is bringing great forces into tne rignt ing line. The Germans who took the offensive south of Drobin were re pulsed with heavy losses. Austrian Continue Attacks. On the left bank of the Vistula, in the Pilica region, the action is alter- nativolv offensive and defensive. We have captured prisoners and machine uns. In the Carpathians, in tne region oi Ealigrod. the Austrians continue their offensive notwithstanding their crush ing losses. Near the village of Studento thn enemv succeeded in capturing the advanced trenches of two of our battal- ons. In the Uzsok-Munkaies region the enemy's offensive was barren oi results. - After a desneratc battle tne enemy on the 7th captured the greater part of Hill 993, near Kojiouvka, but yesterday morning our counter-attack was crowned with success and the enemy was dislodged from all the trenches he had captured. To the northeast or Kiausse we iook prisoners of the remnants of an Aus trian column which our flank had enveloped." The German communication says: "East and south of Augustowa, Rus ian attacks have failed with heavy losses to the enemy. At a point to tne northeast of Lomza. the enemy left 800 prisoners in our hands, after an unsuc cessful attempt. To the northwest or Ostrolanko a battle has developed. which is still going on. "In engagements to the west and northwest of Przasnysz, which ended favorably to us, we took 3000 prisoners. "Russian attacks to the nortn oi Rawa and to the northwest of Nowemi- asto have proved ineffective. Seventeen undred and fifty Russians were taaen prisoner In these engagements. The Austrian war unice issueo. me following: On the north of the Vistula a nveiy rtillerv duel continued yesterday. South of Lopuszno (in the Kielce re gion) Russian attacks were easily re- ulsed. In the region oi ijoriice an attack which we carried through re- ulted in the capture or additional risoners. The positions won nave been maintained despite several at- empts of the enemy to regain them. Russian Attacks I nlnterrupted. Uninterrupted attacks are being made by tho enemy on the Carpathian front sometimes with strong and sometimes with inferior forces. Yes terday violent Russian attacks at sev cral points which reached our entan glements were beaten back with heavy enemy losses. In these battles more than 600 men remained in our hands as prisoners. Unfavorable weather con ditinns again are prevailing in the Car nathians. "In continuous contact with the enemy, our troops often are engaged day and night, several times having been obliged in the great cold and the deep snow to carry out attacking movements or stand on the defensive, generally against superior enemy forces." uie Will Begin Tomorrow "Rule G," the sensation for which thousands of Portland people are eagerly waiting, will begin at the Peo ples Theater, West Park and Alder, at 11 :30 A. M. tomorrow morning. It will run till 11:30 P. M. Saturday night. Nearly every railroad man in Port land will see it, for there are 500 real railroad men in the cast and not a single movie actor. There is a head-on collision. A wild engine demolishes a farmer's wagon. . . . A mob in the West Oakland yards of the Southern Pacific. Shop accidents. Real train scenes on the Espee. Booze did it. Portland's greatest feature. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. LAST TIME TODAY. "A Gentleman of Leisure 11:30 A. TO 1 1 :30 P. M. M. The Story of a Society Man Who Turned Crook- A Delightful Comedy. 10c ALIENS A R E WARNED Japan to Expel Germans and Austrians at First Break. RETALIATION PLAN DENIED Raphael, who is known as an anarchist millionaire. The case was so strong against M. Provost that he has been taken into custody, together with a man named Lorulot. who has been active In Paris anarchist circles. Various women ap pear to have acted a-s agents of the conspirators who circulated this literature. Treatment of Japanese in Germany Mentioned, but Cabinet Says Decision Not Prompted by Revenge-Permits Required. SUBMARINES SINK THREE (-nntinuAt From First Pacf. vessels of more than 300 tons which arrived at British ports or departed from them. January 1 to March 3, wfc.s the record achievement of German sub marines, according to figures issued by the Admiralty. Vessels of all nationalities were taken into account, excluding, how ever, those used by the Admiralty for naval and military purposes. Twenty nine members of the crews of the steamers torpedoed lost their lives. The total number of vessels which arrived at British ports during this period was 4619. while the number which departed was 4115. Marriage Promise Alleged Forced. Tom Sorenson, held on a statutory charge on the complaint of Miss Mar garet Rouan, who charges him with at tacking her last Saturday night in her room in a rooming-house, was bound over to the grand Jury yesterday. His bond was fixed at $1500. The complain ant alleged that Sorenson forced his way Into her room and beat her. finally on pain of personal injury forcing- a promise of marriage from bar. E IS GERMANY EXPRESSES RECnET TO AMBASSADOR VAI DYKE. Suppression of Diplomat"" Mail Declared Due Misunderstanding of Military Commander. THE HAGUE, via London, March 9. The German Foreign Office has sent, through James W. Gerard, the Ameri can Ambassador to Germany, an ex pression of regret and an explanation to Henry Van Dyke, American Minister to Holland and Luxemburg. The trouble is attributed in the ex planation to a misunderstanding on the part of the military commandant at Treves, and it is said that orders have been issued to prevent such an inci dent from occurring again. A dispatch from The Hague February 11 said Dr. Van Dyke had appealed to the Government at Washington to pro test to Germany against interference with his duties as Minister to the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The Ger man military commanders at Treves, he said, had refused to allow his letters to pass because they were sealed with the seal of the American Legation. The Minister added that for several days he had been trying, through the mediation of the German Minister at The Hague, to obtain an explanation from Berlin of the invasion of his diplomatio privileges, but that no answer had been received from the Ger man capital. The day following the receipt of Dr. Van Dyke's protest. Sec retary Bryan announced that represen tations had been made to Germany. Cnres Grip Prevents Grip. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE remove th eauie. There is only one "BROMO QUININE." Look for sujaaturt vt S, W, GROVE, 25c, 1 TOKIO. Japan, Feb. 15.-r-(Correspond- ence of the Associated rrew.J-o" treatment and surveillance oi and Austrian subjects residing --h has been decided upon oy me Jat,u Announcement is made that, although since the outbreak or the war with Ger many, Germans and Austrians have had every freedom o residence, travel and occupation, recently various complaints have been made that there is some abuse of these privileges even to the extent of endangering the peace and order of Japan. The Cabinet, therefore decided that in case violations of the regulations occur in the future the of fending foreigners will be the country. It has been further de cided that subjects of these countries who wish to enter japai. ."" - ' mitted to do so only after obUln Inj a permit from the Japanese authorities. An official statement outlining these points concludes as follows: "There have been reported to the Foreign Office many cases of inhumane treatment of the Japanese in Germany as if they were considered prisoners. They even have been compelled to work like ordinary prisoners. There are still some Japanese left in Germany whose whereabouts are not known as yet. and there Is ,no means of learning what is happening to them. ...T.V.. j.i.mn arrived at by the Can ine! has not been made in a spirit of revenge. While conditions in Germany are such, it Is too much to allow Ger mans and Austrians here to live in such a way as to disturb the peace and order of the country." There are 123 Germans and 29 Aus trians in Toklo. FRENCH ARREST ANARCHIST Wealthy Landowner Charged AVitU Circulating Unpatriotic Pamphlets PRIS. March 9. Inquiries by the police of Paris into the distribution of anti-patriotic pamphlets in the capital, it is affirmed by me nam .c--j rf Imnlleate a well-known land pro- prie'tor named Provost, residing t St. A SPRING T Old Reliable Hood's Saraaparllln I Pleasant and Effective. In and the Spring your blood is impure weak, eruptions appear on your face and body, you lack vuaiiiy, strength and animation, your appe tite is poor and you feel all tired out. iiAt Hood's Sarsaparilla from any druggist. It combines Just the roots. barks, nerDs nu that you need. It purines and strengthens tne blood makes tne ricn rea diooq you must have to feel well, look well, eat and sleep well. This is. confirmed by thousands of letters from people in ail parts of the country. Hood's Sarsaparilla is ine dcm Spring medicine, but is noi simpiy a Sprjng medicine it is an au-ine-year- round blood puriner ana iaii member it. has stood the test of 40 years. Be sure to get Hood's, andg-et it today. BROADWAY A.U WASHINGTON Starting Today, Four Days Only "Hogan's Aristocratic 5 Dream Absolutely the funniest Keystone comedy ever shown! With Billy Murray, famous Murray & Mack star, as the funmaker you know what that means! ' An Extra Special 2-Act Comedy 'The Truth of Fiction A fiction story taken from life; a woman author .seek.- local color for a novel, and her book re unites two lovers --act drama. 'A Case of Poison' Ever grow tired of yourself and wonder what's the use? Well, you'll certainly enjoy this sprightly 2-aot comedy-drama based on that theme. lOc-11 A.M.toll P.M.-10c una Jaiac " i F.i' let ' I 24 m m :4 Smokers cf Turkish Trophies Cigarettes fifteen years ago are smokers of Turkish Trophies Cigarettes today! Make f the m$ht OTariisk Lismoek 2 Va in. Huron 2V in. Arrow COLLARS Modish, mannish, good-looking S3 for 25c (Mm, FSJLBOSI CO., Inc. Baton ELAINE the BRILLIANT Beautiful Elaine and intelligent, resourceful Craig Kennedy, even as they are played by those perfect technicians of the drama Pearl White and Arnold Daly can be often dull and flat on the screen. It all depends on the theater to which you go. The following theaters show Elaine, brilliant, bright, full of color, with every detail of the finest parts brought out just right. BOOKED THROUGH .Pathe ixchange 392 Burnside Street, Portland, Or. Read the episode in The Sunday Oregonian and see the pictures at your favorite place. ARNOLD DALY A -'. ..' N ' i . I Portraying the Famous Scientific Detective IN THE Exploits of El ame At the Following Theaters Startinj: PORTLAND Days CIRCLE THEATER Every Wednesday Nob Hill Theater Every Mon. and Tues Woodlawn Theater Every Sun. and Mon Union-Ave. Theater Every Tuesday Alhambra Theater .Every Wed. and Thurs. . . Powell Valley Theater. .Every Sunday Isis (Sellwood) Theater. Every Friday Mar. 12 Hawthorne Theater Every Wed. and Thurs. . . Laurel Theater Every Tri. and Sat. Isis (Lents) Theater Every Sunday Elite (Rose City Park). Every Mon. and Tues Princess (Arleta) . . ... . .Every Wed. and Thurs. . . Scenic (Montavilla) Every Sunday Burnside Theater Every Thursday Victoria Theater Every Friday Home Theater Every Sunday Grant Every Wednesday Derby (Kenton) Every Wed. and Thurs... .Apr. 21 Broadway Theater Every Sun. and Mon Cineoffraph Theater Every Saturday Mar. 27 Sunnyside Theater Every Mon. and Tues American Theater (Union .... Ave. and Shaver) Every Thursday Mar. 11 Empire Theater Every Wed. and Thurs Mar. 31 Acme Theater Every Mon. and Tues Gay Theater.., Every Monday Mar. 15 Ideal Theater Every Sunday Mar. 14 Town. Medford,Or Astoria, Or Forest Grove, Or RoscbuTR, Or Grants Pass, Or Theater. Days. Star .Every Wed. and Thurs. . . Jewel Every Wed. and Thurs. . , .Star .Every FrL and Sat .Majestic Every Friday , .Bijou Every Tues. and Wed . , Starting. nresham. Or'. Opera House. .Every Saturday Camas, Wn .Grand Every Fri. and Sat Prineville, Or. . . . McMinnville. Or. . Oregon City.Or. . . Eugene, Or Klamath Falls. Or Chehalis, Wash .Lyric. . . Rainbow. . . .Rainbow. . . .Rex ..Star . . Dream . . . Mar. 20. Lebanon. Or Kuhn. Every Saturday . .Every Fri. and Sat Every Mon, and Tues. . .Every Wed. and Thura. . .Every Monday Every FrL and Sat Every Tues Mar. IS. p.njMn Or .Oroheum Every Thurs. and Fri. . .Mar. 18 Vancouver, Wn Talace Every Mon. and Tues. . . . . Every r ru ana bii . . .Every Wed. and Thurs. . . .Every Friday . .Every Tues. and Wed ... . . .Every Friday . .Every Tues. and Wed . . . . .Every Fri. and Sat Mar. 12. . Columbia Every Friday Critic Every Tuesday . Walla Walla. Wn Arcade Baker, Or Empire... Ontario, Or Dreamland Centralia, Wn Grand Woodbum, Or Bungalow. Salem. Or Bligh Hillsboro, Or Grand St. Helens, Or Seaside, Or St. Johns, Or Columbia Every A ed. and Thurs. . ..Star every vtea. ana t nurs. ..nar. it. . . lyric Every Wed. and Thurs. .Mar. 24. . star Every Sunday Mar. 28. . .Palace .Every Wednesday .Apr. 21. . . Baker Every Mon. and Tues. . . , . .Gem Every Mon. and Tues. . .Mar. 22. . . Rex Every Saturday Carlton, Or Opera House. .Every Wed. and Thurs. . Ilwaco, Wash Bell Theater. . Every Saturday Apr. 3. Ashland. Or Star Theater. .Every Mon. and Tues. . .Mar. 29. Amity, Or Palace TheaterEvery Wednesday Apr. 21. Dayton, Wash Dreamland. . . .Every Monday .Mar. 15. Bend, Ore Dream Every Thursday A pr. 8. Goldendale. Wn. Milton, Or Linnton, Or. . . Amity, Or. . . . Newbcrg, Or. . Tillamook, Or. Vale, Or. Town. Theater. Marshfield, Or Grand. . Bandon, Or Grand. . Coquille, Or Grand. . North Bend, Or Joy Myrtle Point, Or Unique. . Starting. f Week of March 3