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- a dailv feature Fnrnmi 83 . V I ( vT V ; JL T J Vy3lQ& VJ-C l VlJL 17 U IIV t ' 'v SfJMtSm63--"61, Saturday; t.LrVrl m$ ( CVK VS" north westerly VOL. XIV. NO. 69. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 28, 1915 EIGHTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS OK TRAIN AMD KtW HANDS riVE CEKTJ GRADO IS TAKE WOUNDS FORCE TO GIVE UP COMMAND -FIRST PICTURES OF SCENES IN QUEENSTOWN FOLLOWING THE LUSITANIA DISASTER TflRPEDOTO MEXICAN NOTE BEING PLANNED BYPRESIOENT Wilson to Notify Leaders of Rival Factions That Pa tience of the United States Is Drawing to an End. BY ITALIANS li T FASHIDCJ OU IN FULL FORCE German Submarines Attack Two More British Vessels, Sinking the Cadeby, Dam aging Big Liner Argyllshire LOSSES TO SHIPPING. AND ADMIRALTY HEAVY Attacks on British Battleships In Dardanelles Proving Successful. London. May 28. (IX. P.) Staggering losses 'have been heaped upon the Brit lsh navy and English shipping within the past 2 hours, with the destruction of the warship Majestic, blowing up Of the steamer Princess Irene, and the torpedoing of merchant vessels , by German submarines. The steamer Cadeby was torpedoed and' sunk by a submarine off Corn- : wall. It was learned today, four" pas sengers and the crew of 18 men were rescued. Somewhere off the Irish coast the big steel steamer Argyllshire is light ing for her life, wounded by a torpedo. While the admiralty was "wrestling with the problems growing out of .'the destruction af the Princess Irene With a loss of between 300 and" 400 lives, the officials were besieged with re quests for confirmation of attack on the Argyllshire. At Liverpool and other Irish points wireless signals of distress and requests for aid from tiie Argylshire were picked up and ves sels hastened out to assist the ship. The admiraltV could give ' no In formation regarding the attack as the Argyllshire message merely stated that she 'had been torpedoed. No details were given. It, was still Insisted that the explo sion which destroyed the Princess Irene at Sheerness yesterday was ac cidental. Spy rumors continued to be circulated but all were scouted by of ficials. No additional reports have yet been received from the Darda nelles regarding possible lossea on the Majestic. With the sinking of the Montreal steamer Morwenna announced yes ; terday, and the attacks reported to day thffe was no 'doubt among, offi cials that the German submarine war fare had been resumed in full force. , j Report Argyllshire Safe. Liverpool,. May 28. (I. N. S.) Th " big British liner Argyllshire. 10,392 ton, was torpedoed today by a t Ger man submarine i-n the Irish sea. The liner was damaged, but, according to ..reports to the maritime exchange, Lon don, has made port safely, it is not stated where. She la 606 feet long, $1 feet beam and Is a steel twin screw steamer. The Argyllshire had Just been taken into the naval service by the admiralty. Cadeby' Crew Saved. London, May 28. (I. X. S. The British" steamship Cadeby haj .een tor pedoed '. off Wolf light by a German submarine, according to advices -received here today. The Cadeby was registered at 1130 tons and was en rout for Portugal to Cardiff. The Cadeby was attacked off the : Sciily Islands. The -crew of 1& men, 4 passengers and a stowaway tcok to the boats Just before the vessel went down. , They were picked up by fish ing craft and landed at Newlyn. Danish Steamer Hits Mine. Stockholm, May 28. (I. N. S.) The Danish steamship rEly struck a Ger man mine In the Baltic sea Wednesday and sank off Soedrdam, according to advices received here today. The crew was rescued, and landed at Norretelje. Holland Sends Protest. The Hague, May 2S.i (U. P.IV-Hol-Vcnd today forWarded a vigorous pro test to Germany as a result of. the 'aerial attack made upon the "Dutch trawler Agravenhage on May 12. Portland Firm Lands Contract Cooperation of Chamber of Commerce and jSenator Chamberlain Briars Order for 1350 Tons of Oats. Through cooperation between the trade , and commerce bureau of the Chamber of Commerce and Senator Chamberlain, the quartermaster's de partment of the United States army has" awarded a contract for 125') ton "ofloats to the Northern Grain & Ware house Co., for delivery at the North " Bank dock, Portland. The oats are destined either for Ha waii or the Philippines, and may be shipped direct if suitable 'bottoms can be' found. The awarding of the con tract to a Portland firm Is considered a distinct victory, as contracts hereto, fore have ' required delivery at-Puget sound ports, the difference in freight and other charges usually eatli g up ; the margin of the lower tlds made by Portland firms. 7 . - Senator Chamberlain was advised by telegram today of the awarding1 of the contract, following ; considerable tele-r graphic correspondence. With the es tablishment of the precedent of allow ing .deliveries at Portland, the Cham ber of Commerce eels that this city is In the wav of nenirinc nth tracts, - MNE WEEKS TO LIVE " Florence,, Ariz.. May 28. (U.- P.--Tha state board ' of pardons today 'granted the five condemned murder ers; scheduled to hang- today, a re prieve not to exceed nine weeks dura tion. - t . t (f-.--?."';v L t jo "A ; " m 1 I 7' 1 - I'hoto by International News Service. General von Sanders. OF TURKISH FORCES HAS BEEN General Von Sanders, in Su--preme Command 'of Dar danelles Defenses, Is Hurt. Salonika. May 28. (U. P.) Gen eral von Sanders, German commander of the Turkish troops engaged in the Dardanelles operations, has been wounded during the fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula, according to dis patches received here today. General von Sanders was In su preme command of the defense of the Dardanelles, and has now been suc ceeded by Admiral von Usedom, also a German officer, the dispatches as serted. . " i CURRENCY OFFICIALS National Convention at Oak land Records Confidence in McAdoft and Williams, Oakland. Cal.. May 28. (U. P.) Resolutions approving the action of Comptroller of the Currency John Skelton . Williams, and indirectly that of. Secretary of the Treasury William A. McAdoo in the Riggs, National bank case, and expressing confidence In the motives that Inspired them in placing the banks of the country under gov ernment supervision, were passed to day by the National Association of Supervisors of State Banks in conven tion here. The vote on , the resolutions was close, and followed a heated discus sion in executive, session lasting near ly two hours, from which all but ac credited convention delegates were rigidly excluded. The resolutions al lude , to "an attempt made by cer tain institutions to discredit the prin ciples and motives inspiring govern ment supervision in 'banking, aa evi denced from the conduct of the. comp troller of the currency," and provided that the association "pledge to the said comptroller of the currency unquali fied belief in his intelligence, ,. integ rity and singleness of purpose. In his desire to establish upon a basis of permanency in good government the theory and prabtlee of - right super vision and visitation over banks." New officers of the association were chosen as follows: Albert E. Kuolt of Wisconsin, presi dent; William R. Williams of Oakland. Cal., - first vice ; president; Charles A. Glazier of Utah, second vice president; F. C. Williams of Vermont, third vice president: John M. Davis of Arkansas, secretary treasurer; A, H. Turn tin of Minnesota, chairman of the executive committee. ! Tjoulsville, Ky., was selected for the 1916 convention. j Physical Director Reported Dropped Multnomah Clab Directors Said to Eavi Given J. In Thompson Offi cial Kotiea.' . ' - '"' ' 3. Lee Thompson, for the past two years , physical director of the Mult nomah Amateur Athletic club, . nj longer occupies that-position, accord ing to well founded gossip. The di rectors of the club are said to have Informed Thompson that his services are no longer needed by the club. Lack of executive ability, it is said, is as signed as the reason for the action of the board la cancelling Thompson's services. ; ' i . Friends of Thompson have been quietly circulating petitions among members of the dub, looking toward the re-employment of Thompson next season . as physical director. These petitions will be presented to the board in an effort to secure a change of at titude on the part o the governing body of the club. Activity in support of Thompson is said to be especially strong on the part of members of the ladles annex, t 4 . GERMAN COMMANDER fOUNDED GIVEN NDOREMNT OF BANK SUPERVISORS CHANGE OF POLICY TO BE SUGGESTED BY HIM Existing Conditions Threaten International Complica tions for U. S. " Washington, May. 28. (IT. P.) President Wilson will issue a strong statement dealing with Mexico next week, warning the opposing factions that the present situation is intoler able " and must be remedied, " It was learned today. The president is known to . have spent most of the day studying the Mexican situation. It is understood that, In his statement it will be im pressed upon the belligerents that the foreign governments look to the Unit ed States to protect their interests in Mexico, and that existing conditions threaten complications. - ' The Mexican leaders will also be 're minded that the. administration hats done everything 'possible in the In terests of Improving conditions in the southern republic, and It will be pointed out that,, Instead of appreciat ing this good ; will, the factions ""bavo made matter more, difficult for the United States. ' The president's communication will contain no threats of intervention but It Is understood the way will be paved for a change of policy which might conceivably mean ultimate interven tion unless conditions improve-. Pipe Lines Would Bar Tank Steamers 'Washington, May 28. The Inter state Commerce commission today is sued an order authorising the Southern Pacific railway and the Associated Oil compwiy to continue operating tank steamers from California to Alaska and Hawaii, but ruled that they must abandon such r California-Washington and Oregon shipping, if they have pipe lines connecting these states. Portland officials of the Associated Oil company today said they have no interstate pipe line between Washing ton. Oregon, or California and hence do not expect- operation ,of the'lr tank steamers into Portland will be Inter fered with. Suez Canal Placed In Turksy War Zone Constantinople, May 28. tN. S.) Turkey today notified neutral- rovern ments that It felt compelled, to extend the zone of' hostilities to the Suez canal. , Austrians Admit Invasion. Vienna, May 28. (I. N. S.) Offi cial admission that the , Italians have crossed the frontier was forthcoming from the Austrian war office today. It was stated that the enemy was in vading costal territory, but would be driven out. Italians today were conducting a terrific artillery bombardment against Austrian positions in the Tyrol and southeast of ; Trent. Ko general en gagement ibetweeh the two forces, however, has occurred yet. Ambassador von Macchio arrived here last night from Rome. . OUR PRESENT WATER ti y 1 ;.. '""'',.',(" u'" , -' -' r--",i. .." ., ' ,. y,, .....i:.-,.".."lT. r.w n, i .i i i-"i NN.H-" " i ti '"" i"'""-:- "rt i'r nf. im :" :i '- i.n '.I " ' ,n' , ,, 1 1 1 ' WW ,.111 ! ' ' mmmmmmmm iih 1 ' v.--,., ' - f 1"'W1U 'l,IIIMnyu'.U JIM, 1 WWiM:V.M.llU,tIU.-rM -t"f - "' ' t-JiViSAQI- Sa v'C 's.' '&fiir v ; ' , ' ' ZS Top Portion of great grave at the' Qneenstown ' graveyard, ' where 66 coffins of Lusitania victims were Interred with fall military hon ors. Ir. J. Ayala, "'Cuban consul general at Liverpool, glad of the comfort oftlils eurioua rig-out after his rescue from the sea. . Ikittoni -'Seehes' tfr tlie grave of the Lusitania victims In 'Qneenstoww 'graveyard.'- - photorryrtghtrT,y internTtioaif NewJ 'siriieSL""" U. S. Cruiser, Goes Aground at Alexandria North Carolina Is on Reef in Outer Harbor of Egyptian Port; Not Damaged; Will Be Floated. London, May 28. (I. N. S.) The American cruiser North Carolina is aground off Alexandria, Egypt, accord ing to a dispatch received here today from Cairo. . " V The following report was received today at the n&vy department from Captain J. W. Oman of the .North Car olina: - "The North Carolina is aground in side the outer harbor . of Alexandria. We will be unable to move the. ship today (Thursday). The cruiser is un damaged." " Italian Refugees, in Wreck. Amsterdam. May 28. (I. N. S.) Thirty persons were more or less seri ously Injured when a train loaded with ''tt.w..rf.w.'.a.iii.a.'iwi.'.mjnisi"i" ' " 1 Italian refugees from Innsbruck col lided with .a freight train. Two car riages were wrecked and It is consid ered almost a miracle that numbers were not' killed. ' , ; Cyclone Visits Scene of Death Wrecks Htani In Cleora, Oils., In Which Stats Zloods Drown Six Per sons; - Tictims in Kansas, . Missouri. Kansas City, Mo.. May 28. (U. P.) With four lives having bjeen claimed already in Kansas and Missouri and six in Oklahoma as the result of floods, residents of towns between Kansas City and Lexington, Mo., were warned today that the Missouri river would reach the flood stage today, i Railway traffic through the region is paralyzed. The Arkansas river is rising rapidly at Muskogee, and no relief Is In sight In any of the dis tricts visited by high water. To add to the destruction, a cyclone early today wrecked a number of houses at Cleora, Okla. So far as Is known, however, there were no fa talities. SYSTEM DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR GOOD TIME TONIGHT AT JACKSON MEETING Hereafter Club" Will vNot Col lect Dues; ''Regular Gath erings Being Held. Portland Democrats are anticipating a good time tonight at the meeting of the Jackson club, which will be held In room A, Central library. The prin cipal1 speakers will be . Judge Sam White and Oglesby Young. Hereafter the Jackson club is to be an organization without dues. At a recent meeting It was decided to wipe out all dues and defray the expenses of the organization by voluntary - con tributions. The club la holding regu lar meetings. Measures Will Be Discussed. A public meeting will M held in the assembly hall of the Glenhaven school, Kast Kighty-first and Tillamook streets, this evening, under the au spices of the Glenhaven Improvement club. Will H. Daly, commissioner of public utilities, will discuss water meters and other city measures to be voted on June 7. Commissioner C. A. Blgelow, candidate for reelection, City Treasurer-William Adams and George L. Baker, candidates for commission ers, will be speakers for the evening. : Brewster to Speak. Commissioner William L. Brewster will address &' meeting to be held at the residence of Mrs. Mary K: Hurley, 184 East Sixteenth street, Saturday, tomorrow at 2 p. m. The women of the neighborhood are invited to attend. Meetings of this character are being held in various parts of the city ami much interest seems to fe takjen in them. BRYAN NAMES MEMBERS Washington, May 28. (U. P.) Sec retary Bryan today announced that tl American - members - of the interna tional commissions in regard, to peace treaties will be: Chancellor Samuel Avery of the University of Nebraska, Sweden; Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, Norway; and former Governor Cox of Ohio, Portugal. Twin Sons Born Today to Wife of State Secretary Salem. Or., May 28. -Twin eons weighing six pounds each, were born here today to Secre- ' tary of State and Mrs. Ben W. : Olcott, This makes three sons ' in the family. Mrs. Olcott Is a . sister of Mrs. Oswald West, of Portland.- wife of the former governor. - - 3 I' i ' .i i i i i ir 1 i ii SENATOR LANE URGES METERS AS ONE STEP TOWARDS ECONOMY Installation and Maintenance Cpst Not to Be Borne by Consumers, . Poller of Water Department. Water meters will be ln- stalled by the water depart- ment after the people vote for meters June 7. Neither cost nor maintenance of a meter will be assessed to, ths water user. The cost is taken from the general revenues of 'the wa- t ter department. This statement . is " made to correct a. wrong impression in the "minds of some of Portland's voters. When United States .Senator Lane was mayor ox foruana, ne lea m cam paign for water meters, "If we had succeeded In installing a general meter system then,"; Portland would have been saved a tugs turn of money since spent to carry mors water to districts already served," said Sen ator Lane. . M , ; "The second pipe line fram Bull -Run would still have been unnecessary If we haa tnsuiied metrs. ,. "There seemed to be an Idea on the part of those who had leaky olu-nblnir whicji they didn't want td fix, that sf we laid pipes eough tne wt.sU didn't matter. Mry. U Jt t . ' m ''' . ' ' - xuvy uiuu i realize mat ir we hitched o-r whole water system to ths (Concluded on Pace EleTm. Column Tirol Kansas 1915 Wheat Crop Is Enormous Board of AgTieoltnre Sstlmatss It Will Bsacn 136,000,000 bnsnels; Farmsrs Expect fl for Every Bushel. Topeka, Kan., May 28. U. P.) One hundred and thlrty-slx million bushels of wheat is the estimate of Secretary Mohler; of the state board of agricult ure for the 1915 Kansas crop. Only the 1914 monster ; yield " of 180,000,000 bushels surpasses the present outlook. Farmers expect to get 11 for their wheat at the start. That means $136. 000.000 additional wealth for the state with fine alfalfa and corn prospects to Lbe cashed later in the year. There is no business depression in-Kansas. - Turk,s Take English Positions. Constantinople, via Berlin, May 28 (O. P.) In night attacks delivered against the British, the Turks cap tured two English positions near Kurna and Mesopotamia, it .was offi cially announced today.. Counter at tacks attempted by the British were repulsed. City but 22 Miles. From Tri este Occupied by Italians Without Opposition; Aus trian Garrison Surrenders. AVIATORS DROP SHELLS ON TRIESTE RAILROAD Line of Communication May Possibly Be Interrupted; Fighting in Alps. Bome. May- 28. (U. P.) The Italian forces have occupied Qrado, 2JI miles southwest from Trieste on the Adri atic, It was officially announced to day. The advancing troopn were grett- ed enthusiastically b the people of Grado. , ..'-. The mi -ar of Grado led .-procession of Italian residents' of the town who marched out to meet the advanc ing trops of King Victor Kinmanuel, cheering them heartily as they ran up the trl-color. The small Austrian garrison surrendered. By forced inarches eastward from Cervlgnano, an Italian force Is now reported to( have reached u point near ItoTichl, three miles i.&rtheast of Moti falcon, and 24 - miles from Trieste. The Italians who advanced from C'or mons have engaged In constant duf li es with Austrian outposts guarding Gorlts. Trieste Zs Objective." General c'adurna today reported to the war office that the fortes which raptured Cormons and Cervlgnano are now pressing upon Gorltz and Trieste. It Is before Trieste and Uorlt that the Austrians are waiting to give bat tle. Heavy artillery fighting Is devclorlng In Trentin't The exchanges between the gun"of the Austrian and Italian forces marks the beginning of the engagement between laig LiodleS of the opposing armies in the Tyrolean Alps. The Italians are pressing for ward In the Adlge valley and the Lake dl Gardau region. Along the Carnlc Alps fierce fight Ing has occurred lu vernl defiles .be tween small bodies of troops. The numbeivof prisoners taken ')' the ltalr ianftfsrtt-VUMCvhourly as U Aim-., trians are overtaken In their efforts to retire to their eutrencJ.ment be fore giving battle. - Aviators Are Ao'Jve. Italian aviators have shown the greatest .-activity everywhere. . They have executed daring recounolsunres In the treacherous air" currents of the Alps and several dropped tombs : tiear Trieste. . Italian aviators flew over Mon'alcon and dropped bombs upon the lallway between Nabreslna and Trieste, It whs announced today. . Ueneral Cadortia r por ted that serious damage was done by the aviators and declared t'K- air men had possibly succeeded In inter rupting the Austrian communications. NOTIFIED BERLIN TO HASTEN ITS Report Says Ambassador An nounced tyebraskan Explo sion Makes It Necessary, Berlin, via wireless to London, May. 28. U. P.) A message from Am bassador! von IJernsSrff urging an early reply to Pxfildnt Wil son's note . regarding thu- sinking of the I.usltanla and the general subma rine wp.rf are was '..received at the for eign office today. "The tension in America has bvn increased by the explosion which damaged the Kebraskan," the ambas sador stated. i .... . The Kebraskan-incident is-still un explained here. (iermans Iiose KMl.OOO Men. Ixndon, May 28. (I. N. B.) The Times' Petrograd correxpondent says that he learns that the German casual ties In the west Gallcia drive total 100, 000. 1200 yChgstnut Vacuum Cleaner The following ads, and many more, can be found under their respective headings in, today's 'Want Ad" columns: Xidst and round 31 "LOST Big brown eyed Hhepherd. dog named Hex. License 364." Tor Sale Miscellaneous 19 " 'VVACCUM 'cleaner for sale. Cost $125.. good as new; $65 takes It if sold this week." Swap Colnmn 23 . "FOR SALri Cvphers incubator, 400 egg; I Ideal. 240 eggs; l brooder. 200 chicks, and laying hens, or will trade for horse and wagon or fresh cow." Horses. Vehicles, Etc. 18 "1200 lAi, cheatnux Korr-l 'horse, fre and very stylinh. a. beauty, works winKl or. clnjbl: good saddler. l-'or sale or will trails on good family cow." PonTtry aad Plgsons 37 "CHICKS. S. C. Wlilte Loghornw. 10c. Krom my famous laying strain." , VON BERNSTORFF HAS ANSWER 1