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2 THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1915. " RUSSIANS CHECKED MOUNTAIN LINE Austro-German Force Capture Important Positions and 4 More Than 7500 Men. HUNGARY INVASION BEGINS Czar "6 Forces Are Pouring Down .Southern Slope of Carpathians in Uzfrok Pass, Declares Pe trograd Communication. liONDON. April . Austro-German forces havA effected a temporary check, at least, on the Russian forces on the heights eapt of Laborcza Valley, accord ing to the official Vienna report, which lavs more than 7500 prisoners were ( anturfcd in that rearion yesterday, at the same time Inflicting severe losses. On the other hand, the Petrograd of ficial statement says the Russians have captured an important section of the TTinciDat Carpathian chain and have ad vanced down the southern slope of the mountains in Hungary. The Vienna report follows: "Fighting in the Carpathians is de velop Inc. Austrian and German troops took strong Russian positions yester day on the heights east of Laborcza Valley, capturing 5040 prisoners. In adjoining districts several strong Rus sian attacks were repulsed, with severe losses to the enemy, including 253 .) prisoners. Ho aula n Attack Fall.1 "In Turn, Southeast Galicia, on the heights to the northeast of Ottynla, Russian night attacks failed. South west of Vscie-Diskupie. the Russians attempted Sunday to cross to the left tank of the Dniester River, with the result that two battalions of Russian infantry were annihilated," The following official communica tion was received from Petrograd: j "In the region of the West Niemen yesterday there were isolated fights in Engineering Works against Frederick B. Mallory. et al. , The plaintiff alleged that it had made certain kinds of pulleys called Skookum Blocks since 1903, and that the defend ant sold them on a consignment basis until 1911, when it began the manu facture of pulleys similar to those manufactured by the plaintiff. The court found no evidence of deception, and for that reason decided for the defendant. Other decisions were: J. C. Windsor, appellant, vs. George C. Maurer et al., appealed from Multnomah County, suit to vacate cancellation of Judg ment, opinion by Chief Justice Moore. Cir cuit Judge Davis decision for defendant affirmed. Joel Xefrnl. administrator of estate of Osjar Laine. deceased, vs. Stanley Smith Lumber Company, appellant, appealed from Hood River County, action for damages for personal injuries, opinion by Justice Ben son. Circuit Judge Bradshaw's decision for piaintirr arurmea. Kittle Brown vs. Parmen a Merchants National Bank of Eldorado. Kan appellant. appeaJed from Douglas County. Involving title to real property, suit dismiss eo. opin ion by Justice Burnett. ank or g res nam. appellant, vs. j Walsh, appealed from Multnomah County, action on a promissory note, opinion by Justice Bean, Circuit Judge McGinn's decis ion for defendant affirmed. A. A Cunningham. aDnellant. vs. J. C. Friendly, appealed from Multnomah County, Involving coet bill, opinion by Justice Eakln, Circuit Judge Gat ens decision for defend ant reversed. Cousins of Mary Roeirs, aeceaaea, ap pellants, vs. Mary Ann White et al.. ap pealed from Multnomah County, suit to construe a win, opinion Dy justice icaain. Circuit Judge C lee ton s decision In favor of defendants affirmed. Petitions for rehearing were denied in McGinn is vs. Studebaker Corporation, Barnum vs. Trkhart. MEALS ON TRAIN DEARER BREAD AXD BUTTER CHARGES AD MITTED AT HEARING. Witness, However, Saya He Doe Not Know of Road Earning $15,000 a Year More In Coaaeqaenee. CHICAGO. April 6. Special facilities required for transporting livestock was cited as one reason for an advance in freight rates on that class of freight by Conrad ' K. Spens, who was cross-' examined today before the Interstate Commerce Commission's hearing in the Western freight rate case. Spens is freight traffic manager for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. The roads ask an increase of 3 cents a hun dred pounds on cattle, hogs and sheep, and 5 cents on horses and mules. Among the special facilities Spens enumerated stockyards, chutes, clean ing .nH rtittinftifttrvt anrl f mi- tMnin.r. ""' utlon for caretakers. "In the Carpathians, April 4. our ad Vance continued with success on the whole front from the northern region in the direction of Bartfeld to as far as that of Uzsok. In this forward movement we made great headway the region of the Rostok Pass, in the vicinity of which we captured an im portant sector of the principal chain and our advanced guard crossed .o the southern slope of the chain and occu pied the villages of Smolnlk and Orosz russka. Hetreattnp; Amy Boraa Supplier. Attempts by the Austrian to ar rest our offensive in certain sections of the Carpathians oy counter attacks failed, all the movements being re pulsed with heavy Austrian losses. In the course of the day we took as pris oners in the Carpati iaaa in officers and more than 1300 men. The retreat ing Austrians are burning bridges and provision depots. "On the other sectors throughout our front there have ben intei-rr.irtent can nonaries, rusiuades an.l operation? in the nature of reconnaissances." SAN JUAN SHOTS AT GERMAN PROTESTED Fire' Directed at Ship Without Warning, Charges Kai ' ser's Ambassador. AMERICAN REPORT DIFFERS Rales of Harbor Disregarded by Commander of Odenwald, Admits Note, Which Asks State De partment to Investigate. AUSTRIAN CO VP IS FAILCRK Offensive on Russian Border Con tinues, However. rETROGRAP. via London. April 6. TMKp&tches from Chotin received here tr!l of the development and failure of extensive Austrian operations in Buko- wina, near the Russian frontier, by which the Austrians hoped to achieve a coup similar to the German feat of cutting off the Russian army corps during- the last advance into Cast Prussia. The Austrians. it is said, attempted a liKhtning advance in two directions from Czernowitz. which was used as a base. The first of these, striking north ward to Zaieezczyky, to the west of the Russian frontier, 'attempted an encirrlins maneuver, while the other proup proceeded direct to Chotin, across the Russian border. Thus ex rting1 pressure from the north and west, the Austrians hoped to catch the Russian left flank alonjr the River Dniester in a vise, cutting them off from their main forces. Three and one half Austrian columns were employed In thesf maneuvers. The preliminary northward move ment of the first Austrian group was successful in repulsing: the Russians occupying Sade:ura. a villag-e six miles north of Oaternowitx, and then moved on two parallel roads toward the Rus sian frontier. In the meantime the second jrrcmp reached a point on the right bank of the Dniester, seven miles from the Russian border. Thence an Austrian brigade of cavalry led an at tack on Chotin, where, according to re ports, two columns of Russian cavalry In smaller numbers than the Austrians engaged them in a fierce battle, driv ing the Austrians from the frontier. Oespite the failure of the direct at tacks on Chotin, the Austrians con tinued to develop the encircling move ment, attacking the Russian fortifica tions covering the line on the Dniester, near Zaleszczyky. Although the Aus trian offensive in this region is still continuing it is regarded here, in view of the retreat of the other group from Chotin, that the success of the venture Is not likely. A. B. Hays, counsel for the American Meat Packers Association, asked why it was the Western railroads did not petition for increased rates on all com modities. Mr. Spens said it was thought best to ask for increases only on those which the roads considered were not earning them sufficient revenue. Air. Hays then asked whether there had been any Increase in the price of meats on Burlington trains. "Yes, we now charge 10 cents for bread and butter.' "Do you know that on one Eastern road the returns for one month indt cated they were earning annually $15. 000 more on one car because of that charge of 10 cents for bread and but ter?" "So, I don't know any such tning. MULETEERS GET WAGES tO!lL AIDS AJIERICAXS W HO ARE STRA.VDED IN LONDON. Skipping' ' Ag-enta Accused of Sending I an ore nt Laborers to Europe I'ader Misrepresentation. LONDON. March 28. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) As a result of the activity of Consul-General Skin. ner in pressing the claims of American muleteers and horse-tender3 left stranded in English and French ports by steamship lines, there has been a decided decrease within the last three weeks In the number of Americans left penniless through the sharp practice of ships' officers and unscrupulous ship ping agents hi America. The steamer Sestrian, of the Leyland line, recently left about 33 American workmen stranded out of a total of she brought over. The steamship company disclaimed responsibility, Dut supplied the men with return passage. In many recent cases Ignorant work- men, many or wnom are negroes, nave been shipped by American agents, who induced the men to sign papers saying they had positions In Europe. New Orleans Is tne port irom wnicn the greatest number of workmen are shipped under conditions which leave them as objects of charity in England and France. WASHINGTON, April 6. Investiga tion of the circumstances under which the American forts at San Juan, Porto Rico, opened fire on the German steam er Odenwald and alleged undue deten tion of the vessel by the port authori ties has been requested of the State Department by the German embassy here. The embassy today issued a state ment charging tnat no warning shot was fired for the vessel to heave to as is customary in such cases. A report to the Treasury Department from the Collector of Customs directly contra dicts this, saying a warning shot was fired and was unheeded. Secretary Bryan said today that an Investigation had begun when the incident was first reported, but was not completed. Warning Declared Given. Secretary Garrison said he had re ceived nothing further than the orig inal report from Lieutenant-Colonel Burnham, which told of the firing of the shots across the ship's bow to stop her, and said that in the presence of the Collector of Customs the Germ a Consul and the commander of th Odenwald had been warned that "force would be used if necessary to preve the vessel leaving without clearance. The embassy statement was as fol lows: "The German embassy has requested the State Department " to investiga the case of the Odenwald. The captain of this steamship had asked for clear ance papers for Hamburg and th steamship was searched by order fro Washington, twice thoroughly, by cus tom-house authorities. The result of the search having been satisfactory, the' captain was promised clearanc papers. "After having been kept waiting fo three days, the captain believed that the situation forced him to sea, disre gardinsr the rules of the harbor, be cause otherwise the assembling of cruisers of the enemy, which had bee Informed of his intention, would have involved the inevitable loss of his ship. Fatal Possibilities Cited. "When the Odenwald tried to leav sharp fire was immediately directed against her from Moro Castle, with out the blind warning shot having been fired, which is usual, according to In ternational rules. "The fire was continued until three minutes after the machines or tn Odenwald had been put on full steam backwards. It is attributed to a lucky chance that by this attack no human life was lost. Government officials pointed ou that the case of the Odenwald wa: now in the Federal courts in Porto Rico, where if the captain felt that h had been unjustly treated he could set up a claim in his defense, todays no mention from the embassy, it was !.iH- was the first intimation that th German commander felt that he had not heen fairlv dealt with. Clearance was witnneia irom int steamer because the port officials sus pected she was preparing to take sup plies to a German cruiser waiting out side the naroor. om BRITISH STEAMER NORTHLANDS AND TRAWLER DESTROYED. DISARMAMENT IS URGED ANARCH V IS ALTERXATIE, ITALIAN SENATOR. SAYS SEPARATE PEACE tNXXPECTED German; Still Dominates Austria, Says Italian Writer. ROME, via Paris, April . Any ef fort bv Austria to conclude a separate peace is considered highly improbable bv the Giornale d'ltalia. which ae dares the miliary organization of the dual monarchy Is in the hands of Ger many, forming with her "only one body If not one soul." The paper argues therefore that Germany might prevent even materially any effort of Austra to come to terms separately iwth the nations now arrayed against her. Such a step would be also highly humiliating to Austria in her relations with Serbia, the Glcrnale d'ltalia says, as well as a confession that the cen tral empires considered themselves beaten. "Austria. the paper says, "repre sents merely a miltary embarrassment for Germany, but she represents also a large contingent of men and materials diverting the Russian avalanche from Germany. Germany might permit ne gotiations only if she desired them to be the first step toward a general peace.'" RULING ON PULLEYS MADE Supreme Court I'pholds Defendant J In Cnfair Competition Charge. i SALEM. Or.. April . (Special.) ; Holding that the charge of unfair com- petition in the sale of pulleys had not been proved, the Supreme Court to 5 day. Justice Karris writing tha opinion. affirmed the decree of the Multnomah r "oum Circuit Court In favor of the de fendant in tha case pi the. .Columbia Ex-Tutor of Preaent King Contends Only Nations Who Intend to Start New War Disagree With Him. ROME, via Paris, April 6. Senator Morandi. ex-tutor of King Victor Em manuel, who presented in the Senate a resolution favoring - disarmament, has written a long article supporting his views, which he says should be discussed more widely if Italy is. like ly to turn from neutrality to war, since a lasting peace would be Im possible without a partial and simul taneous disarmament of the great na tions. He contends that only those countries which intend to prepare for another war immediately after the close of the present conflict can dis agree with this view. Senator Morandi recalls that when the four powers allied against Napo- lean considered the French i.mperor defeated they agreed in London in June, 1814, to reduce their forces by half, but, owing to Napoleon's return from Elba, there was no real disarm ament until after Waterloo. The conclusion reached by Senator Morandi is that without disarmament the world must expect "not revolu tion, but anarchy." Crew of One Vessel, After Taking to Boats, la Kept Under Rifle Fire, Charged by Captala. LONDON. April 6. The British steam ship Northlands, of 2000 tons, witn i cn-rffo of iron ore. was sent to the bot torn by a German submarine In the English Channel off Beachy Head on Mondav morning. The Northlands sank in 10 minutes. Her crew of 24 men were picked up later by the Belgian steamship TopatL The captain said he believed it was the submarine U-12 which sank the ship. The Northlands was built at West Hartlepool in 1900 and was owned by the Northlands steamship Lompany, Ltd., of Cardiff. BLVTHE. England. April 6. The trawler Agantha was attacked by I German submarine yesterday off Long' stone and sent to the bottom. The crew of 13 men were rescued by the Swedish steamship Tord and landed here today. The skipper of the Agantha said that while taking to the boats and after entering them the Agantha's crew was sublected to ririe nre irom tne sud- marine, which had chased the trawler for an hour before overhauling her, firing at her meanwhile with rifles and a small gun. He believed that the sub marine was the U-20. Postal Receipts Growing. WASHINGTON. April 6. Postal re ceipts at the 50 largest cities in March showed a substantial increase over those of February. Postmaster-Gen eral Burleson announced tonight, in dicating a steady climb toward nor mal. The European war brought about a decline in postal business that con tinued until November. Crew Saved by Breeches Boot. WASHINGTON. April . Word reached coast guard headquarters to day that the barge William Massey had gone ashore near Wash Woods station, on the North Carolina coast, and that its crew had been saved in the breeches buoy. Cures Grip- Prevents Grip. LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE remove, th cause. Th.re is only one "BROMO QUININE." pjook tot wrutura et A W. JifiO.Y, ita, j 1 MORALS STANDARD SET LAPSE FROM VIRTVE NOT CAUSE FOR DEPORTING WOMAN. Tina Ihrmark, Swimmer, is Exiled by Federal Court, Hawever, aa She Might Become Public Charge. SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. Tne sin gle standard of morals was upheld to day by United States District Judge Dooling in the case of Tina Ihrmark, a professional swimmer, ordered deported by the Federal immigration authori ties. Judge" Dooling confirmed the deporta tion order because, he said, t:ie decision of th immigration authorities that the v. c man might become a pub'.io charge was final. The charge of moral turpi tude was ignored. "As to lapses from virtue" Judge Dooling said, "the petitioner stands in exactly the same position before tne court as would a man. If an unmarried man could not be excluded oeciuse of such offenses against the morxl law, then this woman could not be excluded because of them. "The law makes no distinction be tween the man and the woman, al though lapses that are ordlnaril . con doned in tha former are condemned In the latter." Tina, Urtwid iotaiKkt uvrianalux Open. Dally Noon t 11 P. M. Sunday, lOiSO t 11 P. M. fiTrst time SHOWN AT lOc TODAY and THURSDAY This is a feature programme and. should be seen by every one. Musical Comedy. Good Music. Splendid Picture Bill. "ANightinaCabaret" Pony Moore's Musical Comedy Company Thursday a change of act will be put on by the above. It is called "Colonial Minstrels." New Scenery. New Costumes. New Music. New Dancing. New Comedy. UteGu-lthJIusicHall' J 1 week ISi.smQBi 1:1 : : A MM IDT TIC1 1 1 m ii .r-e- .. - -j.'..- . 'I 1 1 n 3 Acts with Alice Joyce in the lead. Fight to the death in climax very sensational in its realism. "Mr. Timid Tootles" 2 Acts, with Sidney Drew at his funniest. "Two Women and One Hat" Pure undefiled comedy hit. Remember, This Is All Of fered for 10c Charlie Chaplin in "The Tramp" Next Sunday 2 Acts Best of Them All Friday and Saturday Big Fea ture "The Cipher Key" 'She of the Form Divine The World's Most Perfect Woman, and Her Beautiful Sea Nymphs" in Instructor, was held by the immigra tion authorities on her return from a theatrical trip to Australia. BULGARIA SHIFTS BLAME SERBIANS ARE REQUESTED XOT TO FIRE OX OUTPOSTS. Official Explanation Made In London Not Credited by Serbs, Who Say Austrian Were Among Dead. MFPTIIMF i DAUGHTER LONDON. April 6. The Bulgarian Minister in London gave out the text today of a note from his .government disclaiming responsibility for the re cent invision of Serbia by a force de scribed as Bulgarian irregulars. The note says that the uprising was in itiated by Turks ailong the inhabitants of that part of Macedonia included in Serbia. These Turks rose in revolt, the note says, and fled to Bulgarian territory, pursued by Serbian troops. "The Bulgarian frontier guards per formed their duties conscientiously. trying to protect the Serbian posts," the note continues. "This makes clear that the whole afnair was one involv ing the Serbian authorities and the Inhabitants of the affected regions. However, as the insurrection appears to be assuming considerable dimension and - might bring Serbian troops .in proximity to the Bulgarian frontier. Bulgaria requests Serbia to take all necessary measures to prevent Serbian troops from firing at Bulgarian posts. hus provoking, as past experience has shown, incidents with serious conse quences." In official Serbian quarters in Lon don this explanation is not accepted. It Is said tnat official telegrams re ceived today "indicate that more at tacks are being prepared on Bulgarian soil, with the immediate object of cut ting off supplies of the Serbian army." It is added that among the killed were not only Turks, but Austrians and that on the bodies of the dead were found documents showing the purpose of the invasion. Most Georgeous and Thrilling of All Photo-Plays A Wild, Wierd, Wonderful Production. Miss Kellerman Is the "Queen of the Waters." Her Swimming and Diving Feats Are Almost Unbelievable. She Also Is a Splendid Actress, a Graceful Dancer, Expert Swordswoman and Mistress of a Hundred Other Arts. The Story Is One of Wondrous Charm. THOUSANDS ARE SEEING IT SO SHOULD YOU EVERY DAY THIS WEEK From 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. COME EARLY V. R f f ri . ' V . i J"- ' -1 r. -"tk-. a.- ' j" .... i r I v - V---" v . . . . ( I '...' -.f '-,.:- X ' - ' '' I - ' 'I V -I 1 i ? : ; ,- . A". ' ; WIFE QUESTIONS LAW Marriage Not Political Tie, De clares California Woman. for a writ of mandamus to compel election officials to allow her to vote. The writ wa denied ty the California Supreme Court. TEST CASE IS BEING MADE GERMANY DENIES BLAME PfEW PERPLEXITIES ENTER IXTO THRESHER CASE. Washiagton Says If Contentions Are TTpbeld, Neutral' Righta to Travel Are Cfrcnmacrlbed. WASHINGTON. April 6. Govern ment officials took under considera tion today a statement from the Ger man embassy quoting; an official mes sage from the Benin Forelfrn Office in which responsibility was disclaimed for the loss of any neutral lives on board the British steamer Falaba. re cently sunk by a German submarine. The contention is set up by Germany that the Falaba as well as other British merchantmen was armed and that military necessity made it impos- ible for the submarine to give any longer time than was allowed for the passengers to escape. State Department officials say that the death of Leon C. Thresher, an Amer ican, lost with the Falaba, constitutes complicated case. If the German view that all merchantmen being armed are in the category of warships is accepted, the rights of neutrals to travel aboard belligent craft of any kind would be circumscribed. Further more, Germany contends that suffi- ient time was permitted for the escape of the passengers and the inti mation is given that if he was not in cluded among those saved there was an act of negligence for which the Germans were not responsible. President Wilson told callers today that no steps had been taken diplo matically by the United States in the Thresher case, beyond efforts to ob tain the facts and circumstances under which Thresher was drowned. Second Fire Destroys Furs Saved. CENTRAI.IA. Wash.. April 6. (Spe cial.) Another fire yesterday morning the New York Department Store destroyed about $800 worth of furs, which were about the only articles left ntouched In Sunday s $4o,000 fire. A park from the first fire is believed to ave smouldered for 24 hours before urstlng Into flames. Insurance ad justers are at work and It will bt obably ten days before A. M . Cav- eness -an begin the work of re-es tablishing his store. Mr. Cavene$s carried. 123.000 lnauxanca, Federal Act Expatriating Those of Her Sex Married to Foreigners Attacked With Support of New Era lieague. WASHINGTON', April 6. Constitu tionality of the Federal law of 1907 expatriating American women marry ing foreigners was attacked by Mrs. Ethel C. Mackenzie, of San Franclsoo, in a brief filed today in the Supreme Court. The right to vote in ban f ran cisco was denied to her on the ground that under the Federal law she had lost her American citizenship by mar rying Gordon Mackenzie, a subject of Great Britain living in California. Mrs. Mackenzie's argument is that Congress cannot, merely, because she has entered into marriage, take away her citizenship so long as she remains in the United States. She points to the states granting full or partial woman suffrage as evidence that a husband and wife are no longer to be considered as politically one, with their identity merged into one. ana mat ine Bus band's. On account of the European war she urges that her citizenahip is of in creased value CASE SUPPORTED BY IEAGUE Issue First Raised Before senate Committee in 1911. SAN FRANCISCO, April 6. Mrs. Ethel C. Mackenzie, whose brief, rued today in- the United States Supreme Court, attacks the Federal law expa triating- women married to aliens. started the present case as a result of a suggestion said by her attorneys to have been made by the Senate foreign relations committee in 1911. Representative Kent was told by tne committee that a test case would be desirable. Mrs. Mackenzie, a member of tne New Era League, brought the present test case in the form of an application PEOPLES THEATRE West Park and ' Alder LEADING PHOTOPLAY HOUSE An Allegorical Sermon That Makes You Think HYPOCRITES IMPORTANT We want to urge our patrons to see "Hypocrites" without delay. The demand for "Hyp ocrites" is so great from other cities that we may be com pelled to withdraw it shortly without notice. Admission 25c Box and Loge Seats 50c 10:30 A. M. TO, 11:30 P. M. THEATER WASHINGTON AT WEST PARK STAR LAST TIME TODAY FRITZI SCHEFF GET RIO AMORS Hood's Sareaparilla la the Medlelae to Take Make Pure Blood. Dry. moist, scaly tetter, pimples. boils, and other eruptions come from humors, which may be either in herited, or acquired through defective digestion and assimilation. To treat these eruptions witn drying medicines is dangerous. Hood's Sarsaparilla, the old reliable medicine, helps the system to dis charge the humors, and improves the digestion and assimilation. 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