. FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY Jf THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2;, 1916 PRICE TWO CENTS MftcS GERMAN CROWN PICE SMASHES FRENCH LIS Capture Six and a Half Miles of Trenches and 3,000 Prison ersMaking Desperate Effort to Capture Fortress at : Verdun Vanguard of Russian Army Near T izond Turks Fleeing From Armenia Japanese o lleship Fleet Reported In Mediterranean Russians i London, Feb. 2;1). The German crown princ Baling the greatest smash on the western front since . aking the English Ypres lines last May, has taken nearly six and one-half miles of French trenches near Verdun, the Berlin war office claimed today. This extensive offensive was aimed against the outer defenses of the important town of Verdun, in the neigh borhood of Consenvoye and Azannes, about 10 miles to the north. There the Teutons not only claimed their enormous gain of ground but they announced they had taken .1,000 prisoners and much booty. Following up this reputed victory, they claimed that in another offensive move, they had captured 700 yards of French trenches east of Heidelweiler in Alsace, and 80 prisoners. ' How terrible was the German drive was evidenced from the Paris admission that there had been a great of fensive around Verdun, and that the Germans had been killed off by battalions. Paris claimed that while the Haumont wood had been evacuated, the French had re gained the Caures wood from which they had been evicted yesterday. Breaking of the French salient north of Beaumont and 10 miles northeast of Verdun was ad mitted. Recapture of some trenches around Souchez was claimed. No attackof similar strength has been delivered on either side in'the western combat for months, excepting the French offensive in the Campagne in September. The battle is still raging about 10 miles from Verdun on the east bank of the Meuse, with the crown prince aiming to force his army southward in the hope of conquering all the outer defenses of Verdun and then bringing up his 42 centimeter guns to level the fortress. Such a move would give the Teutons a great ad vantage in the south as the French have threatened their communications by retaining the Verdun stronghold. Paris, Fell. 23. German forces are staging n strong offensive arouml Ver iliin, it was officially aiiuiittetl today. M iny regiments of infantry are attack ing along a fifteen mile front. Tiie German attack on this strategic 1'i.nit ia the south is apparently being pii'lied without heed to loss of life, for eru'iMi prisoners declare that whole ; iman battalions have been annihilat ed. French evicuntion of the Haumont forest was admitted, but the communi que claimed re-occupation of the ( nines wood, which was evacuated yesterday. Fierce attacks continue, too, in the P.ois (livenchy region near Souchez, and the French have succeeded in recaptur ing several trenches. The onsluugh of the (ierin.tn crown prince's men in the Verdun region followed artillery prep aration which began Sunday. The French replied to the Teuton efforts, iiiid brought up reserves to combat them. Through particularly vicious attacks, the tlermans succeeded in occupying the lluiimnnt woods, mid they broke the French salient north of Heauniont and 10 miles northe.ist of Verdun. The general offensive, begun last Aba Martin - Wff' Who remembers th' fine old lnys;,orv 0V(r ,e l)ymn n() f nu before busing efficiency when y on j got a few pennies back nt th meat ! uliopf It seems like th' folks who; are nil right "when you git t' knnw 'em never have very long Minerals. night, was designed to throw back the whole French line. Jap Fleet In Mediterranean. London, Feb. 23. The admiralty to day refused to comment on German re ports from Italian sources that a Jap anese fleet h.ul arrived 111 tue jueuiter ranean. As the story went, the Japanese ves sels were accompanied by aeroplanes and were apparently sent to that sec tion in view of destruction of two Jap anese merchantmen recently. Unconfirmed Tokio messages decl.ired some time ago Japanese ships had been sent to protect the Suez canal. Hitherto the Japanese government has taken part in western operations, though stories have been current that more active Jnp.incse participations was desired. Gerard Shows Up. Berlin, Feb. 211. American Ambassa dor Gerard appeared at the embassy to dav after having his collar bone re-set at the hospital following an accident at Munich. He probably will be unable to be actively at his desk for the next six weeks, but will supervise affairs of the embassv. Ask About Francis. Washington, Feb. 23 The Rtatc de partment has asked the Kussian gov ernment whether ex-Governor David R. FranciH, of Missouri, would be accept able as ambassador to Petrograd, but until an affirm itive reply is received, no announcement will be made of his appointment. Russians Driving Turks. Petrograd, Feb. 23. On their march to Trebi.ond, Kussian vanguards iiave reached point within a few miles of Hizeh. This town is only 33 miles east of Trebizand and the fall of the Ut ter is not far distant, according to Tiflis dispatches today. Armenians, fleeing from the Christ ian quarter of Trebiznnd outside the walls of the city, arrived at the Rus sian lines and reported that the Turks are removing the valuables from the city, evidently with no intention of making serious resistance to tiie Slav onslaught. "We are continuing the pursuit of the remnants of the Turkish forces," said the war office today. Announcement of fresh successes in the Caucasus, with demonstrations in the Duma, preceded publication of an 'official st itemefit relating that the Rus sians had won skirmishes on nearly fv ierv sector from the linltie to Rumania. This statement toll cf violent artil- pnpmv Bero,,lail0', tlirowin iJOJTii,a jn the Riga region. hundred nml r'iftv oicnr.-ints of, I J (Continued on Page iwo; San Francisco, Feb. 23. Fif teen thousand miles of ocean travel and wilderness search is to be experienced by Professor Enoch Morris, of Chicago, just to secure i specimen of an un usual variety of bat for his col lection. Professor Morris, who left here on the liner Sierra, made known his plans in Honolulu ac cording to passengers on the steamer Lurline. lie will land at Pago Pngu, ami in u small boat go with a b ind of natural ists for Gilbert group. Some where in this section dwells the giant bat, with a wierd latin name. Several months and much money will be spent in endeav oring to capture a specimen. ! TRY1 Score of Young Women, and Finn of Lawyers Said to Be In Scheme Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 23. After an un sucsessful all night vigil, deputy sher iffs redoubled their efforts today to take into custody the alleged leader of blackmailers, who, with headquarters here, are said to have "badgered" some of the most prominent and wealthy men of the Pacific coast out of thousands of dollars during the past two years. The man sought is a former financial agent and lawyer, who is said to have worked in collusion with a firm .f at torneys and a score of attractive young wnnv.':i, in getting phjtog.-; hs'nf vic tims :n compromising sit Mticn.-i. A i Inst night (l;u y sheriff's U y c an .i e.l nenr the no iu of hu ir.np so ii,h t. watching every entrant .vith O'll. m cess, l'ltttcvtor Luiidin lias refused to is si;; '. virraut for the liunnciiil agents' ar-'st Mieriff lIo.i,;c instructed Vs met. to t. lie hhn into custody n-.twith sti" d lig. epuri'mg to Depiy Siic!::'f M. F.. K-l'ley, wl ose invest:'inti ns led In the exposures of the alleged "badger" game, the financial agent is the man who operated the camera iu almost ev ery instance, and who developed the negatives which were sold for fabulous sums to the victims. Word was received by Sheriff Hodge from Los Angeles today, that Miss Isa bel Clnyberg, arrested in that city by Sheriff Cline yesterday, as f.n nileged member of the syndicate, nus engaged an attorney and is preparing to resist extradition. Mifu Lillinn Peterson, another woman wanted ia connection with the case, was in Billings, Mont., up to Sunday, ac cording to advices received by Sheriff Hodge from Sheriff F. W. Jlatloek, of killings. Si"Cf tint time bIio has mvstcriouVr disappeared. Deputy Sheriff Ilnily lay's ue sj.isj intormation that her fuince is one of the wealthiest cattlemen in Jlon- t ma. O i !ast Thursday a telegram was .( i.t to Shi' -iff Matlock uskine him to rente Miss I'.lirson and keep her limit sur veillance. Ho replied the following day. that she had been found and Hodge immediately wired: "Keen her within your reach. Act quietly." Yesterday Matlock wired: "Miss Pe terson left on the 2(lth for parts un known." Hodge has today wired several other points in his search for the woman. Most of the alleged gang's opera tions here are said to have been con ducted in a bungalow on Twentieth ave nue. At this house the camera was located in a clothes closet. A hole had been bored through the wnll into an adjoin ing bedroom, so that the cameraman had a clear vitw of what went on there. The gang is said to have worked in ho tels and in other houses in differei.t pairs of the city. Stock Market Sluggish Berlin Exchange Drops (Copyright lltlO by the New York Evening Post.) ew York, Feb. 23 The stoci market moved today in the same de sultory and uncertain manner that it did in the past three or four business days. Those stocks that moved at, all appeared to do so because of peculiar local influences, while none of the movements were of particular signifi cance small decliiu-h anil recoveries occurring simultaneously though these were unrelated. The most interesting event of the day was the dtclnrntion by one Du pont company of a 19 per cent dividend on common stock, payable in Anglo French bonds. Such a method of pay ment was unprecedented though it merely indicated that munitions corn- panics have subscribed a considerable amount to the allied $.j0O,nOO,QUQ loan, The half point decline in Merlin ex- I change to 3 7 8 dieted no particular ) explanation. CHINESE GUNMEN I Fired On Latter As He Came Out of Restaurant In Business District FIRED SECOND SHOT IN VICTIM'S HEAD AND FLED Chinese' Laiuidryman at Rose burg Murdered Chinese Stay Indoors Portland, Ore., Feb. 23. A Chinese gunman shot and (killed Yin Luck, aged M, at o o clock t$is morning when Yin l.uck came out of a restaurant in the heart of the business district to sweep i ue siuewaiK. A taxicab driver cave chase to the highbinder who did the shooting, and drove him into the arms of a policeman three blocks away. He gave his name as Ah Low, viaid'he was 44 vears old and desired to speak to his attorney. ne spoue excellent English and was wen dressed. The shooting of Yin Luck is the thin disastrous clash between tong gunmen in rornaiui since war broke out be tween the Hop Sings and an alliance of the now- Leongs, Biug Kongs and Suey Sings. In Chinatown the orientals remained behind bolted doors. But this morning for the first time in history a gun man invaded the business district of the city to do his deadly work. Supposing ine tong war tuny to blocks away, Yin Luck, a janitor, boldly went on t'he open sidewalk after sweeping out a restaurant. The ghbinder was hiding in a dark doorwajrr He fired once and Yin l.uck dropped. .Placing the muzzle of his revolver at the prostrate man's head the tonginan again pulled the tn ger. Then he fled, i.ursucd bv a taxi- cab driver. This happened while negotiations were in progress for peace. Tongmen asserted yesterday that a truce had been declared. "Bunk" said Captain of Detectives Bnty, and doubled his guard of plain clothes men in Chinatown. The killing of Yin Luck happened af ter two preliminary peace meetings had been held with District Attorney rJvans presiding. Tho only trouble with the pence meetings ycuterdny afternoon and last night was that they were held in Hop Sing headquarters and the enemies of the Hop Sings wouldn't come. The "Chinese Fords" from San Francisco were expected in Portland today and may be able to arrange a permnnent peace. But the shooting of Yin Luck and the murder of another Chinese in Roseburg yesterday makes peace seem far away. A Eosebnrg Victim. Roseburg. Ore., Feb. 23. The brutal murder of Lee Faut, a Chinese laundry man, was committed by robbers who sought to cover their crime with the cloak of the tong war raging on the Pacific coast between the Hop Sing and allied Bow Leong, Bing Kong and Suey Sing tongs. This was the belief of officers who, nevertheless, kept a strict watch on Chinatown todny. Lee Faut was found Intc yesterday iu his little laundry. His head was badly battered, his throat cut from ear to ear, and a wicked looking dagger stuck in his abdomen. A bloodstained hatchet lay nearby. His little hoard of savingB was gone. Fleeing From Seattle. Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 23. Nearly a hundred Chinese, members of th Hop Sing tong, are seeking refuge here to dny, after having fled from Heattio and Portland, where further tong war kill ings arc feared by the celestials. Police have been asked to give the fugitives protection from Bow I.eong guirmen who they fear may follow them to ex act tong vengeance. The Hop Sings began arriving here shortly after the outbreak of hostili ties at Portland. Some are quartered with fellow tongmen, but the greater number are huddled together in a va cant store room on lower Broadway. All strange Chinese are being close ly watched by the police, ar.d all those found with firearms in their possession will be arrested. One Under Arrest. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 23 Chinese tong war activities centered todny On the legal fight brewing around Yee Bow, accused by the polit:e of shooting Y. I'. Park, a Korean, a week ago. Former Assistant I'nited States At torney ,f. .1. Sullivan, employed to de fend him by friends who say that im ported gunmen did the shooting, has obtained a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Ronald. States attorneys will try and show cause he tdiould not be released from jail. YOUNG I LUCK WHY GASOLINE 18 UP Sin Francisco, Feb. 23. With gasoline prices ascending to lux i lions heights, the Standard Oil company of California is prepar ing today to distribute a 30 per cent stock dividend, in addition to its regular 2.30 per share quarterly divided, due March J3. Tho 30 per cent "melon" rated on the present quotations moms retribution of more than .f'.,'t,(iOO,0(iO, though, as author ized by the state corporation commissioner at Sacramento, the dividend is if'23,000,000. LEFT PUSSY A STAKE Philadelphia, Feb. 23. An angora cat, known as "Mrs. Pussv" received 41,000 under the will os "Mrs. K. T. Stewart. THAI Chinese Carried Loaded Re volvers But Claim To Be Agents of Cannery Two Chinese armed with loaded re volvers and who are thought to be gun men involved in the tong war that is now breaking out nlong the Pacific coast were arrested by tho Salem po lice lust night as they came through this city on a passenger train at 1 :55 a. m. The men gave the names Charley So and Sing Hong when they were book ed on a chnrge of carrying concealed weapons at the police station. The Port land authorities were notified of the arrest of the Chinese anil Captain Bitty, of the Portland detective force, asked that the men be held until officers from Portland could look them over. In jail today So and Bong do not appear to be particularly hostile and say that they were only out to employ men for a fish cannery. One of them enrried about .1X0 nnd tho other about .1i30 in cash and thev stated that c money was to be used for the employ ment of Chinese labor. Charley So and Sing Bong were both taken from the southbound train wl'- reaches this city at 1:35 a. ni. The officers have been on the lookout nt both depots for strange Chinese since the tong war has been started on the coast and Inst night their vigilence was rewarded by finding the two gun men. The Chinese arrested carried re volvers of one of the best models, a .32 caliber and both arms wero londed and oiled for action. When arrested! the Chinese made no resistance but tidd the officers that they were going to Albany to hire men to work in a can nery. Their tickets were purcliir.-ied in Portland for Albany. On one of the men was found a sheet of pnper bearing the address of the Bing Kong tong headquarters iu Sac ramento, Stockton, Fresno and Los An geles and also the address of Ying Shing Lung in Seattle. Both of the men de clared that they were foi" peace nt any price but the officers were inclined to doubt their story about being employ ment agents for a Sntmon cannery as men in this business seldom carry load ed revolvers. Sheriff Willinni Kseh and Chief of Police J. T. Welsh made a thorough search of the Chinese quarters in this city last night but fniled to find any trace of gunmen wanted in Portland or Roseburg. Their senrch revealed sev eral secret hiding places but in none of them was found any suspicious or strange Chinese. The Salem orientals appear to be bearing out their asser tions that they are nrurrnf and are not looking for trouble. The Chinese quarter was surrounded by police officers ami the sheriff ami the chief conducted tho search person ally and left no stone unturned to lo cate tho Chinese wanted for the tong murders but they are convinced today that Salem has not been ohosr n as a hiding place by the wilv murderers. Cliarlev So and Sing Hong were each fined $10 in police court today on a charge of carrying concealed weapons and their revolvers confiscated. They are being held, however, upon the ad vice of Chief Clark, of Portland, pend ing the arrival of Portland officers. E Prince and Wife's Foster Daughter Startle Fashion ables at the Beach New York, Feb. 23. That Mrs Aimee Crocker, weulthv former Cali fornian, realized the foil v of mating ago with youth, almost before her gar honeymoon was ended, was the claim of her liusbiind, Prince Miskinoff to day in resuming testimony In their separation case. She had reeatcilly accused him of (Continued From. Page One.) RELATIONS IM OE President May Announce to Congress His Desire to Break Diplomatic Relations With Germany Bernstorff Re ported To Be Instructed to "Play for rimewEnglari Also Getting In Bad Odor On Account of Violating Her Pledges and Attempting to Deceive the United States i Washington, Feb. 2:. President Wilson's appearance before congress within the next few days to announce a desire to break off diplomatic relations with Germany was forecasted todayby high administration authorities. This action is certain to result, one official said, if Ger man intimations are correct that Foreign Secretary Von Jagow's instructions to Ambassador Von Bernstorff will be to play for further delay in settlement of the Lusi tania case, and for a long discussion of technicalities in the matter of the German proclamation of warfare against armed merchantmen. The Von Jagow instructions are expected to reach. Von Bernstorff within the next two days. An authority, generally regarded as reliable declares that the president intends to make his refusal to tempor ize in .the situation so emphatic that no doubt can re main as to his purpose to require closing of the Lusitania incident according to his original demands. Since Germany is not expected to withdraw her armed merchantman decree, it was pointed out that the only course left open to the president is to cut off diplomatic relations. This would meait handing Ambassador Von Bernstorff his passports, and the consequent withdrawal of Ambassador Gerard from Berlin. It is declared that President Wilson is committed to a policy of firmness but does not desire to take the step of breaking relations without first presenting the matter to congress. This idea is said to explain the long confer ence Monday night between President Wilson, Senate Leader Kern, Chairman Stone, of the senate foreign com mittee, and Chairman Flood of the house foreign commit tee. These persons have not discussed the subject of their conference, except that one conferee indicated his own personal apprehension that certain of the courses con sidered might lead to war. The idea of breaking diplomatic relations is said to ex plain, too, why Senator Stone called off his projected speech in defense of the administration foreign policy. While administration circles took a gloomy view of the situation, it was suggested that publicity of the govern ment s views might prevent a break. Even if President Wilson decides to take the question of a rupture to con gress, it was pointed out that there would be sufficient time between deliv ery of his message and any congression al action thereon for Oermany to "see the light" .ind to correct her policy. At any rate, officinls said that the president is done with parleying. Al ready his recent vigorous activities have caused collapse of the democratic agitation for issuance of a wnruing to Americans to keep otf .irmect merchant men.. Democrats fostering tiie plan have not changed their idea about it, but their desire to press such a resolu tion has disappeared inasmuch as they have learned the White House would not support them. Has England Broken Faith? Washington. Feb. 23. Whether Kng- land iias broken filth with the I'nited States and thereby complicated the (Jcr- mnn-Ainericnn submarine situation, was a new question Injected into the con troversy today. Apropos or tins it was Pointed out that the British Ambassa dor Sir Cecil Spring-Rice in August, Mill wrote Secretary ot situte liryjn thnt Foreign Secretary tlrcy has given tho "fullest assurances ' that mer chantmen would not fire on submarines unless attacked by the latter. Oermany now claims Kngl.tnd has a secret order to mereiiantmen either to flee or fire at submarines upon sight. If Kngland's tdedge in this respect has been violated, an American protest to lingliind is probable. While Secre tary of State Lansing has continually held that negotiations with belliger ents must be separate and that deal ings with ono side shall not be contin gent upon the policy of the other, he may demand fulfillment of F.ngluud's promises should tiie Berlin evidence now en route prove the existence of the alleged secret British orders. Ambassador Von Bernstorff expects to receive before Saturdiy instructions from Berlin as to his course townrd the LaiiHing notice th.it America regards ss illegal the Teuton decree of warfure against armed merchantmen. Meantime, both the state department und the embassy believe that the chance of (jerinany 's postponement of opera tion of the decree is remote. Wiiile the subiii.ii ine situation is in statu quo, congressmen are showing President Wilson evidence of a big pro pagnmln to force an embargo on muni tions and issuance of n warning to Am ericans to keep off armed merchantmen. They reported receipt of letters, cards, pamphlets ami p ipers in support of such STRAINED REE steps and said that there was even lob bying on thejloor of congress iu fuvor of it. Complaints against shipments of mu nitions cited that 113 men had been killed by a single American made tor pedo, while hundreds had been killed or maimed by a single shell sent to the li lies. El Russian Foreign Minister Thinks This May Come at Least In Part London, Feb. 23. Partial disarm ament may be piuuible, nfter the, war, according to At. Snzonotr, Kussian foreign minister, us quoted in a Petro grad dispatch to the Chronicle today. "If Prussian militarism, that evil thing which darkened our lives so long, is finally destroyed as I firmly believu it will he, then I think some measur of disarmament may bfc possible," ha was quoted as saving. "It should be quite possible, for with F.ngland ancj Russia; friends, the rest of the worlj is safe. "Kngland, France and Russia arB responsible now for the future of Ku- (Continued on Page Two.) . : THE WEATHER Oregon: Fair to night and Thurs day; northeaster ly winds. T