Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 10, 1915)
TTTE MORXXXG OREGOXIA-I " SATURDAY, APBIE 10, 1915. RUSSIANS HOLD MAIN CARPATHIAN CHAIN Advance Continues Without Regard for Lives on Vicious Counter Attacks. TALK OF PEACE IS REVIVED Weakening of Austria Is Declared Sotlceable; Germany Blay Renew ; Attack In Poland to Detract I Enemy From Hungary. XONDON. April 9. Russian forces nOw are la possession of all of the principal chain or me wim.u ..i-. oinnr a front of 73 miles -with the exception of one hill, according to the Petrograd official report, which adds that the advance toward the plains ef Hungary continues despite vigorous ..ni.tt9rks bv strong forces of A semi-official report from the same center says that the Russian objectives Jn the vicinity of Lupkow. Uzsok and Bartfeld, virtually have been obtained. The Austrian official communication lays that the Russians are continuing their frontal storming without regard for life and that the dead and wounded on the battlefield are pura u nnapa. Each side reports capturing mo" prisoners; tne Austnana larger numDer. it is declared that the Austro German defense is growing noticeably weaker, and. with this report, talk of separate peace Dy Austria iiu vived in Petrograd. January . many to launch a vigorous offensive in Russian Poland, from Cracow or Thorn. Jn an effort to detract the Russians from their operations agaiuoi. On" the other hand, it is believed by some that Germany has eiienmu. self to the utmost to reinforce the hard pressed Austrians in the Carpathians. The Russian official communication "On the front west of the Ntcmen River there have been actions ot sec ondary importance. "In the Carpathians our troops re- . i .. . n,,.. an aiul A 118 plllSCa a numuci v i v.c. ....... . - ... ,...,. .nil mntinued to I r I ii 1 1 1 1 ii ii i ' i - progress. We now hold in our hands the whole of the principal cnam ex rnr more than 110 versts about 73 miles), from Iteghetovoto Volossate, with tne esceiiuuii 909. south of Voliamekhova. On April 7 we took 1100 prisoners. nl.n. DiMrcsard Losses. 'In the Kast BeBkld Mountains the situation generally is quiet. "In the wooded mountains the enemy Is prosecuting frontal attacks, storm ing without regard for life. High heaps of dead or wounded mark the battle field, which lies within effective range of our guns and machine guns. Yes terday' we captured 1600 unwounded prisoners." rtWSIBLE -,EV WAR DISCUSSED Austrian Peace AVlth Czar and At tack on Italy Alone Considered. ROMK. via Paris, April 8. The. ques tions whether an understanding be tween Italy and Austria still is pos sible and whether a separate Austro Russian peace treaty is probable are discussed from different points of view by the press of the capital. The papers agree that the two questions are closely related, since if Russia, with the per mission of her allies, obtains what she desires and comes to terms with Vi enna it is Impossible to imagine that Austria would be willing to make terri torial concessions to Italy. It Is regarded as probable by the newspapers that reports of peace ne gotiations will be denied in official quarters until some tangible agreement is reached. The position of Austria, it is contended, is becoming daily more grave becau.-e of the Russian Invasion and the threat of Italy Intervention. The Idea Nazlonale says Austria has hut. little chance of regaining what she ha lost and that the probabilities are she will lose more If she continues to light, while by making peace with Rus sia she would avoid a further Musco vite- invasion ana unui. .-... Serbian advance as well, as the inter vention or Italy and Roumania. The payer savsvAustria may even hope to obtain moral and material revenge by a victorious war against Italy alone. on his old pay without the help of the extra hours. The worker knows that the factory has never turned out such a huge out put as at this moment, and he knows that the company is making a lot of money from a more advantageous con tract than usual. At best he is underpaid in compari son with our standard of wages, and it is certainly not to be wondered at that he asks for more. Sense ef Answers Distorted. The papers, many of them Jn the pay of the employing interests, aggravate the trouble by twisting the sense of the demands and answers. For In stance, In the Clyde strike, the men said they would go back again on snort time, meaning that they refused to work in double shifts. The papers came out with huge headlines to the effect that the men would go back but would delay and retard the work by putting out poor or careless work. I tulked to many of the labor union men and to the woman who have been making an investigation of the sub ject for their unions. Miss Margaret Bondfleld had just returned, when I saw her, from a tour north and south. and she said that injustice was at the root of all the trouble. "Fundamentally, the trouble lies In the fact that men who knew their business were allowed to volunteer." Miss Bondfleld said, "and the company thought to put in inferior men at low wages and by working them on double shifts to save money. Expert engineers or mechanics are needed at home, as much as soldiers are at the front. rin It Laid to Fatifiruc. "There seems to be a conspiracy on foot-to lay the complaints of the labor ing man to drink. This particular cause and effect works the other way. If the working man had not reached the fatigue point and passed it. he would never take to drink the way he does. He needs something to provide an energy artificial, to be sure, to re turn to work the next day. "I have been to arsenals and docks. shipping yards and raining districts, and the trouble is general. With the cost of living gone up as it has there can" be no other result." The situation is serious and. more. it produces a bad impression. In Ger many the people were delighted and also complacently commiserating over the Clyde strike. They assumed a holier than thou attitude, not without reason, to be sure, and said: There isn t a man in Germany who would think of doing such an unpa triotic thing as thousands of English are conoertedly doing at this moment. They "are a degenerate race without any red blood in their veins and with no comprehension of the word 'patriot ism.' " Lord Kitchener's words foreshadow government control to Insure the max imum of output. FRENCH DOMINATE PLAINS OF WOEVRE Eparges Taken After Brilliant Attack, Crowning Oper ations of Days. BELGIANS LOSE POSITION Germans Retrain. Position at Drel Grachten Paris Tells of Addi tional Progress Between Moselle and Meuse. E1TEL MEN MAY VISIT FOI R CITIES AND BEACH RESORTS VPE2T tO G Kit MAX CREW. Officers Permitted wider Range on Special Request Commander to Be Responsible for All. w A CHrvr.Tnv Arrll 9. Flnnl in structions were given today by Secre tary Daniels to Rear-Admiral Beatty, , . i n r, f th& V o r- f 1 1 1 L- Knvv-Vflrd. for the Internment of the German auxiliary cruiser Prims .itei rneancn and her officers and crew. The orders were as follows: "On arrival of Prinz Kitel at yard address order to Captain saying condi tions of Internment, based on Presi dent's proclamation,, and request his written acceptance of terms. Pro pelling machinery- and armament should be disabled by removal of parts that will render inoperative. .rtaaio ihould be dismantled and not operated uring inLcrnnimiu v.iutiiii awvuiu ir. niorirA fnr himfifllf officer and rew not to commit any unneutral act md not to leave limits prescribed in paroles. Officers and crew to be dom iciled on ship. "Grant permission to captain and oi cers to visit Norfolk, Portsmouth, ewport News and Old Point at will n general parole, also give them per lission to proceed to cities outside lose limits on temporary leave on fecial request in each case. Authorize commanding officer to send ashore Imited liberty parties of crew at your liscretion, giving nis paroie tor re urn of party in each case. "Limit of liberty for crew to be Portsmouth. Norfolk. Newport News nH Old Point. For officers and crew consider Norfolk to include Virginia beach and other shore resorts. gi BRITISH EMPLOYER BLAMED '(Continued From First Pajte feature and supply of these stores to realize that the outputof every round of ammunition is of the utmost im portance and has a large influence on our operations in the Held. "Labor may rightly ask that their patriotic work should not be used to inflate the profits of the directors and fhareholdcrs of the various great In dustrial and armament firms, and we are therefore arranging a system under- which the important armament firms will come under government con trol and we hope that workmen who work regularly by keeping good time etisll reap some of the benefits which tho war automatically confers on these crcat companies. Labor Leaders Are Loyal. "1 feel strongly that the men work ing ions hours in the shops by day and by night, week in and week out, are doing their duty for their King and country in a like manner with those who have joined the army "for active service in the field. T am glad to be able to state that His Majesty has approved that where service in this great work of supply ing the munitions of war has been thoroughly loyal. and continuously rendered, the award of a medal will be granted on the successful termination vt the war." i Xow To get the worker's side of it. The leaders themselves have been per fectly loyal to the government, and, as Mr. Hodge, himself a labor leader, raid in the House of Commons. "We bave tried to Impress on the men the realization that their wrongdoing is jcomg to cause injury to their com rades at the front." Iricrs Increase Tremendously. First. '. however. It Is undeniably true that prices ' have pone lip tre mendously. I believe that the poor man In Germany is a great deal better off than hr is here in England. I have Jived ind kept house in Germany for two years and I know what things cost, and on comparing the prices there were not more than a dozen articles which had gone up, and those not seri ously. Hero almost everything has gone up a little and such things as bread, coal, gas are exorbitant. - In return for paying high prices for necessities the working man- slaves at double shifts for his ordinary wage per hour or sets along as best he may WATERWAY ROUTE SEEM ILLINOIS GOVERNOR PLEADS FOR CHANXEL IS STATE. Chicago to Be Brought .earer to Pa cific Coast at Cost of 3'O0,0OO If Plan Is Adopted. OTTAWA, 111., April 9. Manufactur ers of Illinois and other Middle West states would have a quicker and cheaper means of transporting their goods to the Pacific Coast, and the en tire Mississippi Valley' would be more closely connected were pleas advanced here tonight by Governor Dunne in support of the proposed waterway, which would connect Chicago with the Mississippi River. The Governor and members of the waterways committee of the Legisla ture arrived here tonight on their trip over the route of the proposed water way. Governor Dunne urged that the Leg islature pass the Igoe bill, which pro vides for the building of the water way at an approximate cost of $o,&00, 00(K Under the provisions of the Igoe bill an eight-foot .channel would be built from Joliet, 111., to La Salle, III. Such a channel would connect at Joliet with the Chicago drainage canal and at La Salle with the Illinois Klver, thereby creating a direct water route between Chicago and New Orleans and thence by way of the Panama Canal to San Francisco. SALESMAN IS ARRESTED Cashing or Bad Draft at Roscburg Laid to Supposed Portland Man. ROSEBl'RO. Or.. April . (Special.) A traveling salesman giving his name as D. R. Pinney and his address as Portland was arrested by the officers at Chico. CaJ., last night on a charge of passing a worthless draft at the Umpqua Hotel here. Pinnev was arrested on a telegraphic warrant forwarded to the California city by Sheriff Quine. of Roseburg. T). R. Pinney "a name does not appear In the Portland city directory and the Portland police and detectives have no information to show the man is a resi dent of Portland. They suggested that If the man lives in Portland he may have operated under an alias. They have no information in connection with any bad draft transactions ,at Rose burg. The eommtrt of the world la Jl amounted to 424.80 par capita. PARIS. Via Londan, April 9. The fol- Innlnir French official Statement ic garding the progress of the war was issued tonight: ' After a new and brilliant attacn. important position of Les Lparges, which dominates the plains of Woevre nnH ivhirh the enemy detenaea oosti nately. Is now completely in our hands. We carried yesterday 1500 meters (about 1600 yards) of trenches and this morning the Germans held In strength on the plateau only two isolatea po sitions of some meters. We carried ihan thl nfternoon. taking lou prison era We have thus attained one of the principal objectives of our operations of the List few days. Further to the north. In the forest of Allly, we have maintained all the ground gained 200 meters on a front of 400 meters and repulsed three counter attacks. Fifteen Attacks Repulsed. 'Tn the fnrest of Montamare the Ger mans made 15 attacks , to retake trenches which we wrested from them yesterday. They were repulsed 15 times. Heaps of German bodies are lying on the ground. "On the rest of the front actions to Ka rennrted are as follows "In Belgium, near Drei Grachten, the Germans by an attack occupied part of a trench on the left bank ot tne xser. 'Iu Champagne there have been In fantry attacks of quite local Dut vigor ous character. To tne nortn ot ceause jour the Germans endeavored to retake part of the trenches lost by them last month. They were mowed down, -ex cept at one point, where they succeeaea vesterdav evening, installing tnemseives in an advanced French position. Today we made a counter-attack. We re eantured the place and pushed the enemy back to his point of departure, inflicting appreciable losses on him. "On the southeastern slope of Hart- manns-Weilerkopf the number of pns oners taken by us during the last few days was 150." British Hold Their Ground. The earlier official report today said: "British troops repelled during the night of April 7-8 a German attack. "Between the Meuse and the Moeelle fresh progress was made. At Les Eparges we gained Jieflt ground and have remodeled the trenches captured from the Germans, which were choked with bodies, so as to make the parapets face the other way. and we repelled at the close of the day two counter attacks made by the enemy. In the llontmare wood all the progress we gained has been maintained, despite violent attacks yesterday. "In the wood at Ailly we captured new trenches and repelled counter atr tacks, as already reported. We also secured six machine guns and two trench mortars. The enemy ceased his counter attacks after midday." RHEIMS AGAIN" BOMBARDED Germans Retaliate for Artillery Fire on Villages. BERLIN, via London, April 8. The official report by the German head quarters' staff says: "In the western theater the Belgians again-have been driven out of the de molished Hamlet of Drei Grachten, on the Tser Canal. Two Belgian officers and 100 men and two machine guns were captured. "In retaliation for the bombardment of the villages situated behind our po sitions, the City of Rheims, in wnicn large assemblings of troops and bat teries were observed, has been bom barded with incendiary shells. "North of the Village of Beausejour, northeast of Les Mesnil, we took from the French last night several trenches and two machine guns. Two attempts to recapture the positions in the night were repulsed. A French infantry attack in ne Argonne forest, during which tne French again employed asphyxiating bombs, failed. The battles between the Meuse ana the Moselle rivers continue with In creased fierceness. The French suffered the heaviest losses, but again were completely unsuccessful in their at tacks. In the plain or me woevre they also unsuccessfully attacked. During the morning and the evening they continually brought up new lorces for the occupation-of the Meuse hills near Combres. 'An attack from the forest of Selouse, north of St. Mihiel, broke down before our entanglements. In the forest of Ailly we are pro gressing slowly. were said to be pa-easing toward. Qure tro in Hha form of an inverted wedge. Which trea.teed to engulf the entire Carioxa force.- I-t was asserted, fhait Villa, bad. assembled a, superior force amd expected to crush Obregon when his main army, marotiing at the apex of .the wedge, came into action. Sonora Flooded With Counterfeits. A Department summary described as follows bhe currency sltuat tion in the state of Sonora: "Counterfett money has been brought into the eta.to in lrge amounts, amd it has been practically impossible to distinguish the good from the bad. It is reported tJiat General Villa, has sent an agent to Hermosillo to examine all. the money and. stamp tiie word 'coun terfeit' on all bad money, and that he has stamped at leat in If the money as counterfeit. It is said, that much of the money that tuts been rendered void has heretofore been accepted. In busi ness transactions and tluat in some in stances tts acceptance has been com pulsory. The refusal of the authori ties to accept certain Issues of money Is working & great hardship on the poorer classes." COLORADO PROVIDES FOR rjVDtTS- TRIAL COMMISSION. Employers Required to Insure Payment of Compensation, but May Vornt Mutual Companies. DENVER. April 9. Enrollment and signature by the Governor were me only steps necessary tonight to com plete the enactment by the Colorado Legislature of the Industrial Commis sion and workmen's compensation laws. These were to be completed be fore final adjournment at midnight April 10. The bills place the supervision oi labor laws, including the adjustment of Industrial disputes at their Incep tion and the administration of the workmen's compensation law, in - the hands of an Industrial Commission of three members to be appointed by the Governor. Under the compensation statute injured workmen will reoeive 50 per cent of their wages during in capacity, but not to exceed 3 a week. In case the injury results in total per manent disability, the compensation is riavable during life. When death re suits from accident, the worker's fam ily is to receive a similar amount ror six years, with a maximum oi In case of loss of eyes, hands, limbs or other members similar payments are to be made for specified periods, vary ine from a few weeks to four years, deDendent on the nature of the Injury, Employers are required to insure payment, either in a state insurance fund, to be created, or a mutual or stock insurance company. If employ ers or Insurance companies neglect to make payments promptly, the Indus trial Commission has authority to make an award on application of tne em-nlov-e or his family. Under the statutes court proceedings practically are elim inated. Employers are authorized to organise mutual insurance companies. The statutes are to- become effective au gust 1 next, and prior to that date tne Commission is to Be appointea ana or ganized. double Stamps and 20 Extra Today BRING THE COUPON Use This Coupon SO EXTRA 20 Qp$ZXm Bring this coiiponit -.1 and get L'O extra "S. it f j I Sc H." Trailing Stamps ii.,1-. If on your first 1 cash .fc-ij flj purchase and double (ft '''' If s t a in ps on the bal- jTi Vi f ance of purchase. VuJL Good on first three floors today, April 10. ;i THERMOS BOTTLES cold 72 hours. S1.50I to keep hot SO hours cold 80 hours S2.50 PAINTS AND VARNISHES One-half gallon Sherwin-Williams White Enameloid S1.60 One-half gallon "Mar-Not" Floor Var- nish 1.60 Five-pound package Alabastine Wall Tint 50 BRUSHES, OIL, TI RPESTISK, WAXES. ETC. PAIXT IJEPARTMUST, BASEMUMT. DRUGS AND PATENTS REDUCED 10o Copperas. d All 15o Spices HL Box Assorted Corks Best American Paraffin Oil, pint ? "Wood-Lark" Silver Shine Cream 25i Bottle' Union Liquid Bluing 10 Pint Cottonseed Oil 20l aOo Kemp's Cough Balsam 40 25c Acker's English Cough Remedy.. 20 25c Porter's Healing Ointment Od 25c Ballard's Snow Liniment. 20? 60c Karl's Clover Tea. -AO 60c Garfield Tea 400 25o Lavoris ltC 60o Hintanol 4pC 50c Canthrox. 39c 25c Pond's Extract 20c 25c Abbott's Saline Laxative JiOe ;oo Williams' Pink Fills U7C -r CUTLERY DEPARTMENT We Ket Onlr Give Double Traslnsr stnm We Guarantee Kvrrr Artlrle on hale In This Department to lla In l'crft tondltlon. Extra Special on Hat Dyea 10 .Tetum. Colorlte, Dy-It. all colors, today hittmore's 25n Shoa Set and choice of any lOo Polish 276 2 n.i 24 piliny 85o pound Opera Chips, pound UHnUI 25c pound Peanut Brittle, lb.. 60c pound Vanilla Hand-Rolled Choco lates, pound 30c pound Cocoanut Bon Bons, lb...... Tarine Moth Bag Special 40c Muff, size 2x30. only R4d 6flC Suit, size 30x37, only 43 6lc Overcoat, size 30x&u, only Sir 75o Ulster, size 30x60. only :c 600 Rolls (12 sheets 40x48) 43c TOILET SPECIALS 50c Stearns' Suprema Cream 2Sc 60u Stillman's Freckle Cream 2H 25c Perapi-no. 15M two for 25c 60o .lava Riz Eaoe Powder iSOc 75c Plnaud Carnation Pink Vegetal 4Dc "Wood-Lark" Freckle Ointment, guar anteed gl.OO f 1 bar Contl Castile Soap 656 Cucumber and F.ldVr Flower Cream softena and whitens the skin; 4-oi. jar, 50ci 8-oz. Jar T5 WINES AND LIQUORS 51.00 Italian Vermouth 59c 1.25 Guckenheimer Rye.. 98c 1.25 Abricatine, Imported 636 1.35 Black and White SI. 13 1.S0 Dcwar's Scotch 1.37 fl.?3 Gordon's Dry Gin. J 1.00 Prior Dry Gin jl.oO Old Tom Martin... 35c Pluto Water 46o Tip White Wine... 81. 05 :: l .. 376 Get Your Fishing License at Cashier's Desk Basement Woodard, Clarke & Co., Alder at West Park . - , - I BRITAIN TO CONCEDE LIBEL CONFESESD BY GIRL Accuser of Los Angeles Police Chief Is Put' in'Prison. I.OS ANGELES.. April 9. Confession by Victoria Desparte that the story she told the grand jury two weens ago was fabrication suggested by a aetective whose name has been mentioned m connection with a supposed political plot, injected a further complication today into the case of Charles E. Se bastian, chief of police, recently in dicted for alleged acts subversive 01 the morals of a minor girl. The grand jury was hurneoiy con vened today. Miss . Desparte ana ner chum, Lucille Livingston, and several other persons were examined as wit nesses. Then Miss Desparte was thrust into jail to await a further session of the inquisitors tomorrow. Thomas Lee Woolwine, District At torney, subsequently issued a statement In which he said that while Miss Desparte's charge that Sebastian had taken her and the Livingston girl to various resorts in a police automobile was responsible for the grand jurys original investigation, the police chief had been indicted on cnarges relative to morals of Miss Edith Serkin and would be tried on that charge. LQRIMER TO BE TRIED EX -SENATOR AND BASK ASSO CIATES LOSE PLEA TO QUASH. Criminal Court Sustains 24 of 23 Counts In Indictment Charting Con spiracy to Wreck Bank. CHICAGO. April 9. William Lorimer, ex-United States Senator, and other .rrtnla nr th. il.riinrt' T Salle Street A French advance to the west of I TruBt & savings bank must stand trial on state charges or conspiring to wre This was the ertect 01 French attacks west of Fiirey aiea out under our fire, but nortn ana northeast of this plate they led to bit ter hand-to-hand fighting, in which our troops gained the upper hand and drove the enemy back. Night advances by the French in this district were 'unsuccessful. In the Bois le Pretre the French also failed to gain any ground. -'An attempt of the enemy to capture the Village of Bezange la Granue, southwest of Chateau Salins, which we have occupied, has failed. Artillery duels have taken place on Hartmann-Weilerkopf." ITALIANS DEFEAT REBELS Column Protecting Harvest Tripoli Victor in Engagement'. in ROME, April 9. via Paris. An Italian column operating in Tripoli under the command of Colonel Gianinazzi for the protection pf the harvesting of the barley crop southeast of Misda, has been attacked by a force of 1000 rebels, according to advices reaching Rome. The rebels, after a sharp fight, were beaten off. Their losses were heavy. The Italian column had 118 men killed and wounded. Misda is about 100 miles south of the City of Tripoli. PRESIDENT SENDS PROTEST (Continued From First Pafre.) were rung Thursday afternoon to cele brate the reported victory." Villa supporters in Washington in sisted that private advices indicated that Obregon's force was in a desperate plight. Columns under the personal direction of Villa and. General Angeles America to Get German Goods Bought Before March 1. PROOF WILL BE DEMANDED the institution. a decision in Criminal Court today by which a motion to quash tne indict ment was overruled and 24 of the 25 counts in the document were sustained. C. B. Munday, ex-senior vice-president of the bank, obtained leave to file an application seeking a change of venue from Cook. County. The peti tion sets forth the troubles of William Lorimer for five years back. As one of the reasons why Mr. Munday be lieves he cannot get a fair trial in Cook County, the petition cited speeches bv Robert M. Sweitzer, defeated candi date for the Mayoralty, in which Sweitzer referred to William Hale Thompson, Mayor-elect, as "the twin brother of Mr. Lorimer." These remarks, said the petition, re flected on Mr. Munday because of his association with the ex-Senator. The other defendants in the state case, besides Mr. Lorimer, are Harry W. Huttig. ex-director of tne bank; Thomas McDonald, ex-cashier; Charles G. Fox, a vice-president, and Joun K Seagrave, ex-chief clerk to the State Auditor. CAPTIVE MAY BE AMERICAN Spy Suspect Held Ip London United States Passport. Has LONDON. April 9. A man giving the name of Kuepferle, arrested here on a charge of having sent military infor mation to Germany, was found tonight to have in his possession an American passport. This passport gives Kuep rcrle's address as 16S4 "Dekalb avenue. Brooklyn. Kuepferle was one of three men ac cused of mailing to Germany letters written with invisible ink. Th Mormon Chnrch tras organized at Manchester. N. T.. by Jofeph. smith. In 1S30. Vast Quantities of Merchandise, In cluding Djestuffs, Whlcla Are Most Xeeded, Will Be Re leased From Detention. WASHINGTON. April 9. American merchants and importers have been in vited by the State Department, in a circular letter made public tonight, to send in for submission to the British Embassy proofs that goods bought in Germany and now In transit or awalt- lne- ahlnment were , paid for before March 1. Assurances have been given by the British Embassy that on the production of such proof goods will not be interfered with by the allied & rs li i jp d Robert F. Rose and William B. Flem ming, foreign trade advipers of the Department, are handling this business. They are acting unofficially, since they cannot commit the Government to any recognition of the legality of the Brit ish order-in-council, but their Infor mal co-operation has been accepted by the Embassy officials. Much Goods to Be Released. It Is understood that vast quantities of merchandise, Including the dyestuffs for lack of which American textile fac tories are on the verge of shutting down, will bo released for shipment a3 soon as the proofs of their purchase before March 1 are submitted. The letter of the foreign trade ad visers says: "While the Government of the United States cannot in any way lend Its aid in an official and formal manner to procuring American-owned good's now in Germany for the importers of the United States which would in the slightest degree amount to a recogni tion of the position of Great Britain In respect to non-contraband goods, es pecially from neutral ports, tne onice of the foreign trade advisers of the Department will aid informally Ameri can importers who desire to present proof of ownership of American goods in Germany for which American im porters say they have made payment prior to March 1, 191. Proofs May Be Submitted. "You are therefore advised that if you desire to submit proofs of your ownership of goods, paid for before March 1, for examination by the Brit ish Embassy, you may forward such evidence as you have to the foreign trade advisers of the Department of State." . ' The letter suggested that the evi dence of ownership and payment in clude: "A history of the case, showing dates of payment, nature of the goods bought, location of goods at the present, date when they reached their present loca tion, name of steamer on which it is desired to ship goods, date of sailing of such steamer and all further infor mation pertaining to origin, payment and shipment of goods in your posses sion." BRITISH REWARD' DODGING Skipper Who Avoided Torpedo Is Commissioned in avy. LOXDON, April 9. The government's Intention to encourage merchantmen to resist or dodge submarine attacks is emphasized by an official announcement today that Captain John Richard Green, of the steamer Vosges, which was sunk oft the Cornish coast. March 27, by the shell fire of a German submarine, has been commissioned as a Lieutenant in the royal navy reserve and received the distinguished service cross. The other officers of the steamer have received gold watches and each member of the crew has received (15). The Vosges was under fire for more than two hours before she was sunk, her chief engineer being killed and two other officers and two members of the crew, as well as a woman passenger, being wounded. By skillful handling of his ship. Captain Green prevented the torpedoing of the steamer and the sub marine opened Are on the ship with her guns. JITNEY LEFT TO FUTURE Safety First Federation Peeldes Is sue Is Too w for Action. NEW YORK, April t. City officials from the South and Middle West who came here to persuade the Bafety First Federation to condemn the new 5-cent fare automobile as a menace to traffic returned boms today without accom plishing their purposes. After hearing- arguments the federation's executive committee unanimously voted that this method of transportation had not been in operation long enough to warrant making rules to control It. It was held that each community should work out the nroblems for Itself. William D. Mahon, president of the Amalgamated Street and Electric Rail way Employes of America, said that association was planning a Natlon-wldo campaign against tho use of the buses. GERMAN ' MAIL IS SEIZED Allies Confiscate 2300 Bass Found on Italian Steamers. BASLE. Switzerland. April 9. Brit ish and French cruisers, according to advices received here, have taken from Italian mail steamers 2300 bags of Ger man mail addressed- abroad and con taining letters. postcards, money, checks and small packages. Bags coming from abroad intended for Germany will be treated in the same way and confiscated. This course on the part of the allied countries. It is understood, is being taken in response to Germany's submarine war against non-combatant merchant and passenger RhiDS. Brltish warships recently captured on a Norwegian vessel confidential let ters forwarded bV Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg. the German Imperial Chan xnllnr. to Count von Bernstorft. the German Ambassador to the United States. VENIZELOS WILL RETIRE Ex-Premler Makes Decision Follow ing. Affront by King of Greece. PARIS, April 9. The Havas Agency has received a dispatch from its cor respondent at Athens, who confirms the report that ex-Premier Venlzclos has announced his decision of retiring from politics. Every argument was used to induce him to reconsider, but M. Venizelos declared his resolution was irrevocable. Nevertheless, the correspondent con tinues, the hope that he may change his mind still Is entertained, and the party will campaign for the elections as if the retirement of its leader were provisional. M. Venizelos' announcement fol lowed King Constantino's refusal to repudiate the official announcement of Premier Gounarls that the King never approved M. Venizelos' proposition tor Greece o cene niava io oms" Germans Patrol Lake Constance. GENEVA, Switzerland, via Taris, April 8. Twenty-nine large motor boats armed with quick firing guns have arrived at Frlederlchshaf en by rail from Stettin. They are to be used i nntrnliine Lake Constance and to defend the Zeppelin dirigible balloon works against attacK Dy rrencn avia tors from the French fortress of Bel-fort. Age of a 'Coon. Atchison Globe. Speaking about a 'coon's age, how old does thr sT-erage 'coon become1? HEIRESS NURSE IS WED PASAiF..vt .iri. is nmnn FRONT IN FRANCK. AT .Miss Margaret Virginia tirehle Become Mlfe of Harvard Graduate In Amrr. Iran Ambulance Corp. PARIS. April 9. The fact that the labor of caring for French wounded had not prevented the development of a roinanco In tho American ambulance service became known yesterday when Carroll Greenough. of New York. t tached to the ambulance at Nvullly. married .Mien Margaret Virginia tlreblc, daughter of Edwin Greblc, or 4'aulrna. Cal.. who has charge of the special dirt kitchen connected with tho ambulance. PASADENA. Cm I.. April . Miss Mar garct Virginia Greblc, whoso marrlaan to Carroll Greenough, a fellow wurker among tho wounded on the Kuropean battle Hues, was announced today frmn Paris, is the daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ureblc. members of the million aire colonv here. Miss Greblc left here laft August t' nurse wounded Hnldiers. ilnimeilliilcly after war had been declared nho an nounced to her parents that xhe whs going to Paris. .She did not neck affili ation with any organisation before leaving, deciding to wait until she r-. rived in France before Joining any nursing praanlzatlon. Mrs. Greble said today she had re ceived from her daughter a letter re cently announcing her engagement lo Greenough. who Is a Harvard graduate and an architect. The Grebles ram here from Philadelphia 20 years ago. WOMEN'S HOURS REDUCED Western Vnion to Shorten Work Hay In Larger Offices. NEW YORK. April S. An eight-hour day in place of nine hours for w om on employes of tho Western Vnloh Tele graph Company will be put Into effect In Its larger offices throughout t lie country tho first of next week. II was announced at the headquarters of tho company today. The order affects about 2000 women and girls on day duty. Those employed at night have been working from seven to seven ami a half hours, It w as said. MEN PRAISE MR. HARRIMAN (Continued Ki Klrst rae.) Clark and 'Nigger Hill' Lewis were others. Lewis beat a brakcman nearly to death and the union swore out a warrant for Ills arrest, but could get no one to serve it. j nm ton. Wvo. Ho went to the Illinois en- tral, too, and was killed,' I heard, some where In Illinois. S. J. Keefe W-aa an other railroad guard. Hla recommends-1 tlon for this position was mat wniio on a spree ne naa nmcu . tuim-u. There were lots of these men with criminal records employed by the railroads." Julius Kruttschnitt. chairman or tn board of directors of tne Southern Pa- cllic. Is among the witnesses expected to testify tomorrow. On the Zone In the great Exposition now dtsplayinf the' wonders of the world, is a model factory showing the complete process used ki the making of Ghirardelli's Chocolate This factory is open to the public without charge and a cordial invitation is extended to our visiting friends to see this exhibit wherein a pleasant hour can be profitably spent. D. GHIRARDEXii Saa Francisc Si an 152 to. IBB - ; - t i k