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M o r o ,- S h e r m a n C o u n ty » O recron.
E s ta b lis h e d 1 Ö 8 7 .
LOADING A SOLDIER.
TH E
A R C H IT E C T
OF GENERALtNTEREST
Events
Occurring
Week.
Julia Edmonds after leaving the Mgtt
school w as eighteen years of age and
obliged to make her own llrlng: Bee*
lng an advertisement In a newspaper
for a governess, ahe replied to tt and
was Invited to a conference. ▲ tody.
Mias Ashford, who said she w ee the
aunt of the children to he taught
eared tor, received the
ereneee, end JdBa
The lady wee a woman past forty,
the sister o f the father of the chil
dren. Their mother was dead, and
, their father at the time was abroad,
hls little glrb being left In charge of
their annt The home was near a adh-
urban town and a very attractive one.
Spring came on, and one of the chil
dren needed a change of air. Mias
Aahford decided to take them both
southward to meet the coming sum
mer. leaving Julia where she was until
their return.
One warm morning the governess
went out Into the grounds with a book
and seated herself on a rustic bench
supported on either side by a tree.
While reading she heard a step on the
walk leading from the gate and,- look
ing up, saw a gentleman apparently
about thirty-five years old approaching
He paused before her In hla wulk and
said:
“You look very contented and very
restful."
“I am both." was the reply.
“Will 1 Hud Miss Ashford at the
house?"
"Miss Ashford Is away. 8hd*took the
children to the country for a change
of air.”
“ITm." The gentleman looked about
him, then turned again to Julia.
"It's unfortunate that Miss Ashford
Is absent I've been sent py the own
er of this property to make plans for
additions to the house. I fear I shall
have to intrude myself upon you for
awhile.”
Julia made no reply to thia. She had
no authority either to prevent or per
mit his doing what he mentioned. He
went on to the house and entered It
without ringing the bell. When Julia
went there herself the housekeeper
told her that the gentleman was an
architect and would remain while be
laid hie plana. He made himself at
home, but as to making plans Julia
coaid not see that he devoted much
time to the work. True, he did some
diagram drawing tn pencil, but on this
be did not spend an bonr a day.
The rest of the time he divided be
tween the library and Julia. When
he tired of books, there being no one
besides her to chat with, he seemed
disposed to utilise her for company.
He Interested her In what he said, and
she was of an age to appreciate the
Ideas of an older man. The house
keeper and the servants were deferen
tial to him, gave him everything he de
sired without question and obeyed all
bis orders.
Every day Jnlla found the architect
—every one In the house spoke of him
> as the architect—more and more en
gaging. A day which be spent In the
city she was surprised to find a very
long one to her. When he returned
and they sat down together for dinner
she could not conceal her pleasure.
A week passed, at the end of which
building materials were brought Into
the place and dumped beside the
house. The next day workmen came,
and the architect spent some time with
the contractor over diagrams. Jolla
asked the former with n heating heart
if he were going to superintend the
construction of the additions. He
said he was and they would require at
least a month. The housekeeper In
formed her that Miss Ashford and the
children would remain ;:way until the
work was finished.
An attractive man of thirty-five shut
up In the same house with a girl of
eighteen lr. net likely to have much
trouble In •vtnfclng her. Before the
additioi.s wt “r linh.hed the architect
had made havoc with poor little Julia’s
heart. She did not think of marriage.
All ahe desired was to live on Just as
she was in the companionship of this
delightful man.
But the architect was thinking very
much of marriage. He was a widower
-rn he told Julia—and very lonely
without a companion. He asked her
how she would like to spend her life
where she» was. to which she replied
that sh P ^ m ltl like It very much, es-
pec’illy If h/iVere to continue making
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Final Obetaele to Coos Road Removed
Bugehe.—All obetacles In the way
of eomptotlng the Willamette-Pacific
railway to Coos Bay ware removed
when the last stretch of right-of-way
along the entire line was obtained this
hr the engineers la aherge of eon-
strnotlon that suceessful negotiations
between the railway company and the
Owners of the Johnson-Anderson rock
quarry had been completed, whereby
the railway company acquiree the land
through this property for the road.'
Failure to obtain this piece of right-
of-way has delayed the beginning of
work on the big bridge below Maple
ton for the reason that It was Impos
Dr. Walter F. Rittman, the young sible to get the steel for the structures
government expert who discovered a to their respective sites, because they
way to increase production of gaso are In the Eugene yards at this end of
the line, and the quarry is between
line.
this city and the first of the big
bridges.
BRIEF WAR NEWS
Heavy weather la declared by the al
lies to have been responsible for the
small advance df the week In the at
tack on the Dardanelles, but It is prob
able more efficient gunnery by the de
fenders Is also a factor.
A British attack made, according to
London reports, by 100,000 men on the
German outer lines guarding Lille,
succeeded during the week in winning
two and one-half miles of trenches and
shoving the Germans back three-quar
ters of a mile. Thia gain is the most
important made by the allies in north
ern France during the winter.
Parliament granted the British gov
ernment power during the week to
take over the plants capable of turn
ing out war supplies.
The British Admiralty issued a re
port showing that of 88 British ves
sels sunk or captured by hostile ac
tion, from the oommenceiqeqt of the
war untif March 10. 22 were victims of
auhmarines.
In a long efifiMel eooemunleation.
the French war office announces a
series Of miner snceeeees In Belgium
and on various parts of the war front
la France. Thia communication, how
ever, admits the blowing up by the
Germans of four of the French ad
vance trenches near Pont-a-Mousaon.
At this point the Germans gained a
foctko'.d, but two of the trenches and
part of'another were recaptured by
the French.
In the eastern war sone the concen
tration of troops and preliminary op
erations for an engagement on an ex
tensive scale In Poland are proceed
ing, hut the fighting of late has been
of the advance guard order. In the
Carpathians neither the Russians nor
the Austrians seemingly have been
able to gain any decisive advantages
In the region of Prsasnyss, Russian
Poland, the great battle has not yet
been fought, and what fighting there
has been each of the contenders main
tains Is turning In hls favor. The
Russians are claiming hard-earned
progress all along the line; the Ger
mans just as stoutly assert that the
Russian attacks have been repulsed.
Farmers and Merchants to Co-Operate
Salem —With the view of promoting
co-operation between the merchants
and the fanners, Luther J. Chapin,
county agriculturist. Is organizing
what are known as agricultural and
commercial association^ in the towns
of the county. Preliminary steps for
the organization of such an associa
tion at Woodburn have been taken,
and as soon as It is formed one is to
be organized at Mount Angel. Mer
chants In the towns are taking a keen
interest In the movement, says Agri
culturist Chapin, aa they realize that
the welfare of the towns depends up
on the development of the surrounding
country.
EXAMINE POWER PROJECTS
Streams of Oregon Attractive to Capi
talists Since Removal of Tax.
Salem.—Announcement was made
by State Engineer Lewis that three
foreign capitalists engaged In water
power development will, visit the state
during, the summer to make an exam
ination of the water power possibili
ties offered by Oregon streams, and
he and his corps of assistants are
rushing work on surveys and maps of
a number of projects In order that he
may be able to present full data to
the visitors. He has already assem
bled considerable data as to a number
of feasible power projects on the Co
lumbia, Rogue and Snake rivers, and
he is urging the federal geological
survey to complete Its survey of the
latter stream. State Engineer Lewis
desires to have it completed to Lewis
ton, and he believes it will disclose
projects sufficiently tempting to bring
oapltal Into the state to develop them.
Mr. Lewis said:
"The repeal by the recent legislature
of a law providing that a ta i of from
25 cents to 92 should be paid <gs each
horsepower of waterpower developed
removed a great barrier to waterpow
er development in the state and I am
confident that the neit few years will
see much progress in watefpower de
velopment.”
Germans Destroyed 125 Merchantmen. Dollarhide Toll Road
Amsterdam, Holland.—The Mlttag
Zeitung, of Berlin, has published a list
of merchantmen said to have been de
stroyed by the German navy since the
beginning of the war. According to
it, German vessels have sunk 111
steamships, with a total tonnage of
400,000; four auxiliary cruisers, with
a total tonnage of 32,500; one sailing
vessel, one schooner, eight mine
sweepers and one troop transport.
Armies
The weight A
Throughout has to carry
the State During the Past
By EUNICE BLAKE
Weights the
Is
Purchased.
tgs In European
• to Carry,
er to active service
t x-omee a burden.
• retreat er a fight
and frequently
u uway.
much of It to I
there belonging to
Nearly ell
ve to carry about
Buropeen a
field a kit which
with them In
Irvin thirty-eight to
ranges In
slxty-one
t the different tol
The equip
ls very
dlers carry a
a rifle
similar. It _
on for
and bayonet,
keeping them
tool and. of coni
ere the
Ol OIDTOTVWVIBOBB.
g itte M 1 ef clothing, with
changes, and a first aid outfit
AU the soldiers with one exception
carry a knife, fork sod spoon, water
bottle and rue»* tin, The Russians,
who are the exception, carry a wooden
spoon only.
h they keep In their
boots There to also a supply of food
carried sod generally one or two re
serve or emergency ratlous. Together
with so overcoat md the knapsack and
similar accoutrements. the load to be
carried Is a considerable one.
*
The Russian* curry most the weight
working out at sixty-one pounds, while
the British. French nod Germans come
next in order, carrying weights of for-
ty-seveu. forty-four and thirty-eight
pounds respectively.—Pearson’s Week
ly .
.
MRS. ROCKEFELLER
Endeavor Will be to Stop All
Compelled, is Text of Notes
Commerce to and from
Sent to Carranza.
German Ports.
GERMANY EXPECTED
TO REPUDIATE ACT
<1
BRITISH BLOCKADE
OF GERMANY BENIN
Respect for Foreigners to be
LINCOLN BEAGHEY
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WILSON TO ENFORCE
DEMANDS IN MEXICO
Washington.—President Wilson has
determined that all-the rival tactions
In Mexico shall be compelled if neces
sary, not only to respect the lives and
property of foreigners, but to Insure
freedom of commercial communica
tion between the United State, and Us
southern neighbor.
This policy, enunciated In the last
two notes sent to General Carranza
ooncerning the situation at Mexico
City, was further developed by the dis
patch of a communication Informing
the Mexican chief that unless the gun
boat Zaragoza was recalled from Its
attempted blockade of tbe port of Pro
greso, the president of the United
8U<w “would be constrained to issue
Jnstnkttons” to the commander of the
armored cruiser Des Moines "to pre
vent any Interference" with American
ships going to or from that port
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife ef
The purpose of this note apparently
the Standard Oil magnate, who died
was achieved before It reached Vera
Cruz, for the navy department receiv suddenly last week.
ed word that the Zaragoza had put
back to Vera Crus “on account of the WASHINGTON SPENDS LESS
THE LADY AND THE COBRA. stress of the weather.” The opinion
of officials is that there will be no Cut In Expenditures Should Mean
With a Violin Rscital the Effects of
Half Mill Less In Taxes.
further attempt to blockade,
Which Wcr< Magical.
Olympia,
Wash.—Comparative ap
Ao Englishwoman residing In India
Will Vitalize New Discovery.
propriation figures show that the leg
one evening found to her horror that a
huge cobra had colled itself about her
Washington.—It Is announced offl islature Just adjourned reduced the
veranda rails, near which sbe sat play dally that two large companies have coat of government in Washington for
ing tbe vloiin. She was too near the arranged to take advantage of the dis the ensuing biennium by a little in ex
snake to run with safety. so the con coveries recently announced by Secre cess of 91,750,000.
tinued placing while ahe gradually tary Lane that revolutionize the manu
While this la partially due to reduc
edged awa.-. At first her only Idea
facture of gasoline and make the Unit tion in "paper” appropriations, a re
wjy» to keep the creature thus engaged
duction of approximately 91.000,000 la
while she • scaped, hut when she had ed 8tates independent of Germany In
gained a safer distance and perhaps the manufacture of tuluol and benyol, made In the general fund appropria
tion, meaning a tax reduction of ap
fascinated by the unwonted sight a used in making explosives and dyes.
proximately one-half a mill annually.
strange inspiration seized her. Sbe
The total appropriation for all pur
played air t (ter »lr of different charac
VESTSEL SINKS IN 5 MINUTES poses,
Including 94.000,000 accident
ter.
The effect waa magical. That snake British Auxiliary Cruiser Bayano Tor fund produced by assessments against
behaved like an ardent, hot blooded
tndustry under workmen’s compensa
pedoed by German Submarine.
disciple of Paganini. Every variation
tion law, and 91.500,000 capital land
Ayr, Scotland.—Graphic description grant bonds, la 922,265,322 for the bi
in tbe music, whether of volume or of
tone, produced Instantly a correspond of the sinking of the Britsh auxiliary ennium. aa against 924,047.000 two
ing change la tbe attitude of the cobra. cruiser Bayano by a German subma years ago. The general fund appro
If she ptoyed • lively dance U swayed rine was given by survivors of the dis
Its bedy sideways to quick time sod aster. Of the 220 men on board, 194 priation la 97,019,789.
yet In graceful curves. Once sbe struck perished, as the cruiser sank so rapid
Swedish Vessel Sunk by Germans.
a number of false notes In rapid suc
ly that the men had scarcely a chance
London.—Dispatches from Hull say
cession on purpose. The cobra winced
and writhed In pain, aa If suddenly for their Uvea. She waa a converted that 14 survivors of the crew of the
merchantman.
struck with a whip.
Swedish steamer Hanna landed there,
Lieutenant Commander Gay, one of the Hanna having been torpedoed by
Thus tbe creature behaved like a mad
musician till tbs lady, getting tired of the survivors, said: "The Bayano went a submarine off Scarborough. A pass
the sport, gradually moved herself far to the bottom five minutes after the tng ateamer had picked them up. Six
ther and farther and then made a sad German torpedo struck her. Of the
den bolt Into her room and hanged the 220 persons aboard, I am certain that of the crew were killed.
door. leaving tbe cobra to wander dis only 26 wer4 picked up by the steam
consolate to Its lair In tbe fields.—Lon ers Balmorino and Tara, which came Demand on Zapata Repeated to Villa.
Washington.—Demands by the Unit
don Chronicle.
to our rescue. All the others were ed States government upon Oeneral
killed by the explosion or were swirled Salazar, the Zapata commander in
The Booial Code.-
down in the vortex.”
Mexico City, for the punishment of
Men are kept orderly, clean and de
soldiers who murdered John B. Mc
cent through tbe strength of an obse
quiousness to social opinion which the Vermont W ill Vote Upon Prohibition. Manus, an American citizen, and the
Montpelier, V t—Governor Gates payment of adequate compensation to
prophets of Individualism are In such
baste to deplore. Tbe social code, no signed the prohibition referendum bill. McManus' family were repeated to
doubt, always Involves much Inade Aa a result the voters will decide at General Villa.
quacy, much stupidity, some hypocri the municipal election In March, 1916,
sy and some wickedness: but, taken by whether to substitute state-wide pro
and large, tbe average of Its prescrip hibition for local option.
tions bns probably been higher In ev
ery age than the average of undirected
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and unfettered Individual Impulse
Many of the things embodied tn that
wide ranging, multifarious thing call
ed the sense of the community are un
San Francisco. — The spectacular
doubtedly right, since they were once
career of Lincoln Beachey, one of the
the distinctions of heroic minorities or
moat daring of American aviators,
the discoveries of fearless individuals.
Washington. — Germany probably waa ended Sunday when he fell to hla
—O. W. Firkins in Atlantic Monthly.
will repudiate the action of the cap death at the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tain of the Print Eitel Friedrich in tion In plain sight of thousands of
- "A Peer Poet.”
sinking the American ship William P.
One afternoon Browning went to call Frye, loaded with wheat consigned spectators.
The aocident was attributed to the
on Lady Kinloch and missed his way. from 8eattle to Queenstown, and make
fact that Beachey entrusted hls life
A lady was standing on her doorstep,
sud he asked her to direct him to tbe reparation for the loss of the vessel for the first time to a new monoplane.
bouse. Sbe could not tell him. but of and cargo, in the opinion of German
The machine was at an altitude of
fered to look It up for him In the di officials here.
about 3000 feet when Beachey shut off
Captain Thlerichens, of the Print hla power. For several hundred feet
rectory and took him Into the house,
produced a directory, and together Eitel, stated that his only guide while the maphtne dropped head on for the
they found out what , he wanted to at sea and for months out of communi
know, and then she came out to the cation with his government was the earth and when the aviator grasped
doorstep again so tflnt she could point declaration of London. Thia would hla control levera to adjust the planes
for the graceful descent which charac
out to him the direction be had to take.
He thanked her. went down the steps, permit the destruction of a neutral terized hia previous flights the wings
hesitated and then turned and came prize if carrying a cargo more than crumpled like a collapsed umbrella
back to her. ssytog: “Perhaps you may half of which could be proved to be and the aeroplane, turning over and
like to know to whom you have been contraband, provided it waa Impossi over in Its fall, plunged Into San Fran
so kind. I am a poor poet and my ble to take the vessel to a home port cisco bay.
name Is Robert Browning.’’—Westmin without endangering the captor war
Divers from the Oregon, aearchlng
ster Gazette.
ship.
the shallow Inshore waters of the bay,
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Since the outbreak of the war the found the crushed form of the airman
A Bright Scholar.
German government has defined Its entangled in the twisted rods and torn
O ne'of tbe earlier French princes views on shipments of conditional con-
canvas of the machine.
being too Indolent or too stupid to ac-
\
quire Till aipim w h rtiw owtnary proe- -t,Bband and hM ar^ d tbat
eea. a squad of «irvnnts were placed stuffs must be proved without any
THE MARKETS
In attendance upon him, each with a doubt to be bound actually to a bel-
huge letter painted upon bis breast Aa llgerent force of an enemy before they
Portland.
he knew not their names he waa obllg can be seized.
Wheat—Club, 91.27; blueetem 9140;
ed to call them by their letter when
red Russian. 91-30: forty-fold, 91-39;
he wanted tbeir srrvlqea. which in due
Thaw Is Acquitted.
red
fife, 91-92-
time gave him the requisite degree of
New York.—Harry Kendall Thaw
Hay—Eastern Oregon timothy, 316;
literature for tbe exercise of the royal was acquitted of the charge of con
grain hay, 111; alfalfa. 912; valley tim
functlona.
¡ ii
spiracy to escape from Matteawan asy
othy. 311-M.
*
lum for the insane, but that did not
Butter—Creamery, 80c.
Wrong Signal.
"I'm not at borne to that gentleman. mean freedom. Aa soon aa the verdict
Eggs—Candled. 21c; ranch. 19c.
was announced Thaw waa given Into
Jane," declared the belle.
Hops—1914 crop 15c; 1913 crop, 14c.
"Too haven't »eue hla card yfit," the custody of 8heriff Orifenhagen, of
Wool—Eastern Oregon, 25c. •
protested mother. "Ton don’t know New York county.
who It la."
ueq j
. Beattie.
"True, but It Isn't tbe machine 1 am Hood River Board Votes to flaeada.
Wheat—Blueetem, 91.41; club fil.Sfi;
waiting for I can tell by the bonk."—
Hood River, Or.—The hoard of di rod Russian. 31.91; torty-told, 31-4«;
Louisville Courier-Journal.
rectors of the Hood River Apple Grow fife, 91-24.
ers' association recommended that the
Barley—326.50 per ton.
w
Proof Positive. -
Hood River association withdraw from
Hay—Timothy. 311 pw ton; alfalfa,
"How do you Unojr that Chancer
914 per ton.
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dictated hls old English to a atenog- the North Pacific Fruit Distributors.
Final action, however, rests with
rspher?"
Butter—Creamery, 10c.
the members of the local association.
"Look at tbe way It’s spelled.
Eggs—21c,
Medford.—The county court has
purchased the* Dollarhide toll road
over the Slsklyous for 21000. For the
first time in half a century road trav
elers between California and Oregon
will not be compelled to pay toll of 91.
to pass over the crest of the moun
tains. The road was built in 1852 by
the Dollarhide family and held as a
territorial grant for many years.
The new Pacific highway over the
Siskiydus with a 6 instead of a 30 per
Both 8ldes Win In East
cent grade takes the place of the toll
London.—Victories by the Germans road and will be open for travel in a
in North Poland, by the Austrians In few weeks.
west Galicia and by the Russians over
¿he Austrians in east Galicia are fea
Governor Asks For Battleship Oregon
tured in the official communications
Salem.—Governor Withycombo has
received from the capitals of the three
made
official application to the navy
cations involved In the eastern war
department to have the old battleship
C3LC.
Oregon replace the cruiser Boston In
hifrbof Ttfa trailing trtrtp for
G. *' Russian Statesman Dead.
this Ingmnous reply and. taking her
the Oregon militia. In his letter to
Louu.
'.
—
Count
Sergius
Julovich
In If i il u s . told her that If she chose
ahe might remain ther«« si ways and he Witte, lu. r.9r prime minister of Rus the navy department, Governor Withy-
would remain also.
sia and by :nany regarded as her lead combe pointed out that the assign
£he did i of press him for an explana ing statesmen, died from pneumonia ment of the Oregon would aid materi
tion. which lie did not seem ready to in Petrograd, lie was ¡55 years old. ally In increasing the scope and effi
give. She was happy and contented
ciency of the naval militia and would
I ml trusted him implicitly. A few
have a great deal to do in popularis
Indiana Repeaters Get 91 Votes.
days later Miss Ashford returned with
ing and perpetuating the organization.
Indtknapolis.—One dollar for every
the children and the latter jumped Into
The fitness of the assignment, from a
the architect’s arms, covering him with time a "repeater" voted at the Terre sentimental standpoint was also urged.
Haute election last fall appeared to
J „kisses and calling him papa.
The next day he asked them If they be the regular scale of pay, according
Roeeburg Festival to Be In May.
could bear to part with their govern to witnesses testifying here. The evi
ess. to which they replied that they dence was given In the trial of Mayor
Roseburg-Roseburg will hold Its an
could not, whereupon he told them
Roberts, of Terre Haute, and 27 others nual strawberry carnival sometime In
that she was to remain wlttxthem al-
for conspiracy to corrupt a federal May, according to a decision reached
way v
’
by the Strawberry Festival manage
election.
.
David Ashford had dreaded to come
ment here. The committee plans to
to hls home from which his wife had
hold
the best carnival In the history
Prohibition
for
Alaska
Proposed.
gone forever. When he saw an attrac
Juneau, Alaska.—4 bill providing of this city. Present Indications are
tive girl there the idea occurred to
him to keep her there. 8o he told the for prohibition throughout the entire that Douglas county will have plenty
housekeeper and the others to preserve territory of Alaska was Introduced In of strawberries by May 10, which la
, bis incognito, and "the architect" be the lower house of the territorial leg- about two weeks earlier than the pros
gan to win the governess.
pective dates tor the festival.
tolature.
Philadelphia Ledger. - >
F i v e C e n t«
F r id a y , îÆ arch 1&, 1 0 1 5 .
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London.—Great Britain made known
to the world in a formali proclamation
how she proposes to sever all the ar
teries of aea commerce to and from
Germany during the period of the war.
The term "blockade" to not
no prohibited area to defined
thelesa, the text of the order makes
plain England’s purpose—to prevent
commodities of any kind from reach
ing or leaving Germany during the
war.
The British order states that neutral
ships and lives of non-combatants will
be spared. Disposition of captured
cargoes will be left to prize court. If
not requisitioned by government, pay
ment for seized cargoes not to be made
until peace, unless goods had become
neutral before Issuance of order.
In the last clause of the proclama
tion is the proposal most interesting
to neutrals. This la a flat agreement
to lift the "blockade" ip case any na
tion will certify that the ships flying
its flag shall not carry goods to Ger
many, or originating therein or be
longing to the subjects of tbe German
empire.
It la notable that the order declares
no intention to capture ships proceed
ing to and from Germany's allies. Aus
tria and Turkey, the reason being, no
doubt that the measure 1s avowedly
a reprisai against the German sub
marine warfare.
Vigorous Protest Expected.
Washington.—Great Britain's order
in council explaining her embargo on
all commerce between Germany and
neutral countries was received with
such evident disappointment by high
officials of the United States govern
ment that a strong protest against Its
terms was considered in official quar
ters as certain to be made soon.
GERMAN
STATEMENT
..........
MADE
Minister Will Continue War Until
Proper Guarantees are Obtained.
London.—▲ Reuter dispatch from
Berlin by way of Amsterdam quotas
the German minister of the interior
and vice-chancellor, Clemens Del Bru-
eck. aa declaring In a speech In the
upper chamber Germany’s Intention
to continue the war until she obtained
the guarantees she desired.
"If we were satisfied merely with
repelling the enemy," said the vice-
chancellor, "we should soon have
peace. But we cannot rest satisfied
with that alone; we shall not sheath
the sword until we obtain guarantees
that our enemies will not attack ns
again. Discussion of these guarantees
at the present moment would not fur
ther German Interests.”
Eight Ships are Damaged.
Berlin, via London.—A wireless dis
patch received from Constantinople
says:
"It is seml-offlclally announced and
most emphatically the British war
ships Agamemnon, Lord Nelson, Corn
wallis, Dublin and the French ships
Bouvet, Suffren and Saphir all have
been damaged in the Dardanelles fight
ing. The British battleship Queen
Elizabeth has been struck by three
heavy shells."
CRUISER DRESDEN
SUNK GT BRITISH
•Vrr
London.—The German cruiser Dres
den, the only one of Vice Admiral von
Spee's squadron which escaped after
the battle with the British fleet off
the Falkland islands In December, has
been sunk, according to announce
ment by the British admiralty.
The Dresden was sunk Sunday off
Juan Fernandes island.
The admiralty announced that the
Dresden was trapped by the British
cruisers Kent, Glasgow and Orama.
The British ships immediately opened
fire and after resisting for five min
utes, during which she was badly dam
aged, the German wairshlp hauled,
down her colors and ran up the white
flag. When aha surrendered the Dres
den was in flames. Her magasine had
exploded and her upper works were
burning fiercely.
The crew waa taken off in boats.
Italy Stops Malle to Auetrla.
Rome.—The Italian mlatoter of
poets and telegraphs leaned ordara
suspending the exchange of telegraph
ic money orders with Austiin-Hnn-
gary. Orders also were Issued sop-
pressing the traveling postofftoe on
trains bound for the Austrian fi
British Gain Said to he Four Mllee.
Paris.—The advance of the British
troops In the vicinity of Neovn On*
pelle la estimated at about four nd
to a dtopateh reaching I n k