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M. A (1 fff f FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES k CIRCULATION IS , OVER 4000 DAILY THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS KSiKS 1(1 DRIVE AGAINST EGYP Unofficial Reports Indicate Greater Part of Turkish Garrison . of 100,000 Have Been Forced to Surrender-1,000 1 Guns, Many of Them Krapps, Captured British and i Slay Forces May Now Unite and Drive Everything Be fore Them Storms Put End to Fighting In West London, Feb. 17. Between .10,000 and 100,000 Turks, together with many guns, fell into Russian hands when Grand Duke Nicholas' forces captured the important Turkish Armenian city of Erzerum, said unofficial Petro grad messages today. The garrison that withstood the onslaughts of Nicholas' men for several days, is estimated to have been 100,000, while the modern forts flanking the city mounted more than 1,000 guns. There is nothing, how ever, to indicate how many escaped. The fact that the city fell within five days after storm ing operations started makes it possible that the captures were large. Moreover, the ordinary exits from the city were few. Then, too, the city was surrounded and heavy snows made the highways impassable, so that it is be lieved that thousands failed to escape. Inasmuch as many of the captured guns were modern Krupps, they may prove to be of great value in further Slav operations. The city is believed to have been aflame when the Russians entered, but whether any of the Mosques or government buildings were saved, is unknown. I'ctrogind, Feb. 17. Petrognd gave ilselr over to ropoicing today aud the crowds in the streets made made holi day over the fall of l-'.rzerum before Grand Duke Nicholas' tones. Flag decorated houses and public buildings. Hymns of thanksgiving arose from thousands of throats. In the dimly lighted Kazan cathedril throngs chanted the to ileum, w'.iile oth ers massed outside in the snow, prayed for tho grand duke and hailed him as tin- national hero. The capture of Erzerum, the first im portant Muscovite victory since the re treat from the Carpathians a year ago, stirred the city to new patriotism, while the newspapers declnred it the prelude to liussinn clearing of Poland and Gal icia before summer. Details of the capture are lacking, though it is reported that the Turks ire moving westward, abandoning part of their artillery. This may mean that most of the garrison escaped from the beleaguered citv during or after the live days' attack of the duke's men. Kxperts now believe that the Turks jmist, abandon their proposed campaign against Egypt, inasmuch as the Hritish forces, soon to be heavily reinforced, are only 110 miles from Bagdad, while the Slavs are heading westward through Armenia. With these two forces thus near to forming a formidable alliance, it is thought the Turks will scarcely risk a drive against the Suez canal. i Russian Loss Heavy. Amsterdam, Feb. 17. Five thousand Russians were killed, and several thous and wounded, in the last three diys of battling before Erzerum, Turkish Ar menia, said Constantinople dispatches today. The Constantinople official state ment did not mention the Russian cap ture of the city, though it told of Rus si:in frontal attacks which took no ac count of loss of life. Stornis End Fighting. I'a ris, Feb. 17. Violent storms ilonj I J Aba Harta $ Germany's tnkin' .t.OnO.0'10 prisoners is purty much like havin' 3.1WI,(I0() relatives on your hands, Vept you don't have t' take 'em t' th' the tiler." said Lafe Bud t May. No man is greater than his wife. He's only I" iter adverti.-ed. if Ail the western battle line last night not only impeded the artilery struggle, but likewise held the infantry within their trenches, said today's official state ment. Shelters were blown down and trendies flooded in the Artois, while the roads became impassable. German Exchange Drops. London, Feo. 17. The Russian cap ture of Erzerum caused i record slump in the rates on German marks, said an Amsterdam dispatch today. England Shy Of Airships. London, Feb. 17 Commenting on yes terday's parliamentary debate relative to England's lack of airships, experts today painted graphically a picture of fleets of Zenpelins, accompanied by iiuge 200 mile per hour aeroplanes, at tacking England within a generation. They warned that England 's suprem acy of the seas would avail the nation nothing if Germany maintained control of the air. Parliament was told yesterday that Germany with her Zeppelins, is superior i:i aircraft to England, though it was announced steps are being taken to rem edy this deftc. Lost Two Zeppelins. London, Feb. 17. The Germans lost two Zeppelins in their last raid on England, Earl Kitchener declared to- Wife Heard Hubby at Oscilla tory Practices and Broke In On Him Oakland, Cil., Feb. 17. Charges of clandestine courtship, to say nothing of public kissing nre on file today oere in tile divorce action of Alias Horenec V Peterson against Detective Captain Pet erson formerly chief -of police. Mrs. rv. Alakitis, divorcee, is named as co respondent. Among other things, Mrs. Peterson alleges Mrs. Makins sat in Peterson's lap publicly at i New Years celebration in a local hotel nud that they kissed each other; that once while passing the Makins' apartment, Mrs. Peterson heard the couple kissing, ami upon in vestigation found Mrs. Makins in a bathrobe, while Peterson, she alleged wis riceing tnrough a side door. Peterson gained considerable prom inence Inst year through an address on the vice question in which he declared man is f olygamaus, and that "we have tried prisons, lasnes, contempt and ban ishment, in our efforts to control, mi tigate and suppress this great social problem." Peterson was a witness for Mrs. Ma kins when siie received her divorce. All parties to the proceedings had little comment today. Peterson refused to talk; his wife claimed her charges were true, but refused to elaborate up on them; while Mrs. Makins was pros trated and said she wns "terribly surprised" at the accusations. We see by the papers that almost :ixty towns elected Republican coroners as stinging rebuke to the administra sjc Jc sfc sfc sc sfc sc sc sjc sjc sfc sc sjc sc sjc ASTORIA WANTS NAVAL BASS y Jfg Astoria, Or., Feb. 17 The campaign for tiie establishment of a naval base at the mouth - of the Columbia river fas at fever heat toilay, after x mon- ster mass meeting in the Astoria theatre last night. Able speakers harangued the crowd anil urged that every pos- sible means be used to induce the government to make the en- trance of the Columbia as i in- Iln 3 e as Gibraltar. o $ te e? -, 3 L Mill fT ttLL UUI I Insists War Can End Only When Germany Agrees to Allies Terms By Ed L. Keen (United Press Staff Correspondent.) New York, Feb. 17. "How lonir do you think the war will last." After the usual polite and more or less perfunctory inquiries as to the state of his health and what sort of a trip he had, judging from the writer's personal experience and observations in the last few hours, this is the first serious question fired at every Amer ican returning from Europe by every one he meets. Anticipating some such inquisition, and in order to guide him in forming an opinion, the writer had asked the same question of a lot of folk in Eng land just before sailing on the Baltic for New York. It received almost as great a variety of replies as the num ber of Britishers interrogated that is, as to time. They ranged all the way from six weeks to six vears. But in their real essence all were alike: "Until Germany gives up!'' was the unanimous verdict. They're telling a good story now in Loudon about the way premier Asqtt i,tli is said to have answered this question at a recent social gathering. British cabinet membors have become so used to parrying uncomfortable or puzzling queries on the floor of the House of Commons since the war began that they often, unconsciously carry their parli amentary armament into the drawing room. A Definite Answer. " How long do you think the war will last, Mr. Asquith?" inquired a fellow guest. "I would have much preferred that the honorable gentleman had given me previous notice of this question," re plied the prime minister in his most unctious on-the-carpet tone, "but since he insists upon an immediate and ex plicit reply, I will say tnat the answer is in the negative." Although the head of the British administration can't be persuaded to hazard a time guess on the duration of the war, both his public and his private utterances on the subject in recent weeks leave no doubt that he stands with every other Britisher whose opin ion is at "all worth considering, in the manifestly sincere and honest belief that the war will go on until Germany agrees to peace on the terms of the Allies. Make no mistake about it, the Allies are out to win. They were never so determined or so united as they are to day. That the recent "made in Germain-" stories cf likihood of an early separate peace with Russia, or France, or England, are absolutely without foundation I am firmly convinced, r.ven in the event of the remote possibility that one or more of the allies might bo persuaded to enter into separate peace negotiations with the Central Powers, England would go right on fighting. English Have Learned. It would be most difficult for any one who has lived in the British at mosphere since before the war started and has watched the gradual alteration of the English national spirit from airy cocksureness through successive stages of bewilderment, humiliation, ami lesson-learning, into one of relent less bull dog tenacity of purpose, to ar rive, at any otner conclusion. Despite alll the muddling of the past eighteen months the military miscal culations, the diplomatic blunders, the political upheavels, the industrial tur moils the average Britisher has not onlv never despaired, he has never hud anv real doubt as to tne outcome of the struggle. The more recent mis fortunesthe loss of Bulgaria, tne ob literation of Serbia and Montenegro, the failures in Oallipoli, and the trou bles in Mesopotamia he has regarded as mere episodes, unpleasant it is true, but without anv effect except possibly to retard the final triumph of the allies. IS GRANDPA AGAIN ' Buenos Ayres, Feb. 17. Col onel Theodore Roosevelt is again a grandfather, for a son was born today to Mr. and Mrs, Kcrmit Roosevelt. tion's handling of the Mexican situa tion. Columbia State. CRONES WHITES LETTERTO TIMES Says He Placed Arsenic and Barium Chloride Both In the Soup FIRST EXPERIMENTED TO riiMlUlTC 1UJV TACTE jjuiunmiii mil injib Writes: 'I Am a Worker, and As I Love Science, I Hate Religion" New York, Feb. 17. Crones, wiw mixed arsenic in the soup served at a Chicago banquet to Archbishop Munde lein, Governor 1'unne and others, may be hiding here. A letter to the Times, purporting to be from him, put police on tho hunt today. I his letter declared that ( rones has bleached his hair white, has obtained a position and is living near here. It pictured him as A dabbler in astron omy and chemistry, thus tallying with the description the police have of him. l always was in the radical move ment as a worker and as a true com rade to my fellow workers," said the letter. "Meanwhile I have studied science, astronomy and religion. As 1 love science, I hate religion. " Tiien it went on to relate that Crones believing it "sauitarv" to make a cleanup at the "poison banquet" had placed arsenic and barium chloride in the soup. Previously he had experi mented to eliminate anv bitter taste. The writer denied that an anarchistic letters or explosives had been left in Crones' Chicago room. Saw Crones in Boston. Boston, Mass., Feb. 17 A Cambridge man, fellow member of Jean Crones, al leged poison plotter, in the Chicago waiters union, claimed today ho saw Crones at the South Station last night. ine man, who insisted on naving his name kept secret for fear of violence, said: "When I said 'Hello Jean' to him. he gavo me an ugly look, said 'Mind your own business' and hurried away." Assistant Chef Arrested. Chicago, Feb. 17. In a raid on a house on the south side today, police arrested Fritz Sehsenfcld assistant chef of the university club, where last weeks "poison banquet" was held. Schoen feld said he had information which would help the authorities to locate the poison plotters, but he denied thnt he himself is an anarchist. SURVEYING PARTI GIVES RISE 10 NEW line Extends In Southeasterly Direction From 0. E. Depot The sight of strange surveyors plant ing stakes inside the city limits of Sa lem yesterday and today has given rise to numerous rumors of a new railroad. Local railroad officials deny any def inite knowledge of the proposed rail road but the indications point to the fact that it may be an extension of the Oregon Electric lines. The two sur veys start from the Oregon Electric depot at the corner of High and State streets according to the station num bers on the stokes. Ono survey extends down High street from State street and follows the bnnli of . South Mill creek around back of Fry's hill, then cuts across the corner of the Blind school lot and goes on out through Bush's pasture. The oth er lino extends up the creek across Church street and reaches Bush's pas ture on the east side of the blind school. The Mount 11 a has not -shown any activity in the field for some time which has given rise to the belief that Mr. Mount was not backed by cither of the two larger roads in this city and it is believed that the Mount boom has subsided. In towns where proposed railroads are frequent it is well known that it is a far cry from the preliminary survey to the tooting of the whistle of the first train but Sniem has not been enlivened by a real railroad rumor for some time which probably accounts for the un usual interest which in being taken in . i. . luc nirmigH nurrviirn. During the postoffice controversy, Portland should remember what held up tho auditorium. ABOUT HIMSELF BILL FASSES SENATE Washington, Feb. 16. The senate today passed the New- lands bill, as amended by Sen- ator Borah, proposing an inves- tigntion into the advisability of government ownership of rail- roads. Most of the piogressives voted for the measure, although . Senators Norris and Kenyon de- nounced it as inadequate. Sor- lis charged that it was a part of a democratic plan to substitute a prolonged investigation for the cnmpaigii promise to regti- late railroad securities. Germany's Position on Armed Merchantmen Prevents Settlement Washington, Feb. 17. Great Britain must pledge that her liners will not ihi upon German submarines, before Germany will instruct her undersea commanders not to attack armed mer chantmen without warning. This is Germany's counter proposal in answer to America's objection to the Teuton decree proposing such unwarned attacks, it became known nfter a 20 minute informal conference today be tween Ambassador Bernstorff and Sec retary of State Lnirainif. Germany and America, it was learned, are agreed upon the I.usitnnia wetted meat except that the United Stutes considers further submarine questions, as well as those of the past, must be cared for. Lansing is understood to have insisted upon adherence to the previously proclaimed American stand for the right of merchantmen to arm for defensive purposes. Bernstorff indicated that he must ask his home government for instruc tions before meeting American terms, and he does not expect to see the sec retary before next week. The Austrian decree for attacks giv en out' by the department today, are similar to Germany's orders. End Is Far Away. Washington, Feb. 17. Further and apparently intermit) able negotiations over submarine warfare confronted the United States government today with the Lnsitania settlement blocked, tem porarily at least, tho diplomatic situa tion generally tangled. The administration will not accept the Lnsitania settlement, now in its hands, until the effect of tiio Teuton decree announcing its intention to at tack armed merchantmen is determined. Germany may postpone operations' of this decree pending negotiations over it. Ambassador Von Bernstorff was ex pected today at tho state department, to be told that written assurances are wanted that the decree will not apply to passenger liners armed for defen sive purposes and that the government does not dare to proceed with the Lus- itaina settlement until Germany's course toward merchantmen is unequiv ocally defined. German embassv officials professed surprise at the postponement of the Lnsitania case, and thought that this might have a bad effect on German public opinion. They were confident, however, that Germany will willingly give further assurances against attacks upon passenger liners. Meanwhile, the administration plans to exert pressure upon the allies to in duce them to comply with the American general note Becking disarmament oi mere haiitmen. Officers Looking for Swindling Broker New York, Feb. 17. Secret service officers are expected to arrive at Ha vana today, seeking J. Grant Lyman, tormer Los Angeles man, charged with conducting a vast brokerage swindle here. Authorities here hod a tip that l.ymnn engaged in bookmnking at Ha vnnn after fleeing from this city. According to evidence given by his former partner, Lyman cleaned up 700,000 in the brokerage business. HONEST BUT TIGHT Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 17. Last Oc tober a Los Aiitfeli'i crossing policeman give (ius Larbedo, a "strapped" tour ist, J-1) cents for a meal. Today Police Chief Kuively received a check for 10 cents from (lus in Kansas City. Tho ex tra cent was for interest. TO EXCLUDE ORIENTALS Washington, Feb. 17. The house immigration committee began consideration today of hills by Representatives linker and Hayes of California, to ex- elude all Asiatic laborers from this country, and to require registration of all Chinese and Japanese now here. Chairman Hurnett said the state depart- merit had advised him it would not object to the measures, pro- v'uled they did not interfere with existing treaties. jit N I REVOLUTION RIPENING War Department Notifies General Funston of Scheme Munitions, To Aid Uprising Already Smuggled Across Border Into Mexico-Private Letters Tell Department Conspiracy. Has Reached Definite Stage Information Not Positive But Uprising Is Thought to Be Probable Washington, Feb. 17. With cumulative evidence for cpvpml rlavs in Hi ratine that all is not well SOUth of the Rio Grande, the war department today sent to General . -i v l l a.? V 4- Funston, border commander, unomciai miormauon auuuu Dlans for a new Mexican uprising, alleged to be maturing in the United States. According to the information, munitions to turtner tVio nnvisincr have nlreadv heen smuecled across the bor- W intn Mexipn. while the across in small parties from Los Angeles, El faso, ban Antonio and iNew uneans kn ka nvineinnl nnints nf rendezvous of the plotters, who include many Tne department miormauun, tuuumcu m letters, declared that the conspiracy had reached a defi nite stage. This word, forwarded for what it might be worth, was not regarded as entirely improbable. Taken with reports t- v, cfofQ dDnortmnni- that thp new Carranza reeime is tu tuc oiait upu, v.. tottering, the information, it plotters within this country are planning a coup. Well informed persons recalled reports this week of a plot to blow up the battleship Kentucky at Vera Cruz, and thus to embroil the United States in war. Whether there is any connection between tne two auegeu pun i not known. . , , While the death of General Huerta removed the back bone of an alleged uprising conspiracy justice depart ment agents have not failed to keep their eyes on other mpn who with the ex-dictator, might be interested m overthrowing the present Mexican regime. About Mexican Situation. W.l,innlnn Feb. 17 IiClllving to tllC i'n r....,,i,,ii,, iwkimr facts surrounding the recognition of General C'arranza's de facto Mexican government, Presi dent Wilson today sent to the senate the desired report. In it ho answered attacks upon Ins policy, kiwuhi present Mexican government is military -...I... i,n.. .Aiini itiitintinl tint ennnsel- led continuance of the present course as the best for the time being. At tne same time, he prophecicd that establish ment of a constitutional government will supplant the present conditions. Between ll'll! and 11115 inclusive, 7fi hilled in Mexico, the report said, ns compared with 47 in tho previous three years uuring wnicn u there was "less domestic strife" in fvifo ' Twenty American civilians and 10 f Telephone Calls For Aid Come From Many Places In Flood District Natchez, Miss., Feb. 17. With the Federal steamer I.aFourchc standing by, rescuers in small boats sought today to take to safety several hundred per sons locked in by flood waters at New- ellton, I,n. The situnlion there, increasingly dan gerous for the past three days, became so serious Inst night that telephone calls were sent here for aid. me re port was that around 1,000 persons were mnrooned and thnt there hud been three deaths, while the city hns virtually no facilities for tuking off the stnml ed. Thousands of acres of fnrm land are under water, while n new town, Ostrica, La., has been added to the list of sub merged places. Houses have been swept away at many places, livestock has perl-shed, and there are fears thnt there may be a number of casualties unless the situa tion is relieved at an early moment. Many workers nre strengthening the main levee at Milliken's Bend which is in imminent danger of collapsing. LEAVES TO JOIN ARMY Independence, Ore., Feb. 17. Percy flobble, who for several years has been the head bookkeeper at the Wigan Kifhnrdsoii rnnch, south of this city, left Tuesday for Knelnnd. where he will enlist in the Hritish army, being assigned to take charge of an amiini tion auto truck. Mr. Gobble is A nn tive of England and has scvernl broth ers now serving in the army. IN BO . . conspirators expect to slip a number of points. . cientificos and a few Villistas. -- is thought, may mean that soldiers were killed by Mexicans on American soil during the 1913 to 1915 inclusive period. . . , - , . i i 1(1,; president cxpiaineu u nuu r-, nircd Carranza in preference to Villa Kb.iiiiiii thrt rccrimc n f the latter seemed to be disintegrating while the Carran- zistas had ndisputed possession ui throe-fourths of Mexico. Carranza, tho report added, now con- Irnla oil ),nt A verV fcW Sections Of tllfl always bandit-infested country. Ho is doing extremely wen unuer uie cir cumstances in protecting Americans, the president held. The chief executive admitted that there are many bandits whr cannot bo suppressed immediate ly and that sporadic, outrages may ba expected lor some time. "Reasonably adequate protection in being afforded, however," said the mes sage. The president declined to mane pun lie papers bearing on international po litical conditions in Mexico, as ha held this would bo incompatible -with th public, interest. Tho senate ordered the report printed ui n mihltc. document. In form it IS) simply tho president 's letter transmit ting tno report or ecreiury or maw Lansing, answering Henator Fall's que tions and also giving various documents) and reports nlrendy made public. Th president said ho approved Lansing' findings. "Felix Dinz, at least ostensibly i heading the new plan," said Chief Bie laski of tho justice department bureau of investigation. "Two days ago ha was at New Orleans conferring with other lenders. Our agents are watching them." LORIMER SEEKS VINDICATION Chicago, Feb. 17. Former United. States Senator William Lorimer, ac cused of bank wrecking, won the first fijlht in his trial here today when thre indictments charging embezzlement, and conspiracy to loot i half dozen Illinois banks were consolidated as his counsel asked. "I am not saying anything about tl probabilities of acquittal," said Lori mer. "Let tho verdict decide that." fr'ripn,l of Lorimer suv that no seek only vindication in the trial. TIIE WEATHER Oregon: Fair to night; Friday fair east, Increasing cloudiness follow ed by rain west portion; easterly-winds.