Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 26, 1916, Image 2

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Newspaper Page Text2 - -'-'-" ' TIIE MORNING OKEGOXIAN. SATURDAY, FKDTIUARY 26, 1916. VICTOR AND RUNNER-UP SHAKE HANDS AFTER FINALS IN PALM BEACH GOLF TOURNAMENT. FORCE OF ik i GERMAN Store Closes Daily at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. Home Phone: A 2112 Store Opens Daily at 8:30 A. M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. Pacific Phone: Marshall 5080 DRIVE IS UNABATED French Assume Battle for i Possession of Fortress May Continue Fortnight.' HEAVY SNOW IS FALLING Jaier Said to Have Ordered Re- liearsal Before launching Great Offensive Defenders Are Heavily 'Reinforced. (Contlnafd Ftttti Flrat Page.) had on the minds of the German people lnce 1792. and the' consequent moral value of Its fall to the Germans. This psychological reason, In the Judgment of high official critics, explained the presence of Emperor William behind the troops, and tne orders of the day Issued to the army by the Crown Prince and the generals. The French compare the ground gained by the Germans In the four days with twice that amount taken by the French in the first two days of their offensive In Champagne, together with eight times the number of prisoners. The confidence of the French is un shaken by the fierce attacks and the bending in of the French line. The military critic of the Temps reports that heavy French reinforcements have bc-n brought up. Whole Brigade Annihilated. Lieutenant-Colonel Leonce Roushet, knottier military critic, relates a con versation he had with a surgeon just returned from Verdun. On February 22. during the present battle, the sur geon saw an entire .brigade, which was advancing in close order, caught by the concentrated fire of French batteries and annihilated in a few minutes. The Petit Parislen's correspondent at the front says that Emperor William, prior to the lieginning of the attack, ordered as an especial precaution that a sort of dress rehearsal of the coming attack be held. At a given signal, the correspondent says, every infantryman and gunner took the post assigned to him In advance and the motions of a general attack were gone through be hind the lines. The Emperor seemingly was satisfied and gave the word to be gin the offensive on Saturday night. The French losses are declared to be insignificant in comparison with those of the Germans. French Well Sheltered. The German artillery preparation, which reached its height on Tuesday, was of unparalleled violence. Every inch of ground was searched out; every point where it was thought guns might exist was littered with shells, but the 'French infantry was so well sheltered under the ground and the French guns were so well hidden that when the German batteries grew silent and the German infantry advanced to the at tack. Frenchmen sprang up from the hole in the ground and opened a deadly fire with machine guns, while shells from the 75-millimeter guns flew over head and mowed down wave after wave of the Germans as they plodded doggedly over the snow-covered ground. k The French defense, according to military experts, has proved itself most effective by inflicting appalling losses on the Germans. Prisoners taken yes terday stated that whole regiments have been wiped out. It is expected, however, that the Germans will return to the charge with renewed fury, as they desire to get within reach of the forts. They are now within two miles of that of Douaumont. within three miles of that of Charny and about the came distance of Vaux and Tavannes. Jf they should succeed in their purpose it would be at an enormous cost of life. -LONDON MENACED, SAYS BRITON Importance of Situation at Verdun Is Emphasized. LONDON, Feb. 25. The importance to England of the battle raging around Verdun was emphasized by Major Sir Francis Lloyd, general officer com manding the London district, in a fipeech today at the opening of a mili tary building at wimDieaon. "In the great war wnicn is now pro eeding." said General Lloyd, "every in dividual must give up self absolutely. ana all must unite in one bond to make the war result in victory. To you real ize thfct a fight is now going on for a passage to Paris? The result will hang in the balance until the Teuton is driven ba"k. as I have confidence he will be. "But it once our allies' line is pierced the way will be open to the French capital, and if that capital is reached, a ntw complexion would be put on the whole face of the war and on our lives nd being. A German success on the French front would not merely mean the loss of Paris, but would endanger London." General Lloyd administered a rebuke to those Britons who. he declared, had acquired the habit of fault-finding with and criticising the work of their lead ers. "You grumblers." said General Lloyd, "are putting spokes in the wheels of the war's progress. The people must learn that it is necessary to carry dis cipline into every corner of private life and home Ufa to turn tho great struggle into a victory." BERLIN IS MORE CONFIDENT Germans Say They Gained Wherever Strong Effort Was Made. BERLIN, Feb. 24. via London, Feb. 25. The report of German gains north ward of Verdun has strengthened the feeling of confidence here in the out come of future events. The news has provoked no nottceable flurry in Ber lin, where no flags have been exhib ited. Naturally it Is Impossible to hazard & iruoss whether the latest drive marks the beginning of a great offensive or is only a continuation of the "evident feeling-out process of recent days. Except as to the number of prisoners taken, the victory of the Germans is one-fourth as great as that achieved by the entente allies In September, .where three days" gunfire preceded the at tack To the gains northward of Verdun must be added 800 yards taken by the Germans southward of Ypres. February 14: S50 yards northward ot ypres irep i-nnnr 19. 800 eastward of Souches Feb ruary 21. and 700 yards westward of Heidweiler on the day of the com mencement of the Verdun advance. These gains were preceded by large "advancts at Vimy in January. German officials say that the Ger man gains have been scored at virtually every point where an earnest effort at advance was made and that in no case has It been necessary to precede the attack with a 72-hour cannonade, such as preceded the September offen sive of tho entente allies. "-T , j ijf r - , ' a 1 Kz i , t ' j 4 I 4 ??" A - i t - ."- , - 'vc'i -"I R " i, fv " 4 ' I i .fi4 , s u 'X if $ - ,V- - fat? i S ?p&h-J h . 1 vixv v-Cte'.v? t,w Sill! . W lwVp 31, , - MISS ELAINE ROSENTHAL LEFT. OF CHICAGO, SHAKING HANDS WITH MISS LOUISE WITHEUBEE, OF NEW YORK (SOCIAL REGISTER), WHOM SHE DEFEATED, alm Beach has charms other than bathing and Bal Masques. Society has paid more , than . P"11"1" 5"fnt to the nroeress of the golf tourament for the woman's championship, held at Palm Beach. Miss Rosenthal, tne WestlrS chlmpio, defeated Mrs.1! F. Ross. Century. 8 and 7. thereby llfZ? snip. She turned in a card of 75. which is the record for the course, made by Miss Lillian Bird, of New York, three years ago. NAVY IS CRITICISED Admiral Says Radical Reform Is Necessary. "SEA HABIT" IS DESIRABLE Training of Young Boys Urged and Polytechnic Education Declared Lnsuited to Those Who Must Command Fleets. n-.cuivr.rnv Feb. 25. The United States Navy's whole system of govern ment and operation, from education of officers to questions oi smp i..n wa xharDly criticised De- fore the House naval committee today by Admiral Cameron McKae wins ow, commander-in-chief of the Pacific fleet declared, a fully efficient fighting force comparable to the British navy could not be produced In BO year Admiral wmsiow - " " V . rnralta composed of active line officers was a vital necessity. Today he amplified this view, declaring the system of education at Annapolis Naval Academy was wrong,. Midshipmen Are Advocated. wr i ...tnrotlnn n T the old srade '-'dAh'l?;rt4Et7!s8vears enter iuq dci -- - - of age. he said, spend two years in pre liminary scnooung mhu.b. .w sea to acquire the "sea habit f rom actual contact with things oi tne sea before completing uieir euuto. ashore. The polytechnic education now eiven miosnipmen v -utterly unsuited, the Admiral declared, to the training of men to handle ships and combinations of ships at sea. He could see no value to be gained from making all Navy officers experts . i mathftmntirR. and thought in niguci ...v... , constructors, engineers and ordnance experts snouia De iraraeo wu....io and never be called on to command ships. Unfit Mnat Be Eliminates. t- . u n Aav hnvl AntprpH 1he i: i u i ii mi t J academy, he said, a system of selection should be applied to govern promotion, .uninatinr men unfitted for the tiring. nerve-racking tasks that would be theirs in war.- ie aoaea tnac leiiow oi- ncera buuuiu m-i--. ...... , .- tions. and that a plan of this sort was being worKea out uy mta a.vjr xciitu l- iii ii t. With opposing fleets sweeping toward each other over the sea for an action to be carried out at a speed of 20 knots or more, the Admiral insisted, there would be no time for hesitation by any ( He told how he trained a squadron bf four dreadnoughts he commanded two years ago um.ii mo uiueio wcio carried out within six seconds of the time no gate mcui, w iiiauviticiD w 1 11 & Lai iwi n - ... thia hp declared. reDresented only "encouraging progress" on the road toward complete efficiency, and appli cation of such intensive methods to the fleet as a whole could never be to command the Bhips because of fit ness. DDL D I" a. V i yi ocuiunijf . Asked bow many, flag ofllcers in the Navy he thought were capable of de velopment and complete fitness for high command, the Admiral said: "I do not think any of us in the upper grades have had sufficient ex perience to work up to our highest efficiency." He added that something might be accomplished if several captains or commanders were set aside and trained for flag officers, the men best fitted to be selected for actual commands. The Admiral indicated he believed that while American ships were stead ilv improving' in design, it was doubt ful whether they now equaled ships abroad. "I -have never said,"-he continued, "that our fleet could not fight. It could fight. It would fight." He added that it was the whole system he attacked, believing it could never produce effi ciency of the fighting forces in men- or ships. Representative Britten sougnt to in terject the question of what amount of armament made a ship a war craft as against a defensively armored mer chantman. . Merchantman Issue Brought l p.; "I want to ascertain," he said in an swer to Chairman Padgett's suggestion that such discussion was not pertinent to the committee's work, "just how heavily a merchant ship would have to be armed before the President of the United States would warn Ameri cans to keep off of her." Representative Padgett suggested that the President was better able to answer that question than Admiral Winslow. Admiral Winslow said he 'had had occasion recently to study the subject and form an opinion. It was purely a question of international law, how ever, he added, and as such he thought it unwise for him to discuss It puo licly at this time. When the examination of Admiral Winslow was concluded the committee adjourned to resume its hearings next Monday. PEK1N ADMITS DEFEAT GOVERNMENT GARRISON FLEES BEFORE ADVANCING REBELS. Snlfu Garrison Surprised by 10,000 Tnnnaneite Revolutionists Said to Command 40,000 Men. pv.KfC. Jan. 26. (Correspondence of tho Associated Press.) Official ac knowledgment of the defeat of govern ment troops by the Yunnan rebels on the Sze-Chupn border was withheld . si tnAav Hi-lion the State Depart ment Issued a mandate denouncing Tsai Ao, in which admission is maue mo-i. the revolutionists surprised the regu lar army and defeated a small garri son. - '' Information received in Pekin from nr,h4n,RA Rnnrrpfl Rhows that the Yunnanese, who descended on the city of Suifu and capturea it. numDereu about 10,000. The government garrison at Suifu numbered about 4000, but these troops left for the north several days before 'the arrival of the Yunna nese and consequently there was no resistance to the entrance of the lat ter. The fleeing government forces are reported to have started north for Tze-Chow. Neutral military experts are of . the i i t,a iha rAvnliitfnniRta ran OPINIUU vile!. vw probably put about 40,000 men into the field. Fllea Cured in S to 14 Days. . i, Bi7n nTVTUr.NT fallf to cure Itching. Blind. BleedlOK or Pnv- CLUBMAN IS NIED Musician Seeks Divorce From Former Portland Woman. CRUELTY ALSO CHARGED Reginald Bassett Says Engineer Traveled North to Woo Complain ant's Wife, Telling Her Fam ily He Wras Single Man. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25. (Special.) George H. Wilhelm. a civil engineer widely known in club and social cir cles on both sides of the bay, was named in a divorce complaint filed here today. Reginald Bassett, who filed the suit, charged his wife, Rosina, with extreme cruelty and desertion. . Almost simultaneously with the ruing of the document. Mrs. Wilhelm made the announcement that she and her hus band, who had been estranged for sev eral weeks, had effected a reconcilia tion and intended leaving for the East on a brand-new honeymoon tonight. In bringing suit against his wife. Bassett alleges that the courtship of her by Wilhelm alienated her affec tions. Bassett declares that while he was employed as a musician in an Oakland theater, Mrs. Bassett and Wilhelm fre quented cafes and restaurants in Oak land and San Francisco and frequently met at a friend's home. According to the complaint, wilhelm made costly presents to Mrs. Bassett and took her on numerous motor rides. It is charged that he made two trips to Portland to see her when she was vls- itine her parents in that city; that he represented himself to her family as a single man eager to marry her after she had secured a divorce and that he assisted her financially, after she had returned from Portland, without the knowledge of Bassett. Bassett is a well-known musician and composer. Mrs. Bassett was formerly Rosina Mcintosh, of Portland, where her father is port warden. She is a strikingly beautiful girl and possessed of a rare soprano voice. Mrs. Bassett is said here to be at the home of her parents In Portland. Mrs. Bassett is the daughteV of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Mcintosh, 6221 Forty seventh street Southeast. She is now visiting at the home of her parents. Mrs. Bassett refused to talk of the case last night. Mr. Mcintosh Is port warden and a ship liner, with offices in the Lumber Exchange. SWEDISH PEOPLE WARNED Subjects Told to "Keep Oft Seas" After February 29. OMAHA, Feb. 25. P. A. Edqulat, Swedish Vice-Consul here, received in structions from his government today to warn all Swedish subjects "to keep off the seas" after. February 29, when the order of the central powers of Europe to sink armed merchant ships without warning becomes effective. The Vice-consul indicated tho Swed The Complete New Lines Women's Seamless Side Richelieu UnionSuits Perfect Fitting Super weight Garments in All Styles and Sizes. Unsur passed in Value, g 1 QQ (it). If comfort, fit and quality count in underwear, then these Richelieu Union Suits surpass anything you have ever seen. They are made of the finest super-weight cotton and shown in all sizes and styles for Spring wear. They come with seamless side and fit per fectly. They are unsur passed in value at $1 Suit. ish government has Issued the same instructions to "u icw in the United States FISHER AMENDS COMPLAINT Owner or Seized Trap Sues for Re turn, of Money. ASTORIA, Or.. Feb. 25. (Special.) An amended complaint In the case of Theodore Siverson against R. E. clan i TTr.ni, Kwp.ftt was filed in the IVU i . L r Circuit Court this morning. This ac tion was brougnt to t- The complaint avers that in Septem- . 1 -V- jAnr4antct whn were of- ficerslof the state ""herles department. confiscated tne P" - " and he was lure "-: , . ,,,, cover possession of it. The Plaintiff speks to recovei mat seeli..i interest on the two sums from September 12 1912. The fien trap . f mal bv the Oiiicers un --- filing, and the fieheriee department confiscated it. r ii. " " sale and was purchased by the plain tiff. ' ZEPPELIN KILLS AMERICAN Richard Canfield's Gambling Aide Is Victim in Paris. T?OSTON. Feb. 25. The death in Paris. by a bomb dropped from a ZePPelin of William-Dunn, ex-ass l-tt of R ch- ean?erCpXsaat New YoX Saratoga and hrbrotber-. Joseph J. Dunn, In a better from-the British Consul at PaThe letter said that Dunn was killed while seated In a barber chair in a Paris hotel January 23. and that John ,"1 who was with him. was in ?Sd Bott men were widely known in sporting circles on both sides of the Atlantic. PORK DEARER IN BERLIN Butchers Unable to Obtain Supplies at Former Jf rtces. . RP-RXJN. Feb. 24. ivia London, Feb. -55rhT magistracy of Berlin has raised the maximum pork prices at the request f the butchers of the city . who are unable to secure swine at the exist- inThernew prices run from 80 pfennigs a nound for a head without Jowls to a60Pnfennis for fresh hams, 150 pfen nigs tor billy, shoulder and similar cuff and 240 pfennigs for tenderloin and cutlets Portions of dressed hog which may be converted into sausage have been further reduced. Aron Indictment Sustained. ROSEBURG. Or, Feb. 25. (Special.) -Holding that the indictment returned bv the grand jury against illiam Pla- man. accusea 01 v. Judge Coke has denied the demurrer filed by anornej w. ---- The indictment was attacked on tho grounds that the, charge preferred against Plaman was not framed under any particular A vest of wasps will kill from 3000 to Anon flies a day, but the one or two thoy fnay miss till breed about 2:j.436.7S9 more before the avengers can act back on the job nest morning. ELL-AMS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package j proves it 25c at all drugsists. j Most in' Value, the Best in Quality Most Beautiful in Swiss Flouncings Attractively Underpriced M on yard, to rn yard, to $ 1 $2.50 vals. npXmDV $3.25 vals. $ 1 .98 $4a7r5vals $2.69 gYo vals. All high-class 45-inch Embroideries, of fine Swiss, Batiste and Voile, shown in the latest o-ffoH-c inflnrlinfr the beautiful Filet. Motifs 2 and Lace Edge styles 1 nial Embroideries in rich shades or the soft 1 pastel effects. All fine imported Embroid- eilcS cUlU an cue u"" -t' $1.59, 1.98 and $2.69 the yard. Men! Attention Let the underpriced offerings in our popular men's section assist you in the purchasing of the new season's needs. Men's Union Suits of Silk Lisle, $2.50 Q Grade, at tyl.OV A worthy saving at this special underpricing of Men's Union Suits of silk lisle in form-fitting styles, with closed crotch; all sizes in ecru color. A quality and make reg- M ularly sold at ??.50 a suit. Reduced to f X . Men's Socks, Seamless, 15c GradeJ2V2C About 100 dozen pairs of men's fine Cotton Socks, made seam less and with double Bole; all sizes. They come with black top and white foot. . A quality regularly sold at 0f-y c 15c a pair; priced this sale at k New Spring Coat Style Shirts Made With Double French Cuffs, Neat OQ Colored Stripes Ov" A Ferguson & McKinney Guaranteed $1.23 Shirt Right to the front again with another great underpriced Shirt Sale! A special purchase of Ferguson & McKinney ShirU in the new Spring patterns in assorted stripes. They come in coat style, with double French cuffs and are warranted not to fade and to wear satisfactorily. A Shirt sold regularly CQC at $1.25; this sale at JAPAN WILLING 10 SELL RISSIA BELIEVED ABOUT TO ACQUIRE LOST WARSHIPS, Two Battleship, and Cruiser Involved in Negotiations Now et Satis factory Staue. TOKIO, Feb. 25. Ruasian negotia tions for the purchase from Japan of warships which were captured in the Russo-Japanese War, are reported to be proceeding satisfactorily. The Soya, the Tango and the Saiiami are said to be the vessels which Russia desires to purchase. Russia would have bought warships from Japan at the outbreak of the war. in order to take part in the bombard ment of TBing-Tau, the seaport on the Chinese coast in the German territory of Kiau-Chau. but the negotiations which were then undertaken fel through. The Tango and the Sasaml are bat tleships and the Soya a protected cruiser. . , The Tango, formerly the. Russian warship Poltava, was sunk at l'ort Arthur and afterwards raised and re paired. She is of 11.000 tons and has a complement of 750 men. The i ha gami, like the Tango, was built at Petrograd and is of 13.500 tons, with a complement of 732 men. The Soya was built at Philadelphia in 1S01 was sunk at Chemulpo in 1904 and raised and repaired in 1905. Bhe has a displacement of ;0J tons. STAMP DYESARE COMING Prospect of Getting Sugar licet Seed, However, Not Hopeful. T,T7.rr tivt F.h 9i via. London. Feb. 25. (Delayed' in transmission.) Through the combined enons u Embassy and Consulate, shipment ot aniline dyes for the use of the LniteU States Government in the production of postage stamps and greenbacks has been arranged. One small shipment al ready has gone and others will follow shortly. Small private shipments of dyes have until now reached only as far as Hol land, where they have been detained. Throuprh Krwin v. m-mim"". To IPrwsirflfi rip When you feel a cold coming on, stop it with a tew doses of LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE, winch destroys eerms, acts as a Tonic and Laxative, and keeps the system in condition to throw off attacks of Colds, Grip and Influenza. Laxative Iromo umm Removes the Cause of Colds, Grip and Influenza hut remember there is Only One Oatl for full namo and look too this ignaturo on box and the popular Colo- clal attache here, efforts uro being made to obtain for the L'nlt.d Mates a supply Of sugar beet seed, but to date the prospect Is not hopeful. Extra values in tan and black Work Shoes $3 THE PAIR KNIGHT SHOE CO. Steps to Economy Dept. Morrison Street Near Broadway PURE COAL A DIAMOND BRIQUETS Absolutely ttaa cheapest and be: fuel on the market; three - ton lota. 17 n e r ton delivered. Will llcduce Vtir Coal Bill O -Half. PACIFIC COAST COAL CO. 24V A41UM. ro. ST. Main aat. A TJM. SIXTY lN.STlTt,Ti;t WiiUltU NEAL Tit K TM K.sY OVEK- DRINK or DRUG HABITS I KOI U TO KVi: DAYS. NEAL INSTMTTB. 340 coLLi;i;i: sr., i-oiiilaxi', on. HirkhNII A its,. Prico 2Som