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VOL. LV C 17,00.. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 2 AUSTRIAN SHIPS IN RAID ARE DAMAGED Effect on Coast Works of Italy Is Greater. ATTACKING CRAFT ARE DARING Destroyer Penetrates Canal at Porto Corsino. LATINS KILL OWN TROOPS Francis Joseph's Loss in Men Is Only One-Twentieth as Great as Suffered by Enemy, Reports Headquarters tor War. VIENNA, via London, May 25. Sup plementing the previous Austrian offi cial statement relative to the fighting Monday along; the Italian east coast. the Austrian War Department today says: "The Austrian destroyer Scharf schutso penetrated the narrow canal at Porto Corsino until it ranged quite close to the fully defended Italian trenches. "Hidden Italian batteries suddenly opened fire with 12-centimeter guns against the Austrian scout ship, Novara and a torpedo-boat lying before the canal entrance and killed many of their own troops, who were taken by sur prise. "An Italian shell hit the officers' mess-room of the torpedo-boat, caus ing her to spring a leak. In order to help the destroyer and the ' torpedo- boat out of their precarious position the Novara began a flanking tire against the trenches, demolishing the barracks, but itself being struck several times. Officer and Men Killed. "A Lieutenant and four men were killed and several men wounded. The enemy's losses were perhaps 20 times heavier. "The Scharfschutso escaped undam aged. The torpedo-boat was assisted to Pol a. "At Rimini (about 90 miles south of Venice) the armored cruiser Sankt Georg bombarded the railway station and bridge. At Senlgallia (about 25 miles northwest of Ancona) the battle ship Zrlnyl demolished the railway bridge and water tank, the harbor works, the station and a railway train. "At Ancona the greater part of the fleet bombarded the old fortifications, the artillery and cavalry camps, the rail way ' station at oil tanks, causing fires whlchdid enormous damage, de stroying three steamers. Italian Gunners Driven (Iff. "The Italians offered resistance by 11;; tit batteries and machine guns only. "At Modem the fort Alfredo Saoli artillery crew at the guns were driven off by our airmen using a machine gun against them. The alrmeu then dropped bombs on a balloon shed and on mili tary objects la the Interior." ITALIAN rCal IS EXPOSED Frequent Kalds by Austrians Is Pre dicted by Newspaper. ROME, via Paris, May 25 All the men of the Medici family have volun teered to go to the front. Among them is Lulgl Medici, a member of the Cham ber of Deputies. Referring to the naval and aerial activities of Austria-Hungary along Italy's Adriatic coastline, the Giornale D'ltalia says: "The Austiran raid along the Adri atic coast of Italy, with attacks on un defended towns and villages, is proof of Italy's need for the defense of her own shores, to have possession of ports in the Istria Islands and on the Dalmatian coast. "The Italian people must accustom themselves to the idea that the Adriatic coast often will be visited by the enemy. We should bear In mind what has hap pened to England. Although possessed of the finest fleet in the world, Eng land has been raided and her coast line is 300 miles from Germany. The naval force of Italy is equal to that of Austria-Hungary, while the distance be tween the two coast lines is only 70 miles. Furthermore, the Italian coast Is much inferior." A crowd of the citizens of Rome gath ered today in front of the Villa d'Este. property of the late Archduke Francis Ferdinand, who was assassinated in Bosnia, and demonstrated against Austria-Hungary until the Italian flag was hoisted over the house. KCLOGIZlu ITALY Session, or Cliamber Is Devoted Wholly to ev Ally. PARIS, May 25. Today's session of the French Chamber of Deputies was Jevoted wholly to eulogies of Italy. All the members of the Vivlani Cabinet were present and the galleries were crowded with distinguished persons. Tomasso Tittonl, th Italian Ambassa dor to France, was in the diplomatic box. Paul Deschanel. the president of the lower house, delivered an oration. "It is now fifi years since Italy was with us." M. Deschanel began, allud ing to the Italian war of unification, and all the deputies, as if by common impulse, arose, turned toward Signor Tittonl and cheered loudly and lengthily. Premier Vlvianl mounted the speak er's platform, saying he desired to valuta the Italian nation, "which. In a hurst of patriotic faith, has Joined the circle of iron and fire which is tightening around the "modern barbar ism. Victory is near!" All the deputies and the spectators cried "Viva l'ltalie!" and t'ie house rejourned, having been in session Jut 10 minutes. COD FISH MISTAKEN FOR DISTRESS FLAG BAV CITY niSHES TO RELlti', ALL kk xacght. 1 'isliing Smack, Off Cape Lookout, at Anchor, Xot in Trouble, as LifcsaTCrs Find. BAY CITY, Or., May 25. (Special.) A big dried codfish hanging in the rig ging of the two-masted deep-sea fish ing schooner Orient, from Seattle, was mistaken by persons in the lighthouse station here for a United States flag, upside down, and, believing that the vessel was in distress, Captain Farley and his crew of lifesavers manned the lifeboats and started out toward Tilla mook Bar this afternoon, in a race to reoh the supposed disabled vessel be fore It drifted on the breakers eft Bay Ocean. The craft was about a mile beyond Tillamook Bar when first observed and was drifting along easily, the crew being engaged in fishing and caring lit tle whither they drifted. A haze over the water prevented a clear view of the vessel, and when Captain Farley and his men started on thelt rescue voyage they did not even know the name of the ship. The day faded into night and dark ness prevailed on the waters of Tilla mook Bay without any word from the lifesavers, and many anxious persons awaited around the bay for the report. Finally Captain Farley returned and told of - the Orient's being anchored two and one-half miles south of Cape Lookout, of the entire seaworthiness of the craft and of its strange decoration in the rigging. NEW AMERICANS FETED German, Englishman, Scotchman, Italian, Norwegian, Swede, Guests. BAKER. Or.. May 25. (Special.) To welcome six new Americans under 'the neutral flag, a reception was held to night at the Y. M. C. A. John Poll, of Baker, German; Thomas Barron, of Baker, Scotch; Antonio Miglioretto, of Huntington, Italian; William Smith, of Durkee, English, and Charles Johnson, of Brownlee, Norwegian, got their papers today, and Swen Larson, of Baker, Swede, will get his Saturday. These were the honored guests tonight and were told of the great United States and its advantages. "America" was sung by high school girls, a male Quartet sang other patri otic songs and addresses of welcome were given by Judge Gustav Anderson, O. B. Mount and Rev. C. A. Edwards. Thirteen applied to Richard W. Thomas, of Seattle, inspector, but seven were refused on vairous causes. SPOKANE TO GET ROSES Portland to Supply 3000 or 4000 for Memorial Day. Portland will supply 3000 or 4000 roses to Spokane for the Memorial day celebration. The collection of the roses will be made Friday morning under the eusplces of the Spanish war veterans. For four years the local organization has been sending roses to Spokane for Memorial day. ' The school children will be asked to collect the roses, and they will be then taken by the Spanish war veterans' committee at 9 o'clock Friday morning. The flowers will be taken in trucks to the Armory, and will be boxed there for shipment to Spokane. J. J. Kennedy, quartermaster of Scout Young camp, will have charge of the work. LASSEN BELIEVED MENACE Government Geological , Survey He jrards Volcano as Dangerous. SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S. The United States Geological Survey at Washington, D. C. considers the pres ent disturbances of Lassen Peak dan gerous and important, according to a telegram received today by the Forest Service here from the Forester at Washington, D. C. Professor J. S. Diller, a geologist, of the Survey, who has made an extensive study of the region and is known as an authority, will arrive early in July to continue his study of the volcano. AVIATORS PROTECT PARIS Fleet Forsctalls German Airmen Bent on Knid. PARIS, May 25. An official note is sued here tonight gives the details of how six French aeroplanes defended Paris from a raid by two German air craft. The statement says: "Two German machines were sig nalled at various points by cannonading. This warned the Paris aero-guard that enemy machines had broken through the frontier patrol, and as soon as the machines appeared French aircraft gave chase. When the enemy saw the city so well protected they turned tail and escaped over the frontier." GERMAN DIPLOMATS BUSY Pressure Brought to Bear to Keep Roumania Out of War. LONDON, May 25. German diplomacy is exerting itself in every possible way to persuade Roumania to preserve its neutrality, says the Amsterdam cor respondent of the Exchange Telegram Company. Emperor William has Invited Roumania to send a military mission to German headquarters, and Prince Charles von Wedel is being sent to Bucharest on a confidential mission from the Emperor. The German press publishes rumors of a new German loan to Roumania, but this has not been confirmed. GERMANS SHOW NO NS OF FAMINE Nation Well Provided, Writer Says PEOPLE NOT DISCOURAGED Workers at Home as Deter mined as Men in Army. NO DESPERATION SEEN Xevr Levies Are Seeing Sights of Cities, W 1th No Evidence That Their Presence Is Urgently Xeeded at Front. BT JAMES O'DOISTNELt, BENNETT. (Copyright, 191.1, by the Chicago Tribune. Published by arrangement.) KOLN, Germany, Sunday, May 6. I suppose that to get any satisfaction out of writing this article I shall have to think of myself as writing a personal letter to some anxious German in America, who loves the country of his birth and would like to have a little picture of how the fatherland looks in war time all the little human details I can possibly pack Into a letter street scenes, wayside glimpses, scraps of conversation, tokens of continued com fort or of growing deprivation, and the like. Such a reader will believe me if for no other reason than that he wants to believe me. From some letters and clip pings I have recently received from America I Judge that other readers will not believe me, and it seems to me that they will not for no better reason than that they don't want to. Xatlon Is Not In Monmlne. Wartime etiquette in neutral coun tries appears to consist in Instantly de nouncing a correspondent as a liar or a bribe-taker or both if he does not write precisely what sapient neutrals 3000 miles away wish to read. As I am unable, after visiting 17 rep resentative Prussian cities, to write an article on "Germany, a House ot Mourning From End to End," or on "Germany Begins to Feel the Pinch," 1 suppose I shall have to remain content with the Btatus of "liar" and "bribe taker." I am going to write about the gay streets in the beautiful provincial cities, about the fat acres tilled right up to the ties of the railroad, about the crowded hotels and restaurants, about the thousands of soldiers streaming out of the country and the thousands left behind, about the troops and the bands that go swinging down the streets of Berlin with such vim that the pave ment seems to undulate under them, and about the order and system and de corum that prevail from end to end of Prussia.. Seventeen Cities Malted. My facts I collected during long. SIG (Concluded on Pag e 3. Colu m n 1.) ................ .......... riiii....,, .. t "NOW DONT SPILL ANY V ' " T 5 OO, O OOy O OO GA OJW l v ' W r")4 .nCBk. J. Jf T INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAfS Maximum temperature, 60.3 degrees; minimum. 60 degrees. TODAY'S Showers; south to west winds. War. French report winning German trench they fought for IS das. Page 2. Italy lrsues formal Justification of ber course in declaring war. Fags 2. James O'Donnell Bennett says Germans are not In straits. Page 1. Two Austrian ships In raid arc damaged. rE l. Foreign. ' . New British Cabinet announced. Page 1. National. Fleet fails to 'defend Atlantic Coast against theoretical attack. Page' 1. Wilson encourages Naval officers to expect increase in fleets. Page 2. Domestic. Baptists urged to give tenth of Income to church; return of Christ is suggested. rage a. South Americana tell needs and cite oppor tunities for united States capital. Page 3. New Tork Court of Appeals decides against ex-l'ollce Lieutenant Becker. Page 1. bporta. Pacific Coast League results: Portland-San Francisco game postponed, rain; Salt Lake 6, Los Angeles 2; Oakland S, Venice 4 (13 Innings). Page 16. Beavers bay Pitcher Kahler from Cleveland. Page 16. Phillies again take lead in National League. Page 16. More than 100 athletes entered ln-interscaol-astlc track meet. Page 17. Pacific Northwest. Eastern Educators Interested In Oregon school displays at fairs. Page 6. Seas again delay marine - marriage of Mrs. C. W. Hughes and Dr. Roy W. Dono- hoe. Page 13. Codfish mistaken for distress flag from fishing smack. Pass 1. Commercial and Marine. Exports of butter strengthen Coast market. Page 17. No wool sold at Echo, owing to low pricea Dia. page it. Chicago wheat two cents higher on crop damage reports. Page 17. Steamers grounded avoiding flshboats; pilots exonerated. Page 13. Cook on Navarre eagerly reveals opium smuggling plot, page 13. Portland and Vicinity. Charities secretary saya wants more acute now than in Winter and aid badly needed. Page 18. Council of clubwomen opens sessions Monday. Page 11. , Mr. Lraly says he will meter city regardless of vote, page 7. Many Snrlners are among thousands or tourists city soon will entertain. Page 11. Smuggling of Chinese from Canada con fessed. Page 3. Merchants to give trading stamps pending actlonon injunction request. Page 12. Large force of police deputies cspture two accused of chicken thefta. Page 12. County Commissioners decide In favor of lu-year road maintenance. Page 5. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13. THOUSANDS OF PIES GIVEN Spokane Day Observed at Exposition by Distribution. SAN FRANCISCO, May 25 Thou sands of hot apple pies we're" dis tributed today at the celebration of "Spokane day" at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. A- large delegation of the Spokane Ad Club was here to partici pate in the exercises. There were addresses and a musical programme in the Washington building. TRIPLET CALVES ARE BORN Durham-IIolsteln 'Offspring All Are Lively and Finely Formed. MARSHFIELD, Or.. May 25. fSne- clal.) A Durham-Holsteln cow belong ing to A. W. Stevens, of Haynes Inlet, gave birth to three calves last Satur day, two males and a female, all lively and finely formed. They are thriving and Mr.' Stevens says that they all will live to Increase the revenues of the rancti. HIGH COURT HOLDS AGAINST BECKEB o New Trial Denied x Police Lieutenant. ONLY 2 COURSES LEFT OPEN Executive Clemency, Appeal to Federal Court Remain. PARDON SEEMS REMOTE Present Governor of Xcw x'ork Is Man "ho as Prosecuting Attor ney Secured Convictions on Two Occasions. ALBANY, N. Y.. May 25. Charles Becker, the New York ex-police lieu tenant, must die In the electric chair at Sing Sing prison within six weeka for the 'murder of Herman Rosenthal, the New York gambler, by four gunmen on July 16, 1912, unless Governor Whit man or the United States Supreme Court intervenes. The Court of Appeals of New York today affirmed the conviction of Becker by a Jury in the Supreme Court at his second trial following a new hear ing after his first trial on the ground that Presiding Justice Goff had erred. Executive clemency for Becker is re garded as remote. Aa District Attorney of New York County, the present Gov ernor prosecuted the ex-police lieuten ant both times. Execution Date to Be Reset. The date for tne execution will be reset soon, probably tomorrow. It is usually dated about five weeks from the time a decision Is rendered, so it is likely that June 25 or July 2 will be chosen. . y Lieutenant-Governor Schoeneck will act as Governor between tomorrow and June 11, but there is no likelihood of his exercising executive clemency during that period, especially in this case. The opinion held that the testimony of "Bridgie Weber and "Bald Jack Rose regarding the so-called "Harlem conference," at which the murder of Rosenthal was said to have been planned, was true and that it was corroborated on the second trial by James Marshall, a negro. The testimony of Deputy Police Com mlBsioner George A. Dougherty and Charles B. Plltt, aimraonly known as "Becker's press agent," also was held to be true. Atnioapbere of Prejudice Denied. The opinion also held that the point raised by Becker's counsel that the secoiw trial was staged in an atm sphere designed to be hostile to the defendant and was highly prejudicial to his rignts - was not well taken. rmt iron ueu mat oecKer told him to keep away from Times Square-near where the killing took place, on the night of the murder. Dougherty said Decaer maintained two nights after the murder that he had not seen Rose for a week. The prosecution insisted mat mis statement by Becker was un (Tuesday's Waf Moves BALF0UR BECOMES A -o 'A has 8truclc flrst with her , -y'and aircraft along Italy's at coast; Italy promptly countered by throwing a considerable body of troops across the northeastern frontier and occupying a stretch of Austrian terfl tory along the River Isonzo. Thus, al though Field Marshal von Hindenburg, who has a reputation for forcing mat ters, is reported to be in command of the Austro-German troops along the new front, Italy, in a sense, has fore stalled him. Rome officially announces that the Italians have occupied several com paratively important towns and have compelled the Austrians to retreat. This, in brief, summarizes the first 36 hours of the newest phase of the widening European conflict, which, be ing new, appeals to the popular Imagin ation, rather sated by the seemingly unending struggle in the other the aters of the war. The rapid stroke of the Italian army, which seems to bespeak a long prepara tion, bears out what the press of the allied countries contended months ago, that Italy would throw in her lot with the entente and was waiting only for an opportune time. Rome's first bulletin dealing with the movements of the armyIndlcates that two movements are under way one to the northward toward the Carnlc Alps; the other through the region of Friull, ostensibly aimed at Trieste and the Istrlan Peninsula. Cervlgnano, one of the Austrian towns occupied by the Italians, Is only about ten miles in land from the Gulf of Trieste. Both thrusts should develop severe fighting. Just as Italy lightly characterized aionaay s Austrian raids along her coast, so Austria characterizes the military operations to date as border skirmishes. While today's Rome ofTlcia communication laid stress on the Ital ian rush across the border, the official statement from Vienna ignores it and gives details of the Austrian swoop on the Italian coast, enumerating the dam age and emphasizing the slight Italian resistance. The German claims for the day em brace both Kast and West, notably around Ypres and North of I'rzemvxl In the latter region it is annou need that General Maokenzen Is again surg ing forward and taking a colossal num ber of prisoners. The British War Office admits that the British have been unable entirely to reform their line dented bv th o-r. mans east of Ypres, and this dovetails witn the German claims of advances in this region of Flanders. The most Interesting statement In the British announcements Is that, "with due precautions." gas attacks can be -met and defeated." This is particu larly pertinent in that gas bids fair to be used more and more and possibly oy an tne contenders. Attesting to the extremely sanguftv ary character of the recent land naht Ing at the Dardanelles, where the British and French are seeking to dis lodge the strongly entrenched Turks, there has come a list of 919 casual ties among the Australians engaged in this enterprise. The Turkish losses ap parently have been greater, as It was necessary for them on Sunday last to secure an armistice to bury their dead, 3000 of whom lay piled before the British trenches. A radical shake-up in the British wauinet was announced last niirht. The most interesting change Is the trans fer of Winston Spencer Churchill. First l.ord of the Admiralty, to the Chancel lorshlp of the Duchy of Lancaster. Ar. thur J. Balfour, the former leader of the Opposition, taking the Admiralty portfolio. David Lloyd George. Chan cellor of "the Exchequer, who vacates- tnat office temporarily, has been ap pointed Minister of Munitions. COUGAR FIGHT HALTS TRIP ITnge Animals Ignore Party -10 Feet Away Until One Is Conquered. MARSHFIELD, Or., May 25. Sds- clal- Roy Norton, of Sumner, and George Matthews, of Looking Glass, to day reported encountering, while rid Ing from Douglas to Coos County on a stage, in Brewster Canyon two cougars engaged in deadly combat. The horses were not frightened at the cougars and seemed as interested as the onlookers, xne targe cats lougnt for five to eight minutes within 40 feet of the party, who several times cried out at them to scare them away, receiving no attention except a quick look from each, when they would turn again to the fray. The highway was strewn with fur. One cougar finally made off down the road, while the successful fighter disappeared in the under growth. AUTOS DENIED DUNKARDS American-Canadian - Representatives in Conference Make Decision. DAYTON, O., May 25. At a meeting of the National conference of Dunkards of the United States and Canada to day the denominational representatives unanimously decided that members should not own automobiles. This ques tion has faced the church for years. It was also decided not to sell what ever food is left over after the confer ence, but to give it to the poor. The conference Is being attended by 4000 members. 50 DROWNED ON STEAMER Chilean Vessel Strikes Iteof and Sinks in Southern Waters. SANTIAGO. Chile, . May 25. Fifty persons were drowned today when the Chilean steamer Maximiano Errazuris struck a reef and sank. The Maximiano Errazuris was a ves sel of 118S tons and 250 feet long. Sli LORD OF ADMIRALTY Kitchener Remains in British Cabinet ASQUITH IS STILL PREMIER Lloyd George Minister of Mu nitions, New Post. LIST APPROVED BY KING Churchill Becomes Chancellor ot Duchy of Lancaster; Sir Edward Carwon Attorney-General ; Red mond Decline Place. IX3NDON. May 25. Ixjrd Kitchener retains the post of Secretary of War In the new coalition Cabinet, which has received the approval of King George. The new First Lord of the Admiralty will be Arthur J. Balfour. Winston Spencer Churchill, ex-head of the Ad miralty, takes the portfolio of Chan cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Herbert H. Asquith retains the Pre miership and Sir Edward Grey the Min istry of Foreign Affairs. David Lloyd George. Chancellor of the Exchequer in the old Cabinet, will be Minister of Mu nitions in the new one. Full Cabinet Announced. The constitution of the new Cabinet follows: Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, Mr. Asqulth. Minister. without portfolio. Lord Lansdow ne. Lord High Chancellor, Sir Stanley O. Burkmaster. Lord President of the Council, Lord Crowe. Lord Privy Seal, Lord Curzon of Kedleston. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Regi nald McKenna. Secretary of State for Home Affairs. Sir John A. Simon. Secretary of State for Foreign Af fairs, Sir Edward Grey. Secretary for the Colonies, Andrev Bonar Law. Secretary for India, J. Auuten Cham berlain. Secretary of State for War, Lord Kitchener. Lloyd (.corse to Provide Munitions. Minister of Munitions, David Lloyd George. First Lord of the Admiralty, Arthur J. Balfour. i'resident of the Buurd of Trade. Walter Runclman. President of the 1-otal flovernmcnt Board, Walter Hume Long. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancas ter, Winston Spencer Churchill. Chief Secretary for Ireland, Thomas McKlnnon Wood. President of the Board of Agricul ture. Lord Selborne. First Commissioner of Works, LeU Harcourt. President of the Board of Education, Arthur Henderson. Attorney-General, Sir Edward Car son. Kedmnad Declines Plnce. The official announcement on the new Cabinet says: "A place In the Cabinet was offered to John Redmond (the Irish Nationalist leader), but he did not see his way to accept It. "The Prime Minister has declared that a new department shall bo cre- ted, to be called the Minihtry of Mu nitions, charged with organl.ing the supply of munitions of war. Mr. Lloyd George has undertaken the formation and temporary direction of this depart ment, and during his tenure of office as Minister of Munitions will vacate the office of Chancellor of the Ex chequer. "It is understood that Mr. Henderson will assist the government In matters relating to labor questions, especially those arising out of the war. The King has been pleased to con fer upon Viscount Haldane of Cloan (the retiring Lord High Chancellor) the Order of Merit." Hrltlnh I'nblle to Learn Today. The British public will not know the composition of the new Cabinet until they read the newspapers tomorrow. The announcement was given to thn press tonight with the stipulation that it should not be made public until the morning papers were issued. The Cabinet is composed of 32 Liber als, eight Conservatives, one Laborlte, Arthur Henderson, and one non-partisan. Earl Kitchener. Thirteen mem bers of the old Cabinet remain in of fice. Of these. Mr. Asquith, Sir Ed ward Grey. Earl Kitchener. Mr. Runcl man, Mr. Blrrell and Mr. Wood retain their old portfolios. The promotion of Sir Stanley Buck- master, whose greatest activities dur ing the war have had to do with the management of the official press bu reau, to the high honor of Lord Chan cellor; and the acceptance by Winston Spencer Churchill, formerly head of the Admiralty, of the merely nominal dutica of the Duchy of Lancaster, are two dis tinct surprises. Haldane'a Retirement Inevitable. The most prominent figure whj re tires from public life Is Viscount Hal dane. His affiliations with Germany, ana the continued newspaper attacks based on these, made his retirement hh heritable as H-inoe Henry of lUiteii- biirg's retirement some time avo Irom the Admiralty for the Kamc r-aon. Viscount Haldane received an eora- sion of the government's confident hy n pcstowai ot tne Order of Merit on him. The retention of Lord Kll"hrnr as head of the army, wlnln David u,j,j is built in 1872. (Concluded on Tags i. Column a ) i