PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1915. PRICE FIVK CENTS. VOL. IAV-NO. 16,967. V. GERMAN WARSHlPi REACHES AMERICA KronprinzWilhelm En ters Newport News. , RAIDER SLIPS BY FOE'S FLEET Thrilling 8-Month Cruise Costs Allies 16 Merchantmen. KARLSRUHE BATTLE SEEN tiuns Captured From Armed British Ship Csed; Crew and Prisoners 111 From Lack of Vegetables. Tnited States "ot Sainted. NEWPORT NEWS, V.. April 11. The German converted cruiser Kron prinz Wilhelm. the elusive raider of commerce In the South Atlantic, slipped into the port today and asked for fuel and provisions. Many times reported destroyed, the former North-German Lloyd liner had evaded hostile war ships for eight months while she sent 14 merchantmen to the bottom. Her officers said she was forced to steal her way past four allied cruisers on the Virginia Capes to reach this refuge. "We got, in without being- seen by the enemy and we can get out the same way," declared her commander, Lieutenant-Captain Paul Theirfelder, formerly navigating officer of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, in a state ment tonight. Supplies Nearly Exhausted. When she droped anchor., the Kronr prinz Wilhelm had less than 25 tons of coal and scanty provisions for the crew of 500 men and 61 prisoners from British merchant ships sunk in the Eouth Atlantic Of 14 ships that the 15.000-ton cruis er sank, nine were British, four French and one Norwegian. The value of these ships and their cargoes officers of the Wilhelm to night estimated at $7,000,000. "When the Kronprinz Wilhelm -arrived off Brsible Shoals, after passing In the Virginia capeB. early today, two United States submarines, the G-l and D-2, met her. The appearance of the submarines caused considerable sur prise among the crew, but there was no demonstration, as the little vessels con voyed the German raider to quarantine, where Dr. MacCafferty. United States quarantine officer, boarded her. Crew and Passengers III. ' Commander Thierflelder reported 66 cf the crew and prisoners were 111 with beri-beri and requested that they be taken to a hospital. The Kronprinz Wilhelm followed in the wake of the interned Prinz Eltel Friedrich. which arrived here a month ago yesterday after thrilling and ef fective operations for the German arms. In her raid of the seas since she slipped out of New York harbor Au gust 3 last as a German merchant and passenger steamer, the Kronprinz Wilhelm never touched land and took 60 prisoners from various vessels de stroyed. Most of these were sent to South American ports at different times on German ships, which met the raider in response to wireless calls. The 61 now on board, who will be landed here to morrow, are British sailors from the j steamships Tamar, destroyed March 25. and Coleby, destroyed March 27 last. Captarrd Brttlnh Guns Vsed. The second of the raiders brought as thrilling a story as did the Eitel Fried rich. Her record of destruction, how ever, was accomplished with only four guns, two taken from the German cruiser Karlsruue and two captured later from the British merchant steamer La Correntina. sunk October 7, 1914. The most connected story of the long voyage from New York 255 days in all was told tonight by Over-Lieutenant Alb Warneke, the first officer, who left New York harbor with the ship. "We left New York, August 3, and put out Into the great big ocean," said Lieutenant Warneke. "We were not a warship then, but three days out. oft the Bermudas, we met the German cruiser Karlsruhe. We took from her two 3-ineh guns, which we mounted on the bow of the ship and took Lieutenant-Captain Thierfelder, her navi gating officer, to command our ship. We also took 17 of the Karlsruhe's junior officers and men, took on more coal and provisions and put to sea. Enemy Has Ne Ammunition. 'We made for the South Atlantic and the first ship we encountered was the British ship Indian Prince, which we sank, September 4. 1914. From that time on we remained on the ocean, de stroying the enemy where we might find her. "I want to say that Sir Edward Grey, the British Premier, has been kind to us and that if Great Britain had been organized as well as we were to patrol the South Atlantic, we never could have remained alive these many months. Sir Edward Grey sent us those two big guns on our afterdeck. He sent them to us on the British La Correntina on October 7. When ws got those four Inch guns we felt pretty safe. "La Correntina couldn"t use her guns because she did not have any ammu nition, we didn't give her battle be- causa she was helpless, but after wej .....i. vAr o-n r. . nnH wtiflt of hpr mr?o (Concluded oa Face 4-1 j PRESIDENT WILSON WILL VISIT WEST SPEECHES OS TRIP . ARE DE SIRED BY ADVISERS. While Renomlnation Is Xot Doubted, Friends Discourage Premature Launching of Boom, WASHINGTON. April 11. President Wilson is planning to make his delayed trip to the San Francisco Exposition as soon as foreign affairs permit. His advisers, it became known tonight, strongly desire that he shall make sev eral speeches in different parts of the country before the opening of the next session of Congress. Just when the trip will be made still is uncertain. Secretary Daniels wants the President to go through the Pan ama Canal with him in July, but there has been no decision on this point and the Western journey is expected to be made later. Friends of the President say the con templated trip cannot be called I "campaign tour," and they are pre venting as far as possible the forma tion of "Wilson clubs," to avoid even the appearance of starting a boom. Although the political advisers of Mr. Wilson say privately that they have no doubt that he will be renominated It was indicated tonight that there will be no formal launching of his candi dacy, as such a step might embarrass him in carrying out the policies of his Administration. . On the Western trip the President is expected to explain the legislative pro gramme he will lay before the next session of Congress, including conser vation bills, the Philippine bill, the Co lombian and Nicaraguan treaties, bud get reform and probably Senate cloture. PRIZE COURT IS ORDERED English Take Action on Xavajo's Cargo Cnder Blockade Rule. LONDON, April 11 The cargo of cotton on the American steamship Navajo from Galveston for Bremen was ordered to a prize court today under the order-in-council cutting off all trade to and from Germany. This is the first cargo avowedly detained under this order. The Navajo has been held at Kirkwall since April 7. The Swedish steamship Bia, from Savannah for Gothenburg with a cargo of cotton, also is being held pending an investigation of the destination of her cargo. The vessel arrived at Kirkwall March 30 and was taken to Liverpool today. The American steamer Joseph W. Fordney from New York -for Malmo, Sweden, with a cargo of foodstuffs, is being held at Kirkwall to give the authorities an opportunity to make an investigation as to the destination or her cargo. GORGAS' AID ASKED FOR Rockefeller Foundation Wants Surgeon-General for Serbian Relief. WASHINGTON, April 1. Major-Gen-eral Gorgas, Surgeon-General of the United States Army was Invited to night by the Rockefeller Foundation to become a permanent member of its staff in the capacity of general adviser in matters relating to public sanita tion and the control of epidemics. General Gorgas is wanted by the Foundation particularly at this time to direct the- campaign against the typhus scourge which is devastating Serbia. Whether he actually will go to Serbia probably will depend upon the General himself if he accepts the offer. JAPANESE AID F-4 WIDOWS Officers and Crew of Mikado's War ship Give 5100 for Americans. HONOLULU, April 11. The Japanese cruiser Tokiwa put in at Honolulu late yesteiday and remained several hours before proceeding. Admiral Tochinai conveyed to the United States authorities here con dolences of the Japanese Emperor on the loss of the crew of the submarine F-4. Officers and crew of the Tokiwa contributed $100 to the relief fund be ing raised for families of the F-4's dead. The Japanese cruiser Idzumo is ex pected to arrive here within a day or two. The cruiser has wirelessed for permission to land men to bury a sailor. BOARDS TO VOTE ON JOB Clackamas Directors to Determine Fate of Supervisors lor Year. OREGON CITY, Or, April 11. (Spe cial.) In an effort to learn the atti tude of .Clackamas County School Di rectors on- the question of retaining ..m.ralonra illirinir 1915-16. a StraW vote will be taken as soon as possible under tne airecuon 01 me mumj ed ucational Board, which met today with County Superintendent Calavan. The Legislature amended the super visor law to provide that, upon a peti tion from a majority of the district school boards, the County Educational Board must dismiss the supervisors. On the vote the County Board will de cide whether to sign supervisors' con tracts. BARRIE'S "DAVID" IS SLAIN Character in "Little White Bird" Killed in Action in Flanders. invnnv March 31 (Corresoond- ence of the Associated Press.) The original David .of "The Little White Bird." Sir James M- Baxrie's story that led to the creation of Peter Pan, has been killed in action in Flanders. He was Lieutenant George L. Davies. of the Rifle Brigade, the adopted son of , l ; rt i"iyi.-n hA nolls-borated with his foster-father to the extent of suggesting a line In "Latxie r Mary, t aH and for that line v - maIvajI a rnv a 1 f v nf one cent for even' production of the play. Davies' mother also ngureu in some w o James' books. GERMANY'S' NOTE TO AMERICA IS SHARP Real. Neutrality Held Not Enforced. TRADE WEAPON IS NEGLECTED Protests to Britain Plainly . Called "Complete Failure." OTHER WAY POINTED OUT 'Purely Theoretical - Willingness'1 to, Serve Both Sides Alike Is Scorned in Face of Neglect to Apply Effective Pressure. WASHINGTON, April 11. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, made public tonight the text of the note he recently presented -to the State Department, declaring that "if the American people desire to observe thor ough neutrality they will find means to stop the exclusive exportation of arms to one side, or, at least, to use this export trade as a means to uphold the legitimate trade with Gsrmany, es pecially the trade In foodstuffs. The memorandum was prepared at the German embassy, and, while it does not call for a reply, the State Depart ment already has drafted one which will be delivered probably within a few days. - . Theoretical Willingness Scorned. The Ambassador, in his complaint, informs the Untied States that, con trary to tjie real spirit of neutrality, an enormous new industry of war ma terial of every kind is being built up in this country, and that this is "sup plying only Germany's enemies, a fact which is in no way moditiea Dy tne purely theoretical willingness to fur nish Germany as well, if it were possi ble." . The text of the memorandum follows: "The different British orders-in-coun- cll have altered the universally recog nized rules of international law in such a one-sided manner that they arbitrarily suppress the trade of neutral countries with Germany. Shipments Long Impossible. Already prior to the last order-in- council the shipment of conditional con traband, especially loodstuffs. to Ger many, was practically impossible. In fact, prior to the - protest which the American Government made in London on December 28, 1914, not a single ship ment of such goods for Germany has been effected from the United States. Also, after the lodging of the protest, as far as is known to the German em bassy, only one such shipment has been attempted by an American shipper. Snip and cargo were immediately seized by the British and are still detained at a British port. As a pretext for this un warranted action, the British govern ment referred to a decree of the Ger- (Concluded on Page 3.) .............. tii ......... ITHE OBSTRUCTIONIST. , ' t l N GOOD ROADS 055 I ALU RIGHT BUT $ I y . J : 1 itm . j . . i . . . . t u . s. . J ...... INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS The Weather. - YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 63 degrees; minimum, 51 degrees. TODAY'S Showers, southerly, winds. War. Great Britain wasteful of her resources. Page 1. German commerce raider Kronprin Wil helm enters Hampton Roads. Page 1. Battle on Hungarian elope of Carpathians Increases in fury. Page 4. Violent engagements mark operations on western battle line. Page 4. Advance guard of American delegates to Women's Peace Conference en route to Holland. Page 3. Dutch trade lags because of war, but miners, plumbers, fishermen and makers of but- ter substitutes are prospering. Page 4. Kitchener calls on Canada for second con tingent. Page 3. National. President plans trip to San Francisco and advisers desire speeches. Page 1. Germany says United States is unneutral because she falls to use means at hand to compel aespect of right to trade in foodstuffs. Page 1. Iouiestic. Philander C. Knox looming as factor in next Republican National convention. Page 2. Collier Jason brings last of exhibits to Ex position. Page 3. Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 8, Salt lake l; San Francisco s-, vemw 1-8 (morning game 13 innings);. Los An geles 3-7, Oakland 2-5. Page 10. Teams picked as winners in Coast League are now leading. Page 1U. a&aroons and Monarchs win in City League. Page 10. Portland and Vicinity. Five auto accidents reported with more than I dozen victims. Page x. . Actor at Orpheum presents ten splendid acts. Pass 14. R. M. Richardson crashes six atones into Imperial Grill and is not hurt. ra.se i. Japanese vessel arrives in port after rough est voyage captain nas maae in zi year. Pare 13. Dr. Carl Greejr Doner preaches ax jrirst Methodist Church. Page 11. Loyal Order of Moose hold memorial ser vices. I'age ix. Bond campaign to have lively nnien. Pare 9. Signs of returning prosperity noted in fi nancial circles, .rage . Prominent suffrage worker to visit Port land in June. Page 7. Movie films bear lessons enlivened by love stories and comedy. Page 9. Plans prepared for elaborate park center for Rose Festival. Page 7. Raising of funds for Symphony Orchestra asked at f'nal concert of season, page CHARLIE CHAPLIN NOT ILL MelTin G. Winstock. Says Comedian Is Busy in Essanay Studio. Concerning the reported illness and other rumors about Charlie Chaplan, the moving-picture comedian, Melvin G. Winstock. manager of the National Theater yesterday made the following statements "I am in constant correspondence with Mr. Chaplan, who is alive and in perfect health. He is at Nlles, Cal.. and is working every day at the Es sanay studio and in a letter of recent date addressed to me he has said that he cannot appear in person at the Na tional Theater at present, as he is too busy making comedies, but that le matyjie. in a position at a later date to pay Portland a visit" CITIES ARE "GODFATHERS." Co-operation Planned for Rebuilding of Devastated East Prussia. BERLIN, March 22. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) A new scheme is announced for the rebuilding of devastated districts of East Prus sia, Each of the larger municipalities in the interior of Germany will become "god-father" to one of the towns or villages which have suffered from in vasion. Thus Cliarlottcnburg has undertaken to raise the necessary assistance for Soldau, Magdeburg, Johannisburg and so on. The parent towns are not ex pected to deal with the general or tem Dorarv relief of distress, but rather with rebuilding and town-planning. BRITAIN REALIZES SHE WASTES MUCH Habit of Savjr not o Yet Formed. BLOCKADE IS DISREGARDED Imports of Food Are Steadily on Increase. AMERICA CLOTHES MEN Aeroplanes and Motor Lorries Are Being Bought - Abroad by Thou sands; Attack by Air on Ger man Army Rumored. BY CAROLYN WILSON. (Copyright, 1915, by the Chicago. Tribune, Published by Arrangement.) LONDON, March 23. England has suddenly awakened to the fact that Bhe is not a saving or au economical na tion. . I have never been in a country In the world where there was such wholesale waste as in Great Britain, even In those far distant parts of chilly Scotland. But, of course, with the seas open for trade and imports, there has been no orry about foodstuffs or ammunition. Nor has this worry the slightest thing to do with the "blockade" I write it English fashion with quotation marks. Since Kitchener's recent speech the people have begun to realize that they have not been producing what was expected of them, while everything has been going out. ' Poor Suffer More Tku la Germany, The poor are suffering from a poverty unknown and undreamed of in Ger many. Bread lines are twice as long and twice as frequent as they are there, and prices are much higher. This cry for economy first came into being in connection with the training camps and internment camps, where it was found that thousands of pounds of bread were wasted daily, and foods un savorily cooked were thrown away. In competent cooks were responsible or the latter and too large a ration for the former Before the War there were master cooks at Aldershot and other training camps, but these have all gone to the front. . Each day. from the statistics furnished, an enormous amount of ex cellent food is spoiled and consequent ly wasted. Food "Smuggling" Common. Stories of "smuggling," to use the soldiers' name for the selling of food stuffs which he doesn't care to eat, are rife. One woman on the east coast got 12 pounds of ham for 65 cents and said she could have had more if she had been able to carry it home without attracting attention. At Shorncliffe day after day whole loaves of bread and entire Joints of meat are found in the refuse vans. Officially they are eaten and the cooks (Concluded on Page 3.) 4 Sunday's War Moves THK French offensive In the Woevre, which according to official reports from Paris continues to make progress, ough the Germans reiterate that S1 he French attacks have been re pulsed, is believed to be only the pre lude to a big general effort in the west. With the two general staffs in di rect conflict, it is difficult to gauge the results of the fighting. Military experts In London, however, express the conviction that the Germans will be compelled to send reinforcements to strengthen the wedge which penetrates o St. Mihiel and which is being at tacked on. both flanks, and that as soon as this movement begins, the allies will strike at the point thus weakened and perhaps at the whole line. Fig-hting to the north of Albert, along the banks of the Ancre River, was especially violent. It resulted from an attempt by the Germans to take the French trenches at Homel and in the Thlepval wood. The attack was carried out with determination but according to the French official statement, the Germans were repulsed. Berlin reports the capture of three villages on the Yser Canal and the failure of French attacks in the Ar gonne, but the French Bay they have captured a section of a German trench in that region. The French admit tha loss of some trenches previously cap tured from the Germans in the Mont mare wood. With the operations in this district of France those in the Carpathians di vide 'interest, which is being barely satisfied with meager official reports from the various headquarters. The Russians, like the French, aP' parently are making progress in the capture of important points which are essential before a general forward movement can be undertaken. They are in possession of the wholo princi pal chain of the Carpathians and at some points are descending the south ern slopes and are approaching if they are not already in the Uzsok Valley, south of the pass of that name. Fighting is going on under extreme ly difficult conditions, the ground be ing covered with snow, which is be ginning to soften, while the Austro Germans continue to bring up rein forcements in an endeavor to check the advance. The Russians appear to have confidence in their ability to handle the task, - for simultaneously they are showing considerable activity both on the East Prussian frontier, where they assert success over the Germans, and to the south of the Vis tula, where the Germans say they have repulsed a Russian attack. The allied fleet, according to unof ficial reports, has been bombarding the Dardanelles forts from the Gulf of Saros. .-This doubtless 'is being done to prevent the Turks from repairing the forts, for it is believed in London that the big attack will not be resumed un til the land forces arrive. Unofficial reports also continue to reach London regarding the gun firing off the Norwegian coast on Wednesday night last, concerning which the Brit ish Admiralty as yet has mado nothing public. The Scandinavian papers are convinced that a sea battle has oc curred, although they variously de scribe it as a battle between British and German cruisers and a chase by British of German submarines. The German auxiliary cruiser Kron prinz Wilhelm, following the example of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, has slipped into Newport News with the record of having sunk 14 . vessels since last August. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador at Washington, has made public the text of the note he recently presented to the American State De partmnt. In this note the Ambassador points out that a great industry of war materials of every kind is being built up in the United States and says: "If the American people desire to observe true neutrality they will find a means to stop the exclusive exportation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as a means to uphold the legitimate trade with Germany, es pecially the trade in foodstuffs." PACKING PLANT WRECKED Cadahy Packing Company Suffers $750,000 Boss From Explosion. KANSAS CITY, April 11. An explo sion wrecked the seven-story cooling building of the Cudahy Packing Com pany's plant here tonight. The loss is estimated at i75o,onn. Two men employed in the building at the time were injured. Investigation developed no trace of an explosive. company uuicitua as serted there was no gas in the build ing and that the cooling pipes con tained no ammonia or other material that might explode. The police thought the explosion was caused by a bomb. More than 200 men are reported in the building on week days, but today only two were at work. Both were burned dangerously. The building, valued at about 1100.- 000, was the center of a group of four and is a total loss. Company officials estimated the value of the contents, consisting of fresh meats, all of which were charred and rendered unfit for use, at 1650,000. 1656 MILES BATTLE-SWEPT Russian Front Xearly as Iong as All Others Together. PARIS, April 11. Troops of the allies today occupied battle fronts wnose length totals 1656 miles, according to a compilation made by the Matin. "In the western arena, according to these figures, the French occupy 640 miles of trenches, the British 31 miles and the Belgians 17 miles. In the Eastern theater the Russians face a front of 831 miles, while the Serbians and Montenegrins are fighting along a line which measures 217 miles, j ED 5 AUTO ACCIDENTS Victims Mostly Escape With Painful Bruises. FACTS IN ONE CASE WITHHELD Ray Staub and Lew Morgan Most Seriously Hurt. SEVERAL ARRESTS MADE Jitney Driven by Woman Capslsc, Pinning Down Four Japanese Passengers and Babe Vnder. neath, but Damage Slight. ACCIDENTS OF OXK KINDAY 1XDKR NEW TRAFFIC LAW. 1:15 A. M. Taxlcab driven by Leo Hays collided with motor truck driven by F. C. Rouse at Broadway and Everett Lew Morgan, occupant of truck, bruised and arm broken. Leo Hays arrested. 1:35 A. M. Auto driven by D. B. Stuart, son of D. M. Stuart, wrecked in collision with Jitney driven by W. S. Overlin at Ford strect bridge and Vista avenue. Besides Stuart, F. J. Mcrherson and A. P. Lawrence (authen ticity of name questioned) and several women in auto driven by Stuart. Stuart's head reported badly hurt. Facts and names of women suppressed. Cars badly damaged. 1:45 A. M. Ray Slaub. promi nent University of Oregon aCilete, formerly Washington High star, bruised and out In crash at East Twenty-fourth and Flanders, with car driven by Dr. L. A. Wandell. Machines badly dam aged. t A. M.-"-Cwr driven by Herbert Barenstecher, or 110 Mlrlmar riace, and taxlcab collided at Twenty-first and Everett stroots. None hurt. Barenstecher and four newsboys held by police. 1:15 P. M Jitney driven by Mrs. Belle Hite overturned In avoiding collision with another auto at Twenty-first and Wash ington. Four Japaneso passen gers pinioned beneath. Injuries minor. George O. Scars driver of automobile avoided. Five automobile accidents, In which more than a dozen persons had limbs hrnken or were shaken up or bruised. some painfully, occurred between 1 A. M. and 2 P. M. yesterday. Several wom en were in the cars wrecked and ex cept for the victims In a collision at the Ford-street bridge, on Portland viaic-tita aomo facts of which have been withheld, the most seriously Injured, apparently, was Ray Staub, prominent athlete of the University of Oregon, whose auto was in collision early in the morning on the East Side, and Lew Morgan, whose arm was broken In a crash at Everett street and Broadway. The police have made several arrests inder the new traffic law. which has een In effect about a week. Jitney Tarns Turtle. Tn making a. autck turn to avoid a collision with another automobile at Tw.ntv.ftrnt and Washington streets yesterday the Jitney operated by Mrs. Belle Hite skidded ana turnea com pletely over, pinning the driver and four Japanese passengers underneath. Employes of the Covey Motor Car Com pany garage, nearby, saw the accident and lifted up the machine, but found no one seriously hurt. Two of the passengers were men and two women, one of whom carried a baby a few months old. It appeared at first that one of the women had sus tained a broken leg and the Ambulance Service Company was called. The in Jury was found to be only a scratch and the woman, who had only been in Portland one day, was taken to her home at 293 Burnslde street. Wltnras of Accident Drives On. Mrs. Hite, who lives at 163 North Seventeenth street and drives a Washington-street Jitney, wss driving west on Washington street, when a machine . driven by George O. Sears was met go ing south on Twenty-first street. In an endeavor to avoid a collision Mrs. Hile turned sharply and the machine skid ded and careened over. She suffered some bruises, but was not seriously in jured. In his report of the accident Patrol man Stram said that Mr. Bears had driven on for two blocks after the ac cident and refused to go back to the scene, though requested to by his wile and Mrs. Hlte CAU "swerves ox jullsidi: Donald B. Sluart, Driver, Hurt, but Other Occupants Kacapc. Donald B. Stuart, of 807 Hamblrt avenue. Junior member of( the firm of Donald M. Stuart Son. real estate; F. J. McPherson, secretary of the W. f. McPherson Company, living at 109U i .trret: a man Klvlnr his name as A. D. Lawrence, of J Grant atrei-U of which the city directory has v no (Concluded oa Pf ) n