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i VOL. IVI. NO. 17,298. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, MAY 1, 191(5. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REVOLUTION NDIANS CAPTURE 8 AUSTRIAN FISHERS un IS COEDS IN BASEBALL SUFFRAGISTS GET HEARTY RECEPTION WEST HEARS EAST OVER TELEPHONE BERLIN WILLING TO HU ULIIIi SUFFRAGE LEAGUE GIVEN BY OBREGON E KIDNAPING FOLLOWS DISPUTE OREGON FACULTY WOMKX lO WILSON'S CiKKirriXCS KKACH SAX l'KAXCISCO DIXERS. OVEU WATER RIGHTS. PLAY SORORITY' GIRLS. III Ill T RUT II HUH 1 CO CESS ANS UD BROKEN V Prisoners Taken Officially Given as 7070. COUNTESS AMONG NUMBER One of Leaders, Wounded in Leg, Surrenders Himself Unconditionally. CORDON IS CLOSING IN Property Damage in Dublin Estimated at $2,000,000. Railways Are Held. KINGSTOWN, Ireland, April 30, via London, May 1. The main body of the Sinn Fein rebels in Dublin sur rendered in the course of the day. There was, however, considerable fighting throughout Sunday in Dublin and the suburbs. It -yas especially se vere at Balls Bridge outside Dublin. The rebels in the College of Sur geons surrendered this morning. One of the prisoners taken here was the Countess Markievicz. LONDON, April 30. An official statement issued tonight regarding the rebellion in Ireland says: "The rebels are surrendering freely. The back of the rebellion has been broken. "Messengers have been sent from the leaders of the Dublin rebels to other rebels in Galway, Clare, Wex ford, Louth and Dublin counties order ing them to surrender." Another official statement says: "Seven hundred and seven prison ers have been taken at Dublin, includ ing the Countess Markiewicz." Rebels Continue Resistance. "The situation in Dublin has im proved considerably today, but the rebels still were offering serious re eistance in the neighborhood of Sack ville street," said a statement issued by the Field Marshal Viscount French at 11:30 o'clock last night. "The cor don of troops encircling this quarter. however, was steadily closing in, but house-to-house fighting necessarily rendered progress slow. "The postoffice and the block of buildings east of Sackville street have been destroyed by fire. A party of rebels has been driven out of Boland's mills in Ring's End by guns mounted . on motor lorries. Wounded Leader Surrenders. "One oi the rebels' leaders, a man named Pearse, is reported wounded in the leg. A report received tonight said that Pearse had surrendered uncondi tionally and that he asserted he had been authorized to accept the same terms of surrender for his followers in Dublin. "The Four Courts' district, which still is held by rebels, is surrounded by a cordon of police, which gradually is closing in. All information points to the conclusion that the rebellion in Dublin is on the verge of collapse. "Reports tonight from the rest of Ireland are generally satisfactory. The conditions at Belfast and Ulster are normal and the situation at London derry is said to be quite satisfactory. The district within 15 miles of Galway also is reported normal, but rebel bands have been located between Athenry and Craunwell. Rebel Band Entrenched. "Nineteen rebel prisoners have been captured and sent to Queenstown. Another band of rebels is reported en trenched at Enniscorthy, but the police still are holding out and roads and railways are clear to within four miles of the town. The damage done to Gar row bridge on the Dublin & South eastern Railroad is not serious." DUBLIN, April 28, via London, April 30. Rumors of stern action bv the troops against the postoffice, the Nun r einers' stronghold, spread around the citv this morninc. ItwnnlH have been possible to bombard the place at any time, but it was consider ed undesirable to destrov a builHinir which had just been renovated by the government. Buildings m Sackville street all around the postoffice have been burned down. Although it is im possible to obtain an estimate of the Concluded, en ajc 2. Column 2. State Officials Are Unable to Rescue Prisoners Because Held on United States Territory. BELLIXGHAM, Wash., April 30. (Snecial.) Captured by a band of Lu mini Indians armed with rifles, eight Austrian fishermen, with their boat and nets, are held tonight on Lummi Is land, and because the land is part of the Lummi Indian reservation. Federal ground, the Sheriff of Whatcom Coun ty is unable to rescue the, prisoners. The kidnaping is the climax of series of clashes between the Indians and whites. The Indians claim the sole right to fish in Hale's Pass. State Fish, Commissioner Darwin and the State Attorney-General's office have held that the whites may fish In the disputed waters. George Ivanich, one of the local lead ers of the Austrian fishermen, said he had received a telephone message from Commissioner Darwin, giving the Aus trian permission to fish in Hale's Pass, whereupon Captain A. Costilanc v-ich with seven fishermen started out in his boat. The Indians at first made no hostile demonstration, but sent representative to Bellingnam this morn ing to consult counsel. This afternoon a band of Lummis armed with rifles made a. sudden descent upon the invaders. Surrounded without hope of escape. Captain Costil anovlch decided to surrender. He and his seven men, their boat and tackle. were taken to the island and kept under guard. When the Sheriff of Whatcom County was appealed to, he was forced to give up the idea of rescuing the fishermen, as they are on Government property and beyond the jurisdiction of the state officers. 3 HURT BY MOTORCYCLE Boy Sent to Hospital Willi Fracture or Skull, It Is Thought. Three persons were injured at 6:10 o'clock last night by a motorcycle which struck Gordon Mann, 13 years old, at Kast KIghtieth street and Powell Valley road. The boy was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital with a possibly fractured skull. J. W. Majek, 491 East Twenty-elgrhth street, and Miss Kless, 456 Eist Sixty fourth street, who were riding on the machine, were thrown and bruised badly. Majek went to the police station and reported that the injured boy was one of several who were play in gr near the scene of the accident. The injured boy lives with his father, J. M. Mann, at Ninety-fourth street and Forty-fifth avenue Southeast- GAIN REPORTED BY PARIS Capture of Trench and Prisoners Xear Verdun Asserted. PARIS. April 30. Capture of a Ger man trench north of Dead man's Hill, with 53 prisoners, the ejection of the Germans from trenches they had taken south of Lassigny and the repulse of German assaults in the Vosges were related in the official statement this morning. BERLIN, April 30. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) French attacks on the German Dositlonx on the Eastern slope of Dead man's Hill and adjoining lines in the region of Verdun were re pulsed last night after tenacious fight ing, says the official statement issued today. JUDGE M'FADDEN IS DEAD Pneumonia Carries Off Matt Long Active in Public. CORVALLIS. Or., April 30. (Special.) Judge W. F. McFadden. prominently identified with public affairs here for the past 34 years, died this evening after three days illness from pneu monia. Judge McFadden was born in Penn sylvania in 1846. He came to Corval- lis in 1873. He served as District At torney, and as Mayor of this city, and was a member of the water board when he died. A widow and eight children survive. The funeral will be announced later. INDIANS TAKE AUSTRIANS Sheriff Vnablc to Help Prisoners on Federal Reservation. BELL1NGHAM, Wash.. April 30. A band of armed Lummi Indians today captured eight Austrian fishermen Hales Pass and took them to Lummi i Island, where the fishermen tonight I were held as prisoners. The Indians seized the fishermen's boat' and their nets. Because tho land on which the pris oners are held is part of the Lummi , Indian Reservation, and under Federal' jurisdiction, the Sheriff of Whatcom County said he was unable to rescue i the prisoners. BERLIN ACCLAIMS VICTORY Kut-el-Amara Held Greatest Blow at Britain During War. AMSTERDAM. April 30. German newspapers attribute the fall of Kut-el-Amara. says a telegram from Ber lin, to the preparations made by the late Field Marshal Baron von der Goltz, who died at the Turkish head quarters April The Vosslsehe Zeltung considers the I surrender of Kut-el-Amara the heaviest blow aa far struck, against England. Conference Over Mex- ico Optimistic. SUPPLIES GOING TO TROOPS Meeting Marks Time, Waiting Word From Washington. THREAT OF FORCE DENIED Mexican General Telegraphs He Did "ot Say or Think of Saying He Had 10,0 0 0 Men Ready to Drive Out Americans. EL PASO, April 30. Mexican and American conferees over the disposition of the American forces in Mexico marked time today while Generals Hugh L. Scott and Frederick Funston awaited word from Washington as to the next step to be taken in the nego tiations with General Obregon. The report of the American ropre sentatives on the first conference went forward by wire early, today. On the answer of President Wilson and Secre taries Lansing and Baker to its recom mendations depends the future status of the conference. Obregon Given Xo Ultimatum. In the meantime the following facts developed : That to date the apparent intention of the Washington Government to keep General Pershing's columns In Mexico has not been changed. That General Obregon in yesterday's conference served no sort of notice on Generals Scott and Funston that could be construed as an ultimatum demand ing immediate withdrawal. That the d,esire of the de facto gov ernment for withdrawal was again announced, but that the only discussion along this line was regarding the ad visabllity of an American retirement. Co-operation la Discussed. That there was considerable discussion of the possibility of effective American and Mexican co-operation In the erad tcation of scattered Villa bandit groups That there is a strong possibility there will be only one more conference that depending on the wishes of the Washington Government. That while the present negotiations are . proceeding, shipments of supplies to the American expedition's forces are going forward uninterruptedly, among other supplies leaving the Columbus base today being nine truckloads o ordnance. Withdrawal Flrt With Mexicans. From stray bits of Information that became known today. It appears that yesterday's conference ended with the question of withdrawal of the United States troops still uppermost in the minds of the Mexican conferees. They are understood to have tried to impress on the American representatives the! contention that political conditions li Mexico are such that they cannot be responsible for any eventualities tha: may result from continued occupation of Mexican soil by American columns. They are said also to have laid stress J YysCS J fT7A I I t 'SS'fS'tSSf-''rSfff'' " W'fS'r'A ; t ! 1 5 ! 1 l III fr W II i I If : , W i , t it ror- WHAT WF HL I' : I ? II -&Si snov U1V 7 I t I xrff .VL a. n w iv it fmTOP i - in mmkdgL.j umm I r r2LH I '- "' 'I If .. fJ1f.it i:L I II I : I MY . V : I '..'; X X "V IT l!lrl...ip I ! I - I ii -T-irVn V i Fair Students Organize Teams and Instructors Cutch "Bug'; First Game Will Be on May 12. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. April 30. (Special.) Not content with being mere fanettes, co-eds and the faculty women at the university have organized themselves Into a baseball Suffrage League, and are planning big things in baseball. The idea first originated among the co-eds, and with their burst of cnthusalsm the "bui" soon found its victims among fair fac ulty members. So with Miss Frieda Goldsmith, cap tain, and Miss Mary Perkins. English nstructor, manager, a factulay wom en's team was organised and the first practice held yesterday. The opener will be played May 12f of Junior week end, with the Chi Omega co-eds. The assignment of positions has not been made, but those trying out are Miss Fitch, National president of Delta, Delta Delta sorority, and sister of the play wright, George Fitch; Miss Louise Cum mlngs, head of the physical training department; Mrs. Edgar Shockley, Miss Spaf ford. Miss Rader, Miss Thomson, Miss Hepburn, Miss Upteger, Mrs. Mc- Clain, Miss Forbes and Miss Sawyer Miss Olga Soderstrom Is head of the league and has announced the entries as Delta Delta Delta, ivappa Alpna Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Mary Spiller. Chi Omega, Gamma Fhl Beta, Major Club, Oregon Club and faculty "WHITE RIBBON WEEK" ON Many Meetings Arranged in Various Sections of City Beginning Today. This will be known as "White Rib bon Week. Beginning today there will be meetings in various parts of the city under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. Tonight the meeting will be at Social Center, 17l-s Eleventh street. Tomorrow a programme will be given In the home of Mrs. L. Nute, 1203 Mil waukie avenue. Other meetings will be held in various districts and will be known as "mothers meetings." They are arranged to interest the women of the city in the white ribbon work throughout the country. Last Saturday preparation was made for these ga th ings at a meeting held In Social Cen ter. Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh, Mrs. Maria L. T. Hidden, Mrs. Jennie Kemp and Mrs. G. L. Buland were speakers. BOY BELIEVED DROWNED I .ad Fishing on Sauvlcs Island li. appears and Hat Is Found. John Nusbaumer. 17 years old. and son of J. J. Nusbaumer, of North Plains, Or., was lost from a picnic party on Sauvies Island, near the mouth of the Willamette River, yesterday, and his friends believe that he was drowned. The discovery of the boy's hat floating on the river lends support to this theory. The boy separated from the others o the party and went up the river to fish The search, which resulted in the find ins of his hat, was started when the lad failed to return. The Coroner was notified, and rela lives in Portland learned the details from North Plains last night. One Marrlugc Occurs to 1 4 Divorces OREGON CITY. Or.. April 30. (Spe cial.) ISurlng the last half of the month of April one marriage license was issued and 14 divorce suits filed. The license was issued Saturday, the first since April 14, to Jack J. Kargl. of The Dalles, and Nettie Scott, of this county. . .. ......... SOMEONE IS CALLING HIM. Eastern Delegation Is Here On Visit. L,vV ot VOTE SOUGHT FOi ..a. WOMEN Trip Made to Further National Franchise Amendment. HIGHWAY TOURED; PRAISED Kvcnlng Mas Meeting Is Hold at Library "IolI Woman" and Slaves Put on Same Basis, Declares Speaker. With gay sashes and banners of gold white and purple, rivaling the bright ness of the sunny Spring morning, the delegation of 23 Eastern suffragists touring the country in the interests of the SuBan B. Anthony amendment for National suffrage, arrived yesterday in Portland. After breakfast the visitors were taken on a tour of the city, then to the general rendezvous station at the Oregon building and thence out the Columbia River Highway to view the scenery and enjoy luncheon at Crown Point Chal.'U A rousing mass meeting at the Library at night completed the busy day's vUit, after which the party left for Seattle. Many- (.reetera Oat. To welcome the visiting delegation at the Chamber of Commerce, there as scmbled business and professional men of prominence, clubwomen, members of the Oregon Congress of Mothers, of fleers of the Parent-Teacher Associa tton and others who shared In extend ing the hospitality of the city. It mat tered not what the political affiliation or the stand on the suffrage subject. they were there to give the hand of welcome to the guests. Boundless enthusiasm was expressed in the praise of the Easterners for the glorious scenery of the highway. The day was perfect. "I have seen so much scenery 1 rather wished we didn't have the outing ahead of us," said one of the visitors, ''but this has been the great est treat of my life. It was well worth coming all these thousands of miles to see." "The man who thinks a woman is a doll will always join hands with the man who thinks she is a slave." said Miss Helen Todd, formerly of Cali fornia, and now of New York, at the mass meeting. Miss Todd said "There is one kind of foreigner I wish would stay home. He thinks the only place for a woman in a hot kitchen lull of flies. He hasn't much sense, and has to be bossed on his Job, and he takes it out on his wife and bosses her. He doesn't want he to vote. No, sir. "Then there's the man who places the woman up on a pedestal and wor ships her. Oh, she's too nice to vote. Dear, me, yes. This pedestal business is all right when you are young and lovely, but wait till you are 35 or 40, and where aree you? It takes a Strug gle and courage to get off the pedestal. "The men are afraid that when th Concluded on Pttgo 10, Column 1.) I - i Others t'liat Across Continent, Then Caruso Sings In Atlanta for Tress Club Celcbrators. ;So FRANCISCO, April 30. rresl- ent Wilson, through Senator James D. Phelan at "Washington, sent hla greet ings and congratulations to the people of San Francisco early today by long distance telephone. Nearly 1S00 persons attending the annual performance of the Press Club, of San Francisco, commemorating the city's rehabilitation from the great fire of 1906. sat with receivers at their ears at 4 o'clock this morning and heard Senator Phelan deliver the President's message. Secretary of the Interior Lane, himself a member of the club, exchanged greetings with San Fran cisco newspapermen, and Theodore Tiller, president of the National Press Club at Washington, chatted with C. Kdgar Persons, president of the San Francisco club. Atlanta then was switched on to the trans-continental circuit and the audi ence heard Knrico Caruso, the tenor. sing "The Rosary." It was then 7:30 o'clock A. SL In Atlanta, Arrange ments for the long-distance communi cations were perfected by the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Company in conjunction with the Eastern telephone systems. TROUT CHOKES KINGFISHER Small Hoy tiocs Out in Hon I and Picks I'p Dead liird. TOLEDO. Or.. April 30. (Special.) Greed seems to have wreaked ven geance on an avaricious kingfisher that piled tho Yaquina Itlver near Elk City, according to Winner Nelson, ho lives on the river bank. The boy noticed the bird dive and bring to the surface an unusually large trout- There ensued a battle royal, the fish trying to escape, and the bird try ing to swallow Its prey. w hen the kingfisher appeared distressed, the boy went out in a boat, picked up the bird, dead, with the big trout stuck in its gullet. EUGENE GUNNERS DO WELL Second Company's Mortar Practice Fourth Highest in Nation. EUGENE. Or., April 30. (Special.) The Second Company, Coast Artillery Corps, Oregon National Guard, is de clared by the War Department to be the fourth best militia company in the United Slates in marksmanship with 12-inch mortars, according to word re ceived by Captain Paul G. Bond, com manding the company. The award comes as a result o prac tice shooting by all the companies in the United States during the past yeaT. PACKERS' VERDICT SEALED Swifts to Know late in Case Today. Hate Law CHICAGO. April 30. A sealed verdict was returned late last night by the iurv which considered charges that Swift & Co.. the packers, violated in terstate commerce laws by shipping less than carloaod lots at less than car load rates, it was announced today. The verdict will be read before Judge Land is. of the United. States District Court, Wednesday. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. derees: minimum, 44 lifgrve. TODAY'S Fair, northwesterly wind. Mexico. Ob re con ha iciven no ultimatum ri ffardin retirement ot American troops from. Mexico. Pago 1. Foreign. Irish revolt on verge ot collapse. I age National. Kaiser believed willlnir m make aubstantial concessions to Lniuu tuics iFage . Federal Reserve Board's report shows West em lumber industry awakening. Page 4. President's motives In the New York Chicago postotTlce apKlntmenta puzzle politicians. Page J. Enthusiasm for Brandela nomination cool ing. Page a. Friends of Klihu Hoot bcomlng him in eariest. 1'wge - Washington and Atlanta heard over pnon In ban Kranrtmo. Paga 1. Roosevelt convinced "down to his boots' that Middle West Is awake. l'age 3. hport. Part fie t-oaat League result: Portland Venice '1 : San Francisco Salt Lak n-.v. Oakland 1--. I-o Angeles Pago 1. Browns lose sixth straight game. Page !- Abra Rlair wins Dupont trophy at traps. Pace 111. nmle-n. Cubs and Tigers furnish thrills In major eague races. Page 1H. intM-rttT 1mcd resriilt: Klrmpatrleka xiontavflla 2: Bradford V4, Su Helena 3 Wood burn 'I'-i. oodland l ; haiem Baby li-avers Page 1 Pari fie Northwest. Co-eds and faculty women at Oregon form suffrage ba.-u-ball league. Page 1. Government to pay Alaskan union hlghe rale ever given. Page 4. flerman-Amertran clubs of Western Wash ington oppose Rooaevelt, Page 1. Marine. Lumber activity keeps ships busy. Page 1 I ort land and Vicinity. E&siern suffragists receive hearty reception. page 1- General city cleanup starts today. Page T Eleht !as wIM be devoted to East t-Id cleanup campaign. Page B. Lincoln Htrh Schools victorious debatel welcomed hjme. iif Two alleged c-unterf eltera are arreatea, cleaning up rang. fage in. ' Ceremonial for dedication of Columbia High way planned. page in. p.eed College boys w ill camp at North Bitch. Page t. Portland relative of Irish leader tells of Sinn Fein movement. Page 2. Hlppodrona Theater to open May in. Page 4. Branch of "Friends of Irish Freedom lormed. Page lu. Th rat era. Patriotic picture grip audience at llel'.ig. American Desire to Be Met in Substance. KAISER FRIENDLY TO GERARO ermany Wants Washington to Protest to Allies. SSUE PUT UP TO WILSON Peace Said to Have neon IMscussod Informally at Conference With Kmpcrnr Hrltlslj Opinion Thought to lie Changing'. BV JOHX CAL.UAN' OLAVGHLIV. WASHINGTON. ,April SO. (Special.) As a result of the secret exchanges hich have taken place between tha United states and Germany during tha past week, including the conference of Kmperor 'William end Ambassador Gerard, the authorities here under. tend: I. That Germany has no desire for br'ak of relations with the Vnitrd tstes and. indeed, stronaly desires a ontinuance of frierdly relations. That Germany substantially will meet the wishes of the Vni'ed Stales connect'on with her future o;.ti- ions against inerchant'v- Protrat Allies I rtrd. 3. That Germany believes thst tho nited States should address Itself tc foe. allies, with a view to tv minat their violations of international law directed to the end of star-inff the German people. 4. That so far as the Channel steamer Sussex Is concerned. Germany tands ready to make such reparation as the facts in the case may warrant. Coming over the cables tonipht Is a long dispatch from Ambassador Gerard, setting forth the views expressed by Kmperor 'William and his response thereto. The Department received a cablegram today, notifying It that the dispatch had been filed. This was in plain Knglish. The message now be ing received is in cipher. Kalser'a Receptloa Friendly. Enough has been translated to show that the Emperor's reception of the American Ambassador was friendly. though there was no doubt of the im perial belief as to the necessity of con tinuing submarine operations. The entire translation will be handed to Secretary Lansing tomorrow and a copy of it will be read by the President late in the day. The understanding at the department is that the Emperor's talk with Mr. Gerard was for the direct information of President Wilson. In other words. the head of the German empire, pre liminary to a formal answer to the American note, has taken the diplo matic situation out of the hands of hi. advisers and has addressed himself di rectly to the task of placating the heailj of the American Republic. Responsibility Pat on "Wilson. Until the Emperor's views are before the President and the formal note from the German government is at hand tho President will be unable to decide whar steps to take. It is evident that th aim of the German diplomats is t place squarely upon the shoulders o; Mr. Wilson the responsibility of an rupture of relations. Mr. Wilson i- willing to accept the responsibility, a- he Indicated in his note of April 1! but he prefers that if a break shal ' come no doubt can exist in any mini i to German culpability. Germany insists she has not beer and is not now inspired by any pur pose to prosecute "relentless and in discriminate warfare" against vessel of commerce. She contends she wa forced to lopt the methods which have given offense to this country b the unprecedented and lawless acts o: the British government, which haj en deavored to weaken her by warring upon the innocent non-combatants the central empire. Aimraftffi t Be Reiterated. Out of consideration for the U State?, she pave assurances that would not be sunk without wan unless they resisted or uttempte escape this within the 'war about the British Isles and assurances with respect to all i plying in the Mediterranean Son. assurances Germany does not hesita to reiterate and to declare that the will be binding on commanders of u.1 submarine craft. Instructions to thi end have been issued through the Ad ml rait y to the orratlnjr submarines It is not known whether Germur has agreed to the principles laid dow regarding visit and search preliminar. to destruction and "places of safety for passengers and crewa of all hir that may be sunk. In the memorandum explanatory of the American denianr gent to Berlin, Secretary Lanslnfr urj: the necessity of observing' these prit ciples In order that there mipht n be a recurrence of distressing outrtr m-hleh have precipitated frequent crlst in the relations of the two countri during the past year and three month Pra? DUmmliia Romored. K e no rt a are current that Emjvn William d.tcussrd the question. peace with Mr. Gerard. It Is dcnl emphatically thai any official ue;k tlon of this kind was advanced. Tl lmperor'a denlre to make peace h. tConciuacd on i'ae J Column. 4.J L