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82 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 20 Six Sections vol. xxxiv. NO. 14. PORTLAND, OREGON, - SUNDAY MOKNING, APRIL 4, 1913. PRICE FIVE CENTS. EASTER BUZZ ARD RAGES DN ATLANTIC EASTER BONNETS BAD RISK TODAY TO WEAR OR XOT TO WEAK IS VEXING QUESTION. WAS Snow, Wet and Sticky, Comes With Storm. MANY YESSELS IN DISTRESS Wind at Times Reaches Ve locity of 60 Miles an Hour. LINERS DELAY DEPARTURE mall Prospect Left for New York's Fifth Avenue Parade High Tides So Mnch Damage Along; ' Xcn- Jersey Shore. Weather Man Says if New Creation Must Be Paraded, Family TTm- brclla Should Be Accompanist, Easter bonnets will be an exceed ingly poor risk today in accident in surance, according; to the prediction of United States Weather Forecaster Beals. According: to the schedule, showers and colder weather may be expected, and there is a deadly uncertainty as to Just what time of the day may be se lected for the showers. It may be further noted that the United States Weather Bureau listed under the harm less-sounding; heading: of "showers those occasions yesterday and Friday, when the heavens opened and dumped a quarter of an inch of water on the landscape in the short space of two minutes. The showers may hold off for the Easter parade and give milady a chance to take her new Easter bonnet out where it may be "seen of men" and remarked about jealously by women. An embargo may be established at the Inappropriate time and oblige the owner to wear last Winter's hat, while the beautiful new creation reposes in its box. Worse yet! Smiling skies may lure her out to the Easter morning service and then the April spirit of perversity may blow up a deluge that will break up the after-church parade and hud dle the glorious millinery creations. dripping and bedraggled, under any lit tle awning that offers protection. The last warning is: "If you will wear your new Easter bonnet, don't forget to take the family umbrella along-.' KEW TORK, April 3. New Tork and virtually the entire Atlantic Seaboard were in the grip of a miniature blizzard on this, the day before Easter. Snow, thick, wet and sticky, driven by a northeast gale which at times at tained a velocity of 60 miles an hour. held up transtlantic mailings, caused craft off the coast to scurry for shel ter, damaged telephone and telegraph wires, delayed interurban and suburban trains and crippled transportation on the surface and elevated lines. Easter Parade la Doubtful. The flakes were falling as fast as ever tonight, but local weather bureau officials believed the storm would have I J. II. Blocdell Says Only Legislation Blown Itself out before morning-. The I , , , . condition of the str-Pt, rnnih, n HeIP lumber Trade remote the holding of the usual Easter parade on F'fth avenue tomorrow. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- It is the worst Easter weather New ington, April 3. J. H. Bloedell, of the Tork ever has seen. There were 5H Bloedell. Donovan Lumber Company, of inches of snow on April 9, 1907. but Bellingham, had an extended confer that storm had no such accompaniment I ence today with the Trade Commission of gale as this one, which grew from having been invited to come from New 30 to more than 60 miles an hour be- I York by Commissioner Parry to discuss tween morning and night. Nearly three I the condition of the lumber industry. inches of snow had fallen by night. I Mr. Bloedell told the Commission that Storm General Along- Coast. the lumber business just now is in bad The storm i. e-..i v t,-.,. shape, and in his opinion can only be BLAME IS PUT ON TARIFF helped by legislation. He attributed a depression in conditions of the lum ber trade in part to the tariff, but . - -1 -1,. , , . , luually high tides did much damage j . i.n.. i -. ,., to Maine, with the heaviest gales be tween Aew York and Virginia. Wlrel communication was cut off and un-l enact a law allowing lumber manufac turers to make arrangements for a along the New Jersey shore. The center of the storm was report ed to be off Cape Hatteras. where the nmmo .-urn a-nev t h.i. tr. atcamsh.p I rins Maurlts. of the Royal with foreign buyers. This cannot be aumn une, was in dis- done under the Sherman law. Mr. tress a.id send.ng wireless calls for Bloedells conference was not a formal ,..' . . one. r.ignteen coastwise and trans-Atlan i:c sieamsnips. Including the big ,unard liner Lusitania. were tonight waiting for some let up in the storm so they mipht slip out to sea. PPOhllS 5 UFFICERS HOME Observers Dismisse by German Army. DEPARTMENT- IS MYSTERIOUS No Reason Given; Possibilities Only Are Hinted At. MISSION DECLARED ENDED Position of American Military Men Said to Have Been Made Embar rasslng by Tension Caused by Months of War. Vessel- Reported In Distress. In and around New- York much dam ace was done to telegraph and tele phone service and this service was also put out of commisson farther down the coast Wireless messages from the ocean toM of many vessels in distress. The gale, blowing 56 miles an hour, tore down wires heavily weighted with wet snow and ice and it will take many days to repair this damage. Six inches of snow was reported in Penn sylvania and West Virginia and a lightls,ro to to PortlaI1,1 wlth that Por- NAVY SECRETARY COMING Mr. Daniels Assures Senator Lane He Will Visit Portland, Too. OR EGONI AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 3. Secretary of the Navy Daniels, in a letter written today to Sen- tor Lane, reiterates his Intention to send part of the fleet to Portland after the trip through the Panama Canal and to San Francisco. lie repeats that plans for this trip are not yet completed, but it is his de- fall was recorded in North Carolina and other states. Dispatches indicate clear weather generally west of the Pennsylvania line In the north. South of the Ohio River, however, there were high cold winds and rain or snow. The situation in Oeorgia and Florida will be serious with a further fUl in temperature, as the fruit crop is exposed to much peril. East 25 Dearer (older Than West. Tourists now enjoying- the warm hospitality of the Pacific Coast will be interested In knowing that all the East Is an average of 23 degrees colder than the far West. Florida, Alabama and troncluded on Page 2.) tion of the fleet detained to visit the Columbia River. WILSON GOLFS IN SNOW Storm Kouts President and Guest After They Go 14 Holes. WASHINGTON, April 3. President Wilson played golf today in a snow storm. The President went 14 holes with a guest and then was forced to stop because of the snowfall, which became so heavy that the links were almost Impassable. BY J. CAIMAN O-LAUGHLIN. WASHINGTON, April 3. (Special.) The Administration is much surprised tonight over the necessity which has arisen within the last 24 hours of re calling five of the six Army officers who have been observing- German military operations. This action was taken fol lowing an intimation from the Berlin government that tne presence of these officers was no longer regarded desir able. The officers who will leave Germany without delay, in compliance with Ger many's request, are: Major Dwight E. Aultman, field artillery; Mf-jor C. C. Williams, ordnance department; Cap tain William B. Burtt. infantry arm; Captain Samuel D. Rochenbach, cav alry arm; Captain Samuel G. Schartle, coast artillery. Major Previously Recalled. A month ago Secretary Garrison re called Major George T. Langhorae, of the cavalry, not at the instance of the German government, with which this officer enjoyed high standing, but be cause of false dispatches sent by wire less and caught by the British and French aerial stations which gave false and misleading information about the German plans and operations. If the wishes of the German Em peror and his subordinates had been re pected. Major Langhorns would be with the German army now. The Adminis tration deemed it inexpedient, however, for him to Tmain in Germany, and he as ordered home. He arrived a few days ago. After service with the Army War College he will Join the Fifteenth avalry, to which he has been as signed. "Mission Ended," Says Garrison. Why the German government inti mated its desire that all American mili tary observers should be withdrawn, the authorities will not discuss. Secre tary Garrison merely said tonight: "Their mission has ended." The Administration assumes that Ger many has asked the withdrawal of the military observers of all neutrals. If this is so, the United States cannot complain. It will be interesting now to see whether Austria-Hungaria will follow the example of Germany. There are I two officers with the Austro-Hungarian army. If they are dismissed also, it will show that the allied governments have consulted and decided that the presence of American observers is In advisable. lirave Posnlbllltlea Considered. The authorities are apprehensive that Germany's attitude with reference to American military attaches forecasts a refusal to consider the United States' demand for reparation for the sinking of the steamship Frye. If a categorical refusal should come, the authorities realize that a situation of some grav ity would develop. There is ho arbitration treaty in force between the United States and Germany. Secretary Bryan was unable INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS (Concluded on Page 2.) The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature. 58 degrees; minimum, 0 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; westerly -winds. War. . Turkish capital depressed, but English cor respondent warns British public against over-confidence. Section 1. page & Member ot Reichstag describes economic situation In Germany. Section 1, page 7. Germans have millions of maps of enemies territory. Section 1, page 1. Italian editor predicts country will enter war before end of April. Section. 1, page 1. Bulgarian troops Invade Serbia. Section 1, page 2. Russians report capture of 7000 Austrians in Carpathians. Section 1, page o. Mexico. Mexico on verge of widespread famine: mil lions will be needed to save people, boc- tion l, page o. Carranza's attention again called to viola tion oi to reign nags, section a, page Foreign. China, helpless, concedes demand after de mand to Japan, bection l. page a. Domestic. ProDosed eauallxatlon of coal rates would mean many reductions, faection u page o. Great steamship combination organized by J. P. M or can In hands or receiver, ejec tion 1. page 2. Angier B. Duke, of New York, Is to wed Miss Cordelia Drexel Biadie, or i-niiauei ohia. on Anrll 28. Section 1. page o. Easter blizzard rages all along Atlantic Coast. Section 1, page 1. Sport. Pacific Coast League results: I-os Angeles 7 Portland 2: San Francisco iu, uaKinuu ; Venice-Salt Lake game postponed, rain. Section 2, page 1. Fight fans in Portland expect Johnson to have easy time wita wntara. dbluwu page 4 Yale wins boat races, which are (rowed in blizzard. Section 2, page 3. Two City League games scheduled for this afternoon, section z, page Booster buttons sell at enthusiastic meet ing of fans. Section 2, page z. Entries for Columbia University track meet are arriving. . Section page o. Motorboat Club members interested in pro posal to form wlllamette-ColumDia pow erboat Association, section i, pga Return of Clarridsre boosts Oregon traca team for Columbia meet. Section z page a. Harry Smith declares hope of pugs in West is lost, section z. page . Matty tells why many apt recruits are forced to "bushes." section a. page . Abe Attell to box at- Orpheum after per formances. Section 2, page 4, Practice shows that Oregon men are strong at bat. Section 2, page 3. Rain hampers practice of Northwestern League teams. Section A page z. Pacific Northwest. iTaaiih nrriinnnrsii of smaller towns-re card ed eenerally as insufficient, iecuon x. oase 8. T.fttiA J Amines elrl exoialns victory in spelling contest by saying sne siuaiea l every opportunity, section i, page i At Buena Vista advance is noted in rarms, schools and city, section x. page e. "Rril ca rvtmmerclal Club -backs building ot railroad to Wlnnemucca. section x, Daxe 9. Hot political campaign ready to burst when Senator poinaexter manes ms hv Section L page 9. Idaho executive declares he has saved state . more than million. Section 1. page 9. Deal In facts only in writing your advertis ing copy, expert a aavice. eewvu. page 9. Hood Rlvrr dissents from ortn Fruit Distributors ana nopes state marketing alliance. page T. The Dalles Council, by unanimous rants requests or IvIddv, mcwm k to obtain cannery. Section 1, page 7. Commercial and Marine. Merchants Exchange rules committee de cides to recommena znargiu. ou naee 15. Wheat prices advance at unicago on ia.r6v export clearances. ijecuuu 6o . Stocks close strong, with specialties moat active features, secnon Government survey snows improved conui- tions at moutn oi coinmoia. dccuwu page 16. Responses to Celllo invitations abound with felicitations, section z, p i". Portland and Vicinity. Easter bonnets regarded as bad risk today bv weather man. section l, page Commissioner Blgelow announces himself as candidate or re-eieciiun. oiwu page 13. Welcome given distinguished Japanese party. Section 1. page i. Active campaign for road bonds to be car ried out until electicn. section x, page jo. Grange unanimously indorses proposed road bond issue, section it pago 10. Laboring men champions of proposed bona Issue in election on Apm j. suuu -; naee 18. Commissioner makes series of recommenda tions in annual report. Section 1, page 17. Secretary Stone, 18 years with Portland Y. M. C. A., credited with institution's great srrowth. Section 1. page 16. Sinking of T-4 mystery until craft is raised and Investigation made. Section 1. page 1. Wilson Administration's Philippine policy called detrimental to islands and injurious to Americans there. Section 1, page 15. Portland street railway employes voluntarily pledge loyalty to company. Section 1, page 15. World survey of markets tell new fields for Pacific Northwest boxmakers. section l, page 14. Many tourists scheduled to visit Portland and some ot excursions are announcea. Section 1, page 13. Three-to-one victory predicted for merger in St. Johns vote tomorrow. - Section 1, page 12. - Ml OF IV MADE BY GERMANS Country of Enemy Is ' Set Down Minutely. Paclfle o form Section 1, STREETS OF TOWNS RENAMED Saturday's War Moves Some Cities Grow When Army of Occupation Comes. NEW HOUSES DOT FIELDS Population of Scores of Russian Villa-gts Compelled to Clean tip, Process That First Is Viewed Without Enthusiasm. BY JAMES O'DOXKELL BENNETT. W.i pnmmwinHpnt nf the Chlraeo Trib une. Copyright, 115. by the Chicago rriDune. ruDllsnea by arrangement.; LOWICZ, Russia. March S. Mak your wildest guess as to the number of maps the German government has issued to the army since the war began, Making it liberal, perhaps you wiH say 600,000. Making it lavish, perhaps you will say 1,500,000. That has been my experience with everybody of whom I have asked the question in the last few days. But, going as high as you dare to, you probably won't come within miles of the answer nor credit the answer when it is given. It is 36.000,000. Every Essential Detail Given. That means all kinds of maps, large and small, of cities, towns, villages, roads, provinces and departments in the parts of the enemy's country now occu pied by German troops, the parts of Germany leading into the enemy's coun try and the parts of Germany now occu pied by the enemy. These last are not considerable now. The mapping of Lowicz illustrates the system and the extent of it. This Russian town, containing less than 15.000 population, and distant more than ten hours by rail from Berlin, has been charted and diagramed down to the last detail essential to the guidance of a Prussian Major to whom its twists and turns are utterly unknown 15 min utes before he arrives there. Everything; Soon Made Clear. Fifteen minutes later he knows it as well as he knows Potsdam. Clearly in dicated to him on a convenient sheet of glazed paper 4 by 6 Inches in size are the river, the railway lines, the streets, the squares, the two railway stations, the military bureaus, the hospitals, the churches, and the prisons of Lowicz. On the little map of Lowicz before me count 12 sharply Indicated points. They are: The commandant'. The information bu The north railway ata-l reau for wounded. tion. (The telephone ex- The south railway ta-l change. tion. IThe postal sorting The provision depot. station. The assemblylng place The officers' home. for guns, munitions, The casino. etc. IThe guard. The lazarette. - A little chauvinistic renaming was done. The cathedral square has be come Kaiser Wilhelm Platz and 'the large square at the other end of the town is now Hlndenburg Platz. Streets) Named for Victors. The long, narrow street that connects the two has likewise been named in honor of the victor of Tanneberg. An other main thoroughfare has been given the name of General von Mackensen. For convenience merely, a third is called Railway Station street. High ways running out from the environs to important towns in the zone of hostili ties are carefully lettered with names and distances Kutno, 44 kilometers" Sochaczew, 23 kilometers; Bolimow, 17 kilometers; Skierniewic, 21 kilometers; (Concluded on Page 6.) THE Germans are pouring reinforce ments Into Hungary to support the Austrian armies, which are being hard pressed by the Russians in the passes of the Carpathian Mountains, and are also, according to dispatches from Hol land, again sending men from Belgium to strengthen their eastern front, where the Russians have taken the offensive. The battle in the Carpathians con tinues by night and day. The Russians, who are being continually reinforced, are making desperate efforts to force Uzsok and Lupkow passes, and on th success Qf these operations their army which is on the Hungarian side of Dukla, is waiting before continuing Its advance. beemingly the Russians have had considerable success, for the offlcla reports announce the repulse of Aua trian attacks near Mezolaborcz, which is due south of Lupkow pass and wes of Izsok pass, and continued progress in the region of the latter pass and West of Uzsok pass, despite the stub born resistance of the Austrians. un April 1, the Russians say they tuok prisoner 100 officers and 7000 men and captured ten machine guns. mere is no change in Poland, but the movement of German troops from Belgium eastward is regarded In Lon don as indicating that their general staff is uneasy over the activity of the Russians along the East Prussian frontier and in the central portion the old kingdom. Having fortified the whole of Belgium and having recently opened the sluices, extending the floods in Flanders, It is possible that they feel secure or do not believe that the allies will make their effort for some weeks yet. At any rate, they have, say i-uicn correspondents, depicted the garrisons In Belgium and have actually witnarawn men from the Yser front. .Beyond tnis there is little news from the western theater of operations. The French, however, - continue their at tempt to dislodge the German;, from the forest of DePretre, in the hope that this will compel them to evacuate St. Mihiel. EITEL MAY BE ON BUZZARD Not much importance is attached in London to the raid by Bulgarian irreg ulars into Serbia. These raids are con tinually taking place, the only differ ence being that the latest one was car ried out with greater force than usual and was aimed at the railway from Uskuh to Saloniki. The arrival of Ser bian reinforcements compelled the Bul garians to retire to their own frontier not, however, before considerable losses were suffered on both sides. German submarines continue their activities, today's score being one Brit- sh steamer, the Lockwood, and a French fishing smack bound for New FQundland. With the return of calmer weather it is expected the airmen will soon become more active and reports of proposed Zeppelin raids on England are being revived. OFFRE SEES EARLY END French Commander Tells Belgian King Victory Is Xear. PARIS, April 3. General Joffre has predicted a speedy termination of the war in Victory for the allies, accord- ng to a dispatch from Dunkirk pub- ished today in the Eclair. The dis patch from Dunkirk reads: 'General Joffre, the French com mander-in-chief, in the eourse of a visit Belgian headquarters to decorate ertain Belgian officers with the Legion of Honor, told King Albert and Premier De Broqueville that the war soon would come to an end to the advantage of the allies." to Government Maintains Absolute Secrecy. WILSON SEES ALL REPORTS Blinding Snow Gives Ideal Op portunity for Escape. WIRELESS ALL MUZZLED Whether German Vessel Mas De parted From Newport News Not to Be Reported Until Lapse of C 1 Hours Allied Craft Await. CROKER RISKSWAR ZONE Tammany Ex-Chicftaln and BrJdc Sail for Liverpool. NEW YORK, April 3. The Cunard line steamship Lusltania, waiting here for the storm to abate, when she will sail for Liverpool, has an exceptionally large passenger list. There are more than 200 first-cabin passengers and 75 in the second cabin. Among them are Richard Croker and his bride, and Mme. Lalla Vander- elde. wife of the Belgian Minister of State, who has collected nearly $300,- 000 here for the relief of Belgium. WASHINGTON', April 3. Secretary Daniels Informed President Wilson early tonight that the Pilnz Eltel still was at Newport News. All messages relating to the ship were communicated to the President as soon as received. Obligations of strict neutrality caused the United States Government today to impose absolute secrecy on, all information pertaining to the move ments or Intentions of the German com merce raider, Prlnz Eitel Friedrlch. tied up at Newport News for repairs. Navy Department la Silent. Although the wireless was practically the only means of communication for many hours today with Newport Newa. telegraph and telephone wires bdlnff paralyzed by the snowstorm, the Navy Department at all times refused to say whether or not the KItel had sailed. The fact that a blinding snow storm swept over the Virginia capes, form ing a curtain of gray haze, which naval officers here thought provided an ideal opportunity for the Eltcl to escape to sea, spread the impression that the ship might have slipped out to run th cor don of British and French cruisers lying In wait for her. Domeatte Wlrrlms Muaaled. The Navy Department took added precautions to prevent any. domestic wireless from recording the time of the Eltel'a departure or sending any Infor mation concerning her, for fear bellig erent cruisers at sea might pick up such messages and afford Germany a ground for complaint of a violation of neutrality. It was Intimated that Kcar-Admiral Ueatty. at Norfolk, and the commander of the American shlpx standing guard near Newport News, had Instructions to send nothing by wireless concerning the Eitcl or her movements unless a situation arose re quiring advico from aHnlnjrton. This precaution was taken. It was re ported, to prevent any messages what soever being sent to the Navy Depart ment, so that no blame could be im posed on the American Government If the Eltel's break for liberty was unsuc cessful. Comment Will Be Delayed. Officials at the Navy and Stats De partment Indicated that they probably ould not comment on - the Eltel movements until at least 24 hours had elapsed after her departure, although any announcement as to internment would be made Instantly. The extensive preparations mads by the Eltel for another cruise have con fused Naval officers here in their spec ulations as to what the Eitel really will do, but the opinion still prevails with most of them that the vessel probably will be interned as soon as her time limit for repairs has expired. Ensign Commended for Bravery, WASHINGTON, April 3. Secretary Daniels today commended Ensign Robert W. Carey, Jr., of the cruiser Maryland, for "courage, ability and resource" In helping save three lives at the time of the recent boiler ex plosion on the cruiser San Dlege. LIGHTSOME SKETCHES BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS ILLUSTRATING SOME FEATURES IN THE WEEK'S NEWS. ITALY DECJOJES TO CfilACK saVsasjamtavr-" w ii ir tj tr i msm 1 TWAT "AT SO At-