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':'"- NFAV8 ; . ; - v , -LKTTKRH SM 1'ROM CALAIS I ' ' 'n'nWwl Read Herbert cS .f'km-, E3 - r o re V. observe- UKWMZr tlor.a in Calais in T ED Unsettled tonight n d tomprrowi T V. VfVsoiitherly 'inda.;r,V 1 humidity p2. VOL. XIII. NO. 225. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 26. 1914. SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. tJffMS'cIsT, 1 1; 1 1 U I J thhpNJ Jl KJ IN I Nun AJ XZVc- Pi x" i i vs. v i iv "v i i i v ' vx.AjiwTii---n at- . x i a v. a - i ii v.ivii I'll t n .rniTmu 'CITY'S HEART GLADDENED AT . FESTAL BOARD Spirjt of Thankfulness for Health, Happiness and Prosperity Reigns in Port land Today; Turkey King. ? HOMES OF DESTITUTE v BRIGHTENED feY GIFTS . Bountiful Supply of Good . Things Distributed by : Organizations. The day of thanks la here. ; All over ther land perplexed fathers . are faced with the problem of dividing y two drumsticks among three, or mora l children. , "Another helping, please, la . tha ? slogan of tha hour. . ", Tables groan with Thanksgiving fare. ; It is Thanksgiving. The turkey has ' tnada its debut for the season, as have the mince pie, the pumpkin pie, the cranberry sauce and other seasonal delicacies, tor when the Pilgrim Fath- ers handed down the tradition of Thanksgiving Day they made it plain .' ly understood that Thanksgiving was i';to be a day of "eats." And that ia why It is now the com mon mission of the fortunate to see ' that no unfortunate goes hungry this .;4ay. '. , Portland today Is truly thankful for ' peace, for prosperity and for lots and "I lots of other: things. Thanks Are Given. For this reason thanks services are ' being held in churches of all denomina V tlons. Charitable organizations are ! brightening the lives of those in dis i tress. ' At the Jails, hospitals and other, in stitutions, private and public, special .- dinners are being- served to gladden f the hearts and spirits of the Inmates. v Baskets filled with good things are : finding their way onto tables that otherwise would have remained bare. And then there is the festive spirit ; of Thanksgiving as evidenced in the ' gutoty and bright lights of the thea t'trpw. "OT the testatiTants- and -. ether . public places. . All the amusement places are hold , Ing special matinees and the grills and restaurants have provided . sumptuous Thanksgiving repasts for their pa trens. Holiday sport lovers are out at Mult r.omah field this afternoon watching the Multnomah-Oregon contest. Hlk ; era are taking long walks out In tha 'country. Workers who toil indoors day after day are thankfully enjoying the "beauty of the day. It is a holiday all over the city. The postofflce is closed, county and city governments have closed shop. ths schools are closed for a week end va . cation until Monday. Stores and banks f'are shut. Turkey U War. , King Turkey rules, although Prince Goose, Duke Duck and Queen Chicken are doing pretty well themselves. And In some circles a suckling pig en cou - chant may take the honors away from th birds. V The turkey, however, is the tradi tional bird of the day, and Front street ;. reports that the supply has been ade , quate to supply the usual T ranks giv- ing demand. Which means that m little mere J white meat" la the chorus of msuiy a "Thanksgiving song. Thanksgiving ushered in other old friends today, too, In shape of those . inseparable twin, Tom and Jerry. ' They, will be found throughout the elty until Christmas, then to disappear for another fall year. Of the many dinners and other affairs being planned for tonight, a gala dinner at Commercial club for members and their friends is perhaps the largest and most pretentious. -. This dinner will end the formal pro V gram of Thanksgiving day events, and It will be a full twelvemonth before ' cartoonists delineate the royal meri can turkey with his head on the block or pursued by Young America again. Fostmea Kave Holiday. With few exceptions employes of ' the 1 Portland postofflce today enjoyed ..Thanksgiving as a holiday. Of the 6t0 men in the service only SO were - compelled to work part of the day, maklg collections and distributing the box mall. One collection was made in V the residential districts and two in the business district and no dellv tries were made. The United States district court, however, did not ob serve the day. Instead Judge Bean held court and heard the arguments In an. admiralty case that has been holding the court's attention tor several- days. The clerk's office was open also but little business, was trans acted. TJ. S. Must Accept ; ' Colombia's Version eretary Bryaa Sefnsee to Discuss . Allefed Breaches ef Neutrality by j tsotttn America Countries. Washington. Nov. 26 Secretary ef ' State Bryan refused today to dlscsus European protests against alleged : breaches of neutrality by Colombia and Bolivia. It was understood, however, the state department takes the posi tion that as Colombia has dented the : charge that German manned wireless , stations were permitted to operate un scrutinised. the United States must ; tccept Colombia's word " unquestioned. . Apostolic Delegate Leaves. ;' iKaples,- Nor.. JS. Monsignor . e'er. , retti, former auditor -f the Washing- ton Apostolic delegation, left for Aus tralia as the first. Apostolic delegate ..there.. . , ,f . , .. FAMILIES ASSISTED EXPRESS GRATITUDE TO GENEROUS PEOPLE Man Who Sees Misery in Family Is Moved to Tears of Sadness, - 4 Winter Belief Fund. The Journal (100.00 W. B. Ayer 600.00 Paul C. Bates 12. SO Charles II. Carey 6.00 Carl Spuhn ........... 6.00 . Cash 3.oo Oregon First club 5.00 Henry W. Coe 20.00 Cash l.oo Cash 6.00 1 C. Oilman 10.00 David Stearns 6.00 Cash 2.00 A Helen Lucille Brandon . 6.00 C. Hansen 2.00 Cash (..v..... 1.60 Cash 2.50 Cash 50 Cash l.oo Cash m . .- 1.00 Merchants' Exchange as- sociatton 60.00 C. IL Woods .......... 2.50 Well Wisher 5.00 II. A. Moore 1.00 J-. L. J. .50 Cash 50 4 Cash 1.00 Cash 1.00 W. K. 1.00 WOod, Montague & Hunt 23.00 Cash 1.00 Cash 1.00 Cash , 50 Cash 2-00 J. R. 3.00 Maria C. Jackson 25.00 F. W. A 2.00 Cash 2.00 i F. Barthelemen 1.0.J Cash. . . , 1.00 Painless' Parker 10.00 Cash 25 Cash 1.00 A Lady 5.00 $824.26 . Kindness carries Thanksgiving into the homes of need. The destitute give thanks to their benefactors before they eat. Listen to the grateful words of the hungry who were fed today: "God be good to you and do as much and more for you." , , . TJils . Jrom mother, who wxjke. this morning with" no knowledge" of where to get a dinner for her children, but who carried a basket heaped with good things away from the Winter Relief bureau. "Many thanks and God reward you for your kindness." This benediction of two women whose families, alike destitute, were provisioned with generous gifts of flour and potatoes. It is good to give and the gratitude of the unfortunate Is to all who obeyed the impulse of human love for their fellows. If you gave yon may hear the echo of "God bless you" In your own heart today. If you haven't yet given there are those whose need, beyond the words of sympathy to picture, may perhaps only be lessened by your gift. ' Did you ever see a strong man break down and cry, not from pain of his own, not from mtsfortunte that had fallen upon htm. but because he bad (Concluded on Page Two. Oolumn One) WE DluDE TAKEN BY ALLIES SAYS ISI After Driving Germans From Trenches Twice and Being Themselves Driven Out Twice, Allies Hold Post. GERMANS BOMBARDING ARRAS CONTINUOUSLY Official French Report Makes No Mention of Dixmude; Says Fire Diminishes. (United Press Lened Wire.) ; London, Nov. 26. -A report that the allies had recaptured Dixmude was published by, the Mail today on what it said was trustworthy authority. Twice, it was said, the Germans were driven from their trenches before the town and twice they retook them. but Tuesday night it was declared a detachment of French marines gained the defenses for the third time and held them. After a desperate fight, according to the Mall s information, the marines occupied Dixmude Itself and mounted guns there. French Official Report. ( Paris, Nov. 26. "The Germans are continuing their vigorous bombard ment of Arras," said the Bordeaux war office's official statement received here today. In Belgium, it was said, the cannon ading had diminished in violence and there and elsewhere along the line comparative calm was reported. At various points, and especially in the Vosges, it was stated that opera tions had been delayed by heavy snow falls. "There were no important develop ments yesterday," said the statement. 'The artillery fire has diminished in the north, and our lines have ad vanced slightly. There have been no Infantry attacks. Attack oa BOaay Repulsed. "A German attack on the village ef Missy, on the Alone, has been repulsed with -heavy losses to the enemy."- m The French bombardment of the town of Amavllle, only 10 miles from Metx, continued today. It was be lieved to be- the Gallic Initiative in the development of an offensive In Lorraine.- French Advance Uke Wedge. ' From Verdun, in the north, and Metz. in the south, the German lines extend at present in the form of a wedge Into the French Verdun-Toul line of de fenses. The two sides of the wedge join near Chauvoncourt and St. Mlhiel. The Arnaville movement was taken here to represent a tightening of the circuit the French have been trying to draw about St. Mlhiel. - In Belgium, part of the area in which the Germans have been operat ing has been inundated afresh, forcing the Teutons to evacuate their posi tions. The weather is growing more severe daily, and military men said both the Germans and the allies; would soon have to find a way of heating their trenches. BRIT H REPORT ARE THANKFUL- EFFORT FOR PEACE IS BEING MADE THROUGH ALL NEUTRAL NATIONS Wilson Maintains Warring Countries .Must First Want Peace. , (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Nov. 26. Evidence was accumulating here this afternoon that a concerted effort will be made1 soon by neutral nations to end the Euro pean war. It was learned fnjm a re liable source that Sweden, Holland and -Switzerland have thrown but feelers to the belligerents in an effort to ascer tain their sentiment toward a compro mise. While President Wilson main tains his previous attitude that the United States cannot tender Its good offices until there is evidence that all the belligerents - want peace, it was learned at the White. House this after noon that-he. is closely .watching new developments. 7 r The first specific report on the act ual war - situation -will be made to President Wilson next week. Presi dential Secretary Tumulty today re ceived from Minister Van Dyke of Th Netherlands a request for an appoint ment with President Wilson. It will be arranged as soon as the president returns from Massachusetts, wnere he Is spending Thanksgiving. Minister Van Dyke returned to the United States last Saturday. Just be fore sailing he was -visited py the Dutch premier. Minister Van Dyke declined to make any statement regarding his mission. explaining that he could not reveal any information he may have except to President Wilson. Pere Ostberg. aide to the king of Sweden, is in America. It is reported that he brought a personal letter from the king of Sweden to President Wilson. Swedish legation officials said they had received no information to warrant the belief that Ostberg was here on a special mission. Oa landing In New York. Ostberg said his mission was of such a character that the letter was not Intrusted to the mails, but was sent by a special messenger. It was understood that state department officials will arrange a meeting between Ostberg. and Presi dent Wilson next week. Despite the fact that there was nothing tangible in sight, high govern ment officials were closely watching developments in the war cone, and it was also pointed oat that there had been a drop in the betting at Lloyds on the duration of the war. Where a beavyvremium, was asked at weeks aso, for instance, that the war would end within a year, the odds today were said to be 60 per cent that hostilities would -cease by April. This fact, added to reports abroad of possible offers by neutrals of mediation, leads officials here to believe that possibly subter ranean diplomacy is again at work and that the result soon will be made public President Visits Mr. and Mrs. Sayre WilHamstown, Masa. Nov. 26. President Wilson slept late today. He ate a hearty breakfast, consisting of buckwheat cakes and country sausage. Later the president, accompanied by Francis B. Bayre and Mrs. Sayre, Dr. Grayson, Professor Axson and secret service men, attended Thanksgiving services at St. John's Episcopal church. Mr. Wilson joined in the singing of old hymns.. The chnrch was packed. .- .. -aSi- . BRITISH BATTLESHIP mWMWm AT MOUTH OF THAMES; ONL III OF HER CREW ESCAPE EXPLOSI0M ; "t - ; : : -jj . . : IfitlSH SEA p -SSS&J1 - t 13 fChcxtrr F Dot near inouth of the Thames shows position of Bulwark when she was blown up. The River Med way enters the mouth of the Thames at this point. GOLD MAY DISAPPEAR IN SIX MONTHS THROUGH RESERVE BANK'S POLICY TO VALUE COINS ON WEIGHT BASIS Portland Members Receive Polite Notes That on Pound Basis Shipments Fall Short of Face Value; Differ ence Must Be Made Up Out of Bankers' Pockets. Bills as Substitute. The federal reserve banks have adopted a policy of valu- ing gold coins by weight Ship- xnents to. the regional bank at San Francisco have been found, sometimes, as much as $30JO short in weight in a $500,000 shipment. The situation thus created is apt to retire gold from circulation and substitute bills. The gold circulating in the northwest is about 930,000,- 000. As this, huge total Is handled through the reserve 4 bank those who do bvslness with the , bank will have to make up the discrepancy be- tween the face and weight of 4 the coins. It promises consld- erable loss to the bankers deal- ing with, the reserve bank. That gold may disappear within six months as a general medium of cir culation on the Pacific coast, was as serted by A. I Mills, president of the First National bank and of the Port land Clearing House association, yes terday. Gold will faXf from Its high estate as a buying medium of first prefer ence. The man who gets his wages in gold may look at it with distrust. The store keeper may get out a little pair of scales when offered gold for a sack of sugar or a bolt of cloth. The banker may say to the depositor of gold, after using his careful scales, "On the face your deposit appears to be $1500. but In weight It is only $1493.66." "In God WS Trust" won't carry the coin past the scales. The proud eagle with pinions spread will be able to do no more, and not even the significant words "Twenty Dollars" stamped on th coin will speak with the authority of the little balances. Currency WQl Be tTsed. The Pacific coast, which has always been on a gold basis, will use .cur rency instead. The gold will remain unused and unworn, in the vaults, and the representatives of its value, bills, will do the circulating. , All this is to come about through a rule of the federal regional bank. It will not accept gold coins at their face, but strictfy upon their weight. Portland, member banks that have shipped gold coin from their reserves to the regional bank at - San Fran cisco have. ' been - getting polite mis sives stating that on a weight basis their shipment ,1s short, . here stating the amount. The weight' is short because the comparatively soft gold, coined and circulated from hand to hand, loses Imperceptibly but . surely, until some times it is difficult to see whether the bird on the coin is an eagle or the more honored; American turkey. ' Wast Make Up Snort Watfat. " Tne bankers nave to make up for the short weight shipments. ; They have no alternative. But they are not FROM CIRCULATION going to continue the practice. If the regional bank stands them up against a set of balances they will unquestlon ably adopt the same policy in respect to their customers. As usual, the bur den will ultimately fall on the Indi vidual. The standard of the regional bank is practically certain to become the standard of the district. This means that full weight gold coins will prob ably be held out of circulation to keep them from losing weight. Worn coins will be circulated as much as possible outside of the banks and away from scales. Then the man upon whom it falls to deliver the short weight coin to the .bank will have to stand for the shortage. Geld wslgnsd in England, The real size of the problem becomes apparent In view of Mx. Mills' esti mate that the gold in circulation In the northwest totals $30,000,000. There are no 'estimates of the entire amount in circulation on the Pacific coast but it is regarded as a very large sum, all of which ' is bound to be affected by the regional bank ruling. The Pacific coast will be the last (Oowladed oa Page Nine, Column Foot) Old European Furniture-Acre of Ground The name of the classification In which It appears today pre cedes each of tbee Journal Want Ada: , movnxMOua eooss vox v-l.vwx'l i- -I- -u - . - "OLD European furniture, plate, etc, now in the time to acquire at a low price. Expert going to Kngland; can execute dealer's or private commissions on favorable terms; highest references." FOB tfAfrB TOUBEB "WAS $2200. now $260: absolute ly the greatest bargain ever of fered; new. strictly modern room house, double constructed, near car, built to suit the most ? articular people: hardwood floors. Ireplace. buffet, bookcases, flower pedestals. Dutch kitchen, silver and linen chests: nothing like this bathroom in city; shower bath. fedestal lavatory, etc.; basement 8x36; corner; tremendous attic Remember I must sell, hence this sacrifice and your gain. Owner." job Bjnrr Htmsrs it "FOR BENT 1 acre ground, Portland Heights district, on Patton road; 7 room house, barn and chicken house, garage; just to have place occupied will rent at $22.50 per month; 48 bearing fruit trees. lt years old." "FOR SALE $450 piano in fine condition, at less than - half price; terma" Spend a- few profitable minutes today in reading; The Journal 'Want' Ads. ,, .. t f. '. - - First Admiralty Lord Winston Churchill Offfoially Reports Destruction of Vessel in House of Commons, Attri- buting It to Explosion of Magazine Wrch, He Said, Evidently. Came From Within the Vessel! BULWARK ANCHORED IN MEOWAY; SHEERNESS, - WITH BAND PLAYING 0,U DECK AT TIME OF CRASH Bulwark Supposed to Have Had About 8501 1 Men Aboard at Time of the Explosion; Rumor ThatTwo Ger man Submarines Are Held in Basin. v (United Press London, Nov. 26. The British battleship Bulwark was '.de stroyed completely by an explosion today. l Out of its crew of between 700 and 800, jitll but 12 were' killed or injured. ; III f" ' Whether the disaster was due to an internal magazine ex plosion or to - a German torpedo -was not celkinly known. First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill gave it as his opinion, backed by the reports of naval experts who were at the scene of the; catastrophe that the former liyas the case. There were reports, howevert that two German submarines had been cornered in a basin near the spot whjgre the Bulwark was blown up. These rumors were unverified! !, -' The explosion occurred off Sheerness in .he Medway at the point where it enters the Thames, about35 miles below London. - 'Sheerness lln Shaken. !k ; The explosion was so violent tnatiJsi1'"te, buildings in Sheerness and the " concussion was felt Ij on both sides of the Thames'" estosry. r: p There were several ships nearby at the tine but the dis aster came with a suddenness that defeated all attempts vat rescue work. The Bulwark was at the bottom of the rifer within three minutes after the explosion, and only torn" corpses floating on the waters surface marked the place wherji it had been. Among them a small boat picked up onef the survivors,; frightfully mutilated and burned. K ' The vessel was destroyed at 7:53 a. m. ;and news of it reached London soon afterwards but . it wa: withheld . until the first lord of the admiralty made his announcement of it in the house of commons. . , ;1, Men acquainted with naval affairs called attention to the; fact that if it proved true that German Submarines" were found near the scene of the catastrophe, their exploit exceeded anything hitherto accomplished by the kaiser's sa forces. - The nearest a hostile submarine was known to have ap- preached to London previously was ' from $0 to 60 : miles. To reach Sheerness, not only must the mine f i&ds at the mouth of the Thames have been penetrated, but the yery gateway of the British capital would be attacked. s; ' - .'Ship Disappears Completely : The vessel was blown tip, 'the first lord told the commons, at 7:53 a, m. totiay. .He explained that he based his 'judgment on the cause of the explosion on the reports oigthe -vice-admirals and rear-admirals present at the time. An "internal explosion he said, was their unanimotrs verdict., v , . "They stated," said Churchm, that the ship was rent astfnder. There ap - parentry was no upheaval of water. When the smoke cleared the Bulwark had disappeared." At the moment of the explosion a band on deck was playing- martial airs, according- to Accounts received by the London officials, t The detonation threw a hare column of smoke, with the bodies of men and parts of the ship, high Into the air. As it subsid ed, it was seen that the ship bad van ished. It was learned that at the rime ef the disaster the Bulwark was lying off Bheerness at the point where the Medway Joins the Thames. The ves sel's destruction was complete. Cause Mot Definitely Ziowa. Despite the fact that First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill g-avs strons reasons for thinking: the blast was due to an Internal explosion, the point was not definitely determined. There was almost a panle in London as a result of rumors that the ship was torpedoed by German submarines and - that two of them had been cor nered in a basin near the spot where the Bulwark lay. A court of inquiry, which was Imme diately called to investigate the affair, will meet tomorrow, it was stated. . The Bulwark's 'normal complement was 7S0 men, but equipped for war it was thought it "had about SBe on board. The ship was equipped with a belt of sine inch armor IS feet wide from the bow to the after turret, tapering; down to two Inches. The after bulk head were protected by 12 Inch armor. 8hs was an old vessel, -boss of Battleehtp Wot Ssrlo-ask . "The loss of the Bulwark." said Lord Churchill, "will not sensfbly af fect our military- position, but X regret that only 12 men escaped. ; , -. . "I think the members ef the house will wish me to express, in their be half, their deepest sympathy and sor row felt for those who lost relatives and friends In the disaster5 . ' The Medway fs a river which arises in : the , county ef : Sussex and flews northwest la a . winding course Leased Wire) I Kent, pant Tu'nbvldgre and Maidstone 1 1 to Rochester an Chatham. Below cnatnam tt.spreaQs out into a broad tidal -estuary in?, which are several islets, and Joins e Thames at Sheer ress. It is 70 milfes lone and is navic able to Penhurt.ti;o miles above Chat ham. - , -vfV j'. : - Eight Submarines : Being BiMlt for U. S. Onion Xrea WorEs at Baa Beflasrork orfXMrsrg for AmerJeaa Bavy 4300,0D Jo. : San' Francisco.! Cul., ' Nor. J .The Union Iron WorM' was. already putting- men to work today, in connection with the contract? it has received for the eonstrucUon'.ere within the few months of tig-nt submarines for ' the United Sfeteg navyx Under this contract $3,000,004 will no spent. Besides the mo already employed, the company, it fsas aUted, will re quire 2S0 laborer; 204 machinists, 100 molders and helpers and f 0 copper, smiths and blperti.' ? , Forty-six carloads of raw material1 for the undersea ghtera have arrived thus far. : - . . - 4T ' Christmas Ship , TJnlo&ding Gifts. British Hary eTeores Take Off Fresents for tihildrea f Or eat v - Brltala nd Belgian. . - Xondon, Nor. Gifts for British and Belgian , chlptren were unloaded here today from- line American Christ mas ship Jason. favy stevedores were used- for the wofk.. The ' Jason was berthed here at the naval dock yard. which aiormalty ts closed to visitors. Sentries ecortt newspaper corres pondents to the oclr..