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PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1914. TEN PAGES.
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LODZ STARVES:
SOULS
F
German Occupants of Polish
Manufacturing City Say
They Have (Not Supplies
for People; Slavs Took All.
SUFFERING WORSE THAN
IN BELGIUM, IS CLAIM
Girls Offer Themselves for
Slavery in Order to Gain
Food and Shelter.
By Karl If. von Wlejrand.
With the German Army at Lodz,
Dec. 21. (Vh The Hague to Tendon).
-Lodr, the great manufacturing cen
ter of Poland. Is today a city of want
and misery. Beautiful young girls
are offering to sell themselves Into
white; slavery In the hope of gaining
food and shelter.
Lodz's population is 300,000. Its
factories are closed and 150,000 meT
and women are ' Idle. Even If there
was a market for their products the
factories could not be operated, for
lack of coal. The petroleum supply
Is exhausted also.
, The foodt shortage has resulted In
appalling conditions. Bread is selling
at 30 cents a loaf. Great crowds
stand for hours In front of the bak
erles, waiting for a chance to buy tho
little that. Is offered. They fight for
the food that is doled out to them.
City Stripped of Supplies.
The people say the Russians who
retreated from the city before the
Germans' advance stripped It of sup
plies. The suffering Is relatively greater
than anywhere in Belgium. Men,
women and children shiver In the
streets, begging for food. I saw a
score of girls, driven to desperation
by hunger, offer themselves into lives
of shame to get something to eat.
. The Germans are now occupying
. Lodz for the third time since the war
r began.
It ia little damaged by gun fire but
. Industrially and economically it is a
Wreck.;- ,
, 'yy Governor Hopes for Belief.-
General ' Q. (name deleted try cen
sor) of the German army is military
: governor of the Lodx. district. Ho
hopes that when the railroad con
necting it with the frontier has been
repaired and communication with Ger
many reestablished, the present ter
ribie situation will be improved.
The headquarters of General Mack
ensen, who next to Field Marshal von
Hlndenberg, and General Ludendorf f,
the tatter's chief of staff. Is the lead
ing -"figure In the eastern campaign,
were 40 miles from Warsaw Katurd-
. aay. ine aay l iert there, however-
lie was planning to move them.
- The Russians have made a strong
counter attack in southern Poland in
an attempt to straighten their line,
but have been repulsed. The Germans
are constantly moving forward In this
region.
, The Russian retirement in northern
l'oland has practically ceased. Heavy
vf Ightlng ia in progress.
; .
DEMAND IN EUROPE
SENDS UP PRICE OF
ED OATS IN STATE
Lack Ships to Carry Prod
uct Offering at the Ad
vanced Market.
The ""' most excited demand of the
season Is manifest In t lie-oats and bar
ley trade here. European warring in
terests are frantically cabling for sup
plies and the result is that values are
well on their way toward establishing
new high records here. For feed oats
$314j31.60 was being freely offered to
day in the Interior, on a basis of tide
water track delivery, while feed barley
bids were ranging from $17 to $27.50 a
ton.
The fact that ships are scarce at this
time Is all that Is keeping the oats
and barley markets from showing run
away prices just now. According to
leaders of the local trade every bushel
of either of these cereals held hero
could -be sold within the period of 24
hours if ships to carry them to Europe
were available.
Similar strength is showing In the
wheat market with business almost at
a standstill In the interior owing to
the very limited holdings and the lack
of desire among country Interests to
, let go. Some of them have signified
their intention of waiting until spring
oeiore letting go.
President to Give
Jackson Day Speech:
X Will ICaka Addraaa at Celebration
in Xn&UnapolU January 8; Political
Plaror Looked Tor.
'" ; Washington. Pec. 31. President Wil
on announced here that he had decid
ed to speuk at the Jackson day Demo
cratic celebration In Indianapolis ori
January . It was understood that his
peeoh wilf have considerable political
significance, and that he probably will
defend Ills administration against re-
swf-ent attacks. The president will leave
Washington on the evening of Janu-
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HAVE NO
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Arizona Taking
Her Last Drink,
Getting It Cheap
' v i '
Sew Prohibition Lawf Goes Into
Effect Tomorrow and Police
Prepare for Wild Night.
Phoenix, Ariz.. Dec. 31. The live
liest liquor traffic in the history of
the southwest was on here today. It
was expected to continue until mid
night, when the new Arizona prohibi
tion law goes into effect.
Enormous quantities of liquor of
every description were being sold in
saloons and wholesale liquor houses at
unheard of prices. Whiskeys and
brandies usually retailing' at $2 pei
bottle were offered for 25 cents. Wines
were sold at ridiculous prices. Cases
of beer wefe to be had almost for the
asking.
The police are prepared for a lively
tlme here tonight, fearing that the
usual New Year celebration and the
last hours of the open saloort may re
sult in a record combination.- celebra
tion.
ON THE VISTULA AND
RAWA, SAY RUSSIANS
Accounts of What Is Happen
ing in Carpathians Differ
at Vienna and Petrograd.
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
Petrograd. Dec. 31. The Germans'
repulse at several points on the Vis
tula and ltawa rivers was reported.
here today.
For the most part there was little
Infantry fighting. The weather was
too bad for it. Long range artillery
duels raged fiercely.
In Galicia the Russians were mak
ing steady progress.
They were driving the Austriana
farther into the Carpathians. Appa
rently they were determined to clear
a way as rapiaiy as possible ror an
invasion of Hungary.
Farther west tHey had wrested cer
tain positions east of Saklicz from th'
Austrian forces, capturing a number
of machine guns.
-Fighting in Transcaucasia was grow
ing fiercer. A big battle was in pro
gress in the vicinity of Sarykamyah
The Turks had been heavily reinforce-1
here. North of Sarykamyah a strong
Ottoman force had been repulsed by
Cossacks, losing fully, half its number,
Russians' Invasion Fails.
Vienna, Dec. 31. The war office de
clared today that the Russians' at
tempt to force the Carpathians had
failed. It ksserted that the danger of
an invasion of Hungary was remote.
The Slavs were said to have under
taken a surprise attack on Uziosk
pass, but to have been surprised
themselves instead and heavily de
feated.
Austrian artillery was reported as
commanding all practicable routes
through the mountains from the north
ward, while crack Hungarian regi
ments dominated most of the heighis,
The Russian demonstration which
was at first interpreted as indicating
a renewal or the campaign agains
Cracow, it was stated, had not been
pressed.
Excursion Rates
To Coast Granted
Interstate Commerce Commission Gives
Far-mission to Western Unei toKaka
Low Bound-Trip Bates.
Washington. Dec. 31. The interstate
commerce commission granted permis
slon today to practically all of the
railroads west of the Mississippi river
to establish excursion fares to point"
on the Pacific coast and to inter
mountain states from cities west and
north of Chicago, Peoria and St. 1-ouln,
and from all stations In Wisconsin
upper Michigan, Illinois. Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, - North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas.
me Chicago & Northwestern and the
Illinois Central railroads will put into
effect special excursion rates from
Peoria to -San Francisco, and other
California cities via New Orleuns.
Schwerin Complains
Against Japanese
(United Pre Leased Wire.)
Washington, Dec. 31. Serious inter-
ierence -wiin American commerce in
the Pacific was charged here today
against Japan.
A promlnerft member of the Pacific
coast congressional celegation was au
thority for th statement that Japan
had been holding up American ships
In the Pacific in a manner similar to
that employed by England in the At
lantlc. R. P. Schwerin of Snn Fran
Cisco, head of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company, w'as the complainant
and has filed a preliminary statement
of his case with congress.
Schwerin claimed that the steamsh
Manchuria had been held up and de
tained 48 hours.- He also declared tha
practically every other liner in the
Pacific Mail service had been inter
fered with.
The Pacific .coast member of the
house, whose name is withheld, asked
Schwerin to furnish further informa
tion, and if this ia forthcoming th
matter will be brought up in th
house. It is also declared that com
plaints against Japan also would be
filed with the state department.
INVITATION TO PRESIDENT
.The Chamber of Commerce today
sent to Senator Chamberlain , a tele
gram asking him to include that or
ganization in Issuing the invitation of
Portland to President WTI1 son to visit
this city on his trip." Sililar action
was taken Tuesday by the Commercial
club aud the other civic organizations
have forwarded like messages.
GERMANS
REPULSED
INCH WREST
STEIiAuH OUT
OF FOE'S HANDS
Upper Alsatian Town Cap
tured After House to House
Struggle inj Which Ger
mans Resist j to the Last.
ROADS NOW OPENED TO
ALTKIRCH,! MULHAUSEN
Bad Weather Still Prevents
Much Fighting Between
Aisne and the Sea.
(United Pret Leased Wire.)
Paris, Dec. 31. Capture by , the
French of Stelnbach. upper Alsace,
was officially announced today.
The war office's statement contaln-
ng news of the victory said the town
was wrested from the Germans after
a desperate battle during which both
sides lost heavily.
The troops fought literally from
house to house, the Germans resisting
fiercely to the last, raking the French
murderously. not only- with a hot
rifle fire but with incessant volleys
from machine guns posted In windows
and on house tops. : This struggle
raged for hours.
Before they gained their foothold in
the town itself, the French had made
repeated bayonet charges. Again and
again the Germans beat them back.
Finally, however, their persistence,
courage, and heavy sacrifices were re
warded, and the streets were entered.
From that moment their progress
was slow, but steady, machine gun
squads forcing their way through
thoroughfare after thoroughfare, dis
lodging the enemy.
The victory was declared to be
highly Important, as it opened the
roads to Altkirch and Mulhausen.
The official statement said fighting.
was practically confined today to the
French center and right.
The Germans were reported to have
blown up two French trenches north
of Sillery Wednesday night and then
tried to take the second line of de
fenses. These, however, the French
held in the face of
a series of savage
bayonet charges arid finally repulsed
their assailants.
North of Beause,
the official -com
munication continued, a German ente?i
attack was repulsed and the kaiser's
forces were driven jback to their sec
ondary line of entrenchments, while
north of Meshilles-Hurlus a number
of trenches were taken by the French.
Slight Gallic gains were reported . in
the Argonnes.
The weather, it was stated, con
tinued so bad between the Aisne and
the sea that operations in that field
were practically suspended.
Today's most important fields of
operation were upper Alsace and the
Champagne district.
Troops had been rushed from the
TouJ-Nancy line to reinforce General
Pau in upper Alsace, It was under
stood the general staff proposed to
clear this region of Germans in short
order and then to turn its attention
to Metz and Strassburg.
In the Champagne country a general
battle was developing, with the ad
vantage in favor of the French. At
several points wedges had been driven
into the German lines.
Bad weather was still tying up
operations In the extreme north. Wrhen
it did not rain, it snowed. The hard
ships experienced by the troops were
so severe that it was necessary to re
lieve those in the outer trenches fre
quently and to keep them supplied
with hot coffee and stimulants.
EATON LAUNCHES HIS
FIGHT HERE AGAINST
SELLING FOR SPEAKER
Revolt Against
Selling's Can
didacy, Engiheered by Ore-
gonian, Spreads, He Says.
Not conceding t,he election of Ben
Selling of Portland to the speakership
of the house of representatives at tho
next session of the legislature. Allen
Katon of Kugene Is in Portland today
in the interest of his campaign for the
place. He announced that he is going
to hold public meetings in Portland,
and perhaps elsewhere in the state,
and from the public platform discuss
the Issues he declares are involved in
the fight for the speakership. He
says he will expose the methods that
have been employed to line up sup
port for Mr. Selling.
While Mr. Selling is admitted now
to have promised to him more than
31 votes, enough ;to elect, Mr. Eaton
insists that a general revolt is spread
ing over the statel against the manner
of Selling's selection, engineered prin
cipally by the Oregonlan, and that the
members of the house from the coun
ties outside of Multnomah are not
going to submit to dictation from
Multnomah county. He says there Is
a widespread feeting that an effort is
being made in Multnomah to dictate
the organization land control of the
legislature.
Mr. Katon said his first public meet
ing will be held inl Portland within the
next few days, but the exact time and
place has not yetrbeeh fixed. In ad
dition to going into the principles for
which lie is standing in the contest.
he promises to make startling ex
posures as to the (connections and In
terests back of scfme of the members
of the Multnomah delegation and the
threatened effect on legislation.
tUuududed ou l'agt FiT, Column Five)
JUDGING
YEAR CLOSES WITH
IN BUSINESS LINES
Ji
Postal Receipts Show Gains;
Figures of 1913 and 1914
Are Compared,
Prosperous times for 1915, and proof
that business has jumped ahead to a
marked degree during the last few
weeks are shown today by figures
bearing on various endeavors. Includ
ing the December exports, postal re
ceipts, building operations and bank
clearings. Incidentally figures for
the year indicate that the recent de
pression was not as real as pessimists
preached. In fact they" bear out the
assertion made by President Wilson
that much of the hard times were
"psychological."
During the laBt month, as compared
With December of 1913, Portland's ex
ports are approximately $600,000
larger; the value of building permits
is almost four times what it was for
November of 1914, and the postal re
ceipts also show an increase as com
pared with the record of December,
1913.
The bank clearings, however, show
a slight decrease under the showing
of November of 1914, a condition
which usually marks the last month
of a year.
Exports Arc Shown.
As compared for the year. Port
land's exports for 1914 are only about
300.000 less than in 1913, and this
in the face of a subnormal lumbe
export business. For 1914, Portland's
exports were $14,364,705.
. During December the exports were
valued at $2,456,338, as against $1,-
o,tsi ror JJecember of 1913. In
the record it is shown that lumber
decreased, but that wheat mounted
high.
The city engineer's office also
shows a satisfactory increase as com
pared with November of this year.
During November the total value of
permits were $458,000, in round num
bers. I or the month ended at noon
today the value is given at $1,674,780.
This large increase Is due for the
most part to permits Issued for the
construction of tho 14 story Meier &
Frank store building and the Shattuek
school.
The postal records indicate a steady
increase in business. For the year as
compared with 1913. postal receipts arc
in excess of $49,762 in favor of thia
year. The total receipts for 12 months,
rot including this afternoon's business.
are $1,233,298.51. For December, 1914. up
to noon today they are $132,546.85.
Bank clearings for the year total $578,-
884,018.31 and for the month, $45,-
115,837.88.
Oakland Entertajns
Royal Eosafians
Oakland, Cal., Dec. 31. The Royal
Rosarians were royally entertained
today. The Oakland committee headed
by Fred E. Reed, accompanied, the vis
itors from San Francisco, the previ
ous stop. A trip about the harbor was
followed by an automobile, trip about
the city, and through most . of the
nearby country.
At noon luncheon was served in the
Hotel . Oakland. This afternoon the
Rosarians' special goes on its way
south. The New Year will be greeted
at Fresno. Tomorrow the Portlanders
will attend 'the Pasadena Rose Tour
nament and the next day represent
Oregon at the Panama-California ex
position's celebration of Oregon dav.
They will be attended on their trip
south by two carloads of Royal Oaks,
as well as a number of former Port-
landers now residents. of San. Francisco.
-A feature of today's program Was
the presentation of the identical shovel
used In planting the Oakland Oak at
Portland more than a year ago, a hand
somely engraved silver plate Indicating
why that shovel should be honored
above others.
NOTABLE
NCREASES
BY THE
MERRY CROWDS AWAIT
WHEN HAPPY BELLS
WILL RING OUT THE
Downtown Grills and Hotels Are Prepared to Handle
Hundreds of Guests and Scores of Watch Meetings at
Various. Churches Have Been Planned,
Even while hymns of praise and
supplication are rising from almost
every pew toward vaulted arches and
churchly naves tonight, other sounds
will be rising to the ceilings of less
consecrated edifices the sounds of
revelry and of joy. For every grill in
town, every hotel dining salon, every
cabaret, has prepared to entertain the
biggest New Year throngs in the
city's history.
Feasting there will be and such
other refreshment . as the fancy of
blase year-long sufferers may crave.
SU11. the "lid" Is on yet off. For
the Lord Mayor has decreed decency
and order. Although no joy is to be
confined, the expression of that joy
must conform to the- canons and ordi
nances of society. Which means that
much celebration will bo Indulged in
tonight. Bizarre attire, grotesque
decorations, insouciance, the glamor of
a midnight carnival in Venice, the
light-footed, light-mannered, open
graciousness that spells your true
Bohemia, will prevail.
Many Reservations Mads.
Practically all the tables had been
reserved at the principal hotels and
grills today. Entertainers of profes
sional and amateur note will keep the
formalities in the background, while
the nimble waiters dart here and
there and the pop of corks and the
clink of silver and material touches.
And at midnight when the clang of
bells and the shriek of whistles intro
duce the young A.D.MCMXV, there is
no way to anticipate what will bap-
pen. Historians tell of gay riots, of
other years, the shrill soprano cries
mingled with heavier notes of the
basso and the dulcet contralto. No
single song did they sing, but each
shouting forth some wild. Joyful carol
of its own. And then noisy goodbyes,
clamorous salutations and a rush for
the taxi and owl car.
Masks to B Feature.
Guests at the Portland hotel will be
provided with special musical enter
tainment and masks and funny hats
will be passed around to the diners.
The false faces will present a gro
tesque appearance and much merri
ment is expected - to result. Special
decorations have been arranged and
preparations to handle a large crowd
have been made. No. charge for table
reservations has been made.
A unique feature in connection with
the New Year entertainment at the
Multnomah hotel will be imported sou
venirs. These mementoes came from
Germany. The management of the
Multnomah announces that the big
dining room will be packed., A guar
antee of $5 a chair has been exacted
thia year. The decorations are attract
ive and the musical program will be
of a high order.
Commencing at 10 o'clock a special
New Year's dinned will be served at the
Imperial hotel. This feature will enable
guests to time their . repast to fit the
Foreign Laborers
Try to Enjoin Law
s, c nines ; ana Japanese In
Fnocnlx Sue in Federal Court to
Sold TTp Arizona Foreign Isabor Xaw.
Phoenix, Ariz.. Dec. 31. Alleging
that the measure violates the federal
constitution, 25 Mexicans, Japanese
and Chinese are suing today in the
federal district court to' enjoin the
enforsement of tho - recently enacted
"80 per cent" foreign labor law, which
la to become effective tomorrow.
SALUTES !
STROKE OF TWELVE
AND CLARION VOICES
OLD, RING IN
THE NEW
occasion. Manager Phil -Metschan Jr
announces that he has secured special
entertainment for the patrons.
Other Programs Announced.
Special music and entertainment,
with some symbolic New Year souve
nirs, will be the feature at the Oregon
grill tonight.
The Nortonia will have a special
dinner at 11 o'clock, with music and
dancing In the ballroom. Festivities
at the Hofbrau will Include some extra
music numbers, with the regular a la
carte menu.
Extra numbers on. the caharet pro
gram will feature the celebration a
the Rainbow grill. -
Prospects are that the capacity o
these' various dining places will be.
fully taken by tonight's throng.
Assistant Manager Byrne, of th
Benson hotel, announced that a special
program of music had been arranged
for tonight, with every table reserved
for the evening.
The street car company will hold all
Its cars, save those on tha stub lines,
until all the celebration is over. Com
muters on1 the interurban lines may
also tarry at the scenes of warmth
and gaiety, and the Vancouver ferry
will wheeze across the Columbia nearly
an hour longer than its wont.
TOLLS TO BE CHARGED
ON BIG BRIDGE OVER
THE COLUMBIA RIVER
Amount Will Be Sufficient
OnlAo Pay Interest, Main
tenance, Depreciation,
The Interstate bridge between Port
land and Vancouver will be a toll
bridge, but the tolls to be collected
will be set t a figure only sufficient
with estimated traffic to pay interest
on the bonds issued to construct the
bridge, maintenance and expenses and
possibly depreciation. Such was the
decision of the interstate bridge com
mission composed of the county com
missioners of Multnomah county and
Clarke county, Wasn.,' yesterday after
noon. Governor West was unable to
attend the -meeting.
Examiner F. A. Rasch of the state
railroad commission, is preparing de
preciatlon estimates on which will be
based the revenue needed to cover
such, cost and K. K. Howard, of the
firm of Harrington, Howard & Ah,
engineers of the bridge, is preparing
estimates of the cost of operating and
maintaining the structure. At yester
day's meeting Mr. Rasch stated that
the P. It.. L. & P. company received
$99,624 a year in tolls on the Van
couver ferry which will be replace J
by the bridge.
Flans Bady Monday.
Of the funds to be secured by tolls
Multnomah county will receive five
sevenths and Clarke county, two-sev
enths, the ratio in which the bridge
is to be paid for -by the counties. All
expenses of the bridge will be divided
in the same manner. '
The next meeting of tho commis
sion is set for Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock at Vancouver- Mr. Howard
(Concluded on !'( rive. Column TbrM)
Barking of Dog
Rouses Master
As House Burns
Stan Had Rarely Time to K scape
From Flames; Makes Hush as
the Ceiling Caves Jn.j
The barking of his pet fox i terrier.
which was kept in his bedroom be
cause he feared burglars, saved Rich
ard Adams of 607 Mountain boulevard.
Portland Heights, from probable death
by burning shortly after 3 o'clock this
morning. j
The frantic barking of a dog awak
ened Mr. Adams, and the first thing
he saw on opening his eyes was the
blazing ceiling above his bed. He
had barely time to pick up his cloth
ing and rush from the house when
the burning roof caved in. j
Afterward the dog, excited j at all
the commotion of the firemen1 taking
the hose Into the house and fighting
the blaze, dashed into the- house and
Into an upstairs room, and the fire
men had trouble in chasing thej animal
out again before it was almost smoth
ered by the smoke.
The house is valued at about $i000
and is owned by Lincoln 11. Rounds,
now in California. The f ire j Is be
lieved to have originated fromi defec
tive wiring, 'as everything In the house
that the firemen touched was" eleectrl
fied. The Portland Heights company,
engine 15, responded, and on account
of the muddy streets had a great deal
of trouble in getting near the fire.
LITERACY TEST ILL
BE RETAINED IN THE
DILLINGHAM MEASURE
. i
i
Senate Votes to Retain! Fea
ture of Immigration Bill to
Which Wilson Is Opposed,
(United rresi Leased Wire.):
Washington, Dec. 31. By a Vote of
47 to 13, the senate voted this after
noon to retain the literacy test In the
Dillingham immigration bill. Senator
Martine had moved to eliminate it.
The vote indicated that an Immigra
tion bill containing a literacy test,
will be put .squarely up to President
Wilson, who is opposed to that pro
vision, j
By a vote of 34 to 2.6 the senate
voted down the amendment to the lm
migration bill, admitting to the United
States fugitives from political, relig
ious and racial persecution, whether
they could pass the literacy test or
not.
By a vote of 8 to 5, the senate com
merce committee today removed the
DaFollette seamen's labor bill from tha
pigeon hole where it has been tucked
away since the last session of con
gress. The bill now goes to! confer
ence, and its passage Is believed possi
ble as a result of the amending o the
Dondon "safety at sea treaty.
Columbia Highway
Views Delight
Beauties of Hlrsr Oorga and Its Mr
alficent Road, to Be OlTsm ICuclt
Publicity at Exposition.
Pan Francisco. Dec. 31. San Fran
clsco is so delighted with the showing
of the Columbia river highway views
by Samuel C. T-ancaster. engineer of
the highway, that the hlerra, Automo
bile and Camera clubs have joined in
preparation for a big public meeting
next Mondav evening when Mr. Lan
caster and the views will occupy tha
entire program.
As a result of the rrlghwar engl
neer's work this trip, reproductions of
the gorge and highway will! occupy
extensive space not only In the Ore
gon and Washington buildings, but In
the Palace of Transportation, where
photographic views of the completed
highway will supplement the relief
reproduction. Blythe If. Henderson,
director of transportation exhibits. Is
enthusiastic about this road.! Wbila
the Lincoln and other highways are
still dreams, the Columbia highway is
an actuality and autoists here during
exposition year will, learn that oy
traveling north they may discover Its
beauties, s
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TO CORRECT A
E
Official War Information Bu
reau in London Resents
Publication of Shipping
Note Before Presentation.
RETRACTION IS FORCED
BY AMBASSADOR PAGE
Admiralty Prepares List of
American Cargoes Held ,
Up by the British.
J
England's Answer Trlendly. '
lxincion. Dec. 31. Rngland's
answer to the tTnlted States'
protest against Interference by
British warships with. Amer-
lean commerce at sea will be
completed as epeetlilji as pos-
sible and will be friendly ,ln '
spirit. This statenent was
made here this afternoon on
high authority. 5 s
1 i r
J . . -
. Br Efl L Kpsn.
London. Dec. SI. The ailmlralty haA
prepared a report toda ! listing1 all
snips carrying American .cargoes
which British war vessels have held
up and diverted from tfieir intended
destinations to British iports to -be
searched. 1 1 . i
In each case the' reasons were given
for the diversion. Speeiffe accusations
of irregularity in manifests ' and the
nclusion . of contrabands In cargoes;
were expected to figure intensively In
the British, reply to the! "Washington
administration's complalit of undue
Interference with American shinpinff.
Outside the actual fighting. - the
Anglo-American situation! Ws consid
ered the most serious matter yet de
veloped by the war. j - s.' ,"
A strong minority in England was
anxious to believe the protest an lhdU
ration of America's pro-.jerman attl-
tude. Certain newspapers,' especially
cutslde London, were urging the gov
ernment to "stand firm,'! and to ten
the United States that "America will
not be permitted to coin inoney out of
England's necessities." ;
In official circles, however, the opin
ion was generally expressed that a
satisfactory solution of the problem
would be found. ;l
International law experts had been
called into consultation by? the govern
ment. It was Intimated'tfhat the for-
(Concluded on Pace Kl. Cjslumn Foar
NOTE SHOWS WORLD .
AMERICA IS NEUTRAL,
SAY U. S.-
President VVilsou Expects the
First Result Will fe to Stop
Unwarranted rfests,
(Cnlted Pre lwt!wire.) .
protest to Kn gland again. it Urttlsn in-,
terruption of the "eornrfiffce or this
country continued today Mi absorb of
ficial Washington. It w stated of
ficially that it will be jjweeks, prob
ably months, before negotiations be
tween the two countries pver' the ship
BRITISH
RROR
OFRCIALS
ping protest end. U
President Wilson has 1( Li ma ted that
he does not expect immediately more
than partial concessions j by . Greet o
Britain. He Is confide it that the
first and earliest result will be fhat .
England will agree to cesec arresting
American ships and convdylng them to '
British ports unless good! grounds for ,
grave suspicion exist.' ji!
President .Wilson also!;Oeclared that'
some of the "points In tbjjprotest were
undebatable,. as " they wne based on '
precedents that England jHerself estab
lished. Other features Ihj the note, he
said, were certain to cause a delay.
One of the questions wHIeh. probably
will cause a lengthy discission Is the
suggestion that the BrittSh contraband
list be revised. Many Sf eliminations
have been demanded by jjjhe American
government. ;. f . j
Government officials -alrlvately sa'
that one of the chief effects of th
protest will be to rest? a conf Idemf j
everywhere, ami especially in G1
many, that America really is a neutf I
nation. . '
Secretary of fitate Brysn annourw I
today that the text of -fhe Amer
protest would be. published probj
this afternoon, or as soortia its re$q
is acknowledged by the British fct$2
office. It will be glvfcji I out -.
taneously In London and! Wash :
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Steamshi
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270
Sinks in NdrtK
608
10
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v
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Unidentified Vessel Strikes fU
.1J5
270
150,.
Zs Iost; Selmcts Wrshj
Indicate Another Wreck f
lndon, Dec. Ji. A i5
tifled steamship hit a Tp
sunk In, the North sea liiwj
Life boats were sesrifv
vlrors of f Klamborough .
ternoon. - j ,.
. The washing ashore 'ft j
.01
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,500
735 .
S90
Idlers helmets Indicated'?)
off Fort Cawl.-Wales.iMa
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