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THE SUNDAY OREG ONI AX, PORTLAND, MAY 3, 191,. MARCH STOLEN Oil RUSSIANS IN NORTH Berlin Itself Surprised by Ease With Which Baltic Prov ince Was Invaded. WARSAW LINE IN DANGER Official Report Says That Szawklc JIas Keen Burned by Tcfendcrs, AVlio Arc Being Pursued Toward Courland Capital. BERLIN, May 1. (By Wireless ;to fSayville. N. Y.)- The German advance in the northeast is being hailed gener ally with expressions of satisfaction and surprise. Nothing- was known of such a movement, although, judging by the fact that the troops already are more than SO miles from Memel. the march must have begun some days ago. German military experts point out that Szawle, where the fighting is pro ceeding. Is east of the line between Kovno and Vilna, two points which are indispensable to the protection of the Vistula and Warsaw. The fact that the troops had ad vanced so far without being discovered Is commented on as an indication that the scouting service of the Russians is no better today than it was during the Jlusso-Japanese War. RuMMlan May lie Cut Off. It is declared here that the Russian commander faces the possibility of the cutting off of his line of communica tions unless he abandons his forces and the line of the river or throws the Invaders back. There Is a town called Shavll in the center of the Russian province of Kov no, about 60 miles from the frontier of KaFt Prussia. The spelling Hzawlc probably is the. German rendering of Shavli. - . The official report of the German War Office today said concerning operations in the east: "A battle near Szawle ended in our favor. The Russians, after suffering heavy losses, retreated after setting fire at Szawle. They went in thp di rection of Mitau (capital of the Rus sian province of Courland). They are being pursued. ) Thnnannd Prisoner Captured. '"Up to the present (in this engage ment) we have made 1000 prisoners and have taken 10 machine guns, a large quantity of baggage and ammunition wacons and much ammunition. "Attacks of the enemy at and south west of Ktlvarya (a Russian Poland town,' 25 miles- northeast of Suwalki) Wt-re repulsed. We took 330 Russian prisoners. "The Russians succeeded in attack ing a German advance company by night Aiid inflicted much damage on it, south west of Augustown. Kast of Dock (Northern Poland) and on the southern bank of, the Pi Ilea River, weak Russian Attacks were beaten oft." HtSSIAN ADVANCE IS REPORTED Jlovenient Iir-clared to Progress - . Along Left Bank of Nlcman. fKTrtOGRAn, May 1. via London. The official statement issued today by the Russian War Department said: "On the left bank of the Nieman River, the advance of our troops con tinues successful!-. We captured prisoners and machine guns. "On the Ossowetz front the Germans at fl o'clock in the evening of April 2! made two attacks on our positions on Sosna, but were repulsed with srreat losses. On the following day, the enemy made fresh attacks on our troops between the Rivers Pissa and Skwa, which also were repulsed. "Our aviators successfully dropped bombs on the enemy's batteries in the region of rrobln and Racionz (North ern Poland). . "In the district of Rawa (southwest of Warsaw) yesterday, the German artillery fire increased considerably. T "In the Carpathians, the Austrians on the night of April 29 developed an offensive in the region of Polen and In the direction of Uzsok Fass. They were beaten back with heavy losses. T "In the direction of Stry yesterday, we carried two hills to the south of Koziowka and Zolowetzko. In this af lair, we took more than 1,000 prison ers and several machine guns. Our offensive continues. "In the direction of Wyszkow (Car- pathians), we successfully repulsed -German attacks." , ARTILLERY ACTIVE IN POLAND A list ria Ji s Say Enemy Has Been Dis lodged at Several Points. '" VIENNA, via London, May 1. The . following Austrian official war state ' ment was given out here tonight: ' - "In Russian Poland lively artillery "engagements are reported. Russian troops, have been dislodged from sev eral positions. "In Western Galicia and In the Car - pathians there is no change. "The enemy made further violent at ' tucks yesterday against the height of the Orawa and Opor valleys, captured by ms, but were again repulsed with "severe losses. We captured 500 pris oners. "In southeastern Galicia and Bukowina there have been artillery engagements at times. South of Zaleszozykl one of our batteries set fire to a Russian am munition store." RICH MAN DROPS TO DEATH A.VB. Graham, Seattle Jeweler, Is Pound 100 Feet Under Bridge. - SEATTLK, Wash.. May 1. Archi bald B. Graham, head of a prominent jewelry firm here, was found dead in Itavenna Park today, under a bridge 100 feet high, from which he had leaped or fallen Graham, who was 62 years old, had been In ill health. Besides his jewelry store, Graham was president of the Atlas Lumber Company and the H. S. Turner Investment Company. He came to Seattle in 1889 and built the Nov r'ty mill, the first flour mill here. His fortune is estimated at 1500,000. His business was In sound condition, associates say. WAR IS LAST, WOMEN SAY (T'ontinucd From First Page.! declares that -"this must be the last war." A permanent international commit tee was formed. It will make recom mendations for conferences at The Hague and arrange for a peace con ference of women, to be held at the same time and place as the peace con ference at the end of the wa. The resolution .referring to fortifica tions, which was passed yesterday, was modified today so that It now provides simply that the seas shall be open to 'all nations da equal terms. MAP SHOWING SCENE OF RECENT MILITARY OPERATIONS IN BELGIUM. J i i I ' c ' 2 J (i ff I IN BELGIUM. The recent severe German assault of the Franco-British lines north of Ypres carried the attackers as far as Lizerne. west of the Yser, on the Ypres Canal. Here, according to the latest reports, French Zouaves, aided by Belgian riflemen, counter-attacked and not only recaptured Lizerne, but made considerable progress west of that vil lage. The shaded portion of the map shows the extent of the advance. Hill 60. south of Ypres, captured by the British, is also shown on the map. BATTLE LIE 111' Lull Comes in Engagements in France and Flanders. ATTACKS ARE REPULSED Germans, Wlio Shelled Itlieims Fri day, Announce That Enemy Can Avoid Repetition by Letting Other Positions Alone. LONDON, May 1. The German official report on the battles in the west, issued at Berlin today, deals with events of. yesterday and the, day before, but declares the allies were repulsed in their efforts to advance. The French report, issued at Paris tonight, while covering later events, makes no men tion of Important fighting and asserts only a minor gain, that in the forest of Le Pretre. The impression derived in. London is that the deadlock- has been renewed at least for the time being, although new events of Importance, it is not doubted, are In course of preparation. French Aeroplane lilt but Is Saved. Tonight's official communication from Paris says: "The day has been relatively balm in Belgium, and there is no news of Im portant occurrence in the Argonne. Two German attacks near Bagatele last night were easily repulsed. In the forest of Le Pretre we have taken sev- SCENES AT ALBANY COLLEGE MAY-DAY CELEBRATION. new' Si.Vs 3 --mfe-r wm4 v. eral trenches and made 130 prisoners, capturing one machine gun. We are maintaining our positions on the ground which ha9 been conquered. 'pre of our aeroplanes, while flying this morning over Homme, was hit ty a splinter lrom a shell, which pene trated the reservoir. The machine, however, succeeded in returning to our lines, passing over the first line of German trenches at a height of only 400 metres. It was riddled with bul lets during this difficult flight and at the -moment of landing came under the fire of the enemy's artillery. The avi ators, nevertheless, returned unin jured." German Itenulse Knemy on Yser. The report of the German head-, quarters staff, as received here from Berlin, said: "The battle reported yesterday on the Western bank of the Yser Canal ended unsuccessfully for the enemy, who lost heavily. "East of the canal and north of Ypres, the enemy made several unsuc cessful attacks. "Between the Meuse and the Moselle only infantry engagements took place in the vicinity of Ailly and Apremont. All the French attacks failed with heavy losses. . . "On April 29 we shelled Rhelms as a reprisal for the bombardment of places behind our fighting line. As the enemy knows the meaning of this full well, it will be easy for him to avoid the necessity of our shelling Rhelms "The enemy lost three aircraft yes terday. An English airman was shot down southwest of Thlelt (near Bruges, Belgium), another fell near Wieltje as the result of our fire, and a third enemy aeroplane was obliged to land near Niedersulzbach." BARNES TO GO ON STAND Plaintirr in Libel Suit Against T. R. Busy With Evidence. SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 1. Counsel for William Barnes, Jr., in his suit for libel asrainst Theodore Roosevelt, spent today preparing evidence for submission after the case of the de fense rests next week. It was said that about 25 witnesses, many of them state- officials or ex-state officials, had been summoned to appear by the Barnes forces. It was said positively that Mr. Barnes himself would go on th stand. Counsel for Colonel Roosevelt spent the day in making plans for the com pletion of their case. The opinion prevailed among the attorneys on both sides that the plaintiffs first witness in rebuttal would testify some time Thursday. Roosevelt's attorneys said they doubted whether they could rest their case before Wednesday. Colonel Roosevelt spent the better part of the day catching up with his correspondence. 60,000 Acres to Be Opened instate. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 1. On June 10, 60,000 acres of non-irrigable land in Morrow, Crook and Gilliam Counties, Oregon, will be opened to entry, under the enlarged homestead law. Idaho Rural Route Announced. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, May 1. Rural route No. 2 will be established at Kjmberly, Idaho, on June 16, to be 26 miles long and serve 120 families. " -. J 1 as, SV if Ton tueen and Maids Seated on the Throne. Rradinc Krom Left to Ritcht MImh niadya .HoKniubt, Mian Vrata l.amh, Qnern lorn, liN .Xelson Me. Ilonnld, MImm Helen Hull.ert. Drlon MImm Lora Warmlngten, Queen, in Her Ko;al Itobcx. r if -t l f HI I i , - .- V, i 1 v ,"- 1 I , ' ' j N - V l.Kz. I I - 1 1 - - ll r i ' DEPRESSION AFTER WAR HELD UNLIKELY British Economist Says Re duced' Armaments Will Offset Loss in Part. DISCIPLINE, TOO, VALUED Question Whether Saving Will Bal ' a life Higher Interest Hates Ie . clarcd to Depend on Whether Issue Is Fought Out. LONDON, April 30. The economic re sult of the war on the business world was discussed today by Professor Her bert Somerton foxweil, director of economics of SU John's College, Cam bridge, and professor of political economy in the University of London. "Generally, my view is that there is no sufficient reason to hold that a great war must necessarily be followed by severe depression, and less than Usual in this particular case, where an Immense work of reparation will be required at the conclusion of the war, he said. "It ia said that there must be cur rency contraction after this war. Yes in a sense, in the strict senee of the word currency. Note issues will be contracted in France, Russia and cer may especially; not appreciably, if at all, in Great Britain. Bualneae Credit Little Impaired. "But modern business enterprise in the most advanced countries depend mainly on bank credits." he continued, "and these again, so far as they are limited at all, are limited by relation, not to currency- in general, but to ulti mate gold reserves. These reserves have been rather Increased than di minished by this war. It Is one of the most striking facts that gold has been withdrawn from circulation, where it Is useless, as a basis for great com mercial and industrial expansion after the war. "But then It will be said war has positively destroyed a large part of the available machinery of production and about all of the most efficient and productive classes. "This last I take to be the capital Injury due to the war. in a sense ir reparable, in view of the mass of high ly trained, expert men who form the bulk of modern armies. These men cannot be replaced by any process much less elaborate than that by which their industrial efficiency was developed. The natural and acquired abilities of its people are the most valuable part of a nation's resources, and as the com plications of business" Increase, so does the value of trained, as compared with crude, ability. Army Discipline of Vnloe. "I fullv admit the gravity of this consideration, but, on the other hand, I would say that the discipline and physical training received by that por tion of the army which returns to civil life will be of great economic value. "This applies particularly to Great Britain. AVant of discipline and town life have "seriously handicapped us for all useful purposes. The higher moral tone evoked by the war will also be an Immense gain. "Further I hold that existing re sources, owing to dislocations in the machinery of demand and supply are really fnllv utilized, perhaps by not from 6 to 20 per cent, say 10 per cent on the average. After the peace there will for a time be almost unlimited demand and the factors of production will be working at full power for some years at least. Intrrmt - Will Rle. A to capital, here, of course, there has been unbounded destruction of fixed capital and diversion of floating capital (existing and future supplies) to non-industrial purposes. For this the world will pay in the shape (a) of a certain shortage in necessary industrial capital; (b) in the rise, for a prolonged period, of the rate of interest. This, like a tax, will add to the cost of pro-' auction and diminish the share of the world's output available as income for the numan- factors in production.- This again is a serious injury. "We are fighting o crush German militarism," continued Professor Fox well, "if we succeed, there will bo on immense reduction in the military ex penditure, which has been gradually piled up since Prussia began to assert herself at Sadowa. I do not for a mo ment suppose that we can go back to the scale of those days. But if we could only knock 25 per cent- off our present scale, it would go a long way to set off the increased rise of in terest. , . , . "This rise of interest bad made rapid progress long before the war broke out. It was partly due to the great boom in trade which came with the rise in prices in 1898 and partly to the per sistent attacks directed against prop erty and the crushing taxation on all lands. Cheek to Prleem Temporary. "If the supply of gold is still more ample, the rise of prices will receive only a temporary check at the peace, due to the reopening of the accustomed trade routes and the rise in interest would for that reason alone carry the enormous loans necessary to finance the war. But there Is nothing in mis rise rn rliKtinsruished from a stringency in the discount market) to check the de velopment of business, une w noie nis tory of trade since time began shows this. "Whether the tax on earned Incomes involved in Oiis rise of interest, so tar as it is due to the war loans, will be offset by the saving m reductions in military establishments depends abso lutely, in my opinion, on whether this war Is or is not lought to a nnisn. SEBASTIAN IS PLEASED Tl'RN IN TESTIMONY" MAKES KX- ' POLICE CHIEF SMILE, Mr. Pratt' Husband Contributes to Alibi Defendant Thinks Political Cause Is Helped. LOS ANGELES, May 1. Testimony, which they wore convinced had had the effect of smashing the prosecution's case, so pleased Charles E. Sebastian, suspended Chief of Police, and Mrs. Lillie Pratt, who are on trial charged with having contributed to the de pendency of Edith Serkin. the 17-ycar-old half-sister of Pratt, that they left the courtroom today with their faces wreathed in smiles. Mrs. Sebastian, who had listened at tentively to the testimony, jauntily escorted her husband downtown to complete campaign plans for the pri mary May 4, in which Sebastian Is a candidate for Mayor. Mrs. Pratt hur ried to her husband, who had Just tes tified strongly in her behalf, took his arm and departed with him, apparently as happy as a bride leaving church. Pratt, who is a cattle buyer, pro duced expense account slips to support his statements that he was with his wife on the dates which Edith Serkin mentioned as those on which she and Mrs, Pratt were with Sebastian at the "temptation room" next to police head quarters. The register or a hotel at Adams Springs was brought into evidence. The proprietor swore that Sebastian and his wife arrived at the Springs June 19, 1913, the date Miss Serkin fixed .3 that of her first meeting with the ac cused Police Chief. Despite the fact that the trial will not be completed when the votes are cast In the primary next Tuesday, Sebastian said today that he was con vinced that in view of the strong alibi testimony adduced in his behalf the charges, which he alleged were the re sult of a political conspiracy, would strengthen rather than weaken his can didacy. GUSHING CASE IS NEW EXTENT OF DAMAGE DO.NB TO AMERICAN SHIP VKANOLNCED. Germans Probably Will Be Ankeal to Pay for Injuries by Aircraft; Com plications Not Expected. WASHINGTON. May 1. Amei ican Minister Van Dyke at The Hague re ported to the state department today that the American steamer Cusbing. from Philadelphia for Rotterdam, Wiis damaged by bombs dropped from German aircraft in tho North Sea, but that no lives were lost. The report was brief, transmitting a message from the American Consul at Rotterdam, where the Cushing ar rived yesterday. It gave no indica tion of the nature or extent of the damage. Officials here said that the case was the first of its kind during the present war and that so far as they could recollect, there was no precedent in other wars. "While there are no inter national conventions specifically cov ering the incident, it was generally believed today that representations would re made to Germany with re quest for payment of damnges. It was not thought In official quar, ters that any serious issue would be raised because it is accepted that the bombs were not dropped deliberately but under the impression that a hos tile vessel was being attacked. The Cushing had $419,000 insurance on her hull and cargo, issued by the Government war risk bureau. She is a Standard Oil Ehlp. formerly under German registry and named the Prometheus. WAGE CONFERENCE FAILS British Mine Workers llcject Offer of 10 Per Cent Increase. LONDON. May 1. The conferences which have been going on in London between the mine owners and the mine laborers have ended in a deadlock. Representatives of the men today definitely rejected the offer made by the owners of a 10 per cent increase, and decided to leave the matter In the hands of Premier Asquith, who will ap point an arbitrator to settle the dis pute. NEW YORK, May 1. D. A. Thomas, of London, head of the Cambrian com bination and known as the "British coal king." Just before sailing for Eu rope on the Lusitania today, said he had. received word of the deadlock In the negotiations between the British coalminers and owners. More than 1.000.000 miners, Mr. Thomas said, had "joined in the de mands for more pay. They want a war bonus of approximately 20 per cent. ALBANY HAS MAY-DAY FETE When Kain Threatens, College Cere monies Arc Held in Armory. ALBANY, Or., May 1. (Special.) At a big pageant. Miss Lora Wariniugton was crowned queen of the May at Al bany College yesterday. Today being a school holiday, the coronation took place one day ahead of the customary May day. With rain threatening, the corona tion wis held in the Albany Armory instead of on the campus, lrvin Cus ter was masrer of ceremonies, and the queen was attended by Misses Helen Hulbert, Gladys McKnight, Vesta Lamb and Nelson McDonald as maids of honor. Flower girls, crown and train bearers and various attendants mado up the royal party. Following the coronation students of the college presented the pageant, "Robin Hood," In a splendid maner. As the closing event of the day, the col lege Girls' Glee Club gave a concert last night. BRITISH STOP ITALIAN Captain Agrees Not to Land Objec tionable Books in America. NEW VOniC, May 1. The Italian steamer Dante Alighier, passing Gib raltar at midnight of April 2.2 on her way from Genoa. Naples and Palermo for New York, was recalled by wire less at 2 o'clock the next morning be cause British officers at the fortress had learned that she had aboard some German and Austrian books intended for use in spreading German and Austrian propaganda throughout the L'nited States. The vessel put back to Gibraltar. The boarding officers held a consulta tion and decided not to delay the steamer, after the captain had promised that the books would not be taken off the steamer on her reaching New New York. 3 KILLED AT LAUNCHING French Superdreadiiouglit, Taking to AVater, Cru6hes Lighter. BORDEAUX, France. May 1. Three persona were killed here today in an accident in connection with the launch ing of the battleship Languedoc. The vessel left the ways with such Bpeed that it stranded on the bank of the river. It struck and crushed a lighter, on board which the fatalities occurred. The Languedoc probably will be re leased at high tide tonight. She is of the superdreadnought type of 24,830 tons. She carries 12 13.4-inch guns, 24 5.5-inch guns and six torpedo tubes. She is 673 feet long and cost 13,312,000. CARD OF THANKS. WE WISH to thank our many frlcnda for their kindness and pympathy shown ua during the late sickness and dath of our daughter, wife and sister. Clara Ji. Hula. 1.. M. Hl'LS, MR. ANU MRS. J. J. GI'YER, Mi:. AND MRS. E. E. KIRS'M, MR. AND .MRS. J. HARVEY. MK. AND MRS. R. SH AFFORD. AUv. Cruiser Glasgow Back in Uruguay. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. May 1. The British cruiser Glasgow, which sailed from Montevideo on April 2. re turned to this port today. The Glas may soon ake the plata in this city Cliesterfie The best clothes that .artistic designers and skillful tailors can produce are ready in large variety of styles and patterns for you to select from, at our handsome new store. Splendid all-wool fabrics at $20 a suit; better grades, mostly im ported materials, $25, $30, $35, and $40. The very latest ideas of fashion in Straw and Panama Hats, $2.50 to $8.50, includ ing Ladies' Panamas. Manhattan Shirts, $1.50 to $5.00. Wilson Bros Shirts, $1.00. Come to see us at the New Store the most courteous attention will be accorded you. R. Washington gow was off the Virginia Capes last month with other British cruisers. Germans Bayoneted In Prison. WATEUTOW.V, N. T.. May 1. Copies of Kingston (Ont.) Whig, received here today, tell of disorders in the military prison at Fort Henry, Kingston, laxt Thursday night. In which. It was said, several Germans were bayoneted, two of them being afterwards taken to a hospital, one in a serious condition. Oxen Return to Streets of Berlin. BERLIN", via London, Mar 1. Oxen may soon tnk fie p!ac in this rity 'VA M. GRAY TYPICAL PARKROSE "CITY-FARM" Not for Sale But you can have a lovely place like this, only 20 minutes by auto from down-town, with streetcar service, sidewalks, phone, electric light and water, by securing: an acre; from llartman & Thompson, Fourth and Stark, who will gladly take you out. Their telephones are Main 208, A 20o0, and evenings Tabor S505. A place like this, obtainable on monthly pay ments, gives you all the joy of the country, combined with city conveniences. BAR VIEW liCTEL W. A. WISE. PKOl. TliM'INO CKOUNDb. NOW OPEN IUK X1IK SEASON AT UAH VIEW, OKLGO.N. Under management of Dr. W. A. Wlae. Cni fortable roomi, excellent table, a oallahtful reaort. aurf baUilii liuntine. fleliing, etr. Weekly rat- r'durcd -J, per cent until July 1. 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