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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LV-XO. 16,964. FRENCH SAY FOE'S EFFICIENCY WANES Loss of Officers De clared Enormous, ARTILLERY IS SHOWING WEAR Growing Economy in Use of 1 Ammunition Is Observed. QUALITY -WOW IS MEDIOCRE .Moral Wastage" Discussed From " Viewpoint of Paris, and View Ex pressed That "Struggle of De spair" Has ' Begun. ' LONDON. March 17. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) The eighth installment of the French of f icial review of the war. previous chap ters of which have been given by the Associated Press. takes up the German f officers, the wasteage of guns and projectiles and the "morale of the German army. The chapter of losses of officers be gins with the statement that the condi tions of cadres or basic organizations in the German army is bad. The pro portion of officers and notably of of- ficers of profession has been enor- mouslv reduced, it says, and a report made in December showed that of . total of 124 companies, active or re serve, there were only 49 officers of the active army. , Professional Officers Diminishing;, The active regiments have at the k present time, according to the review, an average of 12 professional officers, the reserve regiments 9 'to 10, the reserve regiments of new formation six to seven, and it is to be remembered that these officers have to be drawn upon afresh for the creation of new units Germany creates new army i corps and if the war lasts ten months. Jt continues: "She will reduce almost to nothing the number of professional officers in each regiment, a number which al ready Is insufficient." ? The French report points out that on the other lrand 11 the French regl ments have been constantly kept at a minimum figure of IS professional offi cers per regiment. At the same time it admits that the commanders of Ger man corps, commanders of active bat talions and the officers attached to the commanders of,, army corps, are officers by profession. Artillery Louies Declared Heavy. The French report then addresses it self tu the wastage of material. Dis cussing the wastage of guns, it says: "It is easy to ascertain the German lo-ses in artillery. On-December 28 the 66th regiment of artillery entrained at Courtrai for Germany 22 guns, of which IS were used up. 'This figure is extremely high for a single regi ment. The same facts have been as certained as regards heavy artillery. On December 21 and 22 77 guns of heavy artillery, which were no longer serviceable, were sent, to Cologne. These movements, which are not isolat ed facts, show how ill the German ar tillery has resisted the ordeal of the campaign. lin Tnhea Show Wear. ' "Other proofs, moreover, are decisive. For some weeks we have noted the pecular aspects of the marking on the bands of a great number of shells of the 77rgun. When these markings are compared with those of the shells tired three months ' ago it is plain be yond all question that the tubes are worn and that many of them require to .be. replaced. ' "This loss in guns is aggravated by the necessity which has arisen of drawing on the original army corps tor the guns assigned to the recently . formed corps of those , in course of formation. Several regiments of field . artillery have, in fact, had to give up two batteries. "These two phenomena wearing out of material and drafts on batteries ili inevitably result either in the re duction of batteries from six to four guns, a reduction of the nnmber of b;tfries in the army corps, or the pHrtial substitution of 77 guns of nine centimeter cannon of the old pattern, i he presence of which has been many times perceived at the front. oiaiimplioi ( Sbella Redaced. "Furthermore, the German artillery l.irks and has lacked for a long time munitions, 'it has been obliged to re mice its consumption of shells in a notable degree. No doubt is possible in this respect. The1 statements of prisoners since the buttle of the Marne and still more since the battle of the Vser make it. clear that the number of shots allowed to the batteries for each action is strictly limited. We - have found on officers 'killed or taken prisoner the actual orders prescribing postively a strict economy of muni tions. - "For the last three months, too. we notice that the quality of the projec tiles is mediocre. Many of them do "no burst. On January 7, in the course jof a bombardment of La Venti, scarce ly any of - the German shells burst. The proportion of non-bursts were es timated at two-fifths bjt the British pn December 14. two-thirds by the Belgians at Fumes in January, and two-thirds-by ourselves in the same month. "On January 2 at Bourg-et-Comin and other places since then, shrap tCeadudtd on Pas J) WILSON URGED TO TRY TO STEW TIDE TOCR IS ASKED FOLLOWING : DEMOCRATIC DEFEATS. Republican A'ictories in Chicago. ' ; St. Louis Are Att-'A vi .. o Nation. V WASHINGTON. April 7 (Special.) Stinging Democratic defeats in Chicago and 6t. Louis in elections Tuesday has brought from Democratic leaders over the country urgent appeals to Presi dent Wilson to. arrange an early speak ing tour through the country. Administration leaders here realixe. although they will not admit it, that National issues played an Important part in the elections in both Chicago and St. Louis. Republicans attacked the tariff, attributing to it lack of em ployment and hard times that have ex isted for some months in sections of the country. The President has never wholly aban doned his early plans for taking a trip to San Francisco Exposition, speaking at various points both going and re turning from the Coast. He is now be ing urged to make announcement of his 'intention later to take this trip and to make arrangements for speeches that local Democratic leaders may pro vide for the greatest publicity and for attendance. Republican view of the Chicago fight and victory is set forth in a telegram of congratulations sent William Hale Thompson, newly-elected Mayor of Chi cago, by James S. Eversman, secretary of the Republican National Congres sional committee. The telegram says: "Your foresight in calling attention during your campaign to the effect of Democratic rule has nationalized your victory and strengthened the Repub lican party all over the country. There Is genet al rejoicing in Washington over the splendid result.-" BALDNESS OLD AS MOSES Hair Restorer With Ancient Testi monial Is Discovered. PHILADELPHIA, April 7 Interest ing features of the ancient Mosaic laws were detailed by Professor Cam den M. Cobern, of Allegheny College, in a lecture here today on "Moses and His Times." Recent discoveries by archaeologists, he declared, have con firmed the Biblical account of Moses. "Moses could have written his laws in any one of six languages," Dr. Co bern added. "The doctors of the day were as wise as ours. They wrote their prescriptions in an ancient tongue that nobody else could understand. I've seen prescriptions for making the hair grow. They were printed on papyrus and the fact that one was a good one was proved by a note written beside it in another hand, 'It does the work, too.'" COYOTE PUPS CASHED IN Rancher Captures' Six, Then Won ders if He Must Rear for Bounty. BAKER, Or., April 7. (Special.) Philamon Brickfelt dug six coyote pups out of a hole, when the parents were away, near his ranch at Sutton Creek, and brought them, to the city. - Then he began to wonder whether they were old enough for him to claim the bounty of 3 each. "If I can't get a bounty on them I will take them back and keep them until they are old enough to cash in. he told County Clerk Coombs. Combs told him that the pups were as good as legal tender, and Briekfelt pocketed his SI 8, and Combs saw to the death of the little yelpers. Brickfelt left two pups in the hole, and is now after the parents and the SI 2 for the four. NORTHERN PACIFIC SPEEDS Bis Liner Due at San Diego Today, After Record Run. SAN DIEGO. April 7. A wireless re port received tonight from the steamer Northern Pacific said the liner will ar rive in San Diego harbor tomorrow morning-. The Northern Pactnc, a sister ship of the Great Northern, which arrived February 10, being the first big steamer to come from the Atlantic Coast through the Panama Canal to the Pacific Coast, is reported to be making a record-breaking trip. The Northern Pacific sailed from Philadelphia March 26 and will com plete the run in 13 days and eight hours. The time of the Grat North ern was 14 days. There are 327 first- class passengers aboard. ALIEN GUARDIAN REMOVED Former Miss Gertrnde White Loses Citizenship by Marriage. Because she has forfeited her citizen ship, Mrs. Hugo Altschul can no longer be guardian of her niece. Miss Hen rietta M. Tlchner, 16 years old, heiress to an estate valued at $56,000. County Judge Cleeton yesterday, named Mrs. Altschuls brother. Isaac L White, in her stead. After Mr. Tlchner's death in 1907 the girl's aunt, then Miss Gertrude White, was appointed guardian. Miss White was married last August to Hugo Altschul. an officer in the Austrian army. Mrs. Altschul and Mias Tichner are in Switzerland. German Steamer Thought Sunk. LONDON. April 7. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Copenhagen says that a report received from Stockholm is to the effect that the Emden firm of Hemsoth has lost its third steamer, the Caroline-Hemsoth, which left Stockholm last Sunday, week, and since has not been heard from. It is supposed the vessel struck a mina and sank. DARDANELLES CAN HOLD, SAYS BARON YVon der Goltz Finds Confidence in East. MINE FIELDS YET UNTOUCHED Field Marshal Thinks Allies Will Not Pay Price. SHIPS' FIRE IS SUPERIOR Forts, However, Are Little Damaged and German's Opinion Is Great Landing Force, Which Cannot Be Spared, Is Needed. i BT KARL H. TON" WIBGAKD. (Special correspondent of the Nw York w orm. Copyright. l!i.. by the Press Pub lishing Company. Jubllhed by arranee- BERLIN. March- 30 (via courier to Zurich and by cable to London, April 3.) "The Dardanelles cannot be forced by the allied fleet. The famous Helles pont of the ancients will withstand the battering of the biggest and most mod ern ships. That's my confident belief. -based on knowledge of the situation there." So declared Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz Pasha to me tonight in his villa at Grunewald on his arrival from Constantinople on a special mission of the Sultan to the Kaiser. Baron Looks Toons for Tears. In appearance Baron von der Goltz is hardly within ten of his 71 years, looking fresh, despite his long and tire some journney, end remarkably vigor ous and active. The Field Marshal in terestingly discussed the Turkish sit uation for more than half on hour with me. Baron von der Goltz. who i3 regard ed as the creator of the modern Turk ish army, having served there as chief of staff for many years, was sent to Turkey by the Kaiier as military ad viser to the Sultan when Turkey en tered the war. My first question was: "Will the Dardanelles withstand the allied fleet?" Guns of Fleet Superior. "Haven't they given pretty good proof ' of it?" was his answer. "All Turkey is jubilant over the severe re pulse of the allies. I was confident, as everybody was, that the fleet could not get through. That a big modern fleet could sustain such heavy losses surprised us. "I am not disclosing any military secrets when I tell you that the allied fleet possesses 'modern guns of big caliber and superior to the armament of the forts of the Dardanelles, as Turkey has not had millions to spemi on them of late years, but the effec tiveness of the middle-caliber guns in the forts somewhat astonished us. The guns served -admirably ; even the heavy armor of the battleships apparently did Concluded on Page 3.) VUFE FflP Dnnrx - -.v .wnu BONDS EXPENDITURES AS follows : ' BASE LINE ROAD & sz.zu C.ANDY ROAD CoSaUWAV ,f ,007 POWELL VALLt i " n FOSTER". ! ft rANYON ROAD cms T- ) ST.h TqTAI- m I mi IKDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The "Weather. .. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 60.60 degrees; minimum, 48.0 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; , westerly wind. War. Baron Von der Goltz saya Dardanelles will resist assault of allies. Pace I. French war office sas it sees indications . that German loss of officers and de terioration of munitions is beginning to ' tell. Page 1. Reinforced AuBtro-Gerxnans make counter attacks In Carpathian Page 8. German converted cruiser Prina Eitel Fried- rich interns in American port. Page l. , Italian Xleet concentrates suddenly. Page 1 Mexico. Decisive battle is impending In Mexico. Page 6. KatioaaL Crop of 419,000,000 bushels of Winter wheat indicated lor Liu tea states, e age o. Secretary Daniels "playing politics" with Navy. Page & Domestic. Secretary Bryan urges Democrats to espouse prohibition cause, .rage x. Granddaughter of - late Adolphus Buscn weds. Paze 3. Labor and capital compare honesty at in dustrial relations bearing, page . San Frarf cisco gives Belgium benefit of re construction experience, .rage a. Sport. . .. ParMiMn nnaxt Lea.rue results Salt Lake 8, Portland 4; Oakland , lab Angeies 13 innings) ; San Francisco l, v enice u. Page V Hayward says Oregon Aggies should win Columbia meet by three points. Page 12. Hen: oK and McGraw engaged in real feud. Page is. Comiftercial and Marine. , Wider interest In new-clip Oregon mohair, Pao-A 17. Wheat weak at Chicago on favorable weather news. Paee 17. . Specialties score wide advances in mock. market. Page ji. Glenroy. from Portland, for London, on rock oft coast of India. Page l. Inquiry ordered to determine whether steam ers oreat Nortnern ana rorxnura jrnuiin. violated canal act. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Wilson T. Hume shot by victim of former associate. Page U. George L. Baker announces candidacy for Luy Commissioner, .rage 11. Film changes noted. Page 17. -Business men to carry bond campaign to every home. Page 7. Festival governors plan "marathon on city streets. rage e. Lam bar dl Grand Opera Company open at Baker Theater tonight In AWa." page i. Grangers protest methods adopted at meet ing to vote on roaa bonds, .rage .. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17. MARSHALL H0ME ROBBED Vice-President Worries Over What Insurance Company WiU Think. INDIANAPOLIS, April 7. The home here of Thoma R. Marshall. Vice-Pres-IdentNof the United States, has been entered by burglars. Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall are visiting rela tives of Mrs, Marshall in Scottsdale. Ariz., where they went after Mr. Marshall had represented President "Wilson at the formal dedication of the Panama-Pacific Exposition. PHOENIX Ariz., April -. 7. "There was .some valuable ' silverware and ornaments in the house." said Vice- President Marshall, when informed to day at the home of his father-in-law, W. F. Kimsey, at Scottsdale, that his Indianapolis residence had been entered by-burglars. "1 telegraphed: my sec retary only last week to procure some burglar insurance," the Vice-President added: "Now I wonder how I am going to" square myself with the insurance companies." Bulgaria Quarantines Serbia'. LONDON, April 7. Charles J. Vop icka. the American Minister to Rou mania, Serbia and Bulgaria has advised Ambassador Page from Bucharest that Bulgaria has estblished a quarantine against Serbia on account of the typhus. Incoming travel has been stopped, even at Saloniki. FOB THE BENEFIT OF ALL. ioT's PROGRESS ' Ku 9C3Q3 El Sw - lm 000 Si W I CANDIDATE'S CAUSE Democrats Urged to tspouse rroniDition. ISSUE DECLARED MORAL ONE Secretary Says Liquor. Inter ests Debauch People. CONSPIRACY IS. CHARGED Party Is ; Urged, Wherever Issue Is Kaised, to Join With "Drys." letter Written in Answer - to Inquiry From Iowan. WASHINGTON, April 7. Secretary Brvan made Dublic today a letter he had written to L. W. Kennington. Dem ocratic National committeeman from Iowa, expressing the hope that the Democrats of Iowa would take a stand for prohibition and vote against offi cials who could be controlled by the liquor interests. tn a statement given ont with the let ter. Mr. Bryan said he hoped to see the Democratic party take the prohibition side wherever the question was raised, and that if the liquor interests in- isted on making an issue in the selec tion of a National committeeman, the people opposed to the liquor traffic could not afford to ignore it. Party Sentiment Represented. 1 T do. not know to what extent the liquor question will be an issue in tne campaign next year, he added. At the present time it does not seem prob able that it will find a place in the platform of either the Democratic or Republican party, but there is no rea son why the National committeemen should not represent the sentiment of the party on this subject as on other subject 3." Mr. Kennington had written Mr. Bry an that his name was being used in behalf of a candidate for the National committee. - Iowa Situation Reviewed. In his letter to Mr. Kennington, Mr. Bryan said: The legislature of Iowa- has voted statutory prohibition and has also sub mitted to the people a prohibition amendment to the constitution. It be comes necessary, therefore, for the voters of Iowa to act upon the liquor question, both in choosing another Leg islature and in voting on the amend ment submitted. The Democrats of Iowa, constituting a considerable por tion of the voting population, must take action upon this subject both in the nomination and election of legislators. and also directly as they vote upon, the prohibition amendment. "I take it for granted that the Demo cratic party will act upon the subject in its state and local conventions, and even if it does not, the individual action (Concluded on Page 3.) -m i r. . rrr BRYAN AKESUPDHY ITALIAN FLEET MOVES SUDDENLY CONCENTRATION MADE WITHIN FEW HOCKS OF ADRIATIC. Only King and Select Number of mEh 0rdais a m secret OK THE ITALIAN FRONTIER, via Paris. 'April 7. The warships of the Italian fleet departed suddenly on Mon day from the Mediterranean naval sta tions at Spezia, Gaeta and Maddalena Islands. They concentrated at Augusta, Sicily, and at Taranto. They are thus within a few hours of the Adriatic. The departure of these warships caused a profound impression, particu larly at Spezia, where until last Sun day the harbor was crowded with dreadnoughts, cruisers and torpedo boat destroyers, while the town was filled with officers and sailors. Italy has now the finest fleet tn her history. It is headed by several new dreadnoughts, of which the most for midable is the Conte de Cavour, which corresponds in the Italian navy to Eng land's Queen Elizabeth. The future movement of the fleet are veiled with absolute secrecy. It is asserted that only the King and one or two of the highest government offi cials are acquainted with the plans de cided upon. BULLETS HIT BROWNSVILLE Citizens to Ask Protection Mexican Shots. From BROWNSVILLE, Tex.. April 7. Bul lets poured into one of the outlying residential sections of Brownsville to day during a brief shooting match be tween the Carranza trenches in Mata moros and a party of Villa outposts. iteports from both the Villa and the Carranza officers said none of the sol diers engaged hi the shooting waa hit. Residents of the neighborhood where bullets fell on the American side said they would ask for protection from United States military authorities. CROWN PRINCESS HAS GIRL Wife and First Daughter of Kaiser's Heir Are Doing Well. BERLIN, via London, April 7.- Crown Princess Cecil le today gave birth to a daughter. The mother and child are doing well. The Crown Princess, who is a daugh ter of the late Friedrich Franz III, of Mecklenburg Schwerfn, was married to Fredeifk William, the German Crown Prince, in June, 1905. They now have five children, four boys, the eldest being nine -years old, and one daughter. Wednesdays War Moves fpHE Russians, having carried the 1 summits of the principal chain of the Beskid Mountains, in the western section, are coming down the rugged slopes to gain possession of the south ern spurs, some of which they have al ready captured, according to the offi cial statement from Russian headquar ters. Farther to the east, however, beyond the Laborcza Valley, the Austrians ap parently are holding the Russian troops in check. Unquestionably, however, reinforce ments have come to the support of both the opposing forces and the Austro Hungarians now have aded to their strength numerous German contingents, which are giving them powerful aid in checking the Russian advance through Uzsok Pass, the one line of defense which the Russians have not succeeded in breaking. Both the French and Germans tell of the bitter struggle which is going on between the rivers Meuse and Moselle, in France, and the fight-Is by no means ended, although there are evidences that the losses on both skies are great. The operations around Verdun were begun several days ago by the French, whose offensive was undertaken for the purpose of forcing back the German line at St. MihieL Claims are made by both of important successes, which can be reconciled by the fact that the official statements issued bear respectively on different points of the line. The one thing certain is that wherever an ad vance Is made the price is paid. The Sultan of Turkey is convinced that the allies will not be able to foroe the Dardanelles. The optimism of the Sultan seems to be shared by Field Marshal von Der Golta, German corn- man: si of the Turkish forces. Turkey according to the Field Marshal, is now better prepared than ever for the war, having 1,250,000 trained troops and sev eral hundred thousand reserves. Italy's warships have suddenly left their bases and are concentrated at Augusta (Sicily) and at Taranto. The fleet,, comprising dreadnoughts, cruis ers and destroyers, is considered the strongest Italy has ever had. Its fu ture plans are known only to King Victor Emmanuel and one or two of the highest government officials. The tragedy of the German submarine U-29, whose commander was believed to be the famous Captain Otto Weddi gen, is told in an official statement from Berlin, which says that this sub marine "has not returned from its last cruise and must be regarded as lost." The British Admiralty on March 28 reported that the U-29, with her crew, had been sent to the bottorn. A bill is in preparation for presenta tion to the French Chamber of Deputies authorizing the government to purchase cargoes of neutrals capiurea py mo French while in transit to belligerents. The American cotton cargo of the steamer Dacia would come under the operations of the proposed measure. EITEL IS INTERNED UNTIL END OF WAR Expected Relief Fails to . Come in Time. FIGHT PUNNED, SAYS GERMAN Officers and Crew Downcast . as Programme Changes. , ACT SICKENS COMMANDER Regard for Live of His Men Only Kept Him From Challenging Su perior Enemy, Sajs Captain. Time Expires at Midnight. NEWPORT NEWS. Va., April 1 Commander Max Thlerichens. of the German auxiliary crulnnr Prlns Eltel Friedrich. asked the United Elates Government, through port authorities here tonight, to Intern his ship and crew. Up to the last moment the German skipper kept up the appearance of be ing ready for a dash to the rem. and when the time for decision finally came he explained that failure of "cxprtrd relief" to arrive had made It necOi-ary to intern rather than "deliver crew and ship to fruitless and certain de struction by British and French war ships waiting off the Virginia Capes." Time Expires at Midnight. Tomorrow the commerce raider will make her last cruise of the war. She will be taken to the Norfolk Navy, yard, across Hampton Roads from the shipyard here, where she has been laid since limping Into port on March U after the remarkable commerce-destroying voyage from the Orient, dur ing which eho sent the American ship William P. Frye to the bottom. Collector of Customs Hamilton board ed the' Eitel shortly after 7 o'clock to night with an imperative notice from the Washington Government that the time for his stay In this port would expire at midnight tonight, and that he must leave American waters by 4 o'clock on the morning of April 8. Before the Customs Collector could deliver the message. Commander Thierlchens hand ed to him the written announcement of his decision. Merrbjtat Ships Iteleaned. This operated to lift the American embargo against merchant ships of all European nations leaving this port, which had been In force since yester day. More than a score of British mer chant vessels were immediately per mitted to leave port, and custom houses at Newport News and Norfolk were kept open until 10:30 o'clock to night Issuing clearances. Arrangements for actual Internment of the Eltel were made at a conference between Rcar-Admiral Beatty. com mandant of tbe Norfolk Navy Yard; Rear-Admiral Helm, of the battleship Alabama, and Collector Hamilton. On being taken to the Navy yard tomor row, the breech-blocks of her guns will be removed and connecting rod of her engines detached. Relief Falls v Arrive. Following is the announcement handed Collector Hamilton by tho commander: "I Inform you I intend to Inln n Ht M- S. Eltel Friedrich. Thn relief I expected did not appear, so tho. num ber and force of tho enemy cruisers watching tho entranco of tha py makes to me impossible the dash for the open sea with any hope of cuccem. I have decided not to deliver crew and ship to fruitless and certain destruc tion. Being obliged for tho courteiy shown by the United States, I am rx- Decting your orders. I have sent the same information to Roar-Admiral Helm, United States ship Alabama. "Respectfully, theirichi;ns." Germaa Crw Doiranat As the collector read this a sprrit of gloom seemed to pervade the com mander's cabin and spread all over the ship. Officers and crew wcro down cast. Commander Thlerichens hlmaelf de clared that the action he had been forced to take made him sick; that he waa heartbroken to be compelled to resort to such a step. Unofficially, he said that he had never Intcmied to in tern if It were possible to prevent It: that he had hoped for the arrival of German forces to do battle with th British and French warships off the American coast and thus clear the way for his return to the open sea. "I would like to have gone to aca myself," Commander Thierlchens de clared. "I would not hesitate to so. but 1 had to think first of my men." Development Are .M j erlou. Collector Hamilton dispatched tho nq'tice to Washington and Informed Rear-Admiral Beatty. The latter noti fied Rear-Admiral Helm on board tha battleship Alabama, which was guard ing the channel to the sea, to prevent departure oi the Prlns Eltel Friedrich from this port after the hour set. Commander Thierlchens' action came at tho close of a day filled with ms -terlous developments. Up to the lat few hours of grace, the German cap tain had not said a word to Washing ton officials about internment. Ho had coaled and provisioned his ship. Re pairs to her boilers had been made and everything was prepared ror a oasn to sea. The decision of the Washington Uov- (CoucluUd on XI t