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9 TTTB MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1915. BRITISH RE-FORMING LINES IN FLANDERS Germans Report Capture, of , Three Villages; London Ad mits Readjustment. I I FRENCH MAKE SMALL GAIN Sighting Is Active but Desultory Along Line; Altklrcli, In Upper Alsace, Heavily Bombarded by French Artillery. ' 14DNtON, May 4. Comparison of the 'British. French and German reports from the western battle line Indicate that while no movement of primary importance has been initiated in re ent days a good deal of minor fighting- has been going; on. The Germans declare that yesterday they made substantial Kaius in Flan ders. This is believed to square with the British account of today in which it is admitted that it has been found necessary to "readjust"' the British lines near Ypres. The French report grains at Bagatelle and the wood of Xa Pretre. Kreneh Promru In Areonae. Tho French official report issued to Ulifht says:. "We have continued to progress in Belgium in the region of Steenstraate. "In Champagne. In the region ot Beausejour. the Germans made three successive attacks, but were repulsed with heavy losses. "In the Arxronne we have made prog ress at Bagatelle. We found on the ground many German dead, left from the fighting of May 1. "A further attack, has enabled us to complete our gains in the wood of Le l'retie." The official report Issued from Paris earlier in the day said: "There was a German attack yester day evening on the British front north of Ypres. The Germans were driven back by our allies. "In the Argonue near Bagatelle we delivered an attack Which resulted in the gaining of ground." Germane Capture Three Villages. The text of the report of the Ger man War Office, received today by wireless from Berlin, was: "In Flanders yesterday we pursued our attacks from the northeast with great success. This morning we cap tured Zevecote, Zonnebreke, WeEthook, the forest of Polygonous and Konne Loschen. These positions have been hotly contested for many months past. The retreating enemy was under the fire of our batteries to the northeast of Ypres.- "In the Argonne district an attempt made by French troops north of Four de Paris to recapture the trench which we occupied May 1 resulted in failure. "Artillery exchanges in the country between the Meuse and the Moselle also were continued yesterday. British Admit Reforming: Lines, The British "War Office made public tonight the following official communi cation: "The -loss of ground which resulted from the unexpected use of asphyxiat ing gases by the enemy last week ne cessitated a ra.djust.mnt of our line in front of Ypres. "This readjustment, which has been in progress in the last few days was successfully completed last night. "The new line runs to the west of Zonnebecke. "During the last 24 hours the situa tion has been normal along the whole front with the exception of one half hearted attack by the enemy north east of Ypres last night. It was beaten off." A dispatch received from Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, suys that the fortifications at Altkirch in Upper Al saze, were heavily bombarded by .Kronen, artillery last Saturday, May 1. On Sunday the French cannot contln tied firing in the direction of Ger many. The result of this activity has not yet been made known. H. F. ALLEN IS ACQUITTED Boiso Jury Mods Brother Had No Part In ex-Treasurer's Theft. BOISE, Idaho. May 4. (Special.) Harry F. Allen, charged with being an nccessory In the theft of $70,334.68 from the vaults of the State Treasury by re celvlng the stolen money from his brother. O. V. Allen, ex-State Treasurer, now servinjc an indeterminate sentence in the penitentiary, was acquitted by a Jury here tonight. The defense offered no evidence. The jury was out two hours. O. V. Allen was brought from the penitentiary to testify. The state ' alleged Allen obtained state money from the defaulting Treas tirer and used It on a. seed ranch at . Twin Falls. . . FACE IS TORN IN HAT CHASE Odell Orchardlst Kurt Seriously by Wire Clothesline. HOOD RIVER, Or., May 4. (Spe clal.) O. If. Ehrck, an orchardlst of the Odell district, is suffering from a badly torn face and bruises, both sus tained last -nighty when he ran into a clothesline whilo chasing his hat. A gust of wind lifted Mr. Ehrck's hat and ' in a burst of speed to catch it before It was taken a great distance lie ran into the wire line, seriously in .iuring him. The recoil of the wire hurled him backward and in the fall he sustained painful bruises. AUTO SWASH KILLS FIVE (Continued From First Ppg.) saw the auto approaching and whistled the usual blasts, the machine then be ing far enough away to stop in safety. But, seeing the machine did not slack en its speed, he applied the emergency brakes In his vain effort to prevent the collision. Coroner Hartwell took charge of the bodies and will hold an Inquest to morrow. MR. HICKS WAS riONKEB Wife, Victim of Accident, Daughter of John D, Atkinson, OXiYMPTA, Wash., May 4, (Speoial,) Owln incus, counter Kmong tne prominent pioneers of , Washington, was born In Thurston County S years a co. at ley, near uwmweea, ta ffea. ent Hie km country horn, lie was a printer and . became prerairveiik in Xomccrattu staia EoliUue, was elected State Printer in lSBfl, holding this offlee eight years. He tl rinse re cently from aoUve business, he Was ap.. pointed resident commissioner at Han Diego by th Washington Wtate Kxpo- ltlun Commission. Following a dissension with the Commission In March, Xr. Hicks re tired from this position, ftllnar obargsa of mismanagement against the lxpo s'.tlon Commission, causing the recent Legislature to detail Btate Auditor Clausen to investigate. Mrs. Hicks, nearly 80 years her hue band's Junior, formerly was Gertrude Walters, a Tacoma newspaper woman, and was his fourth wife. With their two children, Owyndolen, 8 years old, and Mary Louise, a year and a half old, Mr. and Mrs. Hicks were planning to motor back to Washington. Mr. Hicks was the father of three other children by former marriages, a son. Celeste. 27, being manager of the Puget Sound Dredging Company at Everett, while two daughters. Hazel, 22, and Emily. 20, reside at Gwyn wood. Mrs. Atkinson was the wife of John D. Atkinson. State Auditor 1801 to 1905 and Attorney-General from 1906 to 1909, retiring from politics after be ing defeated for the Republican nom ination for Governor by Albert E. Mead in 1908. and taking up private law practice in Seattle, where he now lives. BRITISH FOOD IS HELD SUPPLIES VNDBR FLAG REQUISI TIONED BL GOVERNMENT. All Meat from Colonic' In Anttpwdea Subject to Government Order Cam ada Restricts) Grain Exports. LONDON, May 4, Walter Runclman. president of the Board of Trade, an nounced In the House of Commons to night that the British government had requisitioned the entire . supplies of meat trom Australia and New Zealand. The supplies that were not neeaea for the army, Mr. Runciman added. would be marketed for the benefit of the civil population, in order to pre vent such Increase In price as would arise from a shortage of supplies. OTTAWA, Ontario, May 4. The ship ment of wheat. Hour and a large num ber of other agricultural products and commodities to the United States has been prohibited, it was officially an nounced today, except when such ship ments are intended solely for domestic consumption and not for reshipment abroad. Exportation of Canadian wheat and other farm products to certain foreign countries through the United Sta.tes is allowed on permits to bo obtained in each Individual case from Dominion authorities here. All such products shipped out of the Dominion must be consigned to specific firms or indi viduals. The embargo was declared at the suggestion of the British authorities in oLndon. Not only are wheat and farm products affected, but various sorts of provisions have been added to the list. There are said to be only a few million bushels of wheat avail able for export in aCnada at the pres ent time. The prohibition was made discretion ary with the Dominion authorities in the case of American importers want ing wheat for export. If euch importers can furnish satisfactory assurance that none of the wheat will reach Germany, Austria or Turkey, it was said, per mits for the exportation could be is sued. : ALLIES GAIN IN TURKEY INTERIOR OK PENINSULA IS PESH- - TRATED BY ARMY. Smyrna Ready to Surrender. Saya Re port British Warsnlpa Pnt Out of Action. Saya Enemy. , LONDON, May 4. Penetration by the allies into the interior of Galllpoll Peninsula was officially reported to night, the communications adding that the Turks were defeated after a ter rific battle. A report from Athens says the vail of Smyrna has entered into new ne gotiations for the surrender of the city to the allies, who are said to have landed an army southeast, near the site of the ancient Ephesus. The official Constantinople commu nication sayB the allies on the Galllpoll Peninsula have been driven back with heavy losses. It adds that a transport was set afire by Turkish guns and that the British warship Agememnon was put out of action while attempting to shell Bulair. GERRITT SMITH IS DEAD Inventor of Multiple Systems of Telegraphy Passes at 77. AMITYVIIXE. L.. I., May 4. Gerrltt Smith, inventor of the duplex and quadruplex systems ot telegraphy. which respectively permit the sending of two and four messages simulta neously over the same wire, died here today at the age of 77 years. Mr. Smith perfected his invention while in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company. He was retired on a pension 10 years ago after more than 60 years of service with that company. SEBASTIAN LEADS TICKET Los Angeles Police Chief Wins Posi tion in Mayoralty Primary. 1X)S ANGELES,' Cal., May 4. Out stripping all competitors in the early returns, Charles K. Sebastian, Chief of Police, apparently won first place on the Mayoralty ticket in today's munici pal primary. Fifteen complete precincts out of 44 crave him a two to one victory over Frederick J. Whiffen, president of the City Council, who will be Sebastian's opponent in the general city election next month. JITNEY BUSES SUSTAINED Virginia Supreme Conrt of Appeals Renders Decision. RICHMOND, V., April 4,-?he Vir ginia Supreme Court tf Appeals has sustained the Richmond Law and Kquity Court, which, refused Injune tien forbidding twg "jitney bus" eem panies to operate, here without first having procured franchises trem the eity a.a common earrieps, The Jower court also held that the jitney" automobile is subject, under presunt law, te the regulations govern ing any other automobile. Baatlseptic Givec Skin Comfort. liifctunlly relieve, cures and DreTanta chafed or irritaied ulin. t:-oot aod soothes, you'll liko its (ticni. aealtar ease, 60s. All dcufixists, ! 30,000 CAPTURED BY VICTORS 111 GAL1CIA War Material Taken by Aus-tro-Germans Beyond Esti mation, Says Vienna. POLITICAL EFFECT VALUED Vienna and Berlin Expect Gain to Have Bearing on Italy; Russia Admits Reverse; Invaders Con tinue Baltic Advance. LONDON, May 4. Thirty thousand Russian prisoners. 22 cannon and 64 machine guns and other war materials In vast quantities declared impossible of estimation at this time, are asserted In Vienna official communications to hve been the fruits of the Austrc Ger man victory in West Galicia. Berlin dispatches add to the material booty great political effect, which. It is asserted, is big part of the remark able success that i tis declared to have been gained. The political value of this victory la regarded In Vienna also as quite aa great as the military. It comes in the midst of the Austro-Itallan negotia tions and on the eve of the meeting of the Italian parliament, and it coin cides with the announcament of new Austro-Hungarian loans, the success of which would be materially affected by a victory at this time. Russia AdmJ tm Reverses. An official Russian communication admits that the Austro-German forces have crossed to the right bank of the Dunajec River in Galicia. It says, however, that desperate fighting con tinues. A correspondent of the Neue Frele Presse of Vienna has sent "the follow ing dispatch concerning the battle of Sunday in West Galicia: "The Austro-Hungarian offensive succeeded with surprising rapidity. Tho Russians occupied naturally strong positions on the Dunajec and the Biala, which had been strength ened wtlh every imaginable method of fortifications. They felt themselves absolutely secure. After a searching artillery preparation, exceeding in in tensity anything which has occurred on the northeastern front, the " Aus trians and the Hungarians advanced on the southern wing. They stormed at the first attempt the Russian posi tions along a front of more than 40 kilometers (24 miles), stretching from the Biala River through Gorlice far into the Carpathian Mountains. Their assault was so fierce that the Russian line broke Immediately. North Wing Victorious, Too, "Many thousands of prisoners were tak";n, as well as an inestimable quan tity of equipment, supplies, cannon and machine guns. "At the same time, on the northern wing, another successful advance was carried out," the Viennese correspond ent continues. "At this point Austrian and Hungarian troops crossed the Dunajec in spite of terrific opposition, stormed the Russian positions and took over 1000 prisoners. "Other brilliant successes also are re ported from the Carpathians." Vienna says the strongly fortified front ot the Russians between the Vis tula and the Carpathians has been oc cupied, through a carefully planned of fensive that was timed to beat the enemy, who himself was preparing to begin a sweeping assault along this line. In connection with the recent move against the Austro-Germans on the Carpathian front, which is declared to have been a preliminary to the in tended campaign against the Teutonlo lines in West Galicia. German Staff Plana Coup. The Austro-German offensive was mapped out at a recent council of war held in Berlin with the German General Staff and Austrian commanders. General von Mackensen, commanding the ninth German army, was chosen to command the forces in the move ment, which was carried out under the Austrian Archduke, Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian armies. The German war office issued the following report of operations in the Russian Baltic province. "The number of Russians captured during the pursuit of the retreating enemy, in the direction of Mitau has been Increased to more than 4000. A renewed Russian atatck southwest of Kalwarya, north of Suwalkl in Rus sian Poland, has been repulsed. We took 170 prisoners. Russian attack southeast of Augustowo resulted in a failure, with heavy losses to the enemy. In addition to four officers killed, the Russians in this engagement lost two machine guns and 4-0 men were cap tured by us. "Near Jedwabno, northeast of Lomxa, a Russian night attack was repulsed. "In the southeastern arena of the war. The offensive movement between the wooded slopes of the Carpathians and the Upper Vistula is progressing well. The booty of the first day was 21,600 prisoners. 16 pieces of artillery, 47 machine guns and a quantity of war material of all kinds, the exact amount of which has not yet been ascertained. BERLIN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE Importance of Victory Emphasized by German Militarists. BERLIN, via London, May 4. A school holiday was ordered today in Germany in celebration of the victory which the German general staff and the Austrian "War Department assert their forces have won over the Rus sians In West Galicia. German military critics emphasise the importance of the Austro-German success, particularly in its connection with the advance of German forecs to the eastward of Memel through the Baltic provinces. BILLION BALANCE LOOMS (Continued From First Page.) the substantial stoppage of our exports for a fortnight resulted in an unfavor able balance of Ji9,000,000. It is coin cident with the absence of an expendi ture on the part of American travelers abroad, estimated at net about $170, 000000 per annum, and also with the absorption by us of large but undeter mined amounts of American securities owned abroad, by reason of which the Interest on the securities thus pur chased Is now paid to us Instead of to others. "Not only, therefore, is the favorable balance remarkable in itself, but it is not subject te the offsets that have heretofore been usual, Blerettant Marine Weeded. 'It is of course a pity that we are still paying such high rates for ocean transportation that foreign carriers are thereby prospering at our cost while sva feaaaut the buiailiatiss position of depending upon foreign navies to protect the movement of our own com merce, which we ought to control, but do not. From the Far East, as veil as from the Atlantic, come the cry for shipping, and It la speaking conser vatively to say that the business move ment which shows such wonderful re sults would be greatly enlarged if ves sels were available under American control to take the traffic whence and whither American commerce desired to have It go." - Mr. Redfleld criticises "some Repub lican editors" for their criticism of the Administration and enters into a po litical defense of the Payne-Aldrich tariff. Concluding, however, he returns to the statistical vein. Tremendous Trade Balance Shown. "May I point out that the conditions this year, during which President Wil son has so ably guided our ship of state amid stormy seas," he says, "are such that It would be sufficient to ex tinguish the entire interest-bearing debt of the National Government. "It would several times pay the cost of the Panama Canal, would more than discharge the debts of all our states, or more- than pay the entire net debt of the great City of New York, plus that of the City of Philadelphia." LIQUOR TAX ftlAY CHANGE U-OID GEOGE ADMITS HIS PLAN IS NOT PERFECT. Chancellor Advises Commons That Al . thomghi Lienor Production Decreases Consumption la lucre as las. LONDON. May 4. The plan adopted by David Lloyd George. Chancellor of the Exchequer, for regulation of the liquor trafffic is not entirely satisfac tory, as the Chancellor himself ad mitted In the House of Commons to day. He. anounced that he was 'to have a conference tomorrow with, brewers and distillers in regard to his new taxes on spirits, wines and beer, and that "he was eager to come to an agree ment with the trade. The Chancellor said he was not wedded to his own proposals and if anyone had better ones to offer he would accept them. He did ask. how ever, that the House give the control of the liquor trade at once to the-government In areas in which munitions of war are produced. Austen Chamberlain described the proposals of Mr. IJoyd George as "not taxation, but annihilation." Chancellor Lloyd George, in the course of his budget speech in the House of Commons, said that in De cember there was a decrease ot 38 per cent in the production of beer, in Janu ary and February a decrease of 22 per cent each, and in March a decrease of 17 per cent. On the other hand, the Chancellor said, there was an Increase in the con sumption of spirits as follows: Decem ber. 3 per cent; - January, 6 per cent; February, 15 per cent, and March, 2i per cent. BRITISH ACT DUPLICATED GERMANY FOLLOWS EIAMPLB RE. REGARDING PRISONERS. Arrangements Made Throunh America to Treat Captive Officers as Lon don Does Submarine Crewa. LONDON, May 4. A British official statement issued today says Germany Is arranging, through the American Ambassador, to accord exactly similar treatment to the British officers who have been especially confined in Ger many as that given by Great Britain to German submarine prisoners. V. H. Page, the American Ambassa dor, today communicated to the For eign Office a telegram from James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador in Berlin on the treatment of British of ficers under arrest in Germany as a re prisal measure for the treatment of German submarine prisoners by Great Britain, the text of which says: "Bach officer Is in a clean cell and Is allowed baths, books and pekages. They are permitted to smake and have one hour of exercise in the morning and another hour of exercise in the evening in the prison yard. During these exercise hours they can talk to gether. Their food Is good. They have no complaints to make except that they are so arrested. The German government will follow exactly th.s treatment given Its submarine crews. These officers will again be treated like ordinary prisoners of war the in stant I report that the submarine crews are so treated in England." AIRSHIP SINKS' SUBMARINE German Engages Several British Undersea Craft, Destroying One. BERLIN. May 4. via London. May 6. The following official communication was Issued tonight: "On May 3 a German naval airship a tin for lubrication ft Itrtirhos Chart, sftcxfy-. asaie and m4i of jour raw. ZEROLENE The Standard Oil for -Malnr Cats rll?ILS Leading Photo-Play House TODAY TILL SATURDAY NIGHT The Little Working Girl Who Needs It Is Not Always the One That Receives Protection. Lois Meredith and Owen Moore in HELP WANTED which points out the fact that the employer who would be on his guard in a girl's home often considers her his prey in his office. Coming Next Sunday David Belasco's Great Success The Woman ill rTHEATER : TODAY, THURSDAY, Supported by Lolita Robertson and an All-Star Cast, in "JACK CHANTY" A Screen Version of Hulbert Footner's Famous Novel "Colonel Heeza Liar Signs the Pledge" Extremely Funny Cartoon Comedy By J. R. Bray Starting at 11:00 A. M. Daily Admission 10c had an engagement with several British submarines in the North Sea. Several bombs were dropped from the alrshln, one of them hitting and sinking one ot the submarines. "The airship was bombarded by the guns of the submarines without being hit. It returned safely." PROFESSORS FACE COURT Students Arrested, Too, but Polled Are In on Joke. GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 25. Dean George Wells, Professor Losl and other university faculty men faced Justice Court under charges of promot ing prize fighting. It was not until they had valiantly defended them selves, unsuccessfully, and were as sessed heavy lines and jail sentences, that they discovered they had been targets of a Joke. Students, staging a big celebration, had called in the police to aid them. "Arrested." the faculty men and a proper proportion of students, found themselves in the court with "crimi nal" charges against them. Several professors are said to have made their escape from the raided hall. HOT POKER FREES JAILED Man Burns "Way Through Wall and Makes Good His Escape. CARROLLTON. Ohio, April 25. 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