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il it 'Wit n jjc sj( JC sjc sjc sfs 3jc FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916 nnTop rrTf rtTXTrra ON TRAINS AND NEW PRICE TWO CENTS stands ftyk cents She laili RMS AMNNG ALONG EIRE FRONT Northwest of Czernowitz and From Bessarabia to Volhynia Fighting Assaults Are Most Strenuous-On Western ' Front Germans Make Slight Gains and Hold Po ons Despite Fierce Attacks by French Peace Advt tes 1 at Berne Propose An Armistic, Several Neutral Ni ns ' Represented ' . .London, Feb. 11. Despite the drawbacks of Wir the war is flaring out anew on both the eastern ," I western fronts. Fighting that began with local attacks in the Artois and south of Arras is spreading on the western line. At the same time, the Russians have dispelled the quiet of the last few weeks and are strongly attacking northwest of Czernowitz and on the entire front from Bessarabia to Volhynia. The Berlin official statement today claimed that, though the French countered bravely northwest of Vimy and "south of the Somme, they had not recaptured any more territory. The Paris communique did net claim any further gain last night, though previously it had been in dicated the French won considerable of the ground they had lost. "The French after several hours of artillery firing tried four times to regain their losses, but failed," said Berlin. Though both the Germans and French attacked strongly, it was evident from the official statements to day that no important results followed. Paris reported no important changes as a result of the night's struggle. Peace Advocates Busy. - 1 tor up, Switzerland, 'Fein 11. Peace! advocates sought here today to ettect a move looking toward the ending of the. war. A permanent committee met to pro pose an armistice mid to find some means for a lasting peace. Peice pro ponents from several neutral nations attended. Tne delegates hope to obtain at least n fortnight's armistice before the spring season reneys the mankilling. United States Marshal Round ing Up Indicted Neutralty Violators San Francisco, Feb. 11. With an en ormous sheaf of warrants in his posses ion, United States Marshal Holoban began today a round-up of alleged bomb plotters, neutrality violators, and Chin ese smugglers. German Consul Bopp, German Vice Coi-sul Von Schack, Attache Von JJn'Si ken, C. (.'. Crowley, Johannes Kool berger, Mrs. Margaret Cornell and Louis J. Smith, "informer" were the alleged bomb plotters sought, w Alleged neutrality violators, charged with participation in the so-called "Sacramento expedition" to supply a I Abe Oartin t - Th' girt who dressed t' attract at tention generally gits it. It eoni like th' folks who never sli.nv up till nine or ten in th' murnin' moke al! th ' money. !ris They believed that if the guns were si lenced for tint length of time, the bel ligerents would not renew the fight ing. Hut, if the conference can gain no truce, it hopes at least to eliminate some of the more horrible features of the war, such as air raids upon cities behind the lir.es of forts. Prince Von Buelow, Prince Hohenloe and liaron Von Kraft at Lucerene are reported to be in close touch with the movement here. German squadron included the German chancellor of tho local consulate, Tur kish Consul Hall, the German vice con sul and men prominent in business and shipping circles here. Immigration heads, former steamer Mongolia of ficers nnd Chinese were named in the smuggling cases. Indictments formally returned last night against these men were follow ed by issuance of warrants. Smith was the additional person indicted ,but his naino was included, it is understood so he may be available as a witness against Bopp and others. The "bomb indictments" charge a conspiracy to blast tunnels in Canada and likewise plots against steamers. The neutrality indictments charge that an expedition to supply German war vessels was put on foot, with the Sacramento and other ships used as sup ply vessels from this port. Use of the local port as a "naval base" is one count; false swearing to manifests is another. Bonds of $1,000 in the neutrality cases and $2,500 in the bomb cases was the anticipated amount. The consular officials, the first to be involved in such serious charges, will however, bo accorded the diplomatic courtesv (of going without bonds because of their positions. No trouble was anticipated in mak ing tne round-up. Ohio Gas Boom Dying and Investors Lose Cash (By United Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, Feb. 11. The gas boom in this vicinity is over. Too many persons wanted to get rich quick, and as a result investors have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Experts to day placed the gas flow in Cuvahoga county fields at 35,000,000 cubic feet per day. A year ago it was 100.000,000, and the field was rnted as the most active in the world. Hundreds of wells, driven at a cost of $0,000 each, are be ing pulled, and the piping sold for .fiOO. Most of the gas being used here is piped from West Virginia. WAR NEW8 OF ONE YEAH AGO TODAY The knier was on the western front. The Germans forced the Russians from their positions and took Sfi.OOO prisoner in the historic battle of the Mnzurinn lakes .The Russians admitted their retirement in East Trtis sin. Thirty-four British nircraft attacked German positions on the Belgian coast. BRITISH SUBMARINE 1 1 r i 8s Waterfront of Stockholm, Sweden, glutted with goods. The British submarine blockade of Germany in the Baltic is bringing dis aster to those Swedish merchantment who must depend for a living on thei r export business with the Germans. So stringent has the blockade become that goods are moved across the Baltic with great difficulty, and the waterfront at Stockholm is glutted with goods which are being held there until the Bri tish. become a little less active. DRASTIC DRY LAW FOR WASHINGTON CITY IS BEFORE THE SENATE (By United Press.) Washington, Feb. II. The Washing ton man who keeps bay rum for his hair and the housewife who puts vanil la in the angel cake aro both likely to be visited by the Metropolitan police if Senator Sheppard's prohibition bill for the District of Columbia becomes a law. The bill now before the sen.ite is regarded by dry authorities as the most thorough, comprehensive, iron bound, steel rivited lid ever devised. The res idents of the District have no vote or say as to whether they wish to venture upon so complete a drought. It's all up tu congress. The bill not only prohibits the manu facture, sale or giving away of liquor, but it provides that the mere possession of liquor shall be deemed sufficient evidence to convict a person of selling it. Starch of any premises may be made upon an informal complaint. Discov ery of liquor on the premises will void the lease and give the owner the right ti eject the occupant. Common carriers are prohibited bringing alcohol Cover ages into tho district. Any scheme or t'tvlce to evade the law shall be re garded the same as the sale of liquor. IMMENSE SQUADRON OF ENGLISH WARSHIPS A WAIT GERMAN DASH By Wilbur S. Torrost. (Cnited Press Staff Correspondent.) With The English Buttle Cruiser Squadron, Somewhere la The North Sea, Feb. 11. Huge British cruisers, fleet scout ships, and a host of mos quito crift, formed in consUnt battle line here, are headed out to sea, ready for instantaneous response when the wirelss snaps: "The German fleet is coming out of its refuge in the Kiel canal." Through the courtesy of the admiral ty, I was enabled to spend the day abroad the giant battle cruiser Tiger and the smaller cruiser New Zealand. The Tiger is not only larger than any dreadnought America has but she has the great speed of 30 knots. The Germans still believe the Tiger is a I car of rusting iron it the bottom I olf Dc.ger Banks. There over a year u;'0 l iitish and German craft clashed; and a Zeppelin reported home that the Tiger had perished. Now, it is thought the Unman airship mistook the sinking HOUSTON OE LANE Washington, Teb. 11. That President Wilson favors either Secretary of Agriculture Hous ton or Secretary of Interior Lane for tho port vacated by Secretary of War Garrison be came known this afternoon. Ha will probably choose tho successor while on a cruise down the Potomac on which the president and Mrs, Wilson are leaving tonight. They plan to be back here Sunday, ! i ! ! I I i Those Alaskan children who are going barefoot to school in January are missing a lot of fun snowballing. BLOCKADE PLAYS HAVOC IN SWEDEN , r -9 l Tre keeper, of liquor may be re strained as a common nuisance, accord ing to the proposed regulation. i'ive wholesale druggists only are to be allowed to sell wood, grain '.r. de natured alcohol. Anyone buying it must make .ir affidavit that he is twenty one, not of intemperate habits and not addicted to the use of narcotic drugs. T'j bia:u wine for sacramental pnr ;osi'f pnests and ministers are to quired to make application to tho dis trict ccni!inisi( ncrs specifying for what sacramental purposes the wine is neces ..iry, ami lew long the quantity ap plied fur will last. The ci.ii.iii ssioners, before granting a permit, which will cost 25 cents, must satisfy tiicinnlvcs that the facts fire conect. f-udi wine will then lie al lowed to be imported, but must bo de li end ft the church between 6 in the niOinin- an.l 5 in the evening. Tho sale of: any liquor cont lining reo'c than 1-1! of 1 percent of alcohol is fo'biddiii and subject to all the o'hir restrictions of the bill. This is under stood to include perfumery, flavoring extracts, rnpr.iot.ary medicines, pio scriptioos rid similar preparations ci n buniiig men than this amount of alco hol Blei cher for the Tiger. From tiie deck of the Tiger I could sec scout cruisers in the distance. These have been thrown out at sea to guard agiiinst submarines which, liko wolves of the sea, have tried to moke their way into the fold where lie tho ships of the grand fleet of Kngland. This fleet is ready for anything. Stories have circulated of late that German warcraft equipped with big new 17 inch guns, intend to steam out ( f the Kiel canal ami give fight to the Biilish. They will find tho ships of England on guard and eager for a test of strength in a good cause. From men of the fleet came the confident prediction th.it Germany would come cut second best in such a venture. Every day finds the fleet better pre pared. Thousands of crew men aro giv ing their leisure moments to tho manu facture of munitions, so that if the blow does come, the ships will have a tremendous store of death to deal to tho Teuton enemy. HERMIT HAD 5,000 Sacramento, Cal., Feb. 11. Search for the savings of James Muck,' a hermit who died several weeks ago in his cab in near Nevada City, Cal., ended in Sac ramento today when it was found he had !f!),000 in a safe deposit box at the D. (). Mills bank. ! Mack, who worked for mnny years as a section hand, lived in seclusion. His 'side amusement was listening to a phonogruph. He left a crudely drawn ! will bequeathing his property to a man in Nevada City, although it is said he i has a sifter who is an actress. . Ice Gorge. Break. ! The Dulles, Or., Eeb, II. The Colum bia river rose H'.j feet during the night land was still rising at an alarming rate I this morning. The channel is filled with ; ice. An immense jrim of ice it Big I'M ly went cut. A m? MO, J 4 1 F Crest of Flood Has Not Reached City and Another Is On the Way COULMBIA'S SWIFT RISE CAUSES APPREHENSION Columbia Raising Eight Inches An Hour At The Dalles River Full of Ice Tortalnd, Or., Feb. 11. Floods threaten Portland on two sides today. The upper Columbia river was ris ing rapidly, the crest of the Willam ette river flood had not yet arrived, pud more high water was reported from tho headwaters of the Willamette, where heavy rains have brought down some of the mountain snow. The government weather bureau was not optimistic regarding tho flood situ ation today. When the Columbia rises a few feet more the wuters of the Wil lamette will be backed up. Rising water from the upper Willamette ami its tributaries may put tho water front streets of Portland under water. Between Albanv and Oregon City the river was falling rapidly. Above Albany new floods were reported, and the crest of the first flood had not reache-1 Portland today. Armed men patrolled a small dike in the southeast section of the city last night because threo Japanese threaten ed to dynamite the dam to remove the water from their gardens. If the dike was released the village of Lents would bo covered with 7 feet of water. Over three thousand acres of land in this sction aro flooded by back water. Portland Docks Covered. Portland, Or., Feb. 11. With water covering every lower dock along tne wnterfront and backing up into some seWers, the crest of the Willamette riv er flood was expected early today. A stage of 19 feet will lie reached before the water begins to fall. The Columbia river has risen only slightly. Because of this there Ins been little damage in Portland as a re sult of the high wnter. The flood last night carried away the gang plank and moorings of the cruiser Boston, naval militia training ship, but sho was held by her anchors. More ruin was predicted today. Tahoma May Be Crushed. Porland, Or., Feb. II. In the midst of a mass of moving ice the stern wheel steamboat Tahoma was buffeted about by the swift current in the Columbia river this afternoon and the lives of five men abonrd her were im perilled. Other steamboats were unable to shovo their way through the ice and reach the Tnhnina. Tugs were sent this afternoon to rescue the men. The bout probably will be left to its fate. Since. January second the Tnhomn has been held hard nnd fust in the ice near the Oregon shore. Carrying a large cargo and a number of passengers, she was frozen in while en route from The Dalles to Perth-id. LQODS THREATEN PORTLAND FROM GORGED RIVERS GARRISON QUITS JOB AS SECRETARY OF WAR General Scott, Chief of Staff, Designated by President la Act As Secretary Until Successor Is Named Garrison Disgruntled Because Wilson Considered All Plans For Providing Army For Defense Instead of His Alone Resignation Made Evidently In Fit of Pique-Brecken-ridge Also Quits Washington, Feb. 11. President Wilson today form ally designated General Scott, chief of staff, acting secre tary of war for a period not to exceed 30 days,, or until his successor is appointed and qualified. With Scott thus filling the place vacated by Secretary Garrison, who quit because his chief, President Wilson, was not "irrevocably" pledged to the Garrison continental army plan, the White House made it known that Gar rison's successor will be a man of great ability. This man will be appointed within a day; he is likely to be a "dark horse," the White House indicated, though a crop of "possibilities" were mentioned in official quarters. , Meantime, it is even more certain that congress win pass the militia plan in its preparedness program the idea that caused Garrison's resignation. Chairman Hay of the house militia committee said so; and Chairman Chamberlain of the senate military committee indicated the same thing. Washington, Feb. 11. With Oeuernl Scott, chief of the Tinted States nrmy staff acting as secrHnry of war, Presi dent Wilson toilny consigned success ors for Secretary of War Lindey M. Oairison and Assistant Secretary Breckenridge, who quit their posts as a result of disagreement with, president on the preparedness question. Speculation as to the successors, however, was buried in official quar ters beneath consideration of tho dif ferences between the president nnd Garrison which brought the brcnih. The war secretary regarded these as dif ferences in principle, not merely in methods of achieving adequate natiounl defense. Though there had been rumors that Garrison iut"nded to quit because of the apparent failure of the continental nrmy plan he advocated, the immedi ate cause of his resignation is believed to be the following note from tho presi dent, regarding tho speech the secretary was scheduled to make lust night before the chamber of commrco of the United States. "You need feel no hesitation about expressing your personal views on both subjects (preparedness nnd Philippine independence) but I hope you will bo kind enough to draw very carefully tho distinction between your Individual views and those of the administra tion." Would Override President. Correspondence between the president nnd Garrison revealed that tho presi dent was not "irrevocably" committed to the continental army plan. Gar rison, on the other hand, insisted that this was the only means of providing proper defense. At the sumo time, he was opposed to the Clarko amendment to the Philippine bill, whereby indo pendenco would bo grunted the islunds in two to four yenrs. Garrison, too, objected to tho plan of Chairman Hay of the houso military committee whereby tho militia would be federalized. This scheme, ho sug-gc-ster to bo "mockery" while at the same timo realizing that most of the members of the congress did not have the vital interest in military affairs re quired for proper consideration there of. Breckenridgo's retirement followed Garrison's as a matter of loyalty, for ho entertained the sume views of the continental plan ns did Garrison. Everywhere todny officials expressed surprise at Garrison's course. He wns generally popular both from an official and a personal standpoint, and his re tirement, therefore,, shocked mnny here. . In announcing his objections to feder alization of the militia, Garrisoa wrote tho president on January 12: Ills Flan Alone Good. "Any other solution (than the con tinental plun) is illusory and not real; is apparent nnd not substantial there is unfortunately very littlo know ledge and very littlo intense personal interest in any of tho members of the house concerning military affairs in these circumstances, it seems to me perfectly clear that, unless you Inter poso your position as lender of the conn- Irv fin tlila ffrnnl miliiect tlm rpmilt will be the lamentable one I have de scribed." The latter referred lo a lack of uni ficntinn in time of need nnd a tendency toward politics in tho militia. Answering Garrison, President Wilson wroto that "I am not irrevocably or dogmatically committed to nny one plan of providing the nation with such a reserve nnd nm enrdiallv willing to dis ... H cuss alternate proposals. -I His Philippine Theories. A On ttin Philiniiiuo nuestion. Garrison wroto on February 0: "I consider tho principle embodied in tho Clarke amendment on aband onment of the duty of this nation and a broach of trust toward tho Filipinos; so bolicving I cannot accept it or ac quiesce in its nccoptnnce." At the same time, he wrote on the militia that ha regarded It as an "unjustifiable im perilling of tho nation's snfoty." Tho following day, the president answered that personally he believed it "unwise" to extend further self government to the islands "at- tbia timo," but held it would be Inndvis ablo for him to dissent if both house concurred, though he suggested he must withhold judgment until tho measure reached him. Yesterday the secretary sent his res ignation saying it was manifestly im proper for him to continue when thera was such a difference between him and the president on "fundamental prin ciples." Tho nrcuMcrit expressed "very great surprise" when he accepted the resig nation, but said ho felt ho would mere ly impose on additional burden on Garrison if he insisted on bi-s remain ing in tho cabinet. The two resignntions were decided on suddenly, for an hour beforo Garrison was scheduled to speak before th chamber of commerce it was announced that advanco copies of the speech would be given out ns soon as the stenographer transcribed the secre tary's notes. The rccrctary, it was said, had triexl to conform to the presi dent's wishes in the matter of express ing his personal views. The resigna tion, however, was offered, and Garri son and his wife left for New York after cancelling the speaking engage mcnt. Resiimed in Pit of Plqua. The spcoch was being given to re porters when an employe was called into Garrison's office, and a moment after ward dashed out und held up the speceh. During tho hour's wuit for the copy, Garrison and Breckenridge conferred and then it was announced that (he sec retary had suddenly been culled out of town. 1 General Scott did not attend tho cabinet session today In his capacity of secretary ad interim, however. Until a successor is named, President Wilann will tnkn iKTsonnl churze of tha administration preparedness program. General Scott, However, win oi charge of the routine affairs of the war department. Garrison has more keenly resented the attitude of Chairman Hay than that of any other person in congress. After the secretary had submitted a complete) plan for a military system which ho thought eliminated the two chief ob jections to the present militia system, ho found them cnt.;netied in Hay's (Continued on Pane His.) THE WEATHER I Oregon: Tonight and Saturday oc rnsioiiul r iin, and colder in tho east portion tonight; variable winds, mostly southerly.