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VOL. XIV. NO. 37. j " PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1915. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO. CENTS SiS
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COLONEL GIVEN
FREE REIN FOR
LEGAL RATTLE
Despite Court's Ruling That
Roosevelt Must Confine
Self to Formal Answer, He
Talks as He Pleases.
BARNES SAID BOSSES
MUST RUN THE PEOPLE
People Not Fitted to Govern,
"Roosevelt Says Barnes
Told Him.
Syracuse, N. T., April 21. (T. N. S.)
With Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
Just getting started on his tale of
William fames' alleged corruption
after five hours" of testifying-, conven
Ins of. the court after the luncheon
recess here this- afternoon In the
t trial of Barnes' $50,000 libel suit
against the former president found
the colonel still on the stand.
The lid placed on the defense's line
Of Inquiry by Justice Andrews' rulin
' that Roosevelt must not testify to
; anything not contained in his formal
answer to the complaint apparently
was i a flimsy affair. The colonel
was allowed to tell almost everything
Ce wanted to.
His first testlmany at the afternoon
session was regarding articles from
"' two magazines in which it was al
legred that Barnes and Charles Mur
pay, Tammany boss. : had united to
control the New York state legislature
Both articles had been read and used
by Roosevelt In the speeches of which
Barnes complains.
Attorney Ivins for the prosecution
' moved that the' articles be stricken
out unless the colonel said he believed
them true.
Colonel Believes Charges.
"I believe them absolutely," was
Roosevelt a answer.
uoes mat apply to the conversa
tlons with Senators Davenport, New
combe and Hinman," queried Ivins
'!! believe all they told me, absolute
ly." was again the reply. The witness
was then allowed to state that New
combe had told him that "Barnes' Re
. publican: senators" and "Murphy's
Democratic senators" combined again at
T Hughes Independent senators to defeat
the Bi-Primary bill in 1910 and to elect
John P. Allds, president of the senate,
"Newcombe told me that Allds was
-." made both president of the senate and
Republican leader in the same body
by the Tammany votes controlled by
Murphy and led by Grady," said
.Roosevelt.
t Ivins motion to throw this testi
mony out was overruled.
Boosevelt In Fine Form,
Roosevelt by this time was easily
his old self.. With one foot thrown
across his knee and showing his teeth
In the old expansive smile the wit
ness talked directly to the jurors,
smiting his left palm .with his right
fist when he wished to drive home his
points and biting off his words with
the greatest emphasis.
Justice Andrews had ryied that the
coionei wouia not oe allowed to testiry
to anything" not contained in his an-
swer to the complaint unless the tes
timony was proved by corroborative
Witnesses.,,
"I will say," said the Justice In an
nouncing his decision, "that while the
'Witness may show that his published
utterances were, without malice he may
not place in the record anything aside
from his filed answer unless witnesses
In corroboration are produced."
Roosevelt was anxious to narrate to
the Jury the story of Barnes' allegl-
' a nee with Pl&tt and Murphy, the lat
ter of whom is alleged to have boasted
to the colonel that he controlled the
legislature at Albany and could deliv
r Its vote on any proposition. Most
of these revelations .would come by
way of conversations between Barnes
and Roosevelt in which there was no
third party present.
- -Principals Discuss Case.
. Opening of court today was delayed
for. a few minutes by a conference in
the court chambers between Justice
Andrews and the opposing counsel.
During the Interim Roosevelt and
Barnes talked freely to the newspaper
men concerning certain aspects of the
case developed in yesterday's hearing.
The colonel was called to the stand
Immediately after court convened. As
he took his place in the witness chair
the famous Roosevelt smile and ex
pansive teeth were as much in evi
dence as ever. In fact not since his
, return from the "River of Doubt" last
year has he seemed more like himself.
The thick lensed glasses had been ex
changed for gold bowed spectacles but
aside from this no other preparations
;(to undergo the qui were apparent.
Attorney Bowers, chief of counsel
for the defendant, started by asking
the witness when he had had conversa
tion with Barnes.
u. William Ivins, who is directing the
plaintiff's attack, immediately entered
objection to this 1 line of questioning
but was overruled.
Barnes Believed in Bosses.
I "I was called upon by Mr. Barnes
-In 1S98 between the time 1 was elected
governor of New York-and the date of
Inauguration," the witness said, "and
. at that meeting I received a clear im
pression from him of his belief in the
righteousness of boss rule."
At this point Bowers reintroduced In
. evidence the. letter from Barnes to
. Koosevelt 'which, was offered in the
course of the testimony yesterday.
I told lfim. continued Roosevelt,
"that Piatt had informed me when I
was elected, that he, Barnes, controlled
lithe legislature and that anything I
might want which the bosses did not
j want was sure to be defeated. He said
the organization .must control."
"Did Piatt say 'bossesT . interrupted
Attorney Ivins- V ,
i"I am not certain," replied the wit
ness, "but remember that he referred
to "the leaders of the machine. Then
1 told Barnes that I had been sent for
Cathedral Made
Screen for Guns,
Claim Germans
Rheims Is Again Bombarded, Ber
lin Keports, Owing to French
Mounting Cannon Near Church.
Berlin. Via Wireless to London, Apili
21. tV. P.) Owing to the French lav
ing mounted cannon near the Rheims
cathedral, the Germans have been. com
pelled again to bombard the position,
tho war office announced today. It
was stated, however, that the shells
were not fired directly at the cathe
dral. The! renewed bombardment of
Ithelms, together with attacks dirtcteJ
by tli -Freacli at Klirey, between the
ATeuse' and AtoBelle sind about Metzc
rnll and Sonderanachen represented t'.m
l hief activity reported today. All at
tacks about the three points mentlon.-u
were repulsed with heavy losses, it
was stated.
In retaliation for the bombardment
of Insterburg and Uumhlnnen by ttu
Russians, German aviators-dropped 1 50
bombs upon the railway junction .if
Kt;Ui.stok, doing great damage. Asiile
from tltiH attack, the situation on the
eastern' front was declared to bo uiv
hanged.
by Piatt In 1898 and was asked to call
at the Kiftli Avenue hotel."
"Amen corner?" asked Ivins.
"Ves," was the reply snapped back,
people Not Fitted to Bole.
The i colonol then told of his talk
with ; 'Piatt, emphasizing Piatt's re
marks -at that time that the organiza
tion must rule.
With Ivins interposing repeated ob
jections, the talk with Barnes, when
the Jatter was told of Roosevelt's talk
with .Piatt, was next gone Into.
"Barnes also told me," said the ex
president, "that the organization must
rule. He said it was necessary to
have bosses, that the people were not
fittud to govern and were better off
with bosses. !
"Was anyone present when you held
your taiKs with Piatt and Barnes?'
questioned Ivins.
"No."
"Did anyone know of the meetines?"
"One man knew of the meeting with
fiatt. ii got a telegram from him'
"Will you name him?" asked Ivins.
"I object to the counsel for the
plaintiff interrupting the witness,"
cowers interposed.
. nooseveu was tnen allowed to e-o
into detail regarding his conversa
nous wiui oarnes. Jtteeardina- one
which j dealt with former Governor
Hughes, the witness said:
Preferred Barnes to Hughes.
x ioia carnen. mat xugnes was a
boss, my sympathies and friendshio
at triat time Deing witn .Barnes as
against Hughes."
Other converations with Barnes held
at various times from 1898 to 1910
were narrated, the witness saying
tnai xtarnes always upheld bossism
and claimed that he' could handle the
legislature. .......
Ivins made numerous objections but
was over-ruled in each instance. The
defense was then allowed to read a
letter from Barnes to Roosevelt, writ
ten in niu auring me nugues admin
istration, when the Hart-agnew antl-
racmg bill was pending.. The letter
said that the writer had changed his
mind and was in favor of the bill
to abolish racing despite his friend
ship for August Belmont, millionaire
sportsman who at that time was
heavily: interested In racing.
Barnes Describes Sim self.
In this letter Barnes also referred
to his! belief that tile organization
must rule and spoke of himself as
an "unbelting, machine-made politi
cian or patronage broker."
More-' letters from Barnes were In
troduced at this point. In one, Barnes.
discussing Hughes' attitude toward
him said "If the gage of battle is
thrown! it may become my duty to
desist for if I remain as leader in
this county, my leadership must be
satisfactory to the Republicans of the
county.; I cannot be exploited as a
machine politician or patronage broker
without resisting to tho fullest of my
strength."
In another letter, attacking direct
primaries,' he said "Any idea of get
ting rid of bosses is absurd so long
as we have party government."
Interrogated regarding the magazine
articles which alleged that Barnes and
Murphy had worked hand-and-glove to
control the legislature the colonel af
firmed his belief in the truthfulness
of the statements and said:
I gathered from Senator Davenport
that the majority of the Republican
members approved the primary legis-
ation urged by Governor Hughes but
tha the machine Republicans Joined
machine Democrats in opposing the
measures."
Roosevelt added that Davenport had
told him of seeing Barnes enter a room
at Albany where the Anti-Hughes sen
ators Were holding a conference for
the pupose of framing defeat of the
primary) 0111.
While! on thi witness stand yester
day Colonel Roosevelt appeared quite
t ease, casually discussing delicate
questions of law with Justice Andrew,
whom he addressed familiarly s
Jud.ge,"t and entering into .arguments
with counsel for himself and for
Earnes. ,
Roosevelt swore that Barnes, former
chairman of the Republican state com
mittee, Jiad advised him not to antago
nize brg, business, which must, he al-
eged Barnes said, be protected.
He detailed Barnes' oDDOsition to th
gubernaiorial nomination of Charles
E. Hughes, present United States su
preme court justice, and declared the
bi-partisan alliance defeated the direct
primary ; bill.
Barnes, Roosevelt testified. . said
that the people were not fit to govern
themselves." According to Roosevelt.
Barnes also said that party govern
ment was not possible without bosses
nd leaders. The colonel detailed aev-
ral conversations with the late Sena
tor PlatJ,
iKuonei ttooseveit rimsnea nis di
rect evidence shortly after 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
FAMILY GETS $20,000,000
r
San Francisco, April 21. (P. N. S.)
The will; of the late Isaack Kohn. long
known as "Oregon" Kohn, was filed
for probate- today without stating the
amount pf the estate. Kohn- was re
puted worth J20,00,000. . Half of the
estate Is left to the widow, Mrs. Eliza
beth B. Kohn. The balance is divided
between Kohn's . daughter, Emma B.,
and his two sons, George A. and Philip
Kohn.- f ! t
20,000 TROOPS
LANDED IN ENOS
BY THE ALLIES
German Reports Say Strong
Force Been Put Ashore by
Transports at Port North
of Dardanelles forts.
CENSORSHIP TIGHTENS
WITH TROOPS' LANDING
Warships Renew Attack on
Dardanelles Forts From
Sea, Say Turks.
By Frederick WVriier.
Berlin, April 21. (I. N. S.) fVia
wireless to Sayville) Twenty thou
sand allied troops have been landed
near ICnos. Kuropean Turkey, for a
land attack on the Dardanelles forts,
according to a heavily censored dis
patch received here today by the Tages
Zcitung. The landing was effected
after Turkish batteries and the war
ships of the allies had exchanged a
number of shots.
A dispatch from Athens says that
great activity has been noted amon?r
English troops on Lemnos Island and.
that troop transports are arriving
there daily from Alexandria.
The Turkish censorship has tight
ened. AH indications, however, point
tc the belief that strong action against
the Dardanelles is about to be taken.
Enos is a seaport 47 miles north of
the entrance to the Dardanelles and is
connected hjr railroad with Constanti
nople. Tarnow, an important Galiclan town
45 miles east of Cracow, last bv the
Austrians months ago, has been evacu
ated by the Russians, according to a
dispatch received here this afternoon
rrom vieima.
ANGLO-FRENCH FLEET
BOMBARDING FORTS
WHILE TROOPS LAND
Constantinople, April 21. (I. N. S.)
(Via Berlin and Amsterdam) The
Anglo-French fleet has renewed its at
tack on the Dardanelles. At, the same
time a great fleet of I transports ts!
maneuvering off the Anatolian coast
between Teneaos and Mitllene, await
ing a favorable opportunity to land
troops.
The bombardment was resumed late
Monday. Under the cover of six war
ships, six torpedo boats attempted to
penetrate the Dardanelles, but were
driven back, according to a statement
issued here -today from the war of
fice. It was also claimed that two of
the torpedo boats were damaged.
A bombardment which continued for
two hours, directed from the Gulf of
Saros, was conducted Tuesday and It
was continued for five hours today
when a heavy fog caused the firing to
stop.
Five battleships and seven cruisers
participated in today's attack.
KENTUCKY FIRES GROW
Frankfort, Ky.. April 21.-MT. N. S.)
With forest fires raging oer six coun
ties and thousands of acres, in flames,
total destruction of Pine'ville. a town
of 5000 population in Bell county, today
was tnreatened. The state authorities
here have been appealed to for aid.
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Enos, where the troops are reported to have landed, is the terminus
Constantinople.
AUSTRO
GERMANS
USZOK PASS SUFFER
LOSS OF 18,000 MEN
They Deliver Unexpected At
tack Saturday, Are Driven
Out of Captured Positions,
Geneva, April 21. (TJ. P.) Reports
of desperate fighting in the Uszok
pass region In which the Austro-Ger-man
forces are declared to have lost
18,000 men In killed, wounded and
captured are ; contained in advices re
ceived here today from the Carpa
thian battlefront.
Taking advantage of the general
lull in . operations In the mountain
district, the Austrians and Germans
delivered an unexpected attack Sat
urday, according to the reports here.
The Russians were forced to abandon
several positions after putting up the
most stubborn resistance Rlnfnn
men ts were then brought up. hwever.
and the Austro-Germans were driven
out at the Pint of the bayonet. Upon
re-occupying .their positions, the Rus
sians found countless dead and wound
ed men in the trenches. Numerous
prisoners also were -taken.
Church Insurgents
Appeal From Ruling
Methodist Litigants Ask That "Regu
v lara" Be Restrained rrom Disposing
of Property at Third and Taylor.
The "insurgents" In the First Meth
odist church trouble over the aban
donment of ' the old Taylor Street
church building filed notice of appeal
from thet decision of Circuit Judge
Gatens in favor of the ""regulars."
The insurgents asked that the regu
lars be forced to open the church for
services and that they be restrained
from disposing of tho property or us
ing it for other than church purposes.
judge Martin Ij. Pipes represents
the Insurgents. Judge M. C. George,
attorney for the regulars. Is out of
town.
TO ATTACK DARDANELLES FORTS FROM REAR
TRACTION
COMPANY
FINDS ITS BEST MEN
HEADS OF F
Cupid Is Given Strong In
dorsement by Superintend
ent of Transportation.
Portland's traction interests have
come out strong for Cupid.
Superintendent of Transportation
Fred Cooper has Just issued a bulletin
in which he urges every single man in
the employ of the Portland Railway,
Light & Power company to get mar
ried, settle down and become a good
citiaen, a happy father and a consist
ent; booster.
"Single men may be Just as loyal to
thej company and just as efficient as
married men," explained Mr. Cooper.
"We have Just taken a census of our
trainmen, however, and find that our
best ones are men of family."
There are 771 married men employed
on the streetcars. Of these, 273 work
out of the Piedmont barn, 165 from the
fcavler Street barn, 175 from the An
keny barn and 168 from tha Sellwood
barn. -a
Only 223 single men are employed, 61
on the Piedmont division, 60 on the
Savler division, 43 on the Ankeny di
vision and 59 on the Sellwood division.
Of all these platform men, 456 are
taxpayers, the census showed. Mr.
Cooper declared that the more ties the
men have the steadier and more re
liable they become.
Moslem Attack on
J British Repulsed
Simla, April 21.--(U. P.) An attack
of 4000 Moslems upon the British pa
trol: at Haflzkor was officially report
ed here today. The Moslems were de
feated and driven off with a loss of
150 killed and wounded. It was point
ed out as extremely significant that
Afghan Mohammedans did not paVtlci
pate in the attack upon the British.
OLD PALS!
AMILIES
3 LACK
"SEA.
of a
railroad that extends to
AEROPLANE
FIRES ON AMERICAN
CITY OF BROWNSVILLE
Secretary of War Garrison
AnnniincP D
m.imuuiiooo I1CJUII r I Ulll
f-unston, Withholds Details
"Washington. April 21. (TT. PI
Secretary of War Garrison announced
today that he had received a report
from General Funston of a Mexican
aeroplane
firm ir tj .11.
Ta-ram
Detail,, of the renort will k J
made public to, .12 hours, the secrVtary-
Srthde?S"T.r
Cornfoot to Be Paid
For Chinook Repairs
vu-pwvuw Jtus That renames
Should Hot Bun on Account of Acci
dent to Drydock Pontoon.
(TVASHINGTOX Bl'REAU OF THB
Washington, April 21. The como-1
JULKNAL.)
Ui lno treasury has ruled that
a,07 should properly be paid Wil
Ham r-.
Ham Cornfoot for repairs to the drsdge
Chinook. The question had been raided
to iuo oany penalties Incurred be-
cause of delay, but the delav. are r-
frr3 due entirely to the
fact that the pontoon in the cltv drv.
dock sank. It was desired ih th.
worit De aone in Portland
William Comfoot Is th nmrniVlnr
vi me Aioina engine & Machine Works.
The rear pontoon of th Pnrt f,.rt-
v fl a 1 I. I . 1
land drydock sank when an attempt
wfes made to raise the dredge Chinook
dredge Chinook
for her spring repairs. Cornfoot also
has a- request before the Port of Tort-
iaua commission for the navment
oamages alleged to have been sustained
vy aim in rough the accident.
Rain Discourages
Alaska, Squatters
Stampeders to Sallroad Zroperty XTear
Seward Also Sear That Alaska
Worthem Hallway Betalns Title.
Reward AlasVn Anrll ?1 T r
Forty-eight hours of continuous rain
has apparently been sufficient to cool
the entlhusiasm of the stampeders to
the- government railway property at
Seward
ward Most of thorn nno ...ii,. .
ZtZt ti?ot fif t t Z., J ' "
stated, that they have little chance
hold the ground which is needed for
to
rmiiruaa puipoaea. some aouot Is also
expressed whether the 60 acres on
ve meir eyes
uciuus iu mo Kuvcrumeni or to
t-ne Alaska Northern Rallwav com
pany. It Is claimed bv some tht in
selling the railroad to the government
the Alaska Aortnern reserved for Itself
tne acreage adjoining Seward.
Alaska Northern Claims Land.
Seattle, Wash., April 21. U. P.)-
A. W. bwanitz. engineer and general
manager of the Alasxa Northern rail-j
way, in a statement issued today says
his understanding is that his company
retains title to all but f i v or-... .i I
joining ssewara in the original 69 acres I
reserved by the Alaska Northern.
Peace Hovers Over
Carpenters' Strike
Contractors Agree to Discuss Chicago
; Sit a tion With Sepresentatl es of
Union.:
Chicago, April 21. KV. P.) Peace
was In sight today In the carpenters'
strike here. The contractors agreed
to meet representatives, of the union
in a series of discussions on the wage
demands made by the men. without the
aid of the state board of arbitration.
The carpenters demanded an increase
of 5 cents an hour. ; A compromise of
fer of 2 cents an hour raise was re
jected and then withdrawn by the con
tractors. More .than 18,000 carpenters
are out. and many more, thousand nt
other workers are Indirectly affected, 1
MEXICAN
S'iV'SJOTS- !ndhicidt!nl fh9; "ItTSSar from Bluls. vi, JXli
. ..B.V uo jl h. DPnniiH nntnra I
Fleet Review in'
Pacific, Blocked
By Canal Slides
Panama Authorities Can Give No
ii nrantee That a Dreadnought
Can Pass Through Canal. .
Washington. April 21. U. P.)
More cold water waa thrown today on
the plaVfpr the Atlantic fleet to pass
through -the Panama canal on a voyage
to - San' Francisco, Puget ound and
Hawaii when it was announced through
the war department- that the Panama
authorities could; give' no guarantee
that there would be no further elides
In the canal, j
This follows renoi'ta that the cam
Is Anot deep enough in some places' at
present to permit a dreadnaught to
pass, as a result jof which definite in
formation has beui asked from Gover
nor Ooethals. The announcement to
day made it appear extremely likely
that tho proposed voyage of the fleet
might be abandoned. As the stoppage
of slides cannot) be assured, it was
stated, part of the fleet might pass
through the canal and tho remaining
vessels then be cut off by a slide.
A PARTIAL RETREAT,
SAYS LONDON REPORT
War Office Refuses -to Con
firm but Passes It; La
Bassee HamletsEvacuated
By Herbert Temple.
IcIl.SivSiJ'ir:
Thai
1 I
eVSC -
I "at several hamlets along the
the La
Bassee railway." jays a News Agency
Sv?!JSSi lll
British because the enemy's artillery
! -till maintaining n det rn'tl v. lr.
The Germans are rSreDarin for a nar-
"al retreat." j
, The war office, this afternoon re-
. confirm! the report that the
-erman
uoimaiio wcie p.eyjirii.K 10 retreat,
I ml t the censor nermitted nnhlirnt Inn
ZL .l. -?h w" ved
GERMANS
WARING
A.TuIofW admission lnU,tfZt&! COn
hat rece.nt The retest clt.mt prevailed
Amsterdam, says j the British are ap
proaching Quesnoy. ;
Germans at Lille have been heavily
reinforced, and the line from Lille to
the Belgian frontier has been trans
formed into a gigantic fortress.
French Claim Progress.
Paris, April 21.4-(I. N. 8.) Marked
progress for the French in the forest
of Montmare,. where the attacks
against the erma" P?"i.t.,,n" "PPOrt-
ing the wedge at St. Mihlel have been
f,"UK -o.tL hr t0day by
The Germans yesterday conducted
two counter attacks In n llAmni. inL.i. . . . .
I i . . , -
wl" he trenches previously captured
fcy the French forces, but both wera
V, .1 1 - .
L ur.lno "peLV.on" .r 'n avia-
.enlist T Bruges vUtmn grounJ.'hV-r Minlater Co.-fer WlUt King
In Lisseweghe. are also reported.
"Dry" Forces Claim
Victory! in Illinois;
Eleven Town. Tote Dry, While All
Previously for Prohibition Hemala
Bo Wets Jtet-in la Towns.
Chicago. April 21. (U. P.) With
Jl towns voting "dry," the anti-saloon
forces claimed a victory 'in the local
option elections held In 26 towns and
villages of Illinois yesterday. In ad
dition to turning the II from wet to
dry territory, the anti-saloon faction
retained all territory having previous
ly abolished the liquor traffic. The
wets retained 12 towns.
At Litchfield the votes of the women I
were responsible for driving out the eastern Pacific near American water-,
saloons. At Ottawa, however, tha the Japanese embassy here today an
womens vote helped give the wets a I nounced that the warships were sent
ubstant1-1 majority
Drjs Gain in South Dakota,
Aberdeen. S. D.. April 21. (TJ. P.t I
Fifteen towns in Sputa Dakota voted i
r " in nputn JJaKOta VOlea
Irom w.t to dry in the elections held
yesterday, according to reports re-
ceived today.. One dry town over- I
turned th orohlhlttnn a
voted wet. At Aberdeen th. vnt.
declared a Ue and a recount ordered.
Seattle Awakens -
To, Alaska's Call
. u. I , . .-.
Construction of Government SaUroad
o-ives Herciuu its xrew scope for the
rntore. . '
The construction of the government
railway Into Alaska from Seward has
reawakened the old Alaaka.ii snIHt In
Seattle, according to John M. Allen,
United States attorney for Washington,
who. is in Portland; today on business
connected with his office.
"Seattle." said Mri Allen, looks upon
Alaska as its own! territory, and the
construction of the government rail
roads has awakened, interest In matters
Alaskan to a marked degree. The
first Vails for'the proposed line were
shipped from Seattle several days ago.
"With the completion of the line and
opening of tho territory merchants
look for a revival of the old time
trade.'' Allen expects to return to
Seattle tonight. He spent the major
portion of the day in conference with
United States Attorney Reames.
ATiator Kills Child.
Amsterdam, April 21. (U. P.) In
sn aerial attack upon the towns of
Kandey .and Loerach a child and one
other person were killed and four in
jured, according to. advices received
today. A French aviator dropped
bombs upon the towns.
ITALY'S ARffl
i
Concentrated at "Strategic
Points Ready for Command
to Strike Austria at Mo
ment's Notice.
EXPERTS DECLARE WAR -CANNOT
BE AVERTED
Negotiations at Standstill and
' Italians, Expecting War,,
Wildly Excited.
Rome. April 21. (U. P.) Open rup
ture between Italy and Austria is re
garded as Imminent by Senator Carafa
today. The senator declared that.ne
gotlutlona between the two govern
ments wero now at a standstill an. I
that ho expected a break at any timu.
Prince von Iluelow, the German am
bassador here, is declared to have made
all preparations to leave Italy.
A meeting of 'the cabinet lias been
called for tomorrow. Jt is expected
mat definite action may be taken then.
Meanwhile, all steamers am held t
SSaiS?,nK ESS. t,10M glven
Today is the two thousand -Ik -him.
ren and sixty-sixth anniversary of tha
founding of Rome. The ' celebration
mcimcu ujr numerous meetings or
Oatrintlf nriranl.,,,1.
I if. i . nuuD, v i tii Lain, ox
,Tn J"1" l" wttr preaomi-
Army nd Wavy Steady.
The army and navy are remlv in
?5!V"I ' t moment'g notice. Concen
I VfaIea. ttt trategio point from Which
9..lrBt hJiuil movements against
or The V r st blow Th. L"'1PO'Md
ntra?el near th, Arlat o L read'u
neB to proteeatrt Italia cout??oln
.'raids bv tha A..trln ri-. a, :
I u . .
- . . rfViWIia
gathered, fully equipped for field !
are
Victor Emmanuel and his cabinet will
give me word Tor the Italian war
machine to set .tjaelf ,10. motion. Prince
von Buelow, the German ambassador,
la straining every effort in an eleventh
hour attempt to prevent Italy's mailed
fist from falling.
Every Trick of Diplomacy Employed.
The ambassador continues to assure
the government that, in the end. Aus-
tria wlllfjroake satisfactory conces-
gions in njtnent for Italian neutrality,
Kvorv irirkLr fm.inma . i,.t..
flo"d 10 rlnal decision which
-id of the -Hien. Thi. it i. ..'....n.
uenevru, mur ug eiyeciea io oe IOi-
j Jowe1 by the entrance of Greece and
the stirrlrtg of all the Balkan- . .,.
tion.
Rome, April 21. (I. N. S.) Minister
of War Zupelll was summoned to the
palace last night and conferred for sev
eral hours with King Victor Kmmanui.U
After leaving the palace, he. hurried
back to the war office and remained
there most of tiie night.
The correspondent of the. Interna
tional News iService today sent a note
to Premier Salandra requesting a state
ment as to whether Italy would de
part from her attitude of neutrality.
The note ' Was returned stamped,
"No answer."
Japanese Warships
Are Recalled .nbme
tCaahinRton. April 21. (U. P. -Con-
flrmine rrArf m that .tanun Vi a si .t
mii n it r vmwi. frnn, h,'
across the ocean, for the sole . purpose
of hunting German craft. As all Ger
man vessels have been swept from the.
seas, it was stated, the recall followed..
The embassy added that the warshlpa
iw-i. hib "hi
- Turtle Bay would , also return to
'apon a soon as the stranded cruiser
Asama Is floated.
Bnlgar Haiders Annihilated.
Nish, April 21.-0. P.) Bulgarian
irregulars have again invaded Serbian
territory, but none who crossed
frontier ever returned. It was stated '
seml-offlcially today that 200 irregu
lars had made attacks upon Kerbiun
positions within the past two days. All
were .killed. - r -,
Summer Hats ..
and a Runabout
The name of the elasslflcatlan '
In which it appears today precedes
each of these Journal Want Ads:
Basin ess Opportunities 00 '
"FOR BALE OR KENT Moving
picture theatre in Astoria, Or.,
490 seating capacity; might ex
change parjly."
rnmlsasd Houses -3
THREE room furnished house, ,
small fruit, garden. $10."
Wanted To Bent 7
"ONE or 2 furnished rooms,wlth
private bath, in private family
or apartment house, with care of
rooms; describe rooms and. state
price."
Tor Bale Miscellaneous It
"FOR SALE Summer hats, little
used, but not soiled; latest
styles, great bargain."
Automoblles-Aoeessorles 44
"FOR SALK Kord runabout; good
condition; ' late style. Will sell
right for cash."