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Newspaper Page Textvol:, lv-no. i 7,001. PORTLAND, OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 31, 1915. PRICK FIVK CKNTS. FULL POWER GIVEN TO Victory of Government Is Complete. SALANDRA WILDLY CHEERED Chamber Bestows Authority by Vote of 407 to 74. MILITARY LAW INVOKED Senate Also Informed of Uovern ment's Proposals Stlrrln g Scenes in Parliament Mark Mo mentous Decision. ROMK. via Paris, May 20. 1 la serten, that Trlnc-e T Buelnvr, the l.rrnm .tmbnmador, haa Insisted that Austria, In the rase nf war. ahalt not Intrust Iter interests In Italy to the Valtrd States, hut to Spain. ROME, via Paris, May 20. After de bate lasting well Into the night, the Chamber of Deputies has adopted the bill conferring full powers on the gov ernment. The vote was 40T against 74. One member abstained from voting. The bill passed amid great enthus iasm. Its text was: "The government is authorized, in rase of war and during the duration of war, to make decisions with due authority of law. in every respect re quired, for the defense of the state, the guarantee of public order and urgent economic national necessities. Law Immediately Effective. "The provisions contained in articles .-43 to -'51 of the military code .con tinue in force. The government is authorized also to have recourse until lecembcr 31, 1915, to monthly pro visional appropriations for balancing the budget. This law shall come Into force the day it is passed." The opening of the session was an occasion of great solemnity. A delir ium of cries broke out on the entry of Premier Salandra and the other members of the cabinet. Everybody cried. "Viva, Salandra" for five min utes. Then the Premier arose: War BUI la Prevented. "Gentlemen, I have the honor to present to you a bill to meet the ex pense of a national war." Prolonged applause followed this announcement. The Premier then began an expo sition of the situation of Italy before the opening of hostilities in Europe. He declared that Italy had submitted to every humiliation from Austria Hungary for the love of peace. By her ultimatum to Serbia, the Premier said, Austria had annulled the equilib rium of the Balkans and prejudiced Italian interests there. Notwithstand ing this evident violation of the treaty of Triple Alliance. Italy endeavored during long- months to avoid a con flict, but these efforts were bound to have a limit in time and dignity. This is why the government felt itself forced to present its denuncia tion of the Triple Alliance on May 4." said Premier Salandra. I'rmlrr Loudly Applauded. These declarations were received with great applause, whicli the Premier tried to quiet. When he had succeeded in so doing he said: "Italy must be united at this moment when her des tinies are being decided." These words were greeted with re newed applause, the deputies and spec tators rising. When quiet was restored Premier Salandra exclaimed: "We have confidence in our august chief, who is preparing to lead the army toward a glorious future. Let ua gather round this well-beloved sover eign." H was observed that the Socialists toJk no part in the applause. Premier Salandra then proposed that a committee of 18 deputies should ex amine a bill composed of a single ar tide, which he presented. (..vrrnmrlt'i Victory Complete. After the presentation of the bill, the President of the Chamber submitted the question whether a committee of 18 members should be elected. Out of the 421 deputies who voted 367 cast their ballot in the affirmative. The other 54 were against. The victory for the government was complete. The opposition was com posed of Socialists and some adherents of ex-Premier Giolltti. The government made the same com munication to the Senate, which passed the bill unanimously. BOY CAUSES $10,000 SUIT Mother at Taconia Seeks to Wrest Custody From Grandmother. TACOMA. Wash., May 20. (Special.) A summons in a suit for $10,000 haa been served on Mrs. Eva Hamilton, of Portland, grandmother of Gilbert 1 Hamilton, aged 7. whom she endeav ored to whisk to Oregon in an auto mobile last Friday. The suit was brought by Mrs. Pearl l.ane. mother of the boy, through ne attorney, Frank S. Carroll.- who will leave tonight for Oregon City. Or., in am effort to have the decree of cus tody of the boy, awarded to Mrs. Ham ilton in l91oset aside on the grjund that it was obtained on false affida vits. Mr. Hamilton was released yesterday. ITALIAN CABINET MEXICAN CAPITAL AGAIN NEAR FAMINE BRYAN APPEALS TO CAJUi-VNZA COXCEIWIXG RELIEF. Situation Also Receives Attention of American Ked Cross liccap ture of Panuco by Villa Denied. WASHINGTON, May 20. Mexico City again is facing a serious shortage of food, according o advices reaching the State department from the interna tional committee there. Secretary Bryan said representations had : been made to the Carranza gov ernment at Vera Cruj looking to the shipment of supplies to the capital, and that the situation - had been brought to the attention of the Ameri can Red Cross.. A summary of reports from Mexico issued by the State Department said the capture of Saltlllo by Carranza forces last Sunday had been announced from Eagle Pass. There i is no tele graph communication with either Monterey or Saltillo and no train service from Piedras Negras south, on account of burned bridges. The Carranza agency gave out to night a cablegram from Vera Cruz denying that Villa forces had recap tured Panuco. The message added: "All oil producing wells in Tamplco, as well as tanks and pipe lines, have always been controlled up to date by Carranza troops. The Villa forces never; controlled Ebano. and in the last engagement loyal forces had with reactionaries at Kbano last Monday they were completely , defeated. We are progressing rapidly toward Otumba, near Mexico City, where Car ranza troops expect to be soon." PRINTERS HEAR SINGER Mechanical Staff of Tlic Oregonian MIssLynbrook's Audience. V Miss Kathryn Lynbrook, prima donna of the Lambardi Opera Company, made The Oregonian composing room ring last night when, standing on a table. she sang "Annie Laurie." "Old Black Joe," "Home, Sweet Home" and other equally popular songs for the pleasure of the men and women in the' mechani cal departments of the paper. " The applause which greeted each song showed that an accompanist was unnecessary, and Miss Lynbrook was surrounded by her admiring audience and presented with bouquets of roses and a linotype slug containing a cent issued in the year of her birth and properly inscribed. RECKLESS DRIVING CHARGE John E. Scharpo tJlves Notice of Appeal From Jail Sentence. John E. .Scharpe, arrested by Special Officer Bowers Tuesday on a charge of driving an auto in a reckless man ner along Broadway near Ankeny street, was sentenced to 10 days in jail yesterday by Municipal Judge Ste venson. Scharpe announced that he would appeal the case and he was re leased on $250 bond. Testimony indicated that Scharpe was driving at the rate of about 30 or 35 miles an nour ana onicer Bow ers alleged he was under the influence of liquor. R. Couscr was fined $20 for speed ing and R. Jacobsen $30 on the same charge. ' COPPER FUMES OBVIATED Student Makes Discovery That May Kevolutioiiize Smelting. SAN FRANCISCO. May 20. The Uni versity of California mining depart ment announced today the perfection! by Allan Bruce Marquand, a senior student, of a new ore-smelting blast furnace in which crude oil is used as fuel and which, it is said, will elimi nate, by means of a hydro-vacuum de vice, the poisonous fumes given off in the smelting of copper. Practical operation of the invention it is said, has been had in the mining laboratory of the university. STRAITS FORTS DESTROYED Kilid llaltr AVorks Battered Down - by Allied forces. LONDON', : May 20. According" to an Athens dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph Company, advices from Mitylene confirm the destruction of the forts at KHid Bahr, on the Dardanelles. The bombardment of the Nagara forts con tinuea day and night. According- to a report at Tenedos, the Town of Maidos has been occupied after a violent action British aero planes, flying over the Town of Gal- lipoli, dropped bombs which caused an outbreak of fire. BALTIC FLEETS IN BATTLE Private Dispatches to Copenhagen lleport Big Engagement. LONDON, May SI. A dispatch to the Daily News from Copenhagen says: "It is said that the Germans have captured Riga, on the Gulf of Riga, in Northwest Russia. "A private dispatch reports a big naval batUe in the Baltic." , JLifesaving Station Contract Let. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 20. The Treasury Depart ment today awarded to John W. Hill strom, of Marshfield, Or., the contract for building the lifesaving station "at Coos Bay. his bid of $29,600 being. .-the lowest received. The contract calls for the erection of station building, keep er's quarters, boathoust and launching equipment. BRITISH CABINET IS NOW BEING FORMED Party Leaders in Con ference All Dao-t AID TO BE GIVEN KITCHENER Some of War Secretary's Du; ties to Be Shifted. CIVIL HEADS TO CHANGE Lloyd George and Bonar Law Men tioned for War Office Balfour May Succeed Churchill If He Will Accept. LONDON. May 20. The national gov ernment which is to guide the British empire for the duration of 'the war is now in progress of formation. The leaders of the political parties were in conference throughout the day, arrang ing details. No statement has been made as to the personnel of the new ministry, except that Premier Asquith and Foreign Sec retary Grey will remain in the posts which they now hold. Thus far all the statements as to the allotment of offi cers have been based largely on sur mise. It appears certain, however, that there will be a new civil head of the Admiralty and War Office, respectively, and possibly changes In the profes sional heads as well. or. at any rate, a readjustment of the responsibility. Kitchener Haa Too Huh to Do. Earl Kitchener, the Secretary for War, it is generally agreed, has too much to do in the direction of the1 war, in the raising of new armies and the organization of the output of munitions. and some of these duties will be shifted to other shoulders. Chancellor Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law, leader of the opposition. are about equally favored for civil head of the War Office, and A. J. Balfour Is mentioned for a similar position in t'u Admiralty. In the latter case there is some doubt as to whether Mr. Balfour would consent to accept this position. Complete Chance to Be Made. However, there is to be a complete change In the whole government, in cluding not only the Cabinet but the under secretaryships as well, and the posts will be distributed among the Lib erals, Unionists and Laborites, accord ing to their strength in the House of Commons. A huge advertisement appears in all the morning newspapers in behalf of the War Office calling upon men up to the age of 40 to enlist. The Daily Mail describes this as a scandal, when so many young idlers are about the streets. and adds that it is clear that compul sion is coming. The Daily Mail thia morning says it understands that John E. Redmond, the Nationalist leader, has refused to join the new ministry. INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, tVS.'J degrees; minimum. 45.S degrees. TODAY'S Unsettled and showery; south westerly wind?. War. New British cabinet in process of formation. Page 1. Patriotism at fever heat in Borne. Page 2. French observr ym enemy has been mas tered " q 5 -western Una. Page "-J-.w- . . war conferred on Italian aT 3 uy Parliament. Page 1. timanfan people decidedly antt-Austro- Gertnan. Page 1. Great Britain denies Americans ar suffer- ing losses from detention of ship. Page 1. j BIgret battle of war imminent In Galicia. , Page ii. Mexico. Mexican capital again facing famine. Paget. National. Rlggs National Bank's side presented by cx- benator ii alley. . Page 6 Domestic John T. Rockefeller, "jr., again denies di recting; Colorado strike. Page 3. General Leonard Wood saya danger to Amer ica from invasion Increase. Page 3. Reception at Oregon Exposition building to be held today, page 2. Jury in libel suit against Roosevelt la out. Page 5. Sport. Pacific Coast Ieaguo results Portland 5. Ven ice 4 : Los Angeles 5, Oak land 2 ; San Kranclsco-Salt Lake game postponed, wet grounds. Page 16. Figure show Tos Angeles haa best pitch ing etaff. Page IB. Amateur team may be formed to play in Sacramento tourney. Page 16. Dwight Douffl&ss gives some new ideas on tennis. Page IT. Pacific Northwest. Governors plead for more ships on Pacific Coast and adjourn. Page T. Two thousand farmers hear Governor Withy. combe urge increased co-operation. Page J. Commercial and Marine. Local wheat sellers succeed in obtaining higher prices. Page 17. Chicago wheat advances on black rust scare. Page 17. Foreign exchange quotations decline at New York. Page 17. London wool auction series closes with firm prices. Page 1. McCormick Company will build three lum ber carrie ra. Page 13. Portland andt Vicinity. Episcopal diocese of Oregon to penis ion its clergy at SK. Tage 12. Jurors deny Judge McGinn's charge that they are biased. Page 12. Social workers to open annual conference at Reed College today. Page 11. Weather re-port, data and forecast. Page 17. Big annual expense for repair of water meters aiiown to be probable. Page 11. Miss Marian Fpoeri makes great gains In race for Festival Queen. Page IS. Secretary Houston is Portland visitor. Page IS. Press Club jinks has no dull moment. Page 5. Tilts over deal for trade school site and de mand that Memorial day be observed murk. School Board meeting. Page B. Attorney fails to prevent cross-examination of A. L. Clark. Page 13. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. CITY OFFICIALS TO FIGHT Tlirce at Baker Stand P.t When Be call Effort Announced. . BAKER, Or., May 20. (Special.) Georgre W. Henry and Anderson Finley, City Commissioners, today defied M. F.' Newton when he announced that he would prefer charges against them and Mayor Palmer and follow the charges by the circulation of recall petitions. Mayor Palmer is at Newport, but both said they thought he would Join them In standing: pat if the recall came up. I. inn Tennis Tourney June 9, 10, 11 ALBANY, Or., May 20. (Special.) The Linn County Tennis Association, which was organized last year and held its first tournament at Albany last Summer, is planning for two or more tournaments this year. The first will be held at Brownsville next month and will take place on June 9, 10 and 11, the -dates of the annual Pioneers' picnic at Brownsville. NEVER MIND, THERE'S PLENTY O F WATER IN THE -v;. -..,rrf; fe BRITAIN EXPLAINS "HOLDING OF SHIPS Arbitrary Interference Is Denied. CARGOES WILL' BE PAID FOR Owners Declared Not to Be Suffering From Delay. MEAT CASES ARE WAITING Effort 3Cudc lo Arrange Willi Ameri can Packers to Limit Shipment to Neutral Countries Con tiguous to Germany. LONDON, May 20. In an effort to correct what the government believes to be a misunderstanding Great Brit ain's attitude toward American ship and American cargoes in other neutral bottoms, detained under the order In council, the foreign office has issued an explanatory memorandum. This explanation is supplemented by an explanation that cotton cargoes which the government agreed to pur chase under the cotton agreement all have been bought by the government, and that actual details concerning the payment only await proof of owner ship and papers showing the actual contract price. It is explained that as most of these papers must come from the United States, there will be some unavoidable delays before the owners of the cotton get their money. Three American Ships Detained. The memorandum of the foreign of fice follows: "First There are at tie present mo ment three American ships detained in this country. Two of them are cot ton ships, which are dealt with below. The third is the steamer Joseph V. Fordney. This vessel with a cargo of foodstuffs consigned to E. Kllngeuer at Mai mo (Sweden), was brought into Kirkwall on April 8. She had been sighted by 1 1 is Majesty's ships about 10 miles from the Norwegian coast and had thereupon endeavored, with the evident desire to evade search, to es cape rapidly into Norwegian territorial waters, but without success. 49 Jn the vessel's arrival in Kirkwall inquiries were at once addressed to His Majesty's Minister at Stockholm with, regard to the consignee of the cargo, and a reply was received to the effect that no person of that name could be Identified at Malmo, though there was a person of that name who resided at Gothenburg and was man ager of the Gothenburg branch of Hugo Hartvig, and who had said that the consignments addressed to hint on board the Joseph WV Fordney were intended for storage in Malmo. Vessel's Conduct Suspicious. "Second The suspicious conduct of the vessel in endeavoring to elude Ills Majesty's patrola and the known con- l'onrlulei op page 5. Column I.) OLD BULL RUN. Thursday's War Moves remaining hope that Italy Xm. wo 'ould maintain her neutrality was abandoned last night, when the Italian Chamber conferred upon the government extraordinary powers in the event of the outbreak of war. This is considered a vote 1n favor of war, for which the government ha-s made all preparations and the prospects of which have aroused the greatest en thusiasm throughout Italy. The Ger man and Austrian Ambassadors were still in Rome last night, but, accord ing to dispatches from Berlin, their one care now is to arrange for the safety of their nationals remaining in Italy. A formal declaration of war, or per haps action without a formal declara tion, is expected momentarily. At any rate, all preparations for naval and military action have been made on both, sides, and it is t"ito possible that while the Italian Premier. Signor Sa landra, was explaining to the chamber and the world the policy of his gov ernment, the troops on the frontier and the navies in the Adriatic had antici pated diplomatic action. Italy, naturally, will have to look first to her frontier, but it is expected that her entrance Into the war wfll compel Austria, and perhaps Germany also, to withdraw some troops from the Russian frontier, where they are ham mering at the Russian line, particularly to the northwest and south of Przemysl, in middle Galicia. This hammering, according to the Austrian and German reports, is having Its effect, for they assert that the Rus sians are being driven back from the River fian in the region of Jaroslau and that the circle around Pnemysl is tightening. s At other parts of the front the Rus sians appear to' bo withstanding the attacks, and in the Opatow region, in Southern Poland, they have themselves taken the offensive. This, however. will be useless to them unless they can prevent the Austrians and Germans from making a further advance in Galicia. III the nest the bad weather has brought the operations almoet to a standstill, and this has enabled the French and British to consolidate the ground they gained last week and early this week. While these gains were not excessive, military experts, on the whole, are satisfied with tliem having proved to their own minds that when mem and ammunition, respect ively, are concentrated in sufficient numbers and quantity the Germans can be driven back. The public are still dependent on unofficial reports for the progress of the armies on the Gallipoli Peninsula. These reports are most encouraging from the standpoint of the allies, as they state that the forts at Kilid Bahr have been destroyed, that. Maidos nas been occupied and that the bombard ment of Nagara, on the eastern side of the straits, is in progress night r.nd day. $50,000 DAMAGES SOUGHT Bundon Attorney Sues as Result of Simptyoii-C'oacli Cube. MARSH FIELD, Or., May 20. (Spe cial.) G. T. Treadgold, a Bandon at torney, today filed suit for $50,000 dam ages agalu&t W. J. Mitchell and 1a G. Carpenter, Portland detectives: Joseph Coach, John Ilerron, B. L. Nosier, At torney F. J. Feeney, of Bandon; J. Mur ray, a detective; H. C. Freeman and O. W. Briggs, newspapermen; A. it. O'Brien, owner of the Marshfleld Even ing Record, and George Gage, of Co qullle. The suit is said to be based upon publicity given Mr. Treadgold during the Simpson-Coach muddle, which oc curred in Coos County some months ago. LASSEN SENDS UP FIRE People Aroused to Watch 'ev vclopments in Kruption. I)c- REDDING. Cal., May 20 Confirma tion of reports that Lassen Peak emit ted flames for two hours last night, during Its 94th eruption, came from many places today. Observers at sev eral points spread the news and hun dreds of telephone messages roused households to watch the eruption. An eruption occurred today with the emission of vaporous clouds and a stream of black smoke which rose high in the air. Only a small flow of lava has been reported, accompanied by the expulsion of a few red-hot stones from the crater in the night. WILSON FELICITATES CUBA President and People Congratulat ed onTlndependence. WASHINGTON. May 20. President Wilson today cabled to President Menocal, of Cuba, congratulating him on the 13th anniversary of Cuban in dependence. The message said: "It gives rue great pleasure to ex tend to your excellency and to the Cuban people cordial greetings on this anniversary of the independence of Cuba." The anniversary was celebrated here tonight by a banquet given by Carlos Manuel de Cespedes, the Cuban Min ister. OREGON MAN AMONG SLAIN Ernest Palmer, of Oswcga, on C'a- nadiun l,i-t of Killed at Front. OTTAWA, Ont-. May 20. The names of Joseph Martin, Olympia, Wash.; James Douglas Orr, Bell ing'na ni, Wahh., and Ernest A. Falmcr,' Oswego. Or., are included in the list of Canadian con tingent casualties. The list was issued by the Militia Department tonight. ROUMANIANS HEAR LOUD WAR CLAIR People Are Decidedly Anti-Austro-German. HALF MILLION UNDER ARMS King Model of Neutrality, but Still Unknown Quantity. FOUR FACTORS INVOLVED I'all ot Constantinople, Italy's In tervention, l(iil-arlas Attitude or Rii.-laii I'rogrc?.?! M; Pre cipitate HeclMon. BV KAi:t. M. VON WIIWAXP. r,rrit.nn'1nt of nm fSjr!i1 fluff Jfrh WorM. 'opt right, J'.l", by I'llblUhtnir 'oin pa :i . By ml.!, by urraiicrinc-iit ul tr0 world, i l'uull: BUCHAREST. May 7 (vlj courier to The Hague, delayed In tranbmlstion.) Roumania Is continuing to adhere to its policy of watch ful waiting and armed neutrality. The government Is stilt hesitating to begin hostilities against Hungary, despite the violent agitation and the goading by the -."V-..-i'f r ... clamor of the op position party headed by ex-l're-inier Joncscu and M. l-'ilipescu, who Karl H. ton tVlriand. are attempting to overturn the pres ent Liberal Ministry. I have talked with diplomats, bankers and poIitl'Ml leaders, all of whom seem agreed that Roumania cannot remain neutral, end few doubt it will go against Hunsn. None, however, hazard the prediction when. (.orrramril Maintains dim. Uninfluenced by the agitation Filipescu and Jonescu, the latter of whom in an editorial tn Ms paper I. a. Roumania says. "Any ration capable of playing the role of neutrality In uci a historic moment as today has ni further right to existence," The gov ernment Is maintaining an attitude of cool deliberation and awaiting devel opments. The principal tinamial tar gets are having an unhappy lirac In view of the probable, entrance into the war the Roumanian army l.s of Interest. Although it Is often statfd here that Roumania can put SOO.ouo men in the field, I am Informed by authoritative sources that the army does not exceed 500,000. It rontlsH of five army corps, 5i battalions of approximately 60.000 each and five re serve divisions of 15,000 each, asiilo from which there arc probably 100,000 landsturm militia. With the exception of three batteries of 15 centimeter howitzers and four batteries of mountain guns the artill'-ry is wholly of Krupp manufacture, con sisting of 600 modern field sunn. I '.'' howitzers and 480 German machine" guns. There is a gre.st divergence of opinion among the foreign observers as to the value and efficiency of the army. Some are apt first to be prejudiced by the gorgeous, showy uniforms een in Bucharest, but in the new greenii-h-gray field outfit it makes a business like impression. Such as J have seen of the peasant soldiery are capable of great endurance. The few require ments will be largely a question of leadership. Bucharest Is the saye.st, liveliest capital in Europe today. Kelentleaa Conflict Indicated. j The feeling on both sides of the bor- der is so bitter that h Roumanlan-Ati.--! trian and I ta I ian-Austrian war prom ises to be the mo.t relentless and mer ciless of the great conflict, by the f-lii.j of which Eafct PruKfl.t end Belgium will .seem humanitarian. I There is a war tax ot 1 cent on lei- iters, 4 cents on all bills and receipts, including Vestaurant checks and all checks for purchases; 20 per cont on : telegram and ll on railroad tickets. ' By a law passed corporations and stock j companies must continue paying em- i ployes full wages while in the artn. the law reading that an employe draft ed in the army has the choice between continuance of his salary or the pay of a soldier, which is 2 cents a day. i King Ferdinand's position Is both painful and difllcult. Ex-Premier Jone scu and M. Filipescu are agitating the fall of the government and recklessly urging that Roumania not wait upon Italy. Entente Gives ' Guarantees. Roumanla's entrance into the war, according to men with whom 1 talked, is dependent largely ua one of four things the fall of Constantinople. Italy's declaring war, Bulgaria's atti tude, m-hich is not yet clear, and Rus sian success in the Carpathiana. which now is eliminated for some time, al though Jonescu and Filipescu are en deavoring to discount the German Austrian report of success by assert ing It is exaggerated or untrue. From what 1 learned Roumania has not yet received positive guarantees from the triple entente that the entente will hack up at the peace conference claims to such territory as Roumania may conquer and occupy. Without such guarantees the government la not likely to join the allies. Like Prince von Ituelow In Rome, Baron Hilmar von dem Busache.-Had-denhausen. formerly in Washington and one of the most capable of the Ger- tConriuled on Page 2, Column I f