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PRICE TWO CENTS JSSS
X
WATOHK EVENTS
WHILE GERMANS
TERRORIZE SEA
Meanwhile Effort Is Being
Made to Keep Alive Na
tion's Martial Spirit
PEACE PROPOGANDA IS
BURDEN TO TELEGRAPH
Hundreds of Messages Re
ceived by President Urging
Peace at Any Price
By Carl D. Groat.
(United Press staff correspondent.)
Washington, Feb. 10. The ndminis
1 nil inn, fearing that ultimately war or
a "state of war" with Germany must
come, is anxious to keep ulive the mar
tin I spirit in America. It wishes to
guard against the sapping, influences of
uu undue sense ot security. On the oth
er liniid, there is no manifest moves to
raise an army for actual war, though
then has been some progress made to
ward naval and economic preparedness.
This epitomizes the government posi-l
tion today at the close of one week of
broken relations , between the I'nited
States and Germany.
ll finds much of the neutral shipping
ordinarily plying the Atlantic shivering
in home ports; Germany lias slain ship
travelers in an apparently indiscrimin
ate sea war and shipping has been de
stroyed at the rate of about three-quarters
of a million tons monthly.
Willi terrific possibilities nheaTT, the
government is anxious lest peace propa
ganda and the absence of war shall
lull the nation into an unjustifiable
calm-
. Tt has prepare. I itself for internal dif
fit allies and there is talk of an army of
half a million with some discussion of
various forms of military service.
Thus, far, however, these ideas have
not i rystalized into actual action.
Insofar as an actual declaration of
"ni is concerned, as it was expressed
officially after yesterday's cabinet
meeting, that will be upon Germany's
responsibility.
The president himself has determined
tn follow the literal wording of his
recent speech to congress to ask only
for the means of protecting American
.seamen's and people's lives, lie v;:i
keep upon Germany the burden of any
actual declaration of war.
Meantime the work of neutrals to
stave of war bet wees the I'nited States
and Germany continues; while in anoth
er Id days Ambassador Vofl Bornstorff
is expected to be aiding in his home
laud to keep the peace between the two
nafion-s.
The neutrals themselves appear In
fear Germany, hence are acting cau
tiously, nut, nisotar as their power ,
goes, they will make everv effort to I
prevent the conflict that authorities re
gard as destined to come sooner or later.
'ConVoys and perhaps' issuance of
guns lor defense of merchant ships, are
the two most likely "necessary precau
tions," that have been suggested and
considered by the president. However,
his closest friends say he has not spok
en his mind on this point,
Tn addition, should he be forced to
go to congress, he will ruobablv ask
'" too "v.v u piaceu at nis disposal the action of Speaker Stanfield in re
tor coast patrol work, an well as for forrino. senate hill W. Qli palarfno tr,
convoy tasks. In addition, if real war
wese at hand, he might ask a conscrip
tion law. or call for a big volunteer
army, to be whipped into shape for ac
tual foreign service.
(Continued on page rbree.)
ABE MARTIN
work wonders right in th' family. You
can't live yonr life over, but you kin
think it over.
1 -51 JU
Lots o' smiles eo beaein' that would
4c WANTS
CRACK
AT
GERMANS
. s Riltimore, Md, Feb. 10.
"illiam A. Johnston, 162 pounds
lu hia barf feet, walked into the
office of the I'nited States navy
recruiting station with fire in
his eye. , .
"I want to get a crack at the
sou of a gnu who tank my ship. "
he growled to Lieutenant Wil
son. "I want to enlist in the
navy."
In u few hours the Tinted
States navy hail been augmented
by the enlistment of a former
cook of the American freighter
Housatonic. the only American
ship sunk iu the new submarine
warfare. '
BUSH BELIEVE THAT
ARE DESTROYED
Three Vessels Were Torped
oed and Sunk Today, Ac
cording to Reports
Washington. Feb- 10. Back of the
mathematical Lloyd's reports on ship
destruction in Germany's l'-boat cam
paign probably lies a dramatic story of
British counter measures, inasmuch as
the tonnage reported wrecked now
seems dwindling.
With the falling off in tonnage sunk
the past two duysmay be only tempo
rary, some authorities here see in it the
possibility that Germany 's era of
'f rightfulness :" in the barred area is to
be shortlived.
According to British circles todav,
England prepared for Germany's sub
marine drive some time in advance. She
set out new patrols and took steps to
see that liners were armed.
Perhaps, it was sus-trested. Eneland
nlready lias established guarded lanes'
of cruisers within the barred area, and, j , arr.v "O contiabrand. They are
moreover, it is believed bv naval auth- 0t armed; the Orleans carries a crew
orities Germany has lost "manv of her ; of :!r nie" of In addition to Gap-
submarines though on this point tliei,llin Tucker, 88 are American citizens.
British admiralty never will tell iinv1"' sails for Bordeaux.
tRlos. ' 'he Rochester will attempt to make
Some of Germany's undersea craft ; I!olle"' Franco. She carries provisions,
hii nmlmihte.lK- iit haul. tn thoii. : but no absolute f Oil I rnbl'U lid.
base before now' hnvintr ,,.,.,1 m, th.tr!
suruilv of toroedoes. This mav account
for the apparent decrease in activity,!
though there is still another possibility!
mat some o uermauy s ettorts are;
being hidden by the British admiralty
Three Are Sunk Today.
London, Feb. 10. Two of the crew
of the Norwegian merchantmen Solbuk
ken perished when that vessel was sunk
today.
The British strainer Mautohi was also
reported sunk.
screw
The Solbakken was a steel
steamer ot 2,(1( (gross tonnage), regis
(Continued on page three.)
Representative Thomas Says
Speaker Plays Favorites
Log-rolling was the specific charge
made at the first night session of the
legislature last night when Represen-
tntiv-e Thomna of Afpilfni-rt .,! i tt,
fishing iii the Willamette river at Ore
gon City am establishing a dead line
three miles below that city above which
fishing with nets would be prohibited,
tohe game committee, of which Cor
bett is chairman, and Representatives
Ritner, Ashley, Burdick and Griggs are
members, when it was thought right
and propel the bill should iro to the
fisheries committee, where other fish
bills were considered.
Generally on objection to a reference
by the speaker, the member w ho objects
states to which committee he wishes the
bill to.go and if the house does not olt -
jject, it is so referred. Representative
i Thomas objected to the bill being re -
ferred to the irame committee and re-
' iiMi. ...... I i I... aan .. ,1, . . .
!.', 11 .-.in iu me iiauriu-B i:uui-
mittee. This Stanfield did not do and,
j Thomas' took the floor and Charged that
the till was beillB referred to the o.lme
committee so that if the Romie river hill
i was passed in the senate this bill could
1 be piven an adverse reoort and killed
' hv indefinite rmntnonempiit Wmiu (h..
.- . . . . . .... . ...
' lemls ot the Willamette tiskiae bill
voted for the Rogue river fishing j
bill.
He charged that the reference to thisj
"committee was being used an a club to ,
defeat the Rogue river bill in the sen-1
ate. He charged that Speaker Stanfield
hadtaken a hand in the matter anil had
threatened Senator Gill that unless the!
Rogue river t'vshug bill was killed in
the aenate-bia Willamette fishing bill '
would be killed in the house bv being
seut to a committee that was declared
to be not in favor of the Rogue, river
bill and would give tie Willamette bill
an adverse report.
There wre n few tense moments aft-
er the charge of log rolling on the part
of the enemies of th Rogue river fieh-i
ing bill, and Speaker Stanfield ealledl
'ATTCRNey
CiEMepiA--
6luei TBI- kA5
.AND Tfte
V-Avv MAKERS'
PSwAwoTite HI.
TU? -
ONCE OVER
IT SHIPS
WILL SAIL TO EUROPE
Orleans and Rochester Will
Leave New York Today
Bound for France
.New fork, Feb. 10. Without the
'barber pole" identification warns,
insisted upon by the German govern
ment, two American freight ships, the
Orleans and the Rochester will sail to
day for Europe, the first American es
sels to leave the port in defiance of the
submarine order.
The ships, according to their owners,:
1' "ill be the first voyage
for the
Orleans under the American flag
Orleans under the American flag. She
recently was transferred from Argen
tine registry.
The American liner St. Louis so far
! lias not been armed. Efforts to get guns
i have met with no success, although the
' country has been combed. She probably
will not sail until next week.
Mails from the St. Louis may be trans
i ferred to the White Star liner Gedric,
i which will sail next week with a huge
cargo and no passengers. The Gedric
is armed.
The Rochester was anchored off
: Staten Island before noon today. Six
tugs pulled her out frefln her pier last
Continued on Page Seven.)
Dr- Anderson to the chair and took the
floor in defense of his decision. He
said he referred it to the game com
mittee for the reason that Thomas was
on the fisheries committee. He said he
tried to be fair in the matter anil has
tried to be fair all the way through.
He said he believed the game commit
tec was fair about the matter.
Thomas again declared the game com
mittee was stacked against the Wil
lnmette bill and that if it was referred
to that committee it would come out
with an adverse report. Thai it was a
! measure to slvly slip the knife into thf
j Rogue river fishing bill he thoroughly
: believed beeause the Willamette river
: fishing men supported the Rogue river
j bill and did not wish their bill killed
1 and therefore would try to have the
southern Oregon measure slaughtered,
1 Bella nd declared the fisheries commit-
' tee was fair and om?ht to handle the
: .
niniiri.
In an effort to liour oil on the rough -
i eningf: waters that threatened to engulf
: Hie house hevnni its (tenth Keureseu-
tative Bean said the matter could ie
j settled without an open break between
i the mpmlMum of the hoiine. He thought
! nnrlico it akhnU nol i, Ia i.;h.t tKi.
i r ' i . . a
; aame or the fisheries committees but to
a special committee that should be ap
pointed of men who were out-side thc
fishing fights. He moved that it be,
sent to a special committee,
Ritner took the floor and declared!
-this was the first time his motives had i
been impugned and he resented it. He;
said his mind was open and ready for
a fair consideration of the Willamette j
bill regardless of the Rogue river af-i
fair.
i Corbett. chairman of the camp com -
! mittee, backed up the committee and!
said that as the speaker asked the
house to back up his action in referring
!"ro the- game committee the bouse ought
to stand -behind him. He said it was
(Continued on page seren.)
THIS IS A TRIO OF HEAVYWEIGHTS
tfOrA.Ci.AS.
AMO OooR. ROAOS
of THE
PlLCAft-S OP
KfiCilJtAT ION
SENTENCE OF DEATH
WILL
Alleged Dynamiter Found
Guilty by Jury In Short
Order
San Francisco, Feb. 10. Thoas
Mooney will be sentenced to death
J.
by
Superior Judge Franklin Griffin next
Tuesday, following his conviction of
murder in connection with the prepared'
ness parade bomb which killed ten per
sons. In returning its vev(ti t after sr
hours deliberation last night, the iiirv
declined to include a recommendation
of clemency and .lodge Griffin has no
alternative but to send
the
onvieted
man to the gallows.
In the midst of the excitement which
swept the city following the verdict,
District Attorney Charles M, Fickeri
created a new sensation today when he
announced that he has a, "confession by
a coconspirator" reciting the details of
72 crimes in which, he asserted, nearly
all of the defendants in the dynamiting
cases participated.
"The preparedness parade dynamit
ing," he declared, "was merely an in
cident in a conspiracy the extent of
which would amaze San Francisco. We
are only on the threshold of our prose
em ions. The sworn confession of the
co-conspirator covers crimes ranging
from dynamiting to murder comitterl
in Sonora, Alameda, Contra Costa and
San Francisco counties.
"This man has never been heard of
before ill these bomb cases. His con
fesalon vindicates the conviction of
Mooney but we have only scratched the
surface in achieving that."
Mooney reiterated his innoci e to
I dav.
"This injustice in my case has aot
i upset me,'! he said. "It is only an epi -I
isoile in the long struggle of labor for
j its rights. I was prepared for any event-!
j uality. To an innocent man' it becomes
la Ockery to repeat the plea of inno- j
eenrp. If people can be procured to
perjure thtmselvcs lit the instigation of!
the 'system,' I cannot stop them. Thisj
verdict does not make me guilty. I am ;
, not guilty."
The jurors declared that, although '
! they took ten ballots to determine
i whether to recommend life imprison
I ment, there was never any doubt in
their inds after they began to deliber
ate as to the defendant's guilt.
Hourke Cockran, chief defense conn
sol said today that he would remain
' here for a few days and complete the
defense 's appeal.
United States Has Surprise
For Enemies in Shape of
Most Wonderful Torpedo
Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 10. A torpedo
that can detect and single Out an en-
C I :..! I A. 1
i emv crn.il, leosise ii-i-n aim ai a soe'u
Lc f,i,. knn, ,i, i . .!,
.. . . , ,. ...
' r'T r'W""
111 ' nank of 1 ulte Vs
ernment todav, according to Montra
ville. Wood, Chicago scientist .and in-
VCntOr. Wood declared in
Wood declared in a lecture
t v. , u i A it... .......
'" c su'""
ment such a defensive weapon, togeth
er with another invention which will
immunize ships of the home fleets to
attack by his torpedo or anything
similar to it.
"It i really a torpedo with ears and,
a brain," he said. "The ears work on;
the same principle as human ears. They
detect an enemy ship at a distance of ;
ten miles and at a distance of one and
a half miles they slip from their an-'
1 ohors and rush to attack.
"The brain',' he said, ''I cannot tell
i you so much about
That is my little
i seeret.
Wood, who invented the detecta
phone, also tord of a wireless-controlled
aeroplane being tried by the govern
ment. It enrries no aviator.
'GERMANY OFFERS
: TO NEGOTIATE IN
Proposals Are Made Through
Swiss Minister to That
Effect
By Robert J. Bender
(United Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Feb. 10. The first real
sign that agencies are at work to pre
vent an armed clash between Germany
and the United States came this after
noon, when it was learned on highest
authority that Germany wants the I'nit
ed States tu suggest some way iu which
to prevent what has for a week ap
peared to be an inevitable conflict.
i This sign, it is understood, is in the
form of a communication, either al
ready transmitted through the Swiss
embassy here or now on its way.
The Swiss inistur, Dr. Paul Hitter, is
understood to have received knowledge
nf its' I'nntpiitv thmtoli h refuses tn
confirm this. He also refused this alter-
noon to dpnv it.
Dr. Rittcr, in charge of German af !
fairs here since the break in relations
however, suggested some trouble with i
the crew. The official explanation was'
that the departure of the Rochester had
been delayed when it was discovered!
there was no cook aboard. The com-
pany officials admitted, however, tnat
the members of the crew were to be
paid a "handsoc bonus" for making
the trip and 'it was believed the Roches
ter may have been halted when their
demands were adjusted.
(Continued on page seven.)
One-Hundred and Twenty
Americans Will Leave Berlin
By Carl W. Ackerman.
(United Press staff correspondent.)'
Berlin, Feb. 10. One hundred and
twenty Americans will leave Germany
with American Ambassador Gerard
when he ful'iills the last step in Presi
dent Wilson's ordci'n to break relations
i with Germany.
The 120 citizens of the I'nited States
; will leave on the special embassy train
j which has been provided by the Ger
' man government- They will probably
go on the second section of the special,
the ambassador and his personal staff
occupying accommodations on the first
upyiug
section.
No large congressional
will be needed to relicvi
appropriation
siruuucii .111-
ericans iu Germany unable to leave at
the same time the ambassador departs.
The reason is that through the gener
osity of Mr. Gerard and his wife and,
Mr. and Mrs. Jacques Mayer ot -New
iyork, practically all Americans with -
out fund who desire to leave with the
j ambassador were provided with money
and their entire passage home. the
American embassy has made all pre
parations to depart today.
The American consulate here is still
caring for some pitiful cases, which a
congressional fund would assist, after
the American consular representatives
leave. These include, especially, a num
ber of Americans ill in hospitals.
Th fnllnwino additional Americans
t0(iar igned the I'nited Press register,
indicating their future intentions:
Remaining in Germany:
William George Us and family, of
pii Mich.
ir. Horn Ramsey, Milwaukee, Wis.
Edna Goodale, lookers, Is. i-
Marie Coinin, Pittsburg, Pa.
Mai ion.' Winiiewisser, Bellows Falls,
Vt.
Theodore
Butto, Ore.
Returning
Ahreni and family,
to America (route un-
specified) :
j H. C. VonHtruve, Austin, Texas.
Cera Photohaueo, Cleveland, Ohio.
Violator of Neutrality
Serves Time in Prison
San Francisco, Feb. 10. C. C. Crow
ley, convicted of neutrality violation is
the Franz Bopp conspiracy case, sur
rendered to I'nited state-i Marsha! Hols
ban. yesterday and began serving his
two year term immediately. He will be
taken to McNeil's Island prison to
night. Before giving himself up Crowley is
sued a statement denying rumors that
there had ben a break in friendly re
lations between himself and former Ger
manman Consul Bopp or that Bopp had
deserted the associates convicted with
him.
Bopp sml Lieutenant Baron Von
Briucken each furnished $25,000 bail to
day. Former Vice. Consul Kckhardt Von
Hchaak furnished bail several days ago.
Mrs. Margaret Connell, another de
fendant, began serving her sentence in
San Quentin prison this morning.
STOCK IS INACTIVE
BECAUSE UNCERTAINTY
HOLDS BUYERS BACK
Wheat Market In Chicago
Strong and Prices Are
Higher
New York, Feb. 10. The New York
Evening Sun financial review today
said:
There was neither initiative or anima
tion in today's short session of the
stock market. So restricted was the
volume of business transacted that it
was difficult to detect any very definite
trend to prices. Such trend dR there
was, however, was upward, so far ai
the industrial list was coucerned, but
the rails were again inclined to be yield
ing. Among the active steel issues only
I'nited States steel and Crucible were
traded in in the first hour. United
States steel common opened at 104 3-8,
! quarter up, advanced a point or
! sold bock to 104 1-4 and then recovered
j to the neighborhood of 10d. Movements
i of this sort were general throughout
I the industrial list where there were any
! movements at all.
I The copper shares were consistently
strong. The shipping stocks were also
strong. The war stocks were generally
firm. Railroad issues were little
j hanged
mere was more or less lar.y oacaing
llllrt t""ng n the later trailing hut
Wirehaii(g were quite devoid of
significance,
Wheat Still Advances.
Chicago, Feb. 10. The grain markets
registered decided gains today, due to
m overing uy snorts, jjuienai gains were
posted before the ' offerings became
large enough to check the upturn. Mav
wheat opened up 1 later registering
a gain of :'. 7 8, closing at $1.74 7-S.
duly opened up 1-2, gaining '2 ,1-K, elos
(Continued on page three.l
First Official Word.
Washington, Feb. 10 The first direct
official word concerning Ambassador
Gerard's departure from Berlin reached
the state department today in a cable
gram from the Swiss minister, saying
that Gerard is leaving Berlin today and
would be passed with every courtesy at
the Swiss frontier.
In response to published German
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ll til K.n i ll ti i .mi i luni -nii'ji i uim i iiniwi , i
has not been permitted to telegraph his,
government since the break, the' state
department said today the ambassador i
has always been able to cable the Swbs
! minister as much as he chose.
The massage said Gerard, his entire
j oft icial staff,
50 American citizens and
lonsols. would leave to-
proouoiv ail coiisois, wouni rr-ae uri
L.l7 7.1 - --ilV .:
night on a
Switzerland.
H Ml ' IUI IIUIU IUI 1.UI ll
1
m..ri,...m thi. mi.raiii. added W ill
intend to remain in Merlin, will be un
der the protection ol the Spamsti ambas-
Uador, who is caring for American
terests.
Grayson's Nomination
Will Not Be Confirmed
Washington, I). C, Feb. 10. Dr. Carl
T. Grayson, past assistant surgeon, V.
S. N., and the president's personal phy
sician, nominated by the president to- be
(thief medical director of the navy,
with the rank of rear admiral, win not
be promoted during this session.
Opposition to the promotion has sol
increased that it threatens to block im
Ipoftant legislative bill. Realizing mis.
democratic senators have thrown up the
I sponge-
I President
Wilson, it is understood,
will make Dr. Grayson's promotion a
'recess annointment. ' Grayson will
then rank as a rear admiral and draw
the increased pay when congress is not
in session. As soon aa congress conven
es Dr. Grayson will resume his present
standing, until the promotion is con
firmed by the senate.
FISHING BILL
PASSES SENATE
T
President Moser Champions
Measure In Strong
Speech
PENITENTIARY CONTROL
GIVEN TO GOVERNOR
Joint Session of Legislature
Will Observe Lincoln Day
Monday
The senate this raoruing passed the
Rogue river fishing bill. It also missed
the bill giving the exclusive control of
the penitentiary to the L'overnnr
The latter bill came up first. Gar
land called attention to the fact that
while the governor now recommended
the passage of such a bill in his message
two years ago he asked the repeal of
this same system and that the manage
ment of the prison be taken out of the
hands of the governor. Eddy had admit
led that the system proposed by the.
governor two years ago was a failure,
and this bill was putting the law back
as it was under West who had made a
great success of prison management, li I
was giau at last a republican had ad
mitted a democrat was right. Kddy re
plied that he did not think the demo
crats were wrong all the time but onlv
a majority of it President Moser re
marked "that is a hard admission to
make." The bill passed.
The first move after the session open
ed was the calling from the comittec
the house bills Nos. 248 and 20t, both
pertaiuing to fishing on the Rogue river
and these were made the special order
for 11 o'clock. Things moved akiug
peacefully until that hour, but when
H. B. No. B4K was put on its fintil
passage it was Cuefrent. Senator J. C.
Smith opened the debate with a rather
lengthy but very clear statement as to
the conditions physical and others on
the lower Rogue. He stated that 00 r
cent of the people of Curry county
wanted this bill passed. That the Mac
leay interests under existing conditions
practically owned and controlled all the
lower river. That interests had put a
smaller cannery out of business. Its
seines stretched from shore to shore mid
when they were through there was no
fish left for the small 'fishermen with
their gill nets. The circuit judge uad
stated the only way to ever get the mat
ter settled was by legislation, and that
was what they wanted iww, to stop this
litigation which had become a burden
on Curry county.
Senator Olson, of Multnomah, made a
strong argument against the bill. He
had been furnished plenty of ammuni
tion or else had been extremely diligent
in digging it up. He said Hcigne river
was now the most protected stream in
the state.
At this stage
President Moser took
the floor
and made the speech of the
session', "The senators of Multnomah
should remember that other senators did
not oppose their local bills, and should
not oppose those of other senators who
knew what, their people wanted- He
stated he had friends among the power
ful lobby here, working against the
passage of this bill, who told him if
he supported it he would lose their
friendship. It was dramatic when h
said with deep earnestness, "I do not
believe it, but if to retain that friend
ship I must vote against, my beliefs
and against what the people of that
section waut, then I will have to lose
it." He was given hearty applause.
. I'M i i -5
" .... " ' "v-
p
"ffJ!r? r,arsse were'
. ; tfBO . "ui. t"P
that Mrt"2 bol"J" "TTL.
Jilim iinmi snipp, imii nr ' h i u vroi-
a . a j. x a 1. -K 1 !
m ",,s Ior lr.u"t " "".""
'"' 'ompanies, trust. companies, etc.
. U. No. ''Ml, by Unnick. to standard-
ll.l. . ,4 - . - , i i,i,t
:ize the weight of a barrel of Hoar.
'. , i i vr . .1 , n i. . i . l . . .. .. . .1.. .1
" "'-""
of
acks of bran and
v
S. B. No. 27:i, by Shanks, relating to
'.trespassing on enclosed lands.
NINE BILLS WEBB PASSED
BY LOWER HOUSE TODAY
Nine bills were passed by the bouse of
(Continued on page three.)
THE WEATHER
Oregon: Toaighl
and Sunday occn
sioual rain west,
oecasionai fain or
now east port ion;
louthrt gterly
winds.
AFTER HARD FISH
(TiTiSOSrTrs