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FULL LEASED
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CIRCULATION B3
OVER 4000 DAILY
FORTIETH YEAR NO. 38
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 191T
pptpxt Twrv rffxPTO on trains and
vyj a it vy Kjxjxi x o STANDS
FIVE CENTS
BIG WHITE STAR
LINER AFRIC fa
SENTJTO BOTTOM
Seventeen of Steamer's Crew
Is Reported Missing In
Early Advices
THREE AMERICANS LOST
WITH STEAMER SAXONIAN
Two Cunard Liners Arrived In
New York with Passen
gers Aboard
London, Feb. 1,1. The White star
steamer Afric via sunk today by a
German submarine.
Tlic Afric was a steel vessel of 11,
!S Ions, one of the biggest so far re
ported to have fallen victim to the
m-iiiian siinninrino warfare. She was
tl rtv of the WV.it,. sm,. .i
was registered at Liverpool.
The Afric was 550 feet in length,
with a beam of 03 feet.
Five lives were lost.
Seventeen of the Afric'
reported missing.
w are
The Biggest Prize
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v-i CHI.C iu me i-ui- nidi in,; nniAttlU
.since February t, was recorded todav
when the U,9B9 ton White Star liner
Afric was sunk.
The biggest ship heretofore destroy-
ut-suuy-
oil in the unlnidleil submarine warfare
was the British steamer California of
8,688 tans; the Port Adelaide, 8,100
tons being theird largest. Local of
fiees of the White Star line said today
1lir A t rie w as formerly in passenger
service, between Liverpool and Aus
tralia. They did not know whether she
was now in admiralty service, but as
suiiied she had been commandeered,
like other large liners for troop traiis-
por( service.
Cunard Liners Arrive
York. Feb. 13, The Lacbnia
a ml
the
Ascnuia, Cunard liners
st
lifted into New York harbor today
v..0..,ii,- IW1 unlJl'Muuiu
unexpectedly. Both carried passengers
and light cargoes. The Ascania reg- Corn, wheat and rice Production 4,
ularly plies between Montreal and 000,000,000 bushels; imports com. 5.000,
Liverpool. This is her second visit to 000 bushels; practically all from Argen-
(Continued on page two.)
Germans Do Not Believe
United States9 Entrance Into
War Will Affect Results
By Carl W. Ackerman i
( Cnited Press staff correspondent ) I
Befne, Switzerland, 1'eb. 13. tier-
maiiy's public and officialdom do hot
lielicvc entranc
) of
the
America into the
slightest effect on
"war would hav
t he outcome,
V- a matter of fact. Field
You Hindeubertr believes with
Marsha!
prepara-
lions now under way the war will be
vviih by (ierniany be'.ore America could
enter if she does entev.
When Ambassador Gerard and his
party left Berlin orders had been issued
by the tiermaii military an horities
cancelling all vacations of army offi
cers and men for Hie month ot Feb
ruary. That move developed the information
ABE MARTIN
siT" ft -M MA
hfrfeaaa in the I'nited States that Wi!
S.ime fellers seem t ' think th ' world : s jn would not sever relations, for fear
owes 'em a livin1 'cause they kin name f a German-American uprising. The
th' inciters o' th' GreeTt cabinet. j same belief was held by the German
"What's becoe o' th' ole 18-carat girl public.
that wuz more ashamed o powder than -a
shiny nose?
Wou'd Solidify Socialists
In World Peace Move
Br Charles P. Stewart
(l.'uited Press itaff correspondent.!
Buenos Aires. Feb. 13 A definite
ment was under way in Argentine
to goliditv socialists throughout
thi -Id in a movement to restore
peac, Europe and to re establish the
lKitiensV'-e as republic.
The pt. received enormous impetus
yesterday nt a meeting under the aus
pices of the socialist party, held despite
o downpour of rain In the Plaza Con
gresso. Thousands braved the inclement
weather and adopted resolutions not
only rfor the peace and the republic
move, but also bitterly denouncing any
steps by the government which would
be calculated to bring the war to Ar
gentine. It has been estimated here that al
most one-half the adult population of
Buenos Aires favors some one or more
of the principles of the socialists;.
UNITED STATES ABLE
TO FEED HERSELF
War With Any Foreign Coun
try Would Not Shorten
Food Supply
Washington. Pell 1
The T'uited
States is amnlv able to feed herself even
if nil imports of foodstuffs should be
eut off, the department of agriculture !
soid todav in an official statement.
I m.- '0t ,.,. ,.,i i- t...tat
w. v..m'ni, "
"We proauce7in round figures, 23,-
000.000,000 pound, meat and we import
less than 100,000,000 pounds or less than
Halt or one per cent, ine ouik ot which
comes from Argentine. Australia and
. ,
Canada
"We produce here slightly over two
i ii utiiiiii s ui siiHui aim we nuuun
over five
billion five hundred million
, . ,, r..i
' .,,,.' u
We produce about 7,500.0(10.000 gal
lons of milk, importing about $1,500,000
worth, mostly condensed milk from The
Netherlands and Canada.
"We produce close to tw billion
pounds of butter; we import less than
Den
one million pounds, chietly from
mark and Canada."
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ports-
Cheese Production ;100.000.000 V; IT " . V" , , ,
pounds; imports, .10,000.000 pounds; I. or li western officials also admit
mostly from Italy. Switzerland ami I t they are facing a pro bleu, in keep
France ,n' ' ro"ing stock moving toward
Kggs Production 2.000.000.000 dozen
vearlv; imports less than 1.000.000 doz-
en, chieflv from Canada. England andL. anrt i-oujs report t rat-
nk-. ' I fic conditions there are "terrific. " On-
China.
(Continued from page one.)
that Von Hindenlmrg was awaiting the
opportune moment for the great, f itjal
of fort of Germany 's forces,
Germany's militarv leaders believe
the moment of Germany's victory is at
hand. They hold this victory will be
achieved because of the success which
will attend the unlimited submarine war
fnre and because of the shortage of
French munitions and supplies, due to
lack of coal in France.
Moreover, these leaders thing the fin
al, overwhelming effort will be made,
and complete success achieved before
America can move.
Though the German army and navy
is prepared and anxious lor war with
America, German newspapers have been
urging Americans to work for peace and
have been beseeching the German ad
miralty not to torpedo ships carrying
American passengers, their efforts, how
ever, do not appear to be successful.
Censorship Severe
During the past three months, the
tu'iman censorship has been most se
; verc. Correspondents have been unable,
' truly to picture conditions iu Germany.
1 Only such dispatches as were designed
jio influence American opinion, were al
lowed to ' ' pass.
Berlin eannot understand why Am
erica maintains her diplomatic rela
tion" with Austro-Hungary after hpv
ing severed with Germany. Officials
pointed out, before the icrard party
! left, the capital, that Kniperor Car!
ami the Austrian foreign'minister were
I both present at the conference Kaiser
I Wilhelm'B birthday a: great German
I headquarters, where it r,as decided to
: open the unlimited submarine war.
Moreover, Berliner point out, Austria-Hungary,
through her emperor and
foreign minister, st that time accepted,
; with Germany, full responsibility for
such warfare.
Berlin Was Astonished
i Berlin was astonished, officials and
the iKiblic alike, when President Wilson
1 broke relations with Germany. The as
i tonishment came because officials had
I recently been assured bv German Am-
(Continued on page four.)
GRAIN ELEVATORS
CLOSE BECAUSE
OF EMBARGO
Great Congestion of Loaded
Cars In Railroad Yards
Unable to Move
WESTERN ROADS REFUSE
TO ACCEPT SHIPMENTS
Decline In Prices of
Foodstuffs Is Looked For
In Chicago
Chicago, Feb. 18. The announcement
of the closing down of five elevators
having a capacity of seven million bush
cds, by the J. Kosenbaum Grain com
pany, here, shortly before noon caused
a sharp break in all grains in the grain
"""" ""'I'l iwo
tMW Cent, and September
tw 1 u 'inl' ,,..
... 3 !Tm! .
Wlt the announcement ot Rosebaum
came the news that a half dozen other
S?S uouUJ ''lofe' The-V are mei
H''s and cannot ship
western lines and placed an embargo
on all grain shipments to Chicago and
east this morning. Traffic conditions
are characterized as "rotten" by grain
men. Cars cannot be secured at anv
, , , ,. ,. ,,'
1 . J i ,, " .
muni inuiivei win iouow, tuey assori.
unless relief is forthcoming. The Get
man submarine embargo is blamed.
In Chicago yards, according to of
ficials of the Rock Island, there are
more than 900 loaded cars consigned to
the Atlantic seaboard from points on
'''"' i'"''5 I-S'fiid alone. Most of these
j contain grain for export. Eastern roads
will not handle them until swift clear-
Buce is assured. At other Rock Island
"'." "PL.i"S eu,pi
to wefrn Mpe-
ly one road out of St. Louis is giving
through bills to the seaboardvJ3riippers
are up in arms, but thus far have se
cured no relief.
In Kansas City shippers describe the
situation as the worst in the history of
the city. The Santa Fc railroad alone
is said to have 1,000 cars tied up in its
(Continued on page six.)
SENATOR
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WITHOUT
HIM
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WALTER. Q.
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W. Ward Wolfe, Salem Boy,
Wins Promotion in Marines
Br displaying exceptional ability in
military affaire. W. Ward Welfr of 8a
lem, has been promoted to the rank of
corporal in the United States marine
corps, according to an official bulletin
from Washington. D. C.
Ward, who is the son of Mrs. Anna
Wolfe 101 Lincoln street, enlisted in
the United States marine corps at its
Portland recruiting station duly 3,
1910, and was recommended recently by
a board of examining officers for this
advancement. He is now stationed at
Mare Island. California, where he will
instruct the reernit "soldiers of the
sea" in their various duties on land
.and sea.
Corporal Wolfe has rendered valuable
service to the marine corps, and his
many friends in this city will be pleas
ed to leant that his excellent record
has beeu appreciated by the govern
ment. American Manager for Stand
ard Oil Is Elevated to
Oriental Monarchy
San Francisco, Feb. 13. King Fran
cis I, of Wanshien province, Sz.cchuen,
China, stepped from the liner Sfeinyo
Mnnt today, .jauntily swinging a carved
teakwood stick.
On one finger glistened a huge gold
ring.
A year ago King Francis was mcre
lv Francis O. Prescott, of Boston.
Mass., manager of the Standard Oil
company properties in the Wanshien
district, in the extreme northwestern
portion of China. In this province
King Francis reigned for several
moons, living in a palace worth $500,
000. He told his story on his arrival to
day. ''During the revolution which fol
lowed the death of Yuan Shi Kai," he
said, '' was in Wanshien, which is
about 1500 miles -ip the Vangtse rivier.
Pirates and rebels WAn arriving in
: droves and the regular officials fled.
' Of course T had to protect our com
! pany 's property, and as I could not
communicate with the American consul
at Yokohama, I was thrown on my own
resources.
"Pretty soon the people began to
gather at my office and there we ar
ranged for the defense of the province.
We saved the town. The people got
an idea I did it and they made me
ruler. They didn't cell it king, but
I that's what it amounted to. They gave
i me a beautiful pelade, held a proces
j sion ami killed a fow people for my
benefit.
"On one occasion, v hen Victor Mur
, dock vi sited me, tie iftujde wanted to
have a few eMCuiinnt in honor of his
! arrival. ' '
A GROUP OF OREGON'S BUSIEST
(SENATOR.
n lit
HEREON A-kCAMS
fill
MO iWb CON STIxUCTC
eoi5-A.TlOIV AT
F IRAT 5I0HT
-V
SENATOR, p
JOHN Ck
AN
FMlNEfHT
warns,
Mm
AUTfAOR.IT'
ON P
AND GAMCr-
REDUCTION
MEMBERSHIP OF
ONE COMMISSION
That Is Net Result of Con
solidation Committee's
Work
PAROLE OFFICER WINS;
IS FURNISHED HOUSE
House Passes Several Appro
priation Bills at Morning
Session
Three bills introduced by the consoli
dation committee were passed this
morning. The first. S. B. No- 302. did
not consolidate anythingbut instead
cut, the number of commissioners to two
with an arrangement under which the
commission 's physician is ade a quasi
member of the board to act in case of
disagreement between the commission
ers, and in case of new businesses as to
classification. His salary is $7,800 a
year, while that of the commissioners is
cut from 3,i00 to 3,000. It is under
stood one of these is to represent the
employe and the other the employer. As
the commission stands now this would
eliminate Major Carle Abrams, but as
the governor has the appointment it is
more probable the democratic member
of the board will be the one to be let
out if the bill passes the house.
There was considerable discussion of
the bill; President Moser indorsing it
and saying " it should have the vote of
everv member on the floor. '
This caused Senator Smith of Coos
and Curry, to remark: "That it per
haps should carry every vote but it
wouldn't." He made a strong argument
against it saying the people had adopted
the bill h.v an immense majority and it
wns satisfactory to both employer and
employe. There had been no request
for a change. The bill, however, passed,
the vote being 19 for and 0 against.
Not Much Consolidation.
The second bill, No. 303, did not con
solidnte anything either to any notice
able extent- It provided for making
the board of inspectors of child labor
and the industrial weelfnre commission
departments of the bureau of labor sta
tistics and inspector of factories and
workshops, which is the official title of
the labor commissioner. It was explain
ed it would cut out one secretary and
D&rhApti some olher expenses such as of
fice rent, and it passed.
(Continued on page two.)
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Successful German
Air Raid Is Reported
Berlin, via ffeyville wireleas, Feb. 13.
Successful Germ 3 n air raids on Bri
tish depots and positions were an
nounced by the official press bureau
last night in the: following statement:
"Qerman fliers on the night of the
eighth successfully and copiously bomb
ed British aero station at Saint Pol
and Caxyde, the railroad station at
Arhcux and Albert, further ramps in
the vicinity of Froyart and Chappy and
railroads at Bray on she Somme and
Ruillancourt, southwest of Peronne. One
of our bombing squadrons, which on the
last raid defended itself during the
same night, dropped 1,000 kilograms of
explosives on industrial establishments
in Pompey- On the following night
2,000 kilograms of explosives were drop
ped on a war material factory at N'euvc
Maisou and the military establishment
at Nancy."
FAR-REACHING EFFECT
OF CAR SHORTAGE FELT
Shipments to Europe Are
Heavy and Embargo Does
Not Effect Car Demand
Chicago, Fob. 12. That far-reaching
effect, the paralysis of western shipping
accumulation of food products and mu
nition! in western markets, which was
predicted ag an aftermath of the Her
man submarine embargo, has failed to
make itself felt in Chicago, St. Louis,
Kunsas City or any of the middle west
ern trade centers.
A careful survey of big -shippers to
day revealed the fact that shipments to
the allies had not decreased. Biir liack-
j ers were filling orders as usual and
I grain shippers found their only dratv
j bnck the scarcity of rolling stock.
"We have not even noticed that
there ib an embargo," the superinten
dent of Armour & Co. 's shipping depart
iment said- "I understand that Amer
ican bottoms are being held in port, but
! nil our contracts arc carried in British
or French bottoms. We sent out 110,-
000 pounds of frozen meat today con
signed to the allies.
"Heavy shipments on the British
steamer Hammerford cleared ii-om
Philadelphia Saturday and others an
going on the steamship Anglian, which
leaves Boston today or tomorrow. Ai
long as British vessels sail we will ex
penance no difficulty.
That the present railroad congestion
would not bo materially increased by
the blockade, even if shipping wero
held in Americnn ports, was the opinion
of H C. Snyder, assistant general tint'
fic manager of the Erie railroad.
"All roads refuse to accept export
shipments to the Atlantic seaboard un-
(Continued on page four.)
Dimick's Modified Compiracy
Bill Is Passed By Senate
I'ei haps it was because the senators
had to cut their lunch hour yesterday
that they were in a scrappy mood when
the afternoon session began. At any
rate it was but n few minutes after
getting started when Dimick moved the
taking of senate bill No. Wo from the
table, which was done. It was Dimick's
bill and was for the preventing of con
spiracy in bidding on public works. He
took the floor and in his sledge ham
mer wav buttered the companies en-
gaged in pnving, bridge building and
iikc worK, icuuiuj; nuui ine ji-puii. ui
the state engineer to show these com
panies divided the territory among
themselves and avoiding competition,
lie showed by this same report that
these companies had made from UIH to
j 14H per cent profit on their contracts j
He rend numerous newspuper clippings;'
to the samo effect and asserted that all
honest competition had been shut out.
It was a robbing game. In reply to
questions he said some of the bill's
teeth had been pulled iu committee but
it still had some teeth left, v, hu h
caused I.aFollette to remark they were
"not opposite each other and could not
--not opposite eacii owiei ewuiu "'
iuit'-"
Olson took the corporation side of i
nun sam so long as iue nsanm """
amended the bill until it was about
right he would vote for it. After sev -
eral others had voiced their sentiments
the bill passed- .
Another lively tilt occurred when H.
B. No. 21, by Bean, was taken from the
table. It empowered the state govern-
ment to issue bonds as may be needed
to meet federal road fund for a period
of five years. There was a hot debate
over this but it was finally made the
special order for Wednesday at 2
o'clock.
The first house bill to be taken up in j
the usual order was No. 117, by Clark.;
It provided for increasing the bounty ;
on coyotes to $3, and it too was the
cause of much debate, going into the
committee of the whole to amend it and;
another discussion there. 1-aFollettc
remarked that it was just creating a!
new industry as the stockmen would
find it more profitable to quit cattle .
growing and turn their attention to rais-1
ing coyotes. An amendment was added
giving a bounty of $3 for seals and the!
bill passed.
Bills That Passed.
Bills were passed as follows:
MAKE DEMAND
FOR RELEASE OE
AMERICAN CREW
Officials at Washington Are
Not In Pleasant Frame
GERMANY HAS KNOWN
CITIZENS NOT MOLESTED
President by Quick Reply
Give Hint to Peace
Propogandists
By Carl D. Groat
(I'nited Press staff correspondent)
Washington, Feb. !). Demands for
the release of the American prisoners
ot the Varrowdale will be made o.t
OermanV it was said todav. With the
demand will go an explanation that the
I'nited States is not seizing German
ships or crews and is interested only
iu seeing that the ships are not sunk
as obstructions to American harbors.
Germany's tactics toward Ambassa
dor Gerard and other Americans has
aroused officials' anger and official
notice that the Varrowdale prisoner;
are again detained iu Germany has
only served to increase this spirit to
ward Germany.
The state department said last week
Germany would learn of this govern
ment's position toward German ships
and crews and indicated It would for
ward Secretary of Maker's statement
on the subject as a reassurance to Ger
many. Officials supposed, until they
heard of the detention of the Yarrow
dale men, that Germany had been con
vinced of the safety of her citizens
here.
The Yarrowdale prisoners were to
hnve been released .pis: before th'f
break in relations. Now Germany ha
notified this govriiment, however, that
she is detaining them in that country
because of absence of information as
tu the treatment of Hermans here.
While the Yarrowdale subject is be
fore the state department heads, the
question of armament for American
mi reliant -hip- is huv'uig President
Wilson's attention. It was expected
that he would rule on it today or to
morrow. In any event the government holds
steadfastly to the view that they are
(Continued on page six.)
S. B. No- by Hawlcy. To regulatu
8. B. No. 258, by Hawley. To regulate
the sale of agricultural lime.
s. B. No. 270. by'Cusick. Amending
law so that teacher who resigns will not
have teaching certificate cancelled on
account of resignation.
S. B. No- lli.'l, by Dimick. To prevent
conspiracy iu bidding on public, works.
H. B. No. 117, by Clark. Increasing
bounty on coyotes to ifc.'l.
II. B. No. U7, by Brand. Validating
m,e ()f )(ln(ls )llr,.hBSH from the state
II. B No. iloH. by Gore. . Abolishing
office of recorder of conveyances in
Jackson county.
H. B. No. 414, by Mueller. Fixing
sularv o'i county treasurer of Columbia
county.
H. B. No. 288, bv Crandall. Fixing
countv officers.
, g N(, by Fuller. Providing
for bounty on gophers and moles in Folk
county.
H. B. No. 49(1, bv joint ways and
means committee. Appropriating $24!t,
177 for eastern Oregon state hospital.
H. B. No. 495, by joint ways and
mean committee. Appropriating $17,-
S(Mi fr Oregon Historical society.
H. B- No. 4SM, by joint ways and
' menus committee. Appropriating
: :i5:t.fi7 for Oregon state school for the
, yint
; T)ie H(.Iiat(. tv,Uy killed the following
(,jig.
: H B No uy Olson. To punish
,U(, ma,in(, or ,1K0 f f.,fl(. statcuicnt-i
w ej preperjv or ,.rt.,iit.
s B No i,v D;mK;. Ferbiddug
, ,
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THE WEATHER
wish 1 touTpT
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Oregon: To
night and Wed
nesday fair;
north to eat
wiuds.