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UPTO PORTLAND
Proposition Carries in Neigh
i boring Town at Yesterday's
Election by Majority of En
tire Registration.
MUCK IS LEADING IN
MAYORALTY CONTEST
Mrs. J. M. Shaw, Independ
ent, Apparently Chosen
as City Treasurer.
i Portland will no doubt rote Junj 7
on the question of annexing St. Johns.
.Tha way was cleared 'for this action
when St. Johns yesterday cast a large
vote In favor of merging with this
city. ..' '-.
Mayor, Albee and City Commjsslun
ers Bigeiow arid Laly. expressed them-
, selves today in 'favbr of submitting
the merger question to Portland voters
at the regular city -election In June
Unless some unforeseen development
should come to ' light. Mayor Albee
said he wanted to Investigate certain
: things that would be involved in the
; iPMger question before definitely mak
ing up his mind about the matter.
But nothing stands in the way of
the city council placing the question
on the ballot, and in the event the
council should fall to act the question
i could be placed, ort the ballot by peti-
tlon. It is considered, however, that
. the council will take action to submit
the question to the electors.
Merger "Wins Easily.
If Portland meets St. Johns half
way that city, covering a territory of
about four square miles and having a
population of about 6000, will become
a part of this city July 7, or 30 days
after ' Portland votes on the question.
Merger received a majority of the
entire registered vote of St. Johns.
The total registration was 1547. The
total vote for merger was 799, giving
a clear majority of 51. The total vote'
against merger was only 497. This
gives -merger a majority of 30 of'ihe
voles cast on the question.
Of the three other measures sub
; mltted to Ihe St. Johns voters yester
, day; - two" wefe defeated and one was
approved. The proposed bond issue of
' $130,000 for the purchase of water
work and the proposed lengthening
, of "the terms of city officials were
; voted ,down overwhelmingly, while the
' motion picture show censorship ordi-
nance was approved by a narrow mar
. gin. - .
Campaign Was Bitter.
The campaign between the merger
itcs knd the antl-mergerites was bit
ter. 'Both factions ejected some of
their candidates to office. The newly
elected official will hold office until
the " merger is completed, which prob
. ably will be July 7.
Ct. Johns has an Indebtedness of
$75,000. mostly outstanding bonds, and
: has municipal property valued' at
$70,000 or iftore. r Some place the
: figure much higher. ' That Is 'consid
ered 'a very conservative estimate.
" This property includes the municipal
dock, 1100.000; high school, 375,000;
. city hall. $25,000; fire apparatus. $25,
000; four graded schools, $45,100.
With 70 ballots yet to be counted In
'the First ward, St. Johns seems to
have elected a woman for city treas
urer, i She Is Mrs.- J. M. Shaw, who ran
as ah independent and was. not In
dorsed by either, faction., Her vote
stood S S3 to 371 for J. E. Tanch, her
nearest opponent. Tanch was the
anti-merger candidate. . .
. The vote ' for , mayor is running nip
and tuck between A. A. Muck, merger,
and Mayor A. W. Vincent, anti-merger.
Vlth ,70 ballots yet to count Vincent
is four in the leaL Aa Muck lost the
Stcond ward by 68 votes, it appears
l-robable that he will continue to gain
in the First ward.
"With 70 votes uncounted, the vote
stood as follows:
Tot Mayor.
-A( A. Muck, merger 621
A. W. Vincent, anti-merger -606
Tor Recorder.
H. 1). Be'am',' merger ......... 532
-A. 1C lunsrtior, anti-merger. . . 58
For Treasurer.
Mrsj- J. M. ' Khaw , . . ; . . . 391
J, K.; Tanch. anti-merger.. ... 383
Por City Attorney.
JI. C. Geeslin, merger . 563
Thad T. Parker, anti-merger 476
Councilman at Xarge 3 to Eleci.
Three: winning candidates:
"S. C? Cook, merger '... C06
; J. S.-Downey, merger : $
I. B. Martin, merger .. ... . 606
, Couacilmen Tint Ward a to Elect.
i Twe - winning1, candidates:
Graden. merger 353
U. lull man. merger .' 355
Cooa oilmen, Seoond Ward.
. H. W. Bonliarn, 222; W. A. Carroll,
173; C. R. Chadwtck, 136; Rudolf Mo
bter."54; AV. II. Nolen, 106; G. L,. Perrine,
X 91
German Officers
Falling Rapidly
Official Beport Say TTp to Marcb 15
- riftx Per Cent JCllled, Wounded or
Taken Priaoaere. ,
(lBterntlonl News Service.)
Paris, April 6. Up to March 15 more
."than 60 per cent f the officers of. the
German army either had been- killed,
wounded or taken prisoners, according
to today's official communication.
These figures were obtained from, a
number of sources. They show that
out of 48 German generals 43 were
killed ' and 57 others were either
.wounded or are missing. The total
number of officers -of all- grades in
time of peace is 52,805. " Of this num
ber, 9926 .have been killed and 21,351
others are wounded or missing.
Champion to Get
filothtng for His
Fight Yesterday
Promoter of - Havana Prize Fight
Says Receipts of $70,000 Barely
Sufficient for xpenses.
J International New Seriee.)
Havana, April 6. Jess Wlllard. the
new heavyweight champion of the
world, will not receive a single dollar
for defeating Jack Johnson, the former
title holder, here yesterday.
Announcement to this effect was
made here this afternoon by Dick
Klegin, one of the promoters. He said
tne receipts totalled $70,000, and were
barely sufficient to cover expenses.
British Warships .
Watch Submarines
Squadron Lying Off German Haval
Base to Keep Check on Under Bca
Boats of Enemy.
(Internntloosl New Kerrtr.)
Amsterdam, April 6. A squadron of
British warships is lying off the Ger
man naval base at Zeebrugge today to
prevent submarines from entering or
leaving. Saturday evening these war
ships subjected Zeebrugge to a terrific
bombardment. Sunday the Germans
expected a resumption of ., this bom
bardment, but the ships cruised away
for a short distance without renewing
their shelling.
A Sluia dinpatch says that prepara
tiona are being made in Belgium ior
the withdrawal of masses of Gernun
seasoned troops to' the eastern front.
It is expected they will be replaced
by recruits, who have been drilling lit
Germany for four months.
Italy Nearer to
War, Says Rumor
Beport of 'nation's Intention to Enter
Pifflit Benewed by Beturn of Premier
Prom ITaplea.
(IntrnHtlonl New ServlV-e.)
Rome, April 6. Premier Salandra re
turned to his office today after a trip
to Naples. His return was marked by
that a r-rtpi bad been reached
in Italy's relations with Austria and
that Italv s entrance in tne war was
imminent. Government officials- re-
r 1 . ; l. Annffrm rr A&nv the rA.
iuieu rimer iv - - v
ports, bult was generally believed in
diplomatic circles mat mere was iro
foundation for the. report.
Tha nnaral i mnrtuiiDn her im that
inn nf Italian intervention
will not-agaln become acute until th.
allies resume the bombardment of the
Dardanelles a,nd the fall of Constanti
nople Is threatened. .
German Dyes Mean
Jobs for Thousands
Delegation Sends Word to President
Unless Those Products Corns Bere
400,000 Americans Be Out of Work.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
.Washington, April 6. Unless the
1 government persuades Great Britain to
permit the Importation of dyes from
Germany, 400,000 men In 28 states of
the United States, wilt be thrown out
of work within 40 to 60 days. A dele
gation, which called at the White
House today, made this statement to
Joseph P. Tumulty, President Wilson's
secretary, in voicing an appeal for re
lief. The men affected are now em
ployed In Industries which are largely
dependent for their success on the im
portation of dyes.
Bulgaria Declares
Raiders Were Turks
Denies All Responsibility for Alleged
Becent Action of Irregulars in En
taring Serbian Territory.
(International Xewi Service.)
Sofia. April 6. The Bulgarian gov
ernment today officially denied all re
sponsibility for the raids on Serbian
and Greek soil by alleged Bulgarian ir
regulars. The government states that
the raiders were Turkish revolution
ists, who operated without the knowl
edge of this country.
The reports from Nish that the raid
ers were Bulgarian irregulars officered
by regular army executives is offi
cially denied.
Confesses She Stole
To Aid Her Family
';....; t. ; y
Women Under Arrest Admits Taking
Ooods Prom Ziocal StoresHusband
. but' of work.
To . provide for her husband and two
children. Mrs. W. B. Foster, aged 51,
living at 213 East Eighth street took
to ahopllf ting, according to her cos
fesilon made to Detectives Abbott a,nd
Golta, this morning. She- was arrest
ed and will be tried in municipal court
this afternoon.
Foster has "been out of employment
all winter.- The family haa been
cared for by the Muts and other char
itable organizations this winter. To
supply - other- wants, .'the - woman- sys
tematically stole i.llnens, silks and
other uch articles which she embroid
ered and sold. Her thefts amounted
to $200, most of which have been re
covered by the police.
King Albert Once
. Hunted for a Job
(International News Serriee.)
New Orleans, Ia., April 6. King Al
bert of Belgium was turned down by
city editors of two New Orleans news
papers when he applied for work as a
reporter here n 189$ under the name
of C. A. Harris. " The authority for this
statement is Antonine Alost. a restaur
ant keeper of this city, to whom the
future ruler;, of . Belgium disclosed his
Identity -From this city he went to
New York where be had no better luck.
BIG SUBMARINE
BL
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Steamer Northlands Is Tor
pedoed, Sunk Off Beach
Head; Her Crew: Rescued
by Belgian Steamer.
RACE FOR LIFE MADE
BY NORTHLANDS' CREW
Despite hflndicap of Rough
Water Powerful Diver
Overhauls Steamer.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
London, ApriJ 6. A Danish steamer
has been torpedoed and eunk in the
North sea, according to an unconfirm
ed report received here today.
By Ed L. Keen.
(I'nUed Press Mstf Correspondent )
London, April 6. Dashing through a
heavy sea with incredible speed, a
giant submarine torpedoed and sank
the British . steamer Northlands ofr
Beachy Head yesterday. She was the
54th victim of German divers. Landed
at Deal today by a Belgian "-steamer,
some members of the crew of the
Northlands expressed the belief that
the submarine which attacked them
was the famous U-12. Others were
convinced that it was an undersea
raider of a newer and even more pow
erful type.
On the heels of the news of the sink
ing of the Northlands came word from
Blythe of the torpedoing of another
trawler by the submarine operating in
the North sea. giving Great Britain
her daily task of adding to the toll
taken by the Germans in their blockade
of the British Isles. The 13 members
of the crew of the trawler Alantha
landed at Blythe, told of the sinking
of their vessel which made a brave at
tempt to escape the German but was
run down and sent to the bottom.
The Northlands' crew.,, of 24 men
brought to Deal give one of the most
thrilling stories yet told of submarine
warfare. : The signal of the submarine
to halt was ignored and !the Northlands
started a dash -for her4ife. Down in
0WSUP54TH
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IHlu. -bId j etokera .jvpf kad. tfuriosly.wt 't
Boats were manned, but constantly the
steamer plunged forward In a zigzag
course toward shore. A gale was blow
ing and the high sea caused even the
big steamer to roll and pitch as she
dashed through the water. The sub
marine could be seen gradually gain
ing, cutting through the waves with
amazing speed, and despite the handi
cap of rough water, came aside within
a few minutes.- "Abandon your ship"
was the sharp command of the sub
marine, members of the crew said.
Boats were lowered and within five
minutes, while the crew was still row -
ing within 100 yards of the Northlands,
a torpedo struck her amidships and a
terrific explosion nearly broke the ves
sel In two. ,
"At the same Instant," said the sail
ors, "the whistle of the Northlands
broke out with-a wailing shriek, which
continued until the waves engulfed her.
It was devilishly uncanny."'
The Northlands carried a cargo of
iron ore and settled quickly. The sub
marine hurried away when It was evi
dent her torpedo had done its work.
The crew of the Nortlands was - of
fered no ' assistance and drifted for
seven hours before being picked up.
Falling Bombs Deadly.
(International News Service.)
Berlin, April 6. Allied. airmen, oper
ating at Belfort, made another raid In
Mullheim Baden last night, dropping
bomb's and ' killing three : civilians, it
was announced here today. .
COVERING A
iREAT German battle
.
tne erman commerce raiaer cicec r neoncn, now at lyvvupuri news, -r
bv the blockading sauadron of French and British cruisers off Hampton Roadp.
The Von der Tann could easily disperse the blockaders, it
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CRESCENT CITY LINE
WILL BE BUILT F
GRANTS PASS SOON
TWohy Bros. Agree to Take
Over Entire $5,000,000
Bond Issue,
Dr. J. F. Iieddy's dream of years is
Just about to come true. The coxi
struction to the sea of a rail line
southwestward from Grants Pass to
connect with tidewater at Crescent
City, CaJ.. is to be taken over by Twohy
Bros., railroad builders, and hurried to
completion.
Final details are being arranged to
day at Grants Pass, wnere John Twohy,
head of the big contracting firm; his
son, Robert Twohy, and Dr. Iteddy are
goipg over the proposed line and clos
ing contracts. Uriaer me arrangement,
the Twohys take over the entire $5
000,000 authorized bond issue and will
build, equip and operate the line as an
independent property.
Rogue river valley, the Illinois valleySj;
and the -other broad areas along the
route," Dr. Reddy believes beyond cal
culation. The line will be 90 miles long, the
city of Grants Pass having bonded it
self for $200,000 to build the first 10
miles. This strip has been completed
and is now In successful operation. Dr.
Reddy explained that one of the most
encouraging indications for the success
of the whole stretch is -the fact that
the 10 mile portion has been paying
operating expenses from the first
month lt nas not, however, paid in
terest on the bonds, but its earnings
are growing as the country tributary
Is developed. ,
May Be Southern Pacific.
Ultimately. Dr. Reddy declared, the
line' from Grants Pass to Crescent City
undoubtedly will be - extended south
ward to Trinidad, Cal., to connect wfth
the northern terminus of the North
western Pacific, built Jointly by the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe.
Whether or not It will become a part
of the Southern Pacific system is con
jectural, some professing to believe
that the Twohys are actuated
by
Southern . paciric lnriuences. .
.. The California & Oregon Coast
road will cost, according to estl -
mates already completed, $2,577,072.
Engineers have divided this cost as fol
lows: Engineering, $20,000; grading,
bridging, etc., $1,681,725; track and
(Oonrladed. on Page Three. Column One)
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cruiser, rumored to be rushing
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Germany
England
Blames
for the
Loss of Falaba
i
Xote in Reply to American Pro
tefet Over Drowning of Thrasher
Says Sinking Necessary.-
(International ws Serriee.)
Washington. April 6. Responsibility
Xorttha death of Leon Chester Thrash
er, an American citizen, aboard the
steamship Falaba. sent to the bottom
of the English channel recently by a
German diver,' was put up to -the Brit
ish government in an official dispatch
;frohi Berlin received here today by
Count Von Bernstorff. the German am
bassador. Although- it was admitted
that no official report from the com
mander of the German submarine had
been, received in Berlin, the message
said:
"According to trustworthy reports,
the, submarine requested the captain
of the Falaba to put the vesse!s pas
sengers and crew into lifeboats. This
Was not done quickly. Then other
British ships came. Lately English
merchantmen have been provided with
guns and their commanders ordered to
ram and otherwise attack erm an sub
marines This advice has been , repeat-
by BrtUsb MfKlasljyMUrifc"flUTO
order -to win rewards.- tSotrsfcfruentl
the submarine was forced to act quick
ly and it was impossible. for her com
mander to grant more time before
sending the Falaba to the bottom.''
, Ambassador -von Bernstorff ' said
that his government regretted Jhe sac
rifice of life, but declared that both
British ships and neutral passengers
had been warned not to cross the war
vzone.
f "Responsibility, therefore.'' said the
ambassador, "rests with Great Britain,
which, contrary to international law,
has caused her merchant ships to of
fer armed resistance."
Town Burns Up;
Loss $300,000
Lumbering Village of Comsplex in
Kootenay Seduced to Ashes; 34,000,
000 Feet Lumber Destroyed.
(Pacific News Kerlr.)
Winnipeg, Man.. April 6. The lum-
Pterins town of Comeplex at the north
fnd of Arrow Lakes, in Kootenay, was
Rail-tSDractlcallv destroyed' bv firo todav.
xhelofs Is estimated at $300,00.).
More than 34.000,00 feet of lumber
owned by the . Forest Mills was de
stroyed together with the riant. . Sev
enteen dwelling houses and a hotel
also were destroyed. .
THIS YEAR!
across the Atlantic to see that
ar . m. A7... .aIh
is believed. '
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TWO MEN WILL BUY
SIX OREGON LINES IN
Tl
Backed by $300,000,000 of
Southern Pacific Stock,
They Will Take Properties,
(United Press Leased Wlr
Louisville; Ky., April 5. Ohe pur
chase by the Southern Pacific of six
Oregon railroad and steamship . com
panies will be completed tomorrow -at
Anchorage, Ky.. when A. K. Vandevert
ter of New York and Alex. P. Hum
phrey of Louisville, representing $300,
000,000 worth of Southern Pacific rail
way company stock, meet there to con
clude negotiations.
The concerns to 'be taken over, Are
operated at present by the Southern
Pacific. They are the Corvallls &
Eastern Railroad company, the ' Coos
Bay, Roseburg & Eastern Railroad &
Navigation Co., Pacific Railway & Nav
igation Co., Portland. Eugene & East
ern Hallway Co., Willamette Pacific
company and tha Salem. Falls City &
The transection; isTbeing transacted
in Anchorage because the Southern Pa
cific company, was Incorporated in
Kentucky in 18S4, and opened its ofY
fices in a small building there. Hum
phrey said today that practically all
de talis had been settled, and that none
of the directors, except himself and
Vandeventer, would atend the meeting.
The transfer of stock of these sub
sidiary lines to the parent company,
which has always held it. Is largely a
matter of bookkeeping, railroad men
say. The separate identities of the
various lines have extended only to
accounting since the construction days
when the stock 'was issued to finance
the projects. Now that development
work has been largely completed, there
is no longer a necessity for separate
organizations. v
Save for the scattered shares in the
possession of local capitalists along
the lines the properties to . be
taken over, the acquisition of the
stock will . amount merely to a
transfer of entries from one book to
another. ;
Whether or. not the absorption of the
P. E. & E. by the Southern Pacific
will mean the retirement at once of
Robert -'E.' Strahorn from the pres
idency is not known here. It is con
sidered probdble that he' will retain
the honorary title, at least, pending
final decision by the Southern on the
further electrification of the line from
Whitesorr to Corvallls. Much material,
purchased while the development of
the .first unit was going on, Is now
stored at various pelntfc along the line,
according to reports from up the val
ley. ' i '
Mr. Strahorn Js still in the east,
where he will remain probably until
May 1. It is known that his interests
have spread into new. channels and It
is possible' that on his return he will
have completed plans, even though
further work on the P. K. & E. is
abandoned.. '
Northern Pacific.
Due Saturday
Bister Ship of. Great Horthern Will
T Begin KesnUar Bus Between Oregon
and California April 15.
"" (United Press Leased Wlre.
San Francisco, Cal., April . The
$3,000,000 steamer, Northern Pacific,
earrylnnr 400 passengers, is due here
Saturday, after having passed -the Pan
ama canal en. route from the eastern
coast. The steamer .will arrive at Ban
Diego on Thursday or "Friday. ; . ,
The Northern Pacific is a sister ship
of the Great Northern, now running
between San Francisco and Portland,
and on April 15 will begin her regular
run between those ports, inaugurating
a tri-weekly service.
Submarine in
, Net Can't Escape
German Undersea , Craft Caught Off
Dover aad Be Seized as Soon as Zt
Comes Tp. '
: (International Sews ftiT.
Paris. April 6. -The German subma
rine caught in netfl off Dover 'is
doomed to capture, according to a
Havre dispatch received here today.
The ; dlspateh states that the craft's
propellers are enmeshed, and . It will
be captured when it arises. - 'J .
v - The nts were constructed especially
to enmesh d f rerv The German diver
has not ye.t been Identified. ; - v
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JCKYTOWIORROW
Von der' Tann Is
Reported on Way
to Rescue Eitel
German Battle Cruiser Rumored to
Be Bound for Hampton Iioatls;
Raider Keeping Steam Up.
(International News' 8erlee.)
Newport News, Va:, April 6. A fur
ther dela. In th uepartureof the Oer
man raider Prlnz Eltel Frlederlch from
here today strengthens. the belief that
she will be Interned.- ' The commander
of the Eitel win not xon firm this re
port, answering, all queries with the
statement, "Wait and see.',-,.. . '
Rumors are again .circulating here
that the German battle cruiser Von
Der -Tann and two jjUbmarlnes are
bound for American to aid . the Prlnz
Eitel Frlederlch to escape.: Smoke Is
pouring from the stacks of the raider,
but there is no other Indication that
she Intends to make a dash to sea.
The Von- der Tann would be much
more than a match for the four allied
warships that are now waiting off the
Virginia "capes to pounce on' the Eltel
Frledrlch if "she comes oit. She Is
of the new type, of battle cruiser with
a displacement of 19,400 -tons, and with
her eight 11-inch, ten 6-lnch and six
teen" 24-pounder guns, naval experts
believe she could easily dispose of the
cruisers waiting for the Eitel. She
has a speed of. 28 knots and carries
910 men. -. I..- :; . ; -
Chicago Electing
New Mayor Today
Predicted That Tote of Women Will
Beolde Contest, as 883,391 Out of
769,106 Bearlstered. t
" '-"International. News Service.)
. Chicago, April 6. Following a cam
paign marked by riots and bitter per
sonal attacksv the mayoralty election is
taking place, today. Some. followers of
William Hate Thompson, the Republi
can candidate, were assaulted In the
Twenty-fifth. ward, but this was the
only disturbance of the day so far.
It Is anticipated thaj the women's
votes will decide the -election, as there
are- 282.291 women registered out f a
total of 769,106. Thompson predicts
140,000, and Robert Sweltzer, the Dem
ocratic candidate, 110.000 plurality.
The police were; "busy all night
checking incipient riots. No' serious
trouble was reported.
According to the chief clerk of the
election late this afternoon, the largest
vote in the history fof, the city Is be
ing -polled. More than 200,000 -women
and 400,(tyl0'men have cast their votes.
JU is estimated' that th total is al-.rsadjfh-jA&tQjP,ll..li
i.THa , wtlnr,ia auUt.
after, a sensational closing- of the cam
paign. The only Important arrest was
when a man was taken frit custody
near oneof the booths after he Tiad
been displaying $1000 in dollar bills'ln
a suspicious fashion., ,
Bombardment Df
Smyrna Besumed
Hew Attack Preceded By Dropping1
Bombs Upon Turkish Torts Trans
port Carries Airships. 1
(United -Iress Iinpd V?ire.
Athens," April 6. The 'bombardment
of Smyrna was resumed tJay, accord
ing to dispatches here, today,
The bombardment was preceded by
the appearance of British hydro-aeroplanes
which, reconnoitered above the
Turkish positions and dropped bombs
upon the forts, the messages here de
clared. A battleship and destroyers
then appeared off Chios Island, con
voying a transport. They bombarded
Forts Kastro and Diodelfia vigorous
ly. The transport carried .aeroplanes
and. a great number of troops, it is
"declared. Following the bombardment
the vessels steamed out toward the
Gulf of Smyrna,
Carranza Fails to'
Answer Demands
State Department Zs Still Waiting- to
Xearn- If Mexican General Will Open
XaOroad and neutralise City. ,,
, (International News Herri on.
Washington, D. C, April 6.De
mands made . on "First, Chief Car
ranza that he open the railroads under
his control to general travel, and neu
tralize the City of Mexico, remain un
answered today. Ptate department cir
cles Indicate the demands may- be
greatly strengthened, and the govern-j
merit may change Its "watchful wait
ing" for a "show down" policy.
In answer.' to the positive demand
from this and other countries that
alien traffic of all sorts be unham
pered, Carranza has ordered , that no
one can' get into Mexico City without
a. pass from him, but be. will furnish
strong soldier guards to all persons
securing sch passes. l
Fire in Moving
Picture Plant
Flames Spreading So Vast In Suburb
That Appeal for Kelp Sent to Tlre
men Tive- Miles Away.- '
' - (Inlemstlonal News rrle.)
Philadelphia, -.April . Fire' Vroke
out this afternoon at the plant of the
Dubfn Mpying Picture cofipany, at
BetzwOod, rive miles north of Norrls
town, .and! is spreading; rapidly. . An
appeal for aid has been sent-to the
Norrlstown fire department.- ,
RATES r0N IRON CHANGED
I0tr!td Press teaswd Wlse.
Washington, April . Equalization
of freight rates on ' corrugated gal
vanized sheet, iron frorn Mlddletown,
Ohio, to I Angeles and Portland was
ordered today by tne Interstate Com
merce 'commission. The commission
held that the rate of S cents per 100
pounds was reasonable .but discrimi
natory, as it wis 15 per cent higher
than the rate for plain iron. ' .
incarpSI
won by ruso!.
Geneva Hears Reports That
in Terrific Struggle for the
Mountain Passes Czar's
Men Are Winning.
15,000 AUSTRIANS ARE
CAPTURED IN ONE DAY
Report From Vienna Admits
Austrio-German Army Is
in Full Retreat.
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Aa stria ns Admit Retreat. v
(International News Herrlte.)
Rome, April 6. The Tribuna
publlsiies a Vienna dispatch to- r
day stating that, according ?to i
the lrtrst Austrian news, the
Austro-Qerman armies In the
Carpathian.- are In full retreat. W
I ;
i
: By Henry Terry,
'" . (Infematlonsl News Hrrtli-e.)
Geneva, jAprll . K great victory for
Russian afms In the Carpathians over
a monstef force of Austro-OermanH
was reported In dispatches recelvei!
here today by the Tribune.- The battle
was declared to have teen one of the
bloodiest f' the a ar. It started Sat
urday and, extended over a front be
ginning atjpukla pass and ending at
Expertes,. In Hungary.
The dlspiatches announced that the
Teutons lost 16,000 men alone In Sun
day's fighting.
New llaviarlan troops were reported
to have aejted badly under a terrific
fire from Russian guns, and the vet
erans were forced to fall back.
German reinforcements are beinu
rushed to the scene In .an effort to
stem the Russian advance. ...
RUSSIANS' ARE USING ?
AY.0:i ETSrH-W ?.G TO
DRIVE OUT AUSTRIAfJS
' trpltod Press Leased' VTIre.V '
Petrograd, April 6- The most furi
ous bayonet fighting In, the history of
the world is marking the battle be
tween the Russian and Austrian forces
on the southern ridges and slopes of
the Carpathians in the laipkow pass
region. j- r
Through i gulleys choked with snow
and slippery, ice caked mountain sl-les,
the Russians are pressing forward,
hacking their way with cold steel into
Hungary., j ; .-..!.. '
Dispatches reaching here indicate
that the forces of the car are stead
ily but slowly advancing. They are
now on the Hungarian ' side of both
the I.upkow and Dukla passes. Th)
Austrians, retreating constantly south,
ward from the railway, have abandoned
many guns and great supplies of am
munition and stores. Unable to move
all of their artillery, it has been Wt
behind, and the enemy is relying on In.
fantry to resist, the Russian advance.
The Russians moved up to the
heights dominating the Uszok pa,
supported only by small mountain
guns, and it was in this region that
much of j the bloody ; hand-to-hand
fighting Occurred. Neither army be
ing able j to use artillery , effectively
in the broken ranges every foot, of
ground was fought for with the bay
onets - I - ' '
In the Lupkow region fighting of the
same nature Is in progress. The fight
ing has all but degenerated into guer
illa warfare, with -detached command
clashing in hand-to-hand struggles In
the narrow defiles. In these encoun
ters,, the i I-upkow region Is belnr
strewn with thousands of dead, thu
bodies remaining tinbried and frozen
on the ground where they fell.
Reinforcements have been thrown
Into the asaault upon the Lupkow pa.a.
Once this pass Is cleared of the memy,
the Austrian right wing- north of the
Uszok pass must withdraw, it is be
lieved here. '' The engagements between
detached commands reported Is re
garded here a being responsible for
the great' number . of prisoners which
have Ieen : taken by the Ruaslan.
Trapped In a defile of the mountain,
the Austrians must surender or- facj
annihilation. .
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