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2 THE 3IORNIXG OREG ONI AN. FRIDAY, MAT 7. 1915. DARDANELLES FIGHT PRESSED BY ALLIES Conditions Are Highly Satis factory, Asquith Advises House of Commons. VALOR OF TROOPS PRAISED Australians and New Zealanders Land On and Sweep Across Open Beach and Through Wire in Tace of Murderous Tire. LONDON, May 6 The operations in the Dardanelles are being: pressed for ward under highly satisfactory condi tions, Premier Asquith told the House of Commons today in the course of a report on the combined naval and laud attacks on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The premier said in part. "At daybreak of April 23, the land ing occurred, the trocps making use of ix landing pluces. By nightfall 29.000 men had been disembarked in the face of a fierce opposition by infantry and artillery entrenched behind several lines of wire entanglements. PoMltion Chained at Sunset. "Tho leading- troops of the 29th di vision were held up al day to the west of Seddul Bahr, but at sunset they suc ceeded In a fine attack along; the heights which made possible the taking of a grood position covering the disem barkation of the remainder of the di vision. '. "The landing- bricade of the Aus tralian and New Zealand corps went shore at t'aba Tope at 4:30 o'clock in J ho morning in complete silence. The fnpniy opened a heavy fire at point blank rar.se, but the beach was rushed with rood effect and the attack earned out with the utmost dash up the slope. "French forces effected a. landing at Kuin Kalu and advanced with great gallantry. Kvcry report speaks of the magnificent co-operation of the naval forces. I resrrct the casualties were liavv. including the death of Briga-iier-General Napier. Troop Aahore Constantly Vndrr Fire. "During April 26, thodirembarkation continued. The troops ajhore were sub jected to continuous and determined at tacks from the enemy, but these in every case Were repulsed with heavy losses. The 29th division, under com mand of General Hunter, with great valor carried tho Turkish position at Feddul Bahr, which consisted of rocky ravines, ruiucd houses and wire en tanglements. "By cvoninK- of April 27, the 29th 'ivision was firmly established across the Gallipoli peninsula, having adva-ic-d two miles from the point of land ire:. They were joined by French troops sfter having fulfilled tho task of silencing the hostile batteries on the Asiatic Coast, which Interfered with the landing on tho Gallipoli peninsula, and lecrossed the straits. The Australian and New Zealand corps defeated every counter attack and steadily gaiued ground. Position Are Consolidated. "The disembarkation continued April 18 and 9. By Mcy 2 a further advance had been made by the French and Brit ish troops on the southern end of the peninsula and the Australian and New Zealand corps had been reinforced by the Royal Naval division. The posittons everywhere had been consolidated. "lu the successful performance of this, one of the most difficult opera, lions of the war. a landing on an open beach Sn the face of determined opposi tion, the troops ongaa-ed displayed un rurpassed courage and skill. "Th-j operations are now being con tinued and pressed forward under high ly satisfactory conditions." EXILED KHEDIVE HOPES . (Continued From First Pas.) Egypt was quiet, that the weather was too hot in Cairo to make it advisable for me to return then, and that the trip might prove too much for me, al though it would have, been a short, easy voyage down through the Dardanelles tf'ln my yacht. "When It became! evident that Tur key would become involved in the war, Kir Lewis Mallet, the British Ambas sador to Constantinople, informed me that I should leave Constantinople and not return to Cairo; he also insisted that I must go to Italy and remain there during the war. I asked why J should not' go to Switzerland or else where, but he said I must go to Italy and remain there. BrltiMh Motive ot Discuaaed. "England not only wanted me out of Constantinople, but tried to force me to go to Italy. I refused. That caused the break between myself and the English, and that is why I am today in Vienna instead of in my palace in Cairo." . The Khediva seemed disinclined to say what motives actuated England in not wanting him to return to Cairo dur ing the war. "I am telling you the facts of the case," he said. "England can best answer for herself as to the reasons for her wrongful action toward me." "Is it to be understood." I asked, "that your highness has abdicated?" "No, sir. I have neither abdicated nor renounced my rights or those of my children to the throne of Egypt," promptly declared the Khedive, with much emphasis. "I have worked for my country for 23 years. I owed al legiance to the Sultan of Turkey, of whom Egypt is a dependency. It wae natural and right that I should hold to Turkey in this war. Kgypt Doubly Part of Turkey. "Racially and in religion, Egypt is a part of the Turkish Empire. Egypt has no complaint to make against the Turkish sovereignty. Egypt has been autonomous to the point of almost practical independence. There has been no disposition on the part of Turkey to encroach, upon the inde pendence and rights and liberties of Egypt. On the contrary, the Sultans from time to time havg increased rather than decreased those rights, lib erties and autonomy Egypt enjoyed." "Do you recognize the right of the English to declare your throne va cant?" I asked. "I do not recognize that the Eng lish have any such right," the Khe dive said. "I have always been con sidered and treated as an independ ent sovereign, with all the honors at tached thereto. I was so received and honored by the other sovereigns whom I have visited. I had the right to confer honors and decorations upon others, given to me for that purpose by the Sultan. Throush my ministers I dealt direct with other sovereigns, and cannot, therefore, see by what stand point it i right If the English can de clare me deposed. That right is merely the right of might in this case." People Dealra to B Free "Mas Your Highness any hope of getting back the throne of Egypt?" I asked. "This war is not an Egyptian ques tion," was the evasive reply, "but a great general European question, in which also Egypt and its future is involved." I asked If the Egyptians were happy, contented and satisfied under British rule, or if there was any feeling against the English. "It is natural that Egyptians desire to be free and that this feeling finds expression," the Khedive said. "Egypt, like every other country, prefers being free from foreign domination. Since 1882 Egyptians have had to pay the cost of the British army occupation." The Khedive was disinclined fur ther to discuss political conditions in Egypt, but started to talk about the relations existing between Egypt and America. "Egypt owes much to America," he said, "and Americans are among our most welcome visitors. It was the mission sent to America by my great grandfather which first brought cot ton to Egypt. "The first instructions of the mod ern Egyptian army we had from American Army officers. The uniform which the Egyptian army wears we POSITION OF THE jii.sP: .,ti II-'' . ,"M3 f . . exit- ST Tf Cfiutse? X' $s '" fel O Position o w SMlr..i0 AJN BRlTltH lSI c & S Vo BATTLESHIP . T . S Channel A r-TTTZZTZ' I V ,v 1 - - nMStftf -W , From the outset of the war the British have blocked the northern part of the North Sea by a line of cruisers ex tending from the Orkneys to the Nor wegian coast. The distance from the blockading line to the mouth of the Elbe, where the German high sea fleet is based, is approximately 500 mile. From the mouth of the Elbe to off Cherbourg, that is to say, a course through the Straits of Dover with the open Atlantic ae an objective, would involve a steaming distance of about 600 miles. One hundred miles more would place a German fleet on the Atlantic Ocean. A glance at the chart will show that from a position on the northeast coast of Ireland a main British fleet would be midway, as it were, ready to block in force either the North Sea or English channel exits. If the German high sea fleet is seriously determined to engage the main British force it will be necessary, it is maintained, for the Germans to make an effort to reach blue water. Until that effort is made it is doubted if the British can be maneuvered out of position or coaxed into chasing a re treating force over mined area. call our American uniform, because it still largely consists of designs by American instructors in those days. "In our irrigation system wo owe much to American engineers, many of whom came to the Nile to study, and also used their ideas, brought from America, "I kept up this American tradition of my great-grandfather. Whenever English engineers submitted plans, I always first conferred with American engineers to get their ideas." The Khedive' declared that many young men in Egypt owed their edu cation to America, and that in this war America has contributed much to progress in Egypt. He said there are at present more than 100 Egyptian stu dents in the American College in Bei rut. "Of all foreign Institutions of learn ing," he said, "in Levant the Amer ican is the most popular with the Turks and the Egyptians, because of the tolerance and respect for our re ligion. Fow people realize the great work your institutions in Beirut and elsewhere are doing." The Khedive would hazard no predic tion as t the effect of the outcome of the war. The ruler of the land of the Pharoahs is wealthy, having vast properties in Egypt. Instead of having a vista of the mystic Sphinx and the Pyramids, such as he has in his palace in Cairo, the exiled Khedive gazes wistfully through the windows of his luxurious apartments at the distant Danube. GONVIGT'SMOTHER GLAD SACRIFICE OK TOIL MADE TO WEL COMES SON TO FREEDOM. Portland Woman Saves by Ha Werlt te Be at San tuentl When Youth ful Bank Robber is-Releaaed. SAN FRANCISCO, May 6. (Special.) a supreme moment in the life of Mrs. B. C. Smith, a tired, overworked little woman, came today in the Warder office at San Quentin prison when for five minutes she was allowed to see the son who for five years has been behind the prison bars. Wednesday. May 19. will be a day of real rejoic ing for this worn little woman, ror then the five years will be up and her son will be out. It took five year of sacrifice for Mrs. Smith to enjoy this moment, for she is poor and has had to take in washing, scrub floors and do many sorts ot labor to save money to come from Portland to this citv. Mother and son met, but did not know each other. "My boy; they've changed you so!" was her cry. The son was only 17 years old, and strong, when he was taken to the prison as a bank robber. Now he has the prison pallor, his hands are gnarled from toll In the jute mills, and lines have come to his face. "They took you away when you were such a little feHow Just a boy. vHow they've changed you!" she sobbed. "X wanted to come to you so many times, but I didn't make much money At the laundry and it's been a hard struggle. But I've been saving that little for the time when you would be out." Nome to Stay Wet; Vote SSI to 434. NOME, Alaska, May 6. The "wets" won in today's local option election called by the United States District Court to determine whether the peo ple of Nome wanted the court to license saloons for another year. The vote was 551 for saloons and 434 against saloons. Women voters took a promi nent part in the election. . Ssntiseptlo Boon to Mothers. Soothes Ditd rtalieTes fhut4. trrlratd nfclns of i tuutH. K'-ep BKin fri'tfb nd sweet. Bettor til powder fur bubj's skin. 5uv. All druggists. 2000 FRENCH ARE TAKEN BY GERMANS Berlin Reports Enemy Forced to Evacuate Ailly Woods With Heavy Losses. FIGHTING IS CONTINUED Capture ot Cannon, Machine Guns and Mine Throwers Described by Berlin French Advance in. Vosges Is Repulsed. BERLIN, via London, May (. In a German official statement issued today the announcement is made that Ger- BRITISH FLEET. man soldiers forced the French troops to evaluate their positions In the Ailly wood and captured more than 2000 Frenchmen. The statement says that the number of Frenchmen killed was extremely heavy and that they also lost two cannon and a number of ma chine guns and mine throwers. The statement of the War Office is: "Over the whole front, artillery duels have taken place. We made further progress near Ypres, Belgium, and have taken the Van Helpe farm and another farm near the Messlnes-Vpres Railway. We made 100 prisoners and took 15 machine guns. In the forest district to the west of Combres, we made an advance and cap tured four French otficers and 135 men. We also took four machine guns and mine throwers. "In our attack yesterday in the Ailly wood, we achieved our objective by forcing the enemy to evacuate his posi tions. More than 2000 Frenehmen. among them 21 officers, were made prisoners. We also took two cannon and several machine guns and mine throwers. The number of Frenchmen killed was extremely heavy. 1 tie enemy attacked us la the region north of Fllrey and near Croix des Carmes, north of the latter place, the enemy pushed forward as far as our trenches. At one point in this sector the fight continues. At all other points the French were beaten back. In the Vosges an advance against our position north of Steinbrueck was repulsed." czar's armyis in trap (Continued From First Pa ire.) sians are retreating eastward of Lup kow Pass. "Forces of the Teuton allies are ad vancing successfully along the entire front in West Galicia. Troops of the enemy, still intact, are attempting, by taking up favorable defensive posi tions, to cover their hasty retreat. "'The strong- Russian forces in the Beskld region are being seriously men aceo by the flank attack of our vic ifUl ? ' 'ST "....';;:.:::: ' - -s--.': . g mttxm rr'-l r-4TTnr-TTTi ifr'nT' t- rin gsiinni mm Miniawr-Tn'ri fry "The High Road," second of the great Metro Feature Dramas, in five acts comes to the National Sunday. Valll Valli is the star of this. Mrs. Fisk's greatest success. The story has to deal with a girl sac rificed by socially ambitious jjarents to a life outside the pale of re spectability. Her awakening forms one of the strongest situations conceivable. A pantomime of the magnificent renunciation scene will Immediately precede the play on the screen. Hilda Graham, Thomas Mahar and Billy Lee, well-known artists, will portray the pic ture action in life. Other good features go to make up a double bill. torious armies. Already we have forced the fighting in the regions of Jaslow and Dukla, and the engage ment now in progress will complete the annihilation of the third Russian army. "The number of prisoners in our hands has been increased to more than- 50,000. "In tho Orova Valley a strong Rus sian attack on the hill of Ostry has been repulsed with great slaughter to the enemy." RUSSIANS STOP FOE'S CENTER Force of 250,000 Retreat, Says Dis patch to Geneva: GENEVA, via Paris, May 6. The Tribune de Geneve has received a dis patch from Vienna saying that the desperate effort of an Austro-German force of 250,000 men to break through the Russian center at Gorlice has failed. The Vsses have been heavy and the Austro-German forces were compelled to retreat to the west of Sandeo. German troops continue to arrive at Cracow and the' fighting near there is said to be the most cruel of the war. The Vienna telegram relates also that an Austrian army corps- under Arch duke Eugene arrived yesterday at Noravitsa, 10 miles from the Serbian frontier. RUSSIANS ATTACK STRONGLY Berlin Declares Teutonic Allies Are Co-operating Successfully. BERLIN, via London, May 6. The official report of the German general staff concerning the flghtipg on the eastern fronts says: "Northeast and southwest of Kal warya, our positions were attacked sev eral times yesterday by strong Russian forces. All these attacks failed with heavy .losses to the enemy. "The enemy advanced against our bridgeheads on the Pilica River With out success. "Bombs were dropped on the fortified town of Grodno last night. "In the war area to the east of Tarnow and to the north of that place as far as the Vistula River and on the right bank of the Dunajeo River fighting continued far into the night. The number of prisoners so far taken has reached to more than 40,000. It is worthy to note that this is the Rus sian front. "In the Beskid Mountains, on the Lupkow Pass road, an attack is being made by the forces under General of Cavalry Von der Marwitz simultaneous ly with an attack made by the Austro Hungarian Army, which is keeping with the Germans. These attacks are progressing favorably." LONDON. May 6. Reuter's version of the last Berlin official communication contains additional details of the fight ing in the eastern zone after the state ment in the original communication that "the enemy advanced against our bridgeheads on the PiUca River with out success," the Reuter version says: "We bombarded the fortress of Grodno (about ISO miles northeast of Warsaw) last night. "In Western Galicia. rear guards of the retreating army offered a desperate resistance to the allied troops under General August von Mackenzen, which broke down on the heights on the left bank of the Wlsloka River and below the mouth of the Ropa River. "We not only forced a crossing of the Wlsloka at several points, but firmly put our hands on the Dukla pass, the road and the place." COOS WOMEN SENTENCED Perjurers Are Paroled After Severe Reprimand by Judge Coke. MARSHFIELD. Or., May . tSpe cial.) Mrs. Ruby Nosier, of C'oquille, and Mrs. Mary Pfortner, of Bandon, were sentenced to three to 10 years in tho State Penitentiary today by Judge Coke, of the Circuit Court, and paroled after being given severe reprimand. Mrs. Nosier was convicted on trial, but Mrs. Pfortner pleaded guilty. Each, however, said she had given perjured testimony at a Bandon hear ing, in which Joseph Coach was in volved as defendant, on coercion by G. T. Treadgold. City Prosecutor. QUEEN IS CROWNED TODAY McMiunvlllc College Ready for Pay of I'un on Campus. M'MINNVILLE. Or.. May S. (Spe cial.) McMinnville College campus is elaborately decorated for the crowning of Dale I Queen of May tomorrow morning. Numbers of pretty girls of the college will execute May pole dances on the campus while all of tha other schools of the city will take part in the day's programme of festivities that has been arranged. There will be a field meet and base ball game between McMinnville Col lege and Chemawa in the afternoon and an automobile and other parades. Chchalis Gets Jitneys. CHEHALIS. Wash.. May 6. (Spe cial.) A jitney service was started today between Chehalis and Centralia by W. C. Gates. Cars leave both cities on tha half hour' period and a fare of 10 cents each way is charged in com petition with the streetcar service of the Washington-Oregon corporation, which charges 15 cents or 2 cents a round trip. Two cars were placed in service this morning. IV: LIBAU IS IN PERIL Germans Preparing to Attack by Land and Sea. RIGA ALSO IS THREATENED Feeling in Berlin Decidedly More Optimistic Since Offensive on Large Scale Has Been Begun in East and " West. BERLIN, . via London, May . The military developments of the last week have had a-visible effect on popular feeling in Berlin, which is decidedly more optimistic. Operations in the Russian province of Courland, on the Baltic; in Galicia and in Belgium In dicate that German forces are taking the offensive on a large scale and that greater events are to be expected. It is understood in well-informed quarters that the German troops in Courland are now nearing the port of Libau, which probably will be attacked by land and sea. Field Marshal -von Hindenburg. himself is in command there. His design appears to be to take Libau, and probably Riga as well, and use these ports as bases for harassing Russian communications with Petrograd. , ' RumbIsbs Realat Advance. The Russians already have sent from Kovno reinforcements for "resisting these operations, the results of which soon must be apparent. The Russians also are attempting to resist the Aus tro-German movement -. eastward in Galicia, having brought up reinforce ments from the Carpathians for that purpose. Information recelyed here, however, indie tes that the Russians are being swept along before tho Teu tonic allies or else captured. Austrian reports say that there is in progress a general Russian retreat ex tending from the positions to the south of Dukla Pass, in Hungary, where weeks ago the attacks upon an im pregnable Austrian' front, entailing frightful losses, had exhausted the Ini tiative of the invaders. Galicia Center of Iarr-t. Further developments in Galicia are awaited here with breathless interest, and it Is believed that the events on this section of the front may give a decisive turn to the entire eastern cam paign. The view held here is that the whole Russian position in the Car pathians has now become precarious. It is understood that strong pressure upon the retreating Russians has been brought to bear by the forces of Gen eral von Mackensen and Field Marshal Baron von Hoetsendorf, which are ad vancing from the west. Austrian Coarral Pontoons. The operation of the Austro-German forca which is now threatening the Russian lines between the Dunajec and Biala Rivers is regarded as a first-class performance, from a German military standpoint, particularly as it is the re sult of a frontal attack against strong ly fortified positions. The Austrians crossed the Dunajec near its confluence with the Vistula, although tho Russians were strongly- protected behind a dike on the eastern bank. .The Austrians, behind a dike on the west shore, ad vanced pontoons by night, cutting through the dike and depositing the pdntoons among high reed along the shore. They re-filled and re-sodded the cuts each night. In this way, a sufficient number of pontoons was con cealed in three nights for effecting a crossing of the river. When these preparations had been completed a terrific artillery bombardment enabled the Austrians to bridge the stream with comparatively little loss. The Austro-Uerman' attack near Gor lice is described as an unparalleled artillery performance. The Russians believed their position to be absolutely impregnable. The artillery of the allies so completely overwhelmed the Rus sians, however, that the Austro-German infantry was able to take the op posing positions at the first rush. British Buy Horses Near Wenatcliec. WENATCHEE, Wash., May 6 (Spe cial.) British Government horse-buyers swooped down on the Okanogan country last week and purchased more than mo head of horses for use in the Ensrlish army before the ranchers rea- Some Men Working for Salaries Say- "When I Get $100 I'm Going to Open a Bank Account" The result is, most of them never have an account. When they get nearly a hun dred something comes along which strikes their fancy and the money is spent for it. Whereas, if the money had been in the bank, earning interest, it wouldn't have been spent. People of Portland, you don't need $100 to. open a bank account with us; you can start an account in our savings depart ment with any sum from one dollar up. Make the sJ art; saving is worth the effort lUMDCRMCNS National.. Dank Fifth and Stark lyfllk You can do better for less on Third Street, If All .w( l ' 7 - Tt : I Do you what mill-to-man means to you? If you don't it is high time for find ing out. Mill-to-Man as applied to the selling of clothing means exactly this: -You buy directly from the maker and therefore pay only one profit. That is why our New Spring Suits at $15n $20, $25 are from $5 to $7.50 less than similar grades elsewhere. rownsville 1 Woolen lized the purpose for which they were bought. The horses are now in the stockyards at Pateros, Okanogan and other up-river points awaiting the ar rival of disinfected stock-cars for ship ment to New York, where they will be sent immediately to France for cavalry use. The price paid for first-class cav alry horses averaged around $-00 and for saddle horses about $160. "LOST" BOYS ARE FISHING Oregon City Parents Lead Posse to I'lnd Lads Oono Long. OItl:ON CITY, Or., May (Spe cial. Thurman Cross, son of Frank 1L Cross, and K. A. Hackett, son of Deputy Sheriff Hackett, were found yesterday morning after a 24-hour search by their parents through the mountains. The two boys left several iays ago for a fishing trip near Molalla. They planned to return Hunday, but decided to remain' longer and failed to tell their POSLAM THE ONE GREAT AID TO SKIN HEALTH To stop itfhing and drive away Kc geniu. Pimples, Rashes and all skin troubles, apply Poslatn. Use it whenever the skin ails It will prove to you over and over again how perfectly it can eradicate disfigure ments and correct all diseased surface conditions. Nothing can compare with Its paciry lng effect on inflamed, irritated kln. L'ndue redness is removed overnight; complexions beautifully cleared. 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