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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1917. imp ASK EXTRA SESSION Republicans Would Not Con cede Unlimited Power to Wilson in Recess. M'ARTHUR IS RESERVED XTa-n ley Would Call Congress to Con vene and Remain In Capital TTn- , til Crisis Passes Others ' i Hold Similar Views. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, -Feb. 26. Northwestern Sena tors and Representatives were npt dis posed to comment freely on President "Wilson's address to Congress today. Their comments, however, disclose general unwillingness on the part of Republicans to give the President un restricted power, and there also was almost uniform belief among Repub licans that Congress should be called in special session and held here until the crisis passes. Among' the authorized statements were the following: Representative McArthur While it is my uniform policy to support the Presi dent in matters pertaining to our for eign policy, I do not care to make any statement as to his request of today until I have had an opportunity to etudy the resolution prepared by the foreign affairs committee. Representative Hawley I believe Congress should Immediately be con vened after March 4 and continue in cession until any danger of our being involved in the European war has passed, in order that the constitutional authorities may be in position to take such proper and patriotic action as may be necessary for the protection of our rights and honor. Senator Jones of Washington The President's speech was a beautifully worded appeal to Congress to give him unlimited authority to do whatever he pleases. It was a thinly veiled intima tion that lie does not have confidence In the next Congress. Representative Johnson The ques tion must be divided. I am with the President for protection of American lives and property except contraband of war on the high seas, in Mexico and elsewhere. The power to declare war lies with Congress, and I am opposed to giving that power to the President. How I shall vote depends upon how the resolution which will come from the foreign affairs committee is worded. Representative Humphrey I am in favor of givinsr the President authority to arm ships for defense, but I am not iri favor of conferring unlimited au thority upon him. The declaration of war is a responsibility that rests upon Congress, and Congress should neither shirk nor delegate that power to the President. Congress should remain in cession until the crisis is passed. Representative Sinnott did not care to make any comment until he knows . "what legislation is proposed to carry out the President's recommendation. TOURIST INFLUX FORESEEN Phil Ki Cordon, of Sunset Line, Ex pects Big Amount of Travel. Phil K. Gordon, general agent for the Sunset line of the Southern Pa cific Company, was here yesterday with the prediction that the coming Spring and Summer will see a heavy flow of tourists through the Northwest. "Every place along our line from New Orleans west is full of tourists," he ex plained. "Thousands of them will travel through Portland and the North western cities on their homeward Journey." Mr. Gordon said that the National Education convention would attract thousands of. persons to Portland. He also said that the Southern Pa cific had contracted for eight new ships to be used between New Orleans and New York, Galveston and New York and Galveston and Tamplco. H. D. OLSEN IS APPOINTED Oregon City Agent Succeeds II. D Jennings in Portland. H. D. Olsen, agent for the Southern Pacific at Oregon City, has been ap pointed traveling freight agent for the name road in Portland to succeed R. D. Jennings, who will become commercial agent for the new Southern Pacific of fice in Spokane. Mr. Jennings, who has worked out of the Portland office for several years. left for Spokane last night, accom panied by John M. Scott, general pas eenger agent. The ' Southern Pacific will formally open for business in Spokane on Thursday. This is the first invasion of the Spokane territory by that road. R. J. Neill, now in the Ta coma office, will become city freight and passenger agent in Spokane. REQUEST WILL BE GRANTED Continued From First Page.) Ile to realize the tremendous gravity of the declaration of the President to observe "armed neutrality." The rup tn re of diplomatic relations was an act short of war. Offensive Tse Not Intended. The declaration of "armed neutral ity" is an announcement of a purpose to prevent by armed force the com mission of illegal acts against Ameri can rights by German submarines or other instrumentalities. It does not mean that the Presi dent intends to use the American naval and land forces offensively. It does mean that he will use them defensively should it be necessary. It may become necesary and the Navy is prepared for the contingency to send convoys with American ships to sink any German submarines which show a purpose to attack either war ships or merchantmen, to prevent il legal operations by German raiders and to protect American citizens and Amer ican ports from attack. It may become necessary to supply American merchantmen with guns and gunners for defensive purposes against German submarines. Germany has declared that arma ment of American merchant ships will be regarded as an act of war. Gate of Battle Accepted. The President has accepted the Ger man gage of battle. Here is what the President told Con gress today the United States is facing: Recourse to armed neutrality. Here is what the' President asked Congress to authorize: 1. Permission to arm American mer chant ships. 2. Permission to use any Instrumen talities or methods that might be neces sary and adequate to protect American ships and American citizens in their legitimate and peaceful pursuits upon the seas. 3. A sufficient credit, first, to en able him to provide adequate means of protection where they are lacking, and, second, to enable him to provide ade quate insurance against the present war risks. Then Congress began to discuss the President's address and what he de sired. The militarists criticised the Chief Executive for not seeking a dec laration of war. The pacifists criti cised him for going too far. Committees In Session. In the meantime the House foreign affairs committee and the Senate for eign relations committee were called into session. They met behind closed doors at 6 o'clock. The House committee after consider able discussion decided to recommend favorably a bill which, was introduced during the night session by Representa tive Flood, of Virginia, chairman of the committee. The House committee will hold another meeting tomorrow to con sider the amendment "of and changes in the phraseology of the measure. . The Senate committee was unable to reach an agreement. It decided to sleep over the President's message and will meet again in the morning, when it will draft a measure that can pass the upper house. Provisions of Bonn Bill. The House bill provides: First Authority for the President to MAP SHOWING KUT-EL-AMARA, CAPTURED BY BRITISH. i m 7? TTdVp V sUGMSM Turkish Lines Extended North of River of River (2-2). Br Means of a Boat-Brldae (2-3) the British Sent Their Troops Across, Cutting tiff Turks From Kit-l-Ainan, WSUch Conse quently fell. supply American ships with "defensive arms," ammunition and means of making use of them In defense against unlawful attack. Second Authority to employ "such other instrumentalities and methods," as may in his judgment and discretion seem necessary and adequate to protect such ships and American citizens. Third Appropriation of $100, 000,000 to be obtained through the sale of bonds bearing 3 per cent Interest and to be used for the purposes stated, and to In sure American ships traveling through the war zone. So far as the armament of merchant ships is concerned, there is general ac quiescence in the President's view that it is necessary. Official War Reports Germans on Western Front. BERLIN Feb. 26. (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) An unsuccessful attack was made in the , Champagne yesterday by the French, it Is an nounced officially. Following is the account of operations on the Franco- Belgian front: "In several sectors between Armen- tleres and the Ancre, British recon noiterlng advances were undertaken without success. '"South of Cernay, in the Champagne, the French made an attack without success. Between the Meuse and the Moselle German reconnoitering detach ments carried out successful enter prises. "In numerous aerial engagements yesterday our adversaries lost eight airplanes." French. PARIS, Feb. 26 "Late yesterday French detachments broke into the German lines near Ville-sur-Tourbe, 25 miles west of Verdun, destroyed a number of shelters and brought back prisoners and materials," says today's official announcement. "Two surprise attacks by the enemy, one on one of our trenches north of Beaulne, north east of Soissons, the other on one of our posts, northwest of Avocourt, were broken up. We took prisoners. Includ ing one officer." The War Office statement tonight says: "Our artillery carried out effective fires on the German organizations in Belgium in the region of the dunes and east of Malancourt wood. We deliv ered a surprise attack against an enemy salient north of Tahure. bringing back prisoners. There is nothing to report on the rest of the front." Belgian communication: "Along the whol. Belgian front there was sustained artillery fighting on both sides, with moderate intensity, especial ly in the direction of Noordschoote and Steenstraete, where the trench guns were active during the course of the afternoon." British. LONDON. Feb. 26. The British ad vance along the Ancre River has at tained a depth of two miles and ex tends along a front of about 11 miles, according to the official report from British headquarters in France tonight. The text reads: "The movements referred to In the communication Saturday and Sunday were maintained during the day on both banks of the Ancre. Our advance extends over a front of about 11 miles. from east of Gueudecourt to south of Gommecourt and has attained a depth of? two miles.- "In addition to the village of Serre reported yesterday, we now occupy the strong point known as Butte de Warlen court and the villages of Warlencourt- Eaucourt. Pys and Miraumont. We have reached the outskirts of Le Barque, Irles and Fuisieux-au-Mont. "A hostile attack made early this morning on one of our posts south of the Somme was driven off with loss. Turks In Mesopotamia. CONSTANTINOPLE, via London. Feb. 26. The War Office today announced withdrawal of the forces at Kut-el-Amara. The announcement follows: "According to a prearranged plan, and in order to effect a junction with reinforcements which have arrived, our troops, which have held for a year ad vanced positions at Kut-el-Amara, as well as positions to the east and west of the town, have been withdrawn to the rear in an easterly direction. The movement was entirely unnoticed by the enemy." Germans on Eastern Front. BERLIN. Feb. 26. (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) The Russians renewed their attacks yesterday In the Car pathians, in the vicinity of Tartar Pass. Today's official statement says the at tacks were without success. BRITISH TAKE KOT Turks in Retreat Westward, Pursued by Cavalry. ALL POSITIONS SECURED Possession Regained of Strategic Point on Road to Bagdad Sur rendered In April, 1916, by General Tonnshend. LONDON, Feb. 26. Kut-el-Amara has been captured from the Turks, by the British forces, according to a statement made in the House, of Commons today by Andrew Bonar Law. member of the British War Council. The Turks are in retreat toward Baghallah, 24 miles to the west of Kut-el-Amara, pursued by British cavalry. Mr. Bonar Law announced that as a (1-1), British Lines Extended Sonth River front all of the Turkish positions from Sannalyat to Kut-el-Amara have been secured and that the town of Kut-el-Amara automaticaly passed Into the hands of the British. Kut-el-Amara. a strategic military position on the Tigris River leading to Bagdad, wa surrendered to the Turks April 28. 1916, after General Townshend with a British force of some 9000 troops had withstood a siege since the' pre vious December. On April 28. 1916, Major-General Charles Townshend, commander of the British forces besieged at Kut-el-Amara since December, 1915, surren dered. All guns and munitions were de stroyed by the British forces before surrendering. The army included 2700 British and some 6000 Indian troops. ' General Townshend was driven to surrender to avoid starvation of his forces. In ' December, 1915, General Townehend's army had retreated to Kut-el-Amara after having been de feated at Cteslphon, 18 miles below Bagdad. BERLIN. Feb. 26. (By wireless to Sayville, N. Y.) According to the offi- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 fi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TH IE 1 1 1 1 1 n m 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 it i n i n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 MEN Today and Tomorrow The last two days when you can purchase the finest of genuine gabardine and slip-on rubberized Which are offered in the Month-End Sale, irrespective of their former orig inal prices, - at the most exceptional of all saie prices. First Floor, Just Inside the Washington Street Entrance. I m All purchases made today and tomorrow charged on , April 1st bills. "MercHandiso clal news agency at Constantinople, the losses of the British in the recent fight ing along the Tigris exceeded 30,000 men. Several steamships crowded with wounded British soldiers have been sent away, the news agency Bays. GERMANS AND IRISH MEET Congratulatory Messages Sent by Ton Ludendorff and Zimmermann. LONDON. Feb. 26. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Am sterdam quotes a Berlin message aa saying: "The German-Irish League formed here recently has held its first meet ing. General von Ludendorff, first quartermaster-general, and Dr. Alfred Zimmermann, Secretary of Foreign Af fairs, sent congratulatory messages. The league alms at the promotion of relations between Germany and Ireland and it will support all enterprises in this direction." The Berlin dispatch adds, says the correspondent, that the formation of this league at this moment will be valuable encouragement for an American-Irishman's league and It will prove to Irishmen In Ireland that they are not forgotten In Germany in these serious times. Juvenile Band to Be Engaged. KOSEBURG, Or., Feb. 26. (Special.) At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the strawberry carnival held here last night It was decided to en gage the Roseburg Juvenile Band to furnish music during the festival to be held here in May. Two other bands also will be engaged as soon as the committee can consider the, proposals. The committee also decided to distrib ute roses and strawberries among the passengers on Southern Pacific trains passing through Roseburg during the three days of festivities. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii i u 1 1 1 1 u m 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 j eleBMome Ma If you want to be able to reach the greatest number of people, you should use Pacific Telephone Service, or if you want people to be able to locate you your name should be listed in the Pacific Tele phone Directory. It is the most up-to-date reference book of Portland People. There is now one Pacific telephone to every six people in Portland and there is a greater demand fortelephone service than heretofore. .. .. V If you are planning to have a telephone installed, you should make application NOW, so that your telephone may be in service in time to list your name in the new directory. PACIFIC TELEPHONE TELEGRAPH COMPANY Oak and Park Streets TELEPHONE BROADWAY 4920 ' Sales ' Department n n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 it i h 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 i i n i m 1 1 n 1 1 n 1 1 u i n 1 1 of J Mefit On! COAST IS ATTACKED German Destroyers Bombard Broadstairs and Margate. WOMAN AND CHILD KILLED Two Houses Wrecked and Ten Oth ers Damaged British Destroyer Engages Enemy bat Escape Is Made in Darkness. LONDON, Feb. 26. German destroy ers bombarded Broadstairs and Mar gate early this morning. One woman and one child were killed and two persons were Injured. Two houses were damaged. This announcement was made in the House of Commons today by Sir Edward Carson, First Lord of the Admiralty. The following official account of the raid was issued by Field Marshal Vis count French, commander-in-chief of the home forces: "Some enemy torpedo-boat destroy ers approached the Kentish Coast at 11:15 o'clock last night and fired a number of shells at the unfortified towns of Broadstairs and Margate." The fire was continued for about ten min utes. The material damage caused was slight. One occupied and one unoccu pied house were wrecked and about 10 houses were damaged. "It Is resrretted. however, that one m li 1 1 hi i ii 1 1 uijij li 1 1 i i i i in 1 1 n u 1 1 li n ii I m i n 1 NEW .ED Will Go to Press rch 15. 1 n t n i n 1 1 m m i h 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 f ' ""r "Ilrl""""11 " -' POSITIVELY CLOSES WEDNESDAY R EVENING No Advance in Prices f " Matinees 10c, Evenings 15c ETHEL ARRYMORE B as a dancer in an Alaskan Honk-a-Tonk. 'A super picture of the Klondyke "THE WHITE RAVEN" The picture everyone is talking about. "THE NICK OF TIME BABY" the first of the new crop Keystone comedies. Coming Skinner's Did you read about it?. Sixth and Washington COLUMBIA woman and one child were killed and two children were seriously Injured." Sir Edward Carson said that one of four British torpedo-boat destroyers on patrol duty in the English Channel last night encountered several German de stroyers and a short engagement en sued. The British destroyer was not damaged, though she was under heavy gun and torpedo fire. The German vessels were lost sight of, Carson said, but in the darkness an other force of German destroyers bom barded the undefended forts of Broad stairs and Margate. British light forces In the vicinity closed in on the German warships, which remained only a short time, he 1 1 1 1 Ti I QuXU U j-'JLUll! Jjj U UJfU'X'JXtllJLtljJjXUJLiLij UJ "J U-LiJ'l! JUJJ1U UU LLULLUJ j irectory 1917 ri Thursday: Dress Suit' Open 10:30 A.M. added, and were gone before the ap proach of the British vessels. Margate Is one of the most popular watering places of England. It is situ ated on the Isle of Thane t. in the North Sea. a few miles from the North Fore land and SO miles southeast of London. It has a population of about 24.000. Broadstairs Is also an English wa tering place, on the east coast of the Isle of Thanet. It is two miles north east of Ramsgate and has a population of about 600. . . . The mining Industry in the Bluefields district of Nicaragua is beins rapidly developed. & t