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PORTLAND, OREGON FRIDAY; Vu iliCli 30, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CEXTS.
10 MEDFORD GIRLS
JOIN NAVY RESERVE
PRESIDENT SEEKING
BRAND WHITL0CK '
AND STAFF HELD
TOHG W BREAKS
TONG CHIEFS TO BE
DEPARTING TROOPS
PARADE AT NOON
HELD FOR MURDER
VIEWS OF PUBLIC
OUT AT ASTORIA
MISS BERTHA LOPTCS, OPEEr
ATOR, FIRST OJf COAST.
AMERICAN LEGATION , AT BRUS
SELS IS ISOLATED.
SAN FRANCISCO. GRAND J CRT
TO ' GO - AFTER "HIGHER-UPS."
HQLLWEG DE1HES
DESIRE FOR WAR
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Germany Said to Have
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No Intent to Attack.
U-BOAT WARFARE DEFENDED
Chancellor Says . if Clash En
sues Responsibility Will
L Be on United States.
BLAME IS PUT"0N ENGLAND
Unrestricted Use of Submarine
Said to Have Been Taken Up
to Make Britain Obey Laws.
BERLIN, March 29. (By wireless
to Sayville.) ''Germany never had
the slightest intention of attacking
the United States of America and
does not have such intention now. It
never desired war against the United
States of America and does not de-
sire it' today," was ' the declaration
made by the German Imperial Chan
cellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, in
a speech in the Reichstag: today.
The . Chancellor made important
declarations concerning Germany's
policy toward the United Statesand
Russia.
U-Boat Warfare Defended.
"How did these things develop ?"
asked the Chancellor in. speaking of
the relations with the United States.
He theii proceeded to answer the ques
tion by . reviewing the causes which
led '. up to the German use of sub
marines in unrestricted warfare. De
claring that Germany had undertaken
unrestricted submarine warfare for
its defense, Dr. von Bethmann-Holl'
weg said:
"If the American Nation considers
this a cause for which to declare war
against the German nation, with
which it has lived in peace for more
than 100 years, if this : action war
rants an increase of bloodshed," we
shall not have to bear the burden of
responsibility for it."
.
Desire for War Disavowed. .
Concerning German relations with
the United States, the Chancellor,
whose speech is reported by the Over
seas News Agency, the German of
ficial news bureau, said: '
"Within the next few days the di
rectors of the American Nation will
be convened by President Wilson for
an extraordinary session of Congress
in order to decide the question of
war or peace between the American
and German nations.
"Germany never had the slightest
intention of attacking the United
States of America and does "not have
, such intention now. It never desired
war against the United Stales of
America and does not desire it today.
Blame Put on England.
"How did these things develop ?
More than once we told the United
States that we made unrestricted use
of the submarine weapon . expecting
that England could be made to ob
serve, in her policy of blockade, the
laws of humanity and international
agreements. This blockade policy
this I expressly recall has been called
'illegal and indefensible (the Im
perial Chancellor here used the Eng
lish words) by President Wilson and
Secretary of State Lansing.
"Our expectations, which we main
tained during eight months, have
been disappointed completely. Eng
land not only did not give up her il
legal and indefensible policy of block
ade, but uninterruptedly intensified
it. England, together with her allies,
arrogantly rejected the peace offers
made by us and our allies and, pro
claimed her war aims, which aim at
our annihilation and that of. our al
lies. Responsibility ,1s Shifted.
"Then we took unrestricted sub
marine warfare into, our hands. We
had to for our defense. .
"If the American Nation considers
this a cause for which to declare war
against the German nation, with
which it has lived in peace for more
than 100 years, if this action war
rants an increase of bloodshed, we
shall not have to bear the responsibil
ity for it. The German nation, which
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Others Enroll for Telephone or Cler
ical Service In War Men En.
' list as Mechanics.
MEDFORD. Or.. March 29, (Special)
Miss Bertha Loftus. a long-distance
operator in the local . telephone office.
todav enlisted in the United States
Navy reserve. Miss Loftus is the first
woman on 'the "Pacific 'Coast to enroll
for service, and -the ninth in, America.
Nine other- Medford girls enlisted.
They' are: Mies Florence Whetzel, long
distance 'operator: Miss Mildred Bliton.
assistant-city1-librarian; Miss Evelyn
Taylor. . long.-dlstance operator; -Miss
Molly Towne, bookkeeper; Miss Gladys
Curry, stenographer: Miss Ada Evans,
telephone operator; Miss Josephine
Clark, telephone operator: Mrs. E. B.
Edwards, stenographer, and Miss Ber
nice Cameron, telegraph operator.
Miss Loftus is 2 years of age. and
was born at Lakeview.'Or. She enlisted
with . a rating of : electrician. ; and is
available for either-telephone or. cleri
cal service in case of war.
.Today- more than 15 men enrolled
for service, mostly-as mechanics and
yeomen.
Recruiting agents . for the Seventh
Company. Coast Artillery, toured the
Rogue River Valley this afternoon,
seeking men.
Patriotic week ; will close Saturday
night with a big parade, and mass
meeting at the Natatorium. The Great
er Medford Club and kindred associa
tions are back of this demonstration.
Resolutions upholding President Wil
son and condemning Harry Lane for
his recent stand will' be presented for
adoption. - -
TURK WAR CHIEF, IN BERLIN
Austrian -Ruler's Presence Also Be
lieved to Be for Conference.
BERLIN, March 29. (By wireless to
Sayville, N. T.) Official announcement
has been made that Envlr Pasha
Turkish war minister, who arrived in
Berlin Saturday went to German head
quarters, - to confer" with the German
officials Including Von Hinderberg and
Llndendorff. He later went to the west
ern front to inspect the German troops.
." Emperor Charles, of Austria, also has
gone to Germany to visit Emperor Will
lam.' The London Daily Mail said yes
terday a conference was to be held to
decide whether the policy -of the Cen
tral Powers toward (he United States
should be modified so as to avoid war.
82 ENLIST AT DALLAS
City Prond of Company L, and Pa
triotism Runs High.
DALLAS,' Or.. March 29. (Special.)
As a result of the great patriotic cele
bration held in Dallas last Sunday.
Company L, Third Infantry, Oregon Na
tional Guard, then only of a strength of
30 enlisted men. will entrain for Van
couver tomorrowmorning 113 strong.
Never before in the history of Polk
County has patriotic sentiment run so
high. Practically every young man in
this vicinity who has no one dependent
upon him for support has answered his
country's call. .
The first two squads are composed of
six-footers. - Dallas is proud - of her
soldier organization.
EC3-LAYING RECORD MADE
Kentucky.' Hen Produces
for 83d
Consecutive Day.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. March 29. A
world's record was made here , today
in the international consecutive egg
laying . contest when Lady Walnut,
White Leghorn No. 707, laid an egg. It
was the 83d consecutive day that this
hen has produced an egg. She is owned
by Dr. R. L Ireland, of- Louisville, Ky.
The best previous record was 82 -eggs
in that many consecutive days.
KING CALLC HLW PREMIER
Jolian Gust f S warts Asked to Form
Swedish .Cabinet.
LONDON, March 29. King Gustav of
Sweden has requested Carl Johan Gustf
Swarts, who was minister of finance in
the Lindman Cabinet from 1906 to 1911,
to form a Cabinet in succession to the
Hammarskjold Cabinet, which recently
resigned. ' N
This information is given in an ex-
obahge telegraph dispatch from Copen
hagen today.
ARMY DRAFT BILL PASSED
ew Hampshire legislature Provides
for Military Emergency.
CONCORD. N. H-, March 29. Ac
curate registration annually of all I
males available for military service is
provided for in a bill passed by the
Legislature today. "
Authority also, is given to the Gov
ernor and executive council to draft!
men, even in peace times, to recruit a
military unit to full strength.
0WAGER GOES TO LIVADIA
Ex-Czar's Mother Permitted to Re
side In the Crimea.
PETROG RAD, March 29. via London.
The government has granted the re
quest of Maria Feodorovna. the former
Bowager Empress of Russia and
mother of the deposed Emporer, to re
side at Livadia. in. the Crimea.
Entire Nation Seems to
Want Decisive Action.
CABINET WILL MEET TODAY
HoIIweg's Speech Fails to Af
feet America's Stand. ,
WAR FEELING NOT LOCAL
Belief Growing That United States
. Must Aid . Entente ". Allies . in
Crashing Germany ' to As
sure Future Safety.
WASHINGTON. March 29. While It
is assumed from the defensive measures
already taken by the military ' arm of
the Government that President" Wilson
in addressing Congress next Tvoek wljl
ask for war against Germany, or a dec
laration that a state of war exists, it
is known he will speak along broad
lines, dealing lightly with Incidents
leading up to the present crisis.
Officials feel now that the time 1?
past when Incidentals should be dis
cussed, and henceforth that only fun
damental questions of both present and
future American safety should be con
sidered. As a result the President is
gathering opinions and suggestions
from all sides as to the sort of an ad
dress to make in , the . coming t crucial
hours. j
BoIIvreg Speecfii of No Avail.
The general ' situation has not been
changed by the . speech of the German
Chancellor, Von Bethmann-Hollweg, to
day, according - to the view tonight of
officials.
Germany, It was said, has attempted
consistently to lay the blame for her
acts on other nations. On previous oc
casions - President Wilson has taken
the position that Germany Is in no way
Justified in carrying on submarine
ruthlessness because of the British
blockade. " x
Only complete abandonment of un
restricted submarine warfare could
change the attitude of the United
States, It has been said semiofficially
recently, and press reports Indicate
that . the German ' Chancellor did not
even discuss that possibility. -Cabinet
to Meet Today.
The President, will meet with his
Cabinet tomorrow for. the last time be
fore beginning the actual writing of
his message to Congress, and therefore
It is expected that the German situa
tion will be dealt with very fully.
He is hopeful that no time will be lost
In organizing the House, so that he
may deliver his address as soon as pos
sible after the extra session convenes.
The attitude of . both Congress and
public opinion is sought In order to
represent both as fully as possible. As
to the former," the President is anxious
not to transgress the
constitutional
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Germans Said to Be Planning to Move
, Minister and Aides to Germany. ,
Removal Forbidden.
LONDON, March 29. An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch - from Amsterdam
ays:
"FTontier correspondents hear from
Brussels that the American legation Is
completely isolated and under a guard
of German police. It is rumored that
the Germans ..contemplate taking, the
Minister, (Brand ' Whltlock) and - his
staff to Germany.
"The 'Americans' la Brussels . have
been notified that 'they cannot leave
Belgium before . three months at the
earliest." -.,
The dispatch adds that the cor
respondents have learned that' the Ger
man authorities in Belgium have
warned the relief commission, that .they
wiu not allow its. food barges to o
further :than Tournal. but tha't barges
ror Lille may travel at their own risk.
it is said the warning was given la
view of the military requirements.
.A-Hague-dispatch March iS-declared
authoritatively-that the German gov
ernment intended to ask American of f I
cials and relief workers of the Ameri
can commission for relief in Belgium to
uDmlt to a, period of "news quaran
tine," the time not to exceed four weeks.
in. order to prevent military informa
tion -from-leaking out.
OFFICER ACCUSES BROTHER
Patrolman Wright Has Lad Arrested
on Charge of Theft..
Patrolman Wright qualified as a true
Spartan .last night by informing Ser
geants Ennls and Brothers that he sus
pected his 13-year-old . brother, James
Wright..of robbing the -home of C. O,
Young.-275 East Forty-fifth street. The
loot consisted of $5 and a pair of opera
glasses.
The sergeants investigated, and later
accused the lad of the theft. They say
he confessed. The case will be turned
over to the Juvenile Court. Mr.' Young's
nouse was robbed last Sunday. Patrol
man Wright '. had been . told , that his
brother had part of the stolen goods.
0WA SUFFRAGISTS WIN
Legislature " Submits Constitutional
Amendment to "Voters. ;
DES MOINES," Iowa, March 29. The
Iowa House of Representatives, by a
vote of 85 to 20. today adopted the reso
lution submitting to the people a Con-
tltutional amendment which would
provide for woman suffrage..
The resolution already had passed
the Senate.
WOMEN ARE CONDUCTORS
Canadian Streetcars Operated - by
Maids in Abbreviated Skirts.
-MOOSEJAW, SasK., March ' 29. Four
Moosejaw streetcars were run with
women as conductors today. . It is be
lieved this is the first time women ever
have served as conductors in Canada.
They wore uniforms with . military
caps, skirts toJust below the knees
and leggings.
Chinese Is Riddled by
Bullets of Gunmen.
PEACE AGREEMENT REJECTED
CoaSt CitieS Lined Up tO StOP
Rattlp! nn ?trPPtt
UailICa Ull Oil CClOi
TONGS LAUGH AT MAYORS
Neutrals, After Failure, of Effort
to Insure Peace Go Into Kld
; lng.and Oriental. Districts
of Northwest Are Dark.
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TONG WAR CASUALTIES WITH
IN LAST TWO MONTHS ON
- COAST.
February 9 M. Len killed; T.
Hoklra (Japanese) wounded, in
. Portland. .
February 24 Ham Quong Fong
killed in Portland.
March Wo Sang Wong killed
in Seattle.
March 6 Five Chinese killed;
two fatally injured ' in shootings
' that 5ok' place in' the following
cities: San Francisco, San Jose,
Sacramento, Stockton and Seat
tie. March ., 8 Fong Hong killed.
Leong Quong shot through leg in
Portland. -
March 13 William Eng killed.
Mrs. 'George (white) accidentally
shot through leg. In La Grande.
March 27 Joseph Gue killed in
Portland.
March 29 Lum Sun killed in
Astoria. "
Four bullets, f)red by a tong gunman
at Astoria last night, sent to death an
aged Chinese merchant and reopened
ine aggravating tong war or the Pa-I
neutral Chinese merchants of Portland
had vainly sought to bring about peace
among the tong men. Mayor Albee had
started machinery in the Coast cities
to move against the tongs In an effort
to force peace, and the tong men them
Z aenw,t' lt
about 7 n'clnflt nri T.I st.r' CI
- . j a- i m
anaiDo assassin maae nis gel-
away, dodging a pursuing patrolman's
ouiiets. it is believed Lin Sing was I
murdered by mistake and that Lum
Quong. a member of the Bow Leonir I
tong and a roommate of Lin Sing, was
the man sought by the assassins. '
Astoria's Chinatown was thrown into
high excitement for a brief time, and
then suddenly went dark, when all oc
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Killings In Several of Northwest
Cities . Are Believed to Have
Been Planned Carefully.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 29 The
county grand Jury announced tonight
that it would take steps tomorrow to
indict for conspiracy or murder the
leaders of the warring Chinese tongs
whose recent activities have resulted
cU ,c Coast cities. As the result of an
investigation it has been decided that
I the killings wnr errullv .n
carried out as the result, of a specific
order. .
The police have been asked to help
the -grand Jury In locating the men who
gave these orders. The immigration
authorities also have been requested to
aid by investigating the records of
I such leaders as may be arrested, with
a view to their deportation as undesir-
able aliens..
The -recent murders. up. and down the
Coast, grand Jury investigations have
revealed, resulted from clashes over
three illicit ana organized . industries:
gambling. Importation of Chinese slave
girls, and control of the opium and
I drug rings. '
A man offending the controlling fac
tion in any of. these industries is
marked 'for destruction; a price is put
on- his head and a hired assassin, the
hatchet man of yesterday, the gunman
today is put on his trail. If he is
killed; the tong- to which he belongs
retaliates, and' an endless chain of mur
der is forged.
MEXICO'S CHASERS HELD
Government Stops Shipment of Two
Craft Built in Illinois.
CHICAGO, March 29. Two submarin
chasers built by an Illinois company
for the Mexican government and ready
for shipment, have been, ordered held
by the United States officials at Wash
ington. The president of the company
which built the boats said today the
boats had not been commandeered, but
simply ordered held.
Each submarine chaser Is 76 feet
long and the building required 120
days." '.'-'
T. R. IS ENJOYING HUN
Crniso for,. Devilfish Brings Fine
f DANVILLE,; Va.. March 29. Theodore
I Roosevelt is in fine health and enjoying
a successful hunt for devilfish, said a
I telegram received here : today.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
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degrees: minimum. 3s degrees.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy, probably showers
westerly winds.
. American-German Situation
Ivon Bethmann-Hollweg denies that Germany
wants war with tmted states. Page 1.
Brand Whltlock and entire staff held pris
oners by Germans. Page 1.
President seeking views of public before
writing message to Congress. Page 1.
War.
German raider la reported in South Pacific.
Page .
British rout Turkish army ia Palestine.
Page 4. ' :
Neutral prisoners taken by raider Moewe are
freed. 'Page 4.
German retreat is stopped. Pags 2.
National.
Senator Chamberlain confers with President
on Army plana Page
Helm Commission to recommend Astoria for
submarine and aviation base. Page 14.
Federal Reserve Bank branch to be located
In Northwest. Page 2.
House Democrats face serious defection In
ranks. . Page 14.
Senator Jones says Washington Legislature
will not dictate his. votes. Pags 20.
Foreign.
6paln. In throes of seditious unrest. Page 5.
Domestic.
International News Service enjoined from
using news of Associated Press prior to
publication. Page 6.
Bryan makes plea for arbitration 'with Ger
many. Page 6.
Universal compulsory training Is recom
mended by rtattonal Guard Association.
Page 7.
Tong leaders to. be hld for murder. Page 1.
Sport.
Brief will not report to Bees until May L
Page 16.
Rose City Athletic Club boxing card contains
six bouts; Page 16.
Baseball boosters plan patriotic demonstra
tion. Page 18. -
Borton arrives at Beaver: camp. Page 18.
Pacific Northwest.
Ten Medford girls enroll la Naval Reserve.
Page 1.
American Lake 'camp ready for Second
Washington. Page 7.
I. W. W. on 'trial for murder Is declared to
have begun ttattie witn posse, page 15.
Lewis County declared prosperous. Page 15.
' Commercial and Marine.
Strong Eastern bids for wheat turned down
for lack of cars. Page 21.
Nebraska crop damage reports cause big ad
vance In Chicago wheat. Page 21.
Stock market professional and lower at close.
Page 21. r
Lumbermen and shipbuilders co-operate to
get .Government contracts. Page 20.
Portland and Vicinity.
Two - patriotic rallies will be held tonight.
Page 8.
More business bouses sign pledge to - pay
salaries to families of men Joining colors.
Page 9.
Portland troops departing for Vancouver
parade downtown at noon. Page 1.
Lumbermen hold meetings. Page 20.
Colonel Hay den due soon. Page 7.
Police stumble on large sake distillery in
North End. Page 13.
Christian Science tenets explained. Page IT.
Tong war breaks out anew; peace agreement
rejected. Page 1. '
Chamber of Commerce committee studies
proposed city charter changea Pags 5.
Navy Section Board arrives today to Inspect
proffered craft. Page 9.
Three more "war brides" ars discovered.
Page 14.
Auto ajllance meets tonight to consider ways
of aiding troops. Page 14.
John M. Mann candidate for City Coromls-
aionership. - Page 17.
Weather .report,, data and forecast. Page 21.
Portland Gets Chance
to Cheer Regiment.
MOYE TO VANCOUVER FOLLOWS
Commissioner . Baker Asks to
Have Schools Dismissed.
650 RECRUITS YET NEEDED
Colonel May Greatly Pleased at Way
Men Are . Enlisting Out-of-Town
Companies Will Pass
Through City Today.
A' parade through the downtown
streets will precede' the departure for
Vancouver,-. Wash, today of the Port
land companies of the Third Oregon
Infantry. - -
Led by Colonel - John L. Mav. - the
troops.' with full field equipment." will
leave the Araory promptly at - noon.
The line of march will be as follows:
From .the Armory into Tenth ' street,
thence south to Washington; to Third,
to Morrison, to Sixth, to Burnside. to
Tenth, and thence past the Arm..-y
again to. the North Bank Depot, where
the troops will entrain for Vancouver
Barracks. : . . . .
Parade - Detail Arranged. .
Details of the parade were arranged
at a conference yesterday . between
Colonel May, commanding the regiment,
and George L. Baker. City . Commis
sioner. An escort of police will precede
the troops,' al the regimental band
will play. "
Commissioner Baker urges thai all
patriotic citizens turn out. line the
streets and cheer the soldiers as they
march through the city preparatory to
the mobilization at Vancouver.
"We should make this one of the
greatest demonstrations in the history
of the city," said Commissioner Baker.
"The very least we can do, it seems to
me, is to line the streets and show our
young soldiers that we are behind them
and appreciate what they are doing for
us and for their country." .
School Dismissals Asked. .
Commissioner Baker attempted to get
in communication last night with mem
bers of the School Board, to ask that
as a measure of patriotism they h: .a
the schools dismissed in the morning
in time so the children may come down
to view the parade.
He was unable to reach the directors
last night, but will take up the matter
with them the first thing today. .
'I have no doubt they will accede
to the request." said Commissioner Ba
ker. "As a matter of patriotism, we
want every school child In the city of
Portland to be down to cheer the sol
diers." -
The Portland companies of the Third
Regiment that will march in the parade
are Companies B C, D, E. F. G and H..
the headquarters company, which in
cludes the band, supply company, san
itary detachment and machine gun com
pany. Mobilisation Complete Tonight.
All the companies of the Third Ore
gon will be mobilized by tonight at
Vancouver Barracks, in accord with the
recent order from the Western De
partment, United States Army.
The up-state companies are coming
through Portland on special trains from
their home towns. They will stop here
only long " enough to be transferred
from the Southern Pacific to the North
Bank road and taken on to Vancouver
over that line. .
Company A of McMlnnvllIe, will ar
rive at the Union Station on a special
train at 10:35, and shortly afterward
will depart for Vancouver. '
Company K. of Corvallls, will leave
that town in a special train at 8 o'clock.
At Salem lt will Join Company L, of
Dallas, and Company M. of Salem. The
three companies will come to
Portland by the Southern Pacific, stop
ping at Woodburn en route to pick up
Company I, of that town. All four com
panies are scheduled to arrive at the
Union Station here at 11:50 o'clock.
-Colonel May to Command. -
They will not wait for the Portland
companies, but will continue with only
such delay as is Incidental to trans
ferring their cars to-the North Bank
tracks, to Vancouver.
Colonel May will be ranking officer
at Vancouver Barracks pending the
rrival of Colonel John L. Hayden.
United States Army, from Seattle, who
as been designated to take command
of the First District of the Western
Department, embracing the states of
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana, with headquarters at Portland.
At Vancouver Barracks the troops of
the Third Oregon will be much better
situated than they were at Camp Wlth
ycombe during the ' mobilization for
Mexican service.
Instead of having to live in tents.
sleep next to the wet ground and be
subject to weather conditions generally.
they will take the quarters formerly -
occupied by the Twenty-first United
States Infantry, .which Is now on the
Mexican border.. They will have warm
barracks and good quarters.
Recruiting to Continue. '
The work of recruiting will be con
tinued at Vancouver until the Third
Regiment is brought to its full war
trength of 2002 enlisted men. .
Reports received by Colonel May at
6 o'clock last night from every com.
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