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THE MORNING OREGON! AX. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1915. SUBMARINES SINK 7 IRE VESSELS Three . and Neutral Merchantmen Four Britishers Are Destroyed by Germans. LIFEBOATS ARE SHELLED Denmark looses Two Craft and Swe den One in North Sea Some of Crews Say Attacks Are Made Without Giving Warning. LONDON. June 4. Six -merchant ves sels and a British trawler have been sunk in British waters since Wednes day by German submarines. The crews of each were saved. Three of the vessels were under the flajrs of neutral llttolL The others were British ships. The only injuries to seamen were re ported by the captain, of the Wilson fine steamer Iona, four of his men being wounded, two seriously. The other vessels sunk were: Chry sophrasus. British: Inkum. , t .I'mr! ' Cyrus. Danish; Salvador, iJanish. Lapp land. Swedish. Attacks on' Lifeboats Charged. The crews of the Iona and Chry eophrasus were landed, today at Kirk wall. The Iona was sunk 24 miles south of Fair Isle. Scotland. The Chrysophrasus was torpedoed 4a miles off Stronsay. Orkney Inlands. The Iona was bound from Middlesboro to Mon treal. She was of 20S5 tons. Captains of both ships say the sub marines shelled their small boats as launcnea irora mo they were pedoed steamers. The Inkum. from New York to Lon don was torpedoed at 4:30 this morn ing' 43 miles south of Liierhead. The crew was landed at Falmouth by the Norwesian steamer Wendla. The ves sel was of 3074 net tonnage. Carrying coal from Scotland to Copenhagen, the Cyrus was torpedoed yesterday without warning, say the crew who were landed at Stavanger, Norway, today by a Norwegian steamer. Vn on Oae Vessel. Four women and the crew of the Lappland were landed at Peterhead to day. The captain eays his vessel was torpedoed yesterday 55 miles oft the Scotland coast. After ordering the crew to take to their boats, a German submarine Wed nesday night exploded bombs in the timber schooner Salvador. The crew drifted 12 hours and have been landed at Lerwick, Scotland. A message from Lowerstoff says the crew of a trawler from that port has been landed there, following destruc tion of their vessel by a German sub marine crw using bombs. BOOKINGS ARE RESTRICTED Pacific Mail Liner Intends to Cease Operations in Xovember. TOKIO. June 5. Interest has been caused here by the announcement that the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's offices in Japan have received instruc tions to book no freight to the United States beyond one steamer in advance. No explanation of the order is obtain able. SAN FRANCISCO. June 4. The Pa cific Mail Steamship Cmpany. which operates one of the largest fleets of vessels flying the American flag, an nounced on April 16 last that all sail ings after November 2. 1915, had been canceled because of the new seaman's law, to go into effect on American ves sels November 4, 1915. It was also said at that time that no contracts would be made beyond July 31, 1915. It. p. Schwerin, vice-president and general manager of the company, said some time ago that the cost of oper ation under the new law would make the fleet -unprofitable. Another repre sentative of the company said that the Mongolia, sailing from this port No vember 2, would be the last vessel of the Pacific Mail to leave San Francisco, and that the others would be brought into this port and tied up. WAR GOODS BUYER NAMED INTRIGUING COUNTESS, JUST PARDONED IN ITALY, AS SHE AP PEARED AT TIME OF HER TRIAL FOR INSTIGATING MURDER. " - . ir EXPORTERS RIGHT TO WANT COMBINE Trade Compacts Held Neces sary to Meet Competition in Foreign Markets. PRICE FIXING IS DESIRED MARIE TARVOVSKV. COUNTESS SET FREE Italy Pardons Instigator Murder of Husband. of BEAUTY WINS SYMPATHY Jealous Youtlx Wlio Journeyed From Vienna to Venice to Kill Count and Rival Wlio Followed Both Her Accusers. MILAN, via Paris. June 4. Countess Marie . Tarnovsky, sentenced in May, 1910, to eight years' imprisonment for complicity in the murder of Count Kamarowsky at Venice in November, 1907, has been pardoned and released. The trial of the Countess with Dr. Naumoff and Attorney Prilukoff, ac cused of complicity with her in the crime, was one of the most remarkable in the criminal annals of Italy. All three were found guilty, and the trial, which lasted nearly 100 days, was at tended by many representatives of the aristocracy. The Countess, whose beauty and man ner won the sympathy of Venetians, was accused of causing the jealous youth Naumoff to journey from Vienna to Venice and kill the Count. The Moscow lawyer, Prilukoff, was indicted for following Naumoff to Venice with the intention of killing him, after the Count's murder. Both charged the Countess with being responsible for the plot, and each as serted she had promised to marry him after the Count was out of the way. Count Kamarowsky Insured his life for $10,000 in favor of the Countess in 1907, and went with her to Vienna after he had promised to marry her. embassies had not arranged Bafe con duct for Mr. Garhard on his trip to Berlin as the representative of the Ger man Ambassador, the State Department had found means of assuring Itself that the envoy would not be molested by the ships of the allied fleet. It was said, too. that safe conduct had not yet been grranted for Dr. Befnhard Dernburg, although It undoubtedly would be ar ranged when wanted. GERJIAX BEING INVESTIGATED Room of Lusitania Accuser Searched by American Officers. NEW YORK, June 4. Agents of the Department of Justice, on instructions from Washington, began an Investiga tion here today into the antecedents of Gustave Stahl, the German who made an affidavit submitted to the State De partment by the German embassy that the steamship Lusitania carried guns. The representatives of the Depart ment went to a boarding-house at 20 Leroy street, the address he gave in his affidavit, and spent a half an hour there. Stahl was not there, nor has he been seen there since yesterday. His trunk and hand luggage, it was said, apparently had been packed In prepara tion for departure. The agents re fused to say what they had discovered. "We got what we wanted," said one. At the offices here of the Depart ment of Justice, it was asserted that nothing of importance had developed. It was explained there that the public nvestigation was merely being made to get information available concern ing Stahl's activity for transmission to the State Department. Doubt Expressed That Action Now Would Be Legal Under Sherman Law Steel Trust Decision Regarded as Helpful. NEW TORK. June 4. The Federal Trade Commission concluded its hear ings in this city today after several business men had appeared before it and given their views regarding the proposal to permit American manu facturers to combine for the purpose f competing in foreign markets, prln Ipally In South America, witn ex- orters of other nations. With a few exceptions, the witnesses, all of wflom were connected in one way or another with the export business. greed that exporting combinations were necessary if competition abroad was to be successful. Such combina tions, it was suggetsed, might fix for- ign prices and divide among their members the expenses attendant on the marketing of goods. Domestic Prices Not Affected. The general opinion seemed to be that such combinations would not in any manner affect domestic prices. Some of the witnesses said they be- eved such co-operation was impossible unless the Sherman anti-trust law were amended. Welding Ring, president of the Ameri can Exporters' and Importers' Assocla- on. referring to the decision In the Government's suit against the United States Steel Corporation, said: This decision, I believe, will do away with much of the fear that has pre vailed in regard to combinations fof xport trade." Mr. Ring said charter and freight rates had advanced enormously since the outbreak of the war. He said that he did not see how additional tonnage ould be secured at this time, although it is badly needed. American Shipyards Busy. I understood," he said in this con nection, "that the American shipyards have contracts which will keep them busy for the next two years." The witness protested against recent legislation In Washington which, he said, made it almost prohibitory for hips to change from foreign to Ameri can registry. Consider this La Follette seamen's bill, which has just passed," said the witness. "Is it reasonable to believe that a steamship owner will change the registry of his ships when under he American flag It will cost him thousands of dollars more each month to operate? AMERICANS BEING TAKEN ALLEGED RECRUITING BV BRITAIN UNDER INVESTIGATION. Canadian Pacific President to British Agent in America. Be MONTREAL. June 4. The Canadian Pacific Railway received today a cable gram from Liverpool announcing the arrival there of the White Star liner Adriatic, which sailed May 27 from New York with Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the railway, aboard. VANCOUVER. B. C, June 4. It is re. ported here on excellent authority that Sir Thomas Shaughnessy. president of the Canadian Pacific Railway, who ar rived in London today, was summoned by Lord Kitchener, who has asked Sir Thomas to take charge of the purchase and transportation of munitions of war for Great Britain in the United States. He is to have large authority, lighten ing the labors of Lloyd George and Kitchener. Headquarters for Sir Thomas will be opened In New York. KANSAS STORMS KILL FIVE Tornadoes and Heavy Rains Dam age Several Counties. KANSAS CITT. June 4. At least five persons were killed and a score more injured by destructive storms that swept Western and Northwestern Kan sas today. Four men mere drowned when a handcar went into a washout caused by the Solomon River east of Morland. A tornado which struck Leoti caused one death and the serious injury of sev eral persons. Light more persons were injured in a tornado which swept across barton, Rupse and Osborne counties. Property loss of $250,000, it was esti mated, was caused by rain and wind in Clark County, near the Oklahoma line. 1'our inches of water fell in 15 minutes in Ashland, the county seat, according to news from that place. Five inches of rajn was reported from Sedgewick and Sumner counties. GAMBLING RAID MADE THREE FH1LADELPHIANS ACCUSED OF HANDLING BALL POOLS. 10,000 Tickets for Next Week's Play Found Two New York State Sena tors Said to 11 Implicated. PHILADELPHIA, June 4. Three al leged agents of a baseball pool In which it is said 50,000 Philadelphlans gamble weekly, were arrested today charged with violating the gambling laws of this state. Daniel Lucas, of Morristownt Pa., who is accused of being the general agent for licjinsylvanla of the Baseball News Company of New York, was taken into custody at a cigar store which the po lice say was tho local headquarters for the syndicate. Ten thousand coupons for next week's play were found in his pbsses- sion. according to the detectives. Edward Witthuhn and Barton Weaver, who live at the address where the r. rests were made, are the other prison ers. Lucas, according to the police, ad mitted that he had secured a three months' leave of absence from the rail road where he was employed to handle the pool tickets for the New York con cern, which he said is backed by two New York State Senators. TURKS REINFORCE CAPITAL Heavy Guns and Best Troops Has tened to Constantinople. PETROGRAD. via London, June 4. Almost all of the Turks' heavy artil lery at Erzerura and a considerable portion of the garrison at that point have been ordered to Constantinople according to the Tiflis correspondent of the Bourse Gazette. The dispatches also say that the best Turkish troops along the front in the Caucasus have been hurriedly CABINET INDORSES NOTE (Continued From Flrt fag.) attention had been given in the note to the contention of Germany that as the Lusitania was on the British naval list she must therefore be considered as anauxiliary cruiser. The Ameri can point of view has been In accord ance with the practice or many nations, and The Hague convention rules that the change from a peaceful merchant man to an auxiliary cruiser is a pro ceeding of a distinct character attend-. ed by certain formalities sucn as in commissioning of the vessel. In the case of British vessels this is done in a home port. In some quarters It was suggested that the President before dispatching the communication would embody In It a restatement of the conclusion of the note of May 13, In which the Im perial government was warned not to expect the United States "to omit any word or act necessary to th perform ance of its sacred duty of maintaining the rights of the United States and its citisens." It was explained authoritatively to night that while the British and French Secret Serclae .Agents Are Making Probe at Boston Many YoutBs Reported as Enlisted. BOSTON, June 4. Alleged recruiting of American young men for the mill tary forces of Great Britain is the sub ject of an investigation begun by Fed eral officials here today. According to a cablegram from the United States Consul-General at Lon don, which was included in a message sent by Secretary Bryan to Represen tatlve Tague, of this city, at least 15 youths have been enlisted In violation of an agreement with the British Board of Trade regarding the United States shipping laws. These and other cases are being inquired into, it Is under stood. Secret Service agents are co-operat Ing wrth United States District Attor ney Anderson and his staff on orders from Washington to learn what induce merits if any have been offered Amer lean youths. In the case of the 15 who left thli port on the Leyland liner Cambrian, May 8, the Consul-General found that all had signed preliminary enlistment papers before his agent could board the steamer on its arrival in London. His cablegram to Secretary Bryan, sent in connection with inquiries by Patrick Denehy, a boy of 15. years, said: "On arrival of the steamer Cam brian, recruiting sergeant was . given opportunity to go aboard and enlisted Denehy and four otliers, tnus Irustrat ing arrangements previously made for his return. RimA the outbreak of the war Rev- out of this port on the steamers used as horse transports by the remount division of the British army. Few bavl returned. IDAHO RANCHER BUNCOED Victim Sells Homo for 96000 to In vest in "Wire-Tapping Game. LOS ANGELES, June 4. H. F. Mc Carter, 70 years old, a rancher from Carey, Idaho, reported to the police today that swindlers who operated the horse race wire-tapping gams had robbed him of $6000, every penny he owned. McCartef believes he was robbed by the same men who induced H. B. Dauman, a farmer from Kansas, to hand over to them $1500. The men showed McCarter the same table "loaded with about $1,000,000 in gold." Thereupon the old man sold hi ranch near Carey for $6000, and turned over every nickel of it to the swindlers, who promptly vanished. Peace Prayer In Germany Ordered COLOGNE, June 4. via London. Jun 6. Cardinal Hartmann, archbishop o Cologne, has issued a pastoral lette directing that a petition for peace b included In the general prayers of th Catholic churches in Germany. man government has become convinced that the attacked steamship Was actual ly the. Gulflight. There can be no doubt, according to the attendant cir cumstances," that the attack is to be attributed to an unfortunate accident and not to the fault of the commander. The German government expresses its regrets to the Government of the United States concerning this incident and declares itself ready to furnish full recompense for the damage thereby sustained by American citizens. It is left to the discretion of the American Government to present a statement of this damage or, if doubts may arise over individual points, to designate an expert who would have to determine, together with a German ex pert, the amoifht of the damage. It has not yet been possible by means of an inquiry to clear up fully the case of the American ship Cuehing. Official reports available report only One merchant steamship attacked by a German rlying machine in the vicinity of Northind lightship. The German aviator was forced to consider the ves sel as hostile because it carried no flag. nl further because Of no recognizable neutral markings. The attack of four bombs was, of course, not aimed at any American ship. However, that the ship attacked was the American steamer Cushing is possible, considering the time and place of the occurrence: nev ertheless, the German government ac cordingly requests of the American Government that it communicate to th German government the material which was submitted for judgment in order that, with this as a basis, a further position can be taken in the matter. The undersigned leave it to the Am bassador to bring the foretroincr to the immediate attention of his Government and takes this opportunity to renew to mm trie assurance of his most distin guished consideration." BERLIN WILLING TO PAY (Continued From First ' Page.) steamers Gulflight and Cushlng, has led to the following conclusions: In regard to the attack on the steamer Gulflight, the commander of a German submarine saw . on the after noon of May 1, in the Vicinity of th Scilly Islands, a large merchant steamer coming In his direction, which iu accompanied by two smaller ves- 61s. Distinctive Markings Not Seen. "These latter took such position In relation to the steamer that they formed a regulation safeguard against submarines; moreover, one of them had wireless apparatus, which is not usual with small vessels. From this, it evidently was a case of convoy ves sels. Since such vessels are regularly armed, the suDmarine could not ap proach the steamer on the surface of the water without running the danger of destruction. It was, on the other hand, to be assumed, that the steamer was of considerable value to the Brit ish government, since it was so guard ed. The commander could see no neu tral markings on it of any kind that is, distinctive marks painted on the freeboard recognizable at a distance, such as are now usual on neutral ships in the English zone of naval warfare. "In consequence he arrived at the conclusion, from all the circumstances, that he had to deal with an English steamer, and so submerged ajid at tacked. Flag Seen as Shot Is Fired. "The torpedo came in the immediate neighborhood of one of the convoy ships, which at once rapidly approached the point of firing, so that tne subma rine was forced to go to a great depth to avoid being rammed; the conclusion of the commander that an English con voy ship was concerned was in this way confirmed. That the attacked steamer carried the American flag was first observed at the moment of firing the shot. The fact that the steamship was pursuing a course which led neither to nor from America was a further reason why It did not occur to the commander of the submarine that he was dealing with an American slcim ship. "Upon scrutiny of the time and place of the occurrence described, the Ger- MIBRASKAX REPORT REQUEST German Government Says No Infor mation Received. BERLIN, via London. June 4. James W. Gerard, the American Ambassador, today called at the Foreign Office and requested information concerning the torpedoing of the American steamer Nebraskan off the southern coast of Ireland last month. He was Informed that the-tJerman government had re ceived no report of the incident. . While no official announcement has been made concerning the nature of the explosion which caused the dam age to the steamer Nebraskan. the captain and the members of the crew, when they arrived in Liverpool, ex pressed the opinion that the vessel fiad been torpedoed. An examination of the Nebraskan was made recently at Birkenhead, where the steamer was drydockeji after the explosion, by Lieutenant John H. Powers, naval attache of the American Embassy in London. His report has been sent to Washington. GERMAN EDITOR DEFIANT KRGCZ ZEITUKG SAYS SUBMARINE WAR MUST GO ON. Valae to Germany of Diplomatic Rela tions with. United States De clared "Rather Imaginary. BERLIN, via London, June 4. The Kreuz Zeitung in its issue today pub lishes the substance of the interview given to the Associated. Press, Alay 30, by Gottlieb von Jagow, imperial for eign secretary, on Germany's answer to the Washington note concerning the Lusitania case, in which the secretary said he believed it essential to estab lish a common basis oX fact before en tering upon a discussion of the issues involved. XfllO . .7 UUUC. IrtlOl .1,111 11.,, V.11 the strength of the report reaching Berlin from the Reuter Telegram Com nany of London, that the forthcoming American note to Germany foreshadows a severance of diplomatic relations with Germany. Continuing tho lvreuz Zei tung says: "We want to remind America once more that Great Britain bears the re- sDonsibilitv for the submarine war. Germany would have stopped it had Great Britain been willing to give up her war of starvation. At one time America could have exerted pressure on Great Britain to this end, but it did not do so. "Now that the war of starvation has failed, America comes forward with the unusual proposal that we shall stop the submarine war. Naturally there can be no talk of this. Foreign Secretary von Jagow has pointed out what can be done for the safety ot American pas sengers and American ships. Amen cans again have been shown the way to reconciliation and the protection of their real interests. "But it appears, if one may trust the rpnnrta about the new note, that they do not wish to find this way, but rather do they desire to lend their moral sup port to Great Britain, in whose inter ests they long ago gave up neutrality, Let them do it! The value of diplomatic relations with tho United States has to no become rather imaginary. Discussing the forecasts of the forth coming note from Washington to tier- lin. the Vossische Zeitung says: "It seems on the whole that the tone of this note will be more serious ana emnhatic than that or tne rirsi no to. x vmild nevertheless be premature now to draw any further deductions as to a possible rupture of diplomatic relations between the Unite states ana nor many." Oregon Postmasters Named. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash Ington. June 4.--regon postmasters have been appointed as follows: Ger- The Signs Point to Baker. Why? George L. Baker's candidacy for Commissioner is sub mitted to the people of Portland upon his broad qualifica tions, comprising ability, experience in municipal affairs, fair-mindedness, public spirit and common-sense judg ment. His campaign' has been kept free from abuse of other candidates. It has likewise been free from freakiness and catch-all promises. His promise to the people is that he will do his full duty, and will devote his time diligently in the making of a greater and a better Portland. He stands upon the principle that all persons and all interests are entitled to full and fair, consideration, and that no needless obstacles should be thrown between the people and their chosen officials. George L. Baker has spent most of his life in Port land, and few men are better equipped with knowledge of its people and its problems. His public career is a testi monial to his faith in Portland and his constructive energy. He stands for good business, -responsible govern ment and building up policies. He stands for enforce ment of the law, and equal treatment at every point where government comes in contact with the governed. (Paid advertisement by Baker Booster Committee, 411 Northwestern Bank Building.) Last Time Today to See That Gem of a Comedy The Wild Goose Chase at the Peoples Theater COMING SUNbAY Dainty and Lovable Marguerite Clark: in THE PRETTY SISTER OF JOSE trude Dowling, Taquina, vice J. Branch, resigned: Roy H. Kinney, Alameda, vice H. V. Wilken, removed; William H. Bar tholomew, Mohawk, vice H. J. Hammitt, removed: George W. Rumnull. Ortley, vice L. D. Flrebaugh, resigned; Gertie Johnson. Susanville, vice M. McGinnts, deceased. PROGRESSIVES QUIT PARTY Indiana State Chairman and Secre tary Join Republicans. INDIANAPOLIS, June 4. At the con clusion of a meeting of the Progressive State Central Committee here today, Edward O. Toner, chairman, and Paul J. Haynes, secretary, resigned and an nounced that they would affiliate with the Republican party. L. Ray Lenich, chairman of the Eighth District com mittee, also resigned. The advisability of dissolving the Progressive party in the state by a vote of the committee was discussed. Chair man Toner proposed a resolution that the party disband, urging that the pro gressive movement could be carried for ward In the Republican party. The resolution was rejected. 160 Confirmed at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 4. (Spe cial.) Bishop Edward J. O'Dea, of Seattle, confirmed a class of 160 chil dren in St. James' Catholic Churcn here last night at 7:30 o'clock. The children ranged in age. from 10 to 16 years. This was the first class con firmed for two years. The church was crowded. Is fido a Hot Dog Now? Yes, but never more if the Humane Society amendment to the charter is adopted by the voters Tuesday next. Vote for it. No. 110, YEH. HUMANITY" FIRST. CPaicJ Adv. by Oregon Hnmine Society. JENNING Saturday Special PLAN CLATSOP BEACH VACATIONS WEEK-END SPECIAL, 2 P. M. 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