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THE 3IORXING - OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, . FEBTITT Alt Y 9, 1917. SPAIN DECLINES TO BREAK WITH Calm, : Firm Protest Against Unrestricted Submarine . i ' Warfare Is Sent. NEW POLICY IS DENOUNCED AMERICAN WIFE OF EX-AMBASSADOR FROM GERMANY, VESSEL ON WHICH THEY WILL GO HOME AND MAP OF PROPOSED ROUTE. Nation's Sea Trade Is Stopped, Eco nomic Existence Compromised and .Lives of Subjects -Are -Threatened, Says Madrid. - - 'WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Spain's note, which it is understood." formally de clines' to accept President Wilson's sug gestion that she break off diplomatic relations with Germany, was . receivea today at the State Department, but was not made public ' MADRID, Feb. 8. The text of Spain's eply to Germany. Is as follows: "His Majesty's government has at tentively examined the note ' which Your Serene Highness was good enough to remit to me the 31st of January In which is set forth the German govern ment's resolute intention to ' interrupt as. from the following day all sea traf fic without further notice and. by no matter what arm around Great Britain, franca, Italy and in the. Eastern Medi terranean. I must say that the note caused a very painful impression on the Spanish government. The attitude of strict neutrality which Spain adopted from the beginning and has maintained with loyalty. and unshakable firmness gives her the right to expect that the lives of her subjects engaged in sea trade should not be placed In such grave peril. , Protest Calm but Firm "It also gives her the right to ex pect that trade should not be troubled nor diminished by suchsan increase tn the extent "of the zones in which the imperial government insists that, in or der to -attain its ends, it must use all weapons and suppress all limitations which it has hitherto imposed upon its methods of naval warfare. "Even before the imperial govern-' nnt has set aside these restrictions His 'Majesty's government had pro tested, holding them insufficient to comply with the prescriptions of inter national maritime law. But the methods of war announced by Germany are be ing carried to such an unexpected and unprecedented extreme that the Span ish government, considering its rights a.nd the requirements of its neutrality. must with still more reason protest calmly, but firmly, to "the imperial gov- I ernment. and must make at the same time the necessary reserves, imposed by the legitimate presumption of in eluctable responsibility which the im perial government assumes, principally in view of the loss of life which its attitude may cause. Extension of Principle Denounced. "Hi3 Majesty's government bases its protest on the fact that the -decision to close the road to certain seas com pletely by substituting for the indis putable right of capture in certain cases a pretended right of destruction in all cases is outside the legal principles or international law. Above all, it con elders that the extension, in the form announced, of this pretended right of destruction to the lives of noncombat ants and the subjects of neutral na tions, such as Spain, is contrary to the principles observed by all nations, even in moments of the greatest violence, tf the German government, as it say. expected that the Spanish people and government will not close their ears to the reasons which have caused its de cision and hopes that they will co-operate to avoid - further calamities and sacrifices of human life. It will also un derstand that the Spanish government, while disposed to lend at the proper time its initiative and support to every thing that could contribute to the ad vent of a peace more and more wished for, cannot admit the legality of excep tional methods of warfare. Spanish Life Threatened. "These methods. Indeed, notwith standing Spain't rights as a neutral and her scrupulous fulfillment of the duties incumbent on her as such, make more difficult r.nd even stop altogether her sea trade, compromising her eco nomic life and threatening with grave dangers the lives of her subjects. "His Majesty's government supported more firmly than ever by the justice of its position,- does not -doubt that the Imperial government, inspired by the sentiments of friendship which unite the two countries will find, notwith standing' the severe exigencies of this terrible wti.r, means of giving satisfac tion to Spain's claims. These claims are based on the inexorable duty whicn binds a government to protect the lives of its tubjects and maintain the in tegrity of its sovereignty so that the course of national existence be not In terrupted. For the reasons set out His Majesty's government feels itself fully sustained in Its position by reason and law." I . 1 - - v --. -1 f- - 1 ?' i f ' V ' 1 f Y ' v " ' I vi'. iv; a - i ,A . ; y 7 VJ fjZMTtj Jt 7" JL S7s-C- . "TV ' WORK Oil WARGRAF T GOES AT TOP SPEED Private Contracts Give Way to Destroyers and Sub . marines ; in Yards. Clarlgston Chamber Elects. CIARKSTON. Wash.. Feb. 8. (Spe elaL The Chamber of Commerce of Clarkstou has been reorganized., with the following officers: E. J. Bailey, president; Lester Hoobler, secretary; Robert A. Foster, Dr. D. H. Ransom and Dr. P. W. Johnson, vice-presidents. The new organization will launch a policy to support the movement for making Snake River navigable the year round. The slogan will be, . "An all-year open river to the sea." Eureka Wireless Guarded. EUREKA, Cal.. Feb. 8. A detach ment of 20 soldiers sent from ' San Francisco went ; on guard today at the Federal radio station at Table Bluff. Read The Oreronian classified ads. Don't Let Soap , Spoil Your Hair BATTLESHIP IS HASTENED Top CoantMB tod Bernitorf f, Formerly Mls -Jeanne Luckemeyer,- of New York, Amerlcan-Uom Woman Now a German. Middle - Steamer Frederick VIII. Below Map Showing 11 ow VesMel Will Proceed . From New Vorlt to Chriattiania, Norway LOYALTY IS SHOWN German-American Alliance -Fight for United Staets. to RELIEF FUND IS DIVERTED "When you wash your hair, be careful what you -use. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very Injurious, as it dries the calp-and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use 'is Just plain mulslfled cocoanut oil, for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats the most expensive .soaps or anything else all to pieces, You can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is all that Is required. It makes an -abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thoroughly, and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is tsoft, fresh looking, bright, wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt and dandruff. Adv. Money Raised for German Victims to Go to American Red Cross Ger man - American Regimen J s Will po Raised. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 8. The resolu tions indorsing the action of President Wilson in severing diplomatic relations with Germany and pledging its loyalty to the United States were adopted by the German-American National Alli ance at a meeting which continued in session here until early today. It was also decided, in case of hostili ties, to form regiments of German Americans and turn over to the Ameri can Red Cross funds which the alliance uas Deen collecting for German war re lief. The meeting was attended by del egates from 8 states. The alliance is said to have a membership of 3,000,000. At the conclusion of the session to day. Dr. Charles J. Hexamer, pvesident of the alliance, issued' the following statement: "The German-American National Al liance, representing 3,000,000 constltu ents, has passed a resolution backing up president woodrow vvjison in hand ing passports to Ambassador Bernstorff and recalling Ambassador James W. Uerard from Berlin. . Regiments Will - Be Raised. "We have also adopted resolutions pledging our services to the Govern ment of the United States In case of war. -We will fight under the command of President Wilson as our commander- in-chief as loyally as German-Ameri cans fought under Commander-in-Chief Abraham Lincoln in the Civil War for the preservation of the-Union. "We will organize German-American regiments and in case of a call for vol unteers we mean to show the American people with what readiness and patriot ism we will answer a call to arms for the defense of the flag and the country. "We have been collecting funds for the German Red Cross and. for the Ger- nan widows and orphans. In view of the present break of relations between the united states and tiermany, we have resolved to deposit all moneys re ceived for these funds in bank. In case of war,' we will at once turn over all the moneys we have raised for the Ger man Red Cross and. German widows and orphans tojhe American Red Cross and for the benefit of the widows and orphans of our boys who have to give their lives to defend our country against Germany. '. All Misunderstandings Avoided. "Our delegates feel that we have been greatly misunderstood and unjustly criticised during the war, but if it comes to war with Germany, our actions will not be susceptible to any further mis understanding for we will back up our American Government with our lives and our means. "Tf the prjpwent troubles can be set tled without war, and everything looks like peace, we (ay determine again to send our funds for the German Red Cross and widows and orphans as we have been doing in the past. MAN 80, FREED OF BLAME Court Holds Woman of 43 Cannot Get Casn for Brealic of Promise. SEATTLE. Wash., Feb. 8. (Special.) Superior Judge Jurey today decided that Mattie Rieger. 43 years old. who recently was awarded $500 by a jury from Robert Abrams, 80 years old, whom she charged with seduction could not recover an additional $50,- 000 or any part of it on a new suit for breach of promise. In her complaint Mrs. Rieger had set forth that Abrams betrayed her after promising marriege. She said they became acquainted August 1, 1915. She represented blm to be worth $375,000, In his answer he denied possession of this wealth. She set forth also that he had shown her various attractive pieces of property and indivated that he coald well afford to marry. Baker and, Daniels Assure' Wilson That - A41 - Possible Preliminary Steps Have Been- Taken. Congress! Action Awaited. WASHINGTON;-Feb.' 8. Construction of Navy craft by the, Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, the Fore River Shipbuilding Company and the Electric Boat Company will be speeded up to the limit of the plants. Work on two battleships at Newport News already is proceeding under dou bled crews at Secretary Daniels' sug gestion and the- offers of . two other companies to take similar steps met with the Secretary's, hearty approval today. ... At the Newport News plant it is esti mated that the battleship Mississippi, recently launched, can be completed by mid-Summer . instead of January 1. 1918, as called for in the contract. The keel of one of the four new battle ships- recently contracted for will be laid on the slip vacated by the Missis sippi Instead of a merchant vessel, as had- been intended. Work on Ships Ruahed. Representatives of the Fore River and Klectrlc Boat companies called on Mr. Ianiels today, offering to rwsb work on destroyers and submarines for which they have contracts, setting aside other private work to that end They were told to go ahead at full speed. The plan is to get the vessels launched as soon as possible, freeing stocks for thenew set of destroyers and submarines to be authorized in the pending Navy bill. Details as to the time that can be saved have not been worked out. Warlike preparations now virtually are completed at the Navy Department pending the enactment by Congress of the proposed legislation under which the President may commandeer private plants and after that . the President's decision to exercise this authority. Wilson Calls on Secretaries. Mr. Wilson called again today on both Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels in their offices. Neither Sec retary would say what subjects had been discussed. It is known; however, that both were in a position 'to assure the- commander-in-chief that all possi ble preliminary, ateps had been taken to carry out whatever orders he may give if the United States is drawn into the war. "We are just waiting for the word go,' " was the way one official ex pressed! it. speaking of the speeding up of military preparedness measures pro posed by the pending bills. Offers of plants of all kinds and of the personal services of the owners and executives continue. To the War Department many of the larger units of the clothing industry have offered their services.- Plants that have sought Government work or made a military uniform have been placed at the dis posal of the Department. The efficient organization of these companies insure great speed in supplying uniforms and other clothing should they be needed. . Monitions Makers Come Forward. There are few munitions makers who have not come forward, either those regularly in the business or those who turned to making shells and other war material on European orders at the outbreak of the great war. A plan for co-ordinating all such plants already exists and. they could be turned to Government work without serious delay. SEIZED BOAT IS REFUGE submarine; puts captive crews OX ITALIAN STEAMER, CAR BUILDERS INCREASED 5lIlwaukeo Shops at Tacoma Are to Add 75 to Rash Work. TACOMA, Wash.. Feb. S. (Special. Frank Rusch, general ' mechanic of the Milwaukee shops here, received word today that the company intended to. add 7 5 men to the Tacoma shop force and 'work a nine-hour shift at additional pay.' The men are working eight hours at present. -The decision is due to the building of 1000 gondola cars here. Some box and refrigerator cars will be built also. The Tacoma shops employ 850 men and they have been assembling material for the gondola job for some time. De. spite the delay due to storms which tied up traffic, Mr. Rusch expects to have the construction started by March 1. ' I FRUIT - INSPECTOR NAMED Hood River County Employs F. W. Angus on Per Diem Basis. ' HOOD RIVER. Or, Feb. 8. (Special.) The Hood River county court today ap pointed F. W. Angus county fruit In spector at S3 a day for all time served, and 81 a day for the use of his auto mobile. Professor L. F. Henderson, who re cently resigned as frjit inspector, pro posed to continue the work, provided the court would pay $2000 for inspec tion over a period of 12 months, all expenses to be borne by the inspector for ten months, at 8100 a month, the court to pay his expenses. The sum of $600 baa been provided. Palmero's Survivors Arrive. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. Twenty-two American horsemen, survivors of the Italian ship Palermo, sunk in the Mediterranean by a German submarine in December, arrived here today in Spanish steamship C. Lopez y Lopez from Barcelona. They asserted that the Palermo was torpedoed without warning and that one of their number, Fred Murphy, of New Tork. wan It tiled. Survivors of Sunken Vessels Tell of Finally Being Put on British Boat and Sent to Port. LONDON, Feb. 8. Statements by sur vivors of vessels -recently sunk shew that In one case a submarine operating in the war zone employed a steamer which it had seized as a place of tempo rary refuge for crews of other vessels attacked and sunk. The survivors who told of this pro cedure were from the Norwegian sail ing vessel Songelv and the Furness liner Turino. The captain and 29 of the crew of the latter were landed. His first engineer and three firemen were killed. The crews of both -vessels, the sur vivors relate, were on board an un named Italian steamer for two days, The German submarine utilized this Italian vessel, which It had armed and provided with a crew of six men, as ship to stand by and receive the crews of sunken ships. After the crews of the Songelv. and Turino had been on board the Italian for two days they were transferred to the British steamer Penmount, which was ordered to take them to port. The Germans also transferred from the sub marine to the Penmount Captain Smailes, of the steamer Hollinslde, who had been taken on board the subma rine as -a prisoner when his vessel was sunk. His crew of 23 were left In open boats, he reported, and still are miss ing. The Intention of the submarine was to slnK tne Italian vessel Deiore returning to Germany. The sinking of the Turino and Hollin slde already has been reported. The Norwegian ship Songelv, of 2063 tons gross, bad not been previously an nounced as sunk. She was last reported at Buenos Aires on November 18. BOOTLEG BOUNTY IS PLAN Aberdeen - Councilman Would Give Half of Fine to Informer. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Feb.- 8. (Spe cial.) The council' voted last night 8 to 4 to offer 60 per cent of the fines assessed against bootleggers to the person Informing on them. Council man Empey, father of this scheme," de declared bootleggers were like coyotes and wildcats and that therefore a bounty should be. offered for their cap ture. "Let's get these uncivilized citizens who deal illicitly In liquor," he said. , City Attorney Cross declared that he was not certain the city could le gally offer such a bounty, and the mo tion was rescinded. Tome now at 3 P. M. Madame Richet Will Lecture To the Women of Portland on Practical Dressmaking This lecture is FREE to the public and she will explain the various branches of dressmaking that will be taken up in the Spring dressmaking course, which starts Monday. The entire course for only $1.00. ' Auditorium, Eighth Floor. ft I I Winding Up the Big Silk Sale With Greater Inducements Than Ever For the Purchase of Fine Black Silks Hera are splendid silks for . everyone, all kinds of black silks. There is nothing harder to find right now. for instance, than a good black silk. And this is an occasion disclosing silk assortments that have never been surpassed by any we have ever presented in the past. J 36-Inch Black Taffetas, $1.19, $1.49, $1.69 Yard 35-Inch Black Messaline, $1 .19, $1 .29, $1.39 35-Inch Black Duchess Satin, $1 .49 New Printed Pongee Sports Silk $1.29 The - most fashionable and the most attractive of all novelty Summer silks that are all the rage at Palm Beach and which will be in greatest favor for Summer. Imported Plain Pongee 89c, $ 1 .09, $ 1 .33 Every piece of Pongee offered in this sale is of superior quality at the price imported direct from China, of that fine durable weave that washes like a pocket handkerchief; 34 to 35 inches wide. Second Floor. Only Xwo More Days Then No More of 'These Fine Belfast Linens At Less Than Present .Wholesale Prices Starting with a thousand cloths, we have still about 150 left and in a good selection of sizes. Cloths of linen, union linen, damask and fine cotton, offering you a splendid opportunity of supplying your Spring needs. Don't delay, for the quantity is now limited. i I 70 by 70-inch Cloths. $1.45, $2.19, $3.45, $4.75 2 by Cloths. $3.95, $5.69, $6.75 2 by 3-yard Cloths. $5.75 and $6.79 2Vz by 22-yard Cloths. $7.00 and $9.50 Hemstitched Cloths, $1.95, $2.10, $2.75 In sizes 67 by 73, 67 by 81 and 67 by 1 05 inches. 70 by 88-inch Cloths. $1.79 and $2.50 0 2 by 2-yard Cloths, $3.45, $4.49, $4.75 - I IVa, by 2!4-yard Cloths. $7.25 and $5.95 . REMNANTS nf n v j ojj uif Dozen Lots of Napkins at Very Special Prices Every American Home Now Flies A Flag -Printed bunting flags in fast colors, mounted on spear point stick, good quality, size 24 by 36 inches. 19c Each Printed muslin flags, mounted : 4 Size 8 by 14 inches, 3c Size 20 by 36 inches, 10c Size 30 by 50 inches, 20c Silk flags, mounted on spear-pointed sticks, printed designs: Size 16 by 24 ins., 50c Size 24 by 36 ins., $1.25 Size 32 by 48 ins., $1.65 K If th Floor. Today Only Quadruple Siloer-Plated Fruit Baskets Beautifully pierced with scalloped thread border, heavily plated on nickel sil ver, will be sold Extra Special at $1.00 A limited number only, so we must restrict one to a cus tomer. None C. O. D. and none delivered; no exchanges. Sixth Floor. Manning, Bowman and Sternau Coffee , Percolators Six and eight-cup sizes. Just a small sample assort ment, scarcely two alike, rep resenting the best machines these famous makers produce. Extra Special $4.85 No phone orders, no re turns. Sixth Floor. i This Store Uses No Comparativ.e Prices' S3 i I i ERROR IS DISCREDITED GERMAXS CLOSE WHEN FIRING ON EAVESTOXE'S OPEN BOAT. Boats passing- through the hydraulic lift lock at Peterborough. Canada, are lifted a total distance of 65 feet in one and one-half mlnutea. . Detail of Killing of Members of Crevr, Including American, Received at United States Embassy. LONDON, Feb. 8. According to de tailed reports of survivors of the Brit ish steamer" Eavestone, received at the American Embassy, the German subma rine which sank the steamer by shell fire was close to the steamer when it fired three times on one open boat containing members of the crew, an action wBich it is asserted could not havebeen an accident or a mistake. The reports say the submarine opened fire when 3000 yards distant from the Eavestone, finding the range easily and using from 18 to 20- shells from its 12-pound and 6-pound guns. After the steamer's two boats with the- crew on boaVd had dropped astern of the Eave stone about a quarter of a ship's length, the submarine fired three times, the shrapnel bursting over the boats, kill ing the captain and four men of the crew. Including Richard Wallace, an American. CONSUL FORESEES WAR Parents of John T. McCutclieon Get Son's Newspaper Article. CENTRALIA, Wash.. Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McCutcheon, of Adna, have received a copy f the Paris edition of the New York Herald containing an article written by their son. John T. McCutcheon. who was re cently appointed American Vice-Consul at BorUeaupc The young man says President Wil son and the United States have been misunderstood by the warring nations of Europe and that sooner or later this country will be forced to enter the conflict. surgeon today made another examina tion of Harry K. Thaw, who cut his throat four weeks ago, and reported to detective headquarters that Thaw is not yet in condition to be removed from the hospital. Condemnation Suit Won. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Feb. 8. (Spe cial.) The Skookum Railway & Lum ber Company, of Tenino, Tuesday won the condemnation suit brought against the Far West Land & Development Company to secure right of way for its logging road, a dispute over which recently resulted in farmers living on the land blockading the road and threatening a train crew with shotguns. The land company is awarded I180U for the property. Sugar Refinery Workmen Strike. PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8. Several hundred workers employed at thres sugaf refineries in this city are on strike for an increase In wages. They demand an increase from 25 cents an, hour to So cents. Tli aw Not Yet Recovered. 1 PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 8 A . police ONLY TWO MORE DAYS to See I a: Douglas Fairbanks in 6 'The Americano" The greatest film star of the day in his best production It may be your last chance to see the $10,000 a week comedian at regular prices. COLUM'BIA Sixth at Washington