BRITISH DEFEAT NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. Portland. Imperial Guard, Led by Crown Prince, Claimed Annihilated. General Pau Announce» Victory Over German» in North Million in Rattle. London.—A Boulogne dispute'll to I he Evening News suys u telegram has been received from General Pau announcing a victory by the allied forces at Precy Hur Oise. The Imperial Guard, under Crown Prince Frederick William, la reported to have been annihilated by the Brit­ ish force which opposed them. The Evening News dispatch says; "A telegram has been received from General i’nu announcing a victory by flic allied forces under Field Marshal Sir John French, commanding the British, and Oeneral d'Amude nt Precy Hur Oise, about 25 miles north of Paris. "The allies were drawn acrons (he northern tin« with the center at Precy. The English troops were on the left and the French on th« right. The former had In front of them the Im­ perial Guard under Crown Prime Frederick William. "On both wings, It In reported, the allien were nuccensful. The German l«ft wan held by the French and re­ tired to th« north. "The Imperial Guard, who were or d«r«rn in 1847 in Montefiascone, Italy. Hix work ax papal nuncio at Paris and as prefect of the congregation of bish- op* in Rome stamped him as a finish­ ed diplomat. Ho presided over the Eucharist congress held last year at Malta. In 19111, when the late Car- dinal Rampolio resigned ax papal secre­ tary of state. Cardinal Ferrata wax mention«! ax a probable candidate for the office. __________ Austrian Steamer Sunk. London—The sinking of the Aus- trian steamer Bathori by a British cruiser In the Bay of Riscay was re­ ported Saturday. The Austrian steamer refused to heave to until the cruiser put a shot across her bow. The warship then took off the crew of 26 and sent the steamer to the bottom. The prisoners taken includ«! a Ger­ man imperial staff officer. The Bathori was a steamer of 1385 tons. She pli«i between Fiume and French ports and wax last reported in Havre roads August 5. Ulstermen Going to Bar. Belfast, Ireland — Within an hour after the opening of the recruiting office for Ulster volunteers, 700 men of the North Belfast regiment had en­ roll«! for foreign service. Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster Unionists, addressed a battalion of volunteers, assuring the men that “sufficient vol­ unteers will remain in Ulster to pro­ tect it from invasion. It will keep ax a province for you until you return.” NEW POPE LS CHOSEN Bï I 1 ITALIAN FLEET COLLEGE OF CARDIU ls ' TO AID ALLIES Portland All cereals arc advancing in price, with wheat leading the pro­ cession. At the Merchants’ Exchange sessions bills of $1.12, an advance of 2 cents, were rnaile for bluestem, with sellers asking $1.13 and $1.14. Club was bid up to 934 cents, red Russian was half a cunt higher at 93 cents and rod fife a cent higher at 934 cents. Buyers and sellers could not get to­ gether, and no business was transacted at the session. The interior wheat markets were very strong, with country millers com- ¡M-ting sharply against Coast buyers and farmers, as a rule, holding for still higher prices. For two days farmers in the Big Bend section have been receiving $1 net for their blue­ stem, while at Walla Walla a sale wax made at $1.07, Club wheat sold on the Sound at 954 cents. California is in the market for wheat of al) kinds and full prices are being offered. During the past month ship­ mate south have been large, amount­ ing to 471,305 bushels from Portland. Flour shipments from here to Califor­ nia in August were 40,171 barrels, and the Sound sent 76,955 barrels down. Barley prices were quoted unchanged on call at $24.50 for feed and $25 for brewing. The San Francisco barley market advanced sharply, December closing at $1.254, against $1.22 on Saturday, and the May option at $1.824, as com;iared with $1.28 Satur­ day. Eastern demand for Oregon and Washington barley is report«! here. A $6 rate on barley is announced from Portland to New York via the Canal. Mi life«! Spot prices: Bran, $256/1 26.50 per ton; shorts, $28.50; rolled barley, $23.506(24.60. Corn Whole, $37 per ton; crack«!, $38. Hay Old timothy, Eastern Oregon, $l5/al6; new crop timothy, valley, $12.5(Ka 13; grain hay. fHc/10; alfal­ fa, $lDul2. Eggs — Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 28c; candled, 30c. Poultry — Hens. 14bfl44c; springs, 15m 16c; turkeys, 22c; dress«!, choice, 25c; ducks, 10ml5c; geese, 10c. Butter — Creamery prints, extras, 35c per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 2«m.28jc. Pork—Block, 12|c per pound. Veal—Fancy, 13(0.14c per pound. Vegetables — Cucumbers, 50c [»er box; eggplant, 8c per pound; peppers, 6m7Jc per pound; artichokes, *1 per dozen; tomatoes, 25m 50c per crate; cabbage, l|er pound; [»eax, 5<«i) 6c; beans, 46/6c; corn, $1(eaches will sell down to 25c per box next week, the street is preparing to meet the heaviest volume of this fruit since the opening of the season. Not­ withstanding that the stock has been [muring in all week, jobbers have bat­ tled to get the best price possible for the grower, but to little purpose. Do­ mestic canning operations, which sank to a minimum since sugar began to mount upward, has paralzyed profits to the producer. With the main avenues of consumption closed, the surplus has been thrown back into the local trade, and demoralization was inevitable. Should there lie another season like this, many growers declare they will cut dojvn their trees. Eggs — Select ranch, 35ef 36c per dozen. Poultry—Live hens, 106/) 15c per pound; old roosters, 9c; 1914 broilers, 14(d)15c; ducklings, 10( elude men who have had to care for restless children at night