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-J THE STJXDAT OREGOXUX, PORTLAND, APRIL 8, 1917. : I; V. . ( v i -, '2 i 4 INTERNED GERMAN ? CRUISER BLOWN UP Crew Destroys Ship at Guam Rather Than Surrender : i It to America. 7 KILLED BY EXPLOSION T Three Ilnndred and Seven Prisoners Are Taken by United States An- thorlties"; Vessel, ex-Russian, r-4 Captured by Famous Emdcn. Z-': WASHINGTON, April 7. The ln- kerned German cruiser Cormoran at :: Guam has been blown up. The Cormoran refused to surrender to surrender to the American forces which went to take possession of her i and was destroyed by her crew. Two German warrant officer3 and five en listed men were killed by the explosion. . The destruction of the Cormoran took place at o'clock last night, Wash- lngton time. ' Twenty-one officers, 12 warrant offi .cers and 307 enlisted men were taken prisoners. . The report to the Navy Department r said: "The interned German cruiser Cor- Tnoran at Guam refused to surrender, .: ble wherself up, killing two warrant officers and five enlisted men. Twenty officers, 12 warrant officers and 321 enlisted me nwere taken prisoners." . The message was received at the U Navy Dpartment at 9 A. M. today from r Captain Roy Smith, Governor of Guam Jnd commandant of the naval station u .there. The Navy Department issue this statement: i". Cruiser I-our- Interned. z. "The German auxiliary cruiser Cor- Tnoran was blown up in the harbor f Apra. Island of Guam, today, by her i.. crew, sinking immediately. One war rant officer and one enlisted man are dead, one warrant officer and four en--; listed men are missing. 20 officers, 12 warrant officers and 321 enlisted men liave been made prisoner. "On October 28. 1914. the 35-foot out lier called the Ocean Comber entered the harbor of Apra, Island of Guam, in charge of Lieutenant Von Elpons, f of the Imperial German navy. The r-boat and pafty of three officers and l"four natives of New Guinea had been rrflt sea for a long time, having left i.S. M. S. Cormoran for the purpose of sending a cable to San Francisco for Z. supplies. The date of the cipher was October I, and the location of the Cormoran was not disclosed. Permis Hsion was not granted to send the cable- pram, and the officers and men were interned. - "On December 14. 1914. the German auxiliary cruiser Cormoran appeared off the harbor of Apra and sent a radio 7 asking permission to enter for coal and provisions. She was allowed to en . ter, and the commanding officer to visit ' the Governor. - Commander Elect to Star. "Commanding Officer Juckschwerdt paid that he had Just come from the friouth Seas and was short of coal, had only about 50 tons on board and re quested 1500 tons of coal and provisions to reach his nearest home port in Ger man Kast Africa. "The Governor replied that he could furnish, only 200 tons of coal and 30 days' provisions only could be spared. The commanding officer was given the .alternative of departing within 24 hours or being Interned. "On December 15, 1914, at 10 A. M., the commanding officer decided to re main in port and the ship and its per sonnel were interned. "The following were on board: Twenty-one officers, one midshipman, 11 'clock officers, 307 petty oftlcers and men, four Chinese and 29 South eSa natives. Vessel Captured From Russia. . "The Cormoran was formerly a Bteamer in the Russian fleet and was . captured early i nthe morning of Au gust 3 by S. Jr. S. Emden and .was ; formally put in service as a German auxiliary cruiser. Her name before capture was the 'Rjaesan." During peace she was in the passenger trade he is a new, speedy ship, built at the German works of Schichau.' She was ;taken to Tsing Tao and was overhauled and could do better than 17 knots. She i.was equipped with guns, manned by Za, German crew. U "The old German gunboat Cormoran was being dismantled at Tsing. Tao and the captain and most of her crew were transferred to the newly con verted auxiliary cruiser. She was taken the first night of the war and was the first prise of the Emden. The Rus sians said she-had been taken inside of territorial waters of Japan, which was prior to Japan's entering hostilities." ments are being made in the engineer ing departments so that students may enlist and receive credit for unfin ished work. Young women are organiz ing bandage circles. ALLIES ARE NOW SUPERIOR America's Material Is Chief Aid In War on Germany. PARIS, April S. (Delayed) Louis Loucheur, Under-Secretary of State for Munitions, pointed out today the chance of America's entrance into the war, adding, as it did. so largely to the ma terial resources of the allies &s to give them a decisive superiority over Ger many. "As an official In charge of muni tions." he said, "I fully appreciate the statement in President Wilson's mes sage that the country's material re Sources must be organized and mobil ized. T "War is largely a question of ma terial. It is no longer question of valor of men, but you must put into the hands of these men an overwhelm ing material superiority." MILITARY ROADS PROPOSED Council of Defense Committee Ad vises Conference In West. SACRAMENTO, CaL. April 7. The Council of Defense committee on high ways and routes of travel today recom mented that a conference of Governors and delegates from the states of Wash ington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas be called to consider the problem of border state military roads. It is proposed to submit their con clusions to the Federal Government and their respective legislatures. SUBMARINE MENACE FAR FROM SOLVED United States to Aid Allies in Task of Freeing Seas of U-Boats. NO CERTAIN METHOD FOUND 50 MINES TO BE TIED UP Work WlUBe Suspended Monday In Missouri Because of Strike. KANSAS CITT, Mo., April 7. Work will be suspended Monday on all trains in Missouri affiliated with the South western Interstate Coal Operators As sociation, W. L. A. Johnson. . general commissioner of the association, an nounced here to-day as the result of strike difficulties at Kirksville, Mo. Fifty mines, employing between 8000 and 10,000 men, will be tied up, it was announced. Nebraska Speeds Graduation. LINCOLN. Neb.. April 7. Chancellor Avery, of the Lhiversity of Nebraska, today outlined plans by which he ex--:pects the university materially to aid f-lhe Government in the war "with Ger Lfrjnany. " This year's medical class is to ' h graduated at once. Special arranee FOUR-FOLD BENEFIT from Two Grand Mediclnen In Spring. You know that physicians often give two prescriptions, perhaps ' more, or medicines to be taken together, or al ternately or at different times. ,.- One reason may be- that the medi cines are 'incompatible" do not agree xvhen closely mixed in taking or that desired results cannot be secured by one medicine alone. The most successful Combination Fpring medicine treatment that we know of because . perfectly "comoat ible" and productive of- the best re sults is In Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I'eptiron Pills. The former thoroughly searches out and expels impurities from the blood, while Peptlron Pills give the powerful tonic they literally "put Iron Into your blood." Hood's Sarsaparilla should be taken before meals and Peptiron Pills after meals patients taking them so report the benefit is four-fold prompt, posl tive, permanent. Both these medicines are economical and pleasant to take. Superfluous Hair. Any woman can rmov un-alghtly hair without discomfort or Injury to the most delicate skin by simply apply ing to the affected prt a paste made "by adding a little water to Demount', a perfumed powder. Upon Its removal in two or three minutes the skin will b -found smooth and hairless. . A sincl application usually suffices for the most obstinate growths. Demosaat' Is perfumed and will not Irritate or dis figure. Does not stimulate the growth of new hair. Fully guaranteed. For 50 cents one can obtain a generous sup. ply by .mall in. plala wrapper from the Ksbencott Laboratories. Portland, Or., or any drug or department store can ' supply It. Trial else for 25 cents, which is not penumec CARTOON BELITTLES U. S. American Money Will Not Win War, Says Berlin Paper. AMSTERDAM, April 6. via London, April 7. The Clk, the humorous weekly of the Berlin Tageblatt, prints a. car toon showing President Wilson smil ingly waving a huge American flag with the stars in the shapes of gold dollars and the stripes made up of bank notes. Underneath is the "legend: "Money alone does not give victory, dear Wil son. Look at England." ' PHILIPPINE GUARD CALLED Immediate Organization Is Ordered by Governor. MANILA, April 7. Governor-General Harrison has issued 'a war proclama tion In which he calls for the imme diate formation of a national guard for the Philippines, authorized at the last legislative session. The proclamation announces that the government has no intention of intern ing law-abiding enemy aliens and pre scribes new harbor rules to protect American interests. AUSTRIA RAISES BILLIONS More Than 6,000,000,000 Kronen Subscribed to War Loan. AMSTERDAM, via London, April 7. A Vienna telegram says it is officially announced that 6,234,610,000 kronen have been raised as the result of the fifth Austrian war loan. The fourth Austro-Hungarian war loan was issued a year ago and was reported to have produced nearly 6 000,000,000 kronen. DUTCH SHIPS TO BE FREED Great Britain Agrees to Release Grain Vessels. LONDON, April 7 Although the Dutch Government has reiterated tta intention not to permit armed allied merchantmen to enter Dutch ports. Great Britain has agreed to release the Dutch grain vessels held at Halifax and permit them to - return home without calling at an English port, Reuter"s correspondent at The Hague gave out the foregoing. Navy to Take Over Coat Survey. WASHINGTON, April 7. The coast and geodetic survey, now under the Department of Commerce, will be put under the Navy Department as soon as necessary Congressional authority can be secured. The survey performs valu able maritine work, including the prep aration of charts. It owns several Vessels. Harrisburg Elects Treasurer. HARRISBURG, Or., April 7. (Spe cial.) Dr. D. G. Clark has been elect ed City Treasurer of Harrisburg by the City Council here, to succeed A. J. Demorest, resigned. Mr. Demorest was cashier of the Farmers and Merchants Bank here and has left this city to be come cashier of a bank at Forest Grove. Cable Codes Forbid. NEW TORK. April 7. The Commer cial Cable Company announced today that cablegrams for Manila and the Philippine Islands must be in -plain English or Spanish, fully addressed and signed with proper name and ac cepted at sender's1 risk. No code is al lowed in any part. ' $100,000 Given for Relief Work.. NEW TORK. April 7 A gift of $100.- 000 has been contributed by the Rocke feller Foundation to the commission for relief in Belgium, it was announced to day. The money will be used to fur nish supplemental noonday meals to Belgian children. Entente Navies Confess Failure Thus Far Scientists Working on Way to. Detect Presence of Craft. Torpedo-Boats Seem Best. BT JOHN CALLAN O'LAITGHLIN. WASHINGTON. April 7. (Special.) The United States has entered the Eu ropean struggle with the knowledge that no answer to the submarine men ace has yet been discovered. From now on it may be expected that the Amer ican Navy, enlarged by the addition of steamers of all sizes and descriptions and motor-boats, will be on the con stant outlook for the enemy's sharks of the sea. It will be supplied with all the in ventions in use by the allies, with the details of the methods they have em ployed and with wirelessed informa tion as to the reported whereabouts of submarines, their speed and the gen eral direction in which they are travel ing. From time to time it is probable submarines will be destroyed or cap tured.' More often, probably, American ships, whether belonging to the Navy or the merchant marine, will be sunk. Allies Confenn Inability. The allies have been fighting the submarines for nearly three years. They confess they have not been able to find methods certain to eliminate these craft from warfare. They are. playing a more or less haphazard game. Their destroyers, trawlers and motor- boats are constantly patrolling. So are their aeroplanes. The latter are bet ter fitted for service as the "eyes" of the naval craft, since from a lofty ele vation they can sight a submarine or see the motion of the water which in dicates its presence. Once a submarine is detected, it is less difficult to end its career. If the vessel be found in shallow water, it Is doomed to' destruction. Only by com ing to the surface and dashing for deep water can the craft get away. But even in deep water, submarines are frequently caught. This is accomplished by warships dropping nets into which the TJ-boat becomes entangled. Officials point out that the finding of a U-boat is merely a matter of chance. The suspicion prevails in naval circles that every underwater vessel leaving Germany is supplied with in structions as to the area in which it shall operate. At night all come to the surface to recharge their storage bat teries, to let the men come up on deck and to communicate by wireless with Berlin. Germans Are Methodical. So far as Germany is concerned, there is nothing left to chance, except the chance of war.. The submarines are sent out for a. limited period. There are varioas bases, supplied by subma rine cargo boats, where they can re new their supplies. - The British Gov ernment, for instance, found bases off the coasts of Ireland and Scotland. There have been rumors of bases es tablished along the New England coast and the coast of Colombia and other countries bordering on the Caribbean sea. These rumors have been investi gated and found to be incorrect, but no one here would be surprised should events prove that submarine bases are in close proximity to the Atlantic coaat of the United States and the Pan ama c anal. It is something to- be forewarned From now on all the brains ajid en ergy of the Navy Department and the Doards of scientists working under its direction will be converged upon the question of finding a remedy for the u-ooat trouble. Submarine detectors are being tested. These Instruments are able to (how the presence of an underwater boat and its 'distance. Unfortunately as yet it nas not oeen possible to develop the Instruments to the point of determin ing the distance of the Jraft below the surface. Once this improvement is made the U-boat can be accurately torpe doed. Motor Boaiai Ineffective. Naval experts say too much reliance ought not to be placed by the country upon motorboats. Hundreds of these vessels are in the service of England France and Italy. They have failed to obtain anywhere near the results se cure by torpedo-boat destroyers.- For this reason the naval authorities be lieve that instead of spending millions in motorboats the Government should hasten the construction of destroyers which are peculiarly effective against underwater operatives. After all. as the naval men point out, the various means employed for attacking submarines are dependent upon the ability to locate the sharks. What they would prerer is tnat all points of exit should be closed by counter-mining. Admittedly, this is a difficult and dangerous Job. Danger ous as such an operation would be and heavy as the loss, it is pointed out that the allied navies now can afford to take the rlsK. I he American fleet, added to those of Great Brit ain, France, Italy and Russia. , gives a tremendous preponderance over the avies of Germany and Austro-liun- gary. Way to meet the submarine danger will be carefully canvassed by the American naval authorities in consulta tion with the foreign experts.-, vs ltnm a few weeks, it may be expected that a definite- programme of action will be determined upon. NEGROES WOULD ENLIST LOYALTY TO FLAG ATOWED AT MASS MEETING. . Body of Girl TJsher Is Found. CHICAGO, April 7. The body of Miss Meda Yerion, a 20 'year -old theater usher, was found concealed under a stairway yesterday. It is believed that she was -attacked while passing an alley and the body dragged to the stairway for concealment; Idea That German Agents In Sooth Could Array Blacks Against United States Hooted. NORFOLK. Va., April 7. At a negro mass meeting here last night eteps were taken to organize a negro regi ment to be placed at the disposal of the President in the war with Ger many. Speakers declared it was their reply to reports that they were being influ enced against the Government by Ger man agents. Nine hundred are ready to join the colors. AUGUSTA, Ga.. April 7. Eight hun dred negroes at a mass meeting here last night hooted the idea that German agents could array them against their country. Resolutions were adopted de claring their readiness to take up arms for the flag. RALEIGH, N. C, April. 7. Raleigh negroes at a mass meeting- pledged Easy to Pay "The Edwards Way 40 YEARS $12.65 Simmon's $Q50 Steel tfedsr . . Hi y i.'.f? J2j Continuous service to the homefurnisher means extraordinary advantages here for you ! Thousands of homes have been furnished by this store. We want to help you, too ! 60 Nights' Free Trial " Sleepwell " Mattresses have 45 pounds of felted cotton built up in laminated layers. Most comfortable and durable is this SLEEPWELL, which is made of guaranteed, all new and sanitary materials. Try one for 60 nights; if not satisfied, return at our expense. 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Samples from our beautiful new assort . ment of drapes and cretonnes will be sent you upon request. ."Write today. themselves to the Nation's service and declared that suspicion of disloyalty among the negroes of the South is "a most foul aspersion of the entire negro race in America." Rev. C. E. Botts Leaves Toledo. TOLEDO. Wash., April 7. (Special.) Rev. C E. Botts. who for the past three years has been pastor of the Pres byterian Church at this place, delivered his last sermon here Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Botts will take- charge of the new Presbyterian Church at Silver Iake, which is much nearer Castle Rock than Toledo. He will divide his time between the church in Castle Rock and Silver Lake. School Land Title Is Denied. SALEM. Or.. April 7. (Special.) In response to an inquiry from Ci. G. Brown, clerk of the State Land Board. Attorney-General Brown today fur nished an opinion to the effect that the Hammond Lumber Company has no title to certain school lands. 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This will be the only regiment in the U. S. Army to have a graduate chiropo dist. Realizing the need for the care and relief of the most common and painful of all maladies, those of the human foot. Dr. O. O. Fletcher, Portland's most modern and popular chiropodist, has given his son. rj,8J V SL1pany ?' Third Regiment, to make marching a pleasuro and defend his country and its flag. Orris O. Fletcher has the proper training in antiseptic technique and practical chiropody to be-a great benefactor to his comrades. Prompted by letters received from the front and my visits to different forts I feel that every regiment in the U. S. Army should have a graduate foot specialist, and. as president of the Western School of Chiropody, will donate my services free to the cause. With a hearty co-operation for humanity, I au at Uncle Sam's service. . DR. O. O. FLETCHER, Chiropodist. Suite .MS Slorgaa Building. mm
