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I J 7 - VOL.. LVI. NO. 17,534. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDA1C. FEBRUARY 1, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS. HUT WAR Will BE U1IRESTRICTED Berlin Sends Note Which Smashes Peace Hope. WASHINGTON IS STAGGERED Super-Crisis Created by Dec laration for Use of Every Weapon Against Allies. 3ERMANY CREATES ZONES Sudden Move to Starve Brit ain Outdoes Even Von Tirpitz' Proposals. HIGHLIGHTS FROM GERMANY'S NOTE DECLAIUNO FOR UN RESTRICTED WARFARE. Germany 'will gladly co-operate In all efforts to prevent future wars. The freedom of the seas . . has always formed part of the leading: principles of Germany's political programme. A new situation has been cre ated, which forces Germany to new decisions. Since two years and a half England is using- her naval power for a criminal at tempt to force Germany Into sub mission by starvation. Each day shortening the war will on both sides preserve the lives of thousands. - The German government could not Justify . - the neglect of any means destined to bring about the end of the war. The imperial government is . . . now compelled to continue the fight for existence . . ..with full employment of the weapons which are at lis disposal. ? The imperial government begs to express its confidence that the American Government will warn American ships against entering the barred zones . . . and also will Warn ' its cltlsens against taking passage on or confiding goods to ships plying to ports in the barred zone. WILSON'S PREVIOUS THREAT RECALLED SEVERANCE OF RELATIONS MENTIONED IN SUSSEX CASE. Alternative Given Germany in For mer Crisis . Was Immediate Abandonment of Flan. "WASHINGTON. Jan. SI. The decision as to what the course of the American Government shall be in the new crisis lies with the President, who in the final note on the Sussex case, said: "It it is still the purpose of the Im perial Government to prosecute relent less and indiscriminate warfare against vessels of commerce by the use of sub marines without regard to what the United States must consider the sacred and indisputable rules of international law and the universally recognized dic tates of humanity, the Government of the United States is at last forced to the conclusion that there is but one course , it can pursue. "Unless the Imperial Government should now immediately declare and effect an abandonment of its present methods of submarine warfare against passenger and freight-carrying vessels, the Government of the United States can have no choice but to sever diplo matic relations with the German Em pire altogether. "This action, the Government of the United States contemplates with the greatest reluctance, but feels con strained to take in behalf of humanity and the rights of neutral nations." "WASHINGTON. Jan. 81. President Wilson went to bed) at 11 o'clock to night after spending the evening alone in his study with a copy of the German note. This apparently disposed of sug gestions that some action might be taken before morning. The President saw no callers but is understood to have used the telephone freely. As far as could be learned, no plans have been laid for him to go be fore Congress, as he did to announce the Bending of the Sussex note, threat ening to break off diplomatio relations. NO SHIPS ALLOWED TO LEAVE NEW YORK Dash by Interned Teu tons Is Feared. LATE UNION PACIFIC TRAINS REACH CITY STORM-DELAYED ARRIVALS ARE MADE AT ATI, HOURS. BRITAIN HAS FLEET READY 4000 Small Cruisers to Keep Ocean Lanes Open. ALL VESSELS KEPT IN PORT TOWN TO CURB ELECTIONS West Linn to Vote on Curtailing Initiative and Referendum. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 81. (Spe cial.) An election to prevent elections has been set by the City Council of West Linn for March S, when a charter amendment will be submitted to cur tall the use of the initiative and refer endum as applied to city affairs. The action is brought about by the calling of a special election by James Downey, whose offer of a $300 lot for a flrehouse site -was rejected when the city found it could get a better lot for less money. The" Council also started an appropriation measure for the other lot, despite the action of the voters on Downey's petition. J" WASHINGTON, Jan, 31. Germany V has declared unrestricted submarine i warfare, I A starvation blockade of England, I the like of which the world never has 1 seen, was announced to the world to !ay in notes delivered to American Embassador Gerard in Berlin and to LState Department here by Count 3ernstorff. iindenburg's Plan Carried Out, thus begins the long-feared cam paign of ruthlessness, conceived by on Hindenburg, it is said here, on .i magnitude never even contemplated by Von Tirpitz. Again the United States faces sev erance of diplomatic relations with llermany with all its' eventual possi bilities. President Wilson's repeated "arnings of "a-world-afire" and Sec- JVtary Lansing's "verge-of -war" state l lent are being recalled in the capital J,,:V ...:"U t i : e l misgiving. Super-Crisis Created. Germany's action is super-crisis of fhose that have stirred the Ameri- government in two and a half s of world war. ralk of peace in Europe and of feans of preserving the peace of the I v'orld has gone glimmering. Presi f ent Wilson, incredulous at first when y- he unofficial text of Germany's varning was brought to him, at once ;. ailed for the official document, which ad just been presented to Secretary V; ansing by the German Ambassador. ''Ir. Lansing absolutely refused to omment. President Wilson began im-j- lediately a careful study of the docu- aent. Three Courses Presented. "f The President has the task of decid er ig what shall be the course of the C fnited States. Three immediate steps ppear among the possibilities. The V 'nited States might solemnly warn r" ,ermany against a violation of her ledges; it might be decided that the . erman warning is sufficient notice of k . intention to disregard those jj Ledges and a sufficient warrant for : -eaking off diplomatic relations; it , ight be decided to await the results J .' the blockade and determine the BANK R0BBERYJS FAILURE Safe at Seres, Cal., Withstands Sev en Charges of Explosion. CERES, Cal., Jan. 31. Bank robbers isolated Ceres early today by cutting telephone wires; manacled a -watchman with his own handcufs, and then exploded seven charges of nitro-gly-cerine in an unsuccessful attempt to crack the safe of the Bank of Ceres. The robbers reached Ceres in an au tomobile stolen from another banker, George Cressey, of Modesto. The California Bankers' Association warned eountry bankers today to be vigilant as it is believed a gang oper ating previously in the Middle West has transferred the scene of its operations. (Concluded on ra.ua 4. Column i.Jt BRITISH LOSE 32,000 MORE Total Sorarae Casualties Now Given as 552,371. LONDON, Jan. 31. The total of British -casualties as reported in the published lists during January are 960 officers and 31.394 men. British casualties for January show a considerable decrease over those of the preceding month. No lists were published during the Christmas holi days, but the total for the first 23 days of December, was 815 officers and 36, 350 men. The January total brings the sum of British casualties since the be ginning of the Somme offensive to 552,371. Entente Allied Merchantmen to Rave Convoys and Swift War ships Will Scour Sea In Hunt for XT-Boat. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. At Mldnlgbt SO patrolmen were dlapatcned to docks at the Hudson River and One Hundred and Thirteenth streets, where five Hamburg-American line ships are tied. Many other patrolmen vrere held In reserve In stations as far north as Spnyten Dnyvll. The officers were not .old what their duties were to be. NEW YORK, Jan. 81. The port of New York was sealed tight tonight by order of Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port. Vessels of every descrip tion, including tugboats, were turned back at Quarantine by the torpedo-boat stationed there to maintain neutrality of the United States. The purpose of Mr. Malone's order re mained & mystery upon which he de clined to throw any light. He has full authority to act upon his own initiative in case of emergency, as he is held re sponsible for enforcing neutrality. Dash by Interned Ships Possible. While there was no apparent basis for the belief that such drastic action resulted from information that one or more of the great German liners in terned at Hoboken was preparing to make a dash for the open sea. it was significant that a deputy collector con ferred tonight on the Hamburg-American line dock with the Chief of Police of Hoboken and representalves of the steamship company. Twenty-four steamships, some of them the largest in the world, owned by- German interests, are tied -up at piers on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River, while three Austrian vessels are docked at Brooklyn piers. All of them have been under constant surveillance of United States agents to prevent any violation of neutrality. A neutrality squad was organized more than a year ago under the direction of Mr. Malone. Thoroosh Preparation Made. It has been understood since the be ginning of the war that prompt action would be taken if an international situ ation should arise under which the crews or agents of the steamers might desire to destroy their own vessels. Deputy Collector of the Port Lamb Weather Moderates and Wyoming Line Open East bound Trains All Pass Omaha. ' Delayed Union Pacific trains kept arriving at the Union Depot at all hours yesterday and last night, from one to two days or even more behind schedule. Today trains aboutone day late will arrive, and schedules soon will be back to normal, it is promised. Train No. 17 from the East, due yes terday at 7 P. M.. will get in this aft ernoon, and trains S and 19, due yester day, will follow soon thereafter. Delayed train No. 6, 50 hours behind schedule, reached the city yesterday morning at 9:50. Train No. 17 came in at 2:40 P. M.. No. 19 at 4:30 P. M. : another. No. 17, at 9 P. M., and No. 5 was due this morning about 1 o'clock. Weather has now moderated on the Union Pacific lines to the East. There is no wind, nor new snow, it was re ported yesterday, and . after - today trains should run on time. William McMurray, general passenger agent of the O.-W. R. & N. Co.. was advised by telegram that the line in Wyoming had been open, contrary re ports notwithstanding, since Tuesday morning. It was not blocked Tuesday night, as reported, and schedules were normal again in the trouble sone. All delayed eastbound trains, it was stated, have passed Omaha. The snow in Wyoming and on the Short Line section of the Union Pacific system was said to have been the worst in years. BRITAIN TO KEEP COLONIES Secretary of Overseas Dominions Makes Announcement. LONDON, Jan. 31. The colonies cap tured from Germany during the war will never be returned, said Walter Hume Long, Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking as a representative of the Overseas Dominions, in an ad dress today. "We acquired possession of different German colonies in various parts of the world as a consequence of this war, no Baia. iiei no man tnink these territories will ever return to German rule." (Concluded on Paso S. Column 3.) NOBEL PRIZE FOR KAISER? Constantinople Educators Suggest Emperor as Recipient. BERLIN, Jan. 31, via London. Feb 1, The legal and literary faculties of Stamboul University," says a Constant! nople dispatch, on being asked to sug gest a candidate for the Nobel peace prize, has named the German Emperor as the "forefighter for the peace idea.' ALASKA DRY BILL ASSED Senate Measure Is Yet to , , Before Lower House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 31. The Senate today passed the Jones bill to make Alaska prohibition territory. The bill would prohibit manufacture or sale of Intoxicating liquors in the territory and also the transportation thereto. It has not yet passed the house. PEACE TIP DUE TO, 'CLEVER DEDUCTION' MAN FOUND SHOT; WIFE GOES TO JAIL Gossip Also Factor, Broker Testifies. ORIGIN OF RUMORS NOT FOUND Wilson's Brother - in - Law's Partner Tells of Note. B0LLING IS EXONERATED Francis A. Connolly Tells Investi gators Any Clever Person Can Get Much Valuable Infor-' mation in Washington. NEW YORK, Jan. 31. Francis A. Connolly, the Washington broker and partner of R. W. Boiling, a brother-in-law of President Wilson, who on De cember 20 gave to E. F. Hutton ok Co.. New York brokers, an-accurate reaume of the President's peace note 10 hours before it was published, failed in two and a half hours of grilling examina tlon by the Congressional inquisitorial committee today to name the exact source of his Information. He spe cifically exonerated Boiling, however. from all responsibility for the "leak" on the note. To the best of his knowledge, Mr. Connolly smilingly told the committee repeatedly, his advices to the Hutton firm were based principally on "gossip and rumor" he gathered in his office and deductions he had made from a speech he heard President Wilson de liver at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington. December 9. Efforts Are Fruitless. la vain did Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for the committee, and all its members, six of whom are attorneys, attempt to draw from Mr. Connolly the name of a single person who gave him any of the information he forwarded to New York. Even declarations by Representative Bennett, of New York, that Mr. Con nolly must have been possessed of a remarkable gift of prophecy and that he had strangely worded his resume "in the language of the highest . form of statesmanship," failed to disturb him. Any "clever person," Mr. Connolly said, who would mingle in the right circles in Washington "with nls ear on the ground" could, gather much information of great value. Witness Is Radiant. Connolly's examination waa unfln ishtj when the committee adjourned tonight. He still was radiant and eager. apparently, to help, but the committee, according to certain members, were somewhat at a loss as to what angle his interrogation should take when it is resumed tomorrow. Although Connolly in his resume, copy of which he had drafted from (Concluded on Pa ire 8, Column 1.) ACRE GIVES LIVING FOR 2 Oakville Man Realizes Profits Prom Varied Activities. ABERDEEN, Wash., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) T. J. Watklns, a 68-year-old farmer living near Oakville. earned a living for himself and wife on one acre of irrigated prairie land near Oakville last year. One-quarter of the acre is devoted to loganberries, gooseberries and blackberries, and from these he received $70. On the rest he grew veg etables, which he sold for 355. besides having plenty for himself. This land also furnishes fodder for two cows which earned $200 last year, and supports 150 hens which returned him a large profit. 94 OF 700 SPELL RIGHTLY In La Grande School Contest Aver age Is 91.5 Per Cent. LA GRANDE. Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) Out of 700 students from the fourth grade and up to the senior class In the high school, who competed In a spelling match here, 94 handed in perfect pa pers. The general average of the con testants was 81.5 per cent, LAWSON WAS RIGHT; THE LEAK WAS UNDER THE KITCHEN SINK. ' ' J POLICE SAY FORMER MANICUR IST WAS INTOXICATED. Woman Resists Arrest and Three Offi cers Carry Her to Wagon. Victim Is in Hospital. Harry Bloor, meter reader for the Portland Railway. Light & Power Com pany, lies at St. Vincent's Hospital with a bullethole in his abdomen and his wife. Florence, 30 years of age. former manicurist at the Board of Trade build ing, is held at police headquarters as a result of a shooting affray at the Bloor home, near Thirteenth and Hall streets, at 7 o'clock last night. Police believe the shot was fired by Mrs. Bloor while in an intoxicated condition. When found by Motorcycle Patrolman Frank Ervin shortly after the shooting, Bloor was oi. the bed in the bedroom. conscious and witji one ehot fired from a 32-caliber revolver that was found In his pocket. His wife lay on the couch in an adjoining room and resisted being taken to the station by Officer Ervin and Detectives Price and Mallett. She used violent language and the officers had some difficulty in trundling her down the hill to the wagon, as she stoutly refused to walk. It took the three officers to get her to the police patrol. Officers said they smelled liquor on her breath and they believe, upon su perficial examination of the facts, she shot her husband. Neither Bloor, who was conscious un til taken to the surgery at St. Vincent's Hospital, nor his wife would say any thing about the shooting. Mrs. Bloor was hysterical when taken to the station, talking of her little dog, and in another breath she asked. "Where have they taken my laddie?" LONGER SESSION POSSIBLE Legislature Considers Meeting Again to Handle Leftover Matters. SALEM, Or., Jan. 31. (Special.) There is considerable talk among mem bers of both houses of the advisability of extending the present legislative session over the 40-day period. There is an immense volume of important legislation to be disposed of. It is felt that it will require at least a week or 10 days' extra time. After the 40-day session it is suggested that recess be taken and then that the Legislature reconvene. 99 VESSELS CONFISCATED AH hut Fonr of Ships Seized by Cen tral Powers Are British. BERLIN. Jan. $1 (By wireless to Sayviile, N. Y.) "It is said on compe tent authority," says the Overseas News Agency, "that at the beginning of the war there were confiscated in the ports of the central powers 19 hostile tihlps, with a total gross ton nage of 189,000. "Of these ships 95, -with a total gross tonnage of 173,500, were British." MERGER BILLS ABE TO COIf UP TODAY Committees Agree on Draft of Measures. HOUSE MEMBERS MAY TURN Thomas Reserves Riqht Vote Against Propos- to I- GOVERNOR'S VIEW IN DOUBT INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, ST aeiraea; minimum. J-i degree. TODAY'S Probably rain or snow; warmer southerly winds. Submarine Crisis. uermanr declares ror unrestricted use of suDmarinea. rage x. German note is staggering surprise to Wash ing-ton. rare o. President's threat to sever diplomatic rela tions in ouuex cue recalled, rage X. Interned German ships g-uarded, as port of xew iora is seaiea. 1 ag l. Press comment on German note. Page 8. Legislatures. House votes to extend school suffrage. raro a. Senate kind to nearly all bills presented. Page 7. Legislature must lop eff $1,630,120 to keep within 6 per cent limitation amendment. Page 6. Olympla drys block amendments. 77 to 18. Page 9. Consolidation bills to be presented today. Page 1. Roirue River fishing bill fight is. bitter. Page T. Foreign. Four held for alleged plot to kill Lloyd George. Page 3. National. Malor-General Wood assails National Guard system, but not men and officers. Page 2. Peace note tip baaed on deductions and gos sip. Bays broker. Page 1. Army officers admit Columbia River chan nel is adequate. Page 2. Domestic. Daylight saving plan urged before National Chamber of Commerce. Page 2. Sports. Ritchie praises Bronson's ability. Page 18. Two Beavers have not yet signed. Page Is. Three quintets tied In Interscholastlo Bas ketball League. Page 17. Shel McCool trims Sammy Morris at Ore gon City smoker. Page 17. Multnomah Club five defeats University of Washington team. S3 to 20. Page 16. Pacific Northwest. Snow ties up shipbuilding and logging at Aberdeen. Page 20. Commercial and Marine. Wheat trade In Northwest halts pending foreign developments. Page 21. Selling of wheat at Chicago induced by peace rumors. Page 21. Shorts sell stocks on lack of favorable re sponse to Steel statement. Page 2X. Schooner Muriel la unexpected arrival In river. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. Mr.' Dleck demands Mr. Blgelow investigate Commissioner's side money. Page 15. Chamber of Commerce defends School of Commerce. Page 15. R. A. Hume asks for vacation of United States Cashier Company receivership. Page 10. Romany wdmen are fined for fortune-telling. Page 11. Collection of taxes to begin today. Page 11. Princess Convallnskys tale is astounding. Page 10. Lines deny blame for car shortage. Page 8. Crowds still hover about auto show. Page 8. Steelworker Is killed .In accident at Audito rium. Page 9. Man Is found shot and wife goes to Jail. Page 1. Late Union Pacific trains reach city at all hours. Page 1. Portland man to receive small part of $1,- J.'.O.OOO estate. Page 11. Weather report, data, and forecast. Pass 21. Public Service Commissioners Are) Not Wholly In Favor of Plan, as They Feel AVork of De partments Would Suffer. STATE CAPITOL. 8alem. Or.. Jan. 31. (Special.) The first Joint effort of the Senate and Houjso committees on consolidation will be presented to the Legislature in identical bills to be introduced in both Houses tomor row morning. The measure to be so introduced sa a joint committee bill is the one ten tatively approved by the committees last Friday, but over which there -was a sharp disagreement last night. It provides for the consolidation of the Industrial Accident Commission, the Labor Commission, Child Labor Commission and Industrial Welfare Commission, Into a new department to be known as the Labor and Industrial Accident Commission. I Two Commissioners Dropped. The outstanding feature of the bill is its elimination of two of the present three Industrial Accident Commission ers, leaving one Commissioner at a re duction of salary from $3600 to S3000 a year, to handle the work of the In dustrial Accident Department. It was this elimination of two com missioners that caused, the disagree ment Tuesday night. Representative Thomas, of the House committee, took the stand that the Industrial Accident Commission, as recommended by Gov ernor Withycombe, should not be dis turbed. Though this disagreement was Ironed out tonight to the extent that all the members of the two committees voted to have the bill Introduced in both houses tomorrow, members of the House committee are by no means a unit behind It. On the other hand, the Senate committee appears to favor it unanimously. Two Refuse to Pledge Vote. Representatives Thomas and Fort wood both reserved the right to speak against the bill and if they so felt when It came up for final passage, to vote against it also. "I am willing to have it introduced to start things going." said Thomas, "but I prefer that it be introduced without recommendation."- When Representative Thomas at Tuesday night's mealing expressed his belief that the Industrial Accident Commission should be left Intact, the -joint committees put the matter up to a subcommittee to adjust. This subcommittee, composed of Sen ators Cusick and Orton. and Represent atives Thomas and Rltnerrroet at lunch. today and after considerable discussion decided to report in favor of the orig inal bill and this they did tonight. B1U to Be Committee Measure As urged by Representative Thomas, however, they suggested that the bill should be introduced in both Senate and House without recommendation. (Concluded on Pasfe Column a.) Yesterday in the Legislature NO measures of outstanding impor tance were acted upon in either branch of the Legislature yesterday, but today the "bone-dry" prohibition bill will be up in the Senate for final action. If passed, as seems altogether ' probable, it will go Immediately to the Governor for his signature, and this has been assured In advance. Identical bills will be introduced to day in the Senate and Hous providing for consolidation of the Industrial Ac cident Commission, the Labor Commis sion, the Child Labor Commission and the Industrial Welfare Commission. In troduction of the measure was agreed upon at a meeting last night of the two committees having the consolidation programme in charge in the respective branches. The House yesterday passed a bill removing the property-owning Qualifi cations from voters at school elections, except upon questions involving issues of bonds. The bill now goes to the Senate. ' In the House 17 bills were passed yesterday, three failed of passage and three were indefinitely postponed, in suring their defeat. It was the last regular day for introduction of bills. In the Senate yesterday nine bills were passed, none of which was of more than local importance. Among the measures passed was one validating the creation of Deschutes County, now a portion of .Crook County. Up to the close of today's session the Senate had passed 81 bills since the Legislature opened. It haa killed but 17 measures. 100.2v v r I