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THE MORNING OREGONIAN,' MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1916. GREAT CARGO AND PIER ARE BURNED Fire Follows Unloading of Jap anese and Two Freight ers Are Singed. ESTIMATED LOSS $800,000 Oriental Merchandise, Discharged After tbe Demands of Striking Longshoremen Are Granted, Gone AVithin Few Honrs. BAN FRANCISCO. June 4. Five thousand tons of freight from the Ori ent, which were unloaded yesterday from the Shlnyo Maru No. 2. a Japa nese freighter, and a concrete pier re cently erected by the state at the mouth of Islals Creek, were dstroyed in a spectacular blaze of unknown origin here early today. The Shinyo and the General Forbes, another freighter, which were tied to' the pier, were slightly damaged before they could be removed from the fire's reach. Steam ship men said the loss would reach close to $800,000. The Shinyo arrived Wednesday, but the cargo was not touched until yester day, when its owners, the Toyo Kisen Kalsha Company, granted the demands of the striking longshoremen. The boat was emptied at 11 o'clock last night, three hours before the fire started. Blazing? Barges Go Adrift. Two coal barges and several box cars were also damaged. One of the barges, the Melrose, the largest on the bay. which was tied to the pier, drifted out into the stream with her cargo ablaze when her moorings burned. She bumped into and ignited the Ruth, an other coal barge, which was anchored off the pier. Both burned freely until fire tugs flooded the coal. Later the two broke loose and drifted down the bay with their cargoes smouldering. Tugs caught up with them off the Ferry building. Several narrowly escaped being burned. Customs Lieutenant Patrick Barrett and a pier watchman were on the pier when the first started. The flames spread rapidly and alrove the two men aboard the Forbes. Sailors Driven to Seek Refuge. When the fire broke out, Japanese warmed from the Shinyo's forecastle and spread over the ship, seeking refuge. One jumped overboard, but his mates hauled him back on a life pre server. From nearby cities and from far out at sea the sheets of fire and the glare could be seen. The blaze was ihe most spectacular and destructive that has visited the local waterfront in years. ACCLAIMED IN BERLIN AS GENIUS WHO DIRECTED VICTORY IN .BATTLE OF SKAGER-RAK. . - STRAND BILL IS STRONG SNAPPV VAUDEVILLE ACTS AND DRAMATIC FILM OFFERED. Photo by Underwood. ADMIRAL VOX CAPELLE, NEW IMPERIAL MINISTER OF MARINE. Admiral von Capelle is the new Imperial Minister of Marine of Ger many, succeeding Admiral von Tlrpitz, resigned, and to Von Capelle, as direc tor of trie navy, is given credit in ueriln for the great victory claimed in the battle of Skager-Rak. ' Admiral Von Capelle is familiar with the workings of the marine depart ment, having been the most capable collaborator of Admiral von Tirpitz In naval construction affairs and administrative details. The new Minister suc cessfully represented tbe marine department before the Reichstag, where he obtained tbe funds necessary lor construction work. Able Cornettst tVlna Applause With Vocal Melodies, Too Sketch Affords Abundant Glee. For reel and real entertainment the new bill at the Strand is excep tionally strong. There are four vaude ville acts and each is worth while. As for the film story, it is one of the most dramatic and fascinating pictures ever shown locally. Opening the vaudeville section of the entertainment is Lillian Seiger, who plays the cornet delightfully. Besides which she sings patriotic melodies which bring storms of applause. A clever sketch is presented by Moore and Elliott, with a plot that re volves about the efforts of a gentle manly salesman to sell a piano to a woman who mistakes him for a sub stituted Buitor. The sketch affords great glee. The three Ellles are acrobats and balancers, who offer an act of unusually high merit. They introduce plenty of comedy. Two colored entertainers are Jerome and Lewis, who afford a sensation when the "lady" in the act turns out to be a man. The picture, "The Eye of God,' Is a whole big show In itself. It is In five reels, and tells with tremendous dra matic incident of the influence of con science. Tyrone Power appears in the role of a murderer who feels the eye of the Omnipotent upon him and who Is led through this ever-present fear into a confession of his guilt. ' The detail of the story is a thing to marvel at. and a bevy of capable actors have roles in its unfolding. This bill changes Thursday. PRINTERS FAVOR DEFENSE Union Men From The Oregonian In Preparedness Parade. Union printers of the city are gener ally favorable to preparedness, as is - indicated by the fact that a good sized delegation from The Oregonian mechanical department was in line In the big demonstration Saturday night. As the parade wound through the downtown streets about 40 printers left their work on the ninth floor of The Oregonian building and hastened to Join the ranks of the marchers to enow they were in full sympathy with the demonstration. British Now Say Foe's Loss Was Heavier in Sea Fight. Casualties in Line on Cruisers Sank Are Noteworthy ; Lord Beresf ord Says Beatty Won Brilliant . but Costly Success (Continued From First Pare.) B OU'LL FIND the things that i ir i i- . make me and living one lovely smilethat anoint your soul with peace and good will a stay at HOTEL NORTON I A It is the scheme of home like elegance comfort cheeriness that pervades the place from Dining Roomto Roof Garden There's charm about Nortoms Meal that transform anticipa tion into satianed realization The thing that appeals moderate prices 1 1th off Waahington 12th ana. Washington Portland rs . -' ," a s' v .-. ::;( ; -?-: " y a.. '" ( U r: --j - - I y a-i) v - 4 f 'Ik V : &fl t :i y v - -1 siC" ' f' ' X ? 1 i -if i "Vf i . , I V t i : i 1 1 i f f- ; i t 1 j ' ' - CM , - .::. ,:.:.:.;:. j y ? V ! ; ' : ; ! . - : i -' 1 I ? ' - : . VANCOUVER WOMAN KILLS HER HUSBAND Shot Fired in Quarrel Because Baby Coughed in Pic ture Show. 8 GERMANS SUNK FEW OF OFFICERS SAVED gaged in the fight, 165 men were killed and 85 wounded. Admiral Lord Beresford. in an Inter view today, while contending strongly for the view that there was no failure in the British strategy, and that Vice Admiral Beatty won a brilliant success, though it was dearly bought, declares that the only mistake made was by the Admiralty in allowing the Germans to get first In the field with the news of the battle, or as he puts it. with "im pudent fabrications." Otherwise, said Lord Beresford. no fault can be found with the Admiralty. Results Declared Plain. The text of the Admiralty's state ment is: - 'Until the commander-in-chief has had time to consult the officers en gaged and write a full dispatch, any attempt to give a detailed history of the naval engagement which began on the afternoon of May 31 and ended in the morning hours of June 1, would evidently be premature. But the re suits are quite plain. "The grand fleet came in touch with the German high seas fleet at 8:30 on the afternoon of May 31. The leading ships of the two fleets carried on a vigorous fight, in which the battle cruisers, fast battleships and sudsidi ary vessels all took an active part. The losses were severe on both sides, but when the main body of the British fleet came into contact with the German high seas fleet a brief period sufficed to compel the latter, who had been severely punished, to seek refuge in their protected waters This maneuver was rendered possible by low visibility and mist, and although the grand fleet were now and then able to get in momentary contact with their opponents, no continuous action was possible. "They continued the pursuit until the light had wholly failed, while the British destroyers were able to make a successful attack upon the enemy dur lng the night. Jellicoe Scour Sea. "Meanwhile Admiral Sir John Jelli coe, having driven the enemy into port. returned to the main scene of the ac tion and scoured the sea in search of disabled vessels. By noon the next day, June 1, it became evident there was nothing more to be done. He re turned therefore, to his base, 400 mile away, re-fueled his fleet, and In the evening of June 1 was again ready to put to sea. "The British losses have already been fully stated. There is nothing to add to or subtract from the latest accoun published by the Admiralty. The enemy losses are less easy to determine. Tha the accounts they have given to the world are false is certain and we can not yet be sure of the exact truth. Bo from such evidence as has come to ou knowledge, the Admiralty entertains no doubt that the German losses are : heavier than the British., not merely relatively to the strength of the two fleets, but absolutely. "There seems to be the strongest ground for supposing that included in the German losses are two battleships, two dreadnought battle cruisers of tbe most powerful type, two of the latest light cruisers, the Wiesbaden and El bing, a light cruiser of the Rostock type, the light cruiser Frauenlob, nine destroyers and a submarine." Seydlitz Reported Damaged. COPENHAGEN, via London, Juno 5. dispatch to the Stif tstidende from Ribe, Jutland, says that the German battle cruiser Seydliti was sighted Thursday morning 38 miles west of Fano Islands, going south, pursued by British warships. She was badly ulam aged, and had two large holes aft. The Seydlitz is a dreadnought cruiser of 25.000 tons. She was built In 1912, nd is armed with 10 11-inch guns and 12 eix-inch guns. The Seydlitz took part In the battle off Heligoland in anuary. 1915, and was reported to have been badly damaged in that engage ment and to have suffered heavy cas ualties among her crew. Subsequently she was reported at Hamburg under going repairs. Fano is a small Island off the west coast of Jutland, about 1 miles from Ribe, any is in the immediate neigh borhood of the great battle. MOTHER WITNESSES ACT Mrs. Bessie Mitchell Points Rifle to Keep Sylvester P. Mitchell From Tesertlng Her and In Tussle Weapon Is Discharged. VANCOUVER, Wash., June 4. (Spe cial.) A quarrel in a motion picture theater this afternoon between hus band and wife, because the husband ob jected to his wife permitting their 9-months-old baby to continue in the theater while coughing, resulted to night in the fatal shooting of Sylvester P. Mitchell by his wife. Mrs. Bessie Mitchell, at their home at 1407 East street. Mrs. Mitchell, who. in the presence of her mother, Mrs. E. C. Ingrum, killed her husband, declares she did so unln-j tentlonally while pointing a rifle of 30"-55 caliber at him to dissuade him from leaving their home. She said that after her husband had insisted on tak ing the baby from the picture show they had quarreled, both on the way home and after reaching home, and that finally at 7:30 o'clock tonight he had packed his suitcase and put on a raincoat, preparatory, he said, to leav ing their home entirely. Rifle Obtained Nearby. She went to an adjoining room, she said, and procured the rifle, which she loaded, but she said her husband did not know it was loaded. Returning, she said, she pointed the rifle at Mr. Mitch ell's legs, whereon he grasped the bar rel and lifted it upward until the muzzle was level with his chin. The motion of lifting the rifle, she said, caused her finger to press on the trig ger and discharged the rifle. Her fingers, she said, were stiff with fright at the time. The bullet struck Mr. Mitchell in the chin, penetrating the head and coming out about two inches below the lobe of the right ear, then penetrating the wall at a height of about seven feet. The wounded man fell over a trunk and Mrs. Mitchell took a towel and tried to staunch the flow of blood, but. failing, rushed to a telephone and sum moned Dr. C. C. Wilcox, who arrived in about five minutes, just as Mr. Mitchell was dying. Murder Cham la Placed. Chief of Police Barbeau, Night Po lice Sergeant McCurdy, Sheriff Bie secker and Coroner Limber arrived soon after. Mrs. Mitchell was arrested and she and her baby were taken to the county jail, where a charge of murder was placed against Mrs. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a clerk for the Vancouver Mercantile Company, and had lived at Vancouver for the last three years. He was 27 years old. and was a son of Franklin Mitchell and Mrs. Emallne Mitchell, of Tigard. Or. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias order. He is survived by brothers and sisters as follows: .John A. Mitchell, of Vancouver; Frank A. Mitchell, of Portland; Mrs. E. A. Stew ard, of Portland; Mrs. H. Minard, of Sydney, Mich.; Mrs. William Turnbow, of Tigard, and Mrs. Minnie Hannah, of Grants Pass. HOTEL CLERKS WILL ELECT Delegates to Salt Lake Convention to Be Chosen Tonight. A meeting of the Oregon State Hotel Clerks' Association will be held at the Wheeldon Annex tonight at 8 o'clock to elect delegates to the National con vention of Greeters of America, to be held at Salt Lake City. June 29, 30 and July 1. The Oregon charter Is laying plans to secure the 1918 convention and will send a strong delegation. The follow ing have placed their name on the ballot: T. L. Finnigan, Ross Finnigin. Glenn Hite. A. N. Pierce. H. H. Hamil ton. W. E. Metzger. E. D. Hiller. F. W. Beach. G. D. Gunn. M. J. Slatky, Chas. E. Larscn, J. H. Sawyer, of Portland; J. A. Westerlund, of Medford. and L. L Snodgrass. of La Grande. Seven will be elected. UK - mm wans A Picture's Value is often lost by an ugly frame its beauty brought out in the right setting. Our new mouldings are really beautiful in every sense, form and finish our framers ex perts; no guesswork, no false moves. If you've an unframed or poorly framed picture, let us call for it. Phone us. 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Ready at 5 P. M. "ANSCO" Films give de tail, are clear, sharp and 3eep. Really the best made. Cameras rented 25c a day. Let those who do not walk jide In comfort. Our self-propelling, adjustable, easy -running WHEEL CHAIRS have given joy to thousands. Rented or sold on small month ly payments Get Your Hotpoint Now After June 10th, HOTPOINT ELECTRIC IRONS will be $3.75. Get yours now with the 10-year guarantee. Com- 3 plete with cord, 3, 5 or 6 lbs., for S3.50 JUJCT STREET AT WEST FAEK -MAE, SMALL 4-70O -WOVffi. A S'7I Germany still holds her original an nouncement of losses a battleship, three cruisers and several torpedo-boat destroyers the British Admiralty says there is the strong-eat ground for supposing- that the Germans lost two bat tleships, two dreadnought battle cruis ers, four light crulstrs, nine torpedo boat destroyers and a submarine. 18 vessels in all. The Admiralty says that, with the destruction of these ships, Germany's losses were not only relatively, but absolutely heavier than those of the British. The region of Vaux and Damloup, northeast of Verdun, has been the scene of further attempts of the Germans to pierce the French lines. All the at tacks were set at naught by the French fire, says the Paris account, except a night attack between Damloup and Fort Vaux. where the Germans ob tained a foothold in French trenches. From these, however, they were imme diately driven out by a counter-attack. The Canadian troops and the Ger mans have been battling rtercely on the Tpres salient. The German guns opened up several days ago. deluging the Canadian positions and the sur rounding territory with shells. Then the German infantry advanced along an extended front of almost two miles, capturing trenches. . In a series of counter-attacks, in - which bombs and bayonets played an important part, the Canadians regained most of the lost ground and have reorganized their positions. BRITAIN NOT IMPAIRED wixstox chirchill says losses do not Effect supremacy. L On the Russian front violent artillery duels are going on in the Besearabian and Volhynian sectors. Several Rus sian infantry attacks against the Aus tria n s were repulsed. The Italians in the region of Arsiero are holding the Austrians from further advances in the desperate strupgle that is going on in this region. The Aus trians. with large effectives, attempted to break throuBh the Italian line in tne direction of Onaro, but were driven back. The bombardments are still heavy on the other sectors of the Aus-tro-Italian front. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS German. BERLIN. June 4. The text of todays official statement' by army head quarters is as follows: Western front The British directed several attacks against the positions won by us east of Ypres. They were everywhere repulsed. The artillery battle north of Arras and in the Tegion of Albert continued yesterday. British reconnoitering de tachments were repulsed. Several explosions caused by the enemy southeast of Neuville St. Vaast were without result. On the left bank of the Meuse a minor enemy attack west of Hill 304 was repulsed. During the attack we captured one machine gun. 'On the eastern bank of the river heavy fighting between Caillette and Damloup progressed in our favor. Yes terday more tnan &uu frenchmen, in cluding three officers, were taken pris oner and four machine guns were cap tured. West of Markirch (Vosges region) several gas attacks by the enemy were unsuccessful. Bombs were dropped in Flanders, causing the injury of several Belgians. No damage occurred. 'Near Hollebecke a British aeroplane was brought down by our anti-aircraft guns." Austrian. BERLIN, June 4, by wireless to Say ville, N. Y.) No further advance for the Austrians in their offensive against the Italians in tha Southern Tyrol is reported via Vienna headquarters in the statement of June 3. received here today, but the repulse of Italian at tacks in two sectors of the front is an nounced. The statement says: "Russian front On the Bessarabian front and in Volhynla the artillery duels are continuing with unabated violence. At several points Russian infantry made attacks, which were re pulsed. Italian front Our troops re pulsed one strong and several feeble Italian attacks against Monte Barco. Repeated enemy attacks against our positions near Crenzeck and east of the Mandrlelle farm failed." there was a hand-grenade fight during the night west of Thlaumont farm. "At the close of tbe day yesterday after a violent bombardment the enemy made several attempts to turn Fort Vaux from the southeast. At 8 o'clock they launched a powerful attack Into the ravine between Damloup and the fort, which won for them a foothold in our trenches. Our counter-attack im mediately ejected the enemy com pletely. A second German attack this morning directed against the same point was checked by our artillery fire. "Un tne left bank of tne Meuse and on the rest of the front there was the usual artillery activity on both sides." Sunday's War News. rpHE great naval battle fought by J. British and Germans off the coast of Jutland last week continues the all bsorblnar feature of the war. While According to unofficial advices from Saloniki, General Sarrail; the French commander, has declared martial law in the entire son'e occupied by the en tente allies, and the allied troops have taken over the telegraph office, the port and custom-house at Saloniki. SENATOR JONES EXPLAINS Vote Against Harbor Bill Due Items Regarded as Indefensible. to Control of Seas Depends on Capital Ships. None of Which Was Sunk La Recent Battle. LONDON, June 4. Great Britain still holds undisputed supremacy of the seas, in the Judgment of Winston Spencer Churchill, recently Finst Lord of the Admiralty, who now has resumed his Parliamentary duties after service with his regiment at the front, and whose opinion on naval matters are still eagerly sought in England. Colo nel Churchill gave the Associated Press the following statement today: "I have had an opportunity of ex amining the reports of the Admirals and of considering the information in possession of the Admiralty. The fol lowing facts eeem to me to bo estab lished: "The naval supremacy of the Brit ish fleet in capital ships depends upon superdreadnaughts armed with 13.5 and 15-inch guns and these are suf ficient by themselves to maintain con trol of the seas. Of these vital units of the first rank, we have only lost one. the Queen Mary. There appears to be no doubt that the Germans have lost at least one comparable ship. If this should be the Lutzow or the Derf fllnger, that vessel is a heavier loss to them actually and relatively than the Queen Mary is to us. Coining to vessels of the second or- er, we have lost the Indefatigable and the Invincible. These are of an en- lrely differont class from the super readnaughts and. valuable vessels as they are, do not rank as primary units i tne present time. A dreadnauaht battleship of the Westfallen type would avo oeen a loss comparable to either." HOUSE DAMAGED BY. FIRE Flying Sparks Start Iilaze at Home of It. Brothers. SparSs alighting on the roof of nouse at biua roriy-tblrd avenue Southeast caused damage of 8100 last night. There was no Insurance. The ouse was occupied by R. Brothers, and '. W. Wells was the agent for the property. All of the furniture was removed from the burning building before the fire department arrived. The house was a one-story frame structure. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. June 4. senator Jones of Washington, who surprise many Sena tors by voting against the passage of the river and harbor bill, has explained his unexpected vote. "I voted against the bill." said Sena tor Jones, "because it contains many indefensible items. We are unable to get rid of these items. So I voted against the bill as a whole. "When the river and harbor bill came over from the House It was laid before the commerce committee. That committee reported It without exam ining many doubtful items. "When some of us tried to hold up the bill, we were told that there was no time to Investigate each project. We also were told that If we cut out manv House items, the House would not acceDt the bill and the two houses would deadlock. . That Is not the fair way to legislate. French. PARIS. June 4. The text of today's official statement is as follows: "On the right .bank of the Meuse A Gala. Time A &."'-' 3 Nun ROSE FESTIVAL and Bankers' Convention week combined will bring many visitors to the city. We shall be pleased to transact financial business for your guests while here. Travelers Cheeks Are Convenient and Certainly More Safe. We Have Them liere. iTheNorthwestern National Bank HorthwesternBankBld'g, Portland.Ore&ori. BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK Lloyd's Reports Loss of Two In armed Vessels; Italian Lost. LONDON. June 4. Dispatches to Lloyds report the sinking of the un armed British steamships Dewsland nd Salmonpool. The Salmonpool. of 4950 gross tons. sailed from Adelaide on March 19. and arrived at Las Palmas May 11. but no reports of her movements since then are obtainable. The Dewsland was a. vessel of 1993 tons which sailed on May 4 from Penarth for a destination not given. Lloyds also announces that the Ge noa steamer Marterso was sunk on May 27. 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