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FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES CIRCULATION IS OVER 4000 DAILY ,pt I M I WW mm 1 3 II II UV '.J ,u' , ;!J , li'i; V. 1 ) L'l 1 I II II M V M II 5 J It II I II II II 11 11 THIRTY-EIO II YEAR -t. . GERMA, DRIVE DEFENDERS OU Teuton Shells Have Crumbled Trenches and Wrecked Many c Batteries On Hill 304 French May Be forced To 1 Evacuate This Stronghold Plan To Take Bethincourt and Smother Lines to the West Crown Prince Sacrifices Thousands In Vain Attempt at Verdun London, April 4. Massed German batteries on three sides of Bethincourt are giving French positions a ter rific bombardment today, and it is feared the defenders will soon be forced to evacuate their strongholds. . French successes at Vaux village and the surrounding country were not sufficient to offset the German gain on a two mile front northwest of Verdun. French positions west of the Meuse are believed to be seriously endangered. A heavy artillery battle continued during the whole of yesterday on the entire sector northwest of Verdun. For a week the Germans have been shelling Hill H04. It is the keystone of the outer defenses in that district. Teu ton shells have crumbled its trenches and wrecked the French batteries stationed there. Indications are that the Germans plan to take Bethin court and smother French lines to the west under an over whelming attack, forcing the French to retire to the shel ter of the first permanent fortifications of Verdun, near Esnes. French gains yesterday near Vaux confirmed military observers in their belief that the crown prince will not be able to take Verdun from the northeast. He has sacri ficed thousands of men and made no important progress on that side since the capture of Douaumont. Dispatches from the front said large forces of Ger mans were noted on. the British front in Flanders and northern France. Since beginning their smash at Ver dun the Germans have depleted their armies elsewhere to aid the principal offensive but the large force opposite the British has not been disturbed lest General Sir Douglas Haig's men size the opportunity for an allied drive. Paris. April 4. Germans heavily shelled French positions northwest of Verdun during the night, particularly Malaneourt and Avocourt, official an nouncement declared today. There were no infantry attacks. West of the Meuse the French batter ies kept up a continuous fire from ouaumont to Vaux village. In the Ar gounc forest nH'o French guns were busy. Fast of I.e Pretre woods French infantry dispersed strong Herman re comoitering parties. Holland Refuses Demand. F.erlin, April 4. Holland lias flatly refused the ailios' informal request that its Gorman frontier be closed as an aid to the.canipaign of "starvation," it nrrs reported tod.-.y1. There is no doubt that developments at the allied military conference in Paris inspired recent Dutch warlike ac tivity, according to belief here. Allied ministers at The Hague presented form el "feelers" to the Dutch foreign office. (neen Willielininn replied by sum moning her parliament and cancelling nil army furloughs. was reliably stuted. .No formal demands have been made yet. Several sources reported that the Dutch jniui.-ler of agriculture ordered an accounting of all foodstuffs and grains in the Netherlands. ABE MARTIN J f'scrir Moots, th' trusted f-easurer o' til' Fairy (irotto screen the ater, violat ed his neutrality t'dsy by tukiu' French leave. Th ' h-ailin' mys'ery in pvt-r' .neighborhood is how some folks git in th' newspapers so much. 4- -BATTERIES MAY London Says She Has. j London, April 4. Holland has closed its (iennan frontier and is' massing I troops there, according to an unennfirm ' ed wireless message from Koine today. I The radio said the information came from Zurich. 200 Killed at Powder Plant. London, April 4. iwo hundred per- j sons were killed and injured when fire destroyed a powder factory in the coun ty of Kent, it was officially announced today. The tire broke out last week, but news of it was withheld until today. The official statement said it was ac cidental. .Serious explosions occurred at frequent intervals for two hours. Thev could be heard in Loudon. Germans announced that Friday j night's Zeppelin raid starteil fires in i several munitions factories near I.on I don. However, the county of Kent was i not mentioned. Germans Hoid Gains. Berlin, April 4. Attempts to recap ture ground gained by Germans south and southwest of Douaumont have been defeated, the war office announced to day. In Cnilctte wood between Douau mont and Vaux the French were hurled back, losing "til prisoners. Mmy Raids Repulsed. London, April 4. ifnre than one re cent attempted Zeppelin raid on r land has been repulsed without the pub lic 'a knowledge, l.'nder Secretary Ten mint declared in the house of commons todnv. Started Recall of Klamath Falls Council Klamath Falls, April 4. Tie.all of four or the five members of the Klam ath Falls council started Monday aft ernoon by the serving of notices on the men. Among those nimed are tJe fol lowing: (). ,S. Mathews, second ward; A. 1. Miller, fourth ward, and M. K. Doty, fifth ward. The charge is "inefficiency in the administration, of the affairs of the city and lack of economy in the finan cial expenditures of the city." Slides Close Pacifiic Highway In Siskiyous On the Pacific highway in the Siski you mountain section, in Jackson coun ty. John H. Lewis, state engineer, re ports that two slides between Siskiyou and the California line have closed the highway at that point. Resident Kngiu eer T. M. Davis has returned to Siski you to clean up the slides and prepare lor this eaon s work. It is expected tviunn the next two weeks the rrad will be passable for through autcmobile traffic. SALEM, Another Zeppelin Raid Made On England Berlin, by wireless to Snyville, L. I., April 4. Zeppelins again raided the shoutheast coast of Kngland last night and dropped explosive bombs on the fortifications of Great Yarmouth, th admiralty announced today. The Zep pelins returned in osK'ty, although they were subjected to a heavy shelling by the British. Tennant's statement was made in connection with an announcement that the new air defenses of the British Isles were, satisfactory to the govern ment He mentioned the destruction of the Zeppelin L-15 unit confirmed re ports of three sky raids having been repelled during tho past month. London failed to report any Zeppelin raids last night This attack is the fourth within as many days. Berlin. Anril 4 Oree lino rnnnnaf. ed the allies to withdraw all their ml' turv establishments nt KnlmiLn no. cording to dispatches from Athens' to- uay. American Foreign Ministers Protest Against Its Further Use (fly Carl W. Ackennan, United Press Staff Correspondent.) r.erlin, April 4. Ambassadors Ger ard and Penfield and Minister Van Dyke at The Hague have joined in a protest to the state department aaainst the continued use of the present Amer ican diplomatic code. The state de partment at Washington, replying to a recent I mted Press dispatch from Ber lin stating that the United States secret COde Was knOWIl In KHVPriil if tlm t'nrn. pean belligerents, insisted thnt secret uispiiicues couiu stui oe sent. "That is what the department al ways says," Slid an American official i'"m.. ami. iu loom with rne suunnon. "You'll find the code will not be changed until it is too rate." Jt was learned todav that an Ameri can code book was sroleu from an .ib tache of tho American minister to the Bllkans shortly before the outbreak of the war. Secret service men tried for Weeks tO trace it llif'nrfi tint lnuu urns communicated to Washington. It is not Miown wnat nelligerent possesses this Volume, but. the Armiricnn n-nvu ncn convinced that every important" Kuro- pean power can read not only the di plomatic but the naval secret cpde. About seven months ago, an official mail pouch, carrying a highly impor tant secret to the nnvv flcnfi rt n-mn fr from an observer in Germany was opened after it lelt Loudon. The secret report was unsealed and when It reached Washington showed much handling. In many of the foreign em bassies and legations, English, French, German and other fnrmun ott.i,.i,AU have acted as American code experts. it is quire posiuie tnat several men who have handled the American diplomatic code arc now in the employ of Furo pean governments. Bethlehem Steel Wants To Be Real Good Dog Washington, April 4. Before tho house, naval committee today, Represen tatives of the Bethlehem Steel company made a finnl effort to prevent recom mendation of the government armor plate bill being voted. President Grace promised that, if the United States sohul.l be involved in war or threatened with war, his plant would furnish products at "any price the government choses to pay." He further asserted his factories would run 24 hours a day, if necessary, to supply federal requirements for armor plate. A promise to manufacture armor plate indefinitely at any price the trade com mission might fix was likewise made. Grace said he made the offers as a matter of patriotism, ami also with a view to saving $7,(HIO,IWO which had been invested. The plant had previous ly offered armor plate at W.l't a ton for a ryriod of five years. It is doubt ful whether these, overtures will pre vent government competition. 77us Issue Caused One War Do Briiish By Robert J. Bender. ( Unite. 1 Press staff correspondent.) Washington, April 4. A sharp issue between the United States and Great Britain confronted the cabinet today as a result of the British government's refusal to liberate Germans taken from the American liner China on the higl sens. The issue which has come to lit again is the name that has been ili puted for moro thnn a century. It was partly responsible fur one war between this country nnd the British. Most of the cabinet's time was de voted to the note again protesting t! seizure of Germans. There was hnrdh OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1916 A. fl BUSH MAKES ii in GIFT OF TRACT TO llITi FOR A PARK Bush's Pasture", Beautiful 59-Acres of Woodland, .Donated Public NO RAILROAD MAY GET RIGHT OF WAY THROUGH City Council Accepts Gift, But No Transfer Will Be Made For Some Time The gift of the fifty acre trict known as Hush's Pasture to tiie city of Knlcm as a city park was accepted by the city council last night anil it is freely estimated that Salem will in time have one of the largest ind most beautiful city parks of any towu in the Willamette valley. The gift was made by A. X. Bush, who wishes the tract of land to remain intact as a memorial to the lite Asahel Bush and the offer was made by Attorney George U. Hingham in behalf of tile Bush estate. The actual transfer of the property will not be made, however, during the lifetime of Miss Sally Bush but since the city council voted to accept the gift of the park, a survey will be made of the property boundaries and a convey nice prepared for acceptance and delivery. A scenic winding boulevard will skirt the park from Mission street at a point about the east end of the pies eut stone wall, which bounds the Hush premises, and extending southerly and following the hill. The remainder of tiie tract lying east of the boulevard is to he the park proper. By the specif ications the tract is to remain in tiie condition it is-at present during the lifetime of Miss Hush. No streets, alleys or thoroughfares are to be laid out across the tract, but this restriction will not apply to. park walks and drives. Also the city is to pledge itself that no franchise for a steam, electric or street railway will ever be granted across the premises or across any street leading to the prem ises in such inannr as to permit a right of way to be condemned across the land, and also that no franchises shall be granted for railways on streets or alleys laid out on the unconveyeJ por tion of the entire tract during the life time of Miss Bush. This is not intend ed to prevent a franchise being granted on Mission street paralleling the street or paralleling the boundaries of the tract outside the park, but is to include the park and boulevard. As stated iu the offer made, the city the purpose of the gift is to maintain the tract of land intact east of the pro posed boulevard as one compact body, nnd during the lifetime of Miss Bush the uiiconveved portion of the Bush tract. Any violation of the terms by the city shall work as ti forfeiture of the con vcyance. A MYSTERY OF THE SEA. San Francisco, Cal., April 4. A mys tery of the sea may be solved when the "wind jammer" Hughie Hogan enters San Francisco bay this afternoon. The old square rigger, bound from Shanghai to Seattle, was found appar ently helpless off Point Reyes by the steamer Bear. Her ensign was flying Upside down. The steamer passed a line to the Tughie Hogan and took her in tow. Wireless reports from the Bear failed to explain what had happened n board the sailing ship. KILLED MOTHER AND SELF Spokane, Wash., April 4. Leiving a note saying that he would not see his mother taken to an asylum, and that he wanted to "die witii his boots on," William Flint, age,) .'J.'t, shot and killed his mother, aged li.'l. and then shot him self. The tragedy occurred at a lumber camp ten miles north of Spokane. The bodies were discovered by William Flint, Sr., when lie returned from work. Want Another? I any discussion of the threatened rue I tion with Germany over the Suss j aster, as no new information concern I ins it was available. The refusal to surrender the Germuns j was surprising, inasmuch as both Great I Britain and r ranee complied witn Am ierican demands in three previous simi 1 lar instances. It was minted out, how jcver, that the British never admitted (this government had a right to make j such requests, I Great Britain, tl)0 United States con i tends, has no more iigit to take aliens (off an American vessel than it would I have to invade this country's territory with armed forces for the purpose of taking foreigners seeking refuge here. Intimates It Will Continue To Do So Despite American ons By Robert J. Bender. (United Press staff correspondent. Washington, April 4. A dearth of definite information about recent Ger man submarine activities, which threat ened to bring about a diplomatic rup ture between America and the kaiser. was faced by the cabinet when it met today. Affidavits from American witnesses were expected shortly. Secretary Lans ing reported he had unofficial advices thnt survivors of the steamer Manches ter Lngineer sinking claimed thev saw a periscope. Information with regard to the wrecking of the steamer Eaule Point made Lansing believe it advisable for Arrlbnssiidor (lornr? to inquire ii formally concerning it. the cabinet members had not receded from their position that no step wouh' oe too drastic, ir it were proved thnt German submarines attacked the chan nel steamer (Sussex, the liner L'nelish- mnn and other vessels which carried i Americans. Thev feel, however, that a complete settlement of the whole ques tion in accordance with American de mands mny prevent an open break with Germany. The cabinet was expected to consider its next step in the negotiations witl Grrat Britain growing out of L'nglisb seizure of United KtatcR mails. Lans ing presented the British government's denial that treaty rights had been vio- intecl. tins statement cniiiliasi"- Grent Britain's intention to eontinne opening American parcel post packages in ino searcn tor contrnhanrt. Continues As Pastor But Will Not Act Until Charges Are Disproved Chico, Cal., April 4. Determined to continue as pastor of his church here, but resolved never to set foot in his pulpit until five immorality indict ments against him are disposed of, Rev. Madison .Slaughter announced to day he would conduct the Wednesday night prayer meeting as usual and meet all members of his congregation face to face. He does not appear to be discour aged by the fact that the, jury in his first trial on a charge of attacking Gertrude Lamson, aged 1."), disagreed, votign 8 to 4 for conviction. His sec ond trial will begin one week from to day, and he is busy making prepara tions for it. The same attorneys will probably represent him, but it. is not known whether n public collection will be taken up in the church to defray ex penses. . Hlnnghter says he will fight until the public realizes he is innocent. Returning to Chico after the! jury was dismissed Slaughter left the truiu in the outskirts anil went immediately to his. home in his automobile, thus avoiding a crowd which had gathereil at the ktatiou. DOES NOT WANT OUT Snn Francisco, April 4. Freedom has no appcil for Ng Lin Foo. ell is anx ious to stny in jail that lie will make a legal fight if necessary to prevent being turned loose. JSg Lin Foo, Chinese, who was ar rested on a grand larceny charge, fears his enemies will kill him if liberated, and when Judge Griffin was prepiring to discharge him he begged so eloquent ly for the privilege ot staying in jail that his honor granted the request. HE MARRIED ANYWAY Oakland, Cal., April 4. A little mat ter of amputated foot couldn't inter fere with Ludwig Deck's honeymoon. A month ago he hacked off his own foot when it was caught iu the ma chinery of a dredger. He refused to postpone his wed.liug day, and went to the ceremony on crutchs. THIRTY 'GOOD MEXICANS' ' San Antonio. Texas, April 4. Thirty Villistas were killed in a battle with American forces under Colonel Brown of the Tenth cavalry, Brigadier General John J. Pershing an- nounced in his official dis- patches to Major General Fred Funston. There were no Amer- ican casualties. Pershing stnted Brown and one -squadron of the Tenth en- countered Villistas east of Bachineba. Pershing's infor- motion camo from native sources. He said the fight oc- currcd April 1 and that the Vil- listas were surprised. if PRICE TWO OFFICER SHOWS HOW 1 NATION COULD INVADE US Says German General Staff Has Plans of Invasion Worked Oat TO LAND 400,000 GERMAN VETERANS IN TWO WEEKS Would Make Main Attack at Boston and Another at Chesapeake Bay (By Wilbur S. Forrest, United I'rcss Staff Correspondent.) London, April 4. A P.uropean power, invading the United Stutes, would strike simultaneously at the unfortified shores of Chesapeake bay and at Bos ton, according to Jlajor C. Dnriiley Stuart-Stephens in an article in tho Pictorial. The major savs that the German staff already has worked out such a plan. laougn ins Article mnv appear lar fetched, it presents an interesting de scription of what would happen should Germany, or any other strong Kuro- pean nation, decide to invade America. ritty per cent of the German mer cantile marine is iu Hamburg and Bre men," said Major Stuart Stephens. " In 1.) days this flotilla could land 1110,000 German veterans on the New England oast line. Ni efficient is the aenerul staff organization thnt these liners would return iu another month with a like number. "The Herman striking point would bo at Boston, wiiicii would, of course, be eaptured from tfie land side and tho defenders of which, paltry in them selves, would bo devoid of even the presence of such a garrison as. could maintain more than a couple of days' resistance. "A minor operation would be con ducted simultaneously nt Cnesapeako bay, where there are even now no for tifications. Then would follow tho holding of n line extending from Lake Krie to Chesapeake bay, both flanks protected' by water ami behind it tho sea. Also between the niturul ram parts occupied by the invader and the sea coast are practically all the Ameri can arsenals, nine-tenths of the steel works, the munitions factories of Con necticut ami the ship building yards. "This, then the vital region for tho equipment iiiii maintenance of the na tion's defense, would lie in the enemy's rear. The whole of the republic, save the ull-impoitant section behind the ene mies' lines could live comfortably with plenty of foodL clothes and movies wherewith to remove the tedium of time, but the American colossus would be without shells, without guns and without the material for their produc tion. Vears would elapse before America could, under those conditions, scientifically equip a sufficient army to warnnt an assault oil the invaders' losition on the Alleglienies. " The end of tiie invasion, tho major saw, would lie that America "woild have to shell out her liquid finances when the enemy said 'pay up and we'll go nomo . Coghlan Withdraws from Caplan Defense Los Angeles, Cal., April I!. An elev enth hour surprise in the trial of David Caplan, for alleged complicity in tho dynamiting ot the Times building nero five years ngo was sprung when the case opened today and it was innounc ed that Nate (,'oglnn, prominent Han Francisco attorney had withdrawn from the case. Coghlan was the chief counsel for the defense in the Schmidt trial follow ing tiie death of Judge Chnrles Fairall, whom he succeeded and it ha. I been un derstood Couhlaa would continue to lead the defense in the Caplan triul. Kven the defendant did not know un til he was informed in court this moruing th it Coghlan had withdrawn. Caplan announced that he had em ployed Jacob Margolis as assistant counsel. Margolis, not having been admitted to the bir in California, was unaole to proceed this morning and the case was postponed until Wednes day. Judge Willis informed ( apian that the court would secure the public de fender for him iu the event that he should not have an attorney by Wed nesdnv, The reason for Coghlan 's withdrawal w is not announced. ( apian is charged with murder in connection with the wrecking of tho Times newspaper plant here five and a half years ago. He is an alleged coconspirator with Matthew Schmidt, sentenced to life imprisonment sever al mouths igo. GET A VACATION T''min (ir Anril i Ten newspa permen are taking a week's vacation while, UMi students in rue scnooi or ,oiir- nl.u,n I 'ni I'nruit v nl1 (InttTnn tiithl'mll the Fugene Daily Guard. The students work in squads of twentv each, and put :.. 41 ... r t . Ill lull l VI IUU1 uuui - yitijt ON TRAINS AND JNKWIk STANDS FTVBCKNTB CENTS I Mexican Cattle King Confirms i Story of Villa Gcmg to Satero 15,000 CARRANZISTAS Light Air of High Altitudes Makes Aeroplane Service Very Uncertain , 5 OFFERS TO SURRENDER sjc Torreon, Mex., April 4 -Of- fering to surrender if given amesty, lieneral Canuto Reyes, commanding Villistas in tho re- gion, has communicated with General Trevino of the constitu- tionalists, tho latter announced today. - f . Heyes was recently reported active near luero, various ac- counts saying he led 1,1500 ban- , dits. . El Paso, Texas, April 4. American troops are approaching tho Durango state line from south of Chihuahua Citv- surprising army observers by the rapid ity of their southward march. On Fri day Colonel George Dodd's men appear ed at San Antonio, uear Cusihuiriachic. Simultaneously Franci-sco Villa travers ed tho Satevo district, 50 miles south, and was reported fleeing to his familiar haunts in Durungn mountains. 7t is he lioved' he will not attempt to join the Canuto Reyes In the) Torreon regioa. Instead, ho will probably hide ia tlx Durnngo Sierras. Fifteen thousand Cnrranzista were reported today marching northward from Torreon. Absence of illuininnfng reports from the rmi'suit resulted in Wakiington sending Brigadier General J. .1. Persh ing a request for a statement. Major Sample an nounced that P"--' ing would send an aeroplane up t soino point on the lines of communica tion in the event of Villa's capture. It was admitted as possible th la had escaped the Cordon of Dodd's and Pershing s troopers. Pershing is thought to be south rf Ran Antonio, no close to Villa that he has no time to reach his lines of com munication. Aeroplanes are unablo to cope with the light air of high altitudes. Lieu tenant Willis had a narrow escape whilei. flying last Sunday. He wan borinp; through a mist at great speed when the fog lifted suddenly rcveal his plann heading into a wall of rock. He swooped upward and was out of danger just in die nick of time. Juan Terrezns, cattle king, arrived from Chihuahua City today nnd con firmed the report that Villa had gonn toward Satevo with a small following. His information contained no mention that the outlaw chief had been wound ed, however. The belief Is growing here that Villa has not been injured. Though General Pershing reported ho had heard o'f Villa being hurt, tho information was only an indirect story from wood cutters who claimed they saw "Pan cho" with a broken leg, fleeing in a litter. Pershing has since stated thnt bucIi clues from Mexicans aro some times misleading. WAR GETS PORTLAND MAN. Cortland, Or., April 4. Lieutenant h run k Wilder, formerly a Portland real estate man, was killed in iction "sonie- hvm in Flanders.' Bccordinir to a ca- hlcgrnm received by his brother, Rick ard Wilder. Lieutenant Wilder was a member of the royal horse artillery. H received a comission three months after going to the front is a private. DRY LAW CLOSES RESTAURANT Portland, Or., April 4.-The bigest five cent restaurant in Portland closed its doors today for lack of patron ig. iii;i ik., n.Kenf of prohibition the eating house, located in the North Knd, did a big business, ince January i, its patronage has gradually declined. I THE WEATHER t . . .'MW 1 O 1 OFF JJ. Oregon: i o niglit and Wed nesday unsettled, protiuble show ers; cooler to uiyht cast por tion; southwest erly winds. Tlll VILLA HAS IDE HIS ESCAPE ' AND IS IN HIDING lAitfi