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, 4 TOE MORXTXG OREGOXIAW.- THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1916. " AUSTRIA PROTESTS DELEGATES ELECTED YESTERDAY BY PORTLAND LODGES TO HEAD CAMP, WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. BULGARS HAVE NO LOVE FOR GERMANS Pf1 f.f- Lawn Needs OF VESSEL Mowers Our best grade, ball bearing-. 10 inch wheel, 16-inch cutting blades. -9Q 00 Regular $11.00. Special J0i33 Sprinklers Brass Fountain Sprinkler 9 Inches in diameter acts just like rain 7 it itself. Regular 75c. Special Bill Hose A guaranteed Hose. absolu:ely non kinking. Will outwear the ordinary kind twice over. Four grades, each one complete with couplings and adjustable nozzle. 50-foot Hippo. ?4-inch Regular tlO. 7 CO Special -. 0 I tD3 ME 50-foot Hippo. H -inch Regular $9. S6.69 iThree Women Declared Lost When Dubrovnik Was Tor o pedoed in Adriatic, 'Our Allies Are Robbers," Is Title of Balkans; National Marching Song, special 50-foot Walrus. - inch Regular 7 In $9.50. 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According to the Austfcj-llungarinn note sent to neutral powers repardinfr the sinking of .the Austrian steimer Dubrovnik and other Austrian 'vessels, the Dubrovnik had 19 passengers on board. Including sev eral women and children. Three bodies of women " were recovered and four Jnembers of the crew and four passen gers are missings The Overseas Xews Agency in its eummary of the Austrian note says: "A dispatch from Vienna says that the Austvo-IIungarlan Government has delivered a note to the representatives of neutral powers sayinpr that on May 9 the Austro-HunKarian passenger steam er Dubrovnik was destroyed in the Adriatic by two torpedoes fired with out warning by an enemy submarine. Tho first torpedo hit the starboard side nnd the ship immediately began sink In. Lifeboat Crushed by Torpedo. "All on board rushed to the lifeboats. Then a second torpedo struck the ship, crushing the starboard lifeboat with those in it. It was possible to rescue 3 6 passengers in a. second boat. Two stdditional persons were picked up from tiie water and some were rescued by boats from the shore. "On board the ship were 1! passen gers, among whom were two clergymen and several women and children. Up to this time three bodies of women have been recovered. Four sailors and four passengers are missing. "The Stefani Agency on May 10 said that a French submarine torpedoed the Dubrovnik. which was a transport and earried ammunition. The statement is a flat invention. The capacity of. the Dubrovnik was 480 tons and Bho there fore was not able to carry troops nor ammunition. Besides this, the distance of the submerged submarine from her was so greatthat it was impossible for it to discern the class of persons- car ried by the steamer. ; ''Intentional Murder" Charged. "The Austro-Hungarian government fays that the firing of the second tor pedo against the sinking steamer and the lifeboats which were afloat must be qualified as 'intentional murder.' "The Austro-Hungarian government holds the Italian government equally responsible with the French govern ment, since the French submarine was operating with the Italian forces." The News Agency summary, after mentioning the allusions in the note to the torpedoing of the hospital ship Kleetra and attacks on the . steamers Daniel Erno and Zagreb, concludes: "The Austro-Hungarian government most emphatically protests against the criminal acts mentioned." BRITISH SUPREME IN AIR TWO TYPES OP riASES PASTER THAN GERM AX FOIvKKU. Arrangements; to Give tVarnlnEn 7-cppelln Holds Completed and I Defense Board Earned. of LONDON, :May 17. In the course of a debate in the House of Commons today on aerial service, Harold J. Tennant, Parliamentary Under Secre tary for AV'ar, said Great Britain had two types of aeroplanes faster than any possessed by Germany and two other types as fast as the Fokker. It was far from true to say Germany had the supremacy of the air, he continued. On the contrary, England had a large measure of supremacy and in a great majority of combats her airmen- were the winners. Sir. Tennant said ar rangements for giving warnings of Zeppelin raids were now complete and that there has been a great improve ment in regard to lights and guns. Mr. Tennant announced the govern ment had decided to constitute an aerial board to advise the Admiralty and the War Office in. regard to air service and designs of, machines. Earl Curzon has accepted the presidency of the board, of which Dord Syden ham 'will he a member. Major Baird will represent the board in the House of Commons. The other members will be army aid navy officers. 7A J - M 1 Kred . German, Retprenentlncc "VVebfoot Camp. 2 M. A. MrEarkern, Roue Citx Camp. t3 J. O. AVIlson. Multnomah Camp. (4 T. J. Kreuder, Mnlt nomnh Camp. 5 J. J. Jenningn, Fronpeet Camp. (6) George Rohduu, AVebfoot Camp. (7) J. 1. AVells. Multnomah Camp. LODGE HOI URGED Portland Woodmen Favor Car ing for Aged Members. LOCATION HERE FAVORED Ticks Appear at Ironside. IRONSIDE, Or., May 17. (Special.) Sage ticks have been unusually numer ous this -Spring, but with settled warm weather they will practically disappear. PIMPLES ON FAGE ITCHING INTENSE Began Getting Bigger. Urge, Hard and Very Red. Scattered Over Face. Had to Scratch. Paying of Insurance to Members at Age of 7 O Years and Member ship of Juveniles Proposed. Delegates Are Chosen. delegates elected at the convention of the 24th district of the Woodmen of the World yesterday in the hall of Multnomah Camp No. 77. East Sixth and Kast Alder streets,- to attend the meeting of the nead camp at Denver, Coll., July 17, are as follows: J. O. Wilson, T. J. Kreuder, J. L. Wells, from. Multnomah camp; George Roosraan and Frail German, from Web foot camp; J. J. Jennings, from Pros pect camp; and M. A. McEachem, from Rose City camp. M. A. McEachem presided, and 151 representatives were present from the district. J. O. Wilson was elected chairman of the delegation. The convention went on record unan imously indorsing the re-election of I. A- Boak as head consul to the head camp session. Other resolutions were adopted favor ing establishment of a junior order, in which members will be admitted be tween the ages of 12 and 18: favoring the payment of the insurance of mem bers when they reach the age of 70 years, or in case of total disability; and, favoring tho establishment of a home for aged and helpless members. These measures will he urged at the session of the head camp at Denver, and in case the plan to establish a home is adopted by the head camp, the delegation wtll ask that It be located in Portland. AID PROMISED ASTORIA COLUMBIA KATAL , BASE PLJIN IS MAKING CONVERTS. HEALED BYCUTICURA SOAP AND OINTMENT "I noticed that my face was covered with pimples which began getting bigger. They were large and hard and were very red and there were so many festered at a time that I bad to squeeze them out and they formed like a boil under the skin. They scattered all over my face and the itching was so Intense that I had to scratch my face so much it bled. ' "The trouble lasted about a month and I used tablets, but they did not do . any good. I noticed a Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertisement so I thought I would try them. The next day I saw the pimple were going away and I used two cakes of Cuticura Soap and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment and I was healed." (Signed) Eugene Vogt, 7122 Tremont Ave.. St. Louis. Mo., Oct. 3, 1915. Sample Each Free by Mail With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Ad dress post-card "Catietira, Dept. T, Bos ton." Sold throughout the world, Compliment for Mr. Hartley Cornea From South Carolina Member. Hearings to lie Given Soon. ORECONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 17. -Considerable interest has been aroused among Senators and Representatives by- the brief filed by F. C. Hawley, of tho Astoria naval base committee, urging favorable action on the Hawley-Lane bill, authorizing the establishment of a naval base on the Columbia River. Senators Borah and Brady, of Idaho, have come out in strong indorsement of the bill and promise active support, as does Representative Smith, of the same state. Numerous other Senators have signified their willingness to help the Senators from Oregon, once the bill is brought before the Senate for consid eration. .Letters voicing friendliness to the measure are being received by the com mittee from members of the House. To date the most interesting letter from a House member is that from Repre sentative Lester, of South Carolina, say ing: "Anything that has the indorse ment of Representative Hawley will re ceive my earnest consideration, for there is no better man in Congress Hearing on the naval-base bill has been delayed by the protracted discus sion of-the naval appropriation bill in the House naval committee. The bill, however, is scheduled to be out of the hands of the committee by the middle of next week, and some time the latter part of that week or the week follow ing a general hearing will be had. After the hearing before the House commit tee a similar hearing will be held be fore the Senate naval committee. BOMBS HIT NEAR QUEEN ITALIAN no Y All TBA1.V CHASF.D JtY AUSTRIAN AIRMEN'. Two Princesses in Coach With Their Mother When Attack la Made Along Line of Railroad. ROME. May 17. Queen Helena and the Princesses Jolianda and Mafalda had a narrow escape in the attack by Austrian air raiders on the train in which they were traveling Monday last from a point near the front to Venice on their way to Rome, bombs dropped by the aviators striking directly on the line of the railroad over which they were passing. King Victor Emmanuel accompanied Queen Helena and his children in a motor car to the station along the line of the railway between Udlne and Ven ice, where they took the train for Rome. As the train was nearing Venice it was pursued by Austrian aeroplanes whose occupants evidently had been Informed of the presence of the royal personages. Both train and the railway line itself being in complete darkness, tho aero planes missed their targets, although bombs exploded so near they broke telegraph wires along the line. Meanwhile the searchlights of Ital ian anti-aircraft batteries discovered the raiders, who abandoned the chase shortly before the train reached Padua. AUSTRIAN MEDICINE AMPLE Surgeon-General Says Even Special Supplies Are Had. VIENNA, via Berlin, to London, May 17. Surgeon-General Hochenegg, com menting in the Neue Freie Presse on tho report of ex-President Taft's effort to secure permission for the export from the United States of medical sup plies to the central powers, says that thus far there is no lack of such sup plies, nor can there be talk of a threat ened shortage. He declares there are even special supplies on hand. "An effective protest against hinder ing American exports," he adds, "could be of value only in view of the possible long duration of the war. From this point of view, we are interested in the success of Mr. Taffs humanitarian endeavors." Baker to Give Diplomas to 4 5. BAKER, Or., May 17. (Special.) Rev. J. R. N. Bell, of Corvallis. will deliver the address at the graduation exercises of the Baker High School in the Baker Theater Thursday night. Forty-five will be graduated, makln one of the largest classes that ever left the school. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS German. BERLIN, via London. May 17. The German army headquarters staff today gave out the following state ment: "Western theater There were lively hand-grenade engagements southwest of Lens, following mine explosions.. "On both banks of the Meuse artillery activity of each side" increased at times to great liveliness. An attack made by the French against the southern slope of Hill 304 broke down under our curtain of fire. 'The aviators of both sides showed great activity. First Lieutenant Im melman brought down his 15th enemy aeroplane west of Douai. An English aeroplane met with defeat in a battle near Fournes. Its occupants, two xi lish officers, were captured unlnjurefl. "Balkan theater A weak enemy de tachment advancing in the Vardar sec tor against our positions was repulsed." Krencli. PARIS. May 17. The text of today's official statement is: "Artillery duels occurred at various points along the front, notably in the Champagne region, at Butte du Mesnil. "In the Argonne. at La Fille Morte, mine fighting continued to our advan tage. "On the left bank of the Meuse, after a bombardment of our first line, an attempt of the enemy to advance In a hand-grenade attack, to Dead Man's Hill was completely checked. On the right bank there was great artillery activity by both sides in the region between Haudremont and Vaux pond. Northwest of Thiaumont farm a hand grenade attack upon one of our listen ing posts was repulsed. ' "During the night of May" 16-17. 13 of our aeroplanes dropped 24 shells upon bivouacs in the region of Dam villers and Chaumont. 11 upon the rail road station at Brieulles and upon Clery. 14 upon the cantonments at Nan tillois and Komagne and 21 upon the railroad stations of Apremont and Grand Pre. Several fires were started. One of our pilots brought down a German machine north of Vic-sur-Alsne.- Both wings of the enemy ma chine came off during its fall. "On the same night another of our air squadrons dropped 20 bombs upon the railroad stations at Arn and Metz. 40 upon the hangars at Frescati, 40 upon the railroad station at Arnaville and 30 upon the railroad and stations between Metz and Thlonvllle." Having Won in Macedonia, (Country - Would Like to Quit tint Cannot. 1'ncnsincss as to Outcome Is Manifest. BY MILDRED FARWELL. "(War correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, returned from tho Southern front. Copy, rig-ht. iai.". by tho Chicago Tribune. Pub lished by arrangement.) If we found the Germans pleasant, the Bulgarians did not. They were quite open in their dislike of them, and not only believed but spread every dis agreeable story they could. In the newspapers all the little allies are sup posed to love one another, but I think, like neutrals, they come in for a lot of criticism. "O yes," the Bulgarians would say. "those Germans are bad people. They did dreadful things in Belgium. Mon astir is lucky that we got in first and not the Germans." The new marching song of the Bul garians that was whistled and sung by everyone was. "Our Allies Are Robbers." They considered it a great Joke on the Germans and explained that It had been written during the last Bulgarian war, but never used, but they found it eame in nicely for this one. "Our allies are robbers." they could say, and wink. "To gain Macedonia, we .would -have allied ourselves with the devil was a saying. ,. "Didn't you?" some wag asked them. Bolgars Cannot Let Go. They were in the position of one who wishes to get something for nothing. The war, as far as they were concerned, was over. We asked one soldier if he wanted to go back to the front? "My God, no." he answered. The Bul garians had got what they wanted, and they were not allowed to sit down and enjoy it. They began to realize that after the war their enjoyment would be shared by rather too many uncomfort ably permanent German guests. At first they had not a -doubt of the outcome. Toward the last I noticed a great deal of uneasiness. They say all women love brass but tons. In a town where every man wears them you soon cease to be impressed. The first sight of a regiment marching brings a thrill, but when you see those same soldiers carrying their officers' dinner, red soup in wash basins, trying to be careful but spilling it all over themselves and the street, or a brave Captain ceasing to be military walking if his corn hurt him. you forget the heroic and only see how sordid it all is. I remember the funeral of a promis ing Bulgarian division commandant that anywhere else would have been pa thetic At the front it was only amus ing. fw Year Rail Im Amanlnsr. On New Year's day, by the old-style calendar, . celebrated two weeks after ours, men dressed in fur coats with masks, evidently to give the impression of animals, begged from door to door, dancing a rough dance du ventre. At night tho Bulgarians gave a balL All Monastir took it seriously as a great social event, and the girls got out their white shoes. We Americans were not asked, but German officer told me that General Boyagieff, aged and bearded, and a lit tle German Colonel in command, dan cing, together .a native hora, was the funniest sight in the world- At midnight, waked from a sound sleep of the uninvited by a gun. I had a wild, thought. The French at last! It was only the New Year's salute. Twenty-four guns boomed across the blackness. I could feel as if I could see them. All over the town the stir of the peasants starting up from their beds In terror. The noise of guns brought too .real visions to them. The poor people's condition had not changed. You did not see so many on the streets. They had given up hoping and gone into the houses to die. There was little flour, and that at prices too high for anyone but the well-to-do, and sugar was not to be had at any price. Women were picking up the grain that fell from the army wagons and . be tween tho cracks in the cobbles. Peasants Beg for Floor. Before I left people were buying cognac for the sake of the lump of sugar that was served with It. In front of the American missionaries who had Inherited, the Bngllsh Consul's bread line, were huddled against the gate for warmth the patient, swathed Albanian women sitting on the ground perfectly quiet, their faces growing whiter day by day. In the out-of-the-way streets peasants would asit us ror riour. They never ventured to ask us when the soldiers were near, but we had nothing to give, f lour was expected, but the first saw. a few small wagons, arrived only as we left in January, We were told the army Itself needed food, and one day everyone was ordered to stay at home. Sentries were posted in the streets, who allowed no one to pass, while a guard went through every house searching for and confiscating flour. They came to where I lived and poked Into every corner. The officer in charge, standing on a chair, even un hooked the bird cage and peered into the cupboard behind. The worst of a situation like that I that there seems to be no remedy for it. One can Southern Trailing Arbutus I On Talcum Powder.. ' U 11.00 M i o I e n e OC. Freckle Cream. . O Jl JiOc. Java RizQ7 for Ul w mm M Powder One-pound can Cory lopsi.t TalcumC Powder, special.. Iwu Colgate's Cash-inn mere Eouq. Soap I Ul Six bars IroryOCa Soan for t JU "Likly" Luggage Is Correct in Every Detail J. B. L. CASCADES Sold on Small Monthly Payments r5 IvoryPI 00 l.,l lUU 1 Powder, box. tl Ivory CombCQn on sale for D3u Hair Tonic Comb, with bulb, conven ient and cco-TCn nomical. for... . I 3w $2.75 iTorytl on Clock for O 1 10 3 25c ColgatesOflp Dental Ribbon... UI 50c P c b e co on 1 sale for.. . . . 2 5c Lyons' Tooth I Tp Paste or Powder III 39c Candy Lime Mints (new), pound 29 Commercial Chocolate Creams, pound.... 17 Assorted Fruit Tablet, pound 7 2f - MAE SHALL 4.700-OMr. A 6171 AITiTV STREET AT WEST pabK Austrian. BERLIN, May .17. (By wireless to Sayville, N; Y.) The Austrian official statement received here today says: "Austro-Hungarian troops advanced on Armentara Ridge. On Folgarlno plateau they captured positions of the enemy at Sogllodaspio, Coslna, Costa dagra and Maronia. Austro-Hungarian troops also entered the Terrlgnola sec tor at Piazza and drove the Italians from Moschere. During the night they stormed Zegnatorta. south of Rovereto. "The number of prisoners taken In the fight has reached .141 officers and 6200 men. )We also captured 17 machine guns and, 13 cannon." All of Serbia and Macedonia is swept clean as if locusts had eaten it. Some of the peasants in the villages had hidden a little grain in pits, board- lined, and covered with more boards and earth. But money tempts, and they are-not a far-sighted people. They have prob ably sold it by now to the Germans, who were paying for everything they could get. Certainly we know by ex perience that tho Bulgarians will feed their army first, and the allies will not allow relief supplies to go through their lines that may be confiscated for that purpose. No guarantee can hold against the necessity of hunger. OREGQNIAN HELD ABROAD RELATIVES EEK TO AID RETl'RS OF THOJLIS I.E1TH. Josephine County Man Is Detained at Birthplace In Orkney Islands, Df . spite Katnrallxation Here. V , May 17. (Spe oX Murphy, was GRANTS PASS. Or clal.J William Lelth, In Grants Pass' today having a number of old-time and prominent citizens sign affidavits which It Is hoped will re store to him and the others of the Leith family the father and husband. Thomas Lelth, who has lived in this section of the state for more than 30 years, departed from Grants Pass some three- years ago to pay a prolonged visit to his sisters, who reside at Mr Leith'a birthplace, the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. Short ly after his arrival the war broke out, and the duty to his people made it necessary for him to remain in Scot land longer than he had Intended. When some months ago he attempted to return to the land of his adoption, the Kngitoh government said "Nay, nay, and emphasized the refusal by dire and sundry threats of what would happen If Mr. Lelth attempted to smite the lion in the face. Now, Mr. Leith is a naturalized citizen of the United States, has been a heavy taxpayer in Josephine County for many years, and has held office within his home county. All these facts were made known to "John Bull," but with characteristic stubbornness he refused to yield, final ly the American Consul suggested to Mr. Leith that he begin operations at this end, with the result that volumi nous affidavits setting forth Mr. Lelth's American citizenship, property holding and high standing are being prepared for forwarding in this county. It is hoped these affidavits may be effective in securing his release. Mr. Leith is past 60 years of age, and it Is hard for his family to understand on Just what grounds he is held. informed that opposition to tho im portation of the dyestuffs has arisen in this country, some URers fearing they will not receive a share because they are not concerned in a syndicate formed to bring them over. PRANK CAUSES INJURY Cottago Grove Millriand Is Hurt by Rock Thrown by Anotlier. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., May 17. (Special.) Robert Henna, an employe of the J. H. Chambers mill, was injured by a prank of another employe, while both wc:-e on their way to work yes terday morning. On his way Mr. Han na stirred into one of tho mill build ings. As a joke another employe threw a stone at the building which Mr. llai-na had entered. There was a small diamond shaped opening in tho wall of the building. The stone passed through this opening and struck Mr. Hanna on the head, inflicting a severe gash and nearly rendering him unconscious. It was necessary for him to return to the city for medical attention. The man who threw the stone knew nothing of the injury he had inflicted until colled back by Mr. Hanri, He promptly offered to pay all the ex penses which will result from hia prank. DYE PROSPECT GLOOMY lllllllllllllilllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIrlllinillHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIinilllllllPi: OFFICIALS SEE LITTLE HOPE RAISING OF BLOCKADE. OF British Agreement la for Only Small Quantity -Some Opposition De veloped In I nlted States. AVASHINGTON, May 17. Count von Bernstorff, tho German Ambassador, conferred today with Counsellor Polk at the State Department for the pur pose, it was said, of discussing certain phases of the dyestuff exportation which Germany has agreed to permit, and other commercial questions of a routine nature. Although the German Government has agreed to permit the exportation of the dyestuffs. in response to repre sentations made by the State Depart ment, officials today saw little hope of the commodities reaching the United States within the near future, although they believed the shipments finally would arrive. Several obstacles have arisen. Great Britain has agreed to permit a small quantity of the dyes to pass through British lines, out so far has not signi fied willingness to pass any such quantity as 15,000 tons. Furthermore, officials here have been Legal Holiday Tomorrow . DO your banking today, for tomorrow (Friday), May 19, is Primary Election Day and The Northwestern National, as well as other Portland Clearing House Banks, will be closed. i TT. L. riTTOCK, Kmory 01mtead - V.-T. A MKT. Llo.Td Mime - - vice-t'rea. Wilfrid P. Jones - - Vlee-Prta. Kdcar H. SenM-nlch - Cashier .Northwestern .Sixth and Portland, mil tiiM3 ilHllj President. ieo. W. Wort - Ant. Canhler. C. Detering - - Ant. tashlrr. Kor H. H. elnn . Aaat. ( Man. O. L. Price - Ast. to President. Bank Building Morrison Oregon. PLAYER MUSIC CLEARANCE A miscellaneous assortment of hundreds of SS and 65-note Rolls, embracing every kind of music Classic, Sacred, Operatic, Popular and Dance. 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