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84 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 18 Six Sections PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1915. PRICK FIVE CENTS. vol. xxxiv. o. 12. POSEN IS CENTER OF BIG Armies Constantly on Move to Russia. POLES FRIENDLY TO GERMANY Spirit of Reconciliation in Time of Trouble Manifest. CITY IS WELL PROTECTED Streams of Prisoners From Enemy's Lines Arc Treated With Consid cratlon Care of Wounded Sore Trial for 'Women. BT JAMES O'DON.VELI.. BENNETT. '"War correspondent of the Ch!-atro Trita- nnr. Copyright. 19in. by the Chicago irio line. Published by arrangement.) POSEN, Germany, Feb. 18. I suppose that when most Americans say "Posen Posen? What do I know about Posen T' the most they can remember is tbe name of an old and not very good play that flourished on the one-night stands in our country 25 or 30 years aro. It was called "Sam'l of Posen,' and its principal figure was for many seasons Impersonated by a Jewish actor who took the name of M, B. Curtis and who nearly grot himself handed after a wild escapade In California. That was about all I knew of Posen until I arrived here from Berlin. City Is Crattr ef Operations. The most Important fact about the rlty that I know now Is that it is the headquarters of his excellency the field marshal. General von Hindenburg, and that from it as a consequence tre stupendous operations against the Rus sians and Warsaw are being- directed. It Is full of Interesting people Ger man generals, princes, dukes, corres pondents, and painters, and their wives. Tt la also ful of prospective American citizens of Polish-Jewish extraction, ami of pictures and busts of Hlnden burg. Prevalent, too, are the infants Paderewski, wbo run pronouncedly to hair and have temperamental eyes. In a IB-minute walk through the older part of Posen you encounter 6 originals of David Warfleld's Simon Levi, anil in the railway station at the other end of the city you sud denly find yourself looking into the quiet, speculative eyes of the police of the German secret service, who wonder why you have come to Posen from Berlitv or from anywhere else arfd who in an extremely velvety but definite way make it their business to find out Passports Carefully Ex-unloed. Arriving at Poson, you pass through covered ways from the train into the railway station, but you don't pass out of tbe railway station until a soldier has examined your passports and held a brief conference with one of the secret service men. By tbe time that Is over the German officers in uniform, who don't have to show passports, have taken all the cabs. So you stand in the outer yard of the railway station and yell an interroga tory "FreiT" until a cabman, coming b.ick from the Hotel de Rome for bis second fare, takes pity on you and says "Jawohl, excellency." The "excellency" is good for 20 pfennigs extra in the cabman's tip, but as the fare for a mile drive is only a mark, the "excel lency" is cheap at the price. Besides I like it, it being somewhat of an im provement on the American "Sure!" iPosen is the only town in the world that I know about where you can see an admirable performance of Goethe's "Faust" one evening and then be on (Concluded on PaKe 7. ' OPERATIONS fiSti II 'x J mm p tsAjfe r-4 V 1 m' . . 1 VI I I III 11 I !T .lftrTO I U U It i llC-n U Ml II I I Ol I 1 ' X 1 GENERAL SCOTT GETS HIS INDIAN TSE-XK-GAT IX PARTY KETCRX IXG TO UTAH TOWX. Two Weeks' Trip Into Country or Flutes Rewarded Only Aide, Or derly and Guides Accompany. DENVER, March 20. General Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff of the Army, accompanied by Tse-Ne-Gat. a Piute Indian, wanted by the Federal authori ties for morder; "Old i-olk." his father. Chief Fosey and the latter's son, ar rived in Bluff, Utah, late today. The news Is conveyed in a special dispatch to a Denver newspaper from Bluff by the way of Cortez. Colo. General Scott entered the Indian country two weeks ago, having been sent from Washington to seek to pacify a band of recalcitrant Plutes who were aiding Tse-Ne-Gat in resisting arrest Accompanied only by his aide, an orderly and Navajo guides, he left Bluff 10 days ago in an effort to in duce the Indians to surrender. Details regarding the manner in which he suc ceeded in Inducing the leaders of the band to return with him have not been received here. Wire communication between Bluff and Cortez is cut, it Is said, because of a storm in that sec tion. Following the battle with the posse. the Piutes are said to have retreated into the rough country southwest of Bluff and near the Utah-Arizona border. General Scott and his party were unarmed and left Bluff with the intention of seeking a conference at which General Scott hoped to induce the leaders to surrender without fur ther resistance. WAGES GO UP 20 PER CENT 175 Workmen Affected by Rise at DuPont Powder Works. TACOMA, Wash., March 20. (Spe cial.) Beginning April 1, a 20 per cent Increase in wages will be given the 175 employes of the DuPont Powder Works at DuPont, near Tacoma, an nounced I. J. Cox, acting superintend ent, today. The lowest wage now is 12,50 a day. said Mr. Cox. The highest wage of ordinary workers is X5 a day. The average wage is about $3.25. After April 1 the lowest wage will be 3, the highest for ordinary workers $S a day. This increase applies to all em ployes of the plant who have worked 15 days u longer. DAY IN SALEM WARM ONE Men Appear In Shirtsleeves and Oth ers Wear Straw Hats. SALEM, Or.. March 20. (Special.) With the mercury registering 80 degrees In the shade at 2 o'clock this afternoon, records show this to have been the warmest day in Salem since August 24 last year when 85 degrees were registered. Old-timers say this was probably the warmest March 20 in Salem for 50 years. Men walked about the streets in their shirt sleeves and one or two who place comfort above fashion donned straw hats. BERLIN IN BLIZZARD GRIP Prussia Storm-Swept, Accidents Happen Xear Kiel Canal. LONDON, March 20. A blizzard raged Friday in Berlin and over the greater part of Prussia, according to a dispatch from Amsterdam. Traffic In Berlin and elsewhere was brought to a standstill and in the ap proaches to the Kiel Canal there were several accidents to shipping. SIX TRAINS STUCK IN SNOW Heavy Drifts in South Dakota Tie Up Traffic on Railroads. MITCHELL, S. D., March 20. Six trains are fast in cuts on the Milwau kee system between Mitchell and Rapid City as the result of a snowstorm which has been sweeping the western half of South Dakota since late Friday afternoon. WARTD1E TOPICS MONOPOLIZE ATTENTION IN CARTOONIST REYNOLDS' WASHINGTON ARKFfiJ IIIWIIHIW I WIS 9" - TO S lOCATAN Hemp.Growers Call on State Department. TWINE SITUATION IS SERIOUS American Farmers Expected to Feel Shortage Soon. CARRANZA IS DEFEATED Oomolete Reverse at San Carlos Confirmed Large Numbers of Wounded Beginning to Ar rive at Matamoras, WASHINGTON, March 20. A com mittee of hemp growers from the State of Yucatan, Mexico, and representa tives of American hemp importers laid before the State Department today an appeal for some action by the Wash ington Government that would ter minate the revolutionary troubles be tween General Alvarado, the Carranza Governor of Yucatan, and an opposing faction. The committee conferred with Major Heinke. chief of the Latin-American division of the Department, and prob ably will discuss the situation with Secretary Bryan next Monday. Sisal Plantations Burned. The committee said the revolution which resulted in the recent blockade of the port of Progreso by Carranza threatened the destruction of a large portion of the sisal crop, from which most of the harvest binding twine used in the United States is made. The peo ple of Yucatan, they asserted, did not wish to take part in the revolution, but were afraid to disobey orders given them by the revolutionists. Already some sisal, it was said, had been burned, at least two plantations having been destroyed. Other reports received here said sisal had been burned at Merida. Progreso aad other-- places to prevent it from falling into the hands of the enemy and providing -revenues. Farmers' Supply Threatened. Mr. Smith told officials it would not be more than a few weeks before the farmers of the country would feel the shortage in harvest twine, manufactur ers having failed to discover a substi tute for sisal. The gravity of the labor situation in Yucatan, also mentioned by the com mittee, was shown by a report to the Nivjf1 Department from Commander Blakely of the Des Moines at Progreso, who said the American schooner J. W. Paul, of Mobile, at Progreso, was unable to complete loading on that account. The Mexican gunboat Zaragosa, at Progreso, has not interfered with the movement of vessels, it was stated. An official message said General Alvarado entered Merida yesterday, the enemy fleeing at his approach. Quiet prevailed at Merida and Pro greso.' Confirmation of the defeat of ' the Carranza forces at San Carlos. Mel., was given in official dispatches, sum marized as follows: "Advices dated March 19, from Eagle Pass, say that a, report reached there that day to the effect that General Hernandez of the Villa forces, who evacuated Piedras Negras on March 13, followed the retreating Carranza forces from AUende to San Carlos for four hours, a battle taking place there on March 17, in which the Carranza troops "were badly defeated, losing many horses and a large part of their equipment. , 'They are reported to be now in (Concluded on Pace 5.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TESTE RIAT'S Maximum temperature, 718 degrees; minimum, 55.4 degrees.. TODAVS Fair; eaoteriy winds. War. Socialists In Relchsta assail military policy of Germany in threatening burning; ol Russian villages. Section 1. page 3. Rnftsfan pnirv intn Memel accompanied by street fighting, in which populace takes part. Section 1, page o. Posen center of gigantic war ' operations, saya James O'Donnell Bennett. Section 1, page t. Carolyn Wilson says all Germans are united for supremest sacrifices of war. Section 1. page 1. French : hold against scattered offensive movements of Germans; British lose po sition near St. Eloi. Section 1. pag S. Mexico. Washington urged to curb Tevolution in Yu catan, wher trouble threatens American farmers' supply of binding twine. Sec tion 3 page 1. National. Federal judge declares migratory bird protection law is unconstitutional. Sec tion 1. page 2. Senator Simmons thinks National deficit will nor. exceed $2tt,000,0OO for fiscal year. Section 1. pate 2. , Domestic. Vice-President Marshall arrives In San Francisco as representative of President at exposition. - Section 1, page 1. More American farm workers than Mexi cans buy own farms in Texas. Section 1, page 6. Text of Attorney-General Gregory's opinion regarding Associated Press and anti trust law. Section 1, paga 17. Charles Francis Adams dies. Section 1, page 7. Sports. Bobble Coltrin may be sent to Spokane In diana. Section 2, page 1. Final fight for places begins at Fresno to day. Section '4 page 1. ' Chinese boxer practicing in secret for bout at Imperial Club. Section 'J. page 0. Age is counted by "L-No-Me" as only small factor in athletic ability. Section 2, page 4. Brunswick team won bowling honors and B. O. Case is best individual roller, bee tion 2. page 3. R Hlgglns elected president of Baseball Boosters' Club. Section 2, page z. University has soccer record of no game won or lost in two years. .section , page 4. Oregon nine is to go on pre-season trip dur ing vacation. Section 2, page -. Aggies are hampered In work by rough dia mond. fc.ee tion 'a page J. Aggie hope to beat Oregon at track is low est in years, bectiqn z, page d. Oregon hopes to vanquish Aggie at Colum bia meet, section 2, page . Vancouver hockey Uta have good chance to win championship. Section page u. Motorboat regatta may be divided, into six classes. . Section 2, page 4. Will Healey wins Portland Hunt Club paper chase. Section J, page 4. Pacific Northwest. Hopsrowers form state association, which will be world s largest dealer, section i, page JO. Clubwomen set week set to make Oregon spotless state. Section l, page e. Two new fraternity chapters Installed at Agricultural College. Section 1, page lV. Idaho Governor saves million to state. Sec tion 1. page 8. Jury fails to agree in case of woman ac cused of whipping baby to deatn. sec tion 1, page y. Commercial and Marine. Local wheat holds steady 4n spite of lighter movement. Section 2. page It. Chicago traders fear developments over Sun day and sell wheat, section z, page u. Bethlehem Steel la strong feature of Wall- street stocK maruet section page -ii. Cablegram Indicates Belgian bark Katanga wm depart lor nome witn cargo, sec tion 2, page G. -Real Estate and Building:. Of bi? deals pending, three axe completed. jbejtion 4. page iz. Portland and Vicinity. Moving picture censors to have full author ity, beginning tomorrow. &ecuon Page 17. Businessmen pledge aid to idle seeking work. Section 1, page 10. Workmen's spade busy in all city parks. Section 1, page 16. H. V. Chase explains value of grain bureau In new chamber. Section 1, page lo. Oregon sends fervent peace plea to Presi dent Wilson. Section l, page lo. A. E. Clark asks court to allow Mrs, Clark her liberty. Section l, page 4. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe to wed Los Angeles belle Thursday, section i, page A. Clubwomen appoint George L, Baker to as sist in raising funds to entertain visitors at Federation Council in June. Section 1, page 14. Oregon livestock men are eager for annual convention at San Francisco. Section 1, page 14. State aid advocated for-' Columbia River highway. Section 1, page 1?. Society matrons admit many women friends smoke. Section 1, page 13. East Side Club to hear Mr. Yeon on road bond issue. Section. 1. page 12. Mitchell's Point road to be completed by July 1. Section 1, page 11. Rev. p. A. Baker predicts nation-wide pro hibition within 10 years. Section 1, page li. Proposed merger of Northwestern and Lum bermen's banks called off. Section 1, page 11. Two convicted in arson case and Socialist defender fined for contempt of court. Section 1. page 8. Time of first ship to enter Columbia com pared to Great Northern's record. Sec tion 2, page lti. Part in Celilo fete assured city by new chambrra guarantee of fund. Section 2. . paite 6. I GERMANS BELIEVE FINAL TRIUMPH Nation Is United to Its Last Citizen. NO SACRIFICE IS TOO GREAT Austrians, However, Do Not Duplicate This Spirit. FIGHTING RESERVE BIG Carolyn Wilson Says Opinion Pre vails In Germany That America Is Hypocritically Giving Help' to the Allies. BY CAROLYN WII.SON. ,a, ..nnannndnnt nf the ChteatTO Trib une. Copvrlpht. 1W15. by the Chicago Trib une Company Published by arrangement with the Tribune, j PARIS, Feb. 5. In my previous arti cles I have tried to represent the mere outlook of Germany uncolored by opin ions, or personal prejudice or favor. Now I want to tell you how it all seemed to me, and how my views have changed since I first crossed the Ger man boundaries at Slngen on Jan uary 26. If you ever see the English or French papers you will realize what 1 Telieved before I went to Germany. I expected to see nothing but old men of 60, and perhaps some of them had gone to the front, hopeless cripples, boys of 14 or under, and women. That was my men tal picture of Germany as culled from 10 or 12 morning papers. Rumored Trouble Cause of Trip. I am not - overoredulous nor do I willingly credit anything that comes out of England, except through the large end of the spyglass. But 1 thought that the streets would be filled with beggars, whining for bread, with more prosperous men and women who felt momentarily secure in the possession of a little secret bidden grain.. Xexpected to see prices doubled. As a little secret, I'll tell you just! why 1 went to Germany. It had-come j back to Paris semi-officially that there was trouble brewing in Bavaria and that the landsturm was angry at be ing called out in such great numbers and had quietly stacked arms against a barn door and gone home again. So the eye that wasn't busy noting pinched faces was to be kept occupied looking for signs of anarchy, rebellion and revolution. People Are of Oae Mind. At the risk of repeating a hackneyed statement 1 want to say clearly that every man and woman in Germany is devotedly, sincerely loyal to German interests and to the crown. I have never been in a plac in whioh unity so nearly spoke aloud, where you could so distinctly feel, almost see, such ab stract qualities as courage, determina tion, faith, loyalty, oneness of mind and spirit. They believe that they are right, and this gives an added sincerity to a war which they would loyally support, even if they believed that they were wrong. The sacrifices have been great and will be greater, but not all the large heart edness of my beloved France can com pare with the generosity and all-giv-ingness of the Germans. Spirit Different In A nutria. This spirit Is not duplicated in Austria. Firstly the people are a mon grel race, so mixed, so intermarried; and yet so definitely separate, so in imical that there can be no unity there. Vienna's atmosphere seems best ex pressed in the erstwhile American slang phrase: "I should worry." They go on being gay there, though really they are pessimistic of the result for Concluded on Page ; SKETCHES REyiEWING TO BJF BtLETr&O V Saturday's War Moves UNDAUNTED by the loss of the bat tleships Bouvet, Ocean and lrresist Ible, according to London reports, the allies are going ahead with their at tempt to force the Dardanelles, confi dent that success will attend their ef forts.' On their part the Turks express con fidence that the forts and the mines in the straits will be able to keep out the attacking ships. . The French battleship Henry IV and the British battleships Queen and Im placable already are on their way to tbe east to replace the ships sunk by the mines, and those ships which were damaged are undergoing repairs on the spot. Thus, within a few days at the latest, the fleet will be as formidable as ever, while the Russian Black Sea squadron is believed to be ready to co operate. Except in the case of the Bouvet, of whose crew only 64 were saved, the casualties suffered in the bombardment of Thursday arc said to have been light. The British Admiralty last night published the losses among the officers on the Irresistible, and, although the ship was sunk and the crew had to be transferred under a hot fire, the list contains the names of only four offi cers killed and one severely wounded. Tart of the fleet re-entered the straits on Friday, but owing to the unfavorable weather the bombardment of the day before was not repeated, and probably the only object of the warships was to prevent the Turks from repairing the damage already done. The Admiralty says that steps are being taken . to deal with the mines, but experts warn the public that so long as the Turks have mines to set free in the strong current which rushes through the straits the ships will be exposed to this danger. The direction of the currents Is known, of course, but with a big fleet operating some of the ships must enter the area thus mined and lying across the straits to fire broadsides, offer a large target to floating explosives. The Intentions as to the landing of a force are closely guarded, but It is known that an army of considerable size Is ready to attack the Turkish forces along the Dardanelles when the Admirals advise that the moment has arrived. Although fighting of more or less in tensity is always in progress along the eastern and western fronts, there have been important operations during the last few days. The Germans tell of small successes against the British near St. Eloi and against the French at Notre Dame de Lorette, north of Arras, and to have repulsed several French at tacks In Champagne, the Argonne for est and the Vosges. But the French communication issued in the day says that nothing of sufficient importance to report has happened. In North Poland there have been sev eral affairs of outposts, but neither army apparently is attempting any large operations while the ground re mains soft, unless the Russian move ment turns out to be more important than it at present appears to be, name ly, a cavalry raid. The Austrians, it is said, have been reinforced in Bukowina and they re port that they have repulsed Russian attacks there and In the Carpathians, although In the latter regions It has been generally understood that It was the Austrians and Germans who were acting on the offensive. DIVORCE PENDS 10 YEARS Decree Granted Pendleton Woman Who entered Suit in 1904. PENDLETON, Or., March 20. (Spe cial.) More than 10 years after the suit was filed a decree of divorce was granted yesterday to Mrs. Lillian Read. Mrs. Read was also given the custody of the one minor child, and each was adjudged to be the owner of the prop erty now in his or her name. Mrs. Read filed the suit for divorce against Melvin Read August 34. 1904, alleging brutal treatment and threats to kill. The husband replied with charges of infidelity and threats to kill. During the pendency of the suit all of the children but one have attained their majority. THE PAST WEEK'S NEWS. GOLD-LACE BRIGADE GREETS MARSHALL Vice-President Incon spicuous Amid Pomp. SAN FRANCISCO IS REACHED Visit Non-Political; Exposition Is Only Goal. CAVALRY ESCORT IS READY Meeting With Governor Johnson, Who Was Rival Candidate In Jtecent Campaign, Js I1rt Time Men Kver Have Mel. HAN FRANCISCO, March CO. (tip, clal.) Thomas R. Murshsll. Vice. President of the United States and the representative of President Wilson at the formal opening of 1lie Kxposition, arrived In San Francisco today. De spite an eluborato and Imposing escort, he managed to smuggle In the Tnoma H. Marshall whose weakness for plain English has kept official Washington guessing ever since his Inauguration. Two hundred men of the First Cavalry were In front of the Market street ferry waiting for him. Mayor Rolph, Major-Genera! Murray, Ad mlral Howard and C. C. Moore, and a reception committee of 10.) had already gone over to the Oakland pier to act as an escort. Consequently, it was a large cavalcade that the mounted police led up Market street. Imposing; Ksrtrt im Coarrtut. About the least pretentious looking person In the cavalcado was the Vice President. In the first place, he was small and slight, while nearly every one around htm was decidedly bulky. Those who were not bulky by stature were bulky by virtue of the gold lace which decorated their uniforms. How ever, the Vice-President did not wear any gold lace, and plainly cherished no desire to look bulky. If his feel ings had been expressed In words they probably would have sifted down to something like this: "I realise what la expected of me. and I am trying my best to live up to it. But I'm a plain, unspectacular citi zen at best, and you'll have to excuse me if 1 don't look impressive." Aides Weary of Pomp. Later in the day he did say something much to that effect. He had Just finished giving a reception to Gov ernor Johnson and C. C. Moore, presi dent of the exposition. They were of the formal brand of interviews the only kind a Vice President can give when he is representing the President at such an Important event as a World s Exposition. During both, the Vice President's aides, l.toutcnant-Com-mander Wallace Bcrtliolf, United Stales Navy, and Captain James K. Tracy, United States Marine Corps, had stood gracefully by, all this being part of the formalities. Now, aides get Just as weary of full dress uniforms as any one else. The interview with Presi dent Moore being the last scheduled of the day, they inquired at Its con clusion whether they might shed the gold lace. Mr. Marshall Informed them that they could. "And," he observed, sotto voce, as they went out the door, "I'll bo blamed glad of It." Br Days ' Prospect. Governor Johnson welcomed the Vice President to California and invited him to Sacramento. Mr. Mooro welcomed the Vice-President to the exposition and told how sorry he was the President could not come. "My mission here." Mr. Marshall tail, "is entirely non-political. I'm here to Concluded on 1'ana .V