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72 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 16 Six Sections PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1915. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. xxxiv. xo. 2. 0 HELP OF ITALY MAY 111 Rome Thinks Teutons Would Be Starved. NEUTRALITY MEANS SUPPLIES Contraband Trade Continues, - Despite Government. COPPER PARTLY CUT OFF Arrest for Bribery Discloses Par ticipation of Diplomatic At taches, Some of Whom Are Promptly Expelled. ROME, Jan. 9. (Special.) It 1 be lieved here that participation by Italy in the war against the Turkish allies ttt Germany and Austria-Hungary, be aides increasing the gravity of their defeat, will shorten the war by starv ing the two central empires. It is well known that Germany and aided in continuing the war by Italy's neutrality. Wheat and other cereals in enor mous quantities have been Imported into Germany and Austria from Italy since the beginning of the war. and this wholesale contraband trade continues. In spite of the effort of the Italian government. (oatrabaad Traffic Large. Thoroughly equipped German and Austrian agents were sent to this coun try and the staffs of the embassies of every German and Austrian consulate In Italy were Increased as soon as it was seen that war was inevitable. Most of the newly arrived diplomats and con sular officers are agents for contra band traffic. Two of the leading banks or Italy are capitalised largely by German money, while many prominent manu facturing firms are in the hinds of Germans and Austrian. The agents of the two empires easily came in contact with their countrymen residing in Italy, who willingly agreed to combine profit with patriotism to Italy's detriment. Many Italians over looked that by forwarding contraband goods to Germany and Austria they were depleting their own country of supplies and provisions, which would be needed if Italy entered the war. Ger Pay Liberally. Germany has spent money lavishly, paying cash for everything bought and allowing a wide margin for profits and bribery. Tralnloads f rice, wheat and other foodstuffs have been sent to Switzerland en route to Germany. Articles of the same kind discharged at Italian Adriatic ports have been transshipped to sailing vessels or small roasting steamers tor conveyance to Austria. The contraband ' business flourished the first two months of the -war. It was then limited to foodstuffs. It soon assumed such proportions as to threat en a wheat and rice famine in Italy. The Italian government then, adopted strict measures to check the dangerous trade. The German and Austrian agents attempted to organize a con traband trade in copper, but their ef forts were not entirely successful, since the copper had to be imported from America and many merchant vessels carrying this article were captured by British warships on watch at Gibraltar and by French vessels cruising In the Mediterranean. Bribery ef Official Rumored. After some friction the government by royal decree prohibited the exporta tion of copper from Italy to any coun try. Thereupon the German and Austrian agents attempted o evade 4 Concluded on Page G.) SHORTER WAR ,.......... ...... .. . - . ; GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IS WEDDING SCENE MISS MATHILDA ECKERLEX, PRIVATE SECRETARY, BRIDE. Daughter of Salem Capitalist and F. Cornell, of AVoodburn, Mar ried Before West's Farewell. SALEM. Or, Jan. 9. (Special.) In the hurly-burly of preparations today for convening of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly Miss Mathilda Eckerlen, private secretary to Gover nor West, became the bride of Fred erick Cornell, formerly a merchant of Woodburn, The ceremony was per formed in Governor West's private of fice. Rev. Father Scherbrlng. of St Joseph's Catholic Church, officiating, and the Governor and Secretary of State Olcott serving as witnesses. Im mediately after the nuptials Mr. and Mrs. Cornell boarded a train for San Diego. Cal., where they will live. Mrs. Cornell is the second member of 'Governor West's office force to be married near the close of his admin istration. Mrs. Bessie Spooner, one of the stenographers, was married about three months ago to Albert H. Gllle, who is employed in the State Forestry Department. When Miss Fern Hobbs assumed her duties as member of the State Industrial Accident Commission January 1, Miss Eckerlen, who had been a stenographer in the office for eight years, was made private secre tary. She had frequently said if she ever married ske wanted the ceremony to be performed in the Governor's of fice. She told no one of her plans until Mr. Cornell and Rev. Mr. Scher brlng arrived at the Governor's office. Mrs. Cornell is a daughter of Eugene Eckerlen. a Salem capitalist. WOMAN, 83, FOILS 'HOLD-UP Mrs. M. Hassong Grabs Pistol Rob ber Points at Her and He Flees, i Seizing a robber's gun when he tried to enter her home at .aat Twenty eighth and Kelly streets last night, Mrs. M. Hassong, aged 83, pushed the weapon to one side and chased the man to the street. The robber stepped to the door and rang the bell about 8:30 o'clock P. M, when Mrs. Hassong and her husband were In the house. She answered the bell and saw a strange man standing on the porch. "Throw up your hands!" he ordered, thrusting a .38-caiiber revolver in her face. "Get out of this, you beast!" retorted the woman, as she seized the gun by the barrel. She was unable to wrest the. weapon from him. but she pushed the surprised highwayman from the porch and chased him to the street. PROGRESSIVE BACK IN FOLD Lorenzo Dow, Active in Washington Politics, Again Republican. TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 9. (Special.) Lorenzo Dow, Progressive National Committeeman from this state, and whose term expires today as Prosecut ing Attorney of Pierce County, to which office he was elected two years ago as a Bull Moose, tonight gave out a formal statement announcing his return to the Republican fold. Dow led the Progressive fight on the floor of the Aberdeen convention when the split came in this state. He now declares the Progressive party has served its purpose, bringing about an awakening of the Republican con science. IDAHO AUDITOR ARRESTED Fred L. Huston Accused of Misap plying Public Funds. BOISE, Idaho. Jan. 9. Fred L. Hus ton. State .Auditor, was indicted and arrested here tonight on a charge of misapplying public funds. Huston was released on bonds of 2000 after being arrested at his home. The indictment is said to have its source in the maintenance of the dairy, food and sanitary departments It is charged that a deputy in the depart ment was paid his salary from the fund set aside for traveling expenses. IN GUISE AS HEREUNDER SHOWN SEVERAL OUTSTANDING EVENTS IN THE WEEK'S NEWS APPEARED Court Bl -p lu dlflltO 1U Willi Support' Accorded to Protest to Britain. COPIES OF REPLY SUPPLIED More Vigorous ' Assertion of American Rights Likely. TIME IS CHIEF GRIEVANCE Further Correspondence Virtually Conceded to Be Xecessary, but Washington Makes Xo Pre diction on Outcome. WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. While no for mal arrangement has been made as yet for common action by all neutral coun tries in resyect to contraband and ship- ing during maritime warfare, it became known today that the United States bad received the sympathetic support of practically all neutral nations in its ne gotiations with Great Britain. Recognizing the interest manifested by the neutral governments in the initi ative taken by the United States, copies or tne British reply to the American note were ordered delivered by Scretary Bryan .to all their diplomatic repre- j sentatives in Washington. When the first note was sent there were many formal requests for copies and it was regarded as significant that the British note has been sent to them voluntarily. Comment on Xote Withheld. A day's study of the British communi cation failed to develop any comment from Administration " officials. They feel that the people will have an oppor tunity to Judge. for themselves in an other day whether or not Great Britain is meeting, the request of the United States for early improvement in the treatment of American commerce. The text of the British note will be made public simultaneously in both Washing ton and London tomorrow. It is known, however, that the Brit ish note does not finally dispose of the questions raised, but is in the nature of a preliminary argument. Just how far a long-drawn-out correspondence is foreshadowed, officials here refused to say. More Vigorous Protest Possible. In authoritative quarters It was said. however, that another note, perhaps more vigorous than .its predecessor, would be sent to Great Britain, should the safeguards which Great Britain herself has advised for American com merce be disregarded by the British fleet, as the American Government con tends has occurred heretofore. While the United States desires to arrange amicably the points in dispute, its chief cause of complaint has been against the alleged indecision of the British authorities in applying their own rules. The greatest difficulty in the situa tion centers about the question or length of time required for a thorough , search of a merchant vessel. The United States contends detentions and examinations have been entirely too long. England avers that tne size or vessels makes more difficult exam ination and necessities convoying mer chantmen to ports for detailed search. Iasue Far From Settled. While the tone of the British note Is said to be conciliatory, and conces sions of various kinds have been made to American commerce through ar rangements completed by, the allies with neutral countries- where em bargoes on re-exportation or many products have been declared, the sit uation is regarded in executive quar ters as far from settled and requiring further correspondence. ' i 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather, YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, iH.:i degrees; minimum, 39.0 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain; southeasterly winds. War.. Italy's participation In war expected to shorten It by cutting off supplies of central empires. , Section 1, page I. Germans recapture Stetnbach, In Alsace. Section 1, page 4. Mexice. Gutierrez says "armed groups" have virtu ally agreed on plan of. peace for Mexico. Section 1. page 6. x . National. Secretary T.ane wllltne Congress shall appro prlate S4oO.UUO for irrigation in uresun without state co-operation. bection page 2. Sale of old United States Army Titles to belligerents Is decried.' Section 1, page Neutral nations in accord with United States on protest to Great Britain. -Section page 1. Federal employment bureau to be launched soon. Section 1, page 7. Itomeatic. Home use of apples overcomes, loss due to war. Section 1, page 7. Chicagoans begin eating "K" bread and say it is good. Section 1, page 1. Dean Collins pictures wonders of San Fran Cisco s approaching snow. section page 3. Sports. Plan suggested for baseball series to settle semi-pro championship or UT-egon. bee- lion 2, page 1. Shakeups In Coast League necessary to meet new I5O0O monthly salary limit. Dec- tion 2. page 1. Captain Foulkes, of Victoria, ranked best singles tennis player In northwest in 1914. Section 2. -page 3. Yacht club election Is near and R. B. Bain, Jr., heads rival ticket. Section Z, page i. Two chamoionshiD football games to be played today. Section 2, page 4. Aggie coach expects to make up lack of weight of quintet in speea ana ngni. Section 2, page t. ! Portland fishermen land eight big steel- heads In Sandy River. Section 2, page 4. Baseball outlook on Coast Js made brighter by league shifts. Section 2, page x. Packey McFarland best lightweight accord ing to Corbett. Section 2, page - Wlllard confident he can win Johnson's heavyweight title. Section 2, page 4. Oregon "U" basketball squad kept busy these days. Section 2, page 2. Kelly team holds on to first place In City Bowling League. Section! z. page 1. Portland likely to get new natatorlum in March. Section 2. page 1. Pacific Northwest. nxrm nttn T.urilrA f arrested for alleged com pllcity with Bciward Gall In murder of husband, section l, page Horse show to feature farmers' week at O. A. C. Section 1, page V. Republicans control important committees of Idaho Senate..' Section 1, page 8. Stage all set for opening of Legislature to morrow, becuon. i, puae v. Washington legislators aim fire at election laws and propose new one. Section X, page 8. - Miss Mathilda Eckerlen. Governor West's pri vate secretary, and F. Cornell, or wooa . burn, are married in Governor's office. Section 1, page 1. Commercial and Marine. Milling wheat advances, but red wheat is lower In local market. Section 2. page 13. Embargo talk causes heavy selling In. Chi cago market, section z, page u. World's wool production is .steadily de clining. Sections, page J 5. W- . Grain carriers are being dispatched promptly. Section if, pages 6. Free locks at Oregon City may be reality by February. Section 2. page B. , Real Estate and Building. Sales and trades of week run high. Section 4, page 8. License advocated for realty dealers. Sec tion 4, page 8. . Architects busy preparing plans for new Portland buildings. Section 4, page a. Portland and Vicinity. Half-mill tax and Government aid asked by irrigation men. Section L page J, J. T. MIckle advocates two measures to en force sanitation. Section 1. page 1Z. Mrs. Vada Grier. who was acquitted of mur-l derinir husband, is bride or ueorge Solomon, who was Indicted with her. Section 1, page 10. Masked man and woman beatt rob and shoot widow as she returns from visit to Hus band's grave In Rlverview cemetery. Section 1. page 14. Annual reoort of Chief of Police Clark ex tols force for most active year, section 1, page 15. . . University of Oregon students to hear prac. tlcal advertising men m lectures mis Spring. Section 1, page 15. Child dies in fire that may prove fatal to father and babe, section l, page Jo. Dismissal of three city employes may raise pension issue before City Council. Sec- tion 1, page 13. Great run promised at Ad Club "11115 Satire.", Thursday.- Section 1. page 14. West gets advice from Senators who tell him to follow law relative to woman Senator case. Section 1, page 12. Committee of one hundred opposed to any change in law as drafted. Section 1, page 13. West Side congregations Invited to join in East Side revivals. Section 1. page 14. Plans are afoot to bring Norwegian singers at Fair here for Festival. Section 2. page 5. 1 Senator Ragsdale. of Moro, favors all plans to save state's money. Section 1, page 12. Armory prepares for big Auto Show . of January 2-'f-30. Section 4. page 5. Fund of $500. 000 for Belgian aid sent to Portland from London. Section 2. page 7. HALF-MILL TAX FOB ATI SOUGHT Requests to Leg is la ture Numerous. FEDERAL GUARANTEE URGED Appropriation of National Funds Also Desired." STATE AID STARTS FIGHT Committee Instructed to Bring In Resolution Presents It With Rec ommendation Against Adop tion Ferris Bill Omitted. OFFICERS ELECTED BY ORE GON IRRIGATION CON GRESS. President, Asa B. Thompson, Echo (re-elected). Secretary, Fred N. Wallace, Laldlaw (re-elected). First vice-president, J. W. Brewer, Redmond (re-elected). Second vice-president, John Rigby, Vale. Third vice-president, A. M. Crawford, Salem. Both direct taxation and bond issues were recommended to the State Legis lature by the Oregon Irrigation Con gress yesterday as means of state aid for irrigation enterprises. Federal guarantee bonds for district irrigation projects and direct appropri ation of Federal funds procured by mortgaging its unappropriated natural resources within the state were in dqrsed as feasible plans through which the National Government can aid in reclamation work. Much Asked of Legislature. The State Legislature was petitioned on numerous subjects, which, besides the appeal to levy a tax of half a mill on all property tn the state and sub mit to the people a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to is sue bonds for irrigation work, includ ed recommendations to turn the money accruing from the farmers on the Tumalo tract into the general state treasury and reapportion it "under such conditions as may seem proper," to give the Tumalo settlers 20 years to complete their payments, to revise the irrigation code so that irrigation dis tricts will have the governmental pow ers of municipalities, to amend the law so that corporations may vote as in dividuals in irrigation districts, to re peal ' the law fixing a tax on water power filings, to give irrigation,distrcts power to dispose of their surplus water power., to adopt a drainage code, to continue the appropriation for the im migration commission, to maintain the present system of making stream measurements and topographic maps, to co-operate with the Federal Govern ment in investigating various individ ual projects and printing reports on them, to "make possible early comple tion of the north canal unit of the Cen tral Oregon irrigation project," and then to exercise economy in its fur ther deliberations. No Action Taken on Ferris Bill. Despite informal discussion of the Ferris bill, now pending in the National Congress and providing for further Governmental regulation of the water powers of the Western states, no action was taken on this subject. The reso lutions committee did not even report on it. The convention seemed to consider itself satisfied with its three days' ses sion, as it re-elected all Its principal officers and acted unanimously on all (Concluded on Page 10.) Saturdays War Moves SHOULD Roumanla. now that the Russians are on the border if not actually in Transylvania, decide to par ticipate in the war on the side of the allies, her army will provide the miss ing link in the chain of troops winding from the Baltic to the Adriatic, a dis tance, roughly, of 1300 miles. This bat tle line would be composed of Russians, Roumanians, Servians and Montene grins on the one side and Germans and Austro-Hungarlans on the other. While Roumanla has not taken the fateful step-, the belief exists in the countries of the allies that she soon will do so. Other-developments are expected. The relations between Greece and Tur key have reached the breaking point over the alleged ill-treatment of Greeks in Asia Minor. Italy Is grow Ing restless over Turkey's delay in gi Ing satisfaction for the violation of th Italian Consulate at Hodetda, from which the British Consul, who sought refuge there, was forcibly removed. Italy, also, it is reported; has agreed that Servla should have a port in the Adriatic. Roumanla and Greece, It is thought, however, may delay taking up arms until Bulgaria, which wants part of Macedonia, Is satisfied or the last efforts fall to satisfy that coun try, which is at present malntalnln her neutralitv. for a hostile Bulgaria on their borders would compel them to divide their forces. While there are no reports of star tllng developments on the battlefields. there are extremely important opera tions now in progress in both east and west. The Germans, simultaneously with the renewal of their attacks on the left bank of the Vistula, are de veloping a new offennive from the di rection of Mlwa on the Fast Prussian frontier, which tho Russians are at tempting to counter. Some of the Ger man attacks on the Russian line, which runs along the Bzura and KawKa riven and thence southward to Opoczno and along the Nida to Opatowlec, on the lower Vistula, have been particularly severe, but, according to the Russian report, have been repulsed. The thaw which has set in In South ern Poland and Galicla has converted the country Into a sea of mud and even cleared the snow from the Carpathians, so that fighting in this region is lmpos sible. .. . The French, after a heavy bombard ment of the German positions between the Oise and the western end of the Argonne, and after suffering severe re pulses, have advanced their fronts at several points, particularly to the east of Rheims. where their progress has been slow but steady. In Eastern Argonne the Germans have been making a similar advance. The progress which the French again report in the vicinity of Flirey. in the Woevre district, is of particular - 1m portance, for should it continue they will cut the road which links St. Mihlel with Metz and may compel the Germans to evacuate St. Mihiel, which they gained long ago at great cost. The Germans have sent reinforcements to Alsace, where the French advance has threatened to cut off Muelhausen from 'the rest of the German line, and have occupied Burnhaupt-le-Haut. BOMBS' HIT NEAR KAISER - X British Aviators Take Advantage of German Christmas Celebration. AMSTERDAM, Holland, Dec. 27, (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) While the Christmas holidays were still being celebrated at the Ger man general headquarters, the British eroplane scouts succeeded in locating the place where the general staff was housed and dropped several bombs in the neighborhood, according to fugi tives who have just arrived here. One of the' bombs. It is said, exploded only 200 yards away from the" room where the Emperor was dining. The aviators were compelled to retire under a strong shell fire from the anti aircraft guns stationed near by. Titers were no casualties. Bar Association Chooses Salt Lake. NEW YORK. Jan. 9. The next meet ing of the American Bar Association will be held at Salt Lake City, Utah, on August 17, 18 and 19 next, the ex ecutive committee decided at its meet- ng here today. Applications from va rious other cities were heard and con sidered by the committee. TO CARTOONIST REYNOLDS. CHICAGOANS BEG EATING T-BREAD Loaf One-Third Potato Pronounced Good. COST IS MATERIALLY LOWER. Hotel Puts Staple Recommend ed by Kaiser on Menu. PRICE OF WHEAT BREAKS Threat in Congress Affevl Market and Bakers Demand llellcf, but Xo Kvidenro of Unlawful Conspiracy Is Found. JJ RECIPE FOR POTATO BltKAD. Br LILIAN TINQIJC One cake of fresh compressed yeast, IVi quarts luknwartn water, two tablespoons sugar, one tablespoon salt, or more, to taste; two tablespoons shorten ing, L'i quarts smooth dry mashed potatoes, three quarts flour. Dissolve yeast and sugar In quart of lukewarm water; add enough sifted flour to make sponge-batter. Beat well. Let rise. Then ac- potatoes mixed with one pint of water. The potatoes should be hot when mixed with water, but must be cooled to lukewarm before adding to sponge. Add shortening, salt and flour to make moderately firm dough, knead until dough Is no longer Btlcky, though pliable. Place In greased bowl, cover and let rise until light. Mold Into loaves and place in warm gressed baking pans. Cover and let rise again. Bake about GO minutes, reducing heat of oven after first 10 minutes. CHICAGO, Jan. 9. Although the mere threat of an attempt to obtain from Congress a war embargo on breadstuffs was largely Instrumental today In breaking the price of wheat almost 4 cents a bushel, as compared with top figures yesterday, Chicago bakers, fighting a squeeze In the flour market, took steps to get relief with out waiting on legislation at Wash- Ington. The United Stntes District Attorney s office here was consulted and the promise of a Federal inquiry as to flour and wheat was obtained. If facts were presented which seemed to de mand Government notice. Xo Conaplracr Discovered. The representatives of the District Attorney said, however, that no evl- ence of any conspiracy to creats artificial values in wheat and flour had yet been discovered. As a matter of relief some Chica goans today ate K-bread and called It good. If generally Hard, tha loaves ne-thlrd potatoes and two-thirds flour would materially lower living cost. At one of the leading hotels K-bread. "kartoffcl brod" (potato bread). which the Kaiser recently Indorsed for every household in liermany, was served. President Canby, of the Chiracs Board of Trade, discussed forcibly the recent sudden rise In the price of wheat. Natural I. aw I..Trr Price. Those who are qualified to express n opinion on wheat values by reawon 1 Concluded on 1'SK 2-1