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TTTTJ ' 3I0RNIXG OREGOXIAN, "WEDNESDAY, 31 ARCH. 17. 1915. SINKING DRESDEN DECLARED UNFAIR German Embassy Asserts Be lief Cruiser Was Attacked in Neutral Shelter. PURSUIT FIRST EVADED SPONSOR WHO CHRISTENED UNITED STATES BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA. Cable Telling of Vessel s Kesort to Juan Fernandez on Account of Lack of Coal Is Taken as Presumptive Evidence.. . WASHINGTON", March 16. A state ment issued by the German Embassy here tonight declared that the Ger man cruiser Dresden, sunk by a Brit ish squadron olt the coast of Chile Sunday, "apparently was attacked while in -shelter of neutral waters. The Embassy's information came in cablegrams yesterday and today from Valparaiso. Chile. The statement fol lows: "The Embassy received from Val paraiso yesterday the following cable: " "German cruiser Dresden, after having destroyed an English sailing ship on March 8. was surprised by an English armored cruiser and pursued by her from 3 o"clock in the afternoon, lliresden succeeded in escaping the nrmored cruiser under cover of the darkness. Crew Lauded on Inland. " 'Damage in the machinery and lack of coal forced her to put into the Island of Juan Fernandez.' "According to today's telegram, re ceived at the Embassy from Valpa raiso, 15 wounded of the Dresden were landed by the Orama at said harbor. Three men of the German cruiser are reported to have been killed. The tele gram says that the rest of the crew M-as landed on the island of Juan Fernandez and will be brought to Val paraiso by a Chilean steamer. "According to the British Admiralty report. Dresden was caught by the ar mored cruiser Kent, protected cruiser Glasgow and the auxiliary cruiser Orama near Juan Fernandez Island. orally Violation Credited. "Considering the conditions. the Dresden apparently has been attacked while in shelter of neutral waters. "As long as no views are received to the contrary, we are entitled to be lieve that a second violation of neu trality in waging naval warfare has been committed by the English navy. "On August 26, 1914, H. M. auxiliary cruiser Kaiser wilnelm der Grosse was fired on in the Bay of Rio de Oro by the English cruiser Highflyer while at anchor within one mile of the Spanish coast of West Africa." MISS ELIitBCTH KOLB. SEA QUEEN FLOATS United States Launches Most Powerful Warship in World. PENNSYLVANIA IS RUSHED S OF DRESDEN'S CREW KILLED British Cruiser Lands 15 Wounded Germans at Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, March 16. According tu the wounded Germans from the cruiser Dresden, who have arrived here, three of the crew were killed in the action. The commander of the Dresden and o30 officers and sailors were uiv ' harmed and are now at Juan Fernan dez. A transport will be sent to bring them here. The British auxiliary cruiser Orama landed 15 wounded Germans, of whom ten are 'wounded seriously. They were given over to the care of surgeons of the Chilean fleet. Among the wounded is the second commanding officer of the Dresden whose leg was amputated. The Germans expressed gratitude for the care they had received from the British. MILLIONS DECLARED AIR SAX FRAXCI9CO TROLLEY PAXY IS ACCUSED. Hail-tray Commission Ajsent Sayn As sets Are Overvalued 920,000,000 la Corporation Statement. SAN FRANCISCO. March 16. That mure than $20,000,000 of the assets of tho San Francisco, Oakland & Termi nals Railway Company is thin air; that the fundod debt of the company, $-1.876.03 J. exceeds its present value hy mure than $1,500,070, and that by jufrgiing its accounts the company has issued a series of "fictitious" state ments misrepresenting its financial tutus are charges contained in a re port submitted to the State Railroad Commission today by Richard Sachse, chief engineer of the Commission. The report fixes the value of the Key Route properties at $20,346,714, while U. K. Weeks, president of the company, testified today that the re productive value of the properties, is $36,492.7 4i. Sachse's report says the company is overbonded by 8 per cent. The balance sheet of the company issued June 30, 1914, embraced within the Commission's report, shows the ass-Ms of the company to be worth $54. JIS.47I. Out of this Sachse plucks one item of $19,461,394 and brands it as worthless. It is the cost, according1 to the balance heet, of the acquisition of onstituont companies. Other assets lit ted, such as stocks, and "agrree moms." the Commission's engineer de clares equally valueless. The report alleges that the company has been puilty of canny tricks in charging against its funded debt in terest on overvalued real estate and that taxes and other expenses coneom mitant with its ownership of unused non-operative property have been credited to capital account wrongfully. CAPTURED VESSELS SOLD Norwegian and British Bujers Bid Hih on German Sailing Ships. LONDON, March 5. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The first steamer captured from the Turks, the Bimbatshi Riza Boy, 1398 tons gross, ias sold at public auction yesterday to a Liverpool owner for 965.250. Three iJerinan sailing vessels at tracted spirited bidding from Nor ttpRian and British buyers and pood juices were obtained. Thf I'rania was sold for $2,500 to a British owner. The .Molpome brought $26,250 and the Viganclla 117.500. going to a IS'or tf?l:in buyer. To such an extent has the .idmlral ty taken over steamers that many of the recular lines have had to charter out side vessels to keep their regular service going. Several of the North Atlantic lines have chartered vessels for their services to the United States. iiome of the regular sailings have been dropped and others have been ar ranged "subject to government requisition.'' Queen Elizabeth, Britain's Latest Brcadnouglit, and All Provided Por by Other Nations Will Be Greatly Outranked. NEWPORT NEWS. Va., March 16. Moored to a pier at the shipyard here tonight lay the giant red hull of the new battleship Pennsylvania the world's greatest fighting craft awaiting- completion after her successful trip today from the stocks to the waters of James River. Mechanics were back and that another Sdewe had been robbed In the street at noon yesterday. Looted Home Again Entered. The house of a third Swedish sub Jcct, which had been looted by the Car ranza forces, was again entered and The Swedish Minister informed the State Department also that the govern ment of Sweden intended to demand full indemnity for the murder of John Eklund, a Swedish gardener, killed by Obregon's troops before the evacuation of Mexico City. Little has come from the Brazilian Minister at Mexico City to indicate that the Zapata garrison is not preserving good order. President Wilson expressed himself as satisfied that those guilty of the murder of John B. McManus, an Amer ican citizen, would be punished, and that a suitable indemnity would be paid. Protection at Manzanlllo Urged. The State Departments official an nouncement ' on the situation at Man- zanillo follows: "As the Manzanillo district is under the control of the constitutionalist au thorities, the representative of the De partment at "Vera Cruz has been asked to call General Carranza's attention to the seriousness of the situation in that district and .to urge that he take imme as tugs could take her in tow when she J'te steps to insure adequate protec- was safely afloat, the builders seeing to it that not a minute was lost on the task of preparing her for commission not later than February zs, iit. Secretary Daniels, of the Navy, and Governor Brumbaugh, of Pennsylvania, headed the distinguished company on the launching stand to see the Penn sylvania take the water. Miss Eliza beth Kolb. of Germantown. Pa., named the ship and broke a bottle of cham pagne against the receding bow after Episcopal Bishop Berry, or -ennsyi vania, had delivered a prayer. Prim Eltel Joins in Salute. Joining with the noisy welcome given the new dreadnought by the whistles of the presidential yacht Mayflower and harDor craft and the snouts ot lu.uuu spectators was the hoarse shriek of the siren of the German commerce raider, Priuz Eitel Friedrich, tied up at a nearby pier. Commander Max Thieri chens, the German captain, in full uni form, was one of the guests on the launching stand. A banquet was given at Ola .point Comfort by the shipbuilding company today in honor or tne sponsor, ana sec retary Daniels was the principal speaker. In size and gun-power tne fennsyi- vania is -greater even than tne wueen Elizabeth, of the British navy, which led the recent terrific assault of the allies on the forts of the Dardanelles. The main battery of the Pennsylva nia will consist of 12 14-inch, 45-cali-ber rifles, set in four turrets, tnree guns to a turret, the plan of oig-gun arrangement adopted in the sister ships which preceded her, the Nevada and Oklahoma. Her tonnage measurement is 31,400 against 27.500 for the Nevada and Oklahoma and the Quetn Eliza beth. The Queen Elizabeth, however, carries eight 15-inch rifles, sit two to a turret. l'rojeeted Briton Smaller. Five battleships of the British navy yet to be launched will have less ton nage than the Pennsylvania and none will equal the Pennsylvania in arma ment. Five ships ot the Japanese navy, estimated for in 1914 and known as the Fuso class, will not equal the Pennsyl vania in tonnage with their displace ment of 30,000 tons, but will carry the same main battery. The cruising radius of the Pennsyl vania will be considerably increased by the fact that she will bis equipped for oil fuel exclusively and will have a capacity of 2322 tons of fuel oil. From her enormous main battery the Pennsylvania will be able to hurl, with the pressure of a single firing lever. 7 tons of steel on either broadside. In addition she will carry a secondary battery of 20 five-inch rifles, with four submerged 21-inch torpedo tubes and aar ship's company will be composed of 65 officers. S63 bluejackets and 74 marines. The ship measures 60S feet over all and 97 feet beam and her mean draft is 28 feet 10 inches, almost the limit in size for the Panama Canal and present dry docks. When completed the Pennsylvania will have cost the government more than f 13,000.000. MEXICANS AGAIN DESPOIL (Continued From First Page.) was instructed to keep in close touch with the commander of the cruiser Cleveland. The Swedish Minister laid before the State Department today disquieting dis patches received from the Swedish lega tion In Mexico City. Conditions there since the re-entry of the Zapata troops were described by the Swedish charge d'affaires as deplorable and "ghastly. His dispatch said that the home of Gustav Lundholm, a Swedish subject, had been despoiled by the Zapatistas tion to foreign interests. The Amer ican Consul at Manzanillo had been in structed to make the necessary repre sentations to the local authorities and to confer fully with the commander of the Cleveland." The British consul at Manzanillo previously asked for a British man-of-war and the German consul., notwith' standing the European war, joined hira in the request because of the "intoler able conditions for foreigners." , The cruiser Cleveland arrived after this request had been made. Carrania Irsoci Orders. Colville Barclay, consular agent of the British embassy, gave the State De partment a dispatch from the British Consul at Vera Cruz, saying General Carranza had sent orders for the pro tection of foreigners in the State of Colima, in which the seaport of Man zanillo is situated. Rear-Admiral a.perton reported to the Navy Department today that Merida and Progreso were now quiet. The Mexican gunboat Zaragossa has gone to Progreso again, but Admiral Caper ton said he had been informed that Carranza had assured Consul Silliman that no further effort would be made to blockade Progreso. Enrique C. Llorente, representative here of the Villa-Zapata government, issued a statement today declaring the Gutierrez government, on behalf of which Jose Vasconcelos is here to es tablish an agency, was "fostered and promoted by powerful money interests, and its exclusive object is the return of the public properties of the Mexican people to concessionaires to resume their reign of exploitation Mr. Llorente gave out a dispatch from Chihuahua saying that General Mateo Almanza and his entire staff had been tried by court-martial on a charge of treason, and had been executed at Tor- reon. Almanza was one of the Generals who left Mexico City with General Gutierrez, but he Is said to have lately joined carranza. SPAIN EXPECTS INTERVENTION Premier Quoted as Declaring Mexico in State of Anarchy PARIS, March 16. That "anarchy in Mexico and the crimes committed to make intervention by the United States almost inevitable, is a statement credited to Premier Dato, of Spain, in a dispatch to the Petit Journal from its Madrid correspondent. The Premier is reported to have said that the Spanish government had de cided not to maintain diplomatic rela tions with Mexico until the situation there again is normal and will decline the invitaton of General Carranza to send a representative to act as suc cessor to Minister Caro, who was ex pelled from Mexico. A dispatch from Madrid on March 14 said that the Spanish government had published a note outlining the negotia tions with General Carranza, which grew out ot the expulsion of Minister Caro. It was said that Spain had ac cepted in principle the explanations offered by Carranza and probably would send Manuel Walls Merino to Mexico as its confidential agent. John Wiley, Douglas Pioneer, Dies. ROSEBURG. On. March 16. (Spe cial.) John Wiley, 68, and one of the early settlers of Douglas county, died here Sunday after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Wiley was formerly a res ident of Camas valley, where he lo cated more than 40 years ago. He is survived by his father, J. C. Wiley, of Camas valley: a- brother. Charles, of Dole, and a sister. Mrs. Belle Ireland, of British Columbia, Great SiMl 8000 Yards of Foreign and American Rain-Proof Foulards Selling Regularly at $1.00 Yard Today 50c A Sale in Which We Have Mastered the Principle of Maximum Style and Quality, at Minimum Cost Two Large Corner Windows Furnish You a Very Concrete Exhibit of the Vastness of This Sale It makes no difference what the styles may be or how radically they change from season to season, foulards always remain popular, and this 1915 Spring season sees them in greater favor than ever before for the mere reason that they best adapt themselves to the gathered and shirred skirts and the quaint! y fashioned waists of the day. In this sale are the famous shower-proof foulards that have been especially created to meet the demands of "Miss 1915," in the newest pompadour effects, in polka dots, in swivel designs, in the latest stripes, conventional designs, broche patterns, on back grounds of white, black, dark blue, Belgian blue, gold, brown, tans, greens and rose, as well as handsome black and white com binations. Second Floor fM fa JUST RECEIVED! The Latest Tailored Suits For Small Women . and Girls Fourth Floor. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers &So. ferit Only" Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 c Merchandise of cJ Modart Front Laced Corsets In Tito New Mori-Tin $3.50 Madf of plain rout II. finUhrrf In thr fvrr a1trMtle ludart trimmlnir atj Ic. Fourth Floor. An Important Sale of New "Flaring" Walking Skirts Offering Models Usually Sold at $5.00 Today $3.98 This sale of skirts is unusual, even in this store, where the comparatively unusual is almost an everyday matter. It is cer tainly unusual to be able to buy the very latest fashions in walking skirts at such a low price right at the opening of the Spring season. We put this particular event before you as a characteristic example of merchandis ing, offering the wanted styles at the right time at a very special low price. These skirts are made of fine serges and shepherd checks in black, navy blue, Belgian blue, putty, battleship gray, and black and white checks. Featuring the new flaring styles, strictly tailored and with the new patch pockets. Third Floor. Another Shipment Just Received Of the Rubber Top Fitted Petticoats Of Fine All Silk Jersey With Messaline Flounce Which We Shall Offer Today at the Exceptional Price of $2.95 If Sold Regularly Would Be $4.00 These petticoats are de signed especially for Spring and Summer wear and are cut on the full flaring lines, with the new full circular flounce in tucked and plait ed effects, in black, navy blue, emerald, hunter's green, Belgian blue and bat tleship gray. The workmanship and fin ish and the quality of these petticoats are well worthy of the higher valuations from which these garments are marked. Third Floor. WW If You Have a Wash Fabric Need Now is the Time to Fill It For the newest, the best, Spring, 1915. wash materials are offered at prices so invitingly arranged as to insure this the most favorable opportunity of the season for extreme econom ical purchasing. Each day brings forth new and fascinating materials, which continue to attract hosts of eager women shoppers, who arc anxious to avail themselves of this unusual occasion. Plain materials, printed and novelty designed materials, in stripes, floral and conventional designs, in white, new black and white effects, and in dozens of the newest Spring shades and colorings. Below we briefly list a few of the many special prices which now prevail: 60c Material . 49c 35c Material 25c 25c Material 19c 40c Material 29c 50c Material 39c $1.25 Material S8c 20c Material 15c 75c Material 5Sc IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The Price of Pictorial Review is to be advanced shortly to $1.50 a year. Until March 31, 1915, only, we will accept long-term subscriptions at the following prices: one year, $1.00; two years, $1.75; three years, $2.50; four years, $3.25, and five years, $4.00. Place your orders now at our Pictorial Review Pattern Department Sfcond Floor WEDNESDA Y NOTION DAY Royal Dress Shields The one shield which carries a strong guarantee. Of nainsook, in regular cut size, at sale prices as follows: Size 2, regular 20c, for 16c Size 3, regular 25c, for 18c Size 4, regular 30c, for 22c Size 5, regular 35c, for 27c Those of crescent cut and de tachable style in sizes up to 4 at the same above prices. 75c Royal Garment Shields, 57c Lace trimmed, sizes 3, 4, 5. 60c Royal Garment Shields, 39c Low cut, sizes 3, 4 and 5. Royal Silk Shields Size 2, regular 35c, for. . .28c Size 3, regular 40c, for. . .33c Size 4. regular 45c. for. . .37c 75c Imported Steel Scis sors, 48c In sizes 3 to 8 inches, finished with gilt handles, in the regular or new finger styles. 65c Imported Steel Scis sors, 3Sc Guaranteed scissors in all sizes and styles, perfect finish. 5c O.N.T. Spool Cotton, special, a dozen, for 45c 40c Sanitary Aprons. .25c 75c Sanitary Aprons. .50c 5c Dress Fasteners, dz. 2c 5c Hooks and Eyes, dz. 3c 10c Bias Tape, sizes 1 to 5, for only 5c Shell Braid Holders, ea. 2c Imported Wire Hair Pin Cabinets ' V". ", 8c Self-Heating Curling Iron for 38c GRAND JURY ATTACKED SCHMIDT ASiD CAPLAN DELAY DYNAMITE CHARGE PLEAS. Trades Council Secretary Appeal Laboring Men. to liaise "Heavy Fund for Men's Defense. LOS AXGELiBS, March 16. Instead of entering pleas to the charge of murder in connection with the Times' bomO dis aster October 1,.,1910, M. A. Schmidt and David Caplan, alleged participants In the McNamara dynamite conspiracy, presented today to the Superior Court, through their attorneys, a motion to quash the indictments. Supporting the motion the prisoners filed affidavites charging that mem bers of the county grand jury which returned the true bills were prejudiced. To give the District Attorney time to nreDare counter-affidavits, argument on the motion to quash was deferred one week. SAN FRANCISCO, March 16. Olaf Tveitmoe, general secretary of the State Building Trades Council of Cal ifornia, in session here, appealed to all laboring men to raise a "heavy fund" for the defense of M. A. fechmidt and David Caplan. held in Los Angeles in connection with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building in October, 1910, in his annual report presented to day to the convention. Tveitmoe said: "It is the duty of every laboring man to subscribe to the proposed Schmidt-Caplan fund." Foss Launch Company of Tacoma. The law will permit no discrimination be tween passengers on account of per sonal beliefs or connections, says the commission, in its answer. Right to Kefuse Passenger Denied. OLTMPIA. Wash., March 16. (Spe cial.) Because a man who equests transportation is a nonunion or a union man does.not permit a steamboat com pany to refuse to carry him. says the Public Service Commission in replying to a letter of inquiry writtenby the DUTCH OMIT CELEBRATION Centenary of Kingdom Passes, Be cause of War in Europe. THE HAGUE, via London, March 16. Although this was the centenary of the transformation of the Netherlands Into a kingdom under William I, the Dutch nation did not celebrate the event. On account of the condition of - the war prevailing in Europe, it was decided not to hold a national festival. Now, as In 1815, Holland is sur rounded by nations at war. but, U is announced, is determined, as then, to keep the strictest neutrality and at the same time to be prepared with its whole military and naval strength as a nation to prevent violation of its ter ritory from any quarter, thus uphold ing the royal family's motto: "I will maintain." normal departments, has 19 units. Many others have 17 and 18 units. Idaho Cadets' Encampment Near. UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, Idaho. March 16. (Special.) The uni versity cadets will go on their annual encampment April 12 to Hayden Lake, near Coeur d'Alene. The encampment will last a week, with Lieutenant Her bert C. Fooks In charge. Hayden Lake is an ideal place. Loghouscs are avail able, and it is close to Coeur d'Alene and not far from Moscow. CLASS MAKES NEW RECORD Eugene High Students to Graduate With Excess in Credits. EUGENE, Or., March 16. (Special.) Another record is to be broken by the 109 students in the Eugene High School graduating class in June. It is the larsest class, ranks high In schol arship and has done the most work of anv graduating class in the high school. The state requires 15 high school units for graduation. The Eugene high school demands 16 units. This year the graduating class will have an average of 16 high school units. Mabel Wilcox, who has done special work in the commercial and Bigamy Charge Pressed at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., March 16. (Special.) The preliminary examination of Lloyd C. Robinson, on information charging him with bigamy, whs held in the Justice Court last nfghC and the defendant was held to await the action of the Circuit Court grand Jury, with honds fitted at $t"'i. CASTOR I A l Tot Infant and Children. The Kind Yen Have Always Bought Bears tha Signature of IFowneS I1 DOETTE - p "Between Seasons" Glove Hi A truly smart and satis- ; jH factory glove that is ? HI washable. Stylish, hygienic. -iH comfortable, serviceable. :' HBl The latest shades grey, -; stone and chamois, also sis white and black. For HI men, women and children, f : -Hlt Name in every pair; ii - IHH A$k your dealer Store for Rent! Store 25x75, centrally located, fireproof building, water, heat and light included in rental. If you want to change locations and secure a firsi-class store in the best retail center, this is your opportunity. L 569, Oregor.ian.