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AUS
R A S REPLY COMING
01 CABLE
First Installment Reached State Departm c
i Today-Secretary Lansing Refuses if
i Reply Will Not Be Made
i Believed That All American Demands
f plied With
I"
Washington, Dec. 31. The first section of Austria's
reply in the Ancona case reached the state department
shortly after 11 o'clock today.
Secretary Lansing refused to discuss the contents of
the note. It was coming in slowly and it was said it
would not be made public before Monday. At the same
time Ambassador Penfield forwarded comment on the
note, but LaLnsing would not say whether this was con
cerning the Austrian public's attitude following publica
tion of the summaries of the reply to America yesterday.
r Reply WiU Be Satisfactory.
Washington, Dec. 31. Charge d' Affaires Zwiedinek
of the Austrian embassy believes the Austrian reply in
the Ancona case will satisfy the adminsitration he today
told the United Press.
"I sincerely hope and trust that our reply will convince
the United States that we wish to abide by the principles
of humanity and do our utmost to be fair in dealing with
the United States," said Zwiedinek. "I have felt all along
that the reply would be just what I trust this one will be
considered satisfactory. Of course, I could not forecast
the action of the foreign office, but knowing the character
of my people, I never doubted in my heart what their
action would be."
Aside from discussion of the indemnity matter and pos
sible consideration of a more formal disavowal of the
torpedoing, it is probable that;Austria will insist that no
passengers consider temselves safe from attack aboard
Italian liners as long as the Italian order to ram sub
marines, or escape, holds good.
, Postmaster General Burleson was optimistic.
"They state that they have punished the submarine
commander, according to reports, they assure us that
there will be no repetition of such attacks and they
promise indemnity," he said. "That's about all we can
ask." ' '
Chairman Flood of the house foreign committee like
wise took a roseate view of the situation.
"The developments," he said, "are gratifying. Austria's
response was not only satisfactory but generous. I be
lieve there is scarcely a possibility now of unfriendly re
sults from the Ancona case."
.:(
POINTS IN UN
OFFICIAL VERSION
OF ANCONA REPLY
Austria lias ordered punish
ment of lier subimiriue com
mander, ns demanded by Amer
ica. In effect, grouted disavowal
of the torpedoing mid agreed
to repnrnlion for lives lost.
Concurred in tlie principle
Unit enemy vessels, uulcss they
flee or resist, slinll not be de
stroyed until persons aboard are.
rescued.
Refused responsibility for
deaths due to puuic among the
crow.
Desires lo maintain friendly
relations.
Leaves the way open
further negotiation, but
comparatively minor points.
for
on
st
Washington, Dee. .11. There will be
no break with Austria over the tor
pedoing of the Italian liner Anconn,
with loss of American lives. The dan
ger of a severance of diploma tic re
lations is post. Austria, in her reply
to tho secoud American Ancona note
has "substantially " complied with
the administration's demands.
This was the official, ami prnetical
ly unanimous view today following re
ceipt of unofficial versiotn of the note,
handed to Ambassador Penficld nt
Vienna. This view larks only Presi
dent Wilson's finnl approval after he
rends the official reply. Further ne
gotiations in the ease are probable
but only on minor points, for Austria
has met the chief issues, demanded by
America.
A nave of relief swept over tlie stnte
department following publication of the
unofficial text today. The official text
was expected before night.
As repeatedly forecasted by the fni
led Press, Austria, In her reply, has
shown n desire to make severance of
diplomatic relations impossible. More
Over, the reply bears out the report
of Carl W. Arkermnn, United Press
staff correspondent nt Jlerlin, paying
that Austria would meet American de
mands and go as far as pos-ible to pre
serve the existing peace, between the
two countries.
IN SECT
J 11 o'Clock
,mment and
Public Befoi ndayIt Is
Been Com-
In effect, the reply granted Amer
ica's specific demands for disavowal
of the torpedoing, for punishment of
the commander, and for reparation.
There wns elation because she even
went so far as to give assurances for
the future conduct of her submarine
warfare according to the principles of
international law.
It was held she did this la the fol
lowing quoted from the unofficial text.
"The Austro-Hungarian government
can positively concur iu tlie principle
that enemy private vessels, so far as
they do not flee oi offer resistance,
shall not be destroyed before the per
sons aboard are rescued."
This is the most important Austrian
concession, even more definite than
any yet secured from Germany in the
I.usitnnia case. Tins comes direct
from the Austrian government and ap
plies to all enemy ships, whereas in
Germany's ease, her only pledgo is
Ambassador Von Bernstorff's note ap
plicable only to "liners."
President Wilson is not expected to
insist to the point of an open break,
upon a specific and definite disavowal
Officials believe that Austria substan
tially disavowed the torpedoing by ad
mitting that her commander eired in
torpedoing the Ancona while passengers
were still aboard, and by ordering pun
ishment for this act,
Austria's refusal of responsibility
for deaths due to panic among the
crew, as quoted in the unofficial text,
is not regarded as important nor as an
evasion of the disavowal demand.
Officials do not expect any hitch or
quibbling over the demand for repara
tion of lives lost. Austria's liability
will be arranged in personal conferences
between Secretary of State I.nnsing and
Charge d' Affaires Zwiednirk. Further
officials are gratified nt Austria's ex
pressed willingness to pay without
proof of whether the lives were lost in
the sh oiling or torpedoing or through
the negligence of the crew, should
there be difficulty in cstnblishiig just
how some rame to their deaths,
The probable effect of Austria's ans
wer on Germany in the I.usitnnia case
is regarded as important, and it is
hoped thnt the Austrian compliance now
clears the war to simitnr German action.
It was learned authoritatively this
afternoon that Ambassador Von Berns
torff received advices from Berlin that
the official text of Austria's reply goes
even further toward a disavowal than
press reports showed.
SALEM,
INVASION OF VETERAN RUSS ARMY NEW MENACE TO BULGARIA
- ' ' C-v 'I fx rt
BY INTERNAL
MOSilRSDAY
Three Hundred and Twenty-
Five Men Have Not Been
Accounted For
SOME BRITISH
SEA CASUALTIES
Battlohip Bulwark blown up
November, 1914 800 perished
Princess Irene blown up at
Bhccrness in May 300 lost.
Formidable destroyed ia the
channel a year ago, whether by
an internal explosion or mine is
not known.
Natal, blown up yesterday by .
internal explosion 325 unac
counted for.
London, Dec. 31 Three hundred and
twenty five men aboard the l.'t.GOO ton
British cruiser Natul, sunk by an in
ternal explosion in a harbor vesterday,
have not been accounted for. Four
hundred were saved. The admiralty an
nounccmcnt of her sinking said mere
ly:
"The British cruiser Natal was sunk
by an internal explosion in a harbor
yesterday."
Details as to what harbor or the
seasons for the explosion were not giv
en.
Tho Natal, 480 feet in length with a
"3 foot beam was built iu 1103. Her
speed was 30 knots and she enrried
six 0.2 and four 7.5 Inch guns,
Immediate investigation of the sink
ing has been ordered.
The government withheld news of
the distster for nearly a day in order
that it might ascertain the number of
survivors. It is believed that many if
not all of the survivors were on siioro
at the time of the explosion, and owed
tueir lives to tins tact,
Greece Makes Protest.
Itome, Dec. 31. Greece had address
ed to the allies a protest over seizure
of diplomats of the central powers at
Salonika, Upon General Karrail's or-
lers, the consuls of Germany, Austria.
nuigaria ana Turkey were reoortei
taken over by allied troops.
J his news caused great excitement
among diplomatic officials in Athens.
Tho Austro-Uorman ambassadors asked
the foreign office if tho stories were
true. Then the reports were not offi
cially confirmed, but later tho protests
wero mane, it was stnici.
It was understood that Ooneral Mar
rail justified his action on. the state
ment that tho consulates harbored
spies.
Jluigarian deserters confirmed re
ports that Austro-German force had
withdrawn from tho Greek frontier, ac
cording to Hnlonikn dispatches. The
Teutons moved northward, presumably
to meet the new Kussian offensive in
Iluknwinri and Guliciu,
Allied aviators discovered that Bui
(Continued oa Fae Five.)
OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1915
Ford Expedition
Arrives at Copenhagen
On Journeyjo The Hague
By Charles P, Stewart.'
( United Press Staff Correspondent.)
Copenhagen, Dec. 31. The Ford
peace expedition arrived hero today on
the last lap of their journey. Busi
ness Manager Plantiff is trying to
charter a vessel to take the delegates
to The Hague, but it is probable, bow
ever, that the party will accept tho
Stockholm mayor's invitation to re
turn to Stockholm for their peace con
ference. The managers have abandon
ed all hope that Germany will permit
the expedition to cross that country to
reach The Hogue.
STEAMER IS WRECKED
London, Dec. 31. Accompanied by
"distressing scenes," the steamer Mig
uel Beuilliure was wrecked off the Scilly
islands, dispatches received here today
said. Mention of "distressing scenes"
led to belief that thero were some cas
ualties. Abe Martin t
TV young wife who kin proporly
brown frieif mush is iu no imme
diate danger o' cruel an' inhuman
treatment, Lawson Tanger died in
jail today. He wuz a feller who
might have crown rich as a lightnin'
ted agent.
THE WEATHER 5
ISwefiR. OFF
Oregon: To
night ami Hutur
day rain or snow
west, snow vast
portion; wurmer
Haturdny and In
south and east
portions tonight;
aoutheai t o r I y
winds.
I
Russian army mobilized at Odessa
ready for Bulgarian invasion;
General Savoff, commander in
chief of Bulgarian forces; map
illustrating Russian invasion of
Bulgaria, towns marked with
heavy circles indicating concentra
tion points of the Russian army.
For many weeks a larga Russian
army has been stationed at Odessa
on the Black Sea, ready for an in
vasion of Bulgaria. A few days ago
it was reported that a portion of this
army had actually been landed at
the Bulgarian port of Varna. The
men Russia plans to use in conquer
ing Bulgaria are all veterans of the
Polish campaigns and to say the
least they are hardy, rugged fight-
GERMANY IS Nil
E
. PEACE.SAYS
Special Adviser of Foreign
Office Disavows Wolff
News Agency Story
By Carl W. Ackerman.
Borlin, by wireless to Kayvillo, h. I.,
Dee. 31. Tho foreign office today
took official cognizanco of the Wolff
News Agency Zurich dispatchos, quot
ing Germany's possible pence terms,
when Baron Muinm Von Bchwarzen
stein, special adviser, denied emphatic
ally that Germany Is maneuvering for
peace,
"Our military, financial and eco
nomic, position is such that we can just
as well muko peace as to continue the
wfar," saul the. baron. "Which of
these possibilities becomes a fact de
pends not upon cs, but upon Our op
ponents, As tho chnnccllor snid, wo
will consider every proposal which Is
made, but as for ourselves, we have no
propositions at present.''
The baron, who had just conferred
with Foreign Serotnry Von Jngow,
continued:
''Wo havo not made un our minds
about any pence. The government is
anxious to express clearly and distinctly
thnt it. Iifut mithinnr til Hn u-ltll tlin ,mm
tents or publication of the Zurich arti
cle, it is not our custom to express
our opinion in a roundabout wuy iu
the neutrul press."
Ho snid this applied cpinlly to re
ports frequently started in America
from alleged German sources.
''Thn rtinncetlnr liitel iletnMu nt
our positions conccruinr; pence in the
reienstng nceeinoer . ve sun noiu
llin unmet- view, mwl we sliiill nnt
change it, despite the shouting which
may arise in ino loreign prcss.--
llesldes being special adviser to
Von dugow, Hchwaracnstcln is excep
tionally intimate with the kaiser, lie
formerly was ambasnador to Japan.
Pitiful Stories Still
Come from Mexico
Klpaso, Texas, Dec. 31. Three lone
ly graves out on the sands near tho
international bouudury today told tho
desolate story of hair starved Mexican
refugees fleeing lato Juarez from their
hovels in the iulniid,
Beside one, a woman wept, as she
chattered something in her Mexican
patois. Her baby lay buried there, In
another grave, u girl was buried. Ex
haustion in the bitter march to Juarez
killed her, Beside her was a soldier's
body.
.luarer. Is overcrowded, buffering
women, clasping to their breasts, ba
bies born on tim march; ragged sol
diers, beaten In the Insurrections; more
prosperous looking Cnrrnn.lntss are
huddled together while authorities are
vainly trying to give thorn food and
medical aid,
American physicians are aiding the
refugees, Medicine chests have been
exhausted, Orders aro out to keep the
refugees from Kl l'uio.
PRICE TWO
SIX STATES
ATI
Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Colorado, Iowa and Arkansas:
Will Be On Water Wagon After Today-Liquor Stocks:
Have Been Largely Bought Up In Large Cities of Nortn
west In Anticipation of Drouth-Over Eight MiBioa
People Reside In New Dry Zone
Chicago, Dec. 31. It's going to be a long time between
alcoholic drinks in six western states after today, for the
Water Wagon unlimited at midnight will run its route in.i
to Colorado, Iowa, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and
Arkansas. , .
And down south, South Carolina likewise is a station on
the line; while Virginia will be on the schedule Novenw
ber 1 next.
With the last two named, there will be 19 dry states in.
the Union. Nebraska, California, Michigan, South Da
kota, Vermont and Alaska have announced that they will
vote on the dry question this coming year, while several
others are likely to do the same.
With seven states going dry tonight, 8,254,043 more
JJCiOUllO, CH,l.UlUlilg kU UIC lllU VtlMUO Will UC llUillg lUU
and dry on the well known sprinkler.
ft
New Deserts On the Water
Wagon Route With Some
Oases.
Washington: State goes dry
at midnight. Law permits 2
quarts of strong liquor or "I
quarts of beer to be shipped iu
niqnthly to a person.
0egon: Law virtually same
as Washington's, ,
. Idaho: This state will be dry
as a bono. - V Booze "can't bo
made, sold or shipped in.
TtiloTiidafnststfli "dry,4 bfc,
unlimited, .nuantities r may. -bo .
Bbippcd in for private use. 1 1
Houth Carolina; State, dry,
but residents allowed to re
ceive one gallon of whiskfey or
beer a month , ,
Iowa:, State dry; campaign
against, bootleggers on,
. Arkansas: State , dry. One
year , in penitentiary, with no
suspended sentences for ' viola
tion of dry regulations.
Seattle, Wash.. Dee. 30. Seattle, the
largest citv in tne United States to go
dry, ia ready to climb tho. water wagon
or will be somctimo artcr miunignt.
With stocks in saloons and cafes al
most run baro, but' with still enough
left to permit a "largo" night of it,
it Is ejpected that the biggest New
Year's "wet" celohration in the city's
history will occur tonight. Many of
too saloons, nowever, will close at o
o'clock, in order to remove the fu
tures uoforo midnight and to avoid
paying another month's rent; All of
tho cafes, howovcr, will permit tne
rolohrntors to remain throughout tho
night, if they should so desire.
The breweries Bnd most of the whole
sale houses here havo alorady nuido ar
rangements for locations in California.
Ono of tho largest wholesale firms in
Seattle will bo located at btockton
where they expect lo do an extnnBivo
mail order business, Many of tho sa-
loonmeu, however, arc going to remain
in Seattle and will convert their plac
es into billiard rooms, soft drink estab
lishments and other lines of business.
Seattle's population according to tho
lltlfl estimate of tho United Stutes cen
sus bureau, is H21,9.'ll.
ratrolmen will be hot alter roystcr-
urs who throw confetti and talcum
powder, or wield feather dusters. "Po
lice court will bo held on tiie street,"
k id Chief l.nng. "All of tho rough
ones will get their punishment right off
thn bat instead of littenu- up tlio city
juil."
Tho chief has given orders that an
saloons and cafes bo locked promptly
nt 12 o'clock. Those on thn inside, it
is snid muv remain ns long as they
hooio In order to consume honor tncy
have on tho tables before midnight.
No Whiskey In Tacoma,
Taeoma. Wash.. Dec. 31. The scare-
et article in Tacoma today is whiskey.
There is hardly a saloon in town where
this popular stimulunt can be purchas
ed over the bar ami nono whatever is
to be had In bulk or bottles. Deer sup
plies nrn also running short, The pros
liects aro that tho arrival of tho Now
War and state wide prohibition will
havo to bo celebrated tonight with ex-
;onsivo wines or cordials, as these
brnnds of Honors are all that remain
to grace tho shelves of liquor stores
here,
ltetall Honor establishments wero
practically sold out lust night. A suit
case brigndn marched in and out of tho
various liquor stores all day yesterday
and at nightfall there was nothing but
onii'tv shelves. Along with the suit
cases wero quite a few women's hand
bags and carry alls,
Grain alcohol was nnt to ue unit ai
any prico today, liottied la oonii
whiskies were an gone, uranuics ami
various medicinal liquors were exhaust
ed, There was plenty of the high pric
ed wines champagnes, sparkling Bur
gundies aud tho like but from Hcattlo
OK TEATNI AND NBWI
stands trva oionf
GOING DRY
CENTS
EOF MIGHT
enmo many calls for just such, stock
and there was every indication thaV
theso poods, too, would be exhausted,
before night.
Portland Stocks Exhausted.
Tortland, Or., Dec. ijl. The saloon
last day in Oregon was not a very we
ono. Today Portland was already ia
near dry that the transition toaigafe
will make little difference, as far a
the general public is concerned. .
. Thero is an actual famine of atrongi
driak. The few quarts remaining sold,
for twico their' normal price. Somav
householders who stocked up early took
advantage of the high prices- and un-
loadod .somo of their bonded goods t
thb'saloons. . , - -
Beer - flowed rather freely today.
There Is plenty of it. in keg, but bob
tied beer has been an unknown com
modity for a- week. Tho- prospects tar
morning was that the, tonight's crowd
will be drinking notning but beer.
'-A few saloons stopped sellink whisk
ey altogether. Most of thorn responaV
ed to the calls for whiskey, .but tha
bartenders themselves wouldn't guar
antee the article tbey placed on th
bar. Detectives haunted saloons, fira
quently sampling the wares to see that,
the saloonkeepers, in a .burst of lastft
dny enthusiasm, didn't make their dee
octions vile enough to be unlawful. ;
The owners of two retail liquos
storea spent last night in the count
jail for selling burnt sugar and water
for port wine. ' ' Authorities expecfe.
more complaints' of this sort when tko
stocks of liquor in homes throughout,
tho city aro opened.
Last night the bulls gained posits
sion of tho liquor market and prt
soared.' Hundreds of men, and women,,
too, with suitcases were on the streets.
Kvcn alcohol is a scarcity. - The
price rose from $3.23 to $8 a gallon ia
the lost few weeks, -
"They'll have to be good," was tfca
ultimatum of Chief of Police Clark to
the New Years crowd. Every available
policeman in the city will be on dutjf
tonight. Uniformed men and. plana
clothes men will bo stationed in eaehv
grill. An officer to every saloon ia
the ordor for tonight.
Revelers in cafes will be allowed 1
minutes after midnight to drink np
the liquor on the tables. Ily 12:30 ev
ery drop of intoxicant must bo out Of
sight forever.
Iowa To Enforce Low.
Des Moines, Iowa, Dec, 31. TJnJe
repeal of the stute mulct law, 483 sa
loons and 1(1 breweries, all that renuua
of Iowa's legal onscs, will close at mid
night tonight. Moreover, a campaigrx
started to guard aguinst bootloftgiog
has already had wonderful effects ia
territory already dry.
Tho dry enforcement campaign lit
preliminary to next summer s statet
campaign for the state legislature,
which will pass Ujii the statn dry con
stitutional amendment for tho seconds
of threo times.
Some of the breweries going out of
tho beer business have announced theiar
ontranco into tho creamery traffic.
Arkansas Clamps Lid.
Lit tin Rock, Ark., Deo. 31. Wn
midnight peuls tonight, the 134 saloons
in Arkansas in the state's only six
wet counties will clamp down the Iid
and throw away tho key,
One year in the penitentiary la tho
peuulty under the new state law for
cxclso violations and there can be na
suspended sentonces. Clubs are pro
hibited from selling liquor, so it looks
like a long dry .spell ahead.
Provided Against Drouth.
Denver, Colo., Dee. 31. More taa
$2,000,000 worth of liquor bought ia.
cut rate sales stood today as Colorado's
barrier against drouth which beconwa.
stale wide at tho stroko of midnight tq
night,
Sixten hundred saloons will go onlet
business, while 11 broweriee will closes
down forever or else enter other line
(Continued on Page Four.)