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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1916.
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BUCHAREST
DUMA PRESIDENT
RESENTS INSULT
'TWAS SO SUDDEN!
GASP UMATILLANS
WRECKAGE POINTS
TO SEA DISASTER
VICTIMS WELCOME
WAX ON HIS RETURN
MAX LUCKE TELLS
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LEADER OiT OPPOSITION.
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Ploechti Is Captured, Too,
by Invaders.
LINE OF RETREAT IS CUT
Southern Part of Roumania,
Including 50,000 Square
i Miles, Conquered.
MAIN RAILWAY IS HELD
Sacrifice of Capital to Enable
Defenders to Escape Long
Expected by Critics.
BERLIN, Dec. 6, by wireless to Say
ville. Bucharest, capital of Rou
mania, has been captured, it was of
ficially announced today.
Ploechti, the important railway
junction town, 36 miles northwest of
Bucharest, also has been taken.
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The capture of Ploechti, on the main
railway line running north from Buch
arest, cuts the main railway line of
retreat for the Roumanian armies op
erating in the Bucharest region.
Serious Plight Possible.
The official statement does not in
dicate whether the entry of the Teu
tonic forces into Bucharest and
Ploechti was simultaneous.
The capture of Ploechti before that
of the capital would be far more se
rious for the Roumanians. ':
Many military observers looked for
the Roumanians not to attempt a de
fense of the capital at the last, ex
pecting an evacuation in time to save
the forces defending it by a withdraw
al by the railway route remaining to
them.
Vast Territory Conquered.
The taking of Bucharest virtually
completes the conquest by the Teu
tonic forces of the southern section of
the Roumanian kingdom, embracing
territory of more than 50,000 square
miles.
BERLIN, Dec. 6, by wireless to
Sayville. Russian troops again at
tacked yesterday in the Carpathian
forest, north of Tartar Pass and on
the Ludova. The War Office report
of today says the new assaults of the
Russians brought them no success.
The Russians made a strong attack
in the Trotus Valley and succeeded in
reaching the German second positions.
North of Cituz Pass a Russian point
of support was captured.
Von Mackensen Sweeps On.
Field Marshal von Mackensen's
troops, advancing victoriously, ap
proached the railway line running
northward from Bucharest to Ploechti,
causing the Roumanians to evacuate
"their positions north of Sinia.
South of Bucharest, the Teutonic
troops have occupied other towns
along the River Alt and are advancing
toward the Roumanian capital.
M ore than 6000 Roumanians were
captured yesterday.
HALF OF NATION CONQUERED
Rapidity of Offensive Is Almost Un
paralleled. WITH THE GERMAN ARMIES BE
FORE BUCHAREST, Rouraanta, Bee. 4.
(By courier to Hermannstadt and
wireless to the Associated Press, via
Sayville, N. Y.) The armies of Field
Marshal von Mackensen and General
von Falkenhayn after a campaign, the
rapidity of which has been almost un
paralleled in military history, have
ewept through half of Roumania, have
crushed the resistance of the Rouma
nians at one point after another and
now, having driven the Russo-Rou-manian
forces beyond Bucharest, both
to the north and the south of the cap
ital, are clamping their tentacles on the
Roumanian city from three sides.
The Germans, with tne aid of Austro
Hungarians, Bulgarians and Turks,
have battered their way through West
ern Roumania to their present centric
position around Bucharest within a
wonderfully short time. They have
breasted the natural fortifications of
the Transylvanian mountains and the
Danube River and have beaten their
way through the strongest kind of
scientific defenses, obviously prepared
long in advance. They have thrown
the Roumanian army, numbering hun
dreds of thousands of men, back in
such disorder that even apparently Im
pregnable positions, such as those along
the Rivers Alt and Argechu, could not
be held more than a few hours.
The line of the Argechu River, with
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Strength Shown by M. Rodzlanko,
AVlio Is Called "Babbling Black
guard," Shakes Minis-try.
PETROGRAD, via London, Dec. 6.
After yesterday's session of the Duma,
in which the scandal caused by M.
Markoff, leader of the extreme right,
who Insulted President Rodzianko, led
to a clear definition of the overwhelm
ing strength of M. Rodzianko's sup
porters, further ministerial resignations
are now considered inevitable.
The extent and nature of the Cabi
net reformation will probably be dis
closed soon.
LONDON. Dec. 6. Michial Rodzianko,
President of the Russian Duma, who
resigned recently when Insulted by the
leader of the extreme right, M. Mar
koff, has appointed seconds to wait
upon M. Markoff and demand satisfac
tion for his honor, according to a Reu
ter dispatch from Petrograd.
M. Markoff, at a session of the Duma,
called President Rodzianko a "babbling
blackguard" and explained that he was
deliberately insulting the Duma in the
person of its President.
MOTION FOR PEACE LOST
Italian Chamber of Deputies Defeats
Measure, 343 to 47. '
ROME, Dec. 6. A motion introduced
by the Socialists in the Chamber of
Deputies today urging peace was de
feated by a vote of 343 to 47.
Those who voted In the minority
were mostly Socialists. Premier Boselli
asked for the rejection of the motion,
not, he said, because he wished the Ital
ian Parliament to vote against peace in
itself, but against an Italian initiative
for peace while the country was
pledged with its allies not to end the
war until victory is attained.
SCHOONER OAKLAND AFLOAT
Further Salvage Operations Delayed
Through Some Hitch.
WHEELER, Or.. Dec. 6. (Special.)
The stranded schooner Oakland was
successfully floated four days ago, but
owing to some hitch in preparations no
attempt has been made to haul her out
to sea. The vessel is in fine shape, and
floats easily.
Captain Roberts, who has put the
ship in shape to be saved, will leave to
morrow for Portland to urge the owner
to take prompt action before another
storm drives her back on the sand.
300,000 SEEK MORE PAY
80 Per Cent of Railroad Men Hold
Adamson Law Discriminates.
WASHINGTON". Dec. 6. Petitions in
behalf of the- 80 per cent of railway
employes not affected by the Adam-
son law and signed by 300,000 of them
were presented to the Senate today by
Senator Newlands.
The petitioners complained of having
been discriminated against and con
tend that Congress should extend such
legislation to all employes. They fa
vored fixing wages by a Federal com
mission, and compulsory arbitration.
HATCHERIES BILL IS READY
Appropriations foe Northwest States
Expected Today.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Dec. 6. The House of Repre
sentatives practically concluded con
sideration of an omnibus fish hatchery
bill which carries $50,000 for a hatch
ery in the Columbia River or its trlbu
taries and similar amounts for hatch
eries on Lake Quinault in Washing
ton, and another in Idaho.
The bill will pass the House tomor
row. PAPER EMBARGO PROPOSED
Bill Introduced in House Fixes
Heavy Penalties.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. A bill de
signed to place two years" embargo on
exports of news print paper was intro
duced today by Representative Camp
bell, of Kansas, and referred to the
commerce committee.
Penalties ranging from fines of $1000
to $20,000 and imprisonment of not
more than 10 years would be provided
by the measure.
HAWAII SEEKS STATEHOOD
Prince Kalanianaole Takes Bill
Along to Washington.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6. A bill for
statehood for Hawaii and another for
equal suffrage for the territory were
in the suitcase of Prince J. Kuhio
Kalanianaole. delegate to Congress
from that territory, who was here to
day, n route to Washington.
Princess Kalanianaole, accompany
ing her husband, said she expected to
work for the suffrage bill.
RECEIVER IS APPOINTED
J. C. Lynch to Take Over Affairs of
Casualty Company.
SAN FRANCISCO, ' Dec. 6. John C.
Lynch was appointed receiver today for
the Pacific Coast Casualty Company, by
Judge William C. Van Fleet, of the
United States District Court.
The 'company ceased business last
February after reinsuring its business
with the Casualty Company of America,
Women Take Every Of
fice at City Election.
SURPRISE COUP TURNS TRICK
Mayor Defeated by His Wife
Comments on Result.
'WE DIDN'T KNOW,' HE SAYS
Mayoress-Elect, Four Councilwomen
Elect, Recorderess-EIect and
Treasuress - Elect Promise
Business Administration.
UMATILLA, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.)
The feminist administration-to-be of
Umatilla, consisting of a woman Mayor
elect, four Councilwomen-elect, a wom
an Recorder-elect and a woman Treasurer-elect,
all of whom were swept Into
office by an astounding campaign coup
at yesterday's election, defeating an
all-man ticket, proposes to give Uma
tilla a business-and-economy adminis
tration. Mayor E. E. Starcher. whose wife ran
against him and defeated him for re
election, declared tonight that the men
candidates were taken completely by
surprise, and were defeated almost be
fore they knew any opposition cam
paign was under way.
"The women put it over on us," was
the Mayor's comment tonight.
Mrs. Starcher defeated the Mayor,
her husband, by a majority of 28 votes
out of 174 ballots cast. These are the
women elected to office:
Mayor. Mrs. E. E. Starcher: Council.
Mrs. C. G. Brownell, Mrs. Roy F. Paulu,
Mrs. B. Spinning and Mrs. H. P. Moans.
City Recorder, Mrs. J. H. Cherry.
Treasurer, Mrs. Robert Merrick.
Marshal May Be Woman.
The town marshal is appointed by
the Mayor, and there is talk here to
night that that official, who also will
take office after January 1. will be
a woman. The men doubt this action
and hold out hope of winning at least
one office, even though it Is appointive.
It was not until 2 o'clock, long after
the polls opened, that the news spread
over the town, and particularly to the
Town Hall, where the 'election was
held, that the women had a ticket In
the field.
That was the first the men cf the
community knew of it. They laughed
at the rumor. But it wasn't a rumor.
It was such a cold fact that the men,
who also were running for offices,
are still wondering tonight how It all
happened.
The women won't tell. They won't
say whether it was a slate "cut and
dried" at some sewing circle or church
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Lumber, Deckhouse and Life Pre
server Washed Ashore on
Brighton Beach, Oregon.
WHEELER, Or., Dec. 6. (Special.)
Wreckage which continued to come Into
Brighton Beach today, all the way from
Necarney Mountain to Brighton, Indi
cated that the steam schoouer Santa
Barbara had lost part of her deck load
and probably was otherwise in trouble.
Among other bits of wreckage picked
up 'was a life preserver marked "Santa
Barbara." Some of the wreckage ap
peared to be pieces of the vessel's
house.
The southerly gale which has been
blowing might have caused the vessel
to lose her deckload and get Into trou
ble that way. A great deal of lumber
and part of the cabin have been washed
in so far.
The Santa Barbara is a wooden steam
schooner, of 695 tons gross and 527
tons net register, with a lumDer-carry-ing
capacity of 650,000 feet. She was
183.5 feet long, 37.5 feet beam and 13.5
depth of hold. She was built in San
Francisco in 1900 and has been In Port
land frequently. She carries a crew of
21 and has passenger accommodations.
The Santa Barbara sailed from San
Francisco for South Bend. Wash., No
vember 28, and was reported In South
Bend December 1.
The vessel carries no wireless ap
paratus. The Santa Barbara, according to in
formation from South Bend last night.
left Willapa Harbor early Wednesday
morning, after having been barbound
all Tuesday. Lewis & Reed, agents at
Raymond, Wash., said she carried a full
load of lumber but no passengers so far
as they knew.
The Santa Barbara is owned by the
J. R. Hanify Lumber Company of San
Francisco.
WOMEN EJECT OFFICERS
3S00 at Meeting Throw Out 3 Men
and Go on With Session.
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec. 6. An attempt
of Secretary Whitten, of the Commer
cial Club, to prevent Anna M. Lowry,
self-styled ex-nun, from speaking In
the City Auditorium today, resulted in
a riot in- which a constable and two
policemen were roughly handled and
thrown out of the building by the
women.
Thir j -five hundred women packed
the auditorium when the officers en
tered and attempted to arrest the wom
an on a. warrant sworn to by Secretary
Whitten, alleging trespassing. After
throwing out the officers the women
proceeded with the meeting.
MANY GREET PRESIDENT
Hour Is Set Aside to Receive Con
gressmen's Congratulations
WASHINGTON. Deo. 6. This was
congratulations day at the White
House.
President Wilson set aside an hour
late today in which to receive Sena
tors and Representatives who had
asked 'for appointments with him, and
nearly 100 of them came and congratu
lated him on his re-election.
WHO'S KEEPING THEM IN THE
Women Once Courted
Greet Prodigal.
MISS TANZER NOT YET SEEN
Identification as "Oliver Os
borne" Is Positive.
SIGNATURE IS DUPLICATED
Girls Once Loved by Central Figure
in Romantic Adventures Ex
press Sorrow for Plight
and Some Shed Tears. '
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Positive Iden
tification of Charles H. Wax as "Oliver
Osborne," elusive swain of a score of
young women In this city, was made
today by eight persons. He has yet,
however, to face Miss Rae Tanzer, the
factory worker, whose $250,000 breach
of promise suit against James W. Os
borne, a prominent attorney, whom she
accused of courting her as "Oliver Os
borne," led to a succession of legal
proceedings and revelations of a. long
chapter of sentimental adventures in
which "Oliver" played the dual role of
hero and villain. Wax has admitted It
was he who made love to Miss Tanzer.
The Federal authorities probably will
not invite Miss Tanzer to call upon
Wax. They maintained that James W.
Osborne already has been vindicated
of the charge of having wooed and.
won Miss Tanzer under the alias of
"Oliver."
Perjury Charges to Be Reopened.
Assistant United States District At
torney Roger B. Wood announced the
charges of perjury and extortion
against Miss Tanzer and several of her
witnesses in the breach of promise
case will be reopened, and the cases
rushed to trial.
Wax' identification began as a legal
proceeding but developed Into a wel
come home reception. He was greeted
with all the warmth of a returned
prodigal. Among the visitors were
some of the young women he had
courted. Instead of condemning him
they wished him good, luck.
Miss Rose Helen Kaiser, who is said
to have succeeded Miss Tanzer in his
affections, took both Wax' hands in
hers and said with tears in her eyes.
"I'm so sorry for you."
Another young woman. Miss Blanche
Younger, when asked by one of the
Government representatives why she
did not shake hands with him, said
that she would if Wax would permit
her to. She, too, told him how sorry
she felt for him.
The persons who established the
identity of Wax as the elusive "Oliver"
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AIR.
Government Presses Connection Be
tween Agent of Berlin and
Dynamiting of Ship.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6. The al
leged connection between the German
Consul-General at this port and bomb
outrages in May, 1915, at Seattle and
other points was pressed by United
States District Attorney John W. Pres
ton through several witnesses today
in the United States District Court
here. Consul-General Franz Bopp, with
Baron E. H. Von Schack, Vice-Consul ;
Lieutenant Wilheim von Brlcken, at
tache, and four others, are on trial for
conspiracy to destroy munitions ships,
railway tunnels and ammunition ship
ments of the entente allies in viola
tion of American neutrality.
(Max Lucke, editor of the Portland
(Oregon) Deutsche Zeltung; John H.
Degen, a Tacoma, Wash., storekeeper.
and James Bashford, marine reporter
for the Tacoma Tribune, were among
the last witnesses examined today.
Lucke, who was formerly assistant
secretary of the German House, a semi-
benevolent Institution here, testified
that he learned from Louis J. Smith.
Government witness, of a 2000-ton
dynamite shipment intended for Rus
sia and that he brought the German
consulate's attention to it and placed
the consulate in touch with Smith.
Degen identified Smith as the man
who later sought marine news at his
store at 740 Pacific avenue, Tacoma.
Bashford related how he had informed
Smith, in Degen's store, of the date of
departure of the Kaifuka Maru for
Vladivostok. Smith has informed the
District Attorney's office that he sub
sequently tried to place a bomb on
board the Kaifuka Maru, but failed.
Smith, who is star witness for the
Government, probably will not be called
until next week.
Testimony was br ught out today
that Lieutenant von -Brlcken hurried
to the German House in a taxicab to
meet Smith after Lucke's message. The
Government prosecutors said they
would try to show that out of this
meeting the German Consul-General
through C. C. Crowley, a detective,
hired Smith to do dynamiting jobs in
the Northwest and in Canada, for J300
a month and a bonus of equal amount
for each explosion.
MORE WOOL RAISING URGED
Present Prices Will Be Maintained
10 Years, Is Forecast.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Wool raisin
on a. larger scale in the United States
to meet problems confronting the in
dustry was urged by Albert W. Elliott,
of Boston, in an address on the wool
situation at the 10th annual meeting
of the American Association of Woolen
and Worsted Manufacturers here today
He declared the outlook for wool
after the war is good and that present
prices would be maintained for the
next 10 years.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature,
degrees; minimum. 35 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair, winds mostly westerly.
War.
Bucharest falls. Page 1.'
German submarines sink French gunboat.
Page 4.
Mexico.
Carranza expected to sign protocol. Page S
Foreign.
Lloyd George becomes new Premier of Great
Britain. Page 1.
Lloyd Georgo is idol of British democracy.
ir'O-gC 3.
President of Russian Duma sends seconds
to wait on lnaulter. Page 1.
Pope gives credit to Plus X for recodifica
tion of church laws. Page
National.
Treasury to have surplus at end of fiscal
year. Page s.
Inquiry into causes of rising cost of living
to be nationwide. Page 3.
Senate proposes to provide penalty for elec
tlon betting. Page 4.
Federal incorporation of railways opposed by
state commissions. Page 4.
Government military preparatory schools ad
vised by War Secretary. Page a.
Domestic.
Edith Colby found guilty of murder in
second degree. Page 2.
Bryan advocates prohibition, suffrage, di
rect1 vote for President and more flex,
lble Constitution. Page 16.
Max Lucke, of Portland, tells of Informing
. German Consul-General of munitions in
tended for Russia. Page 1.
Pretty victims of Wax welcome him home
as returned prodigal. Page 1.
Sports,
Dates for fairs In Pacific Northwest fixed
for 1317. page 18.
"Uncle Sams hope to retrieve recent de-
teat ht-r tomorrow, night. Page 18.
Faclfio Coast League magnates meet at
Salt Lake. Page 18.
Pacific Northwest.
Establishment of linen plants in Willamette
Valley urged. Page 7.
Surprise coup wins city election at Umatilla
tor women. rag i.
Stage driver killed, mine payroll stolen
Page 6.
Governor sees bright future in flax work.
Page 7.
Robbers with auto hold up Bothell bank and
Ilee with S4000. page lu.
Vancouver acts to save Post. Page 16.
Commercial and Marine.
Flour -prices are again tending upward in
Coast markets. Page 22.
Wheat bulge at Chicago due to huge expo
sales. Page 22.
Stock speculation increases with decline 1
call money rate. Page "'1.
Auxiliary schooner Alpha to be launched
today. Page 1.
Port of Portland ship coaling case goes into
courts. Page 19.
Portland and Vicinity.
Pigeons have day at Poultry Show. Page 17
Juvenile tramps sent home. Page 8.
Keep's charges of fraud fall. Page 11.
Fat stock brings record prices at Interna
tional show here. Page lo.
Council overrulca Mr. Daly and cuts ou
charge for water in standplpes. Page 13.
Railroads agree to increased demurrage
charges. Page- 22.
Boycott causes egg prices to drop again
Page 17.
Bank of Sympathy plans campaign to sell
stock. Page 18.
Mr. Baker blames public for Jitney prob-
li-m. page 5.
Weather repurt, data and fort-casu Page 23.
King Galls Council to
Avert-Crisis.
BONAR LAW REFUSES POST
New British Government to Be
Coalition, as Was Old, but
Harmony Is Lacking.
NEW FACTIONS CREATED
Laborites Bitter Foes of Suc
cessor to Asquith-Party
Government Impossible.
LONDON, Dec. 6, 11 P. M. David
Lloyd George has overthrown the As
quith Cabinet and will become Prime
Minister himself. The new govern
ment will be coalition, like the old
one, but probably without the same
measure of harmonious support which
attended the formation of the first co
alition government, because its birth
has created additional factional dif
ferences. This result has emerged from an
other day of active and hurried party
conferences and a day of intense sus
pense and interest throughout the
country.
King Calls Party Leaders.
There was a prospect this afternoon
that the personal offices of the King
might solve the situation and many
thought that the Asquith regime
might be continued. The King called
the party leaders to Buckingham Pal
ace and conferred with them for more
than an hour.
Mr. Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George,
of the Liberals; Mr. Bonar Law and
Mr. Balfour, of the Unionists, and
Mr. Henderson, of the labor party,
were with the sovereign. It is many
years since a British ruler assembled
the representatives of the different
factions face to face when they had
shown themselves unable to settle
their differences. But no such serious
crisis has before arisen to require such
action by the King.
Council Happenings Secret.
Whatever passed in council is held
secret, but the inference that the King
tried to arrange a reconciliation ap
pears a most natural one. The five
statesmen departed separately, four
in their motor cars and the working
men's spokesman afoot.
Afterward the King gave an audi
ence to Mr. Bonar Law, who declined
to undertake the formation of a new
ministry, and then to Mr. Lloyd
George, who accepted the responsibil-
ity, as everyone expected he would if
the opportunity came to him.
Party Government Impossible.
The official announcement tonight
that Mr. Lloyd George had undertaken
the task, with the co-operation of Mr.
Bonar Law, was a notification that the
new government would be a coalition.
Any party government would be im
possible, because neither the Union
ists nor the Liberals have a majority
in the House of Commons; either one
must attach the Irish Nationalists or
the Laborites to itself to command a
majority.
The Nationalists have refused to
participate in the government until
home rule becomes established. The
Laborites are sworn enemies to Lloyd
George, because they resent his ac
cusations that the workingmen have
put their personal interest above the
national interest at times during the
war.
Old Leaders to Be Retired.
The country awaits the rising of the
curtain on the next ' act of this his
torical and remarkable crisis with an
expectancy which never surrounded
the birth throes of any previous gov
ernment. The Lloyd George ministry
means the direction of the war by a
dictatorship in the form of an inner
council of the Cabinet, and means the
scrapping of those elder statesmen
whose supremacy in the councils of
the nation, unless they choose to
withdraw from the scen voluntarily,
has always heretofore been regarded
by the British people as a matter of
course.
Mr. Asquith, Mr. Balfour, Viscount
Grey and Lord Lansdowne '"must go,"
the Lloyd George press has been cry-
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