Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1916)
TJTE UrOTTXTNG OREOXTAN. FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1016. TIRPITZ RETIRED RY KAISER'S ORDER Resignation Held to Indicate Emperor Wants to Pla cate Neutrals. NAVY CHIEF OVERRULED "Washington ltegards Development as Peaceful Augury; German Army Has Opposed the Merciless Destruction of Ships. WASHINGTOX, March 16. Grand Admiral von Tirpitz has been retired and his plans for an extension of the submarine warfare rejected by Em peror William, who is believed to be determined to prevent a break with thi United States even should it precipitate a factional fight in the Reichstag. Admiral von Capelle succeeds von Tir pitz as Minister of Marine. Von "Jirpitz has demanded a sub marine campaign that would merci lesly destroy all shipping, whether neu tral or enemy, bound to or from Great Eratian or her allies. The tone of the dispatches today indicates the suc cess of the army and the Emperor, the Chancellor and Foreign Minister Von Jagow in opposing the programme that Von Tirpitz had outlined. Peaceful Solution Seen. The development is regarded hero as tL potent augury for a peaceful solution of the situation with Germany. The passage of today's Berlin dis patches by the German censor is re garded as showing the desire of the German Foreign Office to prepare the American people for such a contest in the Reichstag as was recently seen In Congress between two factions over the armed ship question. About a fortnight ago, it ie under stood, a conference was held in Berlin, presided over by the Emperor himself and attended among others by Chan cellor von Bethmann-Hollweg, llerr von Jagow and General von Falkenhayn, chief of staff, and it is believed that Admiral von Tirpitz himself was called Jn. The discussion turned on submarine warfare generally and particularly Upon the attitude of the United States. Emperor Overrules Navy. ' The general understanding is that It was the Emperor himself who de cided every effort should be made to Tetain the friendship of the United 6tates. The result was the rejection of the proposed extension of submarine warfare to affect neutral nations. Von Tirpitz' retirement followed naturally the rejection of the plans he had fath ered. ALIENS TO BE ENLISTED UEIIMANT TO ENFORCE SERVICE OF FIVE-YEAR RESIDENTS. CenMUH of Aeutrals Ordered and For eigners of Long? Residence Are to Be Considered Gernians. LONDON. March 16. An Amsterdam dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says the municipal authorities in Germany have been instructed to take a census of all neutral foreigners who have lived in each city more than Jive years. Male foreigners who have lived "un interruptedly in Germany for five years will be considered as having lost their previous citizenship and will be re garded as Germans and therefore liable to military service. These men will be enrolled in the sriny, but will not be sent to the front. They will be put to work in offices so s to release men of the landsturm. who will thus be able to take their ji'aces in the fighting line. It is said there are about 30,000 foreigners of Jighting affe in Germany. Knlling Iiumhcr Injures Two. Adam Steve was injured internally end sustained a broken arm, and Andry Kodap's leg was crushed, early last jiigrht, when the men were caught under tailing pile of lumber In the North j acinic Lumber Company's yards. Both were taken to St. Vincent's Hospital. They are employes of the -lumber cotn Ta n y. TAKE CASCARETS . IF CONSTIPATED fThey Liven Your Liver and Bowels and Clear Your ' ' Complexion. ' Don't Stay Headachy, Bilious With Breath Bad and Stomach Sour. ' Tonkin sure! Take Cascarets and fenjoy the nicest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing you ever experienced. Cascarets will ilven your liver and clean your thirty feet of bowels with out griping. You will wake up feeling grand. Your head will be clear, breath Tight, tongue clean, stomach sweet, eyes bright, step elastic and complex Ion rosy they're wonderful. Get a 10 cent box now at any drug store. Moth ers can safely give a whole Cascaret to children any time when cross, fever ish, bilious, tongue coated or consti paeed they are harmless. Adv. GIRLS! WOMEN! LATEST OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS German. BERLIN, via London, March 16. Following is the text of the, offi cial statement issued by the Waj Office today: "In Flanders, especially in prox imity to the coast, artillery duels have appreciably increased In violence. They have become more violent in the region of Roxe and Ville auz Bois. "In the Champagne, the French, after persistent artillery preparation, made several attacks, all without success, on our position south of St. Souplet and west of the Somme-Py-Souain road. This caused us few losses, whereas their losses were numerous. We took there two officers and 150 unwounded prisoners and captured two ' machine guns. "On the left bank of the 'Meuse, further attempts to dispute our posses sion of the height of Le Homme Mort (dead man), and our positions in the wood north of it, were frustrated at the outset. "Between the Meuse and the Moselle the position is unchanged. "South of Niederaspach (Upper Alsace) our patrols, after an effective bombardment of enemy trenches, pene trated the latter, destroyed the de fensive positions and returned with a few prisoner- nd some booty. "In ai--aerial encounter a French aeroplane was shot down southeast of Beine, in the Champagne. The occu pants were incinerated. "Enemy airmen last night again at tacked the German hospital at Labry, east of Conflans. The first attack was made during the night of the 13th. No military damage was done. One of the civilians was seriously injured and one woman and two children slightly in jured." French. PARIS, March 16. Today's official communication issued by the "War Of fice says: "In Belgium French patrols have been able to ascertain that the de structive fire directed by our artillery yesterday evening against the German forces at La Plage in the region of Nieuport resulted in the complete de struction of the German communicating trenches and killed a number of the enemy. "North of Verdun there has been re ported no infantry engagement during the course of the night. The bombard ment has continued, but not strongly, on the left bank of the Meuse; it has been more intense on the right bank. DRIVEN BACK FREXCH DENY FOE EVER. GAINED FOOTING IN LE MORT HOMME. Parts Says Strong: Attack on Position Was Repulsed by Concentrated Fire, Wltn Heavy Losses. PARIS, March 16. Another strong German attack was delivered late to day against the French positions at Le Mort Homme, in the Verdun region, but the assaulting forces were driven back in the direction of the Corbeaux wood, where, according to the official statement issued by the War Office to night, the concentrated fire of the French guns inflicted heavy losses on them. No infantry attack took place today on the right bank of the Meuse. The War Office denies that the Ger mans ever have occupied Le Mort Homme. BERLIN via London, March 16. Several unsuccessful attacks have been made by the French on the German lines south of St. Souplet, west of the Somme-Py road in the Champagne region, German army headquarters an nounced today. The Germans took two officers and 150 men prisoner and captured 20 machine guns. Today's official statement seems to indicate that the Germans claim pos session of Dead Man's Hill, the domi nating height west of the Meuse, on which they reported an advance move ment yesterday. MARRIED MEN PROTEST ASO.IITH CALLED ON TO REDEEM PLEDGE TO RECRUITS. Mass Meeting in London Asserts Single Men Have Not Been Called Ont In J'romlsed N ambers. LONDON, March 16. Premier As quith and the Earl of Derby were crit icesed severely today at a large meet ing of married men who have attested for service in the army. Speakers de clared there were still 2.000,000 men available and that the married men would refuse to serve until Premier Asquith redeemed his pledge to bring out the single men before the others were called to the colors. The feeling of the meeting was in tensified by the reading of a letter from Mr, Asquith declining to receive a deputation representing the married men on the ground that this was a subject to be dealt with by Parliament. The meeting adopted by acclamation resolutions demanding that the Premier receive deputations and that all proc lamations calling up married men be withdrawn. TORPEDO MISSES PATRIA FRENCH LINER AT NEW YORK RE PORTS ATTACK. 2 Americans Aboard Vessel Carrying; 723, Including: Consul, Who Died on Reaching; Lisbon. NEW YORK. March 16. The French steamer Patria, of the Fabre line, car rying among her passengers 29 Ameri cans, including an American Consul, was attacked without warning by a submarine off the Algerian coast March 1, Captain Pierre Deschelles an nounced today on the arrival of the ship from Mediterranean ports. A tor pedo directed at the Patria missed the ship by about 30 feet. Olney Arnold, American Consul-Gen-eral at Cairo, was - a passenger from Naples to Lisbon. He told Captain Deschelles he would forward a full report to the United States Govern ment. Mr. Arnold died at Lisbon "the day after his arrival there. The captain said he did not see the submarine or the torpedo, but both were seen by his first officer and a number of passengers. The ship was making full speed at the time. Orders were immediately given to steer a zig zag course, and no further trace of the submarine was seen. At the time the attack occurred there were 723 passengers aboard, of whom 332 were women, 8 babies and 383 men. The steamer took on a large number of passengers at Lisbon and the Azores "In the regions of Haudremont and of Damloup, our artillery has cannon aded violently the country west of Douauraont, where the enemy was en gaged in perfecting defense works. "In the Woevre we have bombarded several provision trains. "East of the Forest of Apremont, fl. surprise attack against a German trench resulted in our inflicting some losses on the enemy and bringing in some prisoners. "In the Vosges, the Germans deliv ered an attack against our positions near Burnhaupt. Checked by our cur tain of fire, the enemy found it im possible to set foot in our trenches." The text of tonight's official supple mentary report is: "To the north of the Aisne there has been artillery activity on both sides in the region of Bois des Buttes, south of Ville aux Bois. "In the Argonne we carried out a concentrated fire on the German or ganizations to the west of the road from Varrenes and on batteries in action on the outskirts of Montfaucon. "To the west of the Meuse, after a violent bombardment of our Bethin-court-Cumieres front, the Germans launched in the course of the afternoon a powerful attac".- against our positions at Le Morte Homme. The assaulting masses, which came on like waves, were not able to gain footing at any point and were forced tack in the di rection of the Boise des Corbeaux, where our concentrated fire inflicted heavy losses on them. "On the right bank of the Meuse the activity of the artillery redoubled to the east and west of Douaumont, as well as around the village of Vaux. No infantry attack was carried out, how ever. Nevertheless, our batteries took under their fire on several occastpns troops engaged in evolutions in that region. "In the "Woevre a rather spirited bombardment on both sides occurred in the sectors at the foot of the hills." Italian. ROME, via London, March 16. The official statement from Italian general headquarters says: "Artillery duels and minor infantry actions have resulted successfully for us in La Garina Valley, on Astico Heights and in the Sugana Valley. A thick fog yesterday impeded artillery activity on the Isonzo Heights, but the firing was more intense on the hills to the west of Gorizia. "There has been fierce fighting on the Carso for the possession of the po sitions we captured Tuesday in the San Martino zone. After severe artil- and when she arrived here she had a passenger list of 1961 persons. When the Patria arrived at Lisbon, Portugal, the American Vice-Consul, Ramon I. Janer, boarded the ship to conduct an investigation for the pur pose of notifying Washington of the circumstances of the attack. Captain Deschelles, of the Patria, said that on his return to Europe he would apply to the French govemmsnt for permission to arm his vessel on the ground that submarines in the Mediterranean would not, in his opinion, refrain from at tacking merchant vessels without warning them. WASHINGTON, Maxch 16. On the basis of the unofficial reports, the State Department will gather what in formation it can of the reported at tack on the liner Patria from her com mander and crew at New York. In quiries also will be made into the case of the Tubantia. WAR MINISTER RESIGNS GENERAL GALLIENI QUITS BE CAUSE OF ILL HEALTH. General Charles Roque Succeeds to French Post and Deputies Dis cuss Limiting Office. PARIS, March 16. General Joseph Simeon Gallieni, Minister of War, has resigned because of ill health and General Charles Roque has been ap pointed to succeed him. When a new French Cabinet was formed October 29, 1915, under Aristide Briand, General Gallieni became Min ister of War. He previously had held the important post of commander of the intrenched camp and military governor of Paris. His predecessor as War Minister was Alexandre Millerand. General Galieni enforced many re forms in the administration of the War Office and laid down the rule that the various officials must be depend ent on their own judgment. Of late there has been considerable discussion of the War Department in the French Parliament, some of the Deputies and Senators aiming to limit the control of 'the War Minister and General Joffreiover military affairs. General Gallieni failed to attend the meeting of the army committee of the Chamber of Deputies on March 9, and the meeting of the Council of National Defense on March 10, and an official note explained that the War Minister had been "prevented" from receiving members of Parliament on Friday last, which was his regular receiving day. Later it was announced officially that Rear-Admiral Lecaze, Minister of Ma rine, would take charge of the Min istry of War during the illness of Gen eral Gallieni. BRITISH BUY TOYS HERE Usual Supply From Germany Cut Off, Fostering American Trade. WASHINGTON. March 16. Stoppage of the supply of toys ordinarily re ceived from Germany has sent British dealers to the United States and Can ada. Department of Commerce trade experts say the shortage is confined chiefly to mechanical novelties, metal goods and dolls. The war has acted as a powerful stimulus to the American toy industry. Armed Italian Liner Sails. WASHINGTON March 16. The Italian liner Verona, at New York, has been ordered cleared by the Treasury De partment on instructions of the State Department, which has been assured by the Italian Ambassador that the guns mounted at her stern will be used for defensive purposes only. KRYPTOKS Two In one aln STle in appearance, double In uae. The Kryptok bi focal is the greatest discovery of the age. My experience and success in fitting this Invisible bifocal FT lass have won mo thousand of pa tients. Call at my office and let me demon strate these wonder ful glasses. Consultation free. DR. GEO. A. CUTTING EYESIGHT SPECIAIJST. S92Vi Washington St.. Is'ear 10th. Sellinr Hirsch Block, Ground Floor. lery and musketry preparation the enemy launched two strong attacks and succeeded in reaching the brink of our new trenches, but was on each occasion vigorously repulsed leaving the ground covered with dead. "In the morning the enemy artillery renewed the attack, maintaining it with increasing violence until night, but the firmness of our infantry and the con stant and efective support of our bat teries enabled us to hold our positions. "Along the rest of the front our de tachments continued their attacks, wrecking the enemy's trenches with grenades in various places, inflicting losses and causing explosions." Austrlan. BERLIN, via London, March 16. Following is the text of the official statement of the Austrian "War Office, received here from Vienna today: "Italian attacks are proceeding on the Isonzo front. Bitter combats oc curred on the Podgora Heights, where the enemy, having partly succeeded in entering our lines, was repulsed in hand-to-hand fighting. "The nightly Italian attack, made after several hours' artillery prepa ration in the sector southwest of San Martino, was a failure. Before this position more than 1000 enemy dead from the battles of previous days are lying. "Italian artillery has shelled the Fella sector pn the Carinthian front and also the Col di Lana sector in the Tyrol. "Italian airmen dropped bombs on Triest without causing damage. "Violent attacks by the Russians against the bridgehead northwest of Uscieczko (Bukowina front) were re pulsed." Belgian. PARIS. March 16. Today's official Belgian communication says: "There has been reciprocal artillery actions in the regions to the west of Dixmude, Roninghe and Ferryman's house." British. LONDON. March 16. The British of ficial statement on the campaign in the western zone reads: "Last night the enemy made a feeble demonstration with bombers near the Hohenzollern redoubt. Today we sprang mines, one to the southwest of Loos, with good effect. "There has been considerable ar tillery activity on both sides about Loos and Ypres." BRITISH SHELL GREEKS WARSHIPS BOMBARD TlttlA, SAYS REPORT FROM ATHENS. Fire Directed at Turks, Commanders Explain, but Capital Is Enraged . at Attack ,on Neutrals. BERLIN, March 1. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) Reports have been re ceived here from Athens that British warships have bombarded the open town of Vurla, near Smyrna; of which the inhabitants are nearly all Greeks, says an Overseas News Agency item given out today. The town, the report says, was al most entirely destroyed. A part of the Greek population was taken to Mitylene. The Athens advices say the news has caused a storm of indignation in the Greek capital. The official paper Neon Asty says the British said there were Turkish camps in Vurla, but as a matter of fact the Turks were en camped outside of the town. HEROIC DEFENDER DEAD Germans Report Hand Grenade Killed French Colonel.. BERLIN. March 16. "Colonel Dri ant. son-in-law of the late General Boulanger, who has, been reported by the French newspapers to be a pris oner of the Germans, is dead, the vic tim of a hand grenade, according to a report from Karlshrue," says a re port to the Overseas News Agency. "A high German official has visited Lv. Chicago 12:40 noon Lv.Englewood 12:56 p.m. At. New York 9:40 a. m. ' WemtbownJt Lv. New York 2:45 p.m. At. Englewood 9:22 a. m. At. Chicago 9:45 a. m. tfw ; I . 20, HOURS J, IllJLJyssir Pennsylvania. ' Ljf llnr I Lines i 1 i 1, J particulars W"f7 "( j address Ji 4fiS.. i"S" "'N S J. S. CAMPBELL, If 1 f H ' Railway Exchange V s-N ',N. Bldg., 105 Third St. Th.. ' ' PORTLAND, OREGON 4 The Young American Style Hart Schaff ner & Marx Varsity Fifty Five There's more than just good lines to these suit designs the fabrics carry out the Varsity Fifty Five idea; many of them are woven, exclusively for Hart Schaff ner & Marx; new stripes, checks, , overplaids, rich mixtures, tweeds, cassimeres, crashes, home spuns, worsteds. Weaves and patterns that are new to you $18 and Up A. full line of the newest in Spring hats and furnishing goods See them today Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder General Driant's tomb near Beaumont, north of Verdun," the report says. A Paris dispatch on March 11 said that Colonel Driant. who was the hero of the defense of Caures woods in the battle of Verdun and who it was feared had been killed, corresponded to the description of a French officer who had been picked up, wounded in the leg. by a German stretcher bearer, ac cording to German prisoners. JERSEY DELEGATE NAMED Oregon Breeders to Make Display at State Fair This Fall. SALEM, Or., March 16. (Special.) The Oregon Jersey Cattle Club, at a meeting here today, appointed Harry West, of Scappoose, as the club's dele gate to the annual convention of the American Jersey Cattle Club, which meets next May In New York City. Mr. West will endeavor to procure the ap pointment of an Oregon man on the board of directors of the National or ganization. It was decided that Oregon Jersey Breeders, members of the club, would hold- a cattle show at the State Fair this Fall. Rose Capello Is Fined. A fine of $100 was the sentence Rose Capello received yesterday in Munici pal Court for violating the prohibition law.' Ida Bruno was fined $100 and the sentence suspended. Ralph Bruno and Enrico Romano, arrested at the same time, were dismissed. The four were taken by Lietftenant Harms and the moral sqdad Monday, in a raid on the Raymond House, 3M North Third street. More than 150 gallons of various liquors were seized. Wife Makes Charges. That her husband demanded that she support him by money earned by an immoral life, is the allegation of Mrs. Leila Lena Little in a suit for divorce from Frank L. Little, filed in the Cir cuit Court yesterday. They were mar riort in Portland Jamn r- 10. 1911. LYMAN IS Hi CONTEMPT ACCUSED BROKER REFUSES EVES TO ADMIT IDEXTITY. Mother-in-Lavr Ignores Subpena to At tend Hearing In Connection Wits Bankruptcy Proceedings. NEW YORK, March 16. John Grant Lyman, awaiting trial here on a charge of swindling investors throughout the country in a stock-selling scheme op erated under the name of John H. Put nam & Co., was adjudged in contempt of the Federal District Court today for refusing to answer questions in con nection with the bankruptcy proceed ings' against the firm of which he was the head. Lyman's mother-in-law, Mrs. Jane Hartman, ignored a subpena served on her and it was announced an attach ment would be issued to compel her to attend the hearing. Lyman, accom panied in court by his wife, would not even admit his identity, persisting, when questioned, in the resly: "I de cline to answer." Judge Hough became impatient with the erstwhile stock broker and declared if Lyman succeeded in obtaining the necessary bail to free him from prison on the swindling charge, the court would recommit him for contempt. Lyman has been imprisoned in the Tombs since he was returned here a few weeks ago from Florida, where he fled after the exposure of his alleged stock swindling. Xi'wspapcrman Goes to Mexico. Will G. MacRae, well-known news paper writer, left Portland yesterday for California en route to enter Mexico as a "free lance" newspaper corre spondent. Upon the announcement of a campaign in Mexico against Villa. Mr. MacRae procured credentials from Washington permitting him to accom pany United States troops on their expedition M Copyright Hsrt Schailner & Mars Increases Weight 25 Pounds And Would Not Take One Hundred Dollars For His .Xeiv-Foiind Flesh. Interesting Statement of Ohio Man "When T started taking Rarpol." writes II. E. Henninger. of Ohio, "my weipht was only 1:15 pounds. Now I woiph ltio and am the picture of health. I would not take a hun dred dollars for what it lias done. I am stronger than I ever- was before." "When I began to take Sarsol," writes R. T. Sivells, "l only weighed 139 pounds. N'ow my weight has increased to 151 lbs. Everybody says that I am getting en fat." "I never felt better in my life since I have been taking Sargol. The first two weeks I gained lt lbs. and am gaining every day. Sargol mak-?s me eat and sleep, and I don't get up with a tired feeling any more." writes J. O. Weaver, and N. D. Sanderson adds, "when I started Sargol I weighed 147 lb. and now I weigh 1 lbs. Everybody is telling me how fat you have sot In the, last month. Would you too. like to quickly put from 10 to 3 lbs. of good, solid, "stay-there" flesh, fat and muscular tissue between your skin and bones? Don't say it can't he don-. Try It. Tet us send you free a 5c package of Sargol and prove what It can do for you. More than half a million thin men and women have gladly made this test and that Sargol does succeed, does make thin folks fat evvn where all elso has failed, is con scientiously proven, in our opinion, by the ttvmendous business we have done. No dras tic d let, flesh creams, massages, oils or emulsions, but a simple, harm less homo treatment. Cut out the coupon and send for this Free package today, inclosing only 10 rents in si Ivor to help pay postage, pack ing, etc. Address the Sargol Co.. 12R-R Herald building, Bingham ton, N. Y. T:tk Sargol with your meals and watch It work. This will tell the storv. FRKK SARGOL COUPON. This coupon with 30c In silver to help pay postage, packing, etc., and to show good faith, entitles holder to orw firtc package of Sargol free. Address The Sar gol Co., 1-6- R Herald building. Bing ham ton. X. T. Guaranteed for Rheumatism 0, (Sixty-Eighty-Eight) mast re lieve your Rbcumatism muxt prove benefi cial in rmsea of Chronic Skin Kruptiona, Biliousness or Indigestion, or your money refunded by your own druggist. X&ks iirs"1; liJlli,.,.! SIXTY-EICHTY-EIGHT sreontinff to directions, it is hannle Contains no habit-forminjf . bio book FREE. Advice MATT. J. JOHNSON CO. Dept. X St. Pail. Mios. Rheumatism FREE GOOD SHOES FOR 98c 98C r 's3es Shoes, sizes II QQnfor Children's G u n metal or Kid 30b Shoes, sizes SVa to 11. Q On for Little Gents' Satin CalC Shoes, JUL sizes 9 to 13 'i. WRIGHT'S, COR. FOURTH AND ALDER CTVvvti l r. rr 1 T n 1 nrrrf r m rf Try rr t tZ KING OF ALL METAL POLISHES AwpfiuiomoDiinnainnew ana matea sil met&lsa pleasure to looknt. The only safe polish for aluminum. Made of the finest oils no acid or ammonia uned. Does the work quickly and gives a last ing polish. Sold in two sire cans by all Grocery. Hardware and Drug Stores. Lot, for thi Fhoto on Can 0 BKEAIi ACGLDmcr.EDAY iV--LULU lABLtlS " re T rvtofxir with a rap- n": ' jtAtjuan for prompt r- J """:' ZB DOSES POst lyf M CENTS . V MR Head The Oregoniau classified ads.