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A rl Off? fl FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY Ml THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1916 utJiTin mvn ptutq on trains and kvv PRICE TWO CENTS stands ftvb cent M :- ii in n n n n ni II DECLARES WAR AC'tNST PORTUGA ti Declaration Immediate! Restore German Shipi 1 by the Former Porti Hows Portugal's Refusal to 'rned On the Tagus and Seized 's Fourteenth Country to Be come Involved in the Lcai War Has Army of 30,000 and 260,000 On War Footing Berlin, March 9. Germany declared war on Portugal today, following the Portuguese refusal to restore in terned German vessels seized in the Tagus river. Portugal is the fourteenth power to be involved in the world conflict. Germany issued a statement pointing out that seizure of Teuton ships violated German-Portuguese treaties providing that, in the event of such seizure, arrangements for adequate compensation must first be made. The German minister at Lisbon, handing the war declaration to the foreign minister, said: The German government therefore now considers herself from this date at war with Portugal." Portuguese and German troops clashed some time ago in Africa, Portugal alleging its territory there had been invaded. Portugal later sent troops to co-operate with the British in their operations against German Alrican colonies. The British-Portuguese treaty bound Portugal to send 10,000 men to Great Britain's assistance if needed. The war declaration, according to an official state ment, was made necessary by "the illegal seizures, which constituted a most grave breach of neutrality and special treaties." The statement added: "Germany has been obliged to surrender her former forbearing attitude, maintained on account of Portugal's awkward position with regard to England." It is believed Austria will also declare war, as the Portuguese have seized Austrian ships. Many hinted that one result of the breach would be the entrance of Spain into the war on Germany's side. MEXICAN WHO LED MURDER OF AMERICANS FACES FIRING SQUAl j r rn 1 s "A , w : ' ' : a a. ttr . 1 -'i-Cv" 5 , V f f I ir o :: c lie execution of Sergxint Leonardo Anzac Sergeant Leonanlo Anzao, one of the leaders of the band of Villistas who murdered over a seorc of Anicrie ins in cold blood, had onlv a short time to I've after he was captured by the Carran.a forces. This picture was taken a fraction of a second after t'.ie bullet sped to tho Mexican's he.irt. lie refused to have his eyes bandaged. The con vulsive movement of his onus after the bullet struck him is plainly shown. FOUR HUNDRED Ul BANDITS CROSS BORDER Report Says They Were Under Leadership of Villa-Attack Town of Columbus, New Mexico, Firing Buildings and Killing Citizens 300 American Soldiers Aided by Citi zens Routed Them-Four Soldiers and Seven Civilians Dead-Mexicans Lose About 40 "The ship seizures," asserted the sists of one second class and four third (icrnan statement, "were not justified ems cruisers, 10 gunouu.s iie on rounds of necessity, ueeause the tonnajie of the confiscated vessels tar exceeded Portugal's needs. They were Hei.cd in a fashion that must be con sidered an international provocation to Germany. The German flag was hauled doivn. and the Portuguese emblem was run up while Portuguese warships sa inted." It was pointed out the German min ister protested, yet Portugal seini-offic-ially declared there had been no Ger man protest. long series of Portuguese neutral ity violations were listed, including the giving of peimission to two I!ri tish warships to use Portuguese ports longer than they were privileged to under international law. It was charged the British was permitted to use ila-di-i'ia island, a Portuguese possession, ns -i naval base. ers, four torpedo boats and one subma rine. Its personnel is 6,1100 men. Its total war strength on land is 200,000, but its standing army mim-1 bers only .10.000 men, with a colonial guard of 8,000. I FIERCE FIGHT ING AROUND VII RESULTS III MM German Attack Concentrated On Goose and Dead Man's Hills GERMANS BAN A BLUFF TERRIFIC CROSS FIRE REPELS ALL ASSAULTS! Amsterdam, liar, fl. Several fast German scout cruisers, ac companied by speedy auxiliary vessels disguised with falso funnels, conducted a successful reconiioisaiice in the North sea and returned without encoun tering Mritish warships, llerlin disp.itches asserted today. It is believed travelers which saw these cruisers mistook them for dreadnaughts and reported the main German battle fleet at sea. One Dutch skipper report ed the main German battle fleet at sea. One Dutch skipper re ported Zeppelins and subma rines accompanied the squadron, This explains stories about a great German fleet leaving Kiel seeking the Hritisli. fill I CREDITS c WEn oi is READY FOR IRK continued to bombard eneniv eoniinuni- ations. " Thirty-five interned German mer chantmen, lying at anchor in the Tagus river, were recently seized bv Portu guese military authorities on the plea that thev were needed for transports. WILL Fm NEXT WAR Germans Are Speculating As To Next War Before. Rid of This One By Carl W. Ackerman. (Tinted Press staff correspondent. Germany imdemintely demanded that, J,,'r""' iilar' "--""mans cc u.c tlic.v be surrendered. j next great war will be between the I'ni- At the outbrenk of the war rortugual j ted States and Japan, with Holland pos announced a benevolent neutrality to-1 on Am,.ri(.a's side. warn ine nines, aim i-ortugnese troops; tile said to have even aided soldiers; of the entente nllies in their African ril.. i. ,, ,.,t. 'conflict as there is in Germany. Artillery Battle Continues All Night French Recapture Many Positions London, Mar. 9. Artillery fire smothered the French on the entire crescent shaped Verdun front last night according to the latest advices from Paris today. tl- u-fiQ iimut vinlrmf nn Wttll ltMlil.-q of ,. ,r , . .. i, i i i These opcratins were carried out in the the MVuse. At tunes, Paris declared., ' . ,;. tir(, . ... ine ooiuoariiueu unuosi eipiuiicu mai. German Attac'.- Repulsed. Paris, Mar. 0. Repeated, heavy Ger man attacks against lictiiincoiirt have been repulsed by the French, the war office of f icially . . aiinounceil today, lietliincourt is eight miles northeast of Verdun. The attacks, said the com munique, lasted all nignt. Artillery fire lasted allinght. Artillery fire last ing hours preceded the two heaviest as saults. A French curtain of fire from Goose Hill and Dead Man's Hill, to the eastward, shattered all German at tempts. After t;ie Germans hail vainly at tempted to dislodge the French from Coreaux woods, the French began con solidating reconquered positions there. Interest Is. Shown by Fact That Practically Every Delegate Is Present GOVERNOR OUTLINES WORK BEFORE BODY A. L. Mills Elected President, and Work Is Apportioned to Committees Nowhere in America, except perhaps on the Pacific, const, is there such live ly discussion of n Japanese-American at Douaupiont, earlier in the battle. Driven from the Corbeaux woods by a French counter attack, tl rown prince's men hurled thousands of sheels to the eastward of Goose Hill anil then charged. Five thousand Germans were estimated last in the 12 hour fight for the Corbeaux district, seven miles northwest of Verdun. After suffering severelv, the Ger- 'asional bavonet attacks. "Around Vaux Des I'ite," said the communique, "there was intense artil lery fighting throughout the night, ac companied by violent assaults, but the enemy was unable to weaken the ef ficacy of our artillery, and was com pletely repulsed, "In the Woevre district, an intermit tent bombardment lasted all night. West of the LePretre woods we cap- mans drove a wedge deep into theiturcd LIO. In the eastern Argonne we French lines there, but a terrific cross . continue, 1 to bombard enemy cominuni fire from Goose Hill and Dead Mans cations," Hill forced them to evacuate all hut j the forest's extreme eastern part. French Losses Heavy. Despite this reverse, Germans nn licrlin. Mar. !l. Continuing their ad The j Forges advanced from it to the accom- vance on Verdun the Germans have ca Germans believe war fietwoen the twojpaniment of a renewed bombardment turel Fort De Vaux, the village OHATORY FLOOD- GATES STOPPED aj.j,4.j.4,,i,,i.4,4,ix inevitable liecnuse .tapan wants tnc until i-rench positions on hills north-, mix ami adjoining positions, it was ' phiiinninc unit in restless under Amer- w-est of Verdun were en.lnnirered. f f;..; II.. .-I,,;,',,,.,! t,.,l;.i- t-'m,.,.!. l..tu,.u ban immigration and nnti-nhen laws. I Uerlin's dispatches minimized the lm- in the Verdun fighting are now be Recently when the I.usitnnin case '. portance of tnese operations, saying! tween "D.ODO and NO.OOO, according to was reported critical, Berlin newspa-1 they were solely to strengthen the the estimate of .Major Morhat, noted ... . . r. . t i i . r,. I ..: .1 . . " ' T pers printeil a disparcn mar japan nan i i roin. i ana, uowevcr, views inciii inoie critic. volli ,ip -n;t(.i states an ultimatum de- seriously. A renewal of Germany's of- j . inanding that ,Taianese be allowed to tensive againt xenliin trom the north own laud in America without rest no-. w ei is expecteu. Abo Martin The committee on organiza tion and permanent order of business evidently Intended to provide a method for curbing the flow of language which pre vails to some extent lit the Ir rigation, Drainage and Mural Credits conference. The re oort of the committee which was rend at this afternoon 's ses- sion of the conference provided that all resolutions which are introduced be immediately re- f erred to the committee nn rcso- lutions without discussion and also that debute upon the re- ports of the resolutions com- mittee me limited to 15 minutes with five minutes for reply. The report of the committee recommended that a committee ,,f i of seven lie appointed as n re.o- lotion comnuiice 10 sit mii the conference and to report Friday morning. ooKl! mm gXTRft'A1 (V. I tion Immediately after that it wn reported America would "back down" on its I.usitnnin stand. I A German officer said today: "Ger I manv is going to sell Japan all th I munitions it wants if Japan and Amer j icn go to war." j Holland's interest ill the situation is I said to be based on a fear that Japan ! mav seize Jnvaand other Dutch l.ti--! Indian possessions. Friendlier Conditions Causes Rise In Stocks Round Won By French. Paris. Mar. 0. Repented, heavy Ger man attacks against Methinconrt have been repulsed by' the French, the war office otficiallv announced todav. Mcth Use of Dope Increasing In the United States Columbus, N. M., March 9 Four hundred Villistas who attacked Columbus from two sides under cover of darkness about 4" a. m. today, were driven off after nearly two hours fighting with 300 American soldiers and civilians after 30 or 40 Mexicans had been killed or wounded juid four American soldiers and seven civilians had been slain. Five civilians were wounded. The Americans were aroused from sleep, by Mexicans firing in the streets and into houses. Several were shot as they ran from their doorways. Others fell in the sharp fights More the raiders were driven back across the border. Rumors that several euests nenshed in the Com mercial hotel when Mexicans set it afire were discredited. However, the ruins are being searched. Mrs. Gean, wife of James Gean, was shot down beside her husband, who was also killed in the defense of their home. T. C. Miller was slain by the bandits before they set fire to his drug store. W. T. Ritchey, proprietor of the Commercial hotel, at tempted to defend his property against the squad of Vil listas that attacked it. Their first volley killed him. Three other civilians gave up their lives aiding the American troops. , ' , , , , J L. Greenwood, president of the Columbus bank, an eye witness of the fighting, said: "The town was aroused at the first volleys. Armed citizens tried to help the troops. But the Mexicans first rush carried them through our patrol lines into the heart of the town. Three dead Mexicans were found in front of the bank. They prob ably intended to loot it. "Villa himself led the raiders, according to citizens who know him by sight. It was certainly a hot fight. The Mexicans were not driven out until there had been nearly two hours of fighting. I understand Colonel Slocum has not asked for reinforcements, but I wish you would say we need more troops here to protect our people." The town settled down after the battle, and all was quiet before noon. The Villistas in their retreat carried off a number of United States cavalry horses. i in dun vainlv at tempted to dislodge tho French from Corbeaux woods, the French began con- .,.,,, , , ,. Isolidating reconquered positions tiiere. (Copyright lOlo by the ew York I.v-1T)l(1!(. 0.,tM.n,ioni W(,re fSlTr-u.,l ut in San Francisco, Mar. ft. "The use of drugs in the I'nited States is on the i v ....... ik.. .......... or is eight lines nortneast of er-i. , i- . . i , i ,. ... i .i of morphnc and cocaine in the wor ii. The attacks, snid the eo nmiin -i , 1 , ,. , , .. .,110. lasted all night. Artillery firo "mnl,;MI """" ..-ss lasting hours preceded the two heavi- ' P" r';"V'f ''r"K ."T" "rP (,";r11""' t k .'rn,.h c,.r.i ,.f f i rc r,'n('h Italians and Russians." from 'Goose Hill ami Dead Man's llill,, Hie tatcmont of louii tn ll. nnstwarH shuttered nil (ionium ' ''" secretary of the state board ot attempts. After the Germans had cniiiL' Post.) I New York. Mar. ! Apparently under I the same influence that caused vester- dnv's later recovery the infinity tone j rointnuniotie. "there was intense nrtil f Count Von Kernstorff 's latest memn-!i.,rv fj,,htini thromdiout the niiiht. ac- bim prices advanced on the stock L.,,,,, ,,;,,, i ,v violent assaults, but the et today. The irregularity was ev- enemy was unable to weaken the effi distributed. cacy of our artillery, and was comidete- Soeculation in industrials leo to " ly repulsed. I' 'a purty hard t' pit an argyment , activity. It wn evident that profes- "In the Woevre district, an intermit if vou've eatiu' onions. Kciuember . si.mals were still in the ascendancy, tent bombardment lasted all night, what a time you had findin' th' ax oft-1 No attention seemed to be made to I Yt of the LePretre woods we cap- it - uoiv when vou wiua leyf ! Mexican news. Uured 0. Jn the eastern Argonne we pharmacy today. Zeh is in possession of statistics showing the use of drug, among races throughout the world. "The yellow races won't touch mor phine nn, I cocaine," said Secretary '.' 'Americans and r.ughsli monopolize itt ' S random the face of a steady artillery fire and! use. This is because they are pleasure occaionally bayonet attacks. loving races indulging in late hours and "Around Vaiix Des I'ite," said the. take it for their nerves to allow them to sleep during the day." OIL TANKER BURNING. Los Angeles, Cal March !t. Fire of unknown ciiiisk broke out in the big oil tank of the Yoseuiite Oil company here thin afternoon, covering the ca-t-ern residence district in a pall of black smoke. Three "ire brigades are fight ing the fire. Columbus, N. M., Mir. 0. City auth-. orities this afternoon estimated from seven to nine American soldiers and 11 civilians had been killed by Villistas who raided , the town before ilawn. Tiiree unidentified traveling men are believed to have perished when the Mexicans burned toe Coiniiierei.il hotel. Nearly thirty dead Mexicans have been found. More bodies are reported to mark the path of the Vilbsta re treat. It is feared American troops may have suffered further casualties during the pursuit. Ail stories agree that the raiders at tacked Columbus simultaneously from two sides about four a. in. Americans were killed as tiiey ran into the streets himself reported in command, crept in to town under cover of darkness. They wcro not discovered until "several of tho buildings burst into flames. The railroad station was first fired. Spread ing rapidly from it, the blazo ignited neighboring structures. American soldiers dragged a machine gun into the street and sprayed the Mexicans with bullets. Alter a sharp fight, all Mexicons were beaten off and driven from town. The size of the attacking party was not stated. General Villa was recent ly reported in that region with several hundred followers and a number of American prisoners. I'wo soldiers of an American pairoi nil,, mi L,nil,u..lu,n from their houses. C v inns rouglit iiiuien mi r.i . . ho Idcr to shoulder with soldiers of! freight six miles east of Columbus and U.e Thirteenth cavalry for two hours warning it not to enter on account of until the invaders were ejected fromltho fighting there. .... . , it - a,, o ccl southward. M.i- It was reported w thout conf irmat.on i hine i ii n h enabled the Americans to that several guests hud perished in the turn the tide against the Mexicans,' hotel. variously est inialeil. i To Be Considered by tho Congress. Shall the three subjects be consider ed together or shall rural credits be considered independently of irrigation and drainage bondsf Shall the state issue state bonds or guarantee bonds issued by irrigation and drainage districts, or guarantee only the interest on such bonds? Shall non-interest benring bonds In issued by the state to be deposited in collateral security with the 'federal gov ernment treasury as a basis for the is suance of currency to be used for th' construction of irrigation and drainage propects and for farm lonns? Shall state bonds be issued and the proieeils'loaned to the farmer in the same milliner as funds nre now loaned from the state school fund; or shall the school fund securities be used us collat eral securities for additional funds to be used ill the same manner that the school funds arc used; or shall the bind sclmlft plan of Germany be followed and the farmer be required to produce his own preferred security by joining with Ins neighbors in a community grnupt These are questions that the confer ence will consider apart from the main question of whether or not the stnte whose numbers nr Several hundred Villistas, possibly led bv the bandit chief himself, are re ported to have participated. In their flight they carried away a number of cavalrv horses. (Continued on Pago Five.) First Story of Raid. I'd Paso, Tom, Mar. il. In a battle between Villist I bandits and I'nited States soldiers at Columbus, X. M., 1'ollowing an attack on the city by Mexicans at four a. in. today, three American soldiers were killed and four wounded. Four citizens of Columbus were killed, and a number wounded. An unknown number of bandits was slain, iccon liiiL' to information ltngnilier General Pershing gave to the I'nited Press today. General Pershing s statement was based on a report iroiu Colonel Slocum, coinniuniling olticers at ' minimus. Dead Mexicans Slocum declures strew the streets of Columbus. During tho fighting four principal buildings in the city were set on fire and destroyed by tho raiders. Women arc Slid to be among the dead or wounded civilians. After beat ing off the bandits, the troops pursued them southward toward the border, Slo cum reprtcd. Col 1 Slocum 's conventional report nnveved no hint of the dramatic scenes which must have accmpanied tho attack during the night. Claim Villa Led Them. special message to officers of the il. A. Richmond, proprietor ot tho hotel, was said to have been killed. It. C. Miller and another Ameiean wcro reported among civilians shot down in the street. Tho Thirteenth cavalry, a force of !)()0 men with four machino guns, is stationed in and around Columbus, which is three miles from Palomas, on the border. Villi has eiuainped near Palomas lor two days. No Official Report. Washington, Mar. !. No official word of the reported fighting between Americans and Mexicons at Columbus, (Continued nn Page Seven.) THE WEATHER 5 Kl Paso and Southwestern railroad here declared Mexicans, with General Villa' . .'i-v,.--.- Oregon: Tonight und Friday oc casional rain in north, fair soutu portion; southerly winds strong near the coast.