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Full Today's News Printed Today Leased Wire Dispatches fglRTY-EIGHTII YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS OH TRAINS AJTO WBWfl II Jf Stall sdSUm Li minnfffl sin ri II BEING TOWED III SHHL HER Rescue Vessels Fasten Cables To 111 Fated Craft In 300 Feet of Water SEES GOOD IES Believes Flood of Prosperity Will Engulf County Within Six Months HOPE OF SAVING MEN ALIVE IS ABANDONED Explosion On Board F-4 On March 6 May Have Weak ened Vessel's Plates lhuohilu, March 27.--Having worked lor hours preparing to liuist the sub urine F-4 to the surface, the rescue vessels early toiluy hail succeeded in attaching cnlilcs tn the Hl-futed craft. Every effort is being mailp now to rush the work in tin1 hopes that Home of the. 1H men iinjirisonon in the iron hulk may be liken out alive. During tin1 iiiurniug buzzer detector lull were lining made to determine the met iwsition of the fore and aft of tiie vessel that the tables may be cor mlly drawn, The l'-4 will then be Jmljr raised ami draped into shul- low water. Despite the extreme nnvietr nf nil mvI officers here as well as the men ?j!i!t ill the rescue work, progress ntrcniely slow. The dredger Cali frij is Hta n.tinti by l.ut there is no "il! iu-11 available, an. I this has I'i'ly hiniiieri'il the work of rescue, kdeudnped today that it was Diver tell wiin displayed rare heroism .WI,ll,V aild llllldc ,1 ,l,.ji,.ru.. nl. ti lo.aie the K I in spite of the !;;'!; 'jf,i ;IV . ",',,"Ml ,vltl' ".v helmet. 1"",M i.is licit! z::Zr' h-t h ,." '"!'. that u.i.J ,,J I. ? ''' "'"'mnej C TV" - or " t '"'""''' 'I'-' si.le Plates1 ; -n r,cwe,e pa,a,ly .town i e I, , "t, ,,,,,S l!",,i'K- "yi : L.iAr. :;ir::r;,l'f.t ,o ,Vnrli cain i .'.I'"1"1 submarine was "' A.lini,,,! Moore' -:;::;,:,': ; ,,m 1 j H i7 ' I 'Wurnia ,,;i ', ,::.:: "" :l"- " "Me t to . i, I - i . . "r"KKiK W i shallow w,er in toe har 1 ore , ,., ,, a "" l"""livo ,!,. j, ... i - "'"murine i'. ( , H::;1' '-li-vo.l. however. wci " ,.rrl,hi"1 ('.''i',ui".v Mt,iii ., " 1 '"e siiiiinnnne. i.. ,A"""""" ""Hoes n board! -W. to ,,, '"" h ho may be nt , ' "H' naval off i- ""so I!,,,, '"'"'l-l'iiw mi ,, 'ophuie tin, ,,,,,. ".et I ," """""I'-rvntioii. in v Urn . , ","'" ble f deter- ' "'"iner tin. ,-u),m Snn Diego, Cal., March 27. "The flood tide of American prosperity," within a penod of six months was pre dicted today" by Seerotary of the In terior Franklin' K. Lane. "I have it on the opinion of several of the men in this country who have most ex tensive interests and who employ a great deal of labor," the secretary said, "that no man in this country will be without employment, within six months if he is really looking for work. The manager of an immense concern in Illinois thnt supplies gas and electric power to 32 small towns throughout the state and who is well up on industrial conditions made this statement . And I am persuaded that ho is right. "We have every prospect of an im mense wheat .and grain crop. Every firm that can manufacture munitions of wnr, is, of course,, in a very enviable position. The prospect is excellent for large crops and good prices. I predict the flood of prosperity." Lane criticised California capitalists for not usinjj more energy in the en couragement of manufactures on the const. "Wo should make our own furnituro on the coast, for example," he said, "instead of shipping tke wood cast and then shipping back here the finished product." Secretary Lane spoke in favor of the development of the irrigation sources of southern California, looking to tho cultivation of every acre of tillable land. Airman Kills Villagers In Alsace and Germans Re taliate In Calais Berlin, via wireless to Suyville, L. I., March LIT. Kleven r'ro-ieli civilians were killed and twenty two wounded when a I'Vench avintor dropped bombs upon Strassburg and villages in Alsace, the war ottice announced today, bo military damage was . done it was stilled. Tho airman was forced to land northwest of Arras insido the Oeruiau lines and was captured. In retaliation for the attack made by the uviator, German airmen dropped oonihs upon Calais. Keports from Tilsit declare that the Hussiiins directing an offensive move ment ngaiust Kast Prussia ou tho north, have been driven back across the border after a hard fight at Lang seargen. They pursued the retreat inn forces almost to l'olangen and occupied rvrottingen. Considerable damnge is declared to have been done by the missions in this latest invasion of Kast Prussia, but no great losses are re ported. have caught tiie F4 and also estab lish the vessel's position as an aid to the engineers. A captive balloon here was also of fered to the naval officer, for obser vation purposes. Lieutenant Kdgerly, of the Second infantry volunteers, will go aloft in the balloon, Admiral Moore is directing all operations. 1'iilesM a garment is uncomfortable, von can't eoiivineo a woman It is Btylish. hgland Has Labor Troubles That Worry Lord Kitchener By J. W. T. M,1Son. . Marc, Minis,,. M..li,,.kil, , " "ho are de- 3 ' '"I'l'li". r" n"H,,,"1.T 1 1" """'I tn'TLT' ' ,ff' '' "' Th .. ilmtory in- "''"H mane in L.,... nre n,.inr .....i.. i- '" ft! Ih.l in i ""'Wr, K";"r"n,e, that unless hul it i. I-, 1 "ken. :""" : :;,ilvr "-- the,,, '" h- It cannot tk, " : '"'l,"" would 3 l""ri,1i ::,"r.!' hi re- ,,. " nw,ii, ' "'""cr cannot. !..... l-,li,,.,... ' !. 'oiil i , s .1' ,r"ces, The the 5 7 ,h"f a,"r" ,ll,in" V . . .'f ,.,. '"""rs to nnrk All !vr' "W JemanJ, appaarl' impossible under England's present finances. Otherwise, it would be pos sible for the government to ndjust mat ters temporarily by offering war bon uses. Hut tho' money strain is felt throughout the kingdom, despite the celerity of 'parliament in voting ever increasing millions demanded by the government. The cost of living has advanced L'O per cent since tho be ginning of the war and is going higher. The entire community suffers. To give the workers udicf while the rest of the country is suffering would mean nn increase in taxes and loans. Further the classes not benefitted would ob ject. A deadlock seemingly has been reached. Chancellor Lloyd (Veorge and Lord Kitchener having failed to secure the desired response from the working men of the country, Field Marshal Sir John French evidently lias been in structed to aid them.' Twice General French has broken the rule of secrecy nd issued statements tantamount to saying that the allies need more am munition. This confession would not be mad except under the most un usiinl circumstances. In the end, a re volt of labor may play an important part in bringing about pe'. PE E EFFORTS OF WILSON MEET WITH FAILURE IS REPORT Warring Nations Refuse To Consider Overtures of Special Emmissary APPRECIATE KIND OFFER BUT DECLINE TO ACCEPT Italy Will Maintain Strictest Censorship Pending All Negotiations (By Clark P, Ackennan.) (Copyright 1915 by the United Press.) Berlin. Via The Ifncrnn Marnh 07 President Wilson's newest effort for peace lias met with failure. Colonel E. M. House, the ni-anlilnnf' a personal emissary, leaves Berlin for Switzerland tomorrow, convinced that, lor tue present, peace is out of the question. Despite denials from Wnsliintnn Colonel House cnnie tn Knrnna nn a mia. sion of peace, I learn authoritively that ho was sent bv President- Wil sound the warring governments and ivuru iiirougu inrormnt interviews whether there won nnr nnsuiKi;tv A truce and peace conference before the spring compuigns are opened. vmone; iiouso 'jinterred with Sir t;d- Ward Gl'CV. llritisll An'citrn iiiiinut.ir Premier Vieirii of Franco and finally nun i ue Herman secretnry of foreign affairs, Von Jagow. With all possible courtesv and exnressinn nf P,i,int Wilson's kindly interest, Colonol House lias been told that there is no possibil ity of a pence compromiao at this time. Will Censor Neivs. London, March 2". Italy will hence forth work behind n veil nf otriei i.rUa censorship in her negotiations with Ger many ami Ausmti. Mispatcliea from Rome today relating It tli j j astro-Italian crisis nwifi'1 ev ery evidence of hnvimr lin linn,.;u censored. Dispatches from Switzerland reneraren nuu Italy is actively pre paring for wnr, but tho Rome, "cables mailt! it evident, that the govern mint does not intend to permit news tn be sent out of the country C innerning the sveps to be taVun idiould Ambassador von Buelow's "ffoils finally fill. It is generally accepted here that, the greatest pressure is beini; briight to near on Emperor Franz Josof to meet the territorial demands of t'u Ital.in government. .f German Cruiser Has Steam Up But Escape Is Considered Impossible Washington, March 27. Denying re. ports that activity of American war snips in i lamp ton noans was with a view to preventing a dash seaward by the Gorman converted cruiser Prinn Eitel Friedricli, undergoing repairs at Newport News, the navy department stated positively today that tho flotilla of submarines and torpedo boat destroy ers anchored off tho Virginia, capos, had no such intention, and that the warships were there in the regular course of naval business. Officials hero stated that whenever the commander of the l'rinz Eitel Fisks running the gauntlet he will encounter three British and French warships which are waiting for him outside the three mile limit, nnd that there will be no interference by tho American navy in any engagement wnicii may follow, Reports that German cruiser has steam up, naval officials said, does not necessarily mean that she is preparing for a dash for the open sea. Tho Prinz Eitel's commander undoubtedly is merely testing ms Doners, they de clared. Nevertheless, officials here are bo ginning to believe that there may be some intention on the. part of the Prinz Eitel's commander to make a bnl.l at tempt to break through the waiting allied guard, but they are convinced that such an attempt would not be successful. Artillerymen Man Guns. Nfwport News, March 27. Although a thin column of smoke was rising from her funnels and unusual activity was evident on board, the German convert ed cruiser Pinz Hitel Friedricli still lay at har berth at the dock of the ship building company here today. There were no indications thnt Can- tain Tiiicrichens and his crow intended to attempt u dash fom the noit today or tonight, but anticipating such an at tempt at some time, the most thorough preparation have been male by tho guurd at Old Point Comfort to prevent any violation of American neutrality. At Fortress Monroe and all other for tifications a bustle of activity prevail, ed ihrojighout last night niid today. Artillerymen were kept nt their posts, guns were cleared for action and am- munition was kepr ready for use. Dur ing me ii K ti t every searchlight on shore was kept trained on tiie waters of Hampton Heads and Chesapeake buv. FOR ES AID FLEET II ATTACK OK TURKISH FORTS Eight More Battleships Added To Allied Fleet For Coming Grand Assault RUSSIAN CRUISER JOINS BRITISH AND FRENCH Bombardment By Heavy Guns Shakes Coast Fort Re ported Silenced Passenger Lists On Alaskan Steamers To Seward Al ready Filled to Capacity BANKING BUSINESS Chile Enters Protest. Santiago, Chile, March 27. The Oer man minister to Chile today protested to the Chilean government against in teruinir the officers and crew of tin. cruiser Dresden, sunk recently off Juan 1..- ;.. l ' rt'iiiuntii-K isillliu. The niiuister declared that as the British warships violated Chile's neu trality by attackine tho Dresden while Bhe was in neutral waters, tho mi should be permitted to leave for their home country. Tho government denied tho right of the interned men to leave the country, declaring that the rresden hud also violated Chin ' iieiitruliiy. Prize Fight Will Not Take Place On Easter Havana, March 27. The 4." round fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Wiilurd for the heavyweight champion ship of the world was postponed today until April !i nt the request of Presi dent Munoeul of Cuba. It was origin ally sctieiluled to be uclU on Sunday April 4. President Menocnl requested that the date be changed following a conference with a delegation of ministers who visited him. In writing to tho promo ters the president, suggested that some date other than Kaster Sunday would be more ninironriate for the imltU an. I expressed willingness to diignatfl Monday, April . as a legal holiday if the date of the fight would lie changed, The promoter accepted the suggestion. Portland Markets. Portland. Ore.. March 27. Wheat Club, l.2:t; bliiestem, $1.2.1. Oats No. 1 while feed, $:il.7.". H.n ley Feci, 2. Hags Best live, $7.40fii 7.-t"; prime steers, ".ofl; fancy cows, fl.;"ill; best calves, spring lambs, i.NOfoH. H'ltter City creamery, 2llljc. F.iigs Selected local, extras, 20c. Hem, 1 G 1 ..c : broiltrs, 2,'c; geese, Hfd Pe. ' Przemysl Defender a Hero. IVtrngrad, March "7. General Kus manek, heroic defender of Przemysl, now a prisoner of war, has been re moved to Kief, according to dispatches received here today. Special quarters have been provided for hi in and be is given unusual liberties in recognition nf his heroic ilefenso of the Austrian fortress. SHOWS STABILITY 16 P T All Banks Are Able To Meet Emergencies and Keep Up Their Surpluses London, March 27. Eight additional warships hnve joined the Anglo r rencn fleet for a grand assault upon the Dardanelles in co operation with allied land forces, according to an Athens dispatch received today. Every indication today that the Rear Admiral Doliobeck is conducting his bomburdment with tho utmost caution pending the general assault which is expoeted. Tho warslups are ueiieveu to bo keeping well out of range of the Turkish guns while hurling shells upon tho forts at long range. With tho ar rival of tho eight reinforcing warships, thousands of tons of metal will be thrown against tho enemy's positions whilo the landing forces will bo ablo to operate at nil times under cover of the fire from the battle fleet. The reinforcing vessels include three British warships, four French and one Hussian cruiser. Tho Hussians are therefore participating in the attack on the Turkish stronghold for the first time. The captains of tho newly arrived vessels conferrod with lionr Admiral DoHobeek aboard the hitter's flagship The bombardment of the forts soon afterward was resinned by four allied vessels, The booming of the. heavy nuns shook the const, Three transports hnve arrived off Asia Minor within the last two days, the dispatches from Athens added, It is pre: uiiied they were conveyed by the warships which have joined the bom I hi rd in l' sipiailrou. A I'aris dispatch declares Fort Krenkeiii, on the Asiatic aide of the strait, has been silenced by the (jueen Elizubeth and vessels supporting her. Seattle, Wash., March 87. Expect ancy of another Alaska rush this spring, rivalling thoso during the early gold excitement in tho north, folhnvs announcement that Sownrd had been chosen the tidewater terminus for tho government railway. Tho steamship Admiral Evans of the Pacitie Alaska Navigation company sailed yesterday afternoon with a ca pacity lend of passengers bound for Seward. Since early yestorday morning other steamship company ticket offices havo been busy answering inquiries of those who have remained hero during tho winter awaiting the oponing of rail road work in Alaska this spring. Already tho passenger list on the S. S, .Mariposa, of tho Alaska steam ship company, is practically filled. The Mariposa will sail for Seward March HI. The S. 8. Admiral Watson will sail April 5 from tho Pacific. Alaska Navi gation compnny iner. This company's steamers will follow thereafter every tCU tlllVB. On April fl, the 8. S. Alameda will go north from tho Alaska Stonmshi n com pany 's dock, and steamers on this line on the sixth, 12th, JHth nnd 30th of ciicji month. GERMAN STEAMER SEIZED Washington, March 27. The Oormnn steamer Odonwnld has been seized on a libel charge, a message received at the depart- incut of justico by J. Henry Brown, district attorney at San .Juan, stilted today. Tho next step in tho proceed- tugs involving the steamer iB up to the llanibnrg Amorican line which must reply to tho chnrgn -that the Odonwnld en- delivered to dash out of tho hiubor without cloarnnco papers, j. Former President Reiterates Attack Upon Wilson For Supporting Measure While there has been a generul shrinkage on banking business through out the statn during the last year, ac cording to a statement Issued by State Bank Superintendent Sargent, this morning, in response to the call issuod bv the comptroller of currency as of March 4, BUS, a general feeling of security seems to prevail throughout the banking system of the state and banks have been able to adjust their ofl'airs to meet all emergencies and keep up their reserves to tho legnl standard of requirements. Tho statement covers the condition of SH national and 17:t state banks do ing business in tho state and shows that the total resource on March 4, Btlfl, amounted to 107,3"i7.f4 as com pared to HiO,H7!t,tt(i8.,12 a year ago. The total due from bnnks nnd bankers on March 4 of this year was s25,Sn, H10.S"), a decrease of (1,(II5,7S7 over n year ago and an increase of 2,lH7.1fl since the last call of December 31, HH4. The time certificates on deposit amounted to l4.528,(J77.fi March 4, 1t., an increase of i:i:i3,5.1fl.31 over last year, and the saving deposits amounted to 0,:Hfl,9H4.:t8, an Incrense Washington, March 27. neiteration of his attack upon President Wilson for supporting the ship purchase bill wns the answer of Colonel Hoosevelt to day to tho request thnt ho testify us to his charges in a recent magazine article that tho president was working in the intcrt.it of certain foreign ship own ers. In a written reply to tho request mndo by the ship lobby investigating committee, tho former president blood firm on every statement he lind made and pointed out that President Wilson openly pushed the bill. " My statement wns literuily mid (X- of 2,l07,ins.:i(1 over Inst year. Tho total amount borrowed by tho small banks from other banks since tho Inst call, in order to keep up their surplus, was 7HH,i:ill.:i. The loans and discounts amounted to fS'.Wll.riO, 21 this year, an increase of .'!,O2S,00l, 21 over the corresponding period of last year nnd an increase of f2, 4 1 1,874.01 over the last call of December HI, lHI.'i. Deposits subject to check for the last jcnll were sjtlCJ.TO I ,ri! 1 a decrease of 7,:)4,44..'i3. SCANTILY ATTIRED. RUSSIANS ASSUli OFFENIV E AGAIN III EAS1 PRUSSIA Advance Toward Memel Has Connection With Renewed Slav Activities INVADERS RECOVERED FROM EARLY REVERSES Fortress of Ossowetz Still Holding Out After A Month's Bombardment ait ly correct," Hoosevelt asserted. "The sources of Information nrn open and have been open for months to ev ery intelligent mini. Every mail knew that the object, of the bill was to pur chase Interned shins. If this was not so, tho law would have contained a pro- j zrgen hud Berlin, by wireless to Payvillo, March. 27. Tho wnr office today admitted the. development of a new Hussian of fensive, having for its object another invasion of East Prussia. It is semi officially Btatcd that tho offensive has been broken and rolled back, but tha war office has previously insisted that tho occupation of Memel by the Rus sians and the sporadic attacks north of Tilsit wero merely tho work of raider. Reference, wbb constantly made to tho "small force" of Russians attacking tho Germans. A semi-official statement today as serts: "Tho conclusion now uppcara Juki it ic. . t hat, the Kussian advance to ward Memel had a certain connoction, with a general renewed offensive, ap parently headed toward ICust Prussia,. The offensive against Memel was fol lowed by advances through Tatiroggen against Tilsit, uttacks near Martampol nnd finally by tho renewal of attacks east of Augustof. "The Slav offensive was undoubted ly directed from Grodno. This indi cates that the liussiaus have finished filling up Ihe Kiips in the ranks ciiusoil by tho victory of Field Marshal Von llindenburg and are ready for a now offensive." It wns officially announced today inai tno KusHiuiia attacked near Ijing- neen driven off. Othor vision- exempting ttiem. Such n pro vision was several times voted down. Failuro to include this. proviso is con clusive proof that object was to pur chase interned vessels. Such ni net would bo necessarily in the interest of foreign and native corporations Inter ested in these Bliips and indirectly in tho interest of Gcrmniiv." clashes along the Vistula aro reported. The al tack of the French upon the height, near irurtiminswcilorhnpf H ad mitted by the war office, but tho edge of the height is still held by tho Ger mans, it is staled. Still Holding Out. rolrogrnd, March 27. Despite mora To ask me to testify regarding this than n month of continuous bombard- matter," Hoosevelt continued, "is like j men!. I hi) Russian fortress of Ossowets asking me to testify lis to the damaging effect the present tariff has hud on the American sugar grower or show that the nmateur war in Mexico (which re sulted In greater loss of life in the American navy than the entire wnr with Spain) was ended and Vera Cruz abandoned without obtaining a salute to the American flag," Is still holding out ugaiiiHt the U ur inous, according to an English cor respondent, wiring from Warsaw. "After 31 days of continuous bom bardment by the Germans, the defend ers of Ossowetz nre everywhere hold ing their own," the correspondent wired today. "There Is little chaiica jof reducing the fortifications." WOUNDED CARRIED MILES TO HOSPITALS Clean Hospital Bed Seems Like Heaven To Wounded Soldier Men Who Reac'i Goal Are Envied By Com radesMutual Exchange of Wounds Results In Execution-Injured Who Survie Trip To Hospital Almost Certain To Live The Weather E Com.n6 I Oregon: Showers tonight and Snn day; northeast shifting to south east wlnrs. San Francisco, March 27. Police and pedestiinns hail a race of their lives here early today lifter a barefoot mini who headed down Market street amidst the jitneys. He wns barefooted clear up to the ears, the proverbial smile which such Hrsons are usually said to wear even being supplanted by a look of grim determination which doesn't cover much. The man headed in at the city hull, hustled up the stain and was going to ward the mayor's office when captur ed. When his look of determination was taken off and some clothes sub stituted, he was taken to the F.iner geocy hospital for examination. (Noli'. Following is the ninth ex clusive ni'iicle hy I'hil Under, of Sail Francisco, former I'liiled Press corre spondent, who is now serving with the French fo -eign legion.) BY PHIL BADEH. (Copyright, llllo, by the United Press.) I.Tiuon, March II. Itiing wounded In Iteil Cioss mini. Within half an hour the lied Cross would come. If tlm wound was not bail the man would re main in the trencher., after the doctor had soaked it in iodine, which burns like file, It' tiie wound was serious the doctor would do tho best he couM in the way of dressing it ami then ona our ticiiclu's vwih gruesome business, if I of us, peihnps two, would be detailed n wounded man dropped back to safety; to take the unlucky man buck to sal' he was extra lucky, lor everything tlint'ety, He had to be curried through two) was done lor him during the first few j miles of trenches, and if you carried a hours only tested his waning strength j man on your buck you had to be cure and was likely to make his condition ' ful at many places to keep his heal worst. below the trench walls, as well as your Often a inn a wrsild not know he was' own. wounded for some time. One chap Olio of our fellows who had been Hints limping up the trench one day wounded in the leg and was being car complaining that he had been shot in rled on tiie back nf a comrade, was shot the leg. He could hardly put his foot through Ihe head and killed one day to the ground. Wo ripped open his j nt one of the many dangerous turnings t minor's leg and could find no bullet In our trench system, mark. Then we discovered that ho had i Aiter this two-mile trench Journey been shot through tho firearm ami! was ended, the man had tn be carried that the wound was hours old, To be hit feels like being punched, so many soldiers have told me. When a man sunk in our trenches, the fel lows who were not busy usually gather ed around him, while some one ran two niil-s through the trenches tcs get a along a pathway down a 200 loot cliff. Hern he was safo from bullets ami shells, but a warm, clean hospital be! was still millions of miles distant. Horn he would be taken I a to a peasant's (Continued on Page Teu.)