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PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY C, 1!)1G.
l'UICE FIVE CENTS.
i A ANSWER
PUIS OFF BREAK
Assurance of Change in
Methods Acceptable.
FULFILLMENT NOW AWAITED
President Not in Position, Say
Intimates, to Question
x Berlin's Good Faith.
CONGRESS IS UNALARMED
Opinions Vary Widely, but Sen
timent Favors Leaving
Situation With Wilson.
WASHINGTON, May 5. Ger
many's note has postponed, if it
actually has not averted, a diplomatic
break with the United States.
President Wilson will make the de
cision after he has read the official
text, which reached the State Depart
ment late tonight by cable from Am
bassador Gerard at Berlin. It will be
decoded in time to lay it before the
President tomorrow.
Assurances to Be Accepted.
It was said authoritatively after the
Cabinet meeting today that if the of
ficial text bore out the unofficial ver
sion transmitted in today's Berlin
news dispatches, Germany's assur
ances undoubtedly would be accepted,
and before taking another step the
United States would await the fulfill
ment of her latest promises.
In such case the United States might
not reply to the note and would await
evidence of the actual abandonment
of Germany's present practices of
submarine warfare, which is declared.
President Wilson is described by those
close about him as being in a position
where he cannot question the good
faith of Germany's assurances, which
must stand or fall "by the future con
duct of her submarine commanders.
Cruiser Warfare Signalized.
The German Embassy's view is that
the note gives all President Wilson
asked for; that it signalizes a return
to "cruiser warfare" the use of sub
marines as regular naval cruisers, in
tercepting commerce with visit ' and
search, and that inasmuch as it makes
no mention of the armed-ship ques
tion, that perplexing feature of the
controversy is not involved.
Congress took the note quietly, and,
although members expressed a variety
of views, the general sentiment seemed
to be in favor of leaving the situation
in the hands of the President. On the
surface there was no sign of activity
in the group which has been working
to prevent the President from press
ing the situation to the point of a
diplomatic rupture.
Cabinet Members Confident.
Cabinet members went over the un
official text carefully with the Presi
dent, and, while they uniformly re
fused to discuss it, they reflected the
view that a break had been averted;
that Germany's new assurances would
be accorded the test of time, notwith
standing the reference to the action
Germany expects the United States to
take against Great Britain's restraints
on neutral trade.
They express this view with full
realization of the differences of opin
ion on what constitutes a peaceful
merchant ship entitled to the protec
tion of international law and of the
President's steadfast determination
not to permit the interests of the
United States with one of the bellig
erents to become entangled with those
of another.
Condition Already Recognized. '
The United States only recently, de
claring its views on the rights of mer
chant ships on the high seas, recog
nized and provided for the condition
under which Germany charges Brit
ish merchant ships, by orders of the
British Admiralty, actually are acting
as naval war vessels in attacking sub
marines. Germany, in her note, reserves
"complete liberty of decision" should
the United States fail to prevail on
Great Britain to bring her practices
into conformity with international
law.? The official view is that the
United States, for some time, has been
and now is conducting diplomatic cor
respondence with Great Britain, and
that subject and the success or failure
(Concluded on Fag 4. Column 4.
SOCIALIST STIRS
MEMBERS OF HOUSE
MEMBER QUOTED AS URGING
RIGHT TO KILL GOVERNORS.
Tennessee Republican Sorry He Can
not Make Motion to Expel Mr.
'London From Congress."
WASHINGTON. May 5. Representa
tive London, the only Socialist member,
threw the House into a. turmoil today
by remarks on the suffrage clause of
the Porto Rican bill.
As reported by the official stenog
rapher and understood by members,
Mr. London declared . working people
who were disfranchised by the bill
would "have the right to use revolvers.
the right to use violence and the right
to kill Governors."
"I demand that the member's words
be taken dowA," shouted Mr. Austin.
Republican, from Tennessee, "and I
wish that I could make a motion to
expel him from the House.
Upon Mr. Austin's objection. Mr.
London withdrew his remarks. He pro
tested he did not advocate violence,
and insisted that he had been mis
quoted. What he really said, he de
clared, was that disfranchised men
would be told that they had the right
to use violence."
RAIDER MAY BE IN PACIFIC
Strange Warship Bumps Into Sail
ing Vessel Off Point Reyes.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5. As the
schooner W. G. Irwin, from Roche Har
bor, Washington, was passing Point
Rj"es. Cal., at midnight last night
war vessel suddenly crossed directly in
front of the Irwin and carried away the I
latter's fore rigging.
This report was made by the master
of the sailing vessel, which arrived
here today loaded with lime. I
The steamer Tjikembang, of the
Java-Pacific line, which arrived In rort
last night, was warned by wireless tolcome lnto its own.
be on the lookout for a German com
merce raider, when three days out fiom
Honolulu, according to officers of the
vessel.
CURIOSITY IS PUNISHED
Briton Sentenced for Lire for Seek
ing Munitions Information.
LEEDS, England, May 5. Albert
Bright, 49 years old, an iron merchant
of Sheffield, today was sentenced to
penal servitude for life. Bright was
convicted of collecting and attempting
! elicit information from workmen
employed at an ammunition plant con
cerning the description of war mate
rials. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The
judge in passing sentence said if Bright
had not so pleaded and a jury had con
sidered the question whether he In
tended to help the enemy and had found
him guilty he would have been con.
demned .to death.
WAGON CRANK BREAKS LEG
Accident Occurs as Teamster Is Un
loading 'Wood.
The whirling crank of a dump-wagon
struck the left leg of Tom P. Dillon, a
teamster, and inflicted a fracture of
both bones below the knee, as he was
unloading wood at Front and Columbia
streets, yesterday forenoon.
The Injured man was taken to the
Emergency Hospital, where City Physi
cian Fred Zelgler attended him. Later
he was removed to St. Vincent's Hos
pital.
Mr. Dillon is employed as a teamster
for the East Side Slabwood Company.
fie is do years or age. married, and lives
at 429 East Morrison street.
GYPSIES RIDE IN AUTOS
Cars Only Sign of Prosperity, as
General Appearance Is as of Yore.
THE DALLES, Or.. May 5. (Special.)
Gypsies often visit The Dalles, but
rovers, which arrived here today, at
tracted particular attention. Instead of
riding in wagons these gypsies arrived
in two high-powered automobiles.
"We talla da fortune and maka da
mon," said the chief of the tribe as he
touched the electric starter of his car.
starting for Butte.
Tin buckets tied under the tail lights
and numerous olive-skinned children
lent a familiar appearance tothe outfit.
FLYING WOOD HITS WORKER
Laborer in Paper Mill at Orcjron
City Is Badly Injured.
OREGON CITT. Or.. May S. (Spe
cial.) A block or wood riying through
the air irom tne slasher saws in one
of the mills of the Crown Willamette
Paper Company at 3 o'clock this morn
ing hit urover sniviey, aged 2S years.
and fractured his skull. He is at the
Oregon City Hospital and in a critical
condition.
Shivley is a single man and lived
with his mother on the Abernathy road
near Oregon City.
37,047 COLONIALS TAKEN
.
German Prison Camps Have 2 6,800
and Turks 9 79 6.
IX)NDON. May 5. Figures on the
number of British Colonial troops who
are prisoners in the hands of the vari
ous belligerents became available to
day. They total 37.047, the Germans hold
ing 26,800 such prisoners, the Turks
9796, the Bulgarians 449 and the Aus
trian only two.
GERMANS HOPE
NOTE WILL SATISFY
Concession Held Born
- of Strength. ,
CONFLICT IS NOT DESIRED
"V
British Press Contends Amer
ica's Demand Is Ignored.
REPLY CALLED "INSOLENT"
London Editor Says Berlin in Ef
fect Says if America 'Will Raise
Siepe of Germany She XVill
Stop Killing Citizens.
BERLIN, via London, May 5. The
I German answer to the American Gov
ernment' note with regard to Ger
many's submarine warfare has not yet
been published here and the newspa
pers generally refrain from any at
tempt to anticipate its contents or to
forecast the consequences which may
follow. The Lokal Anzeiger, however.
print the following significant com-
ment:
"Judging by what we have been able
to learn concerning the spirit of the
German answer to America, we cherish
the expectation that the sense of Jus
fee of the American people which was
emphasized In the American note will
German ConMcloua of Strength.
The concession made by Germany
n this connection la naturally as the
dignity of the empire demands solely
born out of the consciousness of Ger
man strength, German successes nnd
the Justice of our cause. The German
standpoint can less te subjected to
just criticism because of the fact that
to the best of ouf knowledge it rests
upon the basis of written International
law and humanity repeatedly empha
sized by America."
The Vosslsche Zeitung says:
"Our Investigations made after the
note was delivered show that political
circles cherish the, hope that a conflict
with America will be avoided."
LONDON, May 5. Interest with
which Germany's reply, to the United
States was awaited here could hardly
have been exceeded in America. All
the evening newspapers printed the
note prominently by sections in suc
cessive editions. The greatest curios
ity was expressed as to the reception
of the note by the United States.
London Kdltor Predicts Break.
The ' morning newspapers, almost
without exception, print editorials on
the note and express more or less de
cided opinions on it.
"It can only mean a break between
America and Germany," says the Dally
.sews. ine pnrageoiogy or the Ger
man reply, which manifestly was de
signed to impress the German people
with the Justice of their cause and
to throw the onus of hostile action on
(t'onrlu'led on Pane
Column ti. )
U
IX
1. Admits "possibility" that
that 4
Ser-
Sussex was torpedoed by a Gi
man submarine. -
2. Denies "deliberate method
of Indiscriminate destruction."
3. ' Contends it has exercised
"far-reaching restraints" on sub
marine operations.
4. .Asserts it has issued orders
to "visit and search," except as
to "enemy freight ships In war
zone."
5. Asserts ."good faith" in
giving and executing these or
ders. 6. Admits "errors" and pleade
for "allowances" for them.
T. Seeks to shift blame for
killing Americans to the United -States.
. Asserts many deaths
would not have occurred had
United States "accepted German
proposals."
8. Refuses to dispense With i'.s
submarine weapo".
9. Offers "a further conces- .
sion" (see IS, below).
10. Accuses Britain "begin
ning" violations of international
law.
11. Pleads "self-defense."
12. Charges United States
with "discrimination" against
Germany.
13. Alleges British violations
of international law.
14. Asserts United States has
"power to confine war to armed
forces."
15. Accuses the United States
or partiality to allies. Revives
"munitions" question.
16. Discusses plea for hu
manity. -
17. Blames allies for continu
ing the war. Germany "ready
to make peace" on Germany's
terms.
18. Offers new pledgo to ob
serve international law pro
. vided:
19. United States successfully
Insists that Britain observe, .as
laid down In notes of December
. 28, 1314, and November S. 1915.
"forthwith."
20. Reserves "complete liberty
of decision." should United States
not meet this requirement.
CASEMENT TRIAL
IS SET
Sir Kdward Carson Is Asked to De
fend Sir Roger for Treason.
LONDON. May 5. The trial of Si
Roger Casement will take place In
London within a fortnight before three
or five Judges and a Jury. Baron
Reading, the Lord Chief Justice o
England, probably will preside. Th
Attorney-General will conduct lb
prosecution.
Sir Roger has asked Sir Edward Car
son to defend him. but it is unlikely
that Carson will accept.
WILSON DETRACTOR 0U
Remarks About President's Policy
Cause Removal Order.
WASHINGTON, May 5. Herbert Put
nam- librarian of the Congressional
Library, today dismissed from office
Ernest Bruncken, assistant register o
the copyright division.
BruncKen is cnargea with making
remarks disrespectful to President
Wilton's policy.
GOOD DOG UNTIL NEXT TIME.
IWE.TV VITAL IOI"TS
GERMAN OTE.
ERSH1NG SAYS HE
HAS' FOUND VILLA
Americans Declared in
Close Pursuit.
BANDIT THOUGHT NEAP PARRAL
Mirv ot.ner Reports Warning
to Keep Out of District.
SNIPERS FIRE ON TROOPS
Refugees Announce I'ivc American
Were Killed by Bandits Operat
ing Between Rofeario and
Mazatlan Recently.
EL. PASO. Tex May 5. (Special.)
'Our forces have located Villa and are
now in close pursuit of him.
"PERSHING."
Thin 14-word wireless message re
ceived at the Unite! States Army head
quarters today told the complete story
or General Pershing's newest hopes
and ambitions In the Mexican campaign.
The message was addressed to Gen
eral Funston and came from San An
tonio, Chihuahua, where the field basj
now situated and where General
Pershing is directing the operations in
pursuit of Villa.
Hopeful Indications Seen.
As this is the first time that Gen
eral Pershing has expressed even 1
belief that he knew where Villa was.
It was accepted by General Funston
and the officers at headquarters to
indicate that General Pershing Is con
fident that be Is close to Villa. While
no details were given of the renewed
chase, it is believed that Villa has been
located south or San Antonio, probably
southwest or Parral, ' in the district
where he wasast seen at Tomas Ur-
blna's ranch, - -
An American mining man reached
the border with the report that Villa I
had been hiding In the hills when he
went to collect his share or the mine
product southwest or Parral. The
mining man said he was warned to
leave the district at once, or Villa
would find he was there and murder
him.
Snipers Klre on Tracks.
Rolfe Sample, son of Major W. R.
Sample, formerly Adjutant-General to
General Pershing, and now command
ant of the Columbus base, arrived here
today from Namlqulpa after an exciting
trip at the wheel of a motor truck.
Young Sample was fired on seven times
between Namlqulpa and the border. He
said that snipers operate In the deep
canyons south of Casas Grandes, lying
flat on the rocks and firing down at the
American truck drivers and escorts. .
An American arrived here from Ro
rarlo, Sinaloa. with the report that Ave
Americans had been murdered by Mex
ican bandits between Rosarlo and Maz
atlan. while they were working a min
ing claim. One was named Volner. the
American refugee declared.
It was learned today that an ad -
4 (oiu-lude-1 on rage 5. rplumn 5.)
MAGAZINE AND MAIL
LEAD TO MARRIAGE
ROSLni'lIU WEDDING FOLLOWS
COITLE S FIRST MKtTlNU.
Bridegroom Is Retired Business Man
Near 50 Bride la Oklahoma
Young Woman About 23.
nOSEBl'KO. Or.. May S. (Special.)
Following an acquaintance made
through the medium of an Eastern
magazine, c. A. Wllber. a retired ranch
er and business man who lives here,
and Miss Ada Gunn, formerly of Oke
mah. Ok., met today for the first time,
and were married in this city tonight.
Mrs. Wilber is probably about 25 years
of age. while her husband is near the
half century mark.
Friends said that the wedding was
the result of a courtship conducted by
correspondence for several months. To
day Mr. Wllber made a rail trip to
Sutherlin, returning with Miss Gunn a
few hours later. Both appeared to he
In the happiest of spirits as the details
for the wedding were arranged, but
modestly declined to talk or their cor
respondence romance.
Mr. AHDer lived on a ranch near
Oakland, Or., ror a number or years,
and later conducted a store at Melrose.
Since he retired he has lived in an at
tractive home in Roseburg. Mr. and
Mrs. Wllber will make their future
home here.
WOMAN DRIVES AUTO STAGE
Fair Itoquiam Resident Prefers Life
In Open Air.
IIOQUIAM. Wash.. May 5. (Spe
cial.) This city has stepped into line
with Paris and other cities with
women auto bus drivers. It now bears
the distinction of having the only
woman auto stage driver In the south
west, if not In the state.
Miss Helen Sedblom has begun
operating an auto stage between Ho-
quiatn and Humptulips City, preferring
life In the open air to that in an office.
The route Miss Swedblom covers In
her stage is a dully round trip be
tween Iloquiam and Humptulips City
a total distance of 64 miles over the
Olympic Highway.
AMERICAN FLAG STAYS UP
Currania Customs Guards Futilcly
Stop Army Supply Train.
COLUMBUS. K. M May 5. Thirty
-arranza customs guards stopped an
American motor supply train at L
Palomas, eight miles south of the bor
der, today and ordered the commander
to remove American flags flying from
the cars.
The .Mexicans, who had been cele
brating "Cinco de Mayo," the Mexican
national holiday. Informed him Ameri
can flags could not be allowed on Mexi
can soiL No attention was paid to the
demand and no trouble resulted.
FRENCH TORPEDO STRIKES
Enemy War Vessel Sunkb y Subma
rine in Lower Adriatic.
ROME, via Tarln, May 5. "The
French submarine Bernouille sank an
enemy torpedo boat In the lower Adri
atic Sea yesterday." says an official
communication Issued tonight.
"Five enemy aeroplanes raided JJrln;
dist the Tame day. Bombs fell on a
hospital and four patients were killed
and five Injured."
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
! Maximum temperature.
YESTERDAY
decrees; minimum. r0 degree.
TODAY'S Showera; southerly winds.
Submarine C'rlal.
Text of Oeimany's reply. Pagv 4.
United States will accept German
a-
su ranees and am alt fulfillment.
Germans hope 'note will satisfy.
Page- 1.
War.
German form trust to regain dye market
biter war. Page X
Warships destroy t o Zeppelins. Page 3.
Official reports. Page 3.
M ex lee.
General Pr rshtng reports he Is close
to
Villa, Page 1.
Foreign.
Germans on estern front Invite Irish
to
Join them. Page X
NMinsaL
Britain agrtei to release Austrian and Ger-
tnana taaen from American steamship
Ciiina. rage -
Land grant bill becomes privileged measure
In iiouse. JTdge
Washington Republicans meet today at
iortn J tKima. f aire
Roseburir wedding follows romance begun
through magaxtne. Page 1,
Dommt le.
Student nurse makes attempt on life, page
12.
Sport.
Pacific Coast Iiru results Port land -Los
Angelas game postponed; ban r'rincico S,
Oakland 1'; Vernon , Salt Lake 1.
Paga 12.
Tigers lose fifth straight, St. Louis winning.
a-, rage lit.
Beavers will get Rodger if Cincinnati leta
mm out. Page 12.
City votes to accept offer of ground for
municipal golf links. Page G.
Spokane golfers due thlt morning for Inter-
Club match. Page IX
Pacific orthwft.
Portland Ad Club excursionists revel at Eu
gene. Pace L
Lrue store fixture reduced to kindling by
&eau;e ponce. age i.
Commercial aatl Marine.
fiup.i' price 33 cents above 191 4 record.
Page 10.
Ch-cago wheat trade uncertain aa to effect
of German note, r-age ia
t'tock market recovers completely from early
ores a. rags i j-
Re ports from Columbia headwaters Indicate
rcciri trvsnet tins ipriiie Page is,
Portland and Vicinity.
I:caltv Board acts on behalf of naval base.
Page -
Dr. Bloch la at rest. Page J.
Start made I" effort to co-operate in dis
posal of Oregon's fruit crop. pa are T.
Woim! rhortaxe baffle lnetis.ator. Page
Vealber report, data and forecast. Page ID.
Da la School pup I is give Shakespeare pa
geant. Page 1.
Latent Oregon political news. Page 11.
, fcUiucator, nettled, rebuke ettmy In Kr-
chen trial. Pig 1
PORTLAND AD CLUB
REVELS AT EUGENE
Effigy of University
"Gloom" Is Burned.
CAMPUS EVENT IS BIG STUNT
Excursion Party Greeted With
Round of Affairs.
TRAIN RIDES ARE JOLLY
IJvely Trip Down Is lollowrd by
Whirl About City in Auto? Ke-
orptioii ut Chanibrr and
Ila nq net a t Cli ti rcb .
EUGENE. Or.. May Special.) A
shapele, aplnele.ta efTi;ry. representing
all opposition to the development of the
University of Oregon In past years,
was burned on the campus in front of
Friendly Hall thusafternoon by the
members of the Ad Club of Portland.
"May those who have hampered the
growth of the university In the pat
be an this spineless thine Intoned Pr.
R. M. Kmerson. the spokesman of the
admen, while he poured gasoline over
the image and tossed a match upon it.
Must la Cheered.
"And may the university in the fu
ture set the appropriations that it
needs and deserves." he added, whtl
the flames leaped up, and the students
and visitors gathered around burst Into
n. tremendous cheer.
The ceremonial stunt of burning the
effigy of Gloom"" and opposition to the
university was the big. stunt feature
of the Ad Club excursion, and was car
Tied out In fantastic detail.
Chester Whit mo re, the first president
of the Ad Club, presented a rose to the
university, and this was planted on tho
campus after the effigy had been
burned, the Bfhes of the charred figure
being buried around the roots of the
rose. The effigy was borne onto the
campus In a pine coffin, labeled "The
Annual Appropriation Gloora.
dmri Kept Rnay.
Aside from this event the admen
found themselves too busy being enter
tained by the students and faculty of
the university and the members of the
Eugene Chamber of Commerce to rut
over any otner stunt features.
The special train reached Eugene at
30 P. M. and found a phalanx of
Chamber of Commerce automobiles
lined up waiting; for them.
A procession that stretched out for
several blocks and moved faster than
the ordinary traffic ordinances prob
ably would have sanctioned whirled tho
sitors about the city, through the
most attractive business and residence,
sections, and up to the campus.
Here the university took the party
out of the hands of the Chamber of
Commerce committee. President P. L
Campbell and Dean I. YV. Morton, of
the college of commerce, welcomed the
parry to the campus in a brief meeting
in Villard llalU Then the admen
and the women made a tour of the
campus, inspecting the buildings and
laboratories, ending up at the Adminis
tration Hall, where a. musical pro
gramme was given by the Women's Glee
Club. While the trip about the campus
was on. the university band gave a con
cert from the steps of McCIure Hall.
( siawiher Next Vlalted.
Tho admen's effigy-burning and
roseplantlng stunt was offered just
before the party left the campus to re
turn to the Chamber of Commerce.
The colleges of commerce and jour
nalism were of especial Interest to the
admen, and the latter particularly fur
nished a striking example of the prac
tical methods applied.
Students of journalism, announcing
that Professor Allen had assigned
them to interview the visitors, way
laid the admen at every turn, and
the visitors Rave out interviews with
enthusiasm, many of them not realiz
ing until afterward that their utter
ances probably never were to appear
on any printed page.
The entertainment of the day was
closed with a banquet In the basement
of the First Methodist Church, one of
the finest new churches in the city.
President Campbell presided, and ad
dresses were made by President J. II
Koke, of the Chamber of Commerce.
W. D. Whitcomb. president of the Ad
Club. E. O. lmmel. M. E. Smead. and
Frank Jenkins, editor of the Eugene
Register. One-minute talks were giv
en by numerous others.
Volunteer Briaia; A at to a.
The- committee of the Chamber of
Commerce, consisting of TX W. Mor
ton. J. S. Magladry. Dr. John SLraub.
A. C. Dixon and W. C Yoran. with
others who volunteered automobiles,
escort'ed the admen's party to the
train from the banquet
On the train, going and coming, the
admen entertained themselves with
stunts of all kinds, and at way sta
tions, they jumped off the train to- hold
impromptu meetings on the freight
trucks at the depots. A piano us
taken in the baggage car. and dancing
was one of the jolly features of tho
trip.
The Ad Club quartet sang on the
train and at all of the meetings in
Eugen En route from Portland 3.
mimeograph bulletin, full of tun about
the members of the party, was pub
lished every hour by Howard i. i-alU-bury.
editor of the Ad Ciuj's oIIKtal
publication.
The ent hii-iiim nf tie cdmcn over -
(Concluded on i'm
Column 2
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