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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. SATURDAY. JULY 24. 1915. FRIENDLY WARNING IS GIVE GERMANY American Reply Says Repeti tion Will Be Held as De ; liberately Unfriendly. NEUTRAL RIGHTS UPHELD Belligerents Must . Make Practices Conform to Dictates of Humanity m or Abandon Them Disavowal and Reparation Expected. fContlnued From First Page.) CHINESE GIRL WHO WANTS AMERICAN HUSBAND AND ASPIRES TO BE BERNHARDT OF RACE. MEAT ENORMOUSLY fv.r. ments and indicates no way in which the accepted principles of law and hu manity may be applied in the grave matter in controversy, but proposes, on the contrary, arrangements for a partial suspension of those principles which virtually set them aside. Freedom of Seas Recognized. "The Government of the United States notes with satisfaction that the imperial German government recog nizes without reservation the validity of the principles insisted on in the several communications which this Government has addressed to the im perial German government with re gard to its announcement of a war zone and the use of submarines against merchantmen on the high seas the principle that the high seas are free, that the character and cargo. of a merchantman must first be ascer tained before she can lawfully be seized or destroyed, and that the lives of non-combatants may in no case be put in jeopardy unless the vessel re sists or seeks to escape after being summoned to submit to examination; for a belligerent act. of retaliation is per se an act beyond the law, and the defense of an act as retaliatory is an admission that it is illegal. America Is Disappointed. "The Government of the United States is, however, keenly disap pointed to find that the imperial Ger man government regards itself as in large degree exempt from the obliga tion to observe these principles, even where neutral vessels are concerned, by what it believes the policy and practice of the government of Great Britain to be in the present war with regard to neutral commerce. The im perial German government will readily understand that the Government of the United States cannot discuss , the policy of the government of Great Britain with regard to neutral trade except with that government itself, and that it must regard the conduct of other belligerent governments as irrelevant to any discussion with the imperial German government of what this Government regards as grave and unjustifiable violations of the rights of American citizens by German naval commanders. Inhuman Acts Not Justifiable. "Illegal and inhuman acts, however justifiable they may be thought to be against an enemy who is believed to have acted in contravention of law and humanity, are manifestly inde fensible when they deprive neutrals of their acknowledged rights, partic ularly when they violate the right to life itself. If a belligerent cannot re taliate against an enemy without in juring the lives of neutrals, as well as their property, humanity as well as justice and a due regard for the dig nity of neutral powers should dictate that the practice be discontinued. If persisted in it would in such circum stances constitute an unpardonable offense against the sovereignty of the neutral nation affected. "The Government of the United States is not unmindful of the extraor dinary conditions created by this war or of the radical alterations of circum stances and method of attack produced by the use of the instrumentalities of naval warfare which the nations of the world cannot have had in view when the existing rules of interna tional law were formulated, and it is ready to make every reasonable al lowance for these novel and unex- pected aspects of war at sea, but it cannot consent to abate any essential or fundamental right of its people be cause of a mere alteration of circum stances. Belligerents Must Find Way. "The rights of neutrals in time of war are based upon principle, not upon expediency, and the principles are im mutable. It is the duty and obliga tion of belligerents to find a way to adapt the new circumstances to them, "The events of the past two months have clearly indicated that it is pos sible and practicable to conduct such submarine operations as have charac terized the activity of the imperial German navy within the so-called war zone in substantial accord with the accepted practices of regulated, war fare. The whole world has" looked with interest and increasing satisfac tion at the demonstration of that pos sibility by German naval commanders, It is manifestly possible, therefore, to lift the whole practice of submarine attack above the criticism which it has aroused and remove the chief causes of offense. Disavowal of Wanton Act Expected. "In view of the admission of il legality made by the imperial govern ment when it pleaded the right of re taliation in defense of its acts, and in view of the manifest possibility of conforming to the established rules of naval warfare, the Government of the United States cannot believe that the imperial government will longer re frain from disavowing the wanton act of its naval commander in sinking the Lusitania' or from offering repara tion for the American, lives lost, so far as reparation can be made for a if- 3 - ..?;,. : v",. ,;t A rzJ2rzl vtn ,x - J? V ' t"rt 4 i w Mm a 4- , s a. A , r Si ' ; - - ilt- 8f- v. EXPENSIVE IN PARIS Meat So Dear That None but Wealthy Can Afford to Have It at All.. . STEAK 68 CENTS A POUND MISS PEGGY O'WIXO. needless destruction of human life by an illegal act. "The Government of the United States," while not indifferent to the friendly spirit in which it is made, cannot accept the suggestion of the imperial German government that certain vessels be designated and agreed upon which shall be free on the seas now illegally proscribed. The very agreement would, by implication, subject other vessels to illegal attack and would be a curtailment and there fore an abandonment of the principles for which this Government contends and which in times of calmer counsels every nation would concede as of course. Principle Maintained at Any Cost. "The Government of the United States and the imperial German gov ernment are contending for the same object, have long stood together in urging the very principles upon which the Government of the United States now solemnly insists. They are both contending for the freedom of the seas. The Government of the United States will continue to contend for that freedom, from whatever quarter violated, without compromise and at any cost. It invites the practical co operation of the imperial German government at this time, when co operation may accomplish most and this great common object be most strikingly and effectively achieved. "The imperial German government expresses the hope that this object may be in some measure accomplished even before the present war ends. It can be. The Government of the United States not only feels obliged to insist upon it, by whomsoever violated or ignored, and in the protection of its own citizens, but is also deeply inter ested in seeing it made practicable be tween the belligerents themselves, and holds itself ready at any time to act as the common friend who may be privileged to suggest a way. Friendly Warning Given. "In the meantime the very value which this Government sets upon the long and unbroken friendship between the people and the Government of the United States and people and the gov ernment of the German nation im pels it to impress very solemnly upon the imperial German government the necessity for a scrupulous observance of neutral rights in this critical mat ter. Friendship itself prompts it to say to the imperial government that repetition by the commanders of Ger man naval vessels of acts in contra vention of those rights must be re garded by the Government of the United States, when they affect Amer ican citizens, as deliberately un friendly. LANSING." CHINESE GIRL PINES mm Rents as High as In America and Salaries Much Less Xot Even llorsefleeh Available as Formerly for Poor Folk. BT CAROLTN W1IJSON. (Copyright. 11S, by the Chlcwo Tribiine. I'ubllsnea oy ArrancemeoLi PARIS. July 2. It is an absolute marvel to mo how the poor manage to live. The prices have gone up eo much, meat is so high that none but the wealthy I mean that seriously, the wealthy can have it. Vegetables are much dearer, owing partly to difficulties of transportation In the outlying Paris aistrlcts. pamy to the fact that there are no men left to raise and sell tnem. ana partly to the fact that a large producing district is now in the hands of the enemy. Think for a minute what the average wage -of the middle class Frenchman la. Take our own average wage in tne cities the man who perhaps has even managed to save enough to buy a little cottage several miles out of the city or the man who lives In a small apart ment far enough away to be cheap. This man makes about Zo a week that is the average. 1 think sometimes $30. sometimes $20. Now. do you tnink with rents at $25 a month, even way out there in the suburbs where he lives. that he can afford to pay 6S cents pound for his steak or 42 cents a pound for his roast lamb, altogether too run of bone to suit him at that prlceT And those are the prices in Paris. Urine Dearer TkM In America. Rents are Just as high here In Paris as they are at home, and salaries much lens. It Is a long since exploded theory. till fondly clung to by many Ameri cans tnat living is cneaper auroau than it is at home. Practically every thing, and that it will all go to waste. So that now the idea is to get 60 tons from London and se how It goes. This will mean a reduction of at least 20 per cent below fresh meat, and au tomatically.' with this extra meat on the market, the prices of fresh meat 111 be lowered at the same time. It is certainly time that something definite and ameliorating is done. SUN STAFFS DINE SELVES Senator Kllhu Root Once Newspaper Man, He Says. NEW YORK. July 20. Three hundred editors, reporters and others who help to make the New York Sun. morning and evening editions, sat down the other night to a banquet on the first floor of the old dilapidated, red brick building in Park row. which had been the newxpaper's home for decades, and celebrated their removal -to new and modern quarters at ISO Nassau street, where they have electric lights, ele vators and things like other news papers. Long tables were placed In what used to be the business office and there were lots of such things that are iit ting to be served on such an occasion. Edward P. Mitchell, editor-in-chief, presided as toastmaster. At his right sat Chief Judge W 11 lard Bartlett. of the Court of Appeals, and on his left Will iam C. Relck. president of the Sun Printing and PublUhlng Company. Others at the tables were Edward W. Townsend. formerly representative In Congress and also formerly a reporter on the Sun; William W. Harris, man aelng editor of the Morning Sun; Cieorge M. Smith, managing editor of the Evening Sun; Georse A. Wharry, superintendent of the stereotyping de partment; James Luby. editor-in-chic t of the Evening Sun; John Bogart, city editor of the Sun 30 years ago: J. Clsp ham. general superintendent of the Sun riant, and Harold McD. Anderson, of the editorial staff of the Sun. Senator Kllhu Hoot used to be a re porter and so did Judge Bartlett. Mr. Townsend let the cat out of the bag. He told of traveling to Washington one day when he met Mr. Root and entered Into conversation. Mr. Root learned that Mr. Townsend was a Sun man and then said: "It may Interest you to know that 1 was a Sun man myself once and what do you suppose I wrote aboutT The theaters. Wlllsrd Bartlett was the dra matic critic. He was supposed to hus tle about from theater to theater on opening nights and tell the Sun read ers all about It. Sometimes there was more work than Bartlett could do. so he had me help him. So I can actually say I was a Sun man. and actually started my career as a dramatic critic." judge Bartlett made a felicitous speech, but could not recall that Mr. Hoot and he were reviewing shows 4o years ago. American Husband Is Wanted by Peggy 0'Wing. mposslble to live on less wice what it costs me in Chicago. I have never heard -or even the cheapest kind of pension which did not charge $1.20 a day. which makes $8.40 a week, exclusive of beat, otten light, and the expected pourbolres for servants. And ordinarily one would not wisn to live In this pension, or In any that did not charge at least 7 francs a day. Whereas In Chicago I had a large, com fortable room in a pleasant, quiet quar ter near the lake. Including board, for TO BE STAR IS HOPE, TOO hIlth. lncom.. leM. and food exorbitant, life becomes a mathe matical problem which seems to have only one solution stsrvation. Take my femme de menage. lor instance, sne lives in the garret of an old apartment house. She has two rooms and a little closet of a kitchen. There Is no running water In the place and she has to go down three stories to draw It. She and her sister live here, and for this tiny home she pays $10 a month. She has a husband In the war and one small child, so that her "allocation1 from the state is $2.45 a week 25 cents a day for the wife and 10 cents for each child. And her initial expense is $2.60 for rent! Always Something B"T. According to the law if she works she loses her allocation. But how can she help but work? There Is always food to buy, always shoes for la petite called I always oil for the lamps that one may see to sew in tne evening, always lit tle presents to send the husband at the front. To be sure, she isn't paying any rent now no one is but a day of reckon ing is coming, when at least a part will have to be paid. Then of a morning she notices that the little one looks pale and she says remorsefully: "I haven't been buying enough meat for her. Today she will have meat stew. She goes to the butcher not the first or the second or yet the fourth that she passes. She walks long, long distances to arrive finally at the cheap est and she asks the price of the cheap est quality of beef for a pot-au-feu. "A franc the pound, madame. Twenty cents. It's a lot for the cheap est thing you can get. She hesitates, "well, then, lamb for a ragout? Eighteen cents for the very cheap est. But I should advise madame to take that at 22 cents. It pays itself better." Lt me give you a fist of prices as 1 Pretty Oriental Miss Aspires to Be Sarah Bernhardt of Her Race. Many Suitors From Far East Sent Awar Spurned. NEW YORK. July 23. (Special.) For all of her Irish name. Peggy O'WIng has never seen Ireland, nor for that matter have her father and mother had any Irish ancestry. Peg is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wing Bock, of Newark, N. J. Of course one wonders why, if her father's name is Bock, she 1: O'WIng. The Chinese do things which we Americans seem to be puzzled over It is because her father and mother are Chinese that her name is O'WIng. That signifies daughter of Wing Wing be- in? Bock s surname. Though she is thoroughly Americ ized. some of the Oriental ways which she has not forsaken added charm to the fair Celestial maiden, who is seek ing a husband. Peg Is, according to the manner of Chinese reckoning. 18 years old. but only 17 according to the American method. Now 18, in China, is con sldered an old age for an unmarried girl, and her father has endeavored In every possible way to aid Dan Cupid. Chinamen by the score have come to the Bock home and have been capti vated by the charm of the fair maid. but she would have none of them, be cause she has made up her mind to have none but an American husband. Her charming features resemble those of a Spanish beauty. Peg O'Wing has other aspirations be- N Hi 1L3 Great Demand for Our Sport Shirts at $1.48 With the Convertible Collar For men and young men. for office and business wear as well as for sports wear. Quite the newest thing in shirt fashions. Shown here in a profusion of patterns and colorings in stripes and plain white of madras, soisette and oxfords. BANKER FEARS SUBMARINE Trip Xot to Be Made From England to Testify In Suit. NEW YORK, July 18. Edward Rus sell Thomas, known both for his mat rimonial experiences and banking In terests five years ago. Is now stopping with his second wife, his mother and her mother In Bournemouth. England. according to papers Just filed in the Supreme Court. Thomas is defendant in a stock transaction and wishes to testify before a commission without coming to this city. He asks Judicial recognition of the fact that subma rines in tne ocean make any voyage to this country precarious. Thomas was divorced by Mrs. Linda Lee Thomas, and after several efforts to find a clergyman who would per form a -ceremony, finally wed Miss Elizabeth Rebecca Finley. an artist. November 5. 1812. She is the daughter of Mrs. Henry II. Klnley. The appli cation of Thomas asserts that because of injuries received In an automobile accident several years ago and pneu monla contracted last year, be has been advised by his physicians not to leave a mild climate. Until recently, he says, he has been passing the greater part of his time In Southern France and Egypt. When the European war began he was in France, and went to Eng land with his family In order to pro tect them. He asks the court to consider the fact "that a situation exists which may become serious at any time as re gards the relations between the United States and Germany, and that If he were to return to this country at this time it might well be that his return to England would be either Impossi ble or highly dangerous, much more so than at present." Thomas is defendant in an action brought by Edwin M. Post and Grove E. Warner, brokers, against himself. Orlando F. Thomas aitd Charles M. Hamilton. Mr. Post holds an assign ment for a claim of $48,000. said to be due from a pool made by the defend ants when trading In Keokuk & Dei Moines Railroad Company stock in 1905. Soft Bosom Shirts now $1.95 The 'Regular $3.00 and $2.50 Styles. Made with soft bosoms and soft turned cuffs of fine madras, granite and crystal cloths. Shown in stripes. Figures and polka dots. In blues, tans, greens, heliotrope and pink. Men's $1.00 Union Suits are now down to 69c The well-known Shedaker brand of union suitj made perfect fitting in athletic style shown in pin check nain sook, large white plaid nainsook and corded madras. Cool Nightshirts for Warm ' Weather Wear are now 89c That Have Sold Regularly at $1.00. Made of fruit of the loom muslin, with low cut French neck, or with turn-down collars roomy and long. Clearance $1.38 on Outing Shirts Of soisette, oxford and fine sateen in white, tan and gray. Made with turn-down collar and soft cuffs. The Famous Manhattan Underwear can now be had at Clearance Prices Shirts and drawers that have always sold at $JJ)0, $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 are now 89c, $1.33, $1.69 and $2.19. , Union suits that were $2.00, $3.00, $4.00 and $5.00 are now $1.69, $2.43, $2.98 and $3.98. First Floor, Washington St. Entrance. Mail and Telephone Orders Filled by Expert Shoppers Sptnanwotfc (& (So. c) Merchandise of cJ Merit Only Pacific Phone Marshall 5000 Home Phone A 6691 STRICT LAW ADVISED Purity Speakers Say Segrega tion Does Not Segregate. VICE DISTRICTS OPPOSED t; i fl o fcurlnir an American hn.hanH fnr she aspires to be the Sarah Bernhardt l "em a nan nour ago of her own race. It was azalnst the Fillet or teaK. nent merchant, that she studied for the stage, for in China the parent of a girl frowns on any attempt of his child disporting herself for the admiration of the crowd. Consequently a stage life for the Chinese woman Is never en couraged. So rare Is the .Chinese tress in China that men often play the roles of women. Miss O'Wing will be the only Chi nese actress in the United States. Her three sisters are praying that she will meet with success on her Initial appear ance in New York. She speaks Italian. Chinese. German and French as well as English, and she feels that an Ameri can of her ideal type will appreciate her more as a wife than a Chinaman. . .8 . .&! . . 2 . .US .10 . .-' . ..so . l.'Jj . . .Ml .t NOTE IS DELIVERED IX BERLIN' Ambassador Gerard Has Half-Hour TaLk With Herr von Jagoir. BERLIN', July 23. The American reply to Germany concerning the rights of neutrals on the high seas was de livered at the German Foreign Office at 1:12 P. M. today. Ambassador Gerard was closeted with Foreign Minister von Jagow for a half hour and discussed with him informally several aspects of the cote, but the Ambassador afterward had nothing to say for publication. The presentation of the note was an informal ceremony. Ambassador Ger ard rolled the document in a copy of an engineering magazine and walked with it in his hand across the square from the Embassy to the Foreign Of fice, where of late he has been so fre quent a visitor that a preliminary ap pointment was scarcely necessary. The transmission of the note waas accomplished this time without mis hap. The last note was delayed several hours in transit. The message was transmitted in seven sections. The nature of the communication is being carefully guarded" at the Ameri can Embassy. rso arrangements re garding its publication in Germany have been made, but it is expected that the text will be given out within a short time. WILLIAM M. IVINS DEAD BARNES SUIT AGAINST ROOSE VELT LAST ACTIVE WORK. Health Broken While Framing Appeal In Famous Litigation Regret la Kxpreased by Colonel. NEW YORK, July 23. William I. Ivlns, a well-known lawyer and for many years prominent In politics, died at his Home nere today. He was 64 years old. Mr. Ivlns was recently taken Koail beef, ordinary .... Hamburg- ateak rhpt pteca In animal of ItmD Umb chops ............ Veal cull'ta Roant pork - Small chicken Flutter, kitchen K utter, be.t quality KRKtf. medium Kgga, beat Rich Can Afford Meat. Would you like to tackle housekeep ing with one child on I2.4S a week at those prices? And Is it any wonder that only the truly rich can afford to eat meat? I have talked to the butchers In the wholesale and retail markets, and they say that, aside from the accepted rea sons for the rise In price the requisi tion of live steers at the front; the larger use of meat by the soldiers than most of them are accustomed to hav ing at home; the difficulties of trans port between France and those coun tries on whom she depends for her meat; the requisition of horses, which has cut down enormously the use of this meat among the very poor aside from all these Is the fact that people are unanimously demanding the small, compact cuts grills. Their families are reduced in size, the grill la solid meat and seems more economical than a large-boned Joint, and many people, having dispensed with their servants, are carrying on as light housekeeping as possible, and grills are within their culinary know! edge. This consequently leaves the butchers with quantities of large meat on their ill after his labors in behalf of Wil liam Barnes in his libel suit against hands7 u ca.t all be cut Into grills, xneoaore unfortunately, and to pay for the loss The United States Agricultural Department maintains a moving picture laboratory for the production of educational films. cause of Mr. Ivlns' death. After the trial in Syracuse, Mr. Ivlns returned to this city and busied him self for a time with framing an appeal for Mr. Barnes. Then he announced that he felt tired out and would rest for awhile. He had not since been at his downtown office. Mr. Ivlns for years was one of New York's leading lawyers. He held the offices of Judge Advocate-General of New York State and City Chamberlain. In 1905 he was the Republican candi date for mayor. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt said today, when informed of Mr. Ivlns' death, "I regret the death of Mr. Ivina. . they suffer on the one side It is nec essary to augment the price on the other. Commission Stndles Situation. Today a special committee from the municipal council is to take some means to assure cheaper meat for Paris. There are only two possibili ties have live animals brought here to Les Halles in order to cut out the se ries of middlemen between the cattle man and the butcher, or to have frozen meat. This has been debated for a long time, and the only reason for hesitat ing was that a boat of frozen meat means 2500 tons, and they are afraid something might happen to it. or th the Parisians won't like It, or some- T. R. PLEADS FOR INDIAN Hod Man's Art, Say Colonel. Must Bo Preserved for CivllUatlon. SAN FRANCISCO. July 23. Colonel Roosevelt's enthuriasm for Indian lore caused him to participate today in the formal opening of the exhibit st the Panama-Pacific Exposition made by the Rodman Wanamaker historical ex peditions. Colonel Roosevelt came from the audience and made a brief talk on the attitude the American peo ple should assume toward the Indian. "The Indian must be preserved, he said. "His art must be preserved and made an Integral part of our civilisa tion. The products of Indian manu facture, baskets, pottery, blankets aud bead work, should be preserved, not only for the sake of the Indian, but for the sake of the industrial and art life of the American people. ALBANIAN RELIEF DELAYED British Asked to Ha5ten Change of ncRistry of Food Ship. WASHINGTON. July 23. Secretary Lansing today Instructed Ambassador Page to ask the British government to expedite action on the application of the Albanian relief commission of New York to change the steamer W. G Cochrane from Canadian to American registry. The Cochrane, with a full cargo of grain for Albanian famine sufferers, of whom there are said to be 300.000 in' distress. Is at New York and cannot proceed until her registry is straight ened out. Wallace to Get $30,000 Sltowhonse WALLACE, Idaho. July 23. (Spe cial! Wallace will have a 330,000 pic ture house In approximately four months. Plans complete were made nubile last evening by Dr. I. J. St. Jean, the heaviest stockholder In the new company. The location of the new theater, which la designed to accommo date all traveling theatrical troupes, as well as the regular "movie" pro gramme. Is In the center of the city, at the corner of Fifth and Cedar streets. Law in Milwaukee Making It Of fense to Tell Location of Im moral Places leclured to Be Effective. SAN FRANCISCO. July 23. Speak ers before the ninth International Purity Congress voiced today further disagreement with the policy of vice segregation advocated by . J. Pe tersen, of Oakland. Cal, vice-president of the National Association of Chiefs of Police, whose address before the congress yesterday was left unfinished because of interruptions by delegates. "Segrecatlon does not segregate. Arthur 11. Bartlett. Assistant District Attorney of Milwaukee, told the con gress. "The only way to enforce purity Is to enforce the law. since the ellml nation of the vice district In Milwau kee Immorality has been reduced 60 per cent" He aaid Immorality was one of the easiest of crimes to prosecute-. He told of the effectiveness In Milwaukee of a law' making it a misdemeanor for a person to tell another of the location of Immoral places. Italian mothers were said to take better care of their daughters than those of any other nationality in New York, by Miss Margaret Luther, super intendent of Florence Crlttenton League. New York. She said there were fewer Italian girls on tho streets of New York than other nationalities. Rev. F. 11. Essert. of Denver, dis carded his announced aubject. "The World'a Blackest Crime." and dis cussed various effects of Immorality. MatlslH-s show that seirrerate.l districts are the greatest producera of insanity. be said. "Immorality dors more harm than drink. More younc men learn to drink in immoral places than at the bar." Mr. Essert predicted that all the na tions of the world would place them selves In the dry column in the next decade. FRENCH SUBMARINE LOST Hope for Joule, ML-slns Since April 23, Is Abandoned. BERLIN. July 23. by wireless to Sayvllle. N. Y. The Overseas News Agency today gave out the following dispatch from Geneva: "The French submarine Joule bas been missing since April 23 and is con sidered lost." The French submarine Joule was built at Toulon in 1S11. Her length is given at 147 3 feet, her speed at IIS knots. her eulpment six tor pedo tubes and her complement 24 men. 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