VOL. L.V. XO. 17,009. PORTLAND, OREGON, 3IOXDAT, MAY 31, 1915. PRICK FIVE CENT 3. GERMANY PUTS N FOE Sinking of Lusilania De clared Justified. VESSEL IS HELD CRUISER Britain Accused of Protect ing Munition Cargo With American Lives. ISSUE OF FACT RAISED As to Gulflight and Cushing, Note Says Errors Wiil Be Paid For. BERLIN, May 30. Germany, in its reply to the United States, flatly de clares the sinking of the Lusitania to have been justified on the grounds of self-defense. The Lusitania, it con tends, carried ammunition to be used in killing German soldiers. It is also contended that the Lusitania was an auxiliary cruiser of the British nacy; that she was armed and that she car ried Canadian troops, as well as war material. No indication of desire or intention of abating the submarine plan of warfare is given in the German reply. The note, however, is not framed as a direct answer to the American de mands, but is rather an ad interim reply, setting forth that certain facts are first to be decided on before the main issues are discussed by the two governments. j Sparing of Neutrals Intended. j The Berlin government takes up first the cases of the Gldflight and the Cushing. It says these are now being investigated, but that it is not Germany's intention to submit neutral ships on the high seas, guilty of no hostile acts, to attacks. When neu trals through no fault of their own are damaged Germany will pay in demnification, she says. The case of the Falaba also is men tioned, and in this instance it is de clared that the captain of the ship is himself to blame because of his efforts to escape and to summon aid. Destruction of Lusitania Upheld. The declaration that the Lusitania had canno aboard and was an auxil iary cruiser of the British navy is made strongly. All blame for the de struction of the vessel is placed on the British owners of the vessel, who are accused of attempting "deliberate ly to use the lives of American citi zens as protection for the ammunition aboard and acted against the clear provisions of the American law, which expressly prohibits the forwarding of passengers on ships carrying ammu nition and provides a penalty there for." The reply says it decerns these cir cumstances "important enough to recommend them to the attentive ex amination of the American Govern ment." Early Proposals Recalled. The reply says that final decision on the demands of the United States is withheld until receipt of an answer to the preliminary note, but it reminds the United States that it "took cogni zance with satisfaction" of the me diatory proposals submitted by the United States to Berlin and London as a basis for a modus vivendi for maritime warfare. The realization of these proposals, says the reply, 'was defeated, as is well known, by the declinatory atti tude of the British government." Full Text of Note Given. The text of the note is as follows: "The undersigned has the honor to submit to Ambassador Gerard the following answer to the communica tion of May 25, regarding the injury to American interests through Ger man submarine warfare: "The imperial government has sub jected the communication of the American Government to a thorough investigation. It entertains also a keen wish to co-operate in a frank and friendly way in clearing up a pos sible misunderstanding which may have arisen in the relations between the two governments through the events mentioned by the American Government. Cushing and Gulflight Taken Up. "Regarding, firstly, the cases of the Couvluded on Pi Culiuua BLAME 0 WHITE STAR LINER ELUDES PURSUER JLEGAN-TIC OUTRUNS SUBMA RINE OFF IRISH COAST. Alarm Caused in Qucenstown by S. O. S. Call Is Soon Allayed Brit ish Steamer Sunk With Shells. QUEEXSTOWN, May 30. The White Star liner Megantic, with a large num ber of passengers. Iron) Liverpool to Montreal, was chased by a submarine off the south coast of Ireland today but escaped. Considerable alarm was caused here early today, when a S. O. S. call was received from the liner, reporting that a submarine had been sighted. The first message was soon followed, how ever, by another saying that the Me gantic had outdistanced the submarine and that she was then 60 miles south east of. Cork harbor. Later a third message was received from the steamer's captain, reporting that he had evaded the submarine, that his ship was well to the westward and that he was proceeding on his voyage with all on board well. BARRY, Wales, May 30. The British steamer Tullochmoor, 3520 tons, was shelled and sunk by a German subma rine Friday night. The crew escaped7 and landed here. The Tullochmoor was in ballast from Genoa for South Shields. The Tullochmoor, which was 340 feet long, with a beam of 45.6 feet, was built in She was owned by the Moor Line, Limited, of Newcastle, Eng land. FOES USE GERMANS' LIGHT Ituse llinplojed to Cause Fuse Fir ing, When Darkness Is Dense. PARIS, May 9. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) A reservist writes from the trenches telling how light is drawn from the Germans when a soldier wants to see what time it is at night and has no match. "What time is it?" asked a young recruit of the class of 1914 at his lis tening post in the advanced trenches. No one had a match and it was too dark to make out the time. "If you want a light," said a terri torial, who had passed the Winter in the trenches, "you have only to open a sharp fire on the trenches yonder." The suggestion was acted on, and after a few shots in quick succession a star seemed to open out in the sky overhead. Fearing a surprise attack, the Germans had sent up a fuse to light the position. "Now you can see your watch," said the territorial, "but don't try the ruse too often." STEEL MEN DUE TODAY Visitors From Convention to Take Trips About Portland. Members of the American Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Association who have been attending the convention in San Francisco, will arrive in Portland by special at 6 o'clock this morning, under the auspices of the Marsters Tour Company, and will be here through the day. Under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce, arrangements have been made for their reception and entertain ment. A sightseeing trip about the city will be one of the features of the day. The visitors will also visit the principal local steel plants. In the Itinerary booklets issued by the tour company, Portland was rated as the most important commercial city and most beautiful scenic attraction on the trip. SUBMARINE CARRIES MOVIE Germans Film Their Torpedo At tack on Merchantman. NANTES, May . The captain of tie three-master Chateaubriand, of Nantes, sunk by a German submarine off the isle of Wight, declares that a cine matograph operator photographed the different phases of the attack and sinking of the Chateaubriand from the platform of the submarine. The crew of the General de Sonis that escaped from a submarine has also arrived here. Their ship was being towed by the steamer Homer when the submarine appeared. The Honwr sev ered the cable and tried to ram the submarine. The latter being obliged to maneuver to avoid the blow, both the Homer and the General de Sonis were able to escape, followed by iiie fire of the submarine. The struggle lasted an hour. ' CHERRIANS CHARTER TRAIN Hose Festival to Be Seen by J 00 Club Members From Salem. SALKM. Or- Mav SO. rSnonlnl 1 The Cherrians have decided to charter a train oi me Moutnern facillo Com pany to go to Portland to attend the Rose Festival June 11. It will arrive In Portland in time for Salem's great booster organization to participate in the morning parade. A dinner will be held at the Imperial Hotel, where head quarters have been engaged. About 100 members of the organiza tion with their families and friends probably will go to the metropolis on the special train. Bishop O'Reilly to Celebrate. MOUNT ANGEL, Or., May 30. (Spe cial.) The Right Rev. Charles O'Reilly, bishop of the diocese of Baker, will celebrate the anticipation of the silver jubilee of his ordination Tuesday, at the Abbey Chapel, by a pontifical high mass. In the afternoon there will be an entertainment in the big auditorium of the college in honor of the bishop. The silver jubilee properly will be cel ebrated June 30 at the Cathedral of Baker City. Ammunition Consumption Great. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, France. May 12. Between Saturday and Tues day, Miy 8 to 11. the British artillery fired 1,500,000 rounds of shells. V0NJAG0WH0PEST0 SETTLE FACTS FIRST Reason for Ad Interim Note Explained. ORIGINAL OFFER IS OPEN Submarines Will Cease if Food Embargo Is Raised. PRINCIPLE IS ASSERTED ticrman Foreign Secretary Says His People Resent British Attempt to Force Nation to Knees by Economic Means. BERLIN, May 30, via London, May 31. Gottlieb von Jagow, the imperial German Foreign Secretary, today re ceived the correspondent of the Asso ciated Press and outlined the reasons which Impelled the German government to send an ad interim note to the United States Government instead of a final and definite reply to the Amer ican representations regarding the Lu sitania and other ships that have been torpedoed and Germany's submarine policy. "The issues involved," said Herr von Jagow, "are of such importance and the views in regard to the Lusitania show such variance that the German government believes it essential to at tempt to establish a common basis of fact before entering into a discussion of the issues involved. Hants of fact Desired. "We hope and trust that the Amer ican Government will take the same view of the case and let us know in what points their understanding on the facts differs from the German view point as set forth in the note, and in what points they agree, before look ing for a direct answer to their com munication. "The American note, of course, leaves the way open for a preliminary discus sion of the situation, as suggested in the German note. I hope that sucn a common basis of fact, once established, may serve as the groundwork for fur ther conversations." The Minister was unwilling to give a more definite outline or to comment on the suggestion that arrangement might be reached on a basis of an in spection and certification by the Ameri can Government of passenger ships not carrying war cargoes, pointing out that he did not feel entitled, to antici pate, as the other departments of the government must be heard before sug gestions could be definitely taken up or discussed. Authoritative Statement Suggested. Dr. von Jagow expressed pleasure at the newspaper announcement that American line steamers were not car rying contraband, but he suggested the advisability of supplementing such (Concluded on Page column 1.) j THE OLD .WORLD KNOWS HIS PORTLAND ROSE. t rz . : ' 1 j j f n o w A . J i W y I BHLI EVT - I (haven't i I yC I J 5EEN i hverythinCt? X V jf v ! j V J p N. N. X-y OHYHANK ; 1 1ll V B ' f-J MK.Arm I ft f v V U xxy1 i t INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The WMIhrr. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73.S . degrees; minimum, 46.5 aeKrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; cooler; westerly winds. War. President to stand by original declaration that Germany must take Immediate steps to stop submarine warfare that endan gers neutrals. Page 1. German reply holds sinking of Lusitania was Justified as measure of self-defense because of ammunition in cargo. Page 1. Escaped Russian prisoner declares he was tortured by German officers in effort to extort information. Page 2. White- Star liner Megantic pursued by sub marine but escapes. Page 1. National. War college and general staff to ask big Army reserve of Congress. Page 3. Sport. Pacific Coast League results San Francisco 8, Portland 3; Venice 2-4, Oakland 0-2; Salt Lake 4-0, Los Angeles 1-2. Page 10. University of Oregon turns attention to foot ball. Page 11. Brandt Wickersham defeated in Multnomah tourney. Page 10. Roy Creviston, of New York, breaks Rose City Speedway motorcycle record. Page 11. Pacific North went. Young Toledo couple elope and wed at sea. Page 1. 5i0,0)il damag done to Seattle plate glass windows when dynamite scow explodes. Page 3. Finance and Industry. Prospects for improvement in lumber trade unusually promising. Pago 9. Edgar H. Sensenich addresses bankers' con vention in fan Francisco. Page U. Portland and Vicinity. Spanish War Veterans unveil monuments to departed comrades. Page 3. Soldier and sailor dead to be honored today. Page 3. Ten thousand happy folks start Oaks season, page . Hugh Alexander, retired Judge, restored once after suicide attempt, shoots him self. Page 14. Stockton, Cal., chiropodist caught hers by police. Page 7. Big fleet of wheat cargo vessels on way to Portland. Page 11. Officials' views on water meter project given. Page 14. AdventiFt speaker says European war Is fulfilling prophecies. Page 9. Weather Bureau chief visits Portland and brings sunshine. Page 14. Floral welcome given Governor Fielder and party. page 14. Political bee already buzzing among General Federation of Women's clubs. Page 1. New movie programmes are well balanced. Page 9. Associated Charities has secured only one tenth of fund needed to keep office open until October. Page 9. BERRY SHIPPING RENEWED Hood Jtiver Product Reaches High Standard of Kxeellence. HOOD RIVER, Or., May SO. (Spe cial.) With the cessation of rains the local stra'-" -t ry crop has again reached the standard of excellence of former years. Sunday was a busy day for growers, and three carloads of fruit were shipped tonigt -. the Applegrowers Association. The berry season will- : .r.cli its help1- ere the latter nart of the w-eek, and seven carloads of the fruit will be sent to market by local shippers each day. GERMAN MACHINE GUN FINE Extraordinary Number in Use One of Chief Troubles of Allies. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS, France. May 8. It is still obvious that the extraordinary number of machine guns used by the Germans is one of the chief troubles of the allied forces. The Ger man weapon is a fine one and in their preparation for war the Germans have trained large numbers of men to its use and have studied its tactics as carefully as they have those of the reg ular artillery. The machine gun requires tactics of its own, and some military experts say that it takes two years to train a thoroughly in its use. S4D,D00 DAMAGE IS, DONE TO WINDOWS Seattle Plate Glass Wrecked by Explosion. DYNAMITE SCOW IS BLOWN UP Wide Scope of Territory Is Set to Trembling. INCENDIARY IS SUSPECTED Fifteen-Ton Dangerous Curgo Billed for Russia Destroyed and Offi cial Scouts Accident Idea. Watchman Thought Dead. SEATTLE, Wash.. May 30. Fifteen tons of dynamite, stored on a scow an chored in the west waterway, said to have been awaiting shipment to Rus sia, exploded at 2 o'clock this morning and caused damage estimated at $40,000 to plate-glass windows in Seattle. An unidentified watchman who is supposed to have been guarding the dynamite is missing and ooubt'.ess was killed. Roy Lillico, manager of the Lillico Launch & Towboat Company, who had supervision of the explosive, said he had hired the watchman Saturday with out learning his name to take the place of two men who previously guarded the scow in a launch, but who had been sent to Tacoma for a tow. Accldeat Theory Scooted. The cause of the explosion has not been determined, but Port Warden Pay see is of the opinion that it was not ac cidental. The explosive was brought to Seattle from San Francisco on the steamer F. S. Loop, May 13, and was transferred to the scow upon the steamer's arrival. Mr. Lillico said the explosive was awaiting the arrival of a steamer to take it to Russia. The explosive was to be shipped to Vladivostok on the steamer Hazel Dol lar, now loading army supplies at Ta coma. It became-known tonight that two weeks ago the Russian Consul in San Francisco received information that an attempt would be made to blow up the Hazel Dollar before she left port. Itimsia Kmploya Drtrc-tivea. Defectives were employed by the Russian government, and for two weeks have been guarding the Hazel Dollar. Walter R. Thayer, local representative of the detective agency guarding the steamer, said tonight he believed an in fernal machine had been concealed among the cases of dynamite stored on the scow, with the expectation that the explosive soon would be placed aboard the steamer. Fire Marshal Bringhurst said he could offer no other explanation for the explosion than that it was mali cious, although he admitted that he had been unable to gather any evidence in support of this theory. Mr. Lillico. in a statement to the po- Coni:luded on Page -. Column 3.) COUPLE SEASICK IN SEA WEDDING VOLXti TO''a FOLK Kl.OI'If:; '" .. TIES KNOT. ' O -t-noc 1. Altree and Blanche M. Buleruaii Hoard Ollie S. and Are Married on Ocean. NEWPORT. Or., May 30. (Special.) Cupid played another prank with love, when he led a young couple, Lawrence R. Altree and Miss Blanche M. Rate man, of Toledo, to elope this afternoon and get married at sea. This was the first marine marriage performed off Newport, and Captain Louis earner of ficiated on board the launch Ollie S.. nine miles off Yaquir.a Bay. Friendly zephyrs blew, mermaids played about and two coast-wise steam schooners passed the Ollie S. as Cap tain earner pronounced the participants man and wife. The bride is just IS years old. and was graduated from To ledo High Sohoo I this month. The bridegroom, who is 21, was graduated two years ago from the samn school, which they attended together and where the romance was commenced. The crafty skipper, who had smug gled some rice and old shoes on board, distributed the rice and ran the shoes up the flagstaf, an unmistakable en sign. AH went well until the return voy age was commenced, when the bride became quite seasick, and the bride groom, unused to the rolling of a ship, himself became too dizzy to render much assistance to his spouse. M. POINCARE TEETOTALER French President Sajs It Is Kasy to Comply Willi "Drjs" Kequesl. PARIS. May 30. Raymond I'oincare, the President of the French Republic, today, replying to a request made by the National Anti-Alcoholic League, sent through his secretary the follow ing letter: "You ask the President of the Re public to follow the example of other heads of states and make an agree ment to abstain from all spirituous liquors during the war. That is an engagement the President takes will ingly and without difficulty, not only for the 'duration of the war, but even afterward. He never drinks alcoholic liquors." TEACHERS PREFER TANGO Marriage and Wanderlust Add De sertions at Ashland. ASHLAND. Or.. May 30. (Special.) Marriage and the lure of the tango, one-step and other enticing capers of the fantastic toe, to say nothing of wanderlust, have combined to change the personnel of the teaching staff of the Ashland schools, nine members of whom resigned with the close of the present term. Several are to wed. Others quit be cause the School Board held that dan cing at a social given to further civic improvement was naughty and so ad vised the teachers who indulged. A few just wanted to seek new locations. SERBIANS T0AID ITALY Belgrade Says Reorganised Army Is Kendy to Take Offensive. . GENEVA. Switzerland, via Paris, May 30. News from Belgrade says that the Serbian army has been reorganized and intends taking the offensive to aid the Italians. The Swiss government decided today to mobilize the first and third divi sions of reserves, numbering about 70.000 men. Sunday's War Moves AROUND the great fortress of Przemysl a mighty battle still is raging. The Austro-German armies are making a supreme effort to cut oft the stronghold and free these armies for operations against Italy and the allies in the West. Although great human sacrifices are being made, their progress latterly has been extremely slow, as the Russians have had time to bring up large rein forcements of both men and heavy ar tillery. North of the fortress the Russians appear to be more than holding their own, but on the southeast the Aus trians and the Germans say they have made further headway and now com mand with their artillery the railway between Przemysl and Grodek. which runs Just south of the main line be tween Przemysl and Lemberg. From the latter town the Russians draw a large portion of their reinforcements and supplies. The battle still is undecided and hopes run high in the allied camps that the Russians will be able to hold their lines until the advance of the Italians and the strengthening of the Anglo-French army compels llio Ger mans to withdraw part of their armies Irom Galicia. In the West there has bocn consid erable fighting along the Yter (.'anal, where the French report the occupa tion of German trenches and in the vicinity of Neuville-St. Vaast. where the French made an advance of about a quarter mile. The German official statement says that after a 10-hour artillery attack to the east of the Yser Canal the allies were repulsed. Another steamship, tire Tullochmoor, has been vunk by a German submarine, while considerable alarm was caused yesterday by the report that the White Star liner Megantic, bound from Liver pool for Montreal, with many passen gers aboard, was being chased. The liner, however, escaped. POLITICAL BEE IN CLUBDOM BUZZING Women of Federation Here for Council. PRESIDENTIAL BOOMS START Georgie A. Bacon, of Worces ter, Mass., Often Mentioned. MEMORIAL SERVICE HELD Mrs. Solomon lllrx Ii HoMos to Visitors at I.uix'lieoii Many Kn joy Alllo Hide Around il. Council Ilcccplion Tonight. The political bee Is beginning to buzz, gently 'tis true, but it buzjef. nevertheless, among the women of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The council meeting that will open here with a reception in the Hotel Miiilnomah tonight will be an occasion when matters of wide interest to the clubs of the country will be tliscusheU and weighed. New plans of organization and work will be suggested. But definite action will be left to the biennial sission hlch will be held in New York City in 1316. No olficers are elected this year, but in the meantime the workers are look ing aiu-ad. The question is being whispered, "Who will be the next president? What names will be put up for election at that great meeting fx year hence?" Ml., naron I. leationed. The name that is hfard from many is that of Miss Georgia A. Bacon, of Worcester, Mass. Miss Barnii it sec ond vice-president of the Genera! Fed eration and a woman of acknowledged ability. She Is unable to be present at this council, as her father is n i IkusIv ill, and her co-workers cny lh.it hn' counseling. will be greatly missed. Another womai suggested lor presi dential honors is Miss Marv G-irrc-tt llay, of New York. Stia is l: I'd. llaml now and Is a general favorite, with ability and charm as her assets. The clubwomen who are guests In Portland enjoyed yesterday in differ ent ways. The board uas entertained at luncheon by Airs. Solomon Hirsch, the delegates went for uUto trips, and at 3 o'clock there was a Memorial day service In the Hotel Multnomah. Br. Luther .lt. Byott. pastor of the First Congregational Church, gave an elo quent address In which he held up as the ideal of the future, universal brotherhood of man, jeace for all na tions, and a L'nlted States of the World as one country. .Musical Programme t.lveo. Mrs. Evans presided and Mrs. War ren E. Thomas was in charge of tha music and played the accompaniments for the quartet, including Mrs. Jana Burns Albert, Mrs. Lulu Dahl Miller. Joseph P. Mulder and om J. Zan. They sang two appropriate selections and Mr. Zan contributed a solo. At the conclusion of the service Dr. Dyott paid tribute to the splendid work of the women, and Ir. Mary Thompson, the "youngest clubwoman." aged 90 years, was introduced. Mrs. Pennybacker did not attend the serv ice. The general federation board met again last night and will hold confer ence today. The reception tonight at the Multnomah, will be for clubwomen and their husbands or invited men. The business sessions will begin promptly at 10 o'clock ton ow morn ing. Governor NVithycombe. Mayor Albee and Mrs. Evans will give tha short addresses of welcome, to which Mrs. h'amuel B. Sneath, the vice-president, will respond. Sir., lllraeh la Moate.a. The luncheon at which Mrs. Solomon Hirsch was hostess was in every par ticular a delightful affair. Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, the president of tho General Federation, her board and a few -other prominent women were guests. The kandsomo residence at St. Clair and Washington utreeta was gay with the blossoms of many flowering plants and an atmosphere of hospitality prevailed. The table was centered with pink gladiolas, and each place was marked with a corsage bouquet of pink sweet peas and maidenhair fern. Covers were laid for Mrs. Fenny backer, of Austin, Tex.; Miss Anna Johnson, of Ohio, who represented Mrs. Samuel B. Sneath, vice-urcsldent; Mrs. Harry L. Kecfe. of Walthill, Neb.; Mrs. Eugene Reilley, of Charlotte. N. C; Mti. W. B. Williams, of Lapeer, Mich., treas urer; Mrs. C. 11. McMihon, of Salt Lake; Mrs. Grace Julian Clark, of Indianapo lis; Mrs. Francis B. Ev-rrtt. of High land Park. 111.; Mrs. William 1". Harper, of Seattle; Miss Mary Garrett Hay, of New York; Miss LuUc E. Stearns, of Milwaukee, Wis.; Mrs. Frank White, of Valley City. N. I. ; Mrs. Robert J. Bur dette, of Pasadena. Cal.; Mrs. Sarah A. Bvans. president of the Oregon Federa tion; Mrs. Frederick Bggert. chairman of the local social committee; Mrs. J. P. Vollmer, president of the Idaho Federa tion; Mrs. S. M. Blumauer, a member of tho board of directors of the Na tional Council of Jewish Women: Mias Hirsch and the hostess. Ifuaband Aecompasia Delegate. Mrs. A. H. Hildreth. president of the New York "Federation of Women's Clube, is one of the fortunate few who Is traveling with her husband and so she doesn't need a "colonel" to look iCuncludcd ou J, Coluiuu 4.)