THE MORNTXG OEEGOXIAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1916.
! MONTENEGRO BOWS
TO POWERFUL FOE
Austria's Demand for Uncon
ditional Surrender Is Ac
cepted, Says Berlin.
BUILDING TOWER OF BISCUITS FOR BRITISH IN BALKANS.
SOLDIERS LAY DOWN ARMS
Joyful Shoots Rise In Hungarian I
Parliament When Count Tlsza,
Announces Defeat of One of
Balkan State. Allies.
BjSRLIN'. Jan. 17. The King and th
government of Montenegro on January
13 asked a cessation of hostilities and
opening of peace negotiations, it was
officially announced today by Austro-
Uungarian heaedquarters today.
The Austro - Hungarian government
replied to Montenegro that peace nego
tiations were only possible if .the
Montenegrin army unconditionally laid
down its arms, the headquarters state
men, as received here from Vienna,
says. The Monenegrin government.
adds the statement, yesterday accepted
trie Austrian conditions.
"Montenegro asks for peace," said
Count Tisza in the Hungarian Parlia-
ment The proceedings under the firs
paragraph of the order of the day had
Just been completed when Count Tisza
asked permission to interrupt the dis
cussion. He said that the King and
government of Montenegro had asked
the inauguration of peace negotiations.
The announcement caused a great
commotion In Parliament.
"We asked tha beforehand Monte
nesro unconditionally lay down her
arms." continued the Premier.
Joyful aehouts followed this state
ment.
"Just at this moment," continued tha
Premier, "tha news has arrived that the
unconditional laying down of arms has
been accomplished.
"Since the preliminary condition has
been fulfilled." added the Premier,
"peace negotiations will be entered
Into immediately."
MEDFORD GIRL IS INJURED
Caroline Andrews One of Many Vic
tims of Train 'Wreck.
SIOUX CITT. la.. Jan. 17 An 1111
rois Central passenger train jumped
the track today near Gaza. I and
four persons were seriously hurt and a
ecore injured.
The accident occurred as the train
was approaching a bridge over a creek.
The baggage car is believed to have
first Jumped the track pulling the other
five cars from the track.
Miss Caroline Andrews, of Modford.
Or., a member of an opera company,
vat among those slightly injured. Sev
enteen others of the opera company
were injured, the only one seriously
liurt being Phil Bronson, of New York.
ieorge Walker, of Cherokee. Ia., and
o. G. Page, conductor of the train, were
injured internally and may die.
: RARRARITY CIIRVFY DFWIFn
; Belgian Cardinal Says Audience
With I'onc Ia Only on Church.
ROME, Jan. 17. Cardinal Mercier. the
Belgian Primate, maintains tho strict
est reserve regarding a big bundle of
papers which he took with him today
when the Pope received bim in private
audience and which he left with His
Holiness.
"Merely ecclesiastical matters" was
all the cardinal would say in reply to
questions regarding these papers. One
report was that the documents con
tained a village-to-village survey of
present conditions li Belgium and of
alleged continued German barbarities.
Cardinal Mercier passed just one hour
viith the Pope, and then passed a sec
ond hour with Cardinal Gasparri. sec
retary of state of the Vatican.
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TOXVIES PILING CASKS AT SAXOXIKI.
The biscuit of the British corresponds to tho hardtack of the United States.
of life are shipped regularly to all the war fronts.
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Cotton Toweling, with red and blue border, on sale at, yard Sip
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Linen Finish 76x90-inch Sheets, 70c grade, at, each. 59
GERMANS ARE FINED
Violation of American Cus
toms Laws Is Admitted.
and South Carolina in his list of dread
noughts becauso of the power of their
12-inch guns, but remarked that their
maximum trial speed was less than 19
knots as against 20 knots for the first
German dreadnoughts.
ACCUSED WOMAN IS ILL
FILING TIMEJS EXTENDED
Coos County Coal Ijinds I'ndcr
Snow, Claimants cGt Chance.
OREUONIAN" NKWS BURKAXT, Wash
ington, Jan. 17. On recommendation of
Jtrpresentative Sinnott, the Land Com
missioner has instructed the local land
officers at Roseburg to allow claimants
tv ho have filed on coal lands in Coos
County until July 1 to submit final
proof.
Before claimants can file final proof,
they must pu?t their lands, but the
lands in question, on which proof is
now due. are covered with deep snow
and posting cannot be done until
Spring.
SENATOR BRADY IMPROVING
Idaho Staesinan Leaves House and
Plans to rt to Florida.
OREGONLVN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 17. Senator Brady, of
Idaho, has improved steadily tha past
few days and yesterday was able to
1-ave his house for the first time since
UiM-ember 4.
Tie hopes to be sworn in tomorrow or
Wednesday, and plans to leave for
f'alra Beach. Florida, about Saturday.
Seattle Arrests Are Fewer.
SEATTLE. Jan. IT. During the first
1 days of January the police made 468
arrests, as compared with 74 during
the corresponding period of December.
There have been 31 arrests for viola
tion of the prohibition law.
Five Burned; Three Missing.
BRANDON". Manitoba. Jan. 17. Five
girls were badly burned or otherwise
enouly Injured and three other em
ployes, a man and two girls, are miss
ing as a result of the fire which swept
the Syndicate block here today with a
loss of 3ii.lX0.
Hill Would Increase Cadets.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 17. A bill to
Increase the number of annual appoint
ments of midshipmen to the Xayal
Academy to approximately 1400 was
introduced today by Chairman Padgett,
of the House Naval committee.
Prominent Insurance Man Dies.
BLOOMINGTON". 111., Jan. 17. Kern
Beatn. atfed 4S, a prominent insurance
man. was found dead In his garage
from pelromortls.
To Car A 4M ta Oaa Day.
TtXm UUTirt BROW O ql 1-NLNg Takleu.
Drag-ruts rfa&d voov If It falls te care. &
w. it uuua ia
Conspiracy to Ship Contraband Rub-
tier to Fatherland Leads to Pun
ishment of Five, of Whoiu
Two Arc Naturalized.
NEW YORK. Jan. 17. Edward
Weber. Paul Schmidt, Max Jaeger and
Richard Wohlberg, accused in a Fed
eral indictment of conspiracy to ship
contraband rubber to the German gov
ernment in violation of the customs
laws, pleaded guilty today and were
fined.
A plea of guilty was also entered in
behalf of the Rubber and Ouayule
Agency, of this city, which was also
indicted. Mrs. Annie Dekkers, another
defendant, was too 111 to be in court
and will plead later.
Judge Clayton imposed on Jaeger a
fine of $1500, on Weber and Schmidt
fines of $750 each, on Wohlberg $100
and upon the Guayule Agency $50.
Jaeger was the leading spirit in the
conspiracy. He was commissioned, it
was alleged, by Albert Weber, a Ber
lin banker, who ia in charge of the
German government's rubber control,
to come to this country and secure rub
ber for Germany.
Mrs. Dekkers is a native of Holland.
A plan was for her to make trips to
Holland, carrying rubber as personal
baggage.
Jaeger and Wohlberg are naturalized
citizens of the United States and
Schmidt has taken out his first papers.
AMERICAN NAVY THIRD
GERWAKY SECOND AT BEGINNING
OP EIROrEAV WAR.
Secretary Daalela Statement Coaflieta
With Tbat at Mr. Kltcbla; Preseatt
Data Nat Available.
WASHINGTON". Jan. 17. How the
United States ranked third among the
world's naval powers at the beginning
of the European war, when data on
foreign fleets ceased to be available,
is explained In a lettetr from Secre
tary Daniels, made public tonight by
Representative Madden, of Illinois. Mr.
Madden had called attention to a state
ment -by Representative Kitcbin. the
House majority leader, who is oppos
ing the new Navy programme, declared
that the records showed the American
fleet was auperioir to that of any na
tion except England.
The Secretary said that England had
on August 14, 1914. 4s dreadnoughts.
Germany :S. the Cnited States 14.
France 13 and Japan eight. The United
States now has 19 dreadnoughts in
commission, building or authorized.
In a technical explanation of the
relative merits of tha 13-inch guns on
American predreadnoughta and the
tnch modern guns on ships of the Wy
oming class, he pointed out that the
13-lnch guns of the ships of the Ala
bama class had an extreme range of
i:.650 yards, or less than half the range
of the U-inch rifles with which the
Wyoming and later ships were equipped.
The Secretary included the Michigan
'SON' RENEWS ESTATE SUIT
Sllngsby Legitimacy Suit Reopened
in London by San Francisco Man.
LONDON. Jan. 17. In the court of
appeals today there was reopened the
Slingsby legitimacy suit, which is based
on the claim ot Lieutenant Charles K.
Sllngsby, of San Francisco, to the Eng
lish fortune and estates in Yorkshire
of the late Rev. Charles Slingsby. The
case involves the question whether an
Infant born in San Francisco and de
clared to be the lawful son of Charles
R. Slingsby and his' wife, Dorothy, is
the rightful successor to the estates.
All of today's session was taken up
by Sir Edward Carson, counsel for
Lieutenant Slingsby's brother, who is
the appellant.
Sir Kdward went over much the same
ground as was covered during the pre
vious trial. He decided that the story
of Mrs. Slingsby was a "tissue of false
hoods," and asserted that she had de
ceived her husband.
TURKS LOSE TWICE
CHAPIN BUYS TWO PAPERS
Newark Properties of cx-Scnator
Smith Bring $235,000.
NEWARK. N. J.. Jan. 17. William
Wallace Chapin. widely known as an
editor and publisher, bought at auction
today the Newark Evening Star and the
Newark Morning Eagle, formerly owned
by ex-Senator James Smith, Jr., who
recently wbb declared bankrupt. The
consideration was $235,000.
Mr. Chapin formerly was connected
with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and
conducted the San Francisco Call.
British Rout Foe in Mesopo
tamia; Russians in Caucasus.
prominent member of Omlcron Kappa
Pi fraternity. At Cornell he joined the
Schi Psi. Both were active football
players, but this seems to have been
their only sport, this and automobile
speeding. ,
Herbert was frequently seen around
the cheap West Side theaters, where he
waa friendly with soubrettcs and
chorus girls.
Tijuana track, one portion of which
is built nearly to the river bed. The
Tijuano flood ia said to be the worst
since 1885.
NO HAIRCUT WAGER HOLDS
SULTAN'S TROOPS RETREAT
Barnard College Gets $100,000.
NEW ORK. Jan. 17. A gift of $100,
000 to be known as tho Talcott founda
tion, and to be used for religious in
struction, has been received by the
trustees of Barnard College from James
Talcott.
Henry Semple Ames Dies at 35.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 17. Henry Semple
Ames, vice-president of the Mississippi
Valley Trust Company, died here to
day of pneumonia. He belonged to clubs
in St. Louis, now iorK, oeaiwe ana
Helena, Mont. He was 35 years old.
Fall on Sidewalk Kills Editor.
CHICAGO. Jan. 17. Charles Dwyer,
58 years of age. editor of the Woman's
. - i j j ..-nil Irnnwn a u an firiitar Of
n vi m uu " "
journals for women, slipped and fell on
a sidewalk nere touay ana aiea a w
minutes later.
HOW IRELAND HAS RESPOND
ED TO CALL TO COLORS.
LONDON. Jan. 10. The exclu
sion ot Ireland from compulsory
service led to a request for the
numbers of the men available for
military service and of those
actually recruited in that coun
try. This information was given
in the House of Commons.
The men between 19 and 41 years
of age available for military
service in the four provinces of
Ireland on August 15 and the
enlistment to December 15 last
were approximately aa follows:
Available. Enlisted.
Leinster 174.597 27,458
Ulster (anti-home-rule
province) ..1S9.489 49.760
Munster li,637 14.190
Connaught 81,39: 3.589
Totals
.562.115 94,997
Allies Advance on Kut-el-Amar
Following Victory Constantino
ple and Berlin Report Gains
for Czar's Forces.
LONDON", Jan. 17. Announcement
was made in the House of Commons
today that tho Turkish forces in Me
sopotamia have fallen back to within
six miles of Kut-el-Amara.
The announcement was made by J.
Austen Chamberlain. Secretary for
India, who said the Turks had re
treated as the result of another British
victory. The Turkish positions at
Waddi, he said, were carried on Satur
day by the British.
The announcement followed official
reports given out by Berlin and Con
stantinople that the Russian forces
had inflicted a setback on the Turks
in the Caucasus region.
"The recent operations in . Mesopo
tamia. including the advance to Ctesi
phon, were considered and approved
by the war council, said Mr. Chamberlain.
"On the 11th Inst. I announced to the
House that the enemy had retreated to
Essian, six miles east of Kut-el-Amara.
He apparently advanced again on the
12th to the Waddi position. Since then
we have received telegrams from Gen
erals Townsend and Aylmer up to the
morning of the 16th.
"General Aylmer reports that the
operations were seriously hampered
throughout by weather. The water is
reported to be bad. All the wounded
have been sent down the river.
BERLIN. Jan. 17. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. Y.) After delaying for
week the advance of strong Russian
forces in the Caucasus, the Turks have
withdrawn their advanced posts sever
al miles at some points, according to
the Turkish official statement of to
day, received here from Constantinople.
The statement follows:
- "In the .Caucasus, the Russians re
peated their attacks against Turkish
positions on both banks of the A rasa.
suffering heavy loss, especially in the
district between the Arasa and the Inld
Valley. Here Turkish advanced posts
retired some kilometers after having
delayed strong enemy forces for one
week.
CONSTANTINOPLE, via London. Jan.
17. A Turkish army headquarters
statement issued today says:
"Intermittent artillery fighting near
Kut-E -Amara continues.
"The enemy yesterday continued his
attacks against our positions north and
south of the Arasa River. In the Cau
casus sector our troops were obliged
to retreat some kilometers.
WOULD-BE SLAYERS HELD
Continued From First Pagfr.
Neither of the boys ever did any sort
of work toward supporting themselves.
They are typical "idle rich" sons, al-
wa v minnlie with Dlentv Of money
and permitted to spend it as they de
sired.
The father had "been resentful to
wards Irving, accusing him of leading
Herbert Into a fast life. Herbert at
tended Cornell University and is a
BOWL FIGHTS ABOLISHED
Pennsylvania Decides to Have No
More Contests, Following Fatality.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 17. Accident
al death due to suffocation was the
verdict of the Coroner's jury today in
the case of William C. Lifson, a Uni
versity of Pennsylvania freshman who
was killed in the bowl fight last
Wednesday. Lifson, who was 17 years
old. lived at Elizabeth, N. J.
Dr. Edgar Smith, provost of the uni
versity, testified at the inquest that the
bowl fights had been actual scrim
mages for more than 50 years, and that
this was the first time- there had been
a serious accident.
Provost Smith announced that it had
been decided by the students and
faculty to abolish all class fights at
the university.
St. Paul Man With Tawny Mane
Will Follow Turk's Example.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 11. William
A. Fishbach has undertaken not to
have his hair cut till the European
war ends.
Shaking his tawny mane, Fishbach
says the Turks defending Constanti
nople have nothing on him.
Fishbach has not had a haircut for a
year. He has a wager, he says, that he
will go unshaven till peace is restored.
Brigadier-General Graham Is Dead.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Brigadier
General William W. Graham, U. S. A.
retired, 81 years old, died today at the
home of his daughter at Waldour, near
Annapolis. Md., of pneumonia. He was
Bell-am s
Absolutely Removes
Indigestion. One package
proves it 25c at all (Jrugsists.
a native of this city, and retired from
the Army in 1898.
M. Miehelidkls Is Solo Candidate.
PARIS, Jan. 16. A Havas dispatch
from Athens says it is considered cer
tain that when the Chamber of Dep
uties assembles, January 24, M. Mieh
elidkls, Minister of Public Instruction
and Public Works, will be the solo can
didate for the Presidency.
Man Frozen to Death In Omalia.
OMAHA. Jan. 17. Owen O'Malley.
aged 40 years, was found frozen to
death In a barn in South Omaha today.
PRUSSIAN DIET IS STORMY
Socialists Interrupt Discussion Witli
Reform Demands.
AMSTERDAM, via London, Jan. 17.
The discussion of the budget in the
Prussian diet today gave rise to dis
orderly scenes, owing to interruptions
by Dr. Karl Liebknecht and other So
cialists, and to conflicting opinions ex
pressed by members of different parties
on the question of reform of the elec
toral law. Herr Hirsch, Socialist, said:
"We demand the re-establishment of
the complete independence of Belgium.
If the enemy governments are not yet
ready to listen to demands for peace
their attitude is in marked contrast to
the feeling prevailing among the dif
ferent peoples who everywhere are de
manding peace. We demand electoral
reform on behalf of women and. above
all, secrecy of the ballot."
CHECK ON FARE RISE ASKED
Nebraska Attorney Seeks Injunction
on Seven Railways.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 17. Application
for an injunction against the seven
railways doing business in Nebraska
today was filed with the NeDraska
Supreme Court by Attorney-General
Willis Reed.
The Injunction is requested to pre
vent any action the railroads may be
contemplating toward reverting to the
S-cent passenger fare in the state. The
court has taken the application under
consideration.
GALE SWEEPS CALIFORNIA
(Continued From First Pate.)
days of steady rain have transformed
the San Diego and Tijuana rivers Into
raging torrents, the rapidly rising
waters compelling hundreds of persons
in the lowlands to abandon their
homes. Mission Valley, through which
the San Diego River courses, is inun
dated for miles, while the flood waters
of the Tijuana River have threatened
the new racing track of the Lower
California Jockey Club and submerged
many homes at San Isldro, a few miles
south of this city.
A force of hundreds of men is work
ing desperately in an effort to save tiic
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