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TTTE MORXTNG OREGONtAX. SATURDAY, 3IARCII 3, 1917. Jf-.--. ' . THREE INDICTED AS SPIES FOR GERMANY MRS. EDWIN GOULD MOURNS LOSS OF HER SON. HOPE FOR IOEXOI 30E3C0I 14 n ft T- - . "The Store That Undersells Because It Sells for Cash" Saturday's Bargain Budget! FOR CAREFUL, ECONOMICAL SHOPPERS Z2ST K .j.. MV'Hfr, 3 MISSING AMERICANS WANES '. t ' . . . V.j 1i Plot to Send Agents in Guise of Newspaper Men to England Charged. AMERICAN PASSPORT USED Communication ty Employing In visible Ink Is Alleged Plan of Men Accused In XeWjTTork. Others Are Involved. VEW YORK, March i Participation In an elaborate spy plot to send men to Great Britain under guise of being American newspaper correspondents, whose real purpose was to serve as i ..nnw nrmiinv rnrbldden In formation as to civil and military con- ditions In England. was cnargea against Albert A. Sander, Carl W. Wunnenberg and George Vaux Bacon In Indictments found here today by the Federal grand Jury. Arrangements were made In this city, the Indictments allege, by which this Information could be sent out of Great Britain through the use of a writing fluid which remained Invisible until certain chemicals were applied to the paper containing the writing. American Passport Obtained. Bacon, it la charged, was hired to go to England as a supposed newspaper correspondent. He was supplied by Sander and Wunnenberg, It Is charged, with names and addresses of persons In Holland and Denmark to whom letters on ap parently trivial subjects could be writ ten In Invisible Ink, while Information of military value could also be written in the Invisible Ink to be forwarded to Germany. It Is alleged Bacon obtained an American passport and succeeded In going to England and carrying out the plans formulated in this city. Other Germans Involved. The defendants are accused of "set ting on foot a military enterprise In this country directed against a coun try with which we are now at peace." It was said additional indictments have been found against other German agents in this city, to be filed when It is thought expedient to do so. The grand Jury Is to continue its investiga tion of spies to be brought before it by the United States Attorney. Sander and Wunnenberg were re leased on ball. i -' ) ' ! Y ' ; ' i : If - ' t t'-r m I . 1 i j g: . : iii ;iy.i jti i i i i i j i i.i M ,) i mi in i j. IJ ii i ji in i hi 1 1 i i i i i i . ii f i l j i 4vKw'.-: GERMANS AGAIN ACCUSED (Continued From First Fare.) merman was preparing for the benefit of Mexico the dismemberment of the United States. Virtuous Germany on January 19 was treating the United States as a vanquished enemy, and she was dividing her territory as she would act toward France or Russia, or Bel gium or Serbia." The Journal des Debats mentions the singular position in which the German Imperial Chancellor, Von Bethmann Hollweg, placed himself in his recent speech when he spoke of America and Germany having common ideals at the very time when President Wilson had known for several days of the Zimmer man dispatch. MEXICO DECLARED PRO-ALLY Andres Garcia Says Germans Will Meet Discouragements. EL PASO, March 2. -"Mexico Is pro ally in its sympathies and any efforts to spread German propaganda there would meet with little encouragement among the Mexican people," Andres Garcia, inspector-general of Mexican consulates, said tonight on his return from Mexico City, where he was in con ference with General Venustiano Car ranza. Minister Candldo Aguilar. of the department of foreign relations, and General Alvaro Obregon, Minister of War. "If there are any Germans or Mexi cans with German sympathies trying to influence public opinion in Mexico through official or semi-official posi tions, they will be discouraged as soon as discovered, I am sure." Mr. Garcia added. "There are not more than six men in the Mexican army with German names and they have been with the constitutionalist movement from Its Inception." Dutch Fating Potato Bread. LONDON. March 2. A dispatch to the Central News from Amsterdam says that as a consequence of the sinking of Dutch vessels by German submarines, orders have been issued that bread shall be baked In Holland from potato flour. Files Cored in to 14 Days. Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure Itching:, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding- Piles. First application gives relief, duo Have You Been Sick? Then you must know that eickness leaves weakness and you should commence taking mm to put an edge on your appetite, put power in your blood, induce restful sleep and restore your nerve force. Scott's is a true tonic-food which is free from alcohoL Bcott Bows. BloamSeld. H. X, la-7 Photo Copyright by Underwood. SIRS. EDWIS GOTTI-D AST D LATE EDWIN GOULD, JR. Edwin Gould. Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gould, of New York, acci dentally shot and killed himself while hunting at "Latham's Hammock," a game preserve two miles from Jekyl Island, off the coast of Georgia, which. is restricted absolutely to the members of the Jekyl Island Club, New York ers ana a few otners. Yqung Gould and Noyes Reynolds of New York, set out In a canoe Intend ing to spend the night hunting for racoons, traps for which had been set In many parts of the "Hammock." They found one of the traps in which a large racoon was struggling, held fast by the foot. wnile Gould was attempting to kill the animal and holdlnsr the rifle by the barrel, the gun went off, mortall y wounding him. Young Gould was the elaer oi me two sons oi Air. ana jNirs. n.awln Gould and was in his 21th year. RELEASE DATE SET Yarrowdale Prisoners to Be Set Free Marchr7. QUARANTINE IS EXPLAINED British Prisoner, Companion of Americans, Said to Be Suffering From Typhus Doctor to Bo Permitted to Visit. that the Germans now, are making a definite stand on a line running from Essarts through Achlet-le-Petlt to southeast of Bapaume. In the fighting in the Ancre region the British on Friday captured 12S prisoners, three machine guns and four trench mortars. Berlin reports the re pulse of local attacks near Souchez and In the Ancre region, with the capture of prisoners. On the remainder of the front in France only raids and artillery duels have taken place. Consul Frost Believes 2 Men From U-Boat Victim Gal gorm Castle Are Lost. TRITONIAN NOT WARNED Fourth Engineer Murphy, Citizen of Tjhlted States, Aboard Vessel When Attacked While Not Armed or in Flight. VICTIMS OP GERMAN SUBMA- HI.VE8 REPORTED YES TERDAY. Tonnage. Famlglia (Italian) Sandol (Norwegian) Known tonnage sunk since February I 474,896 Summary Slmce February 1. American .................. 1 Other neutrals ... B British us Other belligerents .......... 23 Unidentified 3 Total. 196 Special Sale Today Women's Chemise Fifty Styles to On. Select From at. .(jC See out Morrison-St, "windows. Garments of fine nainsook, batiste and longcloths, in styles beautifully trimmed with dainty embroidery edging or insertions. Val., shadow, linen or Cluny laces. They come in flesh, rose pink and in white. All sizes. Women's Fine Suits 'MZ SI 4.65 A decided bargain in Women's Fine Poplin Suits, shown in the popular belted styles all sizes in green and navy. The coats are handsomely finished with fancy brocaded lin ing and silk stitching. "Billie Burke" Dresses at $7J85 Just in by express a special pur chase of the extremely fashionable "Billie Burke" Dresses, made of fine quality wool crepe. All sizes 16 to 38, in navy, gray and rose. Extraordinary values at this price. a o o D o o D o Tempting Values Women's Neckwear Broadcloth Collars at 25c .At one-half the original price we are closing out a fine lot of Women's Broadcloth Collars. Included are styles trimmed in satin, hand embroidered hemstitching, and in fancy colored em broidered designs. On the eastern front there has been marked activity in Galicia and in Rou- manla. On the east bank of the Na rayuvka River in Galicia, German storming detachments blew up Russian positions and took 170 prisoners. In the Val Putna, Berlin records, the Russians made five fruitless attacks against Austro-German positions on the heights north of the valley. Petrograd says the fighting continues north or the Jacobeni-Kimpolung high road Roumanian detachments were forced to withdraw, Petrograd says, front a height north of the River Seaval. WASHINGTON, March 2. German), in a note delivered to the State Depart ment today by Dr. Paul Rltter, Swiss t Minister, promises the release of Yar rowdale prisoners on March 7, saying quarantine regulations w'ill have been complied with by that date. The arrival of four American doctors at Copenhagen was reported to the de partment today by American Minister Egan. It Is assumed that' as soon as the status of the Americans Is established to the satisfaction of the British Con sul, who is now sheltering them, full provision for their return to this coun try with the other prisoners will be made by the State Department. The note as delivered by the Swiss Minister to the State Department today follows: "The transfer already arranged of American sailors from Tarrowdale to the frontier has not as yet been pos sible because one of the British sailors in camp of Brandeburg, likewise from Yarrowdale and Interned with Ameri can sailors, was found to be suffering with typhus exanthematlcus (typhus fever). Their transfer to the Swiss frontier will probably take place March 7, when quarantine comes to an end. The Spanish embassy at Berlin has been Invited to have doctor of confi dence visit the Americans. This after noon (March 1) two veterinarians and two doctors from the Yarrowdale, who were in officer prison camp at ICarls ruhe. arrived at Warnemuende for de parture to Denmark." Turkish forces !n their retreat from Kut-el-Amara on Tuesday had reached Aziziyah. about 40 miles southwest of Bagdad and 62 miles northwest of Kut The British pursuit continues, London announces, and since February 23 the troops under General Maude have taken many prisoners and much booty. In cluding guns and machine guns. GERMAN PLOT CONDEMNED SOUTHERN CONTINENT. IN ELL-AIMS (Absolutely Removes Indigestion. Onepacfcage proves it. 25c at all druggists SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES Allen' Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken into the Bhoea and sprinkled into the fr.ot-bath It relieves painful, swollen, umartlng feet and takes the stlog out of corns and bun'onm. Uee It when you put on rubbers or heavy stockings. Allen's Foot Ease is a certain relief for sweating-, callous, tired, ajhlns; feet. Sold by Druggists every where, 2fc. Always use It to Break la new hoes. Trial package FREE. Address, Allen b. Olmsted, Le Roy. M. X. President Wilson la Commended for Patient Attempts to Avoid Armed Clash With Kaiser. SANTIAGO, Chile, March J. Ger many's attempt to Involve Mexico and' Japan with the United States in the event of hostilities between Germany and America, has attracted widespread attention. It is scoffed at by the press, which regards it as a futile move. BUENOS AIRES, March 2. All the newspapers comment on the Washing ton disclosures regarding Germany's maneuver and the opinion Is expressed generally that President Wilson has acted with great restraint under the circumstances.. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, March 2. Germany's attempt to arouse Mexico against the United States has awakened indignation among all classes. Presi dent Wilson is commended for having exhausted all other means before tak lng action looking toward hostilities. Progress of the War. BRITISH troops have made additional progress north and south of the Ancre, but the statement from the Lon don War Office gives no details of the latest advices. Northest of Pulsieux-au-Mont, north of the Ancre and In the region of the Warlencourt. south of the Ancre, and toward Bapaume, were the scenes of the latest gains. The Germans apparently are prepar ing to make a stand on their present line south of Bapaume, aa the British statement reports the repulse of at tacks against British advanced positions near Guedecourt and Ugny-Thilloy. A staff correspondent of the Associated Press with the Brtish Arm; resorts For the second day since the begin ning of the German unrestricted subma rine campaign, no reports of any ves sels haveing been sunk were issued on Friday. The final period of grace for sailing ships in the Atlatnic Ocean ex pired on March 1, says an announce ment by the German Admiralty, which adds that from March 2 no special warning will be given any boats by submarines. CARRANZA KEEPS SILENT MEXICAN FIRST CHIEF NOT TALIv- ING ABOUT INTRIGUE. Other Officials Believe That Project Either Was Not Presented For mally or Was Declined. GUADALAJARA. Mexico. March 2. General Carranza remained closeted with the member of his official fam ily yesterday and today and denied him self to those seeking information con cerning the note of Dr. Alfred Zim- mermann, the German Foreign Secre tary, to Minister von Eckbardt. the German representative here, in the at tempt to form an alliance between Ger many, Mexico and Japan against the United States. General Aguilar. the Mexican Foreign Minister, also declined to discuss the Zimmerman note. Officials of the Mexican srovernment here were loath to express their opin ions for publication, but the news seemed to - come as a surprise and a majority of them seemed to believe that the German project had not been presented to the Mexican government, or that if it had been it was rejected. isewspapers giving details of the German intrigue were received here to day and aroused great interest, the story having been made known only a few hours before. OREGON LOSES 2 DEBATES State Agricultural College Teams Make Clean Sweep. ETIGEVE Oi" Mnrrh T J 1 debate between O o-nn iiAi.n.,..i College and University 'of Oregon teams oAbuieau. uregon iobi in ooio instances ny a iwo-to-one decision on the ques tion, "Resolved, that capital and labor should be compelled to settle their in dustrial disputes before legally estab lished courts of arbitration." Alcohol Sales Reported. ROSEBURG, Or., March 2. (Special.) District Attorney Neuner has filed a report with the County Clerk showing that fewer than 40 quarts of alcohol were purchased in Douglas County during the month of February. This is the first report filed by the District Attorney under the provisions of the "bone-dry" law. QUEENSTOWN, March 8. Nothing has been heard of the missing boat from the British steamer Galgorm Castle, shelled and sunk Tuesday by a submarine. WASHINGTON, March 2. Detailed reports of the sinking of the British bark Galgorm Castle and the Donaldson line freight steamer Tritonlan, both with Americans aboard, two of whom are missing, were received by the State De partment today from Consul- Frost at Queenstown. The reports follow: "The British bark Galgorm Castle. Queenstown, from Buenos Aires, cargo maize, attacked by submarine 4:30 P. M. February 27, 74 miles west-southwest of Bull Rock. Tritonlan Not Warned. "Four Americans aboard. Two are missing, believed lost, William Jack son, 19 Beech street. New York, age 19, and David Walker, negro. Green Coun ty, Virginia, aged SO. "Americans saved: Henry Merrltt, Beaver Falls, Pa., and Harry Richard son, 62 Hanover street, Boston, both white. All Americans able seamen." The second dispatch read: "The Donaldson freight liner Tri tonlan. 284S tons, Halifax to Liverpool, with general cargo and horses, torpe doed without warning 11:35 P. M.. 60 miles west of Dingle, February 26. Two men missing from crew of 60. American Is Survivor. "Sole American, John Murphy, fourth engineer, saved. "Weather heavy, westerly swell, dense darkness. light southeast breeze, no lights showing. "Master saw torpedo approaching ship, striking starboard bow. Ship abandoned 30 minutes, but did not sink. Boats stood by until Admiralty patrol arrived-6 A. M., and towed her till 7:30 A. M-. when she sank. Submarine never' sighted. Mate's boat not heard from, believed lost. Captain's boat rescued by steamboat Charing Cress. "Weather heavy, sea breaking, strong southwest wind, misty rain beginning at dusk. Boats were in Imminent dan ger. Submarine offered no aid. Ship carried neither gun nor wireless. No attempt to escape." LOSSES ARE NEARLY OFFSET Merchant Vessels Destroyed In War Estimated at 2 5 73. NEW YORK. March 2. Shipping de stroyed since the war began, exclusive of war vessels, represents 10 per cent of the world's merchant marine as it existed on August 1. 1914. according to figures published in the Journal of Commerce today. Construction of war ships has offset most of the losses. It was said. The statistics record the destruction of 2578 vessels of 4,811.100 gross tons, of which more than half was owned by Great Britain. The next heaviest sufferer has been Norway, with France third, Italy fourth and Germany fifth. Entente losses have been about 75 per cent of the total and Teutonic 20 per cent. The figures list 202 vessels of approx imately 420,460 gross tonnage as defi nitely reported destroyed during Feb ruary, or since Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare began. This com pares with' 164 vessels of 838.851 gross tonnage in January. Norwegian and Dutch shipping during February suf fered losses heavier than any of the entente allies except Great Britain, which lost more than half of the month's total. The February figures were the highest for & single month. LOSS OF 2 VESSELS REPORTED Crews of Five Ships Rescued by Dutch Steamer. NEW YORK, March 2. News of the torpedoing of two more vessels the steamship Famlglia- (Italian), and the Sandol, a Norwegian bark not listed in the Maritime Register was brought here today by the Dutch steamship Samarinda from Rotterdam, by way of Norfolk. Captain Visser, of the Samarinda, told of rescuing 172 men, women and chil dren In the Bay of Biscay on February S. They were officers, crews and pas sengers of five ships which, he said, had been sunk by German submarines. The Samarinda landed them at Vigo, Spain. Cable dispatches have told of the destruction of three of these vessels the British steamship Port Adelaide, the Norwegian bark Wasdalo and the Norwegian steamship Rigel. Regarding the sinking of the Fa mlglia and Sandol, Captain Visser was unable to say whether they were warned. The survivors were tn open boats when the Samarinda came In sight. Captain Visser said. Some had been afloat for two days and were ex hausted from hnnger and cold. PERIOD OF GRACE IS AT END Germans Not to Warn Sailing Ves sels Before Attack. BERLIN, via London, March 2. The Admiralty made the foltowlng an nouncement today: "On March 1 expired the final period of grace allotted for sailing ships in the Atlantic. . From this date no special warning will be given to any boats by submarines." 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Orders Pond's Vanishing Cream, at. . . lo Woodbury's Facial Cream 20 Glycerine and Rose Water.... 10 4-ounce Witch Hazel, priced.. 10 White Pine and Tar Cough Syrup, priced at 20 Cough Drops, priced at 3 for 10 l-lb. can Violet Talcum now. . . 19 Mennen's'Talcum, special. ..12 Airfloat Talcum, for this sale.. 8 White Rose Glycerine Soap... 15 Eutaska Toilet Soap now at. . Large bar Castile Soap at....2o Palm-Olive Soap, this sale at.. .7 o n o o a o D o A Complete Stock of Butterick Patterns and Publications Store Opens at 8:30 A.M. Saturdays at 9 A. M. Store Closes at 5:30 P. M. Saturdays at 6 P. M. 30 All Mail or Phone Orders Receive Our Best Attention IOC CHINA NAMES PRICE Complete Remission of Indem nities Asked for Aid in War. TIME OFFERED BY ENTENTE Dr. Smith in Washington. ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 2. Dr. Andrew C. Smith, of. Portland, is In Washington to rnrf tba inauguration ceremonies. Federal Jndge Bill Defeated. WASHINGTON, March 2. The Senate bill to relieve Federal Judges from duty when mentally or physically dis abled was defeated by the House today with a TOU of 200 to 192. Allied Powers Desire Oriental Na tion's Entry as Reservoir of Slen as Well as Open Mar ket After Hostilities. WASHINGTON, March 2. Negotia tions looking to China's entrance Into the war against the central powers now are In progress at Pekln and in all the entente capitals, it waej learned here today, and their success depends only upon the harmonising of the re wards to be given China with the amount of co-operation demanded of her. It is regarded as practically cer tain that China wlU sever relations with Germany, and a declaration of war probably will follow if the entente will guarantee satisfactory relaxation of the restrictions Imposed upon the Eastern empire by the world powers after the Boxer troubles. Facts learned today from official and diplomatic circles serve to clear up mni-h nf the obscurity which has over hung events in the Far East In the last month. ' Occasional vague dis patches from China and references in the Reichstag to "China's abandonment of neutrality" have thrown only dim light upon Germany's endeavor to keep China out of the struggle, the entente's moves to bring her in, and China's reluctance to change her present stats of peace without adequate guarantees. Indemnity Remission Asked. China desires to secure the complete remission of the Boxer indemnities. which total more than J30.000.000 a year and contlntfe until 1940. If she entered the war, the part which other wise would be paid to Austria, ana Germany could be repudiated. Information here indicated that the entente already has agreed to postpone payments In case Utiina Degins nosiui ties, but does not corroborate Tientsin advices that France and Belgium, tn behalf of the powers, have offered com plete remission. The sum Involved Is such an appre ciable part of China's total expenses that a satisfactory adjustment might well remove the financial difficulties of )be government. xne enienio puwori, vu buw y.i sire to have China in the war, not only as a reservoir of men, but as the big gest open trade market after the war. Increased Import Duties Desired. China also desires consent of the nowers to Increase her import duties. which under the existing treaty not only cannot exceed S per cent ad valo rem, but are based on the average prices of 1897. 1898 and 1899. The United States has long urged this on the other 16 signatory powers, but so far only Japan and Great Britain have given full consent. Others have con sented under varying extreme restric tions. Already1, under agreement with local syndicates headed by French and Brit ish residents, more than 100,000 Chi nese laborers and agriculturists have gone to increase the entente's man power, the great majority to France. It has been the drowning of many of these laborers on their way to France on such boats as the liner Athol. for in stance, that first made China's protest to Germany against submarine warfare an actual threat of severance of relations. i There are about 2000 Germans la China who would be placed In concen tration camps if war were declared. AMERICAN CASH WELCOME Briton Would Be Glad ot Traditional Sympathy for France. LONDON. March 2. Lord Northcliffts. the publisher, said In an address today before the American Luncheon Club he had every assurance the British could finance the war, but that he would welcome some shifting of the enormous financial burden and wonld : ... Therellbe no advance in prices D o ,5 be glad if America showed some of its historic sympathy with .France by bearing some of the crushing financial strain which had been imposed on her. Lord Northcliffe also said he was cer tain the allies could wfn the war by themselves, but -that for many senti mental reasons "I would like to see America in the war side by side with us." Galicia Gets New Governor. AMSTERDAM, via London, March 2. A Vienna message today states that Emperor Charles has appointed Gen eral Count Karl Huyn Governor of Galicia. replacing- General von Oilier. HERE TOMORROW TO CHARM YOU Dainty Magnetic, Captivating, Lovely Marguerite Clark In the greatest characterization of her wonderful career a delightful comedy-drama 'The Fortunes of Fifi' Your last chance today to see MaeMurray in 'OnRecorcP Also last appearances of Clara Casten, the talented child violinist. Selig News. Usual prices. PEOPLE ALDER AT WEST PARK Marshall 880 K r. , . I .1 " f - 5--. ! ' ' r -- . 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