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lira OREGON QTYENTEMDSEh! . growing County. " " mmmm " " 1 thl year. OUIXJON CITV, OUKUON, J'UIDAY, AWL'ST 7, 1011. EITABLIIHID 1MI SCHOOL GROWIH SHOWNBYREPORT HjCtRINTlNOINT CALAVAN COM PLtTlS ANNUAL ITATIITICI Of THE COUNTY IWIBMHCSBI1W IM LAST YEAR trt Jttchtn Employed In 1 12 Build fno to Teach B,0l Pupil In Clcm Oregon City Hi 1,111 Icholar l. wry iIi'ImII of the annual rrMirt u( h county schools, Jiml rompb led ly Kuprriuteiidciit Calatau, show llio irjlli mid expansion of the rdiua IUtitl system tif Chu kAiimi county. n" new school buildings have bcitn completed dm Inn tlm lust 2 in mi tin, l Patten, Union Mill. Union, (Jr.n cmI, nl Ardciiwald. The number of clillilirn of ac hiKil age hua grown fp'in 11,313 In IV 1 2 1.1 to II, On 7 In IJllll. Ill llm M dlalrlrla III Ilia county, IS have nine tin nil In of school la the yi ar. H have right iiiiinlha anil only 14 have ill. Two hundred and Mvnitynlne m here were employed laat year in lh H school buildings to teac h the t.OTl itiilla ho attended the adicxil sdi dar on an average. The avrnge number of pupils L' loll ac In K U the schools wa 6,214 and the percentage u( alim iice was hi'ld up to VIA. lu the high achoola of the rounty i2l at a driiii were flirullotl and it iuilli Kr'luut't from the eighth grade,. Hut a recital of autistic aluiie ran nut iliow the Krowth of the Clack a in aa county school. At the present lliiir districts ar) planning hew tiullillni(. Including a atriH'turn run tuluiDit eight room at Molulla which ill i t'liiiimodiittt the union IiIkIi Khwl ami the nradu school of the Mo IslU oittrlct. At a recent election the union huh hIiiniI election i-urrli'd at Handy and preparations are belli mJi In Uiat eastern (iackainaa towu for the opening thla fall. Several schools have found It live rtmry lo employ addlllonul teachers. and iHipcrliiteiidcut t alavan haa r- relied word from a number of district that innmicl tralnliiK will be taken up lor (he flrat time thla full. Unu new twici, number 125 near Moliillu. haa Wi creuted and a building will he AuA aoon. burin the anrlna nmiilha tlm nidi lu le which were concluded word ing to schedule greatly Increased the efficiency or tho echool in that sub. Ject and the new schedule, of jrholiir nil I li couiit'tltloii nmoiiK thu schools U being devised lu tlio otrii o of tiiu conn- v aiipcrlntcnilcni and It oxikcKmI to jiluy an Iniportiint part In tlio comlnn jcar'a work. In On-Koti City, under tho direction of Hiipcrlnti-ndclit of City School Toor.c, (ho work hna kpt pneo with thu iirowih In tlio county. ImpruviMiu'iii lu liiilldliiita have bocn made, enroll incut Iihh lucrcaHcd, and thu quulliy of ili.' work ilonn In tho city fcclxHiU a nhuv.li l.y tlio rocent achool fair la con ulili'P'il much hliihcr tlmn In tho yenr lircvUniH. In tho achool of iho city ills BiiiilciitB tiro enrolled, ot which ::j nltciid the IiIkIi bcIiooI. The report of County Superintendent Calnviin Include thu following ata lc: faeher In tho yenra 1913-14.. 279 Wthlli gnulo dlplonuiH IhhuoiI.. 279 IIIrIi achool HtlldenlH AviTiiRe iiiiintier of dnya tniiKht. 20,540 Niitnlii r of dnya altundaco 954,:i0 NumlxT of dnya uhaont E7.420 Aviiriiuo number bolonKlnn 6,219 AveruKH dully nttendiiiico 6,ti71 I'fic.'iituKo of nttendiiiico 93.4 Tiilul niiinlier of dlatrlcta 1MB '"lul tiumlmr of bulldlnKa Toliil niiinlier of achool rooms. . Number of dlHtrlcta with six IIIOIltllH HdlOOl Number of dlatrlcta with seven nionlliK Helmut 1H0 273 14 20 59 Number of dlHtrlcta with olglit HKititlls achool Sunnier of dlHtrlclB with nlno niontliB school 43 County Hiiporlutcndent Cnlnvnii has rreoivod tho followliiB Blatiutlcs from CHy Superintendent Toose: inlHla hi OroKon City Doya Cilrls C49 663 Totnl In the city schools 1118 214 Dnrcluy building Hoys OirlB 221 Totnl C24 taut I mm building Hoys 221 0rln 235 tAul v. Ore, 4GG 124 139 2C3 r -VHT limil Dt,MUUI ' Hoy, , Tola! .. WWSOR-ELECT GIVES UP POSITION K. s. t,.i.. . . . m, "--":u who wna elected aupervlHor at a recent meeting ' the ,.ounlJf Bchoo, bo(ird gpnt h(g 'c or re.iKnat0n to Conntv Smmr. ntemlent Cul avnn Friday. Mr. Love. hla wirV- k a .hla TPMon the lllm!" f 8.n !Z ,ho 8 at Mt Vernon, WaBh. 'AC! oi, ";"u,?t Calavan said he -. lurcea to find a new man as lt n i. " "nu lnal "8 WO"ld H, "";" W1,n the normal schools, Iks , "le """Pwlment of education, and Which AT110 tralnlnK Ch001 'velac " mhavetbeen ,llled y Mr. f. J s t 111 Prohb'y be taken by hoohi 8' CUy "Perlntendent of HOLALLA BOY, LOST 5 Wlli y I'hi-lna, ard i-n-nl i-n imi mnl i t i.d aay from hi hoiii at l' lulla July and two data later hU luilu r, J. U I'Im Ipa. r ritrd a iard rrom Um lKy fioiu Walla Walla Mr I'lii'lp Krlday morula wlr.-d llm Walla Walla off li era lo arirat the Ixiy and end him lioino Hie l,(,y arm lo Walla Walla. Waah . hill the father dm a Hot know whether be ataynl ibi rx or not. The l,Y la di a rlt.ed aa Miif t I'fi t Hie lie In hi'lflit and hatlni lart r from a burn on hie face and rar. He ore a purple ault with red atMix-i, blac k biiMon hiMa and a grey rap. PIPE LI ROUTE ED CNOINECR HANOI WORK! ON NEW SURVEY FOR WATER PROJECT ESTIMATED SAVING AT LEAST S25000 Nw Intaka With Rtaultlng Hlghar Prttaure It Suggtd Rout Pollovo County Road for 17 Mil A hvw route between the aouth fork of the ( lackatnaa river and Orrxon Cliy. by which It la ratlumtrd at leant Kj.OuU could be aaveO lu bulldlliK the proixiaed pijw line, la l.elnit worked out under the direction of Kiiklnerr Hal itanda. The great aavlnit will reiult from hortcr route, e rlKht-of way to buy. and a blither preaur reaultlnit In the Krealer capacity of the pipe Hue. The new route would hit the county road about 17 mllea from thl city and fob low It Into town. The plan haa been auKKcuted of co mic niKiier up the river to thu iitaJto. The Intake iruKiaed by tho flrat aur- vey wa the conjunction of the eaat and went fork of the aouth fork of the Clackamaa river, lly colnii up the at fork abort dlalanco tho Intake can bo rulacd iSOO fo't which would ureatly Increnae tho prcamire on the line and lncreu the currylnic rnpnclty. Considerable dlatance would be aaved by the new route alihoiiKh It haa not been ineaaured exactly by Kniclneer iiauii. rTotn the Intnko the two line nro oimoRi tno annio until the route Icavea tho inountallia when thev brunch on at an ! Ics. . - 1 I he Hue, w hich Is now belmr aur veyed, wn first auKwsted aevorul weeks nno and thoroughly enpliilned to tho water committee). Hcverul trip nao ueen iiinuo over tho ground by thoao who are prominent in tho work to hrltiK the plpo lino Into tho city and each limn n report fnvorublo to tho new route hua been brouitht lu. The water committee la muklng an effort to k) euro of every point before nm'.liiB a decisive step in picking a route Jor the lino. ELEVEN DIVORCES GRANTED. TWO DISMISSED AND ONE ACTION IS FILED Monday wna clenn-up dny for Circuit ikiro Cnmpbnll before leaving on bin Btiinmer vacation. Ileaidea tho nnturul- ration IiuhIiichb which wiib clonred tin, l tnvorco rocrees were Binned and two divorces actions wore dlHinlsBedv llio Oecrees granted follow: Mnry uiiKiormiBcli from Herman Kidder hunch, Addlo M. Sulvngo from J. V, wuivngo, Klnora Toye fmm Arthur loye, enrrie m. Soenaon from Frank N. SooiiBon, N. E, Ilnnson from 1 W. llenson, 8nrnh P. niloy ' from John Hlloy. Aduloph D. Goorgo from Maggie F. (leorgo, Lenora V. Gray from W. D. Gray, lleHsle V. Amea from Wlnfred Miiy Ames, Oortrudo I. M. Zinserllng from Clarence ZlnserllnK and David Muggins from Mnble HukkIiib. The suits of William P. Ilnynes from Eva IlnyncB nnd Lorenzo J. ttnme from Hoho NIsBcn Damo were (IIhiiiIhhO(1. The only divorce suit filed Momlnv was i.nura I. Long ognlnBt Gllib W. IiOng, based on tho gromulB of cruel nnd Inhuman treatment nnd non-sup port. Ttiey were married In Portland. June 18, 1902. PETITION FOR ADOPTION FILED It. C. Sidney and Mlmiio Splney, his wife, filed an application for adoption of Ivy Ford, age three yenrs and two months, in the county court Saturday. The petitioners claim that they have carod for the girl since her birth and that they have the conBent of her fath er for the adoption. 8UES FOR WOOD Charging that Percy T. Shelley and V. H. Franks are unlawfully with holding 111 cords of wood near Hull Run, . K. Howltt began a suit In the circuit court Tuesday against Shelley and Franks. Howltt alleges that he has been damaged to the extent of 2B0. POSTAL TO QUIT After striving for a year and a half to establish an office here, the PoBtal Telegraph and Cable company closed up Its office In the Masonic, biiildinir Tuesday night for the last time. The operator has gone to Portland and the equipment will be taken back to the Portland office. There la now no com. petition In the local telegraph field. MAY BE CHANG CLUB'S MANAGERS ARE GIVEN FINES W. WllOUR ANO 8. BARISM PAY IM AND J. WILBUR V) IN PINALTIf I NO DECISION HADE ON DWUEKK Only Rmanlng Action I lull of Stat lo ODtilva Charlar ef Club Hedgta Prottcutt CM juiiii n iibur and It. Iiarlah w-r fined ll'.O each and real a and W. Wll bur f0 and coat by Circuit Judfce CamplM ll tixlay. They were rombt-d recently In ih circuit court on a I'harK of aellina: Ibjuor to a minor and wrrn denied an appeal or a new trial Tliuraday. The flnea rr paid. JucIk Campbell baa nut made , hla declaion In the demurrer arxued be for bl in Thursday In the suit to dis solve l-'rlara' club charter. Thl la the only remaining action pending aicalnst the MllwaukU club or anyone connect ed with It. The state . nan a ault, at the apeclal rejt,-al of Governor Weal, ti dissolve the charter of th club on the ground that It had been obtained through fraud and mlsrepreaeiitatlon. Three polnle were brought out In the complaint and attorneys fur the club filed demurrer against two of the clauses. The action against W. Wilbur. J. Wilbur and II. Iiarlah. the three pro prietors of the club, first began early In the spring when they were Indicted by the grund Jury and bound over to th circuit court. The Indictment con tained sU counts, but one only, that lliiior waa sold to Marlon Hoffman, a minor, on the morning of May IS, waa brought out In the complaint. District Attorney Gilbert Hedges carried the rase from the beginning to Ita end. Willi the aid of Sheriff Mass he secured the evidence which waa tak en before the grand Jury and which waa used to convict the trio, and he represented the state alone at the trial. SUSPENSION BRIDGE AS GOOD AS NEW COUNTY ENGINEER INSPECTS BIG STRUCTURE ACROSS THE RIVER HERE The Oregon City suspension bridge Is ulmost uh good us new after repairs which have extended over a period of a mouth nnd a half, according to Coun ty Engineer I Ionium. Mr. Hobson Bald after the Inspection Saturday evening. "The repair work on tho suspension bridge Is completed. The 120 thousand. feet of new timber, about two and ono- hulf Ioiib of Bplkes and 90 .1-4-Inch Iron needle beam stirrups, together with tho readjustment of tho cable and rod ten slofl members, has made tho old struc ture practically new again. Aside from sotn ci bud foundation timbers In tho approaches at cither end It Is safe to say that the brldgo Is sufficient to car ry the enormous traffic required of It for another four or five years without further expense. Ity the ubo of tho 4-Inch decking and the 4xl4-lnch string. ors In tho repair work the original dead load of the structure Is almost doubled, but by adding the necdlo beam Btlrrups attached to the lower cords the live load Is distributed over a greater por tion of the cables, and the vibration Is greatly decreased over the entire structure, "lly making those changes from tho original design of tho brldgo It will be found that tho decking and general alignment will remain Intact much longer than has been the results of pre vious repairs. "It Is believed that the towers and came syBtem are still In good condition. "The total coat of the repair work has been about $2800. "Much credit Is duo Mr. Simmons, who hnd thecontract for the labor nor Man of the repairing In completing the Job In a comparatively Bhort time with but little hindrance to traffic and with out a Blngle accident, not withstanding much of the most hazardous part of tno worm was carried on during the night time, in order thnt the bridge might be kept open during the day time. 'If the five or six tons of wires and insolation could bo removed from the overhead portion of the bridge, much Would be added to Its appearance and servicnblllty, as well as to the safety of tho public." T CASE IS UNSETTLED The state supreme court quite Its work Friday, Juy 31, without settling the Chase caso which was argued be fore It and no decision will be ob tained until September 11 or after when the court meets again. Until late Friday afternoon attor neys on both sides of the case expect ed to hear from Salem, but In the last group of decrees handed down Friday there was no mention of the local case. The elevator will remain Incomplet ed the rest ot the summer unless the proposed compromise can be arranged. J. E. Hedges, one of the attorneys for Mrs. Chase, left the last of the week for the coast where he will spend a week so that hope of a compromise Is postponed at least that long. NO, NIW CONGrtftlMAN II NOT A GHOUCM;" NAFIHOT II WRONO Thl snapahot aboaa Congressman W. O. Mulkey. who aurcds Congrea. man Henry I). Clayton of Alabama. The latter gentleman la chairman of the J'idlclsry committee and haa re cently bn appointed the federal udges In the state of Alabama. Con gressman Mulkey waa sworn in a few dnya ago a a member of the house of representatives from the Third dis trict of Alabama. Mr. Mulkey Is not a grouch." a thla snapahot might seem to Indicate, nor la he displeased over hla election to a scat In congresa. Sometime a picture give a wrong Impression of a person. CASES OF OGLE MOUNTAIN MINE COMPANY LOOTED AT 1:30 A. M. TUESDAY ENTRANCE MADE THROUGH WINDOW Only Clue I Jimmy Deserted In Hur ried Retreat When Neighbor Call for Police Trace From Building A quantity of ore samples on display In the window of the Ogle Mountuin Mining company on Main street near Tenth street, was taken about 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morning by burglar who entered the building through a rear window. It will be Impossible t learn the value of the loot until some officer of the company has examined the samples. Tho Intruder entered through a win dow on the north side of the building. it nnd not been lock and .was easily pried open with the Jimmy which the burglar left behind him. After gaining admission, the man began to walk around lu the front office where the BiunpleB are kept and Charles Schram, wno lives next to the building, had been awakened by the noise. He stepped to a telephone and sent In a call for the police but the man heard the call and escaped through the win dow. Officer French was the first to arrive on the scene and he made a thorough searcn through the building and the rest of the block, lly finding here and there pieces of ore which had been dropped. Officer French was able to trace the path taken by the man around through the back of the block to the corner of Main and Eleventh streets. Officer Libby arrived later. The robber did not make any attempt to break In a largo safe which was In the front office or to take any of the larger specimens of oar. The desk In a smaller room In the rear which was not locked, was not molested. The only clue the police have lo the Identity of tne man is the Jimmy which Is Prob ably made lrom a buggy Bpring. T LET LOWRY AND COOK LAND MUNICI PAL ENTERPRISE ON ELEVENTH ST. The contract for the construction of the Eleventh Btreet hitching posts were awarded to Lowry and Cook Tuesday by the Joint committee from the Hoard of Trade and the city coun cil. The amount ia $t00 and the time limit on the contract 30 days. a large number of bids were opened by the committee, some of the esti mates ranging as high as $1100 for the work. These bhls were to have been opened July 17 but through a mis take made in the office of the city engineer, It was neceissary to readver Use for the work. The platform for the hitching posts, which will be west of Main street on Eloventh street, will be about 100 feet square. Fountains, benches and racks are included in the contract, A stout railing will run along the river side. MERCHANT &UE8 L. Adams filed a suit against H. C. Wolfsen and Minnie A. Wolfsen Sat urday to collect $52.09 on a merchan dise account. L- -OS ORE TAKEN FROM WINDOW DISPLAY FAR-OFF WAR HAS AN EFFECT HERE AUSTRIAN! EMPLOYED HERE PREPARE TO RALLY TO COUNTRY'! DEFENSE LOCAL STUDENTSENTFROM CERiMANY Rt v. H. Miu, Pttor of Shubtl Church, Visiting at Horn, May b lub jtct to Military Duty Mount In London Oregon City la several thousand miles from the seat of the trouble In Kurope. but even here the effect of (he trouble ran Imi felt. Many Austrian and other from the south of Kurope are employed In tl.e mills here and the feeling among '.hem la growing sirong. Heveral bavo start ed off to their native country and cth era are planning to leave In a few days If the situation continues to grow more serious. City hnglneer C. 8. Noble received cablegram Friday from hla aon, Ilernard Noble, wno has been attend ing the university of llohn, Germany, conveying the Information that he, with other foreign atudc-nta at the uni versity, haa been ordered out of Ger many. The cable came from Indon to which place young Noble bad re turned from Germany. He also cabled that Germany la making active prepar ations for war and that thousanda of soldlera are being rushed to the fron tier. Noble was formerly itudent at the University of Washington and went from Seattle, where he won a Rhodes scholarship, to Oxford. England. Kev. H. Mau, pastor of the Suubel German Lutheran church. Is spending hla vacation In Germany this summer with hla parents at Kiel. A postcard. mailed from Kiel July 14. arrived here Friday, but no mention Is made of the crltlcal situation In bis country, as the crisis arose after the card was started on Its Journey to the United States. It was Impossible to learn whether or not he Is subject to military duty In bis native laud. Dr. and Mrs. H. S. Mount, who are making a tour of Europe, are now In london, according to the calendar which they announced before their de parture. HALAM W. COTTRELL TAKES UP THE PERSONAL LIBERTY ARGUMENT OF "WETS" An attentatlve audience gathered at the Cotten Tabernacle, Ninth and Washington streets. Saturday night to hear Halam W. CottJll deliver his lec ture on "Prohibition and Natural Rights." For one hour the speaker showed forth the evils of the intem perance and the demand for prohibi tion. He proved conclusively that prohibition would not be an Invasion of personal liberty. The speaker said In part: "The argument adduced most persistently by me men engaged in or in sympathy with the liquor traffic, 1b that to pro hibit such traffic by civil law Is an Invasion of their personal liberty. But not bo. Such conclusion, though ap parently logically drawn. Is deduced only by reasoning from the assumed premise that they have a natural right. ror monetary gain, to engage in such business, notwithstanding alcohol is a cumulative poison to the consumer and dethrones his reason, and hurls hlra to an untimely physical death and to an eternal loss of soul "We may say of alcohol personified thnt he is an intruder. He thrusts hlm seir upon many people and into the lives of many helpless oneB uninvited and unwelcomed. He Is a demon. He visits only, to destroy; and in the language of the prayer of another, 'May it be banished beyond the bounds of time and space, into some unknown place, there to feed on the dry buds of nonentity, throughout the endless ages of eternity.' "Every true lover ot liberty should vote for the banishment of this invad er." L. P. ENDICOTT IS GUARDIAN Lemuel P. Endlcott was appointed guardian for Royal E. Douglass by the county court Monday. The property In volved 1b valued at $2000. The estate of Lydla Jane Shank, val ued at $500, was filed in the probate court Monday.' MILWAVME, Ore.. July 30. The school board of district No. 1 will meet at the schoolhouse at 8 o'clock next Tuesday night to let the contract for the erection of two portable sohool rooms, 22 by 26 feet They will be rushed to completion for use when school opens In September. Bids for the portables will be re ceived up to 3 p. m. next Tuesday by Clerk A. H. Zanders, who now has the plans and blue prints. The board de cided at Its meeting last Tuesday night to erect portables similar to those in use in Portland, and to locate them ia the southeast corner of the school grounds. A report of a committee, consisting of Mrs. George Wlssinger and B. M. Fish, who Inspected Port land portables, was accepted. The contract for painting the schoolhouse was awarded to A. J. Walker. CRISIS IS REACHED Ifj rnnnnr n m aitiirtiari ENGLAND AT WAR (GERMAN STUDENTS VYITH TWO COUNTRIES SEND FLEETS TO BATTLE AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME DECLARATION OF WAR IS ANNOUNCED Britain Buy Two Drtsdnauglit and Two Deitroyer Building In English Yard King 8nd Meaiag LONDON, Aug. 5. Wednesday The admiralty announced Wednesday mornlno that England had declared war against Germany at 11 o'clock lait night LONDON, Aug. 4. Germany bas o. clared war against England. The German declaration of war was announced by the foreign office after midnight. Germany's war declaration was re ceived at the foreign office at 11:40 o'clock tonight but was withheld for one hour. It was learned that the German dec laration of war was delivered to Pre- mler Asquith personally by tho Ger- m,8? i!?80' at o'clock Tueaday night. The king and the privy coun cil ordered that the declaration be withheld until midnight England has purchased two Turkish dreadnaugbts and two Chilean destroy ers In course of construction In Brit ish yards. All four warships are near ly completed, and work on them will be rushed. At midnight the king wlreica&ed the battle fleet which was cleared for ac tion: "I have confidence that the Brltlsn fleet will revive the old glories of the navy. I am sure the navy will atcaln shield Britain In this hour of trial." Wireless orders were sent to the fleet to "capture or destroy the en emy." These preceded the king's mes sage. LONDON, Aug. 4. An '. mob attacked the German embassy here late tonight, stoned the building and attempted to take It by storm. The police, by repeated charges, charges, checked the assault. The at tack was renewed later, and mounted officers rode down the leaders of the infurinted mob. Thoops were called iliameut today providing for the ap out to defend the embassy. jpropriatlon of $1,250,000,000 to meet LONDON, Aug. 4. The commander-in-chief of the British navy was or dered to annihilate the German fleet It is believed that if the British fleet has not already 6truck, that It will do so immediately. It Is reported that the kaiser Ignored England's ultimatum, responding with a declaration of war. IS TAKEN BY CRUISER SAN DIEGO. Cal.; Aug. 4. Follow ing reports that the German cruiser Leipsic had captured the British tramp steamer Jueen Maud, with 3000 tons of coal, In the Gulf of California, the British sloop ot war Shearwater, with .jer decks cleared for action, is on the way south from San Diego today to Join the sloop Atgerlne and the auxil iary cruiser Rainbow of the British navy, and the Japanese cruiser Idzuma. Commander TrousuSle ot the Shear water said before his ship sailed from San Diego late yesterday tfcst Eng land is prepared to protect her com merce along the west coast at any cost. He said that he expected help from the Idzuma In case of an engagement with the two German cruisers Uurnberg and Leipsic, now off the coast of Low er California. England Must Fight, Belief. WASHINGTON. Aug. 4. News of England's expected declaration of war with Germany was anxiously awaited here this afternoon. It was considered inevitable. Though the German foreign office was understood to have stated that the J kaiser had no intention of annexing ueigtan territory even in tne event of a conflict with the Belgians, all ad vices Indicated that the British were determined to resent any violation of Belgian neutrality. This having already occurred, no es cape was seen from a declaration of hostilities against Germany. Germans Begin Attack on Liege. LONDON, Aug. 4. The Germans have attacked Fort Fleron, a part of the defenses of Liege, Belgium, ac cording to an Exchange Telegraph company message from Brussels to night. There were no details. Government Takes Over Railroads. LONDON, Aug. 4. The government this afternoon took over the railroads with a view to facilitating troop move ments. Naval Battle in Mediterranean. PARIS, Aug. 4. Government offi cials were adviaed this afternoon by the governor of Algeria that the Ger man cruiser B reals u waa fighting with Britleh warthlp in the Mediterranean aea. CALLED TO ARMS GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN BY PEOPLE Al RECRUIT! PAIS THROUGH STREETS ONLY MOYE OF TROOPS MADE IN DARK 80,000 Volunteer Alto Join Army of Kaiser Boy Scouts Issue Call and Youth Will Join Bicycle Corp Itni'SSEIJ, Aug. ij It la reported here that following a. demand by the German for the surrender of the City of LI go, an engagement ensued In which the German were repulsed. oerman nave been repulsed from Ieige and Kamur. UERLIN. Aug. 4. The mobilization here Is proceeding quickly and smooth ly. Military trains are being sent away from the city only at night. As the companies of recruits pas through tbe streets they are cheered enthusiastically by the populace on tbe sidewalk and In window and In ac knowledgement they wave their cap, shout "Hurray!" and sing "Die Wacht Am Rhine." As an Indication of the wave of pop ular enthusiasm of war, 80,000 volun teers have joined the colors In addi tion to the eokllera called out by the military authorities. The I toy Scout alliance haa Issued a call to the youth of the country, say ing they must hasten to assiat the fatherland In some capacity, either In the bicycle service or In the gathering of the crops. The university authorities at Leip zig, Munich and other cities have called their students to the colors. The military authorities have plac arded orders setting prices for flour and salt, so consumers may not be charged exorbitant prices by dealers. The pressure at the banks todav hv dcDOaitnm sppktnr mnnpv waa Ia ,tnan yesterday. Gold has entirely dls- appeared from circulation but the Im perial bank continues to give gold In payment for foreign bills. BERLIN, Aug. 4. A bill was Intro duced Into the German lmDerial nar- the expenses of tbe war. BERLIN, Aug. 4. Emperor William opened the imperial parliament In per son today. He delivered an Import ant speech from the throne, which was partly as follows: "The world has been a witness ot tne indefatigable manner in which we stood In the front rank during the wor ries and troubles of recent years in the endeavor to spare the nations of Eu rope from a war between the great powers. "The greatest perils which had arisen owing to the events in the Balkans ap peared to have been overcome, but then the assassination of my ' friend, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, opened up a great abyss." LONDON, Aug. 4. Tbe admiralty heard late last night that the German fleet in the North sea had destroyed a British mine-laying vessel. The identity of the ship Is unknown. LONDON, Aug. 4. England's ulti matum expired at midnight. EngliBh. and German ships in the North sea are in open warfare. The admiralty admitted that a British destroyer had located the German battle fleet. Tlm Germans pursued the destroyer, but It escaped. Several shot were exchanged, with no damage. Passports Demanded. BERLIN, Aug. 3 An unconfirmed report was current here tonight that the British ambassador had demanded hia passports. Naval Battle off Scottlah Coast. ABERDEEN, Scotland, Aug. 4 That a naval battle had occurrer off the northern coast of Scotland was report ed by the Star this afternoon. It waa believed one of the fleets was British. Surgeons Sent to Cromarty. ABERDEEN, Scotlund, Aug. 4. The admiralty tonight called on all physi cians to leave here by train for Cro marty, to attend "naval wounded." It was not stated whether the wound ed were British or Russian. The message was taken, however, as confirming reports ot a North sea en gagement. Turkey Will Attack Servla. ATHENS, Aug. 4. It was announced here this afternoon that Turkey was preparing to attack Servia. A Greek mobilization was ordered immediately, preparatory to lending aid to the Ser vians by attacking the Turks in turn. French and German Skirmish. BELFORTE. France. Aug. 4. Skir mishing between French and German troops was continuous in this vicinity today. The Germans were entrenching their position and it was believed they plan ned a general assault French aero planes were active and rendered valu able service. The losses thus far had not been heavy on either side.