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4 . - . - - ' . . - - . ,. J" i ' ' ' ..',-. -r . . ." ' I -......- . J T ...... t .? " . "..-. ... .... .. ....-. 1 t. t . r Rain, tonight and tomorrow; southerly winds; -humidity 91. SV VH4U v 8rown-up -alllce. V N . VOL. XIII. NO. 264. PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1915. EIGHTEEN PAGES j PRICE TWO CENTS. ViSrnPrn - Oregon's Twenty-Eighth Legislative Assembly Is Opened This Morning at German Airships Make Another Attack on Dunkirk; Killing Five Citizens on 1 n, ( ' UOUUV . V I ! I I lvl lll XII o I I VI I 1 r -I I J 1 I I y03CT?9TSTic v NX I II L I ll I I rvJ I IK i I v I "Jt tN "vi a-i i-i ik-i t i i .-, f i i i i i i vi i tJinnFouvxNy n v 1 1 l 7 m " i j k : t l for children and Sf - I : I i:?. V .J V Salem Streets BEN SELLING NOW SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE .1' ' Huston, Multnomah, Made Temporary Speaker After Chief Clerk Drager dares Session Open. De- NO HINT OF CONTEST IN THE EARLY LINE-UP Miss .Marion B. Town of : i Jackson County , Takes v Seat, Is Recognized. '! (nm Burta of ,The JoornsI. fialemj, Or., Jan. 11. Ben Selling, of Multnomah county, today won the speakership fight for the control of the twenty-eighth biennial session of the house of representatives of the Oregon legislature, lie defeated Allfcn B. Eaton, o Un county, by a vote or 87 to 52. On motion of liaton. arter the result vin announced, the election of Selling 'was made unanimous by Viva voce vote. Will O. Ilaro. of Hillsboro, placed the name of Selling before the house. When 'Temporary Speaker S. B. Hus ton," recognized him, Harp declared the demand of the state for a business ad ministration forbade ' any bombastic presentations, but he admitted that the legislature haa beon in disrepute. and that the time has come for the representatives of the people to win back their lost respect. The nomination of Eaton was pre aented by Dana II. Allen, of Marlon county. He declared Katon to be the dean of the present session, having been returned by his constituents five times. fit a man'i worth Is judged by tola fenemles." he said. "Mr, Eaton U great man Indeed." . ', : ids roi was vueu mm n" 'V""" , lng. result: For Selling A. A. Ander son (CTKMS),Bwman. rnomas Brown. Cartmlll. Clark, ColiDay? Forbes, :Grlr,.Handley, Harer HinklOj Home, Huston. Irvine,, jeimes. jones, Kelly, Kuehn, Lafferty; Lewis, LlUle- fleld, MichelbooK. Olds. Olson, faisiey. Pelrce . Ritner. Smith (Multnomah), Sr11ing.Smlth (Crook). Grant Klam- ailTjjrwi Lake), Staniieid. stewari, StottTS'awter. Wagner. Wentwoith. ' For Eaton Allen, Anderson (Wasco), Barrow, Blanchard, 8am H. ; Brown, Chllds. Collins, DUlard, Katon,! Elmore, Kenwick, Gill, Hunt, Hurlburtj, Pierce. Porter, Rlsley. Schuebel, Thoma, Towne,, Weeks, WoodeH. Absent CardwelL. . Necessary for a choice 31. Ora It Porter, of Roseburg, seconded the nomination of Katon pointing ' to him as. a man who 'had never been asked anything by the people of the state, lie declared that no one had temerity!1 enough to approach him and say, "I wlll'support you if you will do thus and so." He said he has.no friends to. favor and no enemies to punish, i that his platform is one of strict business t administration. ; Then .Vernon A. Forbes, of Bend. onoved the closing of nominations and Temporary Speaker Huston ordered a roll call.: When it was announced that Mr. Selling had-received 31 votes.out of a possible 59. the defeated candidata was recognised and said: I "I" listened while you were casting your ballots' and. heard the result. I am ready to say I have come to the (Concluded on Page Two, Column One) MAN WHO TRIED TO MAKE PEACE, KILLED BY A RIFLE BULLET if John Connell Victim of Fraf ,cas Near Castle Rock, Or, Slayer Is Jailed. . j (Speelal .The Journals ) i lone," Or.. ' JaiC 11. -Patrick Quinn hot and killed John Connell at Mike .Marshall's ranch near. Castle Rock, .Or., early Sunday' morning. A bullet from ai .32 Winchester rifle .entered Connell" a back on the left side, coming out in the left breast. A quarrel .started between John Breen and Quinn, Connell, their em ployer, lac ting as peacemaker. He was shot as he started to take a gun from Quinn. ! The coroner's Jury found that the victim came to his death from a gunshot, from a gun la the haqds of Patrick Qulnn.v . -Coeomer Dr. C.'C.' Chick called a Jury, consisting of Jim Bheridan, Jim McNamee, II. U Johnson, F. II. Robin-' eon, 3. H. firyson and O. Rasmus, Frank Kiernan and John Breen were the witnesses. i - Connell waa about 36 years old. Breen, "who received a scafp wound, is 28 yeara old.: Quinn h 32, ; :' CastleJ Rock is about' 50 miles from Hrppnetv The coroner was called from lone, 3t miles from tbe scene of the killing.- - . . - :- Y - Quinn.' was taken to the county Jail, and the body of Connell was taken to Heppneri ' last evening. Quinn was committed today to annwer to a charge of second degree. inurdcrM. .' . ; SENATE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS AS PER ARRANGED SCHEDULE Senator Wood of Washington Calls Body to Order; W. Lair Thompson President. Salem, Or., Jan. 11. Partial organi zation of the twenty-eighth session of the Oregon legislature was effected this rooming by the election of Sena tor WiXair Thompson of Lake county as president of the senate and Repre sentative Ben Selling of Portland as speaker of the ho' le. There was no contest in the senate, and only one name was placed in nomi nation, yet Senator Dimick and Senator Kellaher refused to vote for Thompson and cast- their ballots for Senator Wood of Washington county. Senator Thompson. also cast his complimentary vote for Wood. Deviating from the usual procedure, the two Democratic senators. Garland of Linn and Strayer of Baker, joined in on the organization and did riot place one of i themselves in nomina tion for the preslJenoy. Instead Sena tor Garland eloquently seconded the nomination of Thompson. In this connection, however, he said that at first indication of the Republicans to deviate .from the economical program they have given assurances is to bo carried out, the two Democratic mem bers will don their fighting togs. Senator Moser placed in nomination the name of Senator Thompson, as .-i man who "knows no classes and will represent all the people of the State." Seconding speeches were made by Senators Bingham, Garland, Barrett and Kiddle. , f "I have heard it alluded here that there was a program framed up," said Senator Bingham. "I have been ab sent from the state for the last three months, and what I say is no part of any program." He reviewed Senator Thompson's political .history and paid him high compliment. "Everybody who Knows Senator Thompson, 1 be said. "knows that he is honest with him self, and therefore he will be honest with us." , Democrat Zs Speaker. Senator Garland, speaking for the two Democrats, said he hoped pOH-'f tics win not be played at this session. He said while he thinks the policies of the Republican party are rotten, he has great admiration for the way the members of the party voted. y He satd because of a .split in the Republican party a great Democratic president is now. at the head of the nation, nd for this, he said, he is grateful. He said he is grateful, fur ther, because of the Democratic Unit ed States senator the Republicans helped to elect ai4 the Democratic governors they helped to elect in the past. For these reasons, he said. he is sufficiently grateful to stand in with the organization. '' Senator Kiddle presented him with a bouquet, saying he waa extending the olive branch" to the Democratic party. - Hew Members Sworn In. Before the nominating speeches were made, the newly elected members of the senate were sworn in by Chief Jus tice F. A. Moore of the supreme court. The temporary president. Senator Day, appointed Burgess, Cusick and Butler to escort Senator Thompson to tne cnair. , "Fellow senators, I thank you for se lecting me to preside over your delib erations," said Senator Thompson. "It is an expressed confidence which 1 es teem very highly. If what you desire ia a president who will be absolutely Independent in his appointment , of committees, perfectly fair In, his rul ings, and who will give his undivided time, and energy to the duties of the affairs and work of this senate, your selection will be justified. Harmony Ts Essential. "The success of the work of this senate, however, will depend on some thing more than, the devotion or the fairness or independence of " your president. There must beperfect har mony and friendly cooperation, both between the members of the senate (Concluded on Page Two, Column Three.) Sable Collie Puppies--An Artistic Bungalow SWAP OOXitTlSK 35 "DAVENPORT and chlckans for Grafonola. Buggy for pfiy.' "CORDWOOD contractor wanted - with auto truck who can cut and haul 25,000 cords of wood 10 miles from .railroad and 23 miles -from Portland; party must hare enough finance to undertake contract; a good live proposition for the right parties." 1 "I HAVK Income bearing Portland property which. I will exchange free of incumbrance for well tm-' proved stock or dairyfarm with stock: will consider property up to S45.000." ; . ,"SABt.E Collie puppies, from high grade and valuable stock. Males 17.60. females 5." YOB 8AXX KOtTSES 3 ARTISTIC - new bungalow. Rose City Park; fine. large, airy rooms with sleeping perch and beautiful - fireplace;- decorated throughout; furnace .and best of plumbing; fine neighborhood; can be seen at any time; owner on premises. Iot 50x109. Prica J3250. SftO cah; no brokers." - The jiame of the, xlassificatlon in which it appeara today precedes each of these J"--nal Want Ads. . THE FATHER AND 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SAVE 3 KIDDIES FROM FIRE Parent Drops Little Ones to Small GLr! Upon .Ground; One Is Hurt. Sensational rescues of three children by- the father and his oldest daughter. featured the partial destruction by fire cf the home of F.' R; Feight at 622 Buffalo street, in Woodlawn, shortly after o'clock this morning. That some of the members of the family were not burned up is due to the fact that the two-year-old son was croupy, and the mother .was in a wake- I ful condition. She heard the crackling I flames, believed to have originated from defective wiring. :' Mr. Feight escorted her and the baby downstairs and out Of the house to safety, passing through the smoke with difficulty. Then Feight went back and aroused the other four chil dren. When he started down with them, however, the flames had gained such headway, that the stairway pass age was impossible. The. cool headed father marshaled his little group of "frightened young sters in a front bedroom. Taking two long cotton blankets from the bed, he knotted, them, and tied the rope around the bed' post. Crawling out on the roof of the porch and hanging as far as he could over the edge, holding "on with the blanket, he called the eldest child, Kl eanor, aged 12. She crept out over the roof, holding to the rope. Then the father leaned down as far as he couid with her, and let her drop, a distance of 8 or 10 feet. The same process was repeated with the other three Evely.n, aged 10; Clarice, aged 8", and Alice, aged 6. Kleanor stood on the ground and broke their fall as much as possible. One of the girls was. slightly injured in the drop. By the time all had been rescued the flames were sweeping the bedroom, and Feight had barely dropped to the ground himself .before his rope was burned through. - . All left the house in their night clothes. The house was damaged to the extent of 11000, the roof being burned off, and much of the interior ruined. - Ernest Letcher of 587 Buffalo street was awakened by the reflection of the fire in his window and . turned in an alarm. Engine company No. 29. Cap tain C. F. Neal.i responded, but the fre was so threatening that additional help was summoned. Much aid was lent the fire fighters by neighbers of the vicin ity. -. ; ; ' ; Child Saves Life by Clinging to Slayer Teamster Kills Wife and Baby, Uttle Qlxl Ban to Bis Back and Escapes LUi jraie; jae was uuasa. Muncie, IndLi' Jan. 11. Webb, Math ews a teamster, murdered his "wife and 1 -year-old baby here f today, slashing the throat of each with a raaor. Mathews then cut " his own throat, and is dying. at the Muncte -hospital. His 7-year-old. daughter awake and saved her life by leaping on her father's back and clinging to his neck. It was believed Mathews is insane. " Endorses , Chamberlain Rill. Washington, Jan. 11. Secretary of War Garrison today made public an indir semen t of Senator Chamberlain' army bill. v - ' . i ' - , HITHARD!" FRENCH DREADNAUGH T SAID TO HAVE BEEN SUNK BY SUBMARINE Vienna Dispatch Says Aus trian Vessel Destroyed Bat tleship With Torpedo. (Cat ted Presa Leased Wire.) . Berlin, via wireless to SayvlUe, Jan. 11. Vienna dispatches received here tonight Bald that it was officially an nounced there that the French dread naught Courbet, which was torpedoed by the Austrian submarine 12r later was in collision with the battleship Jean Bart and' sank. . The announcement says. the French government tried to conceal the disas ter, but it claims official informa'tiin that the Courbet was a total loss. The Courbet and Jean Bart are sis ter ships and are among the newest and best battleships in the French navy. , They were laid down In 1910 and were completed In 1913, each cost ing $12,424,800. They have a displacement of 23,100 tons, a speed of 20 knotes and .carry 998 men each. Their armament con sists of twelvo 12 Inch, twenty-two 5.5 inch and four 3 pounder guns each. Each carries four torpedo tubes. Beer Bottle Cap Swallowed by Man Prlesd Playfully Pats It in His Glass of . Beer and Surgeons in Xrfs Angeles Hospital Try to Extract It. Los Angeles, Jan. 11. G. Whitman and receiving hospital doctors were en gaged today in an unique contest with the metal crown of a beer bottle serv ing as pawn. A friend, in a playful mood, slipped the crown into Whitman's beer 'glass last night. .Whitman gulped it, and tnen made tracKs ror the hospital. Occasionally the victim coughed, the muscular contraction forcing the crown up into his throat. Immediately the doctors found it necessary to Jab it back -; so, that he could breathe. The! contest remained even until Whitman went .to sleep and the doctors went Into consultation on plans for the renewal of the garrie today. 1 i . - 10,000 Men Go to Work in Steel Mills As Many More Expected to Benune Operations at Wneeling- Within the Bext Two Week. Wheeling, W. Va , Jan. li. Ten thousand tjnen returned to work here today with the reopening of, seevral big steel mills. An equal, additional number were: expected to return to work within the; next two weeks. ' State Commissions j Mav Fine Railroads Washington, Jan. 11. The right of state railroad - commissions to fine railroads which - violate intrastate orders .was. ; sustained here today by the United States supreme court. The decision affirmed a fine Of $1000 im posed upon the Southern railroad for f . ... - 1 1 1 M - 3 .... - . IviQiaiwK ming nanuea uown.-oy xne Georgia state' railroad commission. FOOTHOLD GAINED BY FRENCH AT SOISSONS CONCEDED AT BERLIN But German Gains Claimed in the Argonnes; Perthes Trenches Retaken. (TXnltM Press Leased Wire.) Berlin, Jan. 11. (Bar wireless to London)-rrThe war office admitted to day that the allies had gained a foot hold in the German trenches north of Soissons, but declared that they were unable to make further progress, and that the battle continued. In the Argonnes it was said the Ger mans were the ones who had gained. At Perthes, it was declared, they had recaptured, trenches recently lost to the French. . Gallic reports of an action along a line extending : southward from the Nieuport and Tpres regions were con firmed, though it was stated that the engagement was confined to the artil lery. A French assault at La Molssetls, northeast of Albert, was reported re pulsed with heavy losses. In the eastern war sone it was said there had been little change In the sit uation, though the Germans were slowly gaining on the Vistula. Silk Petticoats Not Immoral, She Says Haw Tork Shop Girl Who Wears Them as Wall as a Gold-Tipped Walking; Stick, Astounds Welfare Workers. New Tork, Jan. 11. Richly clad. Mrs. Maud Flowerton, who described herself as representing "the silk-pettl- coated style of store girt,' created. sensation at today's session of the minimum wage hearing before the. state ractory commission wnen so ap peared to resent imputations of im morality among girl store workers. Mrs. Flowerton leaned a gold-tipped walking stick against the witness chair and turned blading eyes upon a number of social workers and econo mists as she began her testimony. The better class of working girls are pretty hot because of criticism of them and talk of immorality by social workers who claim to have made In vestigation' was her first chot. "These so-called reformers talk about the meager wages paid shop girls, and the ' hardships they have to ; endure. I'm here to tell you that some of these girls aren't worth the $6 a week they are paid." Mrs. Flowerton told the commission "she could walk Into any store on Fifth avenue and get S25' a week." She opposed the minimum wage law for women.- John; D. Pastor ' : Isn't Like John D. 2r: Bustard Asks to Be Taxed on $400 ' Additional Property to That Usted; Bockefeller Would Avoid This. . Cleveland, Ohio - Jan. 11. The Rev. W. -W. Bustaro. pastor of John T. Rockefeller's Euclid Avenue Baptist church, today;, wrote to County Treas urer O'Brien asking to be taxed on $400 additional property..- Rockefeller has refused to pay tares on $311,000 000 property herfc - H . offered the county treasurer 129.64, but It was re fused, ? -. i , BRITISH NOTE CONCILIATORY. GENERAL VIEW Official Comment on Reply to American Shipping Pro test Withheld Until Receipt of Detailed Communication OTHER NATIONS MAY BE DRAWN INTO SITUATION Bryan Prepares Statistics to ' Show Cargoes Not In tended for Germany. (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, Jan. 11. Official com ment was withheld today on the Brit ish not responding to the Washing ton administration's protest against the treatment by English warships of American shipping on the high Beas. The.delay was due to a desire on the part of persons in a position to dis cuss the proposition to await arrival of the detailed British communication which will come later. It was the general view, however, that the note was most conciliatory in tone, being couched, indeed, in terms even more friendly than were those of the protest. , Secretary of State JBryan had or dered the compilation of statistics in refutation pf the British contention that large shipments of copper and other commodities which the English had held up were destined for the tat ter's enemies, though nominally con signed to neutral countries. The com merce and treasury departments Were aiding in the preparation of this data. Other nations Involved. . The government, it was stated, would mark time until the full Brit ish communication was received, ex cept for possible, future protests In the event of more British seizures. om' of fioiala.tb.uglit thy--saw evtdenretr that Italy, Holland and the Scandinavian countries would be drawn Into the shipping controversy. Notes and affidavits were expected from them, denying that they have im ported abnormal quantities of copper and other contraband commodities, which the British have advanced as ground for their suspicion that such shipments were intended for re-exportation to Germany or Austria. If received, these notes and affida vits will be included in the prospective (Concluded on Paze Four. Column One.) T T CANNOT BE FURNISHED 0. N. G. 10 Secertary Garrison Says the Cost Would Be Prohibitive, With No Excuse in Law. (Washington Bureau of The Journal.) Washington, Jan. 11. Assistant Sec retary of War Breckenridge today in formed Senator Lane that a request from Oregon- thaj a transport be fur nished to convey the Oregon National Guard to and from the San Francisco exposition must be denied. There is no authority in law for such use of a transport, he said, and the expense is prohibitory. . He estimates the cost at $18,300. The transport Buford. most available for the purpose, is now en route to the Atlantic and if returned it would mean an additional $18,700. Replying to many, inquiries from Portland, Senator Chamberlain sent word today that Colonel Charles H. Martin, United States army, who has been detailed witji the Oregon Na tional Guard, cannot be continued longer in that capacity. Adjutant General McCain says it Is Impossible to- grant the request, under the law. . Senator Lane, who had presented to the navy department the suggestion of a naval base at the mouth of the Columbia river, was informed by -Sec retary Daniels today that he cannot recommend its establishment.- His policy, Daniels said, is to expend the greatest part of appropriations on the navy afloat. Assistant sSecretary of the - Treasury Newton informed Senator Lane that the suggestion ' of the Pacific Face Brick company that brick be substituted for stone in The Dalles and Med ford postof flees could not be accepted. That the plans- had gone too far was one reason given. Want Saddle Mountain Park. Washington, Jan. 11. A . petition was received today from the Saddle Mountain club, urjging the passage of a -bill now in the senate to create the Saddle Mountain National Park. . Utah Considers Prohibition. Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 11. The Progressives, with one Socialist mem ber, hold the balance of power in the assembly of the state legislature which convened here toda'y. There - are --23 Democratic members of the" assembly and. the same numMr.or Republicans. A prohibition measure and a bill pro Tiding compensation for Injured work men were considered by the assembly loaay. mil FRISCO EXPOSITION ARGUED T MAN SHOT TO DEATH Swiss Farmers Living Near Beaverton Have Dispute That, Leads to Fatality. (Special to Hie Journal.) Hillsboro, Or.. Jan. 11. Joe Shellen berger, a Swiss farmer about 31 years old, was shot and instantly killed about 8:30 last night by Ulrich Herche. "The shooting took place at Ilerche's home, about a mile east of Beaverton, and was the culmination of a carousal which began Saturday' night. Accord ing to Horche. the shooting grew out of a dispute over the European war. He claims that Shellenberger became abusive and that he ordered him from the. house. When ho refused .to go, Herche says he secured his revolver and pushed it against Shellenberger's body, but claims be had no intention of shoot ing. The weapon was -discharged, the bullet entering Shellenberger's breast. A physician was . immediately sum moned from Beaverton. but Shellen berger was dead when! e reached the scene. Herche was arrested by DeDutv Sher iff Deslnger and brought to Hillsboro. He is a Swiss. .43 years old, and has lived on the place where the shooting took place about four years. Witnesses of the shooting were the father of the dead man and & younger son named Teddy. According to Herche, all were very drunk. Belgian Relief Ship Expected Here Soon Steamer Cranley Will Be Toaded With Foodstuffs With Honey Provided by Hational Commission. The Belgian food ship Cranley is expected to arrive at the municipal wharf about January 20. She will load with the imperishable foodstuffs Son trlbuted in Oregon for the relief of the starving in Belgium. The cargo win De , completed hv nurchjutea f beans, canned salmon, flour?and other Imperishable foods from 4 fund of $500,000 with which T. B. Wilcox. Ore- son memoer or tne American Belgian relief commission, has been entrusted by the national commission. The' cargo of the Washington, which loaded on Puget sound, wsn in the same way and it is possible that a third vessel will b loaded in the northwest with provisions purchased by means of the American commie b xuna. The Oregon Relsinn Mll.f sion has received approximately $31. 000 in cash and provisions, in which the purchases by Mr. Wilcox do not rigure. as he has been, in respect to the iujkj, acting independently of the Ore gon commission. ; Literacy Test Is Opposed by Women Women Social Workers, Xncludins; Jane Ad dams and "VSxm. Mary Xo DoweU, Tell President it Zs Wrong;. Washington, Jan. 11. Women social workers, headed by Miss Jane Ad dams of Chicago and Mrs. Mary E. McDowell, told President Wilson today of the life of the workers in the Chi cago stock yards,, voicing their por trayal as an argument against the lit eracytest in the immigration bilL The president proved a sympathetic list ener. He would not say that the would veto the biy as passed by con gress, but indicated he was still op posed .to the literacy provision. ' Miss Addams told the president that illiterate foreigners learned to read rapidly after coming to America. A letter also was read from City Attor ney .Fiotroweky of Chicago urging that Polish immigrants be exempted from the literacy test. Piotrowsky asserted Poland had suffered even more from the European war than had Belgium. Nonagenarian Gets Back His Eyesight; Aged Km Suffering From Cataract Operated Upon;' Wow Sees as Well as Before Trouble. F. H. Lewis, a nonagenarian of 107$ East Tenth street, received what was probably the finest Christmas present in all Portland, bis sight. . Blind for the past four years, he was operated upon during the holidays for cataract -and most successfully, for, he has now recovered: his sight and can see as well as he formerly did before losing his vision. Dr. A. K. Higgs. a local specialist. performed the operation, a singularly delicate one when one considers .that the patiant will be 90 on his next birth day., 'j : And Mr. Lewis' son-in-law, C B. Sawtell, played the part of Santa Claus Inasmuch as he made his father-In law a gift of the operation expenses. Mr.' Lewis says It -was the finest Christmas gift of his whole life. To Direct Suffrage Campaign. -' Washington, Jan. 11. Mrs. Walter Mr Dods?e. president of the National Association Opposed to 'Woman .Suf frage, has arrived here to direct the anti-suffrage - campaign agaiast :he Brlstow-Mondell amendment now pending in. the, bouse, : Mrs. Dodge will remain here until, after the vote is taicen on January is. , ABOU WAR DRANK SOMEAND ONE LILLE OCCUPIED BY THE LONDON REPORT Official War Information Bu reau Does Not Confirm Re port but Passes It for Pub lication. i DUNKIRK BOMBARDED BY GERMAN AVIATORS Five Civilians Wounded and: Number of Buildings Dam aged by Raiders. . The War Lineup. France and Belgium Ger mans admit allied gains near Solssons: severe fighting along entire line; German aviators bombard Dunkirk. . Germany Fighting In Alsace increasingly severe; dead and wounded thus far placed at 40,000. Switzerland Republic's full available military force massed on frontier in fear that: over flow from Alsace will violate neutrality. v . ' Russia Germans claim slow, steady gains in Vistula fight ing, i Austria Slav invasion of Hungary lags. ! Turkey Heavy damage re ported to Dardanelles defenses by Anglo-French naval fire; Massacre of foreigners at Con stantinople feared. (United" Press eated Wire.) ;. " " London, Jan. 11. Reports that the allies have reoccupted Lille 1 are con firmed, according, to dispatches re ceived here today from various cor respondents at the front The official war information bureau raised no ob jection to - publication of the story, -but said it had no confirmation of it. Paris, Jan. 11.- German r aviators bombarded the French port : of .Dun kirk again today. I " Five civilians were killed, several were wounded and a number of build lngs were damaged. .7 A German airman who attempted a reconnoissance of the French position at Amiens was pursued by a French : aviator, and in the ensuing fight the German machine was destroyed.' it- pilot was killed and the officer who was making the observations was cap- -turned, seriously injured. There was violent fighting today ' .-' along the entire line in the Lis and, Olse regions. In this district,' accord?- -lng to the war office's official state ment, the French took a line of Ger- t" man trenches, as a sequel to a series ' t of fierce encounters. , Between the Lys and the North sea r a heavy artillery engagement was ssldl to be raging. In the Solssons district It was rv L ported that the Germans had suffered, huge losses in their efforts to regain ' the ground they lost last- week. The fighting, it was stated, was increasing in volume but it was denied that the Germans had gained anything, as they -claimed. On the contrary, the war of tice asserted, the French were, occupy ; lng trenches from which they hud ex pelled tile-kaiser's forces. Between the Aisne and the Cham pagne region, it was said, the big gun . were at work and the advantage waa r '. with the allies. North of Perthes the French wers . declared to have assaulted and takeu a German trench. - Heavy fighting was said to bo con tinuing in the Vosges and upper At- --' sace, despite deep snows. Fighting along the Alsne and in th : vicinity of Solssons was reaching the !. proportions of a general battle today, v Independently; of other encounters in the western war eone, The Germans ' ; had been reinforced heavily and wer -re trying to i-egaln positions they had lost ' - along the Alsne. It- was believed the - bombardment of Solssons was -duo to - . the fact t hat the town was Britlsn ' military rieadquarters. ,t . Cotton Cargo Gets Safely to Bremen American Shippers Elated at Success of Steamer Green Briar la Getting Into German Port Without Mishap. New York' Jan. 11. Cotton-shippers, saw orosKects of a big boom in their . business following dispatches to ma. rine insurance officers here' that the; steamer Green Briar, laden with $450.- ' 000 worth of -otton from : southern ports, successfully passed the mine strewn areas, of the North sea and . landed her 'cargo at Bremen yestt rday. The liner El Monte, ca-rrylng a cargo of cotton, reached Bremen without 1 mishap a few days ago, and the Caro lyn. with a 1 a r cotton cargo, is due within a fw Mlai-sTbe Green Briar, sailed from New Orleans December 19. . . . . f- - ; Increase in Pasnports. , - ' - Washington. Jan. 1 1 ---The . nuraher -: of passpwt laxiicd by the state de- . partment plnce the beginning A,t the ' European war htfs . been so great, it was . stated today, that" the- Incresss over last year is nearly, 110 pr ceaL