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: : I VOL. L.VI. XO. 17,283. PORTLAND, OREGON, TIIURSDAI, APRIL 13, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GERMANY DEtllES SIIIKIHG SUSSEX Sketch of Attacked Vessel Part of Reply, OTHERS ADMITTED, JUSTIFIED Tanker, Like Berwindvale, Is Said to Have Tried to Es cape in Darkness. IDENTITY IS NOT CERTAIN Berlin Says Rules of Sea War fare Were Followed in Each Instance. ' BERLIN, April 12. Germany's re ply to the inquiries of the American Government regarding the steamers Sussex, Manchester Engineer, Eng lishman, Berwindvale and Eagle Point, signed by Gottlieb von Jagow, the German Minister of Foreign Af fairs, has been forwarded to Washing ton by Ambassador Gerard. The note denies that the. Sussex was attacked by a German submarine. The investigation covering the Sussex case says the note was extended to all ac tions undertaken on March 24 the day of the Sussex incident in the Channel between Folkestone and Dieppe. One steamer was sunk, the commander of the German submarine reaching the definite conclusion that it was a war vessel. Sketch Is Inclosed. .A sketch of this vessel, together with photographic reproductions of a picture of the Sussex printed in the London Daily Graphic, were inclosed with the note, the difference in the two craft being indicated. The steamers Englishman and Eagle Point were sunk by German submarines after they had attempted to escape and time was allowed for the withdrawal of those aboard. The steamer Berwindvale was pos sibly sunk by a "German submarine, while definite details with respect to the Manchester Engineer are lack ing and there has been no sufficient basis for investigation of this particu lar case. Full Text of Note. The full text of the German reply is: "The undersigned has the honor to inform Your Excellency, Ambassador Gerard, in response to communica tions of the 29th and 30th ult. and the 3d inst. regarding the steamers Sussex, Manchester. Engineer, Eng lishman, Berwindvale and Eagle Point that the mentioned cases, in accord ance with our notes of the 30th and 31st ult. and the 4th and 5th inst., have been subject to careful investi gation by the Admiralty Staff of the navy, which hss led to the following results : Berwindale Takes Flight. "First The English steamer Ber windale. A steamer which was pos pibly the Berwindvale was encountered on the evening of March 16 in sight of Bull Rock light, on the Irish coast, by a German submarine. The steam' er, as soon as she noticed the subma rine, which was running unsubmerged, turned and steamed away. She was ordered to halt by a warning shot. She paid no attention, however, to this warning, but extinguished all lights and attempted to escape. "Th vessel was then fired on until halted, and, without further orders, lowered several boats. After the crew entered the boats and received enough time to row away, the ship was sunk Name Not Established. "The name of this steamer was not established; it cannot be stated with assurance, even with the help of the details which were furnished by the American Embassy, that the above- described incident concerns the steam er Berwindvale. Since, however, the steamer sunk was a tank steamer like the Berwindvale, the identity of the ship' may be assumed. In this case, however, the statement made that the Berwindvale was torpedoed without warning would conflict with the facts, Vessel Held Mine Layer. "Second, the British steamer Eng lishman. The steamer, on March '24, was called upon to halt by a German Coaciuded oa Page 4, Column 4.) MORGENTHAU MAY QUIT TO AID WILSON AMBASSADOR TALKS OF STAY ING HOME FOR CAMPAIGN. Work at Constantinople Has Been Highly Satisfactory Abram Elkus May Be Successor. WASHINGTON. April 12. Henry Mor genthau, American Ambassador to Tur key, is expected to submit his resigna tion to President Wilson tomorrow. Abram Elkus. of New York, has been suggested as his successor. Mr. Morgenthau has been home on leave for several weeks. He was at the White House today, but did not see the President, with whom he has an engagement tomorrow. He would not discuss reports of his forthcoming resignation directly, but said he might not return to Constantinople next month, as he planned. The President has been greatly pleased with the work done, by Mr. Morgenthau in Turkey, and if his resig nation is accepted it will be with re luctance. Ever since the Ambassador's return to the United States some of his friends have been urging him to resign in order to assist in the campaign for the re-election of Mr. Wilson. It has been suggested that Mr. Mor genthau succeed Rolla Wells, of St. Louis, as treasurer of the Democratic National committee. Ira Nelson Morris, at present Ameri can Minister to Sweden, has been- pro posed to the President by Senator Lewis, of Illinois, for the Constanti nople post. 5 DAYS MORE TO REGISTER Total for Yesterday Is 1379, ol Wliicli 7 43 Are Women. Women voters again outstripped the men yesterday- in the second heaviest registration of the year. A total of 1379 voters registered, of which num ber 636 were men, and 743 women. Yesterday brought the registration for the year to 59,913. The auxiliary registration booths that had been opened about the city by County Clerk Coffey closed last night, and all late comers must register at the Courthouse, where the bureau will remain open until 9 o'clock every night until April 18, only five weekdays away. MISS WILSON BACKS BILL Community Forums in Schools Are Urged on House Committee. WASHINGTON, April 12. Miss Mar garet Wilson, daughter of the Presi dent, before a House committee today advocated a bill to permit the use of the District of Columbia schoolhouses for community forums. The measure has aroused opposition, particularly in the local school board. "We are maintaining," Miss Wilson said, "that a meeting of citizens is as important as a meeting of their rep resentatives, and it should 'have the same machinery with which to work as Congress." SPOTTED FEVER IS FOUGHT Spread of Epidemic in Grant Is Traced to Ground Squirrel. BAKER, Or., April 12. (Special.) Renewed efforts in the fight against the ground squirrel will be made by the ranchers to keep down the spotted fever epidemic that is traveling over Grant County and at the western edge of Baker County. E. F. Averill, of the United States Biological Survey, gave out the word while here today that the sage tick that causes spotted fever depends on the squirrel for its existence. Ranchers have been fighting the rodent because of its damage to crops. VOTER REGISTERS AS WHIG Iklio Man Refuses o Consider Any Other Parly Affiliation. PENDLETON, Or., April 2. (Spe f ollower clal.) The Whig party has a in Umatilla County, O. D. Teel nent Echo man, who registered during the week and refused to consider any other party affiliation despite tiie fact that he will not be able to vote at the primary election and that his party has been out of style for some years. The total registration of 5324 in this county represents only about half the voting force. Of these the Republi cans with S227 registered voters are far in the lead. COAST SURVEY IS BEGUN Fleet Already Dispatched for Work in Alaskan " Water. WASHINGTON. April 12. The Coast and Geodetic Survey announced to day the dispatch of a surveying fleet to Alaskan waters for coast survey and wire-drag work. Three of the survey vessels have left the Pacific Coast to work in Clarence and Sumner Straits and waters tribu tary and on the west coast of Prince of Wales Inland. HORSE BUYING RESUMED British Army Officers Appear Again in Kansas City -Markets. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 12. British army officers resumed the purchase of horses in the Kansas City market to day after a lapse of six months. It was announced also that 600 mules had been shipped from hero to New port News to be loaded for Europe. MORE TROOPS TO BE SENT INTO MEXICO Supply Problem Over shadows Pursuit. MILITIA IS NOT TO BE USED Authority Says President Is Not to Call Guard. VILLISTAS SACK TOWN El Paso Receives Report That Villa Himself Was at Sierra Majada on April 5, Having Dou bled in His Tracks. WASHINGTON. April 12. Further in crease of the United States .forces in Mexico is again prominent in official consideration. It was learned tonight that on the return here tomorrow of Secretary Baker from Cleveland there might be important developments. In this connection it was officially said that General Pershing's future movements in the hunt for Villa would include adequate preparation for any eventuality. Confidential advices were . received late today from General Funston, un derstood to refer to the question of the line of communication. CarrRniiitaH Cause Concern. Concern of Army officials on the border regarding movement of Carranza troops towards Casas Grandes was re flected to some extent in official quar ters here tonight. It was officially an nounced that General Funston had com plete authority for any movement of troopS on the border to safeguard the United States' advance columns and their lines. Persistent report that use of the Na tional Guard was contemplated drew a statement on high authority that the President was not considering such a step. The problem of maintaining General Pershing's lines and transportation of supplies tonight overshadowed the ac tual pursuit of Villa. Neither the State nor the War Department had any fur ther information regarding rumors of Villa's death. The report was scouted in all official quarters as a futile hoax to gain time for Villa. ' Direct Shipment Made. It was said that the use of the Mexi can Central, or National Railway, from Juarez, as ywe.ll as the Mexican North western line, might largely solve trans portation problems. The first use of the Mexican Central was made yester day, and shipment was understood here to have been made for the first time by an American official direct, without re sorting to the subterfuge of consign ing through brokers or mining con cerns. Officials asserted that use of the Mexican Central road was not formally requested by this Government from the de facto government. It was explained, however, that objection by Carranza to this "commercial" use of the Mexican (Concluded on Page 2, Column 1.) OLD NEPTUNE NOTES ANOTHER BAD SPELL OF SUBMARINE WEATHER. S sunk in 3ge Ly ymS -Stjh-. -C, TWENTY , fTT"---gr--V ZjfY X INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS Th Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 67 degrees; minimum, SO degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair, variable winds. .National. Germany denies torpedoing of Sussex; Jus- tines other acts as lawiui, so lar as investigated. page 1. Daniels promises submarine base for Colum bia Ktv-r if congress will pass lump sum appropriation. Page 1. National banks show enormous increase in resources. Page 2. Sentiment of Senate favora Government nitrate plant. Pate 3. Mr. Ha w ley says state's benefits from pend ing land grant bill will be long delayed. Page 2. British, reply on seizure of passengers from American steamer China not unsatisfac tory. Page 4. Mexico. More troops to be sent into Mexico. Page 1. War. Members of American ambulance at Verdun dare death hourly without quavering. Pace 4. Iomestlc. Roosevelt pets two Republican delegates in Illinois. Page 1. Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 7. Oakland -3; Vernon 4, San Francisco 1; L03 Angeles-Salt Lake game postponed. wet grounds. Page 15. Phils, Cubs, Braves and Cards take honors In National League. - Page 14. Senators. Red Sox, Tigers and Browns win in American League. Page 14. -Anglers find McKenzie River trip source of much joy. Page 15. Oregon tennis champion not to defend title this year. Page 14. Eastern man may direct athletics for Oregon - Aggies. Page 14, raclfic Northwest. British army orders Oregon onions. , Page 1. Cummins and Burton ask place on ballot. Page 7. Roseburg line may tap rich Douglas timber belt. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. Fifteen per cent of Western wool clip bought to date. Page 19. Wheat higher at Chicago on bullish crop news. Page 19. Another break in French and Russian ex change rates. Page 19. Order for two big steel steamers is con firmed. Page 16 Portland and Vicinity. Portland Presbytery holds Spring meeting. Page 9. , Druggists are still hunting for lid to put on alcohol sales. Page 20. Forty applicants take tests for playground director positions. Page . All Portland barkens to clean-up cam paign call. Faifu S. George E. Anderson. Hongkong Consul, on visit here, explains trade situation. Page 7. County may check warrant shaving among employes. Page Jv. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 19, Latest Oregon political news. Page 7. W. L. Finley returns. Page 5. . Oregon political gossip. Page 7. DUFUR VOTES NEW SCHOOL District Will Expend $12,000 Construction of Building. in . " PUFUR,. Or.. April 12. (Special.) The patrons of School District Kfl. 29 voted to issue $12,000 in bonds for a new sceool buildintit the election to day. The vote was nearly unanimous. The school directors have adopted plans drawn by Architect Charles II Burgraff, of Albany. Construction, it is hoped, will commence not later than June 1, next. The new building will hav accommodation for domestic and manual training departments. ESCAPING MAN LOCKS JAIL Man Wlio Replaced "Broken Padlock Willi New One Is Retaken. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., April 12. The Sheriff found a brand new padlock on the county Jail front door today. Lbren Kreigh, a prisoner, was gone. The old lock was destroyed from the outside, but Kreigh before his tinal leavetaking. saw to It that all the other prisoners were safe behind the new lock. Kreigh was captured later by a Dep uty Sheriff. ROOSEVELT GETS 2 VOTES 111 ILLINOIS Old Friends, However, Stay Home. HARLAN NEARLY VICTORIOUS oV ' uoionei uecigrsv-o - ore In Rac man Ever. RETURNS ARE ANALYZED Mr. Ilurlan Himself Says lies ult In dicates That T. It. Has Gone Into Republican Camp and Won Over Thousands. CHICAGO, April 12. (Special.) Medil! McCormick continued to hold his lead today as the high man in the Sherman slate of eight delegates at large who won in the Republican pri mary yesterday, John Maynard Harlan, who made a lone race flying the Roose velt standard, however, made a good showing and nearly broke the slate. This and the fact that two out-and-out Roosevelt delegates were elected In Chicago districts. breaking a solid Sherman "'favorite son" delegation, are the consolation prizes the Roosevelt men get. A it was, rr. Harlan beat four of the Sherman eight in Cook County and It was the downstate territory that kept him from going to the Republican National convention as a Roosevelt champion from the state at large. Trio Will Support Koonevelt. City Treasurer Sergei, in the Second District, and City Clerk Siman, in the Sixth, are the two who break into the delegation of 58 to the Coliseum' con vention. They will support Colonel Roosevelt, cutting down the Sherman vote to 56. On the Democratic end, Roger C. Sul livan carried through Robert E. Burke unpledged and the Sullivan men believe the complete returns from the state will show all of their eight won. If this is true Michael Zimmer, who ap pears elected on incomplete figures, will be defeated. Governor Dunne was on both the Sullivan and the Harrison slates. Incomplete figures indicate that Mr. Burke has defeated ex-Mayor Har rison, whose campaign manager he was in the days of Harrison ascendency. T. R. in Race, Saya Harlan. Mr. Harlan insists the vote of yeater day puts Colonel Roosevelt more strongly in the race than ever. "The significant thing ts that the Harlan vote seems to have come from the old line Republicans in Illinois, said Mr.-Harlan today, after analyzing a table of returns by counties. "That means that Colonel Roosevelt has gone into the 'stand pat" camp and won over thousands on thousands of Republicans who in 1912 were for Taft and against Roosevelt. "If one takes time to examine the returns he will find that the so-called Roosevelt strongholds, with possibly one or two exceptions, returned a plu rality vote for the Sherman delegates Concluded on Paso Column o. ) BRITISH TO DINE ON OflEGON ONIONS OHDER FOR 800O TONS FOR "HOT MULLIGANS" GIVEN.- Contracted Supplies Are Moving to Seattle for Transfer to English Army In France. SEATTLE, Wash.. April 12. (Spe cial.) To be used ultimately as the chief ingredients In hot "mulligans" for the British soldiers in the trenches in Northeastern France, between 8000 and 9000 tons of California and Oregon pinions and carrots have begun to move -om Seattle under contracts recently placed by the Ladner Vegetable Can nery, of Ladner, B. C. The first consignment of - the new order was carried from Seattle last week by the motor freighter Wakena, of the Clatskanle Transportation Com pany. The Wakena is now loading an other shipment. ' The orders were placed in California and Oregon after the Ladner plane had exhausted the available supply of. Western Washington. The vegetables are brought from California to Seattle by the coastwise liners. Most of the Oregon shipment came to this port by rail. The Wakena is a twin - screw freighter, with gasoline engines. Al though owned In Portland, she has op erated on Puget Sound for a long time. OLD BURIAL PROMISE KEPT Alaskan Brings Back Body of Wife to Oregon Girlhood Home. SHERIDAN. Or., April 12. (Special.) A sad journey from the frozen North terminated here yesterday, when Will- lam T. Foster arrived from Fairbanks, Alaska, with the body of his wife for burial. Four hundred and thirty mile3 of the trip was made by sleds over the wind-swept freight trails in. 36 days. Mrs. Foster was the daughter of Oregon pioneers of 1847. Mr. Foster is a pioneer miner and prospector of Alaska, and when he and Mrs. Foster went North in 1899, a promise was exacted that in case of the death of Mrs. Foster her body was to be brought back to her childhood home for burial. She died at Fairbanks, March.. 6. 1916, at the age of 52. CIGAR COUPONS MAY END With Some States Prohibiting Girts, Plan Becomes Lottery. WASHINGTON. April 12. Manufac turers of snuff, tobacco, cigars and cigarettes face leaving out gift cards and. premium coupons altogether or putting them in all shipments, includ ing those to states which have passed laws prohibiting the practice. The Treasury Department, in an or der made public today, holds that un less such cards or coupons are Included in all shipments regardless of destina tion, the practice comes within the law forbidding lotteries, because consumers in localities where premiums are omitted would not have the same op portunity to obtain valuable prizes as those in more favored localities. ASSURANCE GIVEN HOLLAND France Says Allies Never Planned to Violate Neutrality. THE HAGUE, via London. April 12. tne f Tencn Minister to Holland, on behalf of France, has given Holland the assurance that neither France nor her allies ever contemplated, directly or indirectly, attacking the neutrality of Holland or the inviolability of its territory, says a communication issued by tho Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. The assurance adds that the recent conference of the allies in Paris did not occupy itself with Holland at all. FRENCH TO FIX PRICES Discussion of List of Articles to Be Included Continues. PARIS. April 12. The French Senate has just adopted the principle of fixing by degrees the maximum selling prices of necessaries of life. The discussion as to what articles shall be included in the regulations has not yet ended. The government proposes to fix the prices of the following articles: Bread, meat, milk, butter, imitation butter, eggs. lard, potatoes, sugar. Cheese, green vegetables, wine, cider, table beer. fertilizers, petroleum and alcohol for" burning purposes. HEAD JANIT0R PATRIOTIC City Council Decorated With Flags as 'These Are Troublous Times."' Head Janitor Simmons Is patriotic. He demonstrated his patriotism yester day by decorating the City Council Chamber with American flags. The decorations were put up to stay. "These are troublous times," said Mr. Simmons, "and times when patriotism is needed. I feel that display of Amer ican flags in public places is in the Interest of patriotism." CASH ACTUAL CONTRABAND AH Negotiable Instruments Are eluded in List. In- LONDON, April 12. A royal procla mation was issued tonight extending the list of articles which hereafter will be treated as actual contraband. Included in the list are gold, silver and paper money and all negotiable in struments and realizable securities. DANIELS PROMSES SUBMARINE BASE Secretary Is Willing if Cash Is Supplied. ACTION URGED ON CONGRESS Full Naval Base on Columbia May Come Later. INQUIRY WILL BE MADE Oregon Delegation and Astoria Rep resentative Call at Navy Depart ment to Ask Support for Defense . Project. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, April 12. Secretary of the Navy Daniels today promised the Ore gon Congressional delegation that he would locate a submarine base on the Columbia River if Congress would in corporate in the naval appropriation bill a lump sum appropriation which he has recommended for the establish ment of several such bases at points to be selected by the Navy Depart ment. He further said he was urging Con gress to authorize the appointment of a special naval board to investigate the entire Pacific Coast with a view to determining its needs in the way of naval defense and land stations. If this board is authorized, the Secre tary gave assurance that it would make particular investigation of the Columbia River to determine the avail ability of that point as the location of a full naval base. Board'a Report to Be Guide. The department, he said, would be guided by the report of the board, which it is proposed shall submit its findings not later than December 1. As the result of an agreement reached at dinner last night, the en tire Oregon delegation met F. C. liar ley, of the naval base committee, at Secretary Daniel's office today and in a body waited on the Secretary to ex plain the grounds on which they are asking for a naval base, and to urge departmental support. The Secretary, after hearing the arguments, committed himself to the extent indicated, but said the department would not ask for appropriations this session for the establishment of any naval bases, other than for submarines. Future recom mendations, so far as the Pacific Coast is concerned, will depend on the in vestigation and report of a special board. Secretary" Eyes Opened. Secretary Daniels again expressed deep interest in the Columbia River, but manifestly his eyes were opened by statements made to him today by the delegation from Oregon. Mr. Har ley read to the Secretary the telegram from the Portland Chamber of Com merce and explained the widespread in terest throughout the Northwest in this project. The Senators and Represen tatives dwelt on the facilities afforded and impressed on the Secretary the fact that there is strong sentiment back of the Hawley and Lane bills. In the course of the hearing Sen ator Chamberlain alluded to the re cent assertion of the Secretary of the Navy that the channel was but 26 feet deep and the resentment this state ment created. The Secretary said he knew that an error had been made and, without disclaiming responsibil ity, inferred the error was made by subordinates. Representative Hawley and Mr. Har ley will adhere to their plan to have a hearing before the House naval committee as soon as the naval appro priation bill is reported and Mr. Har ley also will ask that a date be st when he, can appear before the Sen ate committee. "I am determined to take home the bacon," said Mr. Harley, after the con ference. WALLA WALLA ADDS PLEA Commercial Club Vrges Support) for Naval Base Movement. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. April 12. (Special.) The Commercial Club to night telegraphed to Senators W. 1 Jones and Miles Poindexter and the Congressional delegation in Washing ton, D. C. strongly urging support for the proposed naval base at the mouth of the Columbia. This base is needed for the protection of the Pacific Northwest, the message declares. The telegram follows: "We heartily Indorse the movement initiated by Astoria and Portland for a naval base at the mouth of the Co lumbia, The location is a strategical key for the protection of the Pacific Northwest. Preparedness programme should Include this necessary improve ment. Trust you will use your in fluence to bring about desired legis lation." SIXTH TELEGRAM DISPATCHED Democratic and Republican Leaders Unite in Naval-Base Plea. The sixth telegram of the series to the Oregon Congressional delegation, urging support of a naval base of the first class at the mouth of the Co lumbia River, contained the n.a.nies of Bert E. Haney, chairman of the Demo cratic state central committee, ana (Concluded on Page 2. Column 5.)