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The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
PROXY WEDDING OCCURS
 AFTER DEATH OF GROOM

Paris, Dec. lit was discovered at the war offics today that Ser geant Conduche, who was married by proxv to a Parisian woman Nov. IT, was in reality killed in battle by a German shell September 28. The bride received the word of her supposed husbands death a few days after the proxy wedding and
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14

J. F. Gardin, vice president of Che National City bank, speaking in Newark, said that European invest ments in foreign countries would have to be greatly curtailed and that would furnish opportunity for American people to expand in the regions that promise more than fair returns on the investment. Bargains will be many and attract ive," said MT. Gardin, "and while economic alliances of this char acter are to be considered in the main on the basis of immediate returns, these alliances will have far-reaching effect in fostering trade and commerce between interested countries and the United states"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. II - Baron Van Brinken, c. c. Crowley, ard Mrs. Margaret Cornell were all three indicted by the Federal Grand jury on two counts, one of which was conspiracy in an effort to de stroy commerce, and the other for using the United states mails in fortheriug "a conspiracy to incite arson, assassination, and murder. Bail vas fixed in the sum of $5,0tO for each person on each in dictment..
 San Francisco, Dec. 14-Since
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
WANTS 4 NICE
 BIG NAVY.

Washington, Dec. 13 - Secretary of the Navy Daniels in his report which he recommends to. congress asks for half billion dollars to complete the building of navy for the United States. The progress as planned in the report would cover a period of five years.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14

treating Allies army. The latter has been beaten back foot by foot, but iD the fight they are making desperate effort to stand their ground.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
ARE
 BEATEN BACK

London, Dec. 13-Advice was re- ceived this morning that the town of Dorian GeivgeIl had been com pletoly evacuated. The Bulgarian forces are reported to be within five miles of the Greek frontier, and gro following closely the re-
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
IS YEAR OLD AUSTRIAN
 YOUTHS ARE CALLED

Berlin, Dec. 14--It was announced today at headquarters that all Aus trian youths of the age ot eigh- teen years would at once be called to the support Of their flag.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
0NE IF H0CRlTIC . ?. M .5 LANDED

Washington, Dec. 14-The first name to be acted upon to i'll the various towns in Alaska with demo- cratic postmastera was that of E. M. AXelson, who has been appointed as postmaster for Yakutat.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
BULG4RS BREAK THROUGH
 AHGL0-FHENGH LINES IN SERBIA

The French are putting Up a hard fight but are suffering heavy loss es in men killed. The pursuit of the Allied armies in other sec tions If the nation is being wig orUusly pushed, and the losses sustained by the retreatiug forces is very great.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14

Berlin, Dec, 14-Announcement was made this morning that the troops had succeeded in breaking their way through the lines in Servia, and that rhey had completely cut off the retreat of the French army.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
EXPECTED
 THIS EEER

Washington, Dec. I4-Iy is be- neved that Austria's reply to Sec retary Lansing's note relauEe to the destruction of the Ller An coma, whereby a number ot Ameri- can citizens were killed, would be received by the end of tn present week.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
TURKISH SHIP
 SUNK BY TRANCE

Romf, Dec. l3-Word was re ceived here this morning telling of of tFe sinking by a French subma- rine of a Turkish transport in the Sea of MarmOra, and that oyer four hundred Turkish troops were drowned.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14
GERMAN KAISER FURNISHES
 100000 MACHINE GUNS

London, Dec. 14-Adyices re- c-lved here today state that the Kaiser bas rushed one hundred thousand machine guns to the Bull garian and Turkish armies.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-12-14

(Contiuued on page 4.)
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
Merger Ballot

Shall the City of st. Johns.
Oregon. surrender its charter
and be merged into the City of
Portland. Oregon? (The elector
desiring to vote affirmativelv on
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
Adjourned Meeting

AT the adjourned meeting of
the city council last evening
Mrs. f. w. Valentine was sub.
stituted on the day board of the
First Ward at the primary cleo
tion to be held Saturday. by her
husband. Mrs. Valentine being
out of the city.
Hahn a. Rebman were granted
sixty days extension of time on
the Improvement of st. Johns
avenue.
A resolution providing for
submission TO the voters at the
April election a proposed charter
amendment. whereby all officers.
if the amendment carries, shall
hold office until April. 1917. with
the exception of a councilman
in each ward who shall receive
the highest vote of the two
elected, who shall serve for
four years. was adopted.
Another resolution provided
for submission of proposed char
ter amendment where the next
general city election shall be
held the first Monday in April.
1917, and bi-ennially thereafter,
and providing that all officers
elected thereat shall hold Office
for two years with the exception
of one councilman in each ward,
who shall hold office for a term
of four years.
A resolution providing for
placing upon the ballot at the
city election April 5th the prop
osition of purchasing the plant,
equipment, REIMBURSEMENT of
franchise rights of the st. Johns
Water Co. and extension of SER
vice in the sum of $3.50. 900 was
adopted.
An ordinance amending the
dog muzzling ordinance and pro-
Viding that dogs shall be muZ-
zled during the four summer
months only passed first and
second readings.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
Captured Ninth Prize

Miss Genivieve Aldrich cap
tured the tenth weekly prize in
the Lauthers' World Fair Trip
Contest for the week ending
Tuesday evening. and which was
a silver jelly spoon. Solon Bug
bee was a close second. with
only ten votes difference, Miss
Aldrich having 8.0l5 and Solon
S.005 for the week. The Lauth-
ers' Mercantile Company will
give the contestants extra votes
for next week. March 9Th, to
18th. as follows: For the one
bringing in the largest amount
of orders Monday. $4,000 votes;
Tuesday. $4,000 votes; Wednes.
day. 10000 votes; Thursday.
$4,000 votes; Friday. 10000
votes; Saturday. $1,000 votes;
The weekly prize will consist
of half a dozen silver tea spoons.
The total vote to date follows:
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

Section 2. The Recorder of
the City of st. Johns is hereby
authorized and instructed to pre-
pare and publish notice of such
merger question to be submitted
to the electors Of said City on
Monday the 9th day of April.
1915. which said notice shall
read as follows:
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
M. E. Church Notes

A unique service is being
planned for next Sunday, March
9TH. in the nature of, and for
the purpose of paying honor to
a number of the members and
friends Of the church who have
been christians or members of
the NJ. +. Church for Fifty
years (the Jubilee number) or
more. The pastor and people of
this church believe in strewing
some flowers in the pathway of
these old veterans of the cross
rather than reserving them to be
placed upon their caskets. An
all day service is planned: an
outline of the program is as fol-
lows. viz: Sunday school at the
usual time $3.50 a. m. Preach
ing at IL 100 a. m. by DR.. j. W.
McDougall, Dist. Supt. followed
by Communion, the Sacrament
of the Lords Supper, after
which dinner will be served in
the basement of the church. In
the afternoon at about 2:15 a
platform meeting, at which
short addresses and testimonies
will be given by former pastors.
superannuate ministers and the
persons in whose honor the meet
ing is being held. Then should
time permit, the meeting will be
thrown open for anyone to speak
who NAV desire. In the evening
the Epworth League at $3.50.
Miss Blanche Ellsworth leader.
and at 1880 evening preaching at
which time DIR. b. j. Hoadly. a
Superannuate minister of rare
ability will preach.
Evening lunch will be served
at the church also.
One of the features Of the
day to which we look forward
with great delight is that we
are expecting the Rev. John
Flynn. (Father Finn as we love
to call him) to be here for these
services with us. Father
Finn" who is now ninety-eight
years old. is the only remaining
one of the early missionaries
who came to Portland in the be-
ginning of things. there being
only fourteen houses in Portland
when he came, and there was a
dense forest everywhere.
1t is an inspiration TO grasp
the hand of Father Finn and
these old veterans" of the
cross. for in Sc. doing we reach
back to the very past with one
hand and standing in our pres
ent place of vantage reach out
to the future with the other.
You are cordially invited to all
these services.
The ladies are all TO bring
baskets of lunch ready prepared
TO put on the tables, so as to ne
cessitate as little work as posi-
BILE. Bring plenty to provide for
evening lunch, all eat together
and all free. Reporter.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
Proposals for Street Work

Sealed proposals will be received at the
Office Of the Recorder OF the City of ST.
Johns until March I6, 1915, at 5 O'Clock
D. m, for the improvement of Oswego
street, from the North line OF Columbia
boulevard to the South line of Smith Ave.
in the manner provided by Ordinance
No. 642, subject to the provisions of the
Charter and Ordinances of the City Of
ST Johns, and estimate of the city engi-
neer, on file.
Engineers estimate is S3050.38.
Bids must be strictly in accordance
with printed blanks, which will be fuTn-
ished on application at the office of the
Recorder Of the City of St. Johns. And
said improvement must be completed on
or before 90 days from the date of the
last publication of this notice.
No proposals or bids will be considered
unless accompanied by a certified check
payable to the order Of the Mayor Of the
City OF St. Johns certified by a respon-
sible bank for an amoupt equal TO ten
per cent. of the aggregate proposal.
The right TO reject any and all bids is
hereby reserved.
BY order of the City Council.
A. r. DUNSMORE,
Recorder.
Published in the st. Johns Review on
February 26, March and IL, 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
ORDINANCE NO. 64S

An Ordinance Submitting to the
Electors of the City of st.
Johns, Oregon. the Question
of Surrendering It's Charter
and Merging into the City of
Portland, Oregon, Providing
for the Publication of Notice
of the Submission of Said
Question. and lnstructing the
Recorder to Prepare the Nee
essary Ballots for Submitting
Said Question.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

| have a friend who owns Is
acres of the very choicest farm
ing land. one and a half miles
from Sheridan, Oregon. with i'm
provements and unencumbered.
He wishes to sell and take
house and lot in st. Johns that
is worth from 81. 500 to So. 600 as
part payment. Will take balance
on long time payments with low
rate of interest. Reasons, ad-
vanced ge.-Dr. w j. Gilstrap,
First National Bank Building,
st. Johns. Oregon.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
First Baptist Church

Morning. Sunday School. 10a.
m. Church Service IL a. m.
Evening. Young Peoples Soci-
ETY. $50 p. m. Church Service.
7:30 p. m.
After this week the regular
mid-week prayer meeting will
be on Thursday night instead of
Wednesday.
An entertainment will be Civ
en- in the church Thursday even
ing, March 1lth. Tickets ten
cents for adults and five cents
for children.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
Communication

To the Editor: In your paper
of Feb. Goth. in answer 10 a
supposed citizen. as TO the stand
that socialists would take in re-
CARDS TO annexation. Well for
the benefit of the people if you
will kindly permit. will say the
socialists have not as yet dis
cussed the question for action.
But you can rest assured that
the socialists will vote as a unit
when once they decide. But
only when the subject has been
thoroughly discussed from the
material interest of the whole
and not for the heneiit of the
few. You stated that the Social
lists believe in the rule of the
people. That is only too true,
yet that does not necessarily
mean we should be opposed to
annexation. Does the people
rule in St. Johns? For instance.
the censor board which was car
ried by 100 petitioners against
400 remOnstrants. We believe
in cooperation. in a greater un-
ion of the people and care little
FOR imaginary lines. or local poll
tical subdivisions i'm order TO
capture a few offices for politi-
clans, as that is but a tritling
incident in the great class strug-
gle. The Socialist party repre-
sents primarily the material in
terest of the producers, conse-
quently its main basis is educa.
ton. in order to do away with
all that is injurious to the many
that a real democracy eventually
be inaugurated that will be with
all its ruler and laws made by,
and will be subject TO the will
of all the people. G. l.. Perrine.
List of candidates and their
standing in Multnomah Theater
Contest:
Miss Doris David. 1860;
Miss Dora Key, 5000; Miss Ruth
Cowles, 1850; Miss Mabel An
derson, 14,500; Miss Gladys Ell
liot. IL, 450; Mrs. Effie Beam,
16, $50; Miss Emma Lettelier,
II, $50; Miss Louise Lott, III, 400;
Miss Fern Matheson, IL $50; Miss
Beulah Beam. 5000; Mrs. Della
Massey, l2,250; Mrs. Carson,
IL. 600.
We are publishing the result
of the first count of votes in the
contest. The votes counted are
only such votes as have been
voted for the various candidates.
Each and every candidate has
votes in reserve which they will
vote the last night of the con-
test. See pianos at Eiler's
Music House, Corner Broadway
and Alder. See Jewelry at Jaeg-
er Bros, 266 Morrison street.
adv,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05
7 CS.
NO.

The polls shall be open for vot.
ing upon said question at the
regular polling places and dur
ing the regular hours establish
ed for said general city election
to be held on said day.
BY order of the Council.
............... Recorder.
Said notice shall be published
in the official city newspaper Of
the City Of st. Johns. to wit the
st. Johns Review on the 18th
day of March 1915. and shall be
posted in three public places in
said city.
Section 3. The Recorder of
said City OF st. Johns is hereby
authorized and instructed to pre-
pare and have printed the neces-
sary ballots for the purpose of
submitting said Merger question
to the electors of said city on
said date.
Passed by the Council This
2nd of March 1915.
Approved by the Mayor This
Bird day of March 1915.
A. w. VINCENT.
Mayor.
Attest: A. Il. DUNSMORE.
Recorder of the City of st. Johns.
Published in the ST. Johns Re-
view March 8. 1915.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

Whereas. on the 10th day of
February. 1915, there was filed
with the Council of the City Of
st. Johns, Oregon, a petition
that the following question
"Shall the City of st. Johns,
Oregon, surrender its charter
and be merged into the City of
Portland. Oregon. be submitted
TO the electors of the City of st.
Johns at the general city elec
tion to be held in said City on
Monday. the 9Th day of April
1915. and,
Whereas. the said petition is
signed by more than five per cent
Of the electors of said City of st.
Johns. as shown by the number
of votes cast at the last general
city election held in said city;
now therefore
The City of st. Johns Does
0rdain as follows:
Section /. That the following
question. TO wit. "Shall the City
of st. Johns, Oregon. surrender
its charter and be merged into
the City of Portland. Oregon. {"
be and the same is hereby sub
mitted TO the electors of said
CNy of st. Johns 10 be voted
upon at the general city election
TO be held in said City on Mon
day. the 9th day of april. 1915.
Said question shall be submitted
at said election upon a separate
ballot to be designated the "Mer-
ger Ballot" and shall be sub
stantially in the following form
TO wit:
MERGER BALLOT"
"Shall the City of St. Johns,
Oregon, surrender its charter
and be merged into the City of
Portland, Oregon? (The elector
desiring to vote aliirmatively on
the above question shall place an
X mark in the space before the
word yes If he desired to
vote negatively he shall place an
X mark in the space before the
word MOI.
....,..,..,. Yes
Section 2. The Recorder of
the City of st. Johns is hereby
authorized and instructed to pre-
pare and publish notice of such
merger question to be submitted
TO the electors of said City on
Monday the 9TH day of April.
1915, which said notice shall
read as follows;
MERGER ELECTION NO
TICE
"NOTICE is HEREBY CIV
EN- that on Monday the 5th day
of April, 1915. at the general
city election to be held in the
City of st. Johns. County of
Multnomah. State of Oregon,
the following question will be
submitted to the electors of the
City of st. Johns. Oregon, pro-
viding for the merger of the
City of st. Johns. Oregon. into
the City of Portland. Oregon,
to wit: "Shall the City of ST.
Johns surrender it's charter and
be merged into the City of
Portland" And each elector
of the City of st. Johns is here
by invited to vote yes or no
upon said question. Said ques.
tion will be submitted upon 8
special ballot called the "Mer,
ger Ballot" which shall be in
substantially the following form
to wit:
Merger Ballot
Shall the City of st. Johns
Oregon, surrender its charter
and be merged into the City o.
Portland, Oregon? (The electol
! desiring to vote affirmatiyely OF
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

the above question shall place
an X mark in the space before
the word yes. If he desires to
vote negatively. he shall place
an X mark in the space before
the word no.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

For Sale. House Boat. cheap.
or will trade for a good COW.
Inquire at this office.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1915-03-05

For City Treasurer-O. +.
Learned. adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-18
AERIAL ATTACKS,

In the report Of the attack upon the
German city of Karlsruhe by the
French air fleet it is shown that &C
ton was concentrated on the large
plant where arms and ammunition are
manufactured, on the railroad station
and on the headquarters of an army
corps. Thus it would appear that
while Germany declares there was no
military advantage to be gained by
such an assault it would appear that
attention was being directed to points
which are certainly of military value,
even though lives Of civilians were
taken in the raid.
In contrast to this are the several
attacks which have been made by the
German airships upon the towns on
the east coast of England. The aerial
fighting by the allies has been char
acterized by a proper regard for the
rules of war. Unfortif1ed towns have
not been made the objects of repeated
attacks for the purpose of terrorizing
and killing the -combatants and
the women and children. Such cannot,
however, he said of the German poll
icy. Such has apparently been the
sole purpose of airship operations on
their part so that if non combatants
were killed at Karlsruhe it is clearly
open to the claim that it is a policy
of retaliation.
It cannot be expected that only one
side in a war will observe the rules
of war. When one belligerent departs
from the established course it is sim
ply an invitation for the other to do
likewise. Germany's course has been
lending encouragement to the allies to
do likewise if not worse. It certainly
has no cause for complaint when it
is given a dose of it's own medicine.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-18
NAVY NOT A TOY,

There have been cries of jingoism
and claims of politics because of the
efforts which have been made for the
strengthening of the navy even though
they have been based upon a realiza-
ton of the existing condition and the
necessity of keeping that branch of
the country's defense fit in every par
ticular, but the statement which was
made by former Secretary of the Navy
Meyer before the National Security
league cannot be passed by unheeded.
No one is better fitted to speak with
authority upon this subject than the
former secretary. Though it has been
declared by others, and even by Off
Gals connected with that department
of the government, that the navy is
not up to the proper requirements,
and these claims have since been
proven by revelations, the opinion of
the predecessor of the present secre-
tary cannot do otherwise than direct
an increased amount of attention
thereto. Even the demands made by
Congressman Gardner and refused,
that there be an investigation of the
preparedness of the country in case it
have been only reasonable and just
what was needed at the time to bring
the head Of the navy department to a
realization Of its real condition.
1t is time that it was understood
that the navy is of the utmost i'm
portance for the defense of the coun-
try and it cannot be treated as a play
thing and subjected to neglect with
out serious results. It is also one of
the great arguments for peace and it
deserves to be handled and treated in
a sensible manner