VOL.. LVI.-0. 1 7,2.10.
rORTLAXD, OREGON, 3IONDAY, UAIICII G, 1916.
PIIICE FIVE CENTS.
HUE MAKES
man port
Dashing Raider Back Home
With 199 Prisoners.
15 VESSELS ARE HER PREY
Million Marks in Gold Bullion
Among Loot Taken From
Captive Steamers.
MINES LAID FOR ENEMIES
Battleship King Edward VII Is
One of Victims-Kaiser to
Receive Captain.
BERLIN, March 5. The German
cruiser Moewe arrived today in a
German port (said to be Wilhelms
haven), according to an official an
nouncement made here today. She had
on board 199 prisoners and 1,000,000
marks in gold bars. The statement
follows:
"The naval general staff says that
H. M. S. Moewe, Commander Captain
Burgrave Count von Dohna-Scholdien,
after a successful cruise lasting . sev
eral months, arrived today at some
home port with four British officers,
29 British marines and sailors, 166
men of crews of enemy steamers,
among them 103 Indians, as prisoners,
and 1,000,000 marks in gold bars.
Fifteen Vessels Captured.
"The vessel captured the following
enemy vessels, the greater part of
which were sunk, and a small part of
which were sent as prizes to neutral
ports.
"The British steamers Corbridge,
3647 tons; Author, 3496 tons; Trader,
3608 tons; Ariadne, 3035 tons; Dro
monby, 3627 tons; Farringford, 3146
tons; Clan Mactavish, 5816 tons; Ap
pam, 7781 tons; Westburn, 3300 tons;
Horace, 3335 tons; Flamenco, 4629
tons; Saxon Prince, 3471 tons.
"British sailing vessel Edinburgh,
1473 tons.
"French steamer Maroni, 3109 tons.
"Belgian steamer Luxembourg, 4322
tons.
"At several points on enemy coast
the Moewe also laid mines, to which,
among others, the battleship King
Edward VII fell victim."
Iron Crosses Bestowed.
Count von Dohna-Scholdien, com
mander of the Moewe, has received
the iron cross of the first class, and
the members of the crew have received
the iron cross of the second class.
Count von Dohna has been ordered to
report to headquarters for a personal
interview with the Emperor.
The Moewe's capture of two of the
35 vessels listed by the German ad
miralty has not been reported previ
ously. They are the Saxon Prince and the
Maroni, both of which were engaged
in the transatlantic service.
The Saxon Prince was 3471 tons
gross, 352 feet long, and owned by
the Prince line of New Castle, Eng
land. She was last reported on sail
ing from Norfolk, February 12, for
Manchester.
The Maroni sailed on February 19
from Bordeaux for New York. She
was owned by the Gompagne Generale
Transatlantique of Havre, and was 312
feet long of 3109 tons gross.
Return Adds to Laurels.
The Moewe, previously made fa
mous by her exploits, has performed
one of the most spectacular features
of the war on the seas by reaching
a home port in safety. The great
German naval port of Wilhelmshaven
is on the North Sea, which is patrolled
with ceaseless vigilance by British
warships. It is through these waters,
which have been blocked off "I.: dis
tricts for patrol by the different Brit
ish units, that the Moewe must have
threaded her way to home and safety.
At least part of the gold captured
ly the Moewe was taken from the Ap
pam, which put in at Newport News
several weeks ago under command of
Lieutenant Berg with a German prize
crew.
Loss of Battleship Admitted.
Announcement was made in London
on January 10, that the British battle
ship King Edward VII had been blown
up by a mine. The place at which the
disaster occurred was not revealed by
tCuucludcd ou l'aso Z. Culuinn 8.)
COLONEL HOUSE IS
BACK FROM EUROPE
PliESIDENTS PEI1SOXAL KEP
JtESEXTATIVE IS SECRETIVE.
Reports of TTnf riendliness of ' AVar
rins: Nations Toward America
Declared Exaggerated.
NEW YORK, March 5- Colonel E. M.
House, who sailed for Europe Decem
ber 28 on a confidential mission for
President Wilson, arrived here today on
the steamship Rotterdam from Fal
mouth. He departed at once for Wash
ington to meet the President.
Colonel House declined to comment
on his mission or what he'had seen or
done while abroad, reiterating the
statement he had made prior to leav
ing here in December, that his mis
sion was to convey to some of the
American Ambassadors information
having to do with international ques
tions that could not be supplied them
by cablo or letter.
Asked if he had noticed any marked
'change in the attitude of Europe to
ward the United States since his pre
vious trip. Colonel House said:
"Reports of an unfavorable attitude
toward the United States by the peo
ple of Europe are exaggerated. At
least. I heard no criticism in any of
the countries I visited. I will say also
that we should remember that the peo
ple of the belligerent nations are living
with their nerves on edge and we
should make allowances accordingly."
WHOOPS! GASOLINE TO RISE
Healers Predict Another Advance in
Price, and Tell AVliy.
Gasoline is due for another rise, in
price. This prediction is freely made
by dealers who have been watching
the tendency of the market. It has been
18 cents for some time.
Much gasoline is now being shipped
to Europe for use- in aeroplanes and
automobiles in the war zone, and this
has a tendency to reduce the vailable
supply here. This is given as one rea
son for the recent rapid increase in
price.
The fact that many owners of cars
are now taking their machines out of
the garages where they have been all
Winter, is given as another cause for
an increasing shortage of gasoline.
VOTERS SLOW TO REGISTER
Total Yesterday 12,2 0 9 Below Cor
responding Date Last Year.
Twelve thousand two hundred and
.nine fewer persons have registered
with County Clerk Coffey since the
books opened in January than did in
the corresponding period in 1914.
This astounding1 slump in registra
tion is shown by figures completed Sat
urday by Deputy County Clerk Massey.
showing the gain to date. For 1914.
the total registration the night of
March 4 was 37,983. of which voters
26,377 were male and 11,606 female. To
date, 1916, there have been only 25.774
registration, of which number 18,024
are male and 7750 female.
ZEPPELINS RAID ENGLAND
Bombs Are Dropped Along Xorth
east Coast.
LONDON'. March 6. A Zeppelin raid
took place Sunday night, when two hos
tile airships crossed over the northeast
coast of England. The official state
ment announcing the raid gives no in
formation as to the damage done.
'At the time of this report," the
statement continues, "their movements
have not been clearly defined. Some
bombs were dropped, which fell into
the sea near the shore, but informa
tion is not yet available as to whether
any damage was done on land. A fur
ther communication will be issued
later."
SONS DISOBEYS AND DIES
Mother Warns Against Carrying
Iioaded Gun Between Knees.
ELMA, Wash.. March 5. (Special.)
Jesse Smith, aged 19, was killed by the
discharge of a shotgun which exploded
from a jar of a wagon while the boy
was on his way to visit his brother in
the upper Satsop country today. The
boy disregarded his mother's warning
not to carry the loaded gun between
his knees as he was driving.
The boy was alone when the accident
occurred. Persons at a nearby farm
house rushed the wounded lad 10 miles
to the Elma Hospital, where he died.
WOMEN START FOOD RIOTS
News of Outbreak in Cologne Re
ceived in Switzerland.
BASEL, . Switzerland, via Paris.
March 5. Travelers 'from Cologne say
that food riots broke out in the market
place there yesterday.
They say that women who regarded
the prices as too high made violent
manifestations and that the police
charged the crowd. Several persons
were injured.
BRITON REPORTED SUNK
Rothesay, 2007 Tons. Lost, but Her
Crew Is Saved.
LONDON. March 5. Lloyd's reports
that tb.e British steamer Rothesay has
been sunk. Her crew was saved.
The Rothesay w-as a vessel of 2007
tons. Her home port was Cardiff. The
last report of the steamer shows that
she arrived in Barcelona February 2
from the Clyde.
POPE RAISES HIS
VOICE FOe PEACE
Belligerent's Asked to
Make Sacrifices.
ALL URGED TO STATE TERMS
War Declared "Suicide of Civ
ilized Europe."
PENANCES ARE' ENJOINED
Plea Made Tor Neutrals to Pray and
to Give Alms; to Be Devoted
to Pitiful Children of Vic
tims of Conflict.
ROME, via Paris. March 4. (Delayed
in transmission.) Pope Benedict has
again raised his voice for peace. In a
special letter written for the Lenten
season, the pontiff says lie cannot sit
silent, indifferent to the terrible con
flict which is raging in Europe. He
recalls all that he has done to induce
the contending nations to lay down
their arms, virtually throwing himself
between the belligerents and conjuring
them, in the name of the Almighty, to
desist in their plan of mutual destruc
tion. Mutual Sacrifices Enjoined.
The pontiff again sets forth the pro
posal which he made some months ago
as follows:
"Each belligerent should clearly state
his desires and should be ready to
make sacrifices, thus ending the mon
strous conflict in accordance with Jus
tice and re-establishing peace, advan
tageous to neither side, but profitable
to all, and therefore, a Just and lasting
peace.
"This paternal voice," continues the
pope, "was not heard- Thus the war
continues with all its horrors. I re
joice that our cry for peace has had a
profound echo in the hearts of the bel
ligerent peoples, indeed the peoples of
the whole world, and has aroused a deep
desire to see the sanguinary conflict
soon cease.
War I Suicide of Europe.
"I must, therefore, once more raise
my voice against this war. which ap
pears as the suicide of civilized
Europe."
The second part of the letter deals
with prayers, penance and alms in the
neutral countries, the alms to be de
voted especially to the relief "of the
pitiful children of those dead in this
horrible war."
PARIS, March. 5. On the occasion of
Lent, the soveign pontiff has addressed
to Cardinal Vicar Pempili the follow
ing letter:
"As the universal pastor of souls we
could not, without failing in the duties
inherent in the sublime mission of
peace and love which God has entrust
ed us with, remain indifferent to the
direful conflict which is rending Eu
rope and remain silent.
Amicable Entente Urged.
"It is for this reason that at the
beginning of our pontificate, in the an-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 4-
d egrets; minimum. 34 degree.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
War.
German raider Moewe returns safely to home
port with prisoners and bullion aboard.
Page 1.
Battle renewed with, great violence near
Verdun. Page 1.
Pope again raises voice for peace. Page 1.
National.
Bryan influence arrayed against "Wilson on
armed ship issue. Page 1.
Speedy action by House essential to set
Germany right on armed ship issue.
Page 1.
Domestic.
Country experiences Increasing: prosperity.
Page 3.
Michigan certain to go Republican in Novem
ber, page 14.
Three dynamiters arrested on roof adjoin
ing church.. Page J.
Sports.
Six-man style of hockey to be used in to
night's game. Page 12.
Bees likely to miss Gedeon and Williams.
Page 12.
Hummel elected captain of Multnomah Club
track team. Page 13.
Pacific 'ortbwewt.
Death of General Sooysmith ends distin
guished career. Page 4.
Xorth Bend is thriving city, says Addison
Bennett. Page 4.
Delegates named by five counties for Wil
lamette Valley League Conference.
Page 4.
Marine.
Unidentified shiD held outside river by high
wind. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
New York and Wisconsin first states to
recognize need of rural credits. Page 7.
Reed men declare marriage too remote for
serious consideration. Page 11.
Babies rank first in Portland this week.
Page 10.
Irish pay tribute to memory of Robert Em
met. Page S.
All railroads except Southern Pacific over
come car shortage. Page 11.
Baker audience enjoys "Seven Keys to Bald
pate." Page 9.
Big church canvass Is reported successful.
Page 6.
Montavilia Christian Church dedicated.
Page 16.
Season of grand opera arranged for Port
land. Page 16.
Damage from Thurman-street slide is more
than $5000. Page 11.
Portland swept by blustery wind and heavy
rain. Page 1.
Orpheum new bill Is all good. Pag 16.
Society girls te sell aprons tomorrow.
Page a.
PROSPERITY BALL HELD
Hillsboro Commercial Club . Wel
comes Return to City.
HILLSBORO. Or.. March 5. (Spe
cial.) Hillsboro welcomed the return
of industrial activity by a prosperity
ball last evening, under the auspices
of the Commercial Club. The feature
was the presentation of "Mr. and Mrs.
Prosperity," represented by a Hills
boro business man and his wife, and
before leading the grand march which
opened the ball, "Mr. Prosperity" ex
pressed his gratification upon being
permitted to return to Hillsboro, dwelt
on projects interrupted by his tem
porary absence which should be re
sumed, and touched upon new fields
open for development.
Moose Hall, the largest In the city,
was filled to capacity.
KLAMATH SCALP BID WINS
Adjoining California County Get
Few Coyote Pelts.
YREKA, Cal.. March 5. (Special.)
There is a heavy falling off in coyote
scalps received by County Clerk Neilon
from Butte Creek valley. . That portion
of Siskiyou County near the Oregon
line has always been a good producer
of coyotoe scalps for which this county
pays $2.50 each.
Klamath County, Oregon. Just over
the line, agitated recently by the dan
ger from rabies in coyotes, raised the
bounty to So a scalp. Since then there
has been a decrease in the number of
coyotes killed in Butte Creek valley.
DONT LET HIM BLUFF YOU; I'LL BACK YOU UP!
jr v if wJy iff f
ATTACK ON VERDUN
FRONT IS RENEWED
Germans Hurivv'my
r
on
6 "
FOES' POSITION UNCHANGED
Ground Covered With Corpses
Before French Lines.
EARLY ADVANTAGE IS LOST
Assaults Continue Witli Resolute
ltravcry, but French Military
Critics Confident Defense
Will Prevail in End.
PARIS. March 5. Fighting of great
violence continues at Douaumont, in the
Verdun region, the War Office an
nounced today. The Germans made a
heavy attack against the French front
along the line from the Haudremont
wood to Douaumont fort. This assault,
the statement says, was repulsed.
It is announced semi-officially that
the battle at Verdun continued yester
day throughout the day with the same
intensity and without causing any
change in the respective positions of
the opposing armies. Fighting is still
going on for definite possession of the
village of Douaumont.
Battle Entering New Fkair.
The situation as a result of this sec
ond phase of the German offensive is
regarded as altogether different from
that of the first days of the battle.
The only progress made by the Ger
mans was during the first two days of
the second attack. For the last 48
hours they have not advanced.
The comparison also is in favor of
the French by reason of the fact that
the Germans now have lost the advan
tage of surprise and also because the
ground has been torn up to such an
extent that it cannot be organized
properly.
This information from semi-official
sources points out that it must be de
moralizing to the Germans to see some
40,000 to 50,000 corpses of their com
rades lying before the French lines.
Heavy Reinforcements Brought I" p.
Reinforcements brought up by the
Germans since the inauguration of the
second phase of the battle on Wednes
day are estimated here at 250,000 men,
raising the total forces utilized by the
assailants to more than half a million.
Estimates of losses show wide vari
ance. Details of local actions and the
size of the reserves brought up cause
French observers to make the deduc
tion that the Germans have paid a
heavy price for the six square miles of
ground they have gained.
In front of the village oT Vaux alone
4000 German corpses were counted
after the eighth unsuccessful attack.
This part of the battle, though over
shadowed by the fight for Douaumont.
is regarded in Paris as a serious check
for the attackers. The Germans car
ried on the assault with great courage
until the dead lay thick on the field.
Then the officers, it is said, were com
(Concluded on page 2. Column 2.)
HIGH WINDS AND
RAIN SWEEP CITY
POIITIAXDERS PKE1EK lTKIJ
SIDES TO BHAVIXG ELEMENTS.
Few Who Venture Out Lute in Iay
Ilave Trouble Keeping Vp Um
brellas; Churches Deserted.
High, blustry winds swept Port
land and the city was deluged with
rain yesterday and last night, after
glimpses of the sun earlier in the day
gave promise of fair weather.
The day was even more stormy than
typical March weather. rude as this
month is generally expected to be. Yes
terday's storm was as wild and unruly
as any downpour of rain that has been
experienced during the Winter.
Pedestrians who braved the storm
late in the day or ventured out to the
aters or churches in the evening, had
a hard time making their way against
the high winds. Umbrellas were blown
about and in many cases they collapsed
under the stress of the winds. Port
land people, used to rain as they are.
generally preferred their own firesides
last night to any trip that required
them to brave the elements. Streets
had a deserted appearance late in the
day.
The temperature ranged from 34 to
42 degrees. The prediction for today
is more rain with southerly winds.
ITALIAN SHIP NOT WARNED
Giava's Crew Says Assailant AVas
Large Austrian Submarine.
PARIS. March 6. The Italian steam
ship Giava, torpedoed by an Austrian
submarine, was sunk without warning,
according to the British steamer
Trevelyan, on March 1, a Havas dis
patch from Athens says. The rescued
men said that the submarine, flying
the Austrian flag, was met 130 miles
from Cape Mattapan while the Giava
was en route from Leghorn, Italy, to
Greek ports.
The Giava offered no reslstence, the
survivors said. They described the
submarine as a large one similar to
those which sank the Ancona and La
Provence.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OUT LATE
Governor Withyeomhe Warmly Re
ceived at Sandy.
City folks are not the only ones
whose social function make nice ac
quaintance with the wee sma' hours.
Governor Withycombe can attest it,
because Saturday he went to Sandy to
attend and speak at a church sociable.
It was 2 o'clock Sunday morning when
he returned.
The warmth of his reception and- the
good time he had was only exceeded
by the blizzardy elements on his trip
home. His automobile was forced to
stop thrice to find the road.
Several hundred attended the Sandy
affair in the town hall.
DISABLED K-6JS IN TOW
United States Submarine Is Being
Taken to Pensacola.
WASHINGTON, March 5. The Naval
tug Peoria reported to the Navy De
partment late today that she had picked
up the disabled submarine K-6 and was
towing her to Pensacola.
The K-6 developed engine trouble
while bound for Key West for maneu
vers and was reported in distress off
Jupiter Inlet last night with the de
stroyer MacDonough standing by to
see that she came to no harm. The
Peoria was ordered out from Pensacola
to two her in.
SUGAR CR0PFALLS SHORT
Louisiana Output Kedueed by Cool,
Wet Weather and Storms.
WASHINGTON, March S. Louisiana's
cane sugar crop for 1915 amounted to
136,500 short tons, compared with a
crop of 242.700 tons the year before.
In announcing these figures tonight
the Department of Agriculture said
cool, wet weather retarded the growth
of the cane is some sections and that
considerable damage was done by a
general storm in September.
PARIS PAPERS SUPPRESSED
Senate President's Publication Is
One of Two Seized.
PARIS, March 5. Homme Enchaine,
a newspaper edited by Georges Clem
enceaux. President of the Senate com
mittee on army and foreign relations,
has been seized by the authorities. No
specific reason for the action has been
given.
The new afternoon paper, the Hour,
also has been seized and its publication
suspended -for a week.
MERCURY IS 95 IN TEXAS
Hot Wave Sweeps Over Southwest,
Bringing Change Suddenly.
DALLAS, Tex., March 5. A remark
able hot wave covered the Southwest
during the last 48 hours.
The most remarkable performance by
the mercury was reported from Gaines
ville, Tex., which sweltered in a tei
perature of 95 degrees, a rise of 63
degrees in 36 hours.
Fire Damages Residence.
Fire last night did about $600 dam
age to the home of M. Solomon. 898 East
Eighth street North, and about $100
damage to the furniture. The blaze
started 3urinc the absence of the
family.
SPEED HEEDED TO .
SET BERLIN RIGHT
House Must Leave No
Doubt of Position.
GERMAN OPINION CONFUSED
Belief Is Wilson Will Not Be
Supported to Limit.
SERIOUS. ISSUE POSSIBLE
Politics More Prominent Tlian Pat
riotism in Juggling for Posi
tion Xow 4Going on Bat
tle Royal Scheduled.
BY JOHN CALLAN O'LAUGHLIN.
WASHINGTON. March 5. (Special.)
Thar- it is imperative for the House
of Representatives to act promptly in
tabling the McLemore resolution warn
ing Americans not to travel on armed
merchantmen has been revealed by
dispatches received by the State De
partment from Berlin.
These dispatches show the existence
of a great deal of confusion in concur
rence of the kind of resolution tabled
by the Senate on Friday. While the
view prevails that the President has
won a personal triumph, the action of
the upper chamber is interpreted as
indicating that the President will not
be supported in going to extreme limits
to protect American rights on the
high seas.
Straight-out Vote Demanded.
In the view of the Administration
therefore the greater reason exists for
direct action by the House on the
armed merchantmen resolution. The
President and his advisers are de
termined that there shall be a straight
out vote upon the proposition.
Once this is had and there is no
doubt of the result so far as the White
House is concerned the President will
be able to enter into negotiations with
the central powers regarding the sub
marine question, his hand upheld . by
(he demonstration. of support which
shall have received from the two
bodies representing the American peo
ple. k
Unity Mont Be Shown.
That an extraordinary situation ex
ists respecting this condition is shown
by a consideration of the different ele
ments entering into it. There is. first
and most important, the necessity of
showing unity on the part of the Ameri
can Government to the central powers
with reference to the maintenance of
American rights.
Second, and of equal importance, ia
the necessity of showing that the
American people are an united and not
a divided people.
Third, there is the necessity on the
part of the President to show his lead
ership of the Democratic party in order
to assure support for the preparedness
and other measures on his legislative
programme.
Fourth, there is the necessity for the
Democratic party to get together in
spite of the resentments created by the
last two weeks, if the party is to have
a fighting chance in the coming cam
paign. House Is Playing Politics.
It may be said of practically the
entire membership of the House that
politics -are playing a more important
part in the juggling that is going on
than is patriotism. The President of the
United States has said that the report
of divided councils in Congress in re
spect to the foreign policy of the Gov
ernment "cannot fail to do, the greatest
harm and expose the country to the
most serious risks."
In the face of this solemn declara
tion, the Senate permitted action of a -character
confusing to European minds,
but accepted at its true value by the
American people and the House of Rep
resentatives, and is fooling and fiddling
about the method by which the -vote
on the direct question at issue can be
reached.
Members' 'Feelings Saved."
The President asked directly that the
House rules committee report a rule to
permit an early vote upon the armed
merchantmen resolution. This was an
appeal directed to the committee, which .
has the power to expedite action. In '
order to save the feelings of the mem
bers of the foreign affairs committee
the rules committee postponed action.
The foreign affairs committee in the -meantime
reported adversely the Mc-
Lemore resolution.
The rules committee met yesterday
but because of politics there were not
enough votes in the committee to re- -port
a rule nor enough votes because
of absentees, on the floor of the House
to adopt the rule. The matter went
over until Monday. There have been
conferences among Democratic leaders
and members of rules committee today..
There will be another meeting of the
rules committee tomorrow.
Two-Thirds Vote Ufldu.
As Monday is 'unanimous .consent
day," the rule cannot be adopted ex
cept by a vote of two-thirds of thqse
present. No one expects the Adminis
tration can command a two-thirds vote
on the question of the adoption of the
rule. So the rule will be reported on
Tuesday.
In the meantime, everybody Is try
ing to see what he can gain .politi
cally out of the situation.
There is extreme resentment against
the Chief Executive, first, for putting
the Congressmen in a hole with the
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