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DAILY EVENING EDITION DAILY EVENING EDITION Fnrtcmtt for FVMtcrn Oregon, by U rolled Stair Weather OtTr t IoctDd. TO ADVERTISERS. Tha Rait Orrconlan bti the largest paid circulation of aur paper In Oreifou, east of I'ortlaud and omr l wire tha circulation la Pendleton of any otber ntwspaper. J Tonight and Friday cloud; pio'.i I i.bly rain. I'OUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER COUXTV OFFICIAL PAPER 1 VOL. 20 DAILY EAST OKEGONIAN, PEXDLETOX. OREGON, TJII.'K.SDAV, OCTOHKK 8, 19 H. XO. S31G VILLAGES NEAR ANTWERP ARklN FLAMES BUSH EXPEDITION SAID TO BE RUSHING TO 1 RELIEF OF A VIEW OF ANTWERP WHICH IS NOW BEING SHELLED BY THE GERMAN FORCES ANTWERP: BIG BATR WE Naval Detachment With Heaviest Guns Are on Way to Assist Belgian City-Germans Reported to be Attempt ing to Cut off Allies From the Coast-Cavalry Playing Important Part in Fighting. ENGLISH DREADNAUGHTS MISS TO BLOCK ZEPPELIN RAID British and French Reinforcements Have Reached Front and Germans Said to Have Retired in Several Quarters -Fierce Fighting is Said to be in Progress in Region of Lille-Germans Strongly Entrenched. GERMAN SHELLS FALLING LONDON", 0t. 8. A Wit, British cxiMilltlon was reHir1ol today to la run) 1 1 rue to tlio aiisUinoe of Antwerp. Th 'xM'IIUon nu Kali! to tic com ing front titc west or tihent and a aid to Include a naval detachment of artillery with tlM-lr lioavlcut pin. It was assumed that tliU fori had U--n luiuktl on tlie "Belgian coa near M-ihI. It preneiH-o on Belgian soil wait not officially ootiflrniod here. PARIS, Oct. H Cavalry was la htx u rfiicial rolo in the monger . -ttrnflUt today In northern France. An offK-Ul nUUnicnt Mild that tw- iiM'iidouM cluthen were In progTciM In tlie country north of Arra and ex tending almost to lite North Sea, It m declurcd the German were rcililiur to the north. tIm hellcf ex iwlcvl that they were trying to cut the allli-H off from the const. TIki h! I tuition wuw on calling fr iick work on Itoth Hides which only the horM-meu coukl tk. LONDON, Oct. 8. "A great battle" was the designation adopted officially today for the struggle being waged In Belgium and northern France. That Antwerp soon would be com polled to surrender wm admitted. It wan feared that the Germans would destroy the city. No longer wan there any question th.U Teutonic Infantry and cavalry wi re cooperating In a strong attempt to never the line of communication between the HrltlHh forces In Fiance and the. channel. TAHIS, Oct. 8. The allies were ucceful last night In cavalry opera- lion against the German at Pas Da Calais, it was announced here. Thev were said to have defeated an attempt to cut their line of com munication to the coast and were now reported to be pressing steadily into Belgium. It wan admitted that the offensive of the Herman right continued. Hut for British aviators. It was ad mitted, the German flanking move ment would "have succeeded. PARIS, Oct. 8. HrltlHh and French reinforcements were reported to have reached the front. To their presence experts attributed the German retirement at Beveral points. German reserves, however, were still arriving on the firing lino, testl tylng to the kulscr'a completeness of the war plans. Most positions from which the su perior numbers of the Germans hud forced the allies to retire were be tween the rivers Somme and Oese. Some of these positions had been re taken, a war offlco statement declar ed and the Teutons had been forced back. It was also said that the Germans had tried unsuccessfully to resume the. offensive "I the Woevro region. ' LONDON. Oct. 8. British drend nau'ght were reported today to be massed before Ostend and north France ports to prevent the Germans taking coast positions from which to Mart Zeppelin rutds on the HrltlHh Isles, Ferocious fighting was said to be In progress t'10 &on- The Germans were reported to be entrenched along the Scheldt liver .with their outposts ns far west In Helglum as Ypres. Fighting which begun about Ant werp was extending to southern Hel glum today. What chance there was of saving Antwerp was not known here. It was understood that the Germans (Continued on pago five.) JAPAN TO PERM E AGAINST GERMANY AT EV1 S TOKIO, net. 8. A denlul that Ja pan ever promised to confine Its ac tlvitl. against the Germans to Kiao Ch.au was contained in an Interview today by Foreign Minister Kato und published in newspapers here. The forces of the mikado, he said, would attack the soldiers of the kuls er wherever it was necessary to pro tect Japanese shipping or that of Ja pan's allies. Jalult Island, he said, would b held until the end of the war. A CITY'S STREETS; GARRISON IS T 2 EXPECTED T HOLD THAN DA LONGER m-JlJk, It U ItolieMsl l,y Many That 0 Germans Man to Use Antcrp for a Ilase of OiKratloas Againrt BrltL.h 1 - - BIG BATTLE RAGES ON BANKS OF VISTULA RIVER GERMANS iniisllis" OPPOSING RUSSIANS While Big Guns of Kaiser Bombard Belgian Fortifications German Aviators Hurl Destruction From the Sky Inhabitants Flee From City in Great Disorder and Cross Holland Frontier. REIGN OF ECONOMY MUST BE PURSUED BY COUNCIL JAPS REPORT OUTER FORTS AT KIAO CHAD FALL German Aeroplane Winded. TOKIO. Oct. 8. Japanese marks- I'KTUOGHAD. Oct. 8. A big bat tle along the bank of the Vistula nvir northeast of its Junction with the bonajec, was reported In progress between the Russians and the Austro- men brought dow n two GprniHti i...r... I ' ''rmun troops. plunes w hich were spying out positi-! Tn? war office explained that this ons outside of Kiao t'hau It was offi- j f,Knt Wi,H ,ne "djual to the Kusslan dally announced here todav. The ! wl,hdrawul fr..m Donajec. a piece of German defense fire was salil to be I Mri,u': t( urc their opbonents Into weakening. The opinion was express- j ,h" "u'n- T,le ruse wn8 w'd to have ed that the German b.ss had been j M,tl', edl'd and the battle was reported heavy. l" N' raging fiercely. U.i'-sian aviators reported that many "" bleaches had been made in the de nt fleer of the Okanogan national ' f, uses of l'rzemysl which was still forest In the stale of W ashington are l.,.ng heavily bombarded. Manv Installing p..weilu signal lanterns buildings have been destroyed. The for night use In reporting forest dead. It was said, lay unbur'ied in the fires from lookout peaks. streets. PEKI.V. Oct 8 The Japanese were reported here to have won con trol of the German outer fortifica tions at Kiao Chau. The land and sea bombardment was progressing still today. It was announced that the Germans Aprs! Women Are Sulride. VENICE, Oct. 8. Two aged Am erican women committed suicide by taking poison at a third rate board ing house In this city. They left a letter, w hich did not give their name? I I I NIIS AUK I)V, ACCORDING TO ItEI'OKT .MADE BY CITY TltEASlIlEIt. For the next two montha, a rigid policy of economy must be pursued by the council In order to escape the necessity of Issuing script, according to a statement made last evening by Councilman E. J. Murphy, chairman of the finance committee. The treas urer's report showed that, with the brtls presented last evening paid, there is only about S 1300 in the gen-! eral fund and $2000 in the contingent fund with which to run the city un til the December saloon license fees become available. The salaries and fixed charges amount to about 8160'J monthly, but ihere will be some mon ey coming In from fines and other li censes which, with the amount on hand, will be sufficient to tide the city over, according to Mr. Murrhy, if all of the councilman back Acting Mayor Dyer in keeping down expenses. Nothing of any great Importance , KOTTEIiDAM. Oct. 8 Every Bel gian village surrounding Antwerp was burning today. The Antwerp garrison was reported to be mill holding ou.. Althojgh shells were falling In th clty'j streets. It was iMld that many were "overshots" which failed to ex plode. AMSTERDAM. Oct. 8 With the kaiser's big siege guns dropping shells into Antwerp, German aviators were this afternoon bombarding the city from the sky. Belgian airmen were said to hae attacked the invaders but accounts said that the Germans had th better of the aerial flgthlng. owinj to th superior speed and the armored planes which were proof against the Belgian fire. It was conceded by Belgians them selves that the city could not last more than two days more. fThe supposedly Impregnable de fenses along the river Nethe were completely wrecked by the German guns. The Belgian losses have been enor mous. Six attempts to string pontoons across the river were repulsed until the Germans concentrated their fire came before the council last evening,) at a single point and enabled their en- but, being the first meeting of the month, the session was a long one. The plans and specifications for th- Improvement of Tustin street up (Continued on page eight) probably will be called on to surren-j bQt saiJ they were utterly destitute.' oer within a short time. Their food and ammunition supplies were said to be running low. Convict Is Mlsslnff. SALM. pre., Oct. 8. Joe Lane, committed from Lane county for lar ceny, has been missing from the pen itentiary. He was employed as a trusty in the dairy department. Numerous pawn tickets were found in their room. The women have not yet been Identified. New Bishop Elected, .MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. S. The Epls copal house or bishops today elected Rev. Herman Page o Chicago bishop of Spokane. BELGIAN TROOPS WHICH HAVE BEEN FORCED TO MAKE DESPERATE STAND AT ANTWERP I r kv I 111 H :L s n I 15 ' mml i , r,tiz ;iw v v W. v.. 1 -- v gineers to lay four llnea of pontoons. Across thee two divisions rushed and took the Belgian positions at the point of the bayonet THE HAGUE. Oct. 8 In the wakj of the flight of the Inhabitants of Antwerp from the city, the roads to the Dutch frontier were littered with all sorts of articles dropped by the fugitives. The Belgian archives were hurried- j ly transferred to Ostend. THE HAGUE. Oct. 8 The Ger- mans today were bombarding not only the forts but the city of Antwerp Itself according t0 accounts received here PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 8.-A lend Communication with the beleaguer oistance threat to punch the face of j ed metropolis has been cut off. This Connie Mack, manager of the Athlet- diJ of romA httol.. .,, v a , uiiuj C(irU9 CONNIE MACK THREATENED OVER LONG DISTANCE PHONE I.EADI'.i: OF BOSTON BBAYES SAYS 1IE WILL -PINCH'' MACK'S FACE. les, was made over the telephone to day by George Sellings, leader of the Boston Braves who open the world's series here tomorrow. Mack refused to become excited but it was intimated he would get revenge when his forces clash at Boston. ' Mack called me down for saying his refusal to let us use the park for practice was unsportsmanlike." said Mailings. Mack said that he offered to let the Braves u.-e the park in the morning i but Stalling refused to accept this. c it 5, V 5 N S Type of soKlicr.'j now defending city against bombardment of the Germans. Cider Sellers Arretted. EUGKXE. Ore, Oct. S. The hI- ged sale of hard cider caused the arrest of six cigarstore owners or em ployes, for alleged violation of an or dinance prohibiting the sale of intox icating liquors as a beverage. The complaints were sworn to by J. L. Vbbott, a Salem detective, called here y the mayor and police com-'iittee. The nu n arrested are S. K. George, . ooeot Moselton. William .Nalor. alloway Taliaferro, v'. r. 11 ni. r icston llaker. Three of these were tnoheil in arrests tor alleged cum- lii.g l the same detective la-t week did not began dropping in the streets and plodlng everywhere, destroying many buildings. The German previously had made demand for the surrender of the city and when this was refused they gave the inhabitants two hours to leave. At the expiration of this time they opened the bombardment. The German warning created the I w ildest terror. Automobltes, wagons, i wheelbarrows anj other vehicles were pressed into service to enable the fn j habitants to get their personal be i longings out of the city. BERLIN. Oct 8. vU The Hague) j "The attack on Antwerp continues uninterruptedly." announced the war office this afternoon, j "The Inner rings of forts are i crumbling and their speedy capture ' is certain. , j "in France there has been little. 1 change. The attempts of the allies j to recover their lost ground have I t.iile.l an. I ' ' .. ' . j ine name or .Major General Z-ll-m.in, commander of the Second 1U vari.ui field artillery, was Included In ! today's casualty lbt of those killed In i action. NEWS SUMMARY General. Village near Antwerp are in flames. Germans rcdotihl;. effort to capture city. BritUh expedition nl to lie on the way to assist defenders of Antwerp, Big battlo raging between Kussl nils and Atistro-Gorman troops. I.H'aI. Charles Ogilvy takes vcc.tMukcs at Mute fair with evliibit. Council declares for tnnoniv for two Mouths lo avoid issuance of i si I i t. I Mis. .1. .1. llavis dies in SpokMiie. ! Commercial course lioconies popu- ' War Tax Bill prc-soiitcd. WASHINGTON. Oct. s - The war ta bill as completed by the demo cratic caucus, was presented tin i af ternoon to the senate In open session. Congressmen were hopeful f'l o that an adjournment would be t il en on October loth. Bute For ' lection l ivid. POUTLAMi. Met n it, Auditor Hurlmr todac set ( ir tober .'7th as the dale on v.hi. h the special election will loll on the reeall of Mor and I'p.piHMts.inii.-r-t i-' r mill Illeck lar tit high school.