Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, January 23, 1917, Page 2, Image 2

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    THE 3IORXTXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JANTART 23, 1917.
AUSTRIAN OPERATIC STAR WHO HAS LOST FIGHT WTTtt ITALIAN
TENOR HUSBAND AND CHILD OVER WHOM THEY
ARE CONTENDING.
BOPP, AND 3 AIDES
GET 2 YEARS EACH
' Fourth and Last Week of Our Annual January
HIS SUPPLIES.OUT
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FC-IffiVeiMOFY
Outposts Now Moving Toward
German Consul-General and
Other Neutrality Violators
' Are Sentenced..
Headquarters, Preparatory
to Withdrawal.
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PERSHING
SENDING
FINAL PLANS ARE SECRET
Carraiua Notified by His Agents
and Arrangements Are Being
Made to Garrison Towns
With De Facto Troops.
JUAREZ. Mex.. Jan 22. A Mexican
courier arrived here tonight from Casas
Grandes with an official message say
ing 161 motor trucksof the American
expeditionary force left Colonia Dublan
yesterday for Columbus. N. M.. loaded
to the top with camp equipment, sup
plies, ordnance stores and excess bag
gage. After ten months and seven days in
the field. General J. J. Pershing's out
post troops were moving toward field
headquarters today preparatory to
withdrawal of ths punitive expedition
from Mexico, according to a military
message received here from Casas
Grandes late today.
The El Valle garrison started moving
toward Colonia Dublan, the field head
quarters, early yesterday, and the
entire column of 2500 troops was ex
pected to encamp tonight at the Mor
mon colony, where General Pershing
has his headquarters.
Outposts Being: Concentrated.
This movement is only a concentra
tion of outpost troops, it Svas said here
tonight, preliminary to the withdrawal
of the expedition.
Other reports received at the Car
ranza consulate in El Paso and from
other sources here tend to confirm the
first reports, saying the American
troops were concentrating at the field
headquarters.
A large shipment of feed for horses
of the United States cavalry was hauled
from Casas Grandes to Colonia Dublan
today, according to a railroad report
received here, and' a shipment of 25
cars of firewood to be used in the
temporary field camp was also re
ceived at Casas Grandes from the,
mountains.
Agents Inform Carransa.
The general movement of American
troops from Mexico during the present
week was predicted by a high official
of the Carranza government here to
night, and official messages were sent
fo General Carranza and other de facto
commanders announcing the move
ments, which, it was said. In these
messages, were believed to be prelimi
nary to the immediate withdrawal of
the punitive expedition from Mexican
soil.
Arrangements are being made td garrison-
the towns in Western Chihuahua
now occupied by American troops.
General Manuel Dlguez will send
J000 troops from Torreon, it was an
nounced tonight, while General Mur
guia will police a part of the territory
with his troops.
EXTRA EQUIPMENT SENT OUT
Aetuul Movements of Troops, How
ever, Kept Secret.
EL. PASO. Tex.. Jan. 22. Proof that
at least the preliminaries of the with
drawal of the punitive expedition are
under way was brought here today
from Columbus by Army men, who ad
mit the empty trucks which went south
a few daye ago are returning loaded
with surplus equipment, ordnance,
stores. Including shells, small arms
ammunition, road and well-making ma
chinery, barbed wire and extra fodder
supplies and ration stores. Some of
these have already come, and 33 motor
trucks are expected at any time at
Columbus carrying ordnance.
It was pointed out here tonight the
Army will make every effort to keep
the movements of the American troops
secret until ttiey are well on their way
to the border in order to prevent 'the
possibility of Mexican bandits under
taking sniping operations along the
communication lines while the troops
are moving northward. A strict cen
sorship of the movements of the ex
pedition when it entered Mexico was
enforced and similar conditions were
said today to prevail at Columbus and
field headquarters.
Americans acquainted with the coun
try occupied by the punitive forces say
the problem of finding camping
grounds along the line of communi
cation is not serious, as water can be
had within marching distances.
El Valle, marked on Mexican maps
as San Buena Ventura, is about 175
miles south of Columbue by road. The
march from El Valle to Chocolate Pass,
about nine miles from Colonia Dublan,
lies on the Santa Maria River. Plenty of
water can be obtained along its course
by digging wells. Colonia Dublan,
where the field headquarters of the
expedition are 'established, and near
the railway station of Casas Grandes.
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Valle. It obtains Its water supply
from wells sunk to the depth of 10 or
15 feet. Near Dublan the Casas
Grandes River, about 20 miles west
from the Santa Maria at that point, is
Ulcked up.
There is a more or less dry stretch
rf some 25 miles, after parting with the
river before the springs of Ojo Federtco
lire reached. The last dry stretch Is
between Ojo Federlco and Tres Pap
lotes. 25 miles in length. The water
supply is good from there to Columbus.
It is said In Army circles here that
the troops should logically follow the
present lines of communication, whose
roads have been put into shape.
Read The Oregonian classified sds.
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of delicate, nervous,
rundown people 200
fer cent in ten days
n many instances.
1100 forfeit if It.
fails as per full ex
planation In large
article soon to ap
pear in this paper.
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druggist about it. The Owl Drug Co.
llways carry It In stock.
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Indigestion. Onepackage
proves it. 25cat all druggists..
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MllE. MATZE.Al'ES AM) IITTTLB ADRIAN.! (Oil ADRIGNXE).
TENOR WINS FIGHT
Mother Unable to Keep Child
Away From Father. .
DIVORCE CONTEST BITTER
Differences Originate in War, Signor
Ferrari-Fontani Being, .Italian
ancf Madame Matzenauer,
His Wife, Austrian.
NEW TORK. Jan. 18. (Special.)
Margarete Matzenauer has Just loat her
fight to keep this little girl, Adrienne,
away from her father, the tenor, Fer-rara-Fontani.
They are suing one an
other for divorce, their differences hav
ing originated in the war. The tenor
is an Italian and Mme. Matzenauer is
Austrian.
Mme. Matzenauer recently sang "Car
men" for the first time in New York
to replace Geraldtne Farrar, who was
ill. She charmed Done Jose, but she
could not hold the attention of her
Italian tenor husband; In fact, he
charges in his counter suit that she
practiced Carmen's wiles on other men.
Also, he says that she once told him
to take his child and go to the devil,
but later she decided to keep the little
one away from him. So he has got a
court order to see little Adriana. as
he calls her, twice a week, always in
the presence of the child's godfather,
Pasquale Amato, the baritone.
2 CARS OF COAL ARRIVE
Baker Takes Steps to Relieve All
Cases of Suffering.
BAKER, Or.. Jan. 22. (Special.)
Two small ears bringing the first coal
to arrive since Thursday, gave Baker
temporary relief from its fuel famine
today, but the situation is still serious.
One dealer, who received one of the
cars, is 300 tons behind in his orHera
and other dealers face almost the same
situation.
The dealers are selling the fuel In
small .lots.. The city officials have
given notice for all those suffering
from lack of fuel to notify them so
there will be no. severe suffering. In
many residences wood cannot be used
in the steam' heating furnaces and the
supply of coal is exhausted. Tbe
weather is moderating, but there are
many frozen pipes, 20 service water
pipes being reported useless today.
BONE-DRY BILL UP TODAY
. (Continued From First Pace.)
industrial insurance act will be opposed
in part by labor interests, as it will
provide for a division of the cost of
first aid to injured ,workraen between
employes and employer.
Labor interests demand that the em
ployers bear the ntire cost and already
have a bill In the Senate making such
provision. Although the terms of
Reed's hill were not made public to
night, it is known that the workman's
apportionment of the cost will run in
the neighborhood of 50 cents monthly.
Where he now pays a minimum of 1
monthly in hospital fees. ,
j The proposed amendment also pro
vides for local control of first aid ad
ministration instead of vesting . it
entirely in the commission, as desired
by the latter body. Representative Reed
says both employer and employe find
fault with sections of the bill, for
which reason he hopes for a satisfac
tory compromise that will finally settle
a question that has caused four years
of agitation. - ,
Boldnplats to Be Expelled.
The House today adopted a' resolu
tion by J. H. Davis, under which any
one caught lobbying on the floor dur
ing the session or recess, will be ex
pelled. Senator Phipps introduced a
bill providing for the registration of
all lobbyists together with statements
of their personal interests In bills they
advocate.
Senator French, of Clarke, today in
troduced a blanket primary ballot bill.
Representative Healey, of Pierce, of
fered "a bill establishing a code of
ethics for horse doctors and penaliz
ing gross moral' misconduct. Senator
Karshner, of Pierce, introduced a bill
restricting to registered druggists the
sale of tuberculin for diseased dairy
cattle and placing its administration
under control of the State Commission
er of 'Agriculture.
From the chair in the House Speaker
Kelley urgrd committees having re
commendations made by the Governor
to hurry along consideration of bills
embodying these recommendations.
A measure of direct interest to irri
gation sections of Central Washington
came before the Senate today In a bill
from Senators Nichols, Maadon, John
son, Phipps and Fairchild, .which is
designed to create water, utility
municipalities, in which um of water
for irrigation purposes gets preference
over that for power purposes.
Eastern Washington constitutes one
proposed district and King and Fierce
counties another. The bill is submitted
in the form of a legislative initiative,
which the Secretary of State is directed
to continue to submit until. It ia
adopted.
I.-W. W. Get IVevr lodge.
Senator -Johnson, of Spokane, intro
duced a bill designed to settle vexed
home rule questions now before the
Public Service Commission. The bill
would deprive the Commission of Jur
isdiction over municipal franchise con
ditions. Governor Lister today appointed
Judge J. T. Konald. of .King County,
Superior Court, as trial judge for the
accused I. W. W. "rioters, whose hear
ings begin in Everett February 5. After
denial of a change of judges by the
Supreme Court, the I. W. W. defend
ants appealed' -to Governor Lister for
an outside Judge by permission of the
Snohomish County bench, where "the
trials are to be held. Judge Ronald
has consented to hear the cases.
RUMAN LOSSES HEAVY
BERLIX SAYS NUMBER OF PRISON
ERS IS NEAR 200,000. '
Germans Report Fart of Array Fought
Well Artillery CaaaalUea High.
Wounded Fetisb Miserably.
EERLfM. Jan. 22 (by wireless to
SayvilPe. N. Y.). The number of pris
oners of war taken in Roumania has
now reached nearly 200,000 says the
Overseas News Agency. Describing the
situation of the Roumanian army, the
Overseas Agency says:
"The rest of the Roumanian army,
part of wheih fought well, is reorgan
izing in Moldavia and Bessarabia. The
few Roumanian divisions which are
still engaged at the front are greatly
reduced in numbers.
"The Roumanians suffered their
heaviest losses from artillery fire. The
large number of dead in proportion to
the wounded is remarkable. On one
square kilometer (about three-fifths of
a square mile) of the battlefield of
Campulung, 6000 Roumanian dead were
counted. Because of the lack of sani
tary organization, an extraordinarily
large percentage of the wounded died
In the hospitals, which, however, af
forded room only for the officers, while
large numbers of wounded soldiers
were lodged in damp cellars, peasants
huts and tiarns, where they perished
miserably. -
A. M. GRILLEY IS TO STAY
Detroit Y. M. C. A. Offer Declined
by Physical Director.
A. M. Grilley, physical director of the
Portland Toung Men's Christian Asso
ciation, yesterday announced that he
would decline the offer he recently re
celved from the Detroit Y. M. C. A
asking him to accept a similar position
in that city.
"Although the Detroit offer was very
attractive. I could not see my way clear
to leave Portland," said," Mr. Grilley.
"The Portland association. i one of the
strongest on the Pacific Coast and I
doubt if the work in Detroit has a more
promising future than the work here."'
H. W. gtone. general secretary, and
other Y. M. C. A. officers and members
expressed themselves as greatly pleased
with Mr. Grilleys decision.
Chemists to Hear Papers.
The 33d regular meeting of the Ore
gon section of the American Chemical
Society will be held at the Hazelwood
January .27 at 8 P. M. E. C Callaway
will present a paper oil "Science and
Pure Milk." The meeting will be pre
ceded - by the usual dinner at 6:30
o'clock.
To Care a Cold la One Day.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets,
rjrugtri&l refund money If It tails to cure. E.
V. QKGYK'o signatura ia ou aaca box. Sio,
WOMAN ALSO TO SERVE
Fines of $10,000 Are Imposed Upon
Men by San Francisco Judge.
Case Is First of Kind in
. History of Nation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 22 For the
first time in the history of the United '
States a foreign ConeuI-GeneraL Frans
Bopp, one of three Consul-Qenerala of
Germany in this country, was sentenced
to prison and payment of a fine to
day for violation of American neutral
ity. .Judge William H. Hunt, in the
United States District Court, sentenced
Bopp to two years in a Federal prison at
McNeil's Island. Wash., and one year Id'
the County Jail and assessed an aggre- ,
gate fine of $ 10,000 against him. the
prison and Jail terms to run concur
rently. Three of Bopp's aides. Vice-Consul E.
H. von Schack, Lieutenant George Wil
helm von Brincken, and C C. Crowley,
a war-time secret agent, received like
sentences. . Mrs. Margaret W. Cornell.
Crowley's secretary, received concur
rent prison and jail sentences of one
year and one day and one year, with
no fine.
Neatrallty la Violated.
All were convicted by a "Federal Jury
on January 11, of conspiring, first, to
violate American neutrality by setting
afoot a military enterprise against
Canada in aid of Germany; second, of
conspiring to violate the Sherman law
by dynamiting munition shipments in
Interstate commerce. The first is a
felony for which all, save Mrs. Cornell,
received the maximum prison sentence.
The second is a misdemeanor carrying
as the maximum sentence that laid upon
the defendants, saving Mrs, Cornell,
who escaped tbe '$5000 fine.
Judge Hunt gave the defense 30 days
within which to perfect an appeal to
the United States Circuit Court of Ap
peals and he fixed bail for Bopp and
von Schack at $10,000.
Woman Wants No "Leniency.
Mrs. Cornell injected tie dramatic Into
the solemn procedure of sentencing
by. leaping to her feet when her attor
ney. Samuel Piatt, of Reno, Nev, was
asking for mercy.
"I want no leniency. Why should I
ask for leniency? I have experienced
no Justice in this court."
There being no women's quarters at
McNeil's Island, Mrs. Cornell, will "have
to serve her sentence, if it is sustained. I
either in San Quentin prison. Cal., or 1
in some eastern Federal penitentiary. I
Dr. Erich Zoepffel. of Seattle, took
over the German Consulate at noon to- '
day, Bopp having been removed by
Count von Bernstorff, German Ambas
sador. Progress of the War
r
N KOXB of the wax zones Is any
fighting of great moment in prog
ress. . Even in Koumanla the belliger
ents are virtually at a standstill,
there having been only minor engagu
ments on. various sectors.
Isolated attacks and counter attacks
have taken place in -Russia, in the
region of Friedrichstadt, Baranovitchi
and. Kovel. without either side attain
ing any important results.
Operations carried out by raiding
parties and reciprocal bombardments
continue to feature the fighting on tho
western front. Artillery activity is
still spirited at various points in the
region of Verdun and in" the vosges
Mountains near cnapelotte.
- A Berlin wireless says radio distress
signals ' picked up i at Rotterdam re
ported a British transport with 1800
men on board had struck a mine in the
English Channel and was sinking. 'No
confirmation of this has been, received.
NEW BUS LINE TO OPERATE
Through Service From Camas
' Portland Is Promised.
to
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) Three large automobile buses
carrying from 10 to 16 passengers each
are to be placed on the run between
Camas. Vancouver and Portland Just as
soon as the Interstate bridge is opened
to traffic, it has been announced hye.
D. W. Bunnell, of Camas, today took
out the necessary license for the first
of the big buses capable of carry ins
10 passengers.
There are now 10 cars on the stage
run between this city and Camas. The
present fare is B0 cents one way or
75 cents a found trip. ' The new buses
will make considerable . reductions in
fare, it is said.
WESTERN VOTE DELIVERED
Washington and Idaho Messengers
Reach Washington.
OEEGONTAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Jan. 22: The electoral votes of
Washington and Idaho wer. delivered
to the Vice-President today, the last
day on which they could legally be
filed.
Washington's vote" was brought by
George Christensen. of Stevenson, who
later was Introduced to President Wil
son at the President's room In the
Capitol by Representative DHL The
President warmly greeted Mr. Chris
tenson. and congratulated him on con
cluding his mission.
Idaho's vote was brought by Harry
T. Day, of Coeur d'Alene. .
MUSIC COPYRIGHT UPHELD
Supreme Court Bars Unauthorized
TJse at Hotels and Cabarets.
WASHINGTON. Jan. ti. Perform
ance in hotel dining-rooms and cabarets
of music from copyrighted dramatic
productions, tbe Supreme Court held
today, is a violation of copyright laws,
even when no direct admission charge
to patrons Is made.
Tbe court granted Injunctions sought
against New York hotels and cabarets
by Victor Herbert, Harry B. Smith and
some publishers.
. Child Inquiry Approved.
WASHINGTON. - Jan. 22. After a
long debate the Senate today approved
a House amendment to the legislative
appropriation bill, giving 172.000 to the
children's bureau for investigation, of
infant mortality.
SrS 200 Pairs of Sample Blankets
Both Wool and Cotton at 65cupto $7.95 aPair
An Actual Saving of One-Fourth to One-Third on Every Pair
extraordinary values at the
Pre-Inventory
Embroideries to 25c at 10 Yard
Fine Baby Sets and Edges Swiss and
Cambric Skirtings Wide Galloons
and Bands Beading Edges Ribbon
Galloons and Beadings.
Embroideries to 48c at 25 Yard
Widths from 9 to 27 inches fine
Batiste, Nainsook and
Flouncings Skirtings Baby Floun
cing and Corset Cover Embroideries,
Fur Trimmings to Close at Half Price
Our entire stock of Fur Trimmings to close at half price. Included are all pop
ular widths and styles Coney, Opossum, Beaver, Nutria, Mole, Hudson Seal,
Imitation Ermine, etc
Store Opens
at 8:30 A.M.
Saturdays
at 9 A. DL
The
VISITS TO BE MADE
President Will . Gtr to Capitol
Each Day.
SPEEDING UP.IS PROMISED
Unusual Spectacle la Offered by
" Conferences With Congressmen
in Public Oil Iands Ma-
are Meets Check.--.--
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22. Determined,
if possible, to have bis legislative pro
gramme completed at the. present ses
sion of Congress, President Wilston to
day Inaugurated a new custom of go
ing frequently to his room in tne tapi
tol for detailed discussions of pending
bills with members of the Senate and
House. He has made tentative plans
for spending at least an hour three
times a week at tbe Capitol, instead
of seeing members of Congress at the
White House.
Leaders of the Senate and House gave
assurancesatoday of their willingness
to co-operate in speeding up the legis
lative machinery. Tbe measures on
which the President laid stress In his
talks today were the railroad bills, the
vocational education measure, the gen
eral leasing and water-power bills, the
Porto Rico bill and revenue legisla
tion. He Insisted all these measures
ti nauMl at the nresent session of
Congress. . I
A possible hitch -was revealed when
a group of Western Senators, includ
ing Senators Phelan. Plttraan. Myers
and Walsh, told the President the be
lief was general that no action on the
general leasing and water-power bills
could be secured unless the Navy De
Praf fine Oil
Bowel Action
Better Health!
Ue Paraffine Oil for Consti
pation," Advice of Those
Who Have Tried It.
That petroleum has great value as
a cure for constipation has been dem
onstrated to the satisfaction of lead
ing physicians throughout the civilized
world.
The. discovery was first made by a
great English physician, who demon
strated that pure petroleum was most
valuable as a lubricant for the bowels,
effective and agreeable aa a remedy.
The result is that thousands of peo
ple all over the Pacific Coast are now
taking AmeroiL This remedy Is lOOper
cent pure petroleum.
It is colorless, odorless and taste
less pleasant to take.
The principle of this new remedy
recommends it to the people who will
not take drugs. . Ameroil cannot be
absorbed by the system it is not a
drug in any sense, nor does it contain
the smallest percentage of any drug.
Its action is to simply oil the Inside
of the bowels and to soften the masses
that have caused tbe constipation. The
movement is easy and agreeable, not
weakening or painful.
Ameroil is sold at all Owl Drug Stores
at 60 cents, in pint bottles.
prices quoted for this sale. Profit
Price Reductions
Embroideries to $t.50 at 77 Yard
Beautiful 27-inch, high-grade Organ
die and Batiste Flouncings in pat
terns suitable for party and gradua
tion dresses.
All Sorts of Laces to 75c at 25 Yard
Included are 18 and 24-inch Shadow
Long Clothi
Flouncings Gold and Silver Edges on
Silk Nets Venise and Net Top Edges
36-40-inch Plain and Spotted Nets.
Most in Value The Best in
IOE
partment compromised In Its opposi
tion to the Phelan amendment to the
leasing measure to relieve private op
erators on oil lands within naval re
serves. Tbe President said he was In
vestigating the subject and strongly
desired that action be taken on the
water-power and general leasing bills.
Secretary Danleis has been steadfast
in his opposition to the Phelan pro
posal. Returning to the White House for
lunch, after delivering his address to
the Senate on peace, Mr. Wilson went
back to tbe Capitol and began seeing
Senators and Representatives and del
egations in quick succession. Except
during the discussion of the, oil lands
question, the door to his office was
left open, and visitors were treated to
the unusual spectacle of 'a President
actively at work in public
Senator after Senator, as weU as
many members of the - House, called
to congratulate the President on his
peace address. Today's visit to the
Capitol was the President's third trip
there for conference within a week.
Dill Has Bank Candidate.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 22. Representative Dill
today recommended the appointment
of J. M. Simpson, of Spokane, as reg
istrar of the Federal. Land Bank, soon
to be opened at Spokane. .The office
pays J1000 a year. .
Swisa Ilaflways Reduce Traffic.
BERNE. Switzerland, via Paris, Jan.
22. The Swiss state railways, owing
to an insufficiency of coal, which
previously has been imported from Ger
many; announce they will be forced to
reduce railroad traffic by one-third. beginning-February
15.
SUITS TO ORDER
5 , in this
CLEARANCE SALE
At $20;s$25 and$30
H - Men! Now's the time to save, as the trend
4 of high prices meets a, decided show-down '
. when it comes to - Custom Tailoring;, espe
2 cially when the Brownsville Woolen Mills City
- Tailorin; Department offers the finest of 4'
H , r woolens in hundreds of exquisite patterns to
select from and made to your order as you
' want it at a saving of from $5 to $15 on the
1 . suit. Backed as usual by our guarantee of
m ' perfection in skilled workmanship and" a
necessity of keeping our tailoring organiza-.
. tion busy between seasons. We will make ; .
' your suit in the new Spring style, too: Come'
today and be measured. '
I BROWNSVILLE
WOOLEN MILLS
J Morrison at Third St.
o
Gray, Tan, White and
Plaid Blankets in both
wool and cotton and in
a
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all sizes and weights.
Some slightly soiled on
the outside fold. .Others
more or less mussed
from handlincr. All are
o
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by an early selection. .
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Store Closes
at 5:30 P. BL
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Saturdays
at 6 P. M.
Quality
PORTUGAL CITES TREATY
OFFICIAL WHITE BOOK K.trLAlS
ENTRANCE INTO WAR.
Attack ' la goat Africa
aarine Acts Prlor te Vhlp
Seizure, It Is Stated.
Sabi
AKIS. Jan. 22 An official white
book has been issued by tbe Portuguese
government, according to a Havas dis
patch from Lisbon, detailing the causes
leading .to Portugal's entry into the
war. It says:
"While on the one. Hand Portugal
was the ally of England for six cen
turies and offered England her aid on.
the outbreak of the war. on the other
hand Germany made war on Portugal
in South Africa without previously
makiitg a declaration of war, and Ger
man submarines sank Portuguese steam
ers in the Atlantic without notice. Por
tugal then being in serious difficulties
about food supplies, decided, after full
consultation with Parliament and all
competent legal authorities, to requisi
tion 72 German vessels, which had
taken refuge in Portugese porta."
The white book adds this was per
mitted by Portugal's treaty of com
merce with Germany, even In time of
peace. Germany thereupon declared
war upon Portugal.-. The white book
concludes:
"The Portugese government never
proclaimed its neutrality, because In it
character of the ally of England and
the friend of France it considered it
self bound to these states, which wern
defending civilization, "by obligations of1
a moral and historic nature."