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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1915)
TWO BIG RUSSIAN VICTORIES RUMORED Entire Divisions of Germans Reported Annihilated - in jf. Northern Poland. 18,000 SLAIN IN HUNGARY Aut-trians Suffer Demoralizing le- feat, Say Dlspsj tehes to Swiss Xewspapers Ualscr Scores Along Eastern Border. LONDON. March 31. Crushing de feats of a strong German force in North Poland and of an Austrian army in Northwest Hungary are unofficially reported today from Petrograd and Geneva, respectively. In North Poland "entire divisions of Germans were annihilated when they failed in an attempt to lead the Russians into a trap on the west bank of the Niemen. according to the Petro- Krad dispatch, while 18.000 Auslrians were lost March 28 in the Hungary en gagement, says the report from Geneva, 4000 iiavinir been killed in one nour. Germany reiterates the assertion that the Russians have been badly beaten across the border from Memel and farther south on the frontier, near Taurogffen. I Vienna reports n important victory In Bukowina, while both the Vienna and Petrograd offjicial communications report captures oa nearly 2000 soldiers each. Knrtrrltnn! Trap Fails. The gradual withdrawal of the cen tral part of the ! German tenth army on tbe Niemen a move calculated to draw all the Russian forces into the advance between eiuwalkl and Kalvaria was to be followed, according to tbe Russian interpretations of the German plan, by a quick encircling movement of their left Hank rrom tne vicinny of Lake Dusa and Lake Nimno to the rear, saya the unofficial dispatch from Petrograd. This, it wu planned, would cut off the retreat of the advancing Ti 1 1 - i u n w Overaealousness led the German Gen erals to throw a large part of their Slst army corps, with three reserve resimenta. amounting In all to an en tiro corps, across the melting ice of Lake Dusa, before the middle group of the Russian forces had advanced sufficiently to assure the success of the proposed encircling maneuver, says the report. I Katire Divlslona" Annihilated. Having surmounted the hazards of the transporation of these troops over weak ice, the Germans discovered, ac cording to the report, that their move ment was premature, and in a desperate effort to retrace their steps they were met' by a fierce Russian onslaught. Ac cording to their account of this fight ing, the Russians annihilated entire divisions of the Germans. Austrian losses in Lyutta Valley and the Province of Bereg (Northwest Hungary) March 38 are stimated at 18. 000. according to dispatches received by Swiss newspapers. These advices say a column of 4000 Austrians was anni hilated in less than an hour during a desperate action in Bereg Province. Austrian troopa In this territory are reported to be demoralised as the re sult of their enormous losses. Carpathian Attack Continues. The official Russian communication says: "On the front west of the Niemen fighting continues. In the environs of Krasnopol our troops are success fully making progress. On the 30th they forced the Germans to fall back In baFte and made prisoners of about 200 soldiers and two officers, and besides captured two machine guns. "In the Carpathians our offensive continues. On the 29th we made fresh captures of prisoners, namely, 38 offi cers and 1750 men and also took five machine guns." The Austrian War Office reports: "The situation in the Eastern Beskid range is calm. Fighting continues In the eastern sectors. On the heights north of Dlsna and northeast of Kalnico several Russian day and night attacks have been repulsed. "North of Uzsok Pass (Carpathians) Russian night attacks failed," with heavy losses to the enemy. We cap tured 1900 prisoners." Germans Jola on Border. The official German communication follows: "On the Russian frontier. In the dis trict north of Memel, the banks of tbe river were cleared of the enemy. The Russians were defeated near Taurog gen and retreated In the direction of fczkaudrwly. "Russian forces, which during the last few days advanced north of the Au gustowo forest against the German po. sition. were repulsed by Germans, who advanced into tbe forest lake district near Sejny. The number of Russians taken prisoners in the engagement near Krasno. Poland, to the north and east, were Increased by 600. Near Klimki on the Skwa, 220 more Russians were cap tured." EITEL TAKING ON COAL (Continued from First Page.) time given the cruiser to stay in port without comment or apparent anxiety. .Naval officers freely predict that the ship will intern for the war, but depart, merit officials who are supposed to Know the intentions of the German commander are silent. Commander Thierichens of the Eltel asked Rear-Admiral Beatty at the Nor folk Navy-yard late today to station a guard over his ship. The request was referred to Washington and after a conference between War and Navy officials the commandant at Fort Mon. roe was authorized to furnish a de tachment of coast artillerymen to patrol the dock at which the cruiser is moored. Advices from Newport News tonight, however, said Admiral Beatty had sent a squad of marines from the Navy yard to do the guard duty. GEARHART JBY-THE-SEA" Hotel always open. Take a run down Easter week and select a location for Summer home. Salesmen and build ers on the ground. Information 1004 Fourth. Adv. Funeral Will lVe Held Today. VANCOUVER. Wash, March 31. (Special.) The funeral of Miss Anna Wintler Daniels, who died at the home of her grandmother. Mrs. A. E. Wint ler. yesterday afternoon, will be held tomorrow morninir at 10 o'clock from St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Rev. Ellsworth B. Collier, rector, will con duct the services. Interment will be in the city cemetery by the side of her father. George Horace Daniels, who died in the early 'SOs. A German Invention is a Joined lamp pt. the upper prt of which may be lowered with rpe fer trimmlna street lights without the use of a ladder. , HINDU WHO PROCLAIMS STARTLING REVELATIONS ON REINCAR NATION. f DR. PAUL S. SOUL VIEW THRILLS Hindu Scholar Startles New York With New Theories. SOCIAL QUEENS IMPRESSED Dr. S. Paul Chinnapu, Sent by My sore Government to Study Amer ica, Lectures on Reincarna tion Following Death. kcw tatii,' rrTV. March 25. (Spe cial.) Dr. S. Paul Chlnnapa, the Hindu scholar who was sent here Dy me Mysore government to study conditions in America, has Just given the first of a series of lectures under the auspices of the "Inside the Lines" management. -L : n Kean hl hlehr edU- cation In India and received his first degree of bachelor or ans ai me uni versity of Madras. He was then made a licensed teacher by the Indian gov ernment. Coming to the United States, he took a course in the University of Chicago, where he received his master's degree.' On his return to Madras he was made professor oi eaucanun tne univeibuy v. . . . was commissioned by the Mysore gov ernment to siuay cunuiiiMun . ica. Dr. Chlnnapa went to the Longacre Theater, where Macey Harlam Is ap pearing as tne man servant ynv imnnwnnt rolesi in "Inside the Lines, to study the American people. There he la eagerly studying m i-djub iral exoressions on the faces of the audience. In this capacity he is In the employ of his native government. At the first of a series of lectures. .l j i. i a lanrlhr discourse on the topic of reincarnation. This sub ject has been used by many of the world's greatesL pmiosuimeio. uu.. . . - n .nnvlni'lnr nroofs. or inrtu uta . . - Dr. Chlnnapa has taken up the sub ject with great seal. His audience, made up in great part of women who are well known in the "who's who In society." were swayea to such ex tent by the dusky-hued doctor in his . . i -,nw that wn Vi had native wen - - completed his lecture they gathered about mm clamoring i - i . nvnna Mtt t i tranKmi&rra- tion of the soul after death. Those and other new racts on ine Soul" he promised to deliver at his next lecture. AUSTRIA WAY PROVE KEY (Continued From First Page.) the benefit of British reserves at criti cal points and they have crystamzeo. into a magnificent fighting force. A cool, impartial niieiuu " Is in a position to Know, i -.mv war the best in the beginning: now it is the French, z- i. ka oi-mv the world ever It 13 1 11 C 1 1- ...j saw. Our fellows are splendid material. ut you can't get in one n unci nowledge of war and the teamwork chich the French possess." The French army on the eastern wing .v. Drain nnH asrain duplicated last Autumn the feat of the British army at Mons: they held with inferior numbers against terrible attacks. Bet ter organized . than they .were., better intrenched, still possessed of enormous reserves, they offer little hope to a massed German assault. It seems most unlikely, therefore, that the Germans can ever break this estern line, especially in tne airection of Calais. Grmm Too. Beeplr Inti-enched. . On the other hand, the chance of the estern allies does not seem a great deal better. The Germans have been doing their own digging in. and doing it with their own scientific thorough- fTpm attrH Accounts tt WOUld uvao. ... . . . - seem that Belgium Is now all one huge field of lntrencnments. iuu near of whole townships of interlocking trenrhes, of whole fields of land mines; a hear tnai tne plains aooui anoerii wsmw.:-' rmi v ------- ! " T " " T . t 1 I II :"-:-T 1 . i -- II it :::- ". ' li:::::3ff ' f' -1 " V' tj THE MORNHCG CHISXAPA. are forests of barbed wire entangle ments. No Informed' person expects, of course, that Germany is to be driven out of Belgium and Northern France by direct frontal attack all along the line. There is not enough ammunition In the world to supply such an assault for three days. Somewhere between the Vosges and the sea the allies will try to drive wedges, threatening the German com munications and rendering long sec tions of their positions untenable. To summarize for the western front: The Germans, in all human probability, cannot break the allied line; the allies may possibly break the German line. Russia A. way Cornea Bnelc. There comes, then, the situation on the eastern front. Through the be wilderment of strange, unpronouncable Russian names, through the uncertain ty about Russian equipment, stands out one fact; so far; invaders though they be, the Germans have not "pulled it oft" in Russia. Their military successes have so far have been half successes. Always the Russian comes back like the sea against the man with a broom an Irresistible force of nature.- What most strategists prophesied at the be ginning of the war seems to be proving true: "Germany cannot Invade Rus sia far, nor Russia Germatfry.' It seems unlikely that either the western allies or the Russians will ever get through that great fortress which is Germany to Berlin. If either is to do it, the west ern allies seem the more likely. Their chance .seems slim. Austria-Hungary is different. That divided empire is perhaps holding to gether even less strongly than shows on paper. It seems possible that Aus tria may be badly mauled next Bummer. That, together with the possibility that the allies may root the Germans out of Belgium, offers the main hope of "peace before snow flies." Starving of Germany Improbable. Germany, with her borders all be-" sieged and her ally gone, might offer compromises which the allies would accept It seems unlikely now that Germany will be starved out or will run fatally short on copper before a year from this Spring. Even the most optimistic Englishmen are coming to admit that. The reduction of the food supply and the shortage of copper are regarded by the judicious as merely irritations which will help break down German powers of resistance. In the problem of Austria the ques tion of those obscure doings In the Dardanelles looms large. Should the allies force the Dardanelles, Roumania is expected to Join in, furnishing not only a good little army, but an open passage to Austria's back door. Some how there seems less general expecta tion of Italy's taking a hand. Tet she may, even before this goes to print. Large detachments of British troops have disappeared somewhere Into the Far East, and certain well-informed Englishmen believe that the Turk Is not so great a problem, after all. This, they point out, is paradoxically the war of the highly civilized. Great Genius May' Chance All. Count out any' possibility that the allies will reach Berlin this Summer. Give that the allies overrun Austria and reclaim Belgium together perhaps with Alsace-Lorraine, and the war may end before snow flies. Give that they fail, and we may see a long siege of Germany, with a half-century of civilization destroyed every month. ' Of course, Germany may, in that event, hold her present borders so sturdily that the rest of the world will stop for sheer weariness, leaving her the moral victory. There are bizarre and unexpected possibilities, too. Denmark or Holland may furnish the allies a side door into Germany. However, that does not seem likely not with the consent or co-operation of Denmark or Holland. They have their feelings, which are now pretty much pro-ally. But they have seen Belgium devastated: they know what war does to little nations. Finally, suppose either side develops a genius? It is new warfare; old rules do not hold; some man may come along to discover new rules which do hold, as Napoleon discovered the value of concentrated attack and of massed ar tillery. Such a genius would win, I suppose, for either side a short war for the allies, a long, painful one for Germany. 7 Senator Lane Leaves for Home. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March SI. Senator Lane, of Oregon, left Washington for Portland today. . , OREGONIAtf. THURSDAY, PORTLAND DEALERS TO HOLD TERRITORY Railroad Rate Reduction Pro posed for Spokane Not Con sidered Death Blow. TRADE STRUGGLE LOOMS Hope for 'Competition Found in Be lief That With Restoration of Peace Water Carriage Will Be Reduced Materially. Despite the proposals of the trans continental carriers to reduce the rates on certain commodities to Spokane to meet water competition at Portland, the jobbers and wholesalers of Port land are confident that they can hold most of their present trade territory. They base their position on the prob ability that the restoration of peace in Europe will reduce water rates to such a point that Portland will be able to compete with any rates that the rail lines may make to the interior, and to the fact that established trade connec tions will be retained even against the handicap of an adverse rate, but they realize that they cannot hold this ter ritory without a struggle and the loss of a portion of their profits. They are prepared to go to Washington on April 12 and present their protests before the Interstate Commerce Commission. The Commission has set that date for hear ing the "schedule C" commodity rates proposed by the carriers. Spokane Would BeneBt. The proposed rates" would be sub stantially lower at Spokane than the present rates, but the reduction at Port land would not be as great. They would apply on the following commodities, which move in lurge volume by water: Canned goods, coffee, lye, soap, starch, paper, structural iron, bar, rod. hoop or band iron, nails, wire, pipe fittings and connections, cast and wrought-iron pipe, iron plate, shingle bands, horse shoes and other iron and steel pro ducts. The differential between the Portland rate and the Spokane rate on all these commodities now varies from 15 cents to 30 cents a hundred pounds in favor of Portland. The average differential, under the proposed schedule, will be only 5 cents. The carriers admit that they do not expect to do much business on the Port land rate, inasmuch as it will be offset, largely, by water competition, but they expect to develop considerable traffic on the Spokane rate. It is their the ory that their reduced rates to Spo kane would enable Spokane Jobbers to compete effectively with Portland job bers In much of the territory now held by Portland. They virtually have pre pared to retire from the business of hauling these commodities across the continent to Portland, but will carry them to Spokane and drop them there. They expect, then, that the Spokane jobbers will control enough of the trade in this territory to cut into the busi ness now enjoyed by the Jobbers of Portland, Seattle and Tacoma This is their plan of meeting the competition of the Panama Canal. Portland Peculiarly Placed. Portland is in a peculiar position as a result of the latest move by the car riers. It will be difficult for the Port land representatives to go before the Commission and protest that the pro posed rates are unreasonable, because the carriers propose to reduce the Port land rate as well as the Spokane rate. Where the shoe pinches Portland, how ever, is that the ' proportionate reduc tion at Spokane is greater than at Port land. Yet traffic experts agree that Port land cannot oppose this policy so long as the proposed rates are not discriminatory-There Is little hope in meeting the situation by readjusting the distribu tive rates out of Portland. The Com mission always has ruled that Spokane Is entitled to similar distributive rates with Portland. If the Portland rates are reduced the Spokane rates doubt less will be reduced. The relative posi tion of the two cities will remain the same. J. N. Teal, traffic attorney for the Chamber of Commerce, doubtless will go to Washington to attend the hear ing on April 12. J. H. Lathrop, traffic manager, probably will go with him. ROADMASTER YEON BUSY Active Is Campaign for Bond Issue to Benefit Whole County. An active campaign for the bond is sue for paving Multnomah County roads Is being carried on by Roadmas ter Yeon. Last night he spoke at the Albina Branch Library, giving an illus trated talk on the benefits of hard surfacing the highways to be improved with the money to be realized from the sale of bonds, and tonight he will give the same talk at the Social Turn Ver ein, Jefferson and Thirteenth streets. n Mnndav night he will speak at the Sellwood Y. M. C A. The Montavllla Boira or iraae in dorsed the bond issue at its meeting rr..,io nicrfet fnllowing an exhibition of views taken along the Columbia Highway by Samuel o. iancaster ana an address by Mr. Yeon. MRS. BRADSHAW PUZZLED Woman Thinks Husband Sane, but Cannot Explaln Disappearance. i,t - i. i 5 .7. mv hiiflhn.nd was de ranged, and I don't know of any reason why he should nave lett uumo, Mrs Thomas F. Bradshaw, wife of the ex-superintendent of the Ford Automo bile Company's factory branch in Port land, who dropped out of sight Septem ber 22 and reappeared in Honolulu yes terday. " . . . Mrs. Bradshaw said that., she had never heard from her husband since he left, and, aside from the police advices, was not informed as to his whereabouts in Honolulu. Mr. Bradshaw was sought by the police only because of his mys terious disappearance. Japanese Executed by Mexicans. DOUGLAS, Ariz., March 31. A. Sasa ki, a Japanese produce merchant of Augua Prieta. who started for Colonla Morelos, Sonora, Monday and disap peared, was reported today to have been captured by Mexican soldiers and executed. Sasaki lived at Agua Prieta many years and was considered jrealthy. St. Panl Mail Route Changed. ST. PAUL, Or., March 31. (Special.) The St. Paul postmaster has been advised by the Postal Department at Washington that the bids for the es tablishment of a star route from St Paul to Donald have been canceled and APKrL 1, 1915. The Monthly Fashion Book Pictorial Review The New Embroidery Book May Patterns now ready for distribu tion. Second Floor V iff . i A Dressmaker's Collection of Easter Dresses Models for Misses and Small Women 28 Gowns in Collection Interestingly New No Two Alike Regular Prices From $25.00 to $37.50 Plain Taffetas Figured Taffetas Crepe de Chine Striped Taffetas Today five of the styles are shown in the 'above illustration 'A Full Yard Wide Black Silk Messaline Of a Weight and Finish That is Not Surpassed in the $1 and $1.25 Grades Our Sale Price 79c Nothing that we have been able to find at $1.00 and $1.25 a yard is one whit better than these messalines which we shall fea ture Thursday at 79c the yard. It is of a quality that is so much in de mand this season for making evening gowns, as well as for one-piece afternoon dresses and for novelty suits and waists. Be assured this is not that loosely woven kind you are so accustomed to see in spe cial sales, but the kind that is firmly con structed and has a rich, silky sheen. Full one yard wide in black only. Second Floor Unsurpassed These Latest Modes in 50 Hats Every One Different Suitable for Women and Misses Every hat has so much individual charm that it will make trying them on a pleasure. Never have we seen more delightful models of fine smooth braids. One a delicious shade of pink, having a large pale blue feather poised on the crown, as shown in the illustration. Another, a smart tricorne turban with the new ribbon bow trimming, all black. A third is a picture hat of pale rose-tinted straw caught up in the back with a purple velvet ribbon and large single blossoms placed around the crown. So we could fhp mnxt artistic i rival the shades of the rainbow; in trimmings they show it--- il. ..-L dlKiimi and velvet ribbons. errecis, inc o5 new bids will be asked for the route from Broadacres instead of Donald. 2 SWINDLERS SENTENCED Men Who Obtained Millions From Dopes Are Sent to Prison. PHILADELPHIA, March 31. Walter t ti, onH Arthur o. Howard, two of the men indicted aa conspirators in fraudulent operations of the Storey Cotton Company, were sentenced in the Federal Court today to fines and im prisonment. Kiggs. a director of the company, was fined S2500 and sentenced to a year in prison. Howard, an agent, was fined $500 and received a like prison sentence. Thomas H. Quinlan, a third indicted man, pleaded guilty today. Sentence in his case was de ferred. The Storey company was organized 12 years ago. and was alleged to have obtained fraudulently several million dollars from dupes in all parts of the country. Postal inspectors broke up the concern and some of its promoters were imprisoned. British Steamer Sunk in Collision, LONDON, March 31. The British steamship South Pacific bound from Glasgow for New York, was sunk last night in collision with an unidentified vessel off Arran. an island on the west coast of Scotland. The crew was saved. The South Pacific was of 2310 net ton nage and built in 1913. y ' Whitman's Appointee Confirmed. ALBANY, N. Y., March SI. Colonel William Hayward, ex-secretary of the Mail and Telephone Orders mum woit t9A-o. Merchandise Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 In Our Fourth Floor Apparel gc single uiuaaJina piacu oivunu mh. d go on indefinitely describing these extremely new and artistic hats tic we have ever offered at $10.00. Many you will find are faced with o in olain or figured designs or with soft silks. In coloring these hats Republican National Committee, was confirmed by the Senate today as a down-state public service commissioner, by a vote of 28 to 16. Governor Whlt- Why Arc Ten Tons of QuininQ Used Every Year? 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Of Broche $5.00, $7.50, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00 Of Coutil $3.50, $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 Our corsetieres will assist you in the selection of the right model to meet your individual require ments. Fourth Floor Trimmed Millinery Featured at the Attractive Price $10.00 the new wing and ffthr Second Hoot man was charged by Democratic Leader Wagner with Installing Hayward as manager of his campaign for the Preal- deney in 191g. Look foe I him mlonmturm on thm bo. Prloo 2 So.