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PORTLAND,: OREGON,: SAT.URDAY,'; 31ARCn 31, 1917.
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UNREADINESS MERE
STREETCAR KILLS :
GIRL, AGED EIGHT
THIRD OREGON HOW
GILL JURY LOCKED ;
UP AT MIDNIGHT
0 VERDICT REACHED IX TRIAL
FOR LIQUOR CONSPIRACY.
HOIJOR GIRLS TtlAKE
PATRIOTIC APPEAL
AMERICANS HELD
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PRISONERS OF WAR
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Kaiser Counts on Victory
Before America Can Act.
BERLIN'S THEORY LAID BARE
Kaiser's Council Holds to Be
lief U-Boats-Can Win War
Before Opposition Starts.
NEUTRALS TO STAND ASIDE
Faikenhayn Doctrine, "Damn
Neutrals; Win War," Once
Rejected, Now Adopted.
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tion. Registered In accordance with the
copyright act. Canada, 1817. by the Tribune
.Association. Published by arrangement. with
the New York Tribune.)
BY CARL W. ACKERMAN.
NEW YORK, March 30. "Neu
trals? Damn the neutrals! "Win the
war!". So spoke General Von Faiken
hayn when he was chief of the Ger
man General Staff. Present were the
Kaiser and his leading officials, gath
ered at great headquarters to discuss
President Wilson's ultimatum after
the sinking of the Sussex.
"Faikenhayn, when you are versed
In foreign affairs, 111 ask you to
speak," interrupted the Kaiser. "Pro
ceed, Dr. Helfferich."
Falkenhayn's resignation ' followed.
Germany yielded to the United States
temporarily. Eight months later
the Kaiser invited his military and
naval leaders to great headquarters
In the east for a "birthday dinner."
This time Dr. Helfferich, the Vice
Chancellor and other statesmen who
opposed a break with America were
not-invited. It was a military meet
ing. Only Generals and Admirals
were asked to speak.. Vori Faiken
hayn was not one of them.
For three months Hindenburg's
staff had been "sounding" neutral
countries. Hindenburg's agents re
ported from the United States, Hoi
land, Switzerland, Norway, Spain,
Denmark and Sjweden. t
Neutrals Agree to Stay Out.
Germany had ; been assured .by the
European neutrals that they would
maintain a passive attitude" in the
event of a ruthless' submarine war.
Count von Bernstorffi ex-Ambassador
in Washington, reported by code to
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann and
the Chancellor that an unlimited sub
marine warfare would be followed by
a break in 1 diplomatic relations, ' but
that America was not prepared to
enter the war immediately.
The naval spy system, which has
always beenthe most effective in
bringing reports from America,
placed such definite information re
.; is -.Igarding the United States before the
. Admiral tv and naval boards that Ad
miral von Mueller, chief of the Naval
Cabinet, who had been opposed to
submarine warfare, was finally won
to Hindenburg's plan.
After the conference word was
passed around in Berlin that Ger
many could win the war before the
United States could do anything. Be
sides, Germany was desperate. Her
people and Iyer leaders knew she could
not fight forever against the whole
world, , but they believed the world
could not stand after Germany dealt
her final blows this year. So - the
.government, which eight months be-
fore turned, against Von Faikenhayn
and Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, ac
cepted their policies. The new slo
gan, the .final battle cry, was:
"Win' or lose, we must end the
war!"
Episode Marks Turning Point.
The story of events at great head
quarters was first told in Berlin, by
Reichstag members close to Secretary
Zimmermann. The Faikenhayn epi
sode marked the turning point in Ger
many's ' international affairs. Al
though the young General lost his po
sition because of his positiveness, he
lived to see the government approve
what he said.
! Last April Faikenhayn saidi "Pay
no heed to neutrals. Win the war! If
we win we will have their support. If
welose, we lose all. Our task is to
win. But -we cannot unless we use
every weapon we possess." .
Hindenburg handled the submarine
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Child Tries to Escape From Creamery
J Truck and Is , Caught by
Car' and Crushed. -
Dorothy Louise Clark. 8. ot 194 East
Seventh street North, was killed in
stantly at 5:40 o'clock last night by a
Russell-Shaver streetcar, which struck
her as she crossed Union avenue be
tween Oregon and Irving streets.'"
The child was with her aunt. Mrs.
George Britten. S49 East Irving street,
on the way 'to the Britten home" for
dinner.' They had descended from a
car at Grand avenue. They walked to
Unl6n avenue, where they encountered
a Portland-Damascus Creamery auto
mobile towing two miik wagons north
on that street. The child ran ahead
around the auto, and was struck by
the -southbound car. Witnesses told
B. F. Boynton,' of the Portland Rail
way, Light & Power Company, that the
child had looked back over- her shoul
der Just -before stepping ir front ; of
the car.' ;
Deputy Coroner Smith reported that
the car was going about 15 miles an
hour. H. C. Wllks, motorman, who
lives at 979 Vancouver avenue, was in
charge. The child fell under the front
wheels on the east side of the car, and
her body was wedged tightly against
the trucks. The car was lifted off her
body with lacks.
Dorothy Louise Clark was born in
Portland and was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. Louis Clark. The father,
formerly a streetcar man himself, i
now-a homesteader near-Florence, Or.
He came to Portland this week to take
his family home with him. Mrs. Clark
and her three daughters, Alice, 9 Ma
rian, 3, and Dorothy, had spent the
"Winter at the home of W. L. Wright,
194 East Seventh street North.
Dorothy was a pupil at the Holla-
day School, and a member of grade 1 B.
Her body was taken t,o the public
morgue. She is survived by her par-
nta and two sisters. The Holman Un
dertaking Company Is in charge of the
body.
Following the accident, Fred A.
Rasch, examiner for the Public Service
Commission, required" carmen to test
the airbrakes and the mechanism of
the motor apparatus on the streetcar.
Mr. Rasch reported that the car was
in good condition, and .stopped in its
own length in the test.
The creamery auto was operated by
D. Brugger. Patrolman Williams in
vestigated the accident for the police.
FIGHTING NAMES UPHELD
Mayna'rd Dewey Iieavitt, of Eugene
-Enlists in Army. "- '"
EUGENE. Or.', March SO. (Special.)
Born on the day that Captain Maynard
fired the first shot in the Spanish-Amer
ican War off the Florida Keys, April
17, 189S, and" bearing " bis name, May
nard Dewey "Leavltt, son - of Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Leavitt. of Eugene, today
enlietd In' the. Army Hospital Corps and
as sent to Vancouver Barracks, Wash
for final acceptance. ,
He received his second name in honor
of the hero of Manila. Bay, and all his
young life has craved a military career.
VIENNA BETWIXT DESIRES
Good Will. of America .Wanted, hut
German Support Determined.
BERNE, .March 29,. via Paris, March
30.--A neutral diplomat who arrived
here from Vienna today asserts that
Austria is almost feverishly anxious to
retain good relations with the United
States, but is even more desirous and
determined to support Germany.
The continuance of friendly relations
between Washington and Vienna de
pends almost entirely, he believes, upon
the outcome of the crisis between Ger
many and the United States.
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CANAL TO BE REINFORCED
Civilian Employes Will Be Organ
ized for Military Defense.
WASHINGTON, March 30, Strength
ening of the military - forces in the
Panama Canal Zone was ordered today
by the War Department and a board of
officers, named to report upon organ
Izing civilian employes " in the Canal
Zone for military defense purposes.
The board will consist of Lieuten
ant-Colonel Harding, Governor; of the
zone; Commander Hutch I. Cone, marine
superintendent of the canal, and Major
Oliver Edwards, of the general staff.
APPANAGES ARE. CUT OFF
Russia to Gain 25,000,000 Rubles
Yearly by Nationalizing Grants.
LONDON, March 30. The Russian
provisional government, says a dis
patch from Petrograd, has decided all
appanages to be national' property and
that the revenues from them shall- be
turned into the national treasury.
The Income from the grand ducal
appanages alone is estimated at more
than 25.000,000 rubles yearly.
WAR FEAR SUICIDE CAUSE
Iowan Leaves Note. "I Would Not
Go to -War," Then Hangs Self.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la-. March 30J Fear
that he might have to go to war against
the Germans Is believed to have been
the reason for the suicide of Fred Con
reld, 21 years old, who hanged himself
today near Linn Junction. . He left a
note which said:
"1 would not go to war." ...
Regiment Is Mobilized
,and Under Shelter.!
EARLY MUSTER IS EXPECTED
High Officers Make Earnest
Plea for 504 Recruits..
ACTIVE SERVICE IMMINENT
Orders May Come at Any Time and
Full War Strength Is Desired.""
Portland Crowds Cheer as"
"Troops Leave - City. ;
. With the epeed'and precision of sea
soned troops, tlie Third Oregon Infan
try completed Its mobilization at Van
couver Barracks. Wash, yesterday.
The Oregon troops laet night slept on
cots provided with mattresses 4n warm,
dry barracks, after a steaming dinner
prepared by their own cooks. Comfort
was the order of the night Only the
sentries cared how much ' it ' stormed
outside.
Much different were conditions from
those prevailing the first night or two
of the mobilization at Camp Withy
combe, Clackamas, preparatory to the
move last Summer to the Mexican
frontier.
Camp Not so Comfortable.
At Camp Withycombe the men had
to sleep on improvised straw mats laid
on the wet ground. They were shel
tered in tents'. Some of their cooks
were so new to the job that a soldier
thanked his stars to get anything .to
eat.
It would not have. been so hard on
seasoned troops, but for -men called
from Indoor work and sedentary occu
pations of various kinds, it was any
thing but comfortable. The contrast
yesterday was remarkable.
The cbanse from Camp Withycombe
to the more satisfactory Vancouver
Barracks, which is a regular Army
post, -was ordered by the Western De
partment of the- United States Army
early this week on the recommendation
of George A. White, Adjutant-General
of the Oregon National Guard. Camp
Withycombe had previously, been des
ignated as the mobilization point when
the call should come to the colors.
Men In Parade Chetred.
The move on . Vancouver yesterday
was preceded In Portland .by a parade
through the - streets during the noon
hour yesterday. The companies from
this city, comprising, the Second and
most of the First Battalion, were those
that marched in the 'parade.
The reception they got must have
warmed the hearts of the citizen sol
diers. " TTie streets along the parade
route were lined three and four deep
and in some cases even more, with pa
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Court's 'Instructions ' Objected' To by
Defense' "Because 'of Admission1 i
: ? of Bllllngsley Evidence. '
SEATTLE, - Wash.. March 50. The ,
whisky conspiracy trial, in which May
or Hiram C. Gill, Chief of Police Charles
Peckingham ' and City ' Detectives
Peyser, Poolroan, Doom and -McLennan
are defendants. charged-with conspira
cy to violate Federal -laws by impor
tation of liquor Into the state of .Wash
ington, went to the Jury at 6:35 P. M.
today. - -
At 11:50 o'clock announcement was
made In ths courtroom 'of the' United
States District '. Court that the Jury
would not-reach a decision tonight in
the whisky graft trial. . V
- Prosecutor ' Clarence L. Reames, of
Portland,- who 'had been assailed- re
peatedly by certain of the lawyers for
the. defense . throughout the trial, was
greeted by general hand-clapping when
be entered the crowded courtroom this
afternoon.: The judge and jury had not
entered the room.. , - . .
Mr. Reames continued his argument
until nearly .4 o'clock, carefully ana
lyzing the evidence, insisting . that the
Logan Bllllngsley who testified that he
had paid $4000 to Mayor Gill was the
same- man against whom - Gill said he
had been warned, yet with whom Gill
negotiated a compromise, giving back
to Bllllngsley evidence that would have
sent the latter to, prison If, used .In
court. -.'.-.-
Judge Neterer's charge - to the Jury
was very long. Counsel for the de
fense took many exceptions to it, but
the. Government offered ' none.
The court said the Jury could not
convicts Gill and acquit the others. He
said Defendants Peyser, Dooia and Mc
Lennan . must Btand or fall - together.
The Jury might convict Becklngham or
the detectives and acquit Gill.
The court held that the evidence of
an accomplice in a crime is sufficient
for conviction if corroborated by the
other evidence in the case. '
The Judge ruled that if the Jury be-
lleved the defend .nts guilty of bribery
and not conspiracy they could not find
a verdict of guilty. . -
JITNEY SEATING LIMITED
Council Restricts Loading to . Two
Extra Passengers.
It is now unlawful for Jitneys to
carry more than two passengers -more
than the ordinary seating capacity -of
their care. The City Council passed an
ordinance to-this effect yesterday. The
measure prohibits more than one pas
senger' from riding in the seat - with
the driver. " ' '-"
The' measure "is aimed Jo prevent
overcrowding, and particularly tn the
seat with the dri ver. . The ' immediate
cause of the ordinance was the recent
arrest of a driver with IS passengers
in an ordinary Jitney. It ' was found
there was no ordinance under -which
he could be prosecuted.-:.
M'ADOO'S SONS VOLUNTEER
Three of Secretary's Family Offer
Services In Naval Reserve. .
WASHINGTON, March ' 80. Secretary
McAdoo's three 'sons have volunteered
for service in the Naval Reserve in case
of war, -
"THEY MADE ME DO IT!"
300"Sweep Past. Great
Admiring Throngs.
OREGON'S TASK IS OUTLINED
Misses Tell of Plans to Be of
- Service to Country.
APATHY HELD - DANGEROUS
2000 at., xr- inln . i
Sleeting in Singing, "The Star-
Spangled ' Banner" Several
Say v War Is .'Justified.
Under the ausplces.-of the Girls Na- 1
cionai nonor Guard a great patriotic
mass meeting was held in the Portland
Armory last night. I
Leading citizens discussed the duties I
of the Nation and its people, the course I
to . be followed by patriotic men and I
women in bo critical aational sltua-
tion, and the broad scope for helpful
ness and service of an organization
with the principles and ideals of the
Girls National Honor Guard.
Crowd Sings "Star-Spangled Banner,
When the meeting adjourned, after
holding for nearly three hours with the
closest attention and sounding ap
plause, it was with the . great as-
semblage singing the National air. "The
btar-bpangled Banner. I
Mrs. Jane Burns Albert led in the
singing and 2000 voices joined with
ners in the words of tbe Inspiring song.
But more impressive even than the
meeting ana speecnes was tne parade
jusi preceding lu
Neurit, 300 - plrlff nf tti NtatlnnitTf
Honor Guard, formed .in column of 1
fives, marched from the Central Library
through the downtown buSineis streets
to. the designated place of assembly In
the Armory. :.
. . Girls Inspire Crowds,
Many a citizen found himself looking
with tugging heart and queer, strained
feeling In his throat at the marching
column of girls moving past with mili
tary stride girlish faces, aglow with
earnestness,- to the front. '
Ahead of them went the band of the
Oregon . Coast Artillery, playing mar
tlal music. Behind came another band.
Hundreds of persons not only cheered
from the curb as the 'girls with their
red, white and blue arm . bands moved
past, but followed the line to the meet
ing at the Armory.
It was a meeting of a sort to satisfy
every lover of . his country and - to
awaken a feeling of loyaltyln any per
son who went undecided.
Frank-. Branch Riley presided. But
first Miss Luclle Danforth, presldent-of
the. Girls" National Honor Guards pre
sented In a few words tbe principles
and purpose of that organization.
She told how nearly 1600 girls are
now enrolled in Oregon alone, and how
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American Seaman, Reaching; Copen
hagen, Carrion News Another
Armed Vessel Bus. . .
COPENHAGEN, - via London, March
30. More than 40 Americans - W6re
among the prisoners - taken to Ger
many by the German .commerce raider
I Moewe, according to Jack Benson, the
American seaman, who . has arrived
here. The Americans, he says, now
are. held as prisoners of war in. Ger
many.
The Americans captured, - together
with the British crews, at last accounts
were In a. prison camp in Westphalia,
having been taken from the Moewe
threo her at Kiel-
o.ne juoewe, wnicn naa Deen operai-
ing south of the equator, headed north
ward and destroyed seven more steam
. two of which resisted stoutly. The
fewest iuo -"CPL'"-- OUV. .Ufr
through -the sound disguised
Swedish freighter and arrived at Kiel
March 22.
In addition to the detained Ameri
cans, at least two Danish sailors are
being held as prisoners of war for hav
ing served' on board armed merchant-
men.
An armed vessel believed to be the
converted German raider St. Theodore
was sighted in fhid-ocean three days
ago by the American freight steamer
Mongolia, which arrived at an Amerl-
can port today.
GERMAN STUDY CRITICISED
Nebraska House Passes Bill to Re
peal Compulsory Teaching.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 30. The lower
house of the Nebraska Legislature late
today passed a bill repealing the law
making compulsory the teaching: of the
German language in the uublio schools.
The Senate Is yet to act on the MIL
The law was enacted four years ago.
anj i a test suit its provisions were
upheld by the Supreme Court.
RAIDER
VICTIMS LANDED
French Bark Reaches Rio Janeiro
With 2 00 Men.
RIO DE JANEIRO,, March 30 The
French bark- Cambronno. has arrived
here with 200 men of the crews of
various steamers and sailing ships
sunk by a German raider off the Island
of Trinidad. "
.They reported that many sailors
from the sunken vessels were drowned.
NEW FLOUR DISCOVERED
German Chemists Slake Product
From Linden and Beech Buds.
BERLIN, via London. . March 30.
German chemists have discovered a
method for makinsr a flour substitute
out of linden and beech buda .
They claim that the substitute has
the nutritive value of barley flou"
wlth four times Its fat percentage.
INDEX . OF TODAY'S NEWS
Tbe Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum tmperaturV 4T
decrees: minimum, S4 degree.
TODAY'S Partly cloudy; heavy frost in
early morning-; westerly winds.
American-German Situation. ' 1
Carl TV. Ackermtn tells how Germany hopes
to win by submarine warTare before United
States can act. Pace 1.
Socialist leader In Relchatas; calls Foreign
Minister zimmermann to explain act In
trying to embroil - Mexico Stnd Japan with
United States. Page 2.
Two-score Americans held prisoners of war
by Germany. Page X.
American Mag lowered by Germans before
sinking ship. Page 4.
Nation-wide net Is spread for spies. Page 4.
President . Wilson and. Cabinet fix plan of
action against Germany. Page 1. ,
. War.
Germans renew retreat In Perenne district.
Page B.
Hypocrisy shown In Bethmann-HoUwegs
speech, says Britain. Page i.
Mexico.
Villa force flees in disorder after unsuccess
ful attack on Chihuahua City. Page 3.
" , fSport.
MeCredle prepares to faco southpaw pitchers
In opening game, page is.
Jack Farmer promising member of Beavers.
Page 18.
Pishing season opens Sunday. Page IS.
Pacific Northwest.
Referendum ruled Ineffective on Washington
bone-dry law. Page S-
Aberdeen is thriving with new shipbuilding
industry. Page 7.
Desert Land Board to ask more time en
Benham Falls project, page l.
Gill Jury 1 locked up at midnight. Page 1.
. Commercial ana Marine. -
Southern states first to report large Increase
in potato acreage. Page 19.
Chicago 'wheat unsettled by rain predictions
for Middle west, x-ago
launching of Vesterllde today to- be notable
event, page id.
West Coast lumbermen to fight proposed
freight advance, page i. .
Portland and Vicinity.
Dorothy Clark. 8 years old, la killed by
streetcar. - Page X.
Third Oregon mobilised at Vancouver needs
600 men quickly. Page 1.
Seattle Chamber indorses Mr. Wheelwright
for Ambassadorship. Page T.
Mother Goose film fills kiddles with ioy.
Page 8.
ZMt honors 'are paid by hundreds to mem
ory of Edgar E. Frank. Page 11.
Council refuses to p'ut KllUngsworth charter
on ballot. Page 12.
Medford wants good road to Crater Lake.
Page 14. .
Weather report, data and forecast. Page IS.
Motor alliance to open headquarters for
recruiting. Page 14.
Honor Guard girls stir throngs to patriotism.
Page 1.
Proposal to remove woman head of County
Farm stirs up clubwomen of city. Page 11.
Tongmen to meet authorities today. Page 8.
Red Cross fires first gun In campaign to
' increase membership. Page a
Cabinet Determined;
Ail
of One Mind.
CAUSES OF ACTION OUTLINED
Germany Held as Already
Waging Bitter Warfare
Against United States.
240 AMERICAN LIVES TAKEN
Official Washington Views Ger
many as Future Menace if
Victory Is Hers.
WASHINGTON, March 30. The
administrative branch of the Amer
ican Government has determined
definitely upon a course of action to
meet the hostility of Germany.
While official announcement ia
withheld, pending the appearance" of.
President Wilson before Congress,
formal recognition of the existence of
a state of war is expected to follow
soon, after the extra session begins. .
The President, having decided on
the p-'ncipal features of the address
to be delivered to a Joint session of
the, House and Senate, is putting tha
document in writing, and today ha . .
had a final discussion with his Cab
inet. The meeting ". lasted only an
hour and a half, but with conclusions
quickly made known, time was found
for - attention; to individual depart- v'
mental matters. Later the President" t
conferred briefly . with Secretaries
Baker and Daniels, heads of the War
and Navy Departments.
Cabinet All of One Mind.
There is said to have been no dif
ference of opinion in the Cabinet on
the great question. The President's
advisers, as well as official Wash
ington generally, long since have ac
cepted it as a fact that war actually
is being waged against the United
States.
Officials believe that Germany is
making war on this Nation, because
she has taken more than 240 Ameri
can lives on the high seas; becauso
she has destroyed American ships by
the wholesale; because millions of
dollars' worth of damage has been
done as a result of German plots in ,
the United States; because she has .
attempted to set on foot a conspiracy
with Mexico and Japan to dismem
ber the republic, and, finally, be
cause of the belief that Germany,
triumphant, will constitute a future
menace to the peace of the world in
general and the United States in par
ticular. The United States, it is emphasized
in official quarters, has not in the
past, and does not now, desire war
with the German people; but on tho
German government responsibility is
placed for terrorism on land and sea,
which, now that it has been directed
against American citizens and Amer
ican ' interests, must be combated
actively.
Broad Policy to Be Pursued.
Just what part the United States
will play is a question the Govern
ment has yet to determine. The sub
ject has been discussed generally
within the Administration, but the
broad policy to be pursued will be de
veloped only after the Nation's status
has been defined by Congress and
urgent defense steps completed.
After the President has delivered
his address Congress is expected to
take under consideration' promptly
the granting of a large credit to the .
Government and to provide for the
raising or an army oi pernaps
1,000,000 men. Other measures such
as a ' censorship bill, a. spy bill, the
regular Army appropriation bill and
emergency legislation for the Army
and Navy also will be submitted.
The Government, so far as is
known, has no plans for a political
alliance with the entente allies, al
though a degree of military co-operation,
of course, will be essential.
League of Nations Aim. .
Always in the President's mind, itv
is believed, will be the ultimate per
manent peace for which he already
has outlined his programme a league .
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