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SENATE VOICES iTHREATS SERVE HOW GERMANY SAYS U. S SHIPS IVIUST BEflVIARKlD SWEDEN NOT TO ANCHOR LINER I
ITS APPROVAL OF i STEEL NATION aft SEVER RELATIONS: CALIFORNIA IS 1
WILSOfOTURSE DECLARES KING , - , WITHGERMANY U-BUATVICTIMg
Severance of Diplomatic- Relations
With Germany Formally Approved
Kerhy and Vardaman, Demo
l crats; Gronna, Works and La Fol
lette, Republicans, Oppose.
WASHINT.TO.V, Fob. 7 Presi
dent Wilson's severance of diplomatic
relations Willi Germany was formal
ly approved today by tho senate.
Hy a voto of 78 to 5 the senate ex
pressed confidence In the president's
course, adopting a resolution sub
mitted by Chairman Stone of tho for
eign, relations committee endorsing
tho withdrawal of American Ambas
sador Gerard from llerlln and giving
tho German ambassador, Hernstorff,
his passports.
Senators who voted against the
resolutions were: ,'
Democrats Kerby of Arkansas
and Vardman of Mississippi.
Ilepubllcans Gronna, North Da
kota; Works, California and LnFol
letto, Wisconsin.
All Pledge SupiMirt.
Two democratic senators, Vurd
ntan and Kirby, announced at the
outset that they would not vote for
the endorsement, as did one republi
can, Works of California.
Other senators, who objected to
tho president's action announced that
they would vote for the endorsement
of the president for the sake of na
tional unity. All, however, pledged
their support if tho country went to
war.
Senator Ixidge, republican, prob
ably the president's most frequent
and bitter critic In international af-
lairs, pledged his whole support to
tho president's action unreservedly,
and called upon his colleagues to fol
low him.
"Under these circumstances party
lines vanished and any criticism of
tho past or any criticism of the pres
ent. Is silenced for me," continued
.Mr. l-odce. "When my country is
in controversy with a foreign nation
I can see for myself but one duty,
and that is to stand by and support
tho recognized constitutional author
ity of the government.
Veakimss Means 'War,
"t seoms to me out of place to ; just demands for reparation and res
attempt to place blame or praise ; tltutlon in respect of the past and
upon other nations. This Is not the j guarantees of the future, which wo
tinto or place for expression of sym- regard as essential to the progress
pathles. There is only one question of civilization.
before us our relations with one of j "in response to an invitation by
the great powers. The president has tho president of the I'nited States of
taken very grave action. I feel It j America, we have outlined, so far as
my duty to support him to the ut-1 can be done at present, the general
most of my power. '
"If we exhibit dlssentlons we ex
hibit weakness and that weakness
will be a temptation that will bring
aggressions that will result in war."
Senator Smith of Michigan, repub
lican, said:
"I do not believe that the imperial
government of Germany would in
tentionally affront us unl we must
be very careful not to aggravate any
belligerent stato now struggling for
existence. Our first duty Is to
America and Americans and we must
face tho future with calmness, can
dor, courage and fidelity. God
grant that our country will he spared
yi.o horrors of war without humilia-
(Contlnued on Page Six.)
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SALEM, Feb. 7. The Ways and
Means committee in considering ap
propriations for additional buildings
to accomodate the overflow in some
of our state Institutions, has suggest
ed that instead of adding to the many
buildings now located in Salem, that
when it is necessary to expand, that
branch Institutions should be opened
at various points in our state. Sduth-
iern Oregon has been suggested as a:
feasible point for a branch of the I
State Hospital for the Insane. A sav
ing to the slate would be effected
under this plan and the taxpayers
of the state would also feel that th'ir
section was deriving some 1 neflt
from the appropriations. It Is ouite
possible that additional tftrurtorc?
will be needed in the next two years
and Southern Oregon should
deavor to secure some of these.
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Speech From Throne Reviewinn U 5 FLAG 9 H1 1 RED &' WlilTEl Protest Over Blockade Gerard
Peace Efforts and Offers by Allies th l feil - STRIPES Sends Dispatch From Berne, Which
Great Sacrifices Necessary for r m Ml m$- . a tiV .. I , , v May Indicate He Has Left Gcr-
Prosecuting Struggle Victoriously. tf83 . many-America Not Forcinn War.
LONDON', Keb. 7. King George,
in opening parliament today said
that tho response el the allies ti- the
in, I'.nUoti if (he president of Hie
I lilted S';ii.-s oni-iK-i' their alms as
fur as could ue done a: present. 'I'm
kinv niMed:
'Threats of further outrages upv
public order and the commit!', rights
of humanity serve to stool our deter
mination." The opening of parliament, nlwayr
picturesque, was shorn of until of
itsolor and pomp. The peers wore
none of the customary robes and re
galia. The king was clad in tho uni
form of admiral of the fleet and all
tho lords and members of tho of the
house of commons, which are entitled
to wear either lilmki or navy bine,
followed the example of the king.
There were also other innovations in
keeping with the time of war. The
Imperial escort consisted of officers
of tho overseas fighting force. The
royal gallery in the house of lords
was set apart for wounded soldiers.
For the first time in the history of
parliament the Importance of the
press was recognized by the allot
ment of seats in the press gallery to
correspondents from nlliend and neu
tral countries.
Tho weather wns clear and crisp
and as the royal procession passed
from liuckinghuiu palaco to the
house of parliament, dense crowds
lined the streets.
King George's speech follows:
King Gooi'ge's Skmm-1i.
"For the third lime in succession
I summon you to your deliberations
In the midst of war. Certain over
tures pf which you are aware hove
been made by the enemy witli a view
to opening peace negotiations. Their
tenor, however, indicated no possihlo
basis of peace. My people through
out the empire and my faithful and
heroic allies remnin steadfastly and
unanimously resolved to secure the
objects necessarily Implied by these
aims."
' Threats of further outrages upon
public law and the common rights of
humanity, will hut serve to steel our
determination more.
My Xnvy Is Ilusy.
"During tho winter months my
navy has maintained unchallenged
its ceaseless watch on Hie nas and
enforced with rigor the bloekadc of
the enemy. My armies have conduct
ed successful operations, not only In
Kurop; hut in Kgypt, .Mesopotamia
and. Fust Africa. They are fully pre-i
pared to renew the great struggle
in close and cordial co-operation
with my allies on every field. f
trust their united efforts will carry
the successes already won to a vic
torious conclusion.
"I invited representatives of my
dominions and my Indlnn empire,
which have borne so glorious a shnre
in the struggle, to confer with my
ministers on important questions of
common interest in relation to the
war. These steps so taken will, I
trust, conduce to the establishment
of closer relations between all parts
of the empire.
I'nspai-iiig lcmnnd.
"You will be asked to necessary
provision for effective prosecution of
the war. Accomplishment of the
(Continued on 1'iie Two.)
WASHINGTON". Feb. 7. An enif-r-
enev appropraition ot .f.ioo.iuiil tor
rcliet. pt
itcetioti jitiil t rni!-po I a! ion
!' American citizens in F., trope wa-
.i-l.rd of
l.uiiint:.
ol..fcs today by Seeleliirv
" jmIih i i 1 1 1 1 ill 1 IS II
This picture shows how American passenger ships must, lie marked, uccm-iling to tii-i-inaliy, tn make
(IMinclioii easy and allow uudM in bed passage. Tim ships must bo marked wit It virlinil snipes nlternulely
iel and white, each must shun n large cheiliered flag led ami white and Hie American national Hug must lie
shown at the stern.
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125-900 PER CENT
WASHINGTON'. 1-VI. 7. Inn-eases
ninjicfl t'l'r.ni llio lu 000 percent for
wur risk insurance issued by the fed
eral war rik insurance bureau were
announced loday by Secretary Me
Adno. They are effective from all
American ports to all destination.
The greatest advances are In the
rates from Atlantic and Pacific ports
of the Tnitfd States to South Amer
ica and from Pacific ports' of the
I'uilcd States to China am) Japan.
The former are increased from one
leuth of one per cent to one per cent.
The latter from onc-t went id h of one
jter cent to one-half of one per cent.
Kroni American polls to the xve.-l
eo.at of Great liritaiu an increase of
one-half of one .per cent to two per
cuit is announced: to London, an in
crease one-half of one per cent to
two per cent. Other increases are as
follows :
To the east cn;tst f Great Uritain,
from seven-eighths of one per cent
to two ier cent.
To Kotterdnin, from five-eiuhllis of
one per cent to two per ccnl.
To vnriim ports in Franco, from'
nnc-half of one per cent and three
fpiarter of one per cent, aceordini: to
location, (wo per cent flat.
To western Italy, from three-n,uar-ter
of one per cent lo two n-r cent.
To the northern coast of Africa,
from three-rpiartcrs of one per cent
lo two per cent.
To Scandinavian count lies, from
seveu-eihllw of one per cent to two
per cent.
From Pacific coast ports to the
Hawaiian islands the increase is from
one-weiiticth of one ocr rent lo onc
.(piarter of one percent, and from At
lantic port- to neutral West Indian
islands it n from one-eihih to one
half per cent.
IWItIS, F-'eli. 7. Herman troops,
after a spirited bombardment yester
day forced their way into the French
positions at the salient of the battle
front near Emhermenil in Lorraine,
but were driven back again ns the
result of a French counler attack,
the war department announced to
day. NEW BLOCKADE
Ti ap show- llie in. t ;i -i .1 hlo,-!,M,!c zone union, I (Ileal llrilaill. w hich (icrmauv, in her lolci mite to
the 1 n it , -il Sttii, -s, h;is determined upon us hc ,li-tri,i of her submarine Wuii'uir. l-'totn this it may be noticed
all tiiiii--Albintic hue-to Kuropeaii enunlrie- north of Spain arc endangered by Ihe new campaign. Falmouth
is the lliili-h pint lo ulii.ii America is lo be allow, , I to -end one liner a week.
LONDON, Feb. 7. In seconding
the address in reply to the speech
from the throne in the house of com
mons, Admiral Sir ITcdworth Menx,
unionist, said :
"We have every reason to hope- the
same success which attended the de
struction of Zeppelins is in a fair wav
of behijr realized to counler tho sub
marine t rouble."
In an uddrc-s fn the house of com
mons former Premier As(uilh de
scribed Oermanv's new' naval policy
as one of "undisguised savagery." He
said il was not worth while discussing
the motives which actuated the Ger
man government. Tho novel feature
of it was that it was a direct and de
fiant challenge to the conscience ami
to tiie interests of the entire neutral
world.
"This declaration of war on neu
trality." continued Mr. Asipiilh, "is a
challeiitic which has been taken up
with dijmily and without delay hv the
rcatc-t of neutral states. It is not
for n lo forecast I lie bearinr of this
memorable event upon (he future id'
the war. Still less is it fittin-; for us
to tender advice or snyircstions fo a
k'ovornuient which is well able to take
care of itself. We shall accept with
acclamation, with a strain of familv
pride, die stein and resolute determ
ination of Ihe olhcr j;rrat Knulish-.-.poakim:
power lo frustrate Ihe enor
mity of those who have abundanntlv
earned lor themselves the dtlc of
enemies of the human race.''
F.
j SAI.KM. dr.. Feb. 7. The I .t of
! hiiuie bill N'n. ."iMI, introduced j.iinlly
: by St, ill, Sliel.lun. I'.iinlicl; and Muel
i ler, as a suhtilulo fur Kuhli's anti
' iiii;ctiiig bill, U es I'dIIou-:
j "Kvcrv mm-ih who .li;!ll he .iiiltv
I of any violent, riotous or dixirderlv
! ciimliu-t or whii h:ill use any protane,
abusive or ob-eene language in any
I street, road, highway, house or phiee,
uhercbv Ihe pe;iee or (jiiiet of the
ZONE COVERS ALL OCEAN LINES
ATLANTIC i
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SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 7. Franz
llopp, former (lerman consul general
and four aides, under prison sen
tences for conspiring against Ameri
can neutrality, were ordered to fur
nish increased bnil of $'J.",00(l each
today by Judge William II. Hunt lu
the I'nited States district colli t.
Theodore .1. Roche, llopp's counsel,
said It undoubtedly meant that liopp
would have to go to Jail.
Tho defendants were at liberty on
$10,000 ball, ponding nppcn.1. Judge
Hunt declared the case was without,
precedent. The increased ball was
asked because of tho "strained rela
tions between the I'nited States and
Hennany."
Judge, j I it n t gave Hie defendants
until five o'clock today to raise the
new ball.
.Mrs. Margaret Cornell, one of
llopp's aides, sentenced lo a year,
said she would begin her sentence at
that time, ns she was "almost cra.y
from being shadowed by secret ser
vice men anil could not sleep.'
The other defendants are hi. II.
Von Schack, former vice consul:
Lieutenant WUIuim Von Iliiuelien
and 0, C. Crowley, a detective,
The fnet that Judge Maurice T.
Holding of the I'nited Slates dis
trict court, raised the ball of a score
of defendants lu tho Sacramento Her
man neutrality cases from $1,00(1 to
$10,000 forces Von Schack to put up
$:i."i,ooo. Me is a defendant in those
cases..
"This means that my clients un
doubtedly will have to ro to Jail im
mediately," said Roche. "Tho sur
ety companies have demanded cash
or collaleral Ihal could be turned into
cash instantly."
j nei-jhlml ll'ioii or vieimlv may be ilis-!
j Inched, -iiiill be ill i !4iiillv of llj
I iiiUilciiieunnr, anil on eonv ietion
I thereof sloill lie Mllli-hed hv a line of
1 not more tluin .r''.ill or hv line ami
: iui'l i-ollliieul in the county jail not :
. mote than i months or hv liolh Mich i
I fine and itniri-oimiciit. That .ju!irc-i
I of the n-iiec and cireiiil courts shall.
jhiive ei'licniTciil, ori'-'iliiil .jurisdiction j
uf all iroeeiii ion- tor violations ol
till- mi.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden. Feb. 7.
Sweden will not accept I'-.-sident
Wilson's Invitation to sever diplo
matic relations with Germany. The
Swedish government, however, will
protest against the newly Inaugurat
ed German naval policy.
STOCKHOLM. Keh. 7. Sweden
and other Scandinavian nations have
decided to unite lu a Joint protest
to -(ienuuny over the latter' snhuia
rine blockade.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Ambus
sudor Willard at Madrid reported to
the stale department today that hi
had-sreceived a dispatch from Am
bassador (lerard. seat from Heine,
Switzerland.
(lei'iird in llcrne?
Although no word came from Am
bassador (lerard himself or from
American Minister Stovall nt Heme.
the stato department Interpreted -Mr
Wlllnrd's dispatch as indicating that
Mr. (lerard hud left llerlln and got
ten ns far as the Swiss capital.
The fact that Mr. (lerard was not
expected to leave llerlln before Sun
day, couple, with Hie possibility that
he may have sent a dispatch to
llcrne to he transmitted to .Ambassa
dor Willard, makes It possible, how
ever, that Mr. (lerard has not loft
Hennany but officials expect further
advices during the day.
Froni1 ICuropcun sources outside of
(lennany the government has learned
that the (lerman government actu
ally did consider Mr. Ceriud practi
cally as a hostage until It received
dispatches from Washington detail
ing the plans made for the departure
of Count Hernstorff.
Xo Ships Seized,
In lino Willi Its policy of doing
nothing lo force further strained re
lations with (lennany, it was offic
ially reiterated today that tho ad
ministration Is taking the greatest
care to see that no right of any for
eign government or foreign property
Is violated.
It was ndded that the government
has nowhere seized Herinau niiips or
claimed title of any sort to I hem.
It wos authoritatively declared on
behalf or the administration thai I ho
only action taken has been to put
vessels anil their crews under such
guard and protection as to prevent
auyihiiiK helnj. done which would ob
struct nuvii-atlnii or In any other way
violate the laws to which hey w'onld
in any case he subject. Only the
necessary precautious it was said, are
bcinc taken against violations of the
law of any sort.
GIVEN 10 LINER
LONDON. Feb. 7.- All official
statement, issued today by the Hrlt
Ish government concerning the sink
ing hy a (ieniiiin siiliiitariue of lite
lliitlsh passenger liner I'ort Ade
laide, silt's:
'The Hiiiish steamer I'nrt Ade
laide, carry Iiik pusseimers from Lon
don to Australia, was torpedoed
without warning on Saturday by a
Herman submarine. The passengers
were rescue, by the Hutch steamer
Sainurlnila anil lauded at Vigo. The
master, however, was ittadu prisoner
aboard the submarine.
"Herniiini 's withdrawal of her
Pledge lo tin' I'nited States not to
t-ink passenger hps without due
warning has been emphasized.''
The sinking of the lliHMi uti-am-ship
I'ort Ad.iaiilu was reported by
Lloyd's shipping agency on Tuesday,
when It was nnnrtiinccd that '.u; of
the passeauers ami crew had been
picked ii). al sea. The I'ort dclulde
was of s.l si tons Kress. She was
liillll lu Hi I I and owned hv the Com
monwealth aatl I it, I it in it line.
W. O. Wheeler of Kltgle I'olllt
spent Tuesday ill Hie city on business.
British Passeiuier Steamer of 8662 ft,.
Tons Sunk by Submarine I6C
Survivors Out of 215 Aboard
Carried Munitions Long List ot
Vessels Reported Lost.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-fchikinp
of the Hiiiish iiu.ssriigor liner t'nli
I'orniu, New York lor (llasijow, ofi
the coast of Ireland, was reported tc
the stnti. ili.iarliaenl late loday in n
dispaleh IV Consul Frost tl
Queciislown. The report sniil then
was one life lust and "Jilil hn.spita.
cu-i's," ii ml save no other delaiU ol
the catastrophe.
The Ctilifotuiit eiinicd a crew ol
1SI. She was commanded by Cap
tain John I.. llenili r.-.iiu.
X I'.W YORK, Feb. 7. The Aneln.i
liner Calil'nrniu sailed l'rom Nett
York, January with thirly-out
passengers. None were Amerie.niH,
according lo agents of Ihe line here.
The company received a cable most
sage saying ihut there were .Kill sur
vivors of Ihe California mil of a to
tal of 'Jl.'i souls aboard.
( allied .Munitions. '
The California carried n Inrge jjen
crnl cargo of supplies for the use ol
the ISriiish yovrnimenl, inclinliiur mif
nitions, i was said at Ihe line's of
I'iee,
Itnill ul (ilas-ow in l!ll)7, the Cni
I'oinia is registered as ,i vessel of
StiliJ Ions ri)ss and 170 feet in
Icnelli.
.The California was armed with
one gun, uiuimlcd astern, when she
loll here.
. Tlv vessel was due ill ' fllascow to
day or tomorrow, nmt although no da
tails of the catastrophe were receiv
ed by the line, tile officials believe slu
must have been sunk lo the mirth ol
Ireland.
The officials of Hie line said (hey
did mil believe there were nny Amer
ica ns in i he crew.
Allhiiutli many in the passenger list
are recorded as eomiii1 from Ameri
can cities, il was explained by the
ollieial.s that all the passengers were
nevertheless 1 ti-it or Canadian, who
oil her resided ill them or booked from
litem.
Many Vessels Sunk.
l.tlNiKIN, Feb. 7. The tirilish
slciiiurrs SI. Ninan and Corsicnn
IViiiec were sunk today, says the
' 'Mil i' I New,. The survivors have
been lauded. Seventeen men are re
portcl iiiUmih;.
LONDON'. Feb. 7.- Lloyd's Ship
ping agency announces the followinn
ships reported sunk :
llrili-h steamer Volni. ' 1.0-2
I, mis gross.
Ilrilish -I en liter Ciohh ,inf ol
."t'JlS lolls gro-.s.
it i i i ... .... .
i i i ,,i u,i, oil, k 1 ol 1 I ill Ionia
I Uo I 1-1 1 1 1 -.team lliiwlels. I
Two lishitt.. I, out-.
Two lives were lost from the lirit-i-h
slcunicr Wuij en Ids, ,,f -I.") LI tons,
reported sunk yestcrduy.
The sinking of ihe steamer Ferrue
eio is ills,, announced by Lloyd's.
The Fen ilceio was mi ! t I i;l li steamer
of 'JIUJ lolls gfo.-s.
WAGS HAVE DAY
SAI.KM,
their dav
Or., F
.-Wags hmXfM
the Orcrott I,... isliiliire Vyf.
yc.-lenlny. One eiid.-nllv iinxious toiv''i
help the cull-.,. ,,f coiisolidniieii. nndfai
help the cull-.,, of coiisolidniieii. nndfaj,
economy, introduced a hill uimcd l(Ks
abolish the ol'feos of governor, seere-y.cK
lary ol -tale, supreme justices nndj
ticc ll"n't('j$
se of rcp-if;
rni il these';'.;;' ,
seigeant-at. anus of the lions
rc-eniatives. One clau-e titriii i
ol fires over lo the public serviocSj
ei iiiiui-siiiu mid aiiolhcr elmisi. nh,l-f"j
t-hed H oiiiuiission. TI thor ofKy
Ibis bill is lll'licve.l to l,i ...1 (;.'
of Ihe con-oliihii ion ,.(1111111111,.,..
The men-lire de-hired an emerg
ency evi.-lcd.
Another wag brought in n measure
to regulate coiisuiupt ion of foli'ee.
lea, milk, roast veal ami oilier "!n-toxieinil-."
A third had n measure to
extend westininl (he counties mr
deiing ihe I'neific oceanJ lie said a
eoiiiuiittee of chim -diggers linked him
lo sponsor the hill.
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