WORLD'S DOINGS
Of CURRLNT WEEK
GERMAN RAIDER MAKES HOME
PORE WITH BOOTY AND PRISONERS
DRASTIC MILITARY
Bill INTRODUCED
PRESIDENT CARS EOR SHOWDOWN
ON GERMAN SUBMARINE ISSUE
3130 UVES I®
ON FRENCH 0
Washintgon, D. C .-President Wil- j
Berlin—The German cruiser Moewe
son decided Wednesday that he cannot
proceed with the German submarine
arrived Monday in a German port
negotiations while dissention in con- j
(said to be Wilhelmshaven), according
gress weakens his position before the
to an official announcement made here.
world, so he called for a showdown on
She had on board 199 prisoners and
the pending proposals to warn Amen- j
1,000,000 marks in gold bars. The
cans off merchant ships of the Euro- j
pean belligerents armed for defense.
statement follows:
Making clear that he considers the |
“ The naval general staff says that
President, and not congress, is charged ,
H. M. S. Moewe, Commander Captain
with the conduct of the foreign rela- j
Burgrave Count von Dohna-Scholdien,
tions of the United States, he wrote a
after a successful cruise lasting sev
letter to Representative Pou, acting!
chairman of the house rules commit - 1
eral months, arrived at some home port
|tee, asking him to provide parliamen-: Ordinary Capacity of Vessel
with four British officers, 29 British
marines and sailors, 166 men of crews Army and National Guard Virtually tary means for bringing the agitation I
out into the open on the floor of the
Live News Items of All Nations and of enemy steamers, among them 103
Exceeded on Account of I
Doubled in Strength— New In house, for full discussion and vote.
Indians, as prisoners, and 1,000,000
Pacific Northwest Condensed
The President’s letter to Mr. Pou,
Voyage— Mostly Soldiers.
marks in gold bars.
ducements for Recruits.
the signal that the administration was
“
The
vessel
captured
the
following
for Our Busy Readers.
ready to give Germany a demonstra
enemy vessels, the greater part of
tion
of unity, follows;
which were sunk, and a small part of
Paris — It was announced
“ My Dear Mr. Pou ¡—Inasmuch as I
which were sent as prizes to neutral
Washington, D. C.—The first of the
French
ministry of marine
national preparedness measures to learn that Mr. Henry, the chairman of
Aberdeen, Wash., is about to begin ports.
that
there
were nearly 4000 r
“ The British steamers Corbridge, reach either house of congress for con
work on a $400,000 water system.
board
the
French
auxiliary
3647 tons; Author, 3496 tons; Trader, sideration was introduced in the senate
W IL L IA M T H A W
The government of India has im 3608 tons; Ariadne, 3035 tons;
P r°- Saturday by Senator Chamberlain, ;
Provence
when
she
was sunk
posed an export duty on grain bags.
monby, 3627 tons; Farringford, 3146 chairman of the military committee,
Mediterranean on February 26.
General Argumedo, a Mexican rebel tons; Clan Mactavish, 5816 tons; Ap- which perfected it after weeks of
It was said that on board tin
leader, has been executed by Carranza. pam, 7781 tons; Westburn, 3300 tons; hearings and conferences. It proposes j
vence were the staff of the Third -
4629
;
Horace,
3335
tons;
Flamenco,
an
even
more
sweeping
change
in
mili
The United States National bank (
1
nial Infantry regiment, the Third;
tary
policy than that outlined by Pres- I
will build a $250,000 bank building in j tons; Saxon Prince, 3471 tons.
talion, the Second company <(
British
sailing
vessel
Edinburgh,
ident
Wilson
in
his
annual
message,
Portland.
First battalion, the Second]
and w-as described by Mr. Chamberlain
¡1473 tons.
Gun company, and one extra
Portland’s new city directory, which
“ French steamer Maroni, 3109 tons. as the most comprehensive piece of
As the ministry of marine, i
will be issued next week, will report a
“ Belgian
steamer Luxembourg, military legislation ever offered in
ruary 29, announced that the
population for the city of approxi 4322 tons.
congress.
of survivors of the Provence (
mately 281,000.
* “ At several points on enemy coast
All of the elementary administration
was estimated at 870, it is in
The secretary of the California state the Moewe also laid mines, to which, army plans prepared by ex-Secretary
that upwards of 3130 lives
board of health declares spring fever among others, the battleship King Ed- Garrison are retained, although in al- j
This great number of cn
j tered form, and additional proposals
is not a disease, but a perfectly nor ward VII fell victim.
makes the disaster the greatest o
Count von Dohna-Scholdien, com-! for organization of industrial reserves
mal and natural feeling.
sea in modern times. Up to the
mander of the Moewe, has received in peace times go even further than
Secretary Daniels predicts full vin-, the iron cross of the first class, and the administration had suggested.
ent time the largest number of
dication of the Navy department in the members of the crew have receiv
ever lost in one wreck was whet
The house committee’s bill was
buying armor plants, etc., when the ed the iron cross of the second class. introduced Monday. There is no vital
White Star liner Titanic struck u
true facts become known.
Count von Dohna has been ordered to difference between the two measures
berg off the Newfoundland
April 14, 1912, and sank with
Six homeless boys less than 6 years report to headquarters for a personal and members of both committees be
loss of 1595. The rescued nun
of age and of varying nationalities are interview with the emperor.
lieve that when the final bill, which
743.
to be adopted by Mrs. Bessie Fuller,
will be agreed on in joint conference
The vessel, however, when
of South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada,
committee, has passed both houses,
as a sociological experiment.
trans-Atlantic service, could
the President will be able to afix his
1960 persons, including the ere«,
signature to a measure that will do
The discovery of a small comet by
more
than
he
has
asked
toward
build
it
has been presumed that as she
Neujmin was announced in a cable
transporting troops between
ing up an adequate National defense.
gram to the Harvard observatory from
Washington, D. C. — If the Cham
Aside from its plan virtually to
far apart, she was carrying a ic
Professor Backlund, of the Imperial berlain bill is made the the basis of
double
the
Army
and
National
guard,
of men larger than her normal
observatory at Pulkowa, Russia.
congressional legislation, looking to the senate bill has four striking fea
city.
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A Bucharest dispatch receiveed in the disposal of the unsold portion of tures. One of these authorizes Feder
London by Reuter’s Telegram company the Oregon & California land grant, al volunteer forces in peace times, the
by way of Amsterdam says that the one important provision, that prescrib- object sought by Secretary Garrison
William Thaw, an American aviator
Queen Mother, Elizabeth, of Rou- j ing the manner of disposing of the with his continental army plan.
An
mania, (Carmen Sylva), died Friday net revenues from the sale of timE>er other mobilizes all whose callings fit in the service of France, whc lias beon
lands, will be radically amended, if not them for special duty.
morning.
The third promoted for -ood work.
altogether
eliminated.
Federalizes
the
National
guard
and,
A Stockholm dispatch to the London
As the bill now stands, the receipts the fourth contemplates training offi-! the committee on rules, is absent in
Morning Post says that, according to a
message from Karlskrona, Sweden, a from the sale of timber lands, after cers from among graduates of military ! Texas, I take the liberty of calling
your attention, as ranking member of
whole mine Held of several hundred | paying the railroad company what schools and colleges.
Washington, D. C.—By a vote
For the regular Army the bill pro the committee, to a matter of grave to 14 the senate Friday carried
mines is drifting from the North, hav further amounts may be found due,
will
go
into
a
special
fund,
of
which
vides a peace strength within five concern to the country, which can, I
ing presumably been set adrift by the
40 per cent will go to the state of Ore years of 178,000 men of all arms, or believe, be handled, under the rules of President Wilson’s wish and
ice and wind.
Senator Gore’s resolution to
gon for school purposes, 40 per cent
the United States congress, only by Americans off armed bellig
Fred G. Buskuhl, of Friend, Oregon, will go to the land grant counties, and approximately 165,000 fighting troops. i that committee.
percentage of men in each com
ships.
has just received the bronze medal the remaining 20 per cent to the Fed The
pany, battery or troop at peace
“ The report that there are divided
In a turbulent scene, such as ii
awarded to him by the Carnegie hero eral government.
strength would be increased in the in counsels in congress in regard to the |
fund commission for attempting to
While the public land committees of terests of efficiency, and the full war foreign policy of the government is \ dom witnessed in the senate,
save the life of Joseph I. Tarke at the senate and house have not yet
proceeded, with senators shouting
The being made industrious use of in for-1 jections, futilely demanding
Friend, August 3, 1912. The commis formulated their reports, it has be strength would be 225,000 men.
sion also awarded $1000 to Mr. Bus come quite evident that there will be Amy would consist of 65 infantry, 25 eign capitals. I believe th at report to tion to explain their positions
cavalry and 21 field artillery regiments be false, but so long as it is anywhere
kuhl.
strong opposition to turning over 80 in addition to the staff and other spe credited it cannot fail to do the great- making hot retorts to each other,
Five million bushels of May wheat l>er cent of the net receipts to Oregon cial corps and coast artillery.
! est harm and expose the country to of which were out of order.
At one time so many senators
have been bought by milling interests and the counties, and this provision |
i the most serious risks.
I therefore
shouting
for the vice president’s?
in the last week as prices tumbled, will be less favorably received by the
feel justified in asking th at your com
nition
that
the sergeant-at-arms
senate
and
house
than
by
the
commit
according to estimates of Minnea|M>lis
mittee will permit me to urge an early
chamber of commerce traders. This, tees which have the subject in hand.
vote upon the resolutions with regard called to restore quiet.
After having maneuvered for
they say. would represent sales of one And especially will this provision be
to travel on armed merchantmen,
million barrels of flour.
Most of this assailed when it is generally known
which have recently been so much days to get the resolution in such
product is said to he for Eastern that the government estimates the j New York—Colonel E. M. House, talked about, in order that there may liamentary position th at it was
timber to be worth upwards of $50,- who sailed for Europe December 28 be afforded an immediate opportunity posed of without debate, the
bakers.
000 , 000 .
on a confidential mission for President for full public discussion and action j then proceeded to a general dis.
Two men with a large "ro ll” of
Regardless of the reasons back of Wilson, arrived here Sunday on the upon them, and that all doubts and of the subject, which continued
counterfeit Federal Reserve bank bills it, the idea is strong among Eastern
ternoon, to the dismay of admin
are operating in Portland, and a third and Southern men in congress that the steamship Rotterdam from Falmouth. conjectures may be swept away and tion supporters. There were free
Colonel House declined to comment our foreign relations once more
member of the gang is supposed to be lands of the West belong to the entire
pressions of opinion that the
working in conjunction with the others country, and there is a decided oppo on his mission or what he had seen or cleared of damaging misunderstand action, because the vote actually
done
while
abroad,
reiterating
the
ings.
disguised as a plainclothes officer. The sition to any legislation which con
“ The matter is of so grave impor taken on a motion to table the
duty of the thin! man appears to E h ? to cedes that the Western states have a statement he had made prior to leav
ing
here
in
December,
that
his
mis
tance
and lies so clearly within the resolution, with a correction by
disarm the suspicion of the victims by greater interest in lands within their
sion was to convey to some of the field of executive initiative th at I ven author and a substittue by SenIM
vouching for his accomplices.
borders than do states 3000 miles American ambassadors information
ture to hope that your committee will Cumber, was in effect a “ Scotch
Crowded galleries that gathered to away.
having to do with international ques not think that I am taking unwarrant diet,” and had not actually ac
hear the international situation dis-
tions that could not be supplied them ed liberty in making this suggestion as ed the purpose of the President
cuased saw the house take its annual
by cable or letter.
Such statements aroused the
to the business of the house, and I
vote, this time 150 to 46, not to reduce
Asked if he had noticed any marked very earnestly commend it to their im dent’s friends, who feared they
members' mileage from 20 to 5 centa a
change in the attitude of Europe to mediate consideration. Cordially and produce an effect exactly oppoa»
mile. The defeat of the motion was
that intended. It was intend
ward the United States since his prev sincerely yours,
preceded by a lively debate, in which
give notice to the world that the
ious
trip.
Colonel
House
said:
“ WOODROW W’lLSON.”
Washington, D. C. — The United
the 20-cent mileage was denounced as
ate stands behind the President i>
“ Reports of an unfavorable attitude
State«
ia
preparing
to
make
formal
graft and defended as a just allowance.
demands on Germany for the
demands upon Austria-Hungary as a toward the United States by the peo
Americans traveling the seas.
Secretary Daniels ia opposed to lo result of the attack by an Austrian ple of Europe are exaggerated. At
In the house, however, the
cating a naval base at the mouth of submarine upon the American tank least, I heard no criticism in any of
affairs committee, by a vote of $
the Columbia river.
steamer Petrol it e. A note on the sub the countries I visited. I will say al
so that we should remember that the
2, took a longer step toward
The momentous battle between the ject will be dispatched within the next people of the belligerent nations are
fully the President’s wishes. It -
few
days.
New
York—An
estimate
that
ap
French and Germans before Verdun
It is said authoritatively that the living with their nerves on edge and proximately 30,000 corporations will to report the McLemore warning <
continues with practically no gain for
United States would stand by its orig we should make allowances according pay income taxes this year in the Sec lution, with the recomemndation
either side.
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inal contentions and ask an apology ly.”
ond internal revenue district of this it be tabled. In the report the
The Russian steamship Petshenga for the attack, punishment of the sub
city, was made by Collector Lowe. mittee asserts that the constitution
has been sunk. Fifteen of those on marine commander and reparation for
Collector Lowe’s district takes in posed the conduct of diplomatic
latard were saved. She was of 1647 damage done to the vessel and injuries
the lower part of Manhattan, in which tiations on the President, and
gross tons. Seven of the Petshenga's inflicted on a member of the crew.
are situated the main officers of many this practice the committee do*8
crew were lost.
In reply to the first American com
of the country’s greatest corporations, feel it proper for the house of
P aria- Fighting of great violence bankers and financiers. The total col senattivea to in terfere.”
Great Britain will permit shipment munication Austria informed the State
to the United States of a cargo of dye department that its version of the continues at Douaumont, in the Ver lections this year in this district from
$ 5 0 0 0 Worth o f L i q u o r T a W -
affair was that the submarine com dun region, the war office announced all forms of Federal taxes, Mr. Lowe
stuffs valued at $5,000,000.
mander thought the Petrolite an Sunday. The Germans made a heavy predicted, will exceed $35,000,000.
Seattle—Deputy sheriffs raided
Only three co-eds out of 23 at the enemy ship, disguised with the Amer
last year amounted to $’6 - home of P. E. Sullivan, who
University of Oregon have good feet. ican flag; that he fired on the vessel attack against the French front along Collections
’ a large cafe at Fourth avenue and i
the line from the Haudremont wood to 000 , 000 .
None have a perfect toe-line.
because he believed it was about to Douaumont fort.
street before the prohibition la* -
This assault, the
General Felix Dial, who has been ram his ship, and that the commander statement says, was repulsed.
Chicago- The Federal income tax into effect January 1, and seized
in the United States for several of the Petrolite voluntarily furnished
It is announced semi-officially that wdl be paid by 4000 more Chicagoans cases of intoxicating liquors ot her ■
months, and under surveillance of the provisions when asked to do so.
the battle at Verdun continued Sunday this year than last, according to the beer, and said to be worth $5000.^
department of Justice, has succeeded
The Slate department since has se throughout the day with the same in-1 prediction of Collector Smietanka. liquor, it was said, had been
in leaving for Cuba, where, it ia re cured information from the captain tenaity and without causing any
th7 » * nd citizens of Chicago to Mr. Sullivan’s home from the
ported, he will form plana for another and crew of the Petrolite directly con
paid the tax last year. They contrih- when the prohibition law ***".',
change
in
the
respective
positions
of
revolution in Mexico.
tradictory to the Austrian version.
the opposing armies.
g ^ d3j*;-407-591
corporations $2,- effect. Under the law it is ¡11*$* 1
possess over two quarts of liq®*’
Brief Resume of General News
from All Around the Earth.
Senate Measure Stronger Than
Administration Had Asked.
UNIVERSAL HAPPENINGS IN A NUTSHB1
GARRISON PLAN PRACTICALLY RETAINED
Mediterranean
Lead in Fatalities at
4000 ON BOARD; ONLY 87)
S tM
East Wants Slice of Oregon
& California Land Grant Profits
SENATE
PRESIDENT’S ST/
Colonel House Is Bock from
European War Zone
U. S. Will Mdke Demands
On Austria in PetroEite Case
Total Tax from Incomes
Show Marked Increase
Germans Renew Attack on
Verdun With No Gains