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SAVING A RUBENS MASTERPIECE ' 4 .s I Amsterdam Reports are current in Berlin that the Krupps have completed enormously heavy guns of a calibre and range never before attempted and that a large 11» et of Zeppelins is being collected near Kiel awaiting a favor able opportunity to sail for England, according to the statements of a Brit ish newapaiwr man who has just re turned from Berlin to Amsterdam. Artillery officers assured this corres pondent that the new Krupp guns have a range of about 25 miles and probably are destined for use at some channel port in event the Germans secure a foothold there. He also says that the aeroplane factories in Germany are working day and night supplying ma chines and that 200 aviators are qual ifying for military service every week. “The British are more hated than either the French or Russians,” he said. "The Germans would rather capture ^one Englishman than 20 others. In Germany England is blamed for it all, rightly or wrongly. She is accused of being at the bottom of this war. Neither officers nor men of the German army seem to have much regard for the British army aa a fighting machine, but they freely ad mire the pluck of the British officers and the rapid range-finding abilities of British artillery. “Judging from what I saw In Ber lin, that city at this moment holds an other five or six army corps of able- bodied young men attached either to the first or second reserve or to the landsturm. The same proportionately may be said of all the other German cities. Everywhere 1 was struck by the boundless enthusiasm for war.” J1 Removing the "Assumption of the Virgin" from Antwerp cathedral tor the puroose of hiding it in a cellar to save it from the vandalism of German raid«' ANTWERP LEVY Germans Make Big Demand for War Indemnity. Germany la Preparing to Attack Great Britain “On October 9 two of the inner forts were taken. At 2:30 o'clock on the afternoon of October. 9 the city of Antwerp was occupied by German in fantry without resistance on the part of the Belgians, whose conduct was valiant. However, the effect of the German artillery, infantry and marine divisions in the first attack was such that resistance was futile. “A large quantity of supplies was taken by the Germans. The efficiency of the German troops was recognized by the emperor in conferring on Gen eral von Beseler the order of merit.'' Commanding General Jells Citi zen» His Forces Have Entered City as Conquerors. Secretary to Pope Benedict XIV Passes Suddenly World’s$Baae ball Seriea Hon by Boston Braves " Boston yhel^to^Natjonal league club rompieted the most remarkable record in modern professional baseball by defeating the ^Philadelphia Ameri cans in the fourth and final game of the world’s series at Fenway Park Tuesday by awacore“ofj3^to’l. Beginning’with their^rush from last place in the senior league in the mid dle of July, the Braves have broken traditions and records in the National sport with speed and abandon during the last three months. They emerged late in the afternoon champions of the universe, leaving a trail of startling surprises and upsets in their wake which it will be bard to duplicate in years to come. Last and far from the least of their accomplishments was the overthrow in four consecutive games of the world- famous baseball machine of Connie Mack, with its hundred thousand dollar infield, home-run heroes and corps of skillfully blended veteran and youUMul pitching stars. To the victors belong the spoils and the credit, and unexpected as was the crushing defeat, the Mackmen took it in sportsmanlike spirit, praising the winners and offering no excuses for their failure to hold their national league rivals in check. In fact none are available, for the Bostonia.™ for the Bostonians out-played and out- gamed their more experienced oppon ents in every game and departmennt of play. The best that could be said of the Athletics by their warmest ad mirers was that the team, neither col lectively nor as individuals, ap;>eared to get going in the form shown in pre vious world series. ANTWERP FALLS, LONDON RUMOR Another Report Says That 3000 Germans Are Captured. .Vo Fairer Than 200 baiter’» Rig Siege Cuna of Larga Calibra Hurl Destroying Shall». Ixmdon The Morning Post Saturday says that It has been informed by a good authority that Antwerp has fallen. The official press bureau says it is unable to confirm the foregoing. The Daily Telegraph Rotterdam cor respondent, telegraphing Friday, how ever, says: “A more hopeful view prevails here regarding Antwerp. Refugees from that city declare that not a single Ger man soldier has yet entered Antwerp.” “Stubborn fighting is proceeding be fore the Antwerp fortifications,'* says the Daily Mail's Defend correspondent, teleraphing Friday. “Four assaults havs been realised at No. 4 fort at Vieuxdieu. The bom bardment of the town appears to be diminishing somewhat in intensity. “According to the latest advices the Belgians made a successful sortie from Antwerp, which resulted in the cap ture of 300 Germans and forced the enemy to recross the River Nethe, abaisioning their guns at Linth. ” “Every sign indicates that Antwerp is falling,” the Daily Chronicle's Ant werp corresjtondent says in a dispatch dated Thursday. “It is possible the town will be surrendered. “The main streets are deserte«!, but there are 20,000 panicky people on the quays and around the railroad sta tion, waiting to leave. “The town is in flam«» throughout the southern section and no attempt is being made to quench them.” The Daily Chronicle's Roeendaal, Holland, correspondent, untier date of Friday, says the situation in Antwerp is critical and that the town is virtual ly deserted except for the Belgian troops. "Every house here,” the correspond ent continues,“is packed to the roof with refugees, and other refugee are camping around the railroad stations. Antwerp’s civil guard was disbanded on Wednesday. ” An Amsterdam disfMitch to the Reu ter Telegram company says that 32 German merchant ships, including a large number of steamers, have been blown up in the port of Antwerp. A dispatch to the Daily Express from Antwerp says: “At 3 o'clock Friday morning all the back part of the city was a mass of flames. “The loss of life in the city is ap palling. The aristocratic suburb of Berchem has l>een burned. “Thousands of refugees are arriving her* and the steamers for England are packed,” Reuter's Ostend correspond ent < “ya. “In the siege operations against Antwerp the Germans are using no fewer that 200 guns of 11, 12 and 16- inch caliber, some of them having a range of more than eight miles. The bombardment of Antwerp Saturday be gan at half past nine o'clock at night and stopped at 10, only to be renewed with increasing violence at midnight. Oregon-Washington to Get Tenth ot $20,000,000 Fund Washington, D. C. Ona million dol lars of the $20,1100,000 appropriated by congreaa to continue river and her- bor improvements was allotted by the secretary of war for work on the Co lumbia river, thia amount being ilvvmvd sufficient to keep construction untier way unitl another river and har bor bill can I h * passed. The total allotment made to projects in Dragon and Washington waa $2.- 032.500, as comparta! with $2,710,976 carried by the river and harbor bill at the time it encountered oppijaltlon in the senate. Oregon and Washington combined received moro than one-tenth of the full amount appropriated. Other amounts allotted to Northwest ern projects are: Cel I Io canal, $526,- 000; lx>wer Willamette and Columbia below Portland, $200,000; Willamette and Yamhill, above Portland, $26.000; Columbia, Calilo to the mouth of the Snake, $20,000; Columbia, Bridge|>ort to Kettle Falla, $36,000; Snake river, $6000, Coos Bay. $70,000; Coquille river. $26,000; Siualaw, $6000; en trance Grays Harbor, $110,000; Inner Grays Habror and Chehalis river, $16,- 000; Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $0000. The liberal allotment made to North- western projects is a result of strong recommendations made by the River and Harbor engineer board, which re cently visited Oregon and Washington, and waa favorably impress«*! by the work in progress there. Il Is noted that the allotment for Coos Hay la $20,000 greater than provided in the river and harb«>r bill, and the allot ment for the Columbia river from Bridge|a>rt to Kettle Falls is $10,000 greater than the river and harbor bill carried. Allotments for the m«>uth of the Colubmia, for the Calilo canal and for Grays Harbor arc the same aa provided in the river and harbor bill. A note worthy feature of the allotment Is that only those projects which were author- ised in the house bill rcceiv«xl funds under the apportionment just com pleted, and the new items Inserted in the bill after it reached the senate have been disregard«! by the War de partment. Items for which no allotment waa made and the amounts proposed for these projects in the river and harbor bill which fail«*d are: Nehalem, $116,- 175; Coos river, $3000; Siualaw, new project, $112,500; Columbia at Cas cades, $10,000; Willamette locks, $80,000; Clatskanie river, $1000; Wil lapa river, $100,000; Grays river, $500; Puget Sound, $25,000; Skagit, river, $40,000. The amounts allotted for other pro «»eta in Oregon and Washington have been reduced below the amounts car ried by the river and harbor bill, it being the opinion of the engineers that the money set aside by the secretary of war will be adequate to continue work until another river and harbor bill Is (Mused and the money thereby ap propriated becomes available. Allotments made for work In Cali fornia include Ixie Angel«« harbor. $42,000; Oakland harbor, $98,000; Humboldt harbor and bay, $200,000; Sacramento and Feather rivers (work of the California Debris commission, $60,000. The largest allotment is $3,- 750,000 for the Mississippi river com mission. GERMANS GAIN ANTWERP FORTS Belgium Moves Seat of Govern ment to Ostend. Western Wings Extended and Ad vance Guard la Said to Hold 1‘uaition Ntar Amu. Ix>n<|on Dispatch«? from Anister dam Thursday say that the Germans continue to bombard Antwerp, that two mure defending forts have fallen anti that the Belgian government has been moved to Ostend. Meanwhile the French account of the Iwltle of the A lane says that the battle on the allies' left wing cunt In ure with extreme violence, the line be ing extended more and more. The German account says that the advance guards of the op|a«lng forces are in touch north of Arras. A dispatch from Amsterdam says: “A message receive«! here from Ghent says fighting of a violent char- srlcr has taken placo la-twoen *Audr SERVIAN LAD A FIGHTER Rome—Cardinal Dominic Ferrate, London—Germany has imposed a fine of £20,000,000 ($100,000,000) on Ant the cardinal secretary of state, died Thla twelve-year-old Hervían boy Sunday. werp as a war indemnity. fought hard In the rifle pita at Bel- The population of Antwerp is about The immediate cause of the death of grade, and proved himself a flrat rate 292,000. The levy, therefore. Is ap Cardinal Ferrate was peritonitis, en ehot. lie la the pet of the soldiers and outcome of his protracted illness. Be proximately $342 per capita. shares their hardships and parile. A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram cause of this peritonitis, it was consid company from Amsterdam says that ered imprudent to operate. narde, 16 miles southwest of Ghent, The death of the cardinal was not General von Beseler, commander of the and Leupcghm, a small Lown about a German troops that captured Antwerp, unexpected. The news was conveyed mile south of Audenarde. has issued the following proclamation: to the Pope by telephone and his com “After an hour's engagement the “To the inhabitants of Antwerp : ment was: “God’s will be done, but Belgians received reinforcements and The German army has entered your it takes from me a dear friend and my threw back the Germans with heavy city as conquerors. No citizen shall right hand. ” losses. ” be harmed and your property shall be The Pope immediately retired to his An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reu spared if you refrain from hostile acts. private apartments, where he prayed ter Telegram company says : All refractions will be punished ac for the repose of the soul of the de- “Among the refugees who left Ant- cording to the law of war and may parted cardinal. werp were C-ardinal Mercier and the The secretary of state passed away lead to the demolition of your beauti Teutons Take Yankee Dye. minister of justice and other high offi surrounded by faithful friends. He ful city.” New York — Dyestuffs valued •t cials. They traveled by automobile to The Hague correspondent of the Ex was conscious to the last moment. $600,000 ship;>ed from Basel, Switzer Flushing, from which point they pro change Telegraph company says that His last remark was: “I am so tired; land to the firm of Walter F. Sykes A ceeded to Ostend. Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son I go to join my savior,." “More than KT,000 fugitives have Co., of this city, and consigned for Cardinal Ferrata was stricken with of the emperor, was among the first to America by way of Rotterdam, Hol arrived at Rozcndaal, at which place penetrate the fortifications of Ant appendicitis soon after his appoint- land, were seized September 14 bv the the bombardment of Antwerp can werp. He sent an enthusiastic mes ment on September 4 to the officie of German government. Such is the in clearly be heard." sage to the emperor, who replied, be papal secretary of state, The cardinal formation contained in a cable dis Belgium Famine Proteat stowing the Iron Cross on the prince was born at Montefiascone, Italy, in Fraud Convictions Stand. patch received here, A protest and General Beseler. 1847. He was created and proclaimed la Made to America against San Francisco — The United States the seizure has been lodged According to a report received here a cardinal June 22, 1896. For six Washington, D. C.—The Belgian with the State department at Washing from The Hague, Baron von der years he was papal nuncio at Paris and Circuit Court of Appeals denied an ap Schuetz has been appointed governor later was prefect of the Congregation peal of Charles E. Houston and John minister filed with the State depart ton and Secretary Bryan is said to H. Bullock from their sentence in 1912 ment a protest from hie government have notified Ambassador Gerard to of Antwerp and has notified the Bel of bishops in Rome. Ixindon —Submarine E-9 of the Brit to a year in prison and fines of $2000 against the threatened famine in Brus urge release of the shipment. gian refugees in Holland that they ish navy, under command of Lieuten each on conviction of conspiracy to de sels, said to be due to the ravages may return unmolested with all guar- ant Commander Max K. Horton, fraud the government in the sale of caused by the German army. The antees for their safety. Italian Army Ready and GiH Exceeds fSOO.OOO. Thursday made another raid into Ger coal. The appeal was made on tech message from the Belgian foreign It is said that the German soldiers Equipped for Winter nical grounds which were upheld in one office and filed with the department New York—The sum bequeathed by man waters off the mouth of the River are active in mastering the fires. Mrs. Frank T.eslie, who died recently, Ems and succeeded in sinking a Ger London—The Daily Mail correspon dissenting opinion. Houston ami Bul says: The Gemrans agreed in the terms of Thia to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the suf man tor;>edo boat destroyer. lock were found guilty in the Federal "The civil authorities of the Brus capitulation not to disarm the civic dent at Chiasso, Switzerland, says: same submarine, under the same com frage leader, is In excess of $800,000, “The Italian government is spend courts in Washington of having com sels agglomeration inform the govern in the opinion of William Nelson Crom mand, made a similar dash and sank guards or make prisoners of males be ing $10,000,000 on winter outfits for bined to exact exorbitant prices for ment that Brussels faces famine. well, one of the executors of the the German cruiser Hela off Heligo tween the ages of 18 and 30 years. troops, including woolen vests and fur coal delivered to army officials in Se Violating once more the rights of man estate. The will has been filed. Aa on the former The land September 13. coats, suitable for a campaign in the attle in 1908. Between them Houston kind, and namely, article 43, of the entire residue of the estate is left to occasion, the E-9 returned safely to Berlin—The German official report $92,041 on fourth convention of The Hague, the mountains. The Italian army is now and Bullock obtained her home port. on the capture of Antwerp says: checks signed by Quartermaster J. E. German army, after having taken Mrs. Catt, with the expressed desire The action took place at 1 o’clock “The first shot was fired on Septem quite ready for any eventuality.” that it be used in the furtherance of Baxter. The government charged that away from the population an important A Venetian newspaper, however, an and was witnessed by the Dutch coast ber 38 against the outer line of forts. woman suffrage. Specific bequests to they had stifled all bidding and that part of its resources, is getting ready On October 1 the firBt forts were taken nounces that Italian workmen have the moneys obtained were far in excess individuals, mostly relatives, total ap guards on the Dutch island of Schier- to let it starve. The same informa monniekoog, in the North Sea, off the proximately $130,000. by assault. The river Nethe was been obliged to leave Roumania be of a reasonable price for the coal. tion is coming from Namur and Lux province of Friesland. crossed by the German infantry and cause that country is preparing for emburg. war, the popular voice insisting on it. The weather was clear and the sea artillery on October 6 and 7. Frenchmen Claim Alsace. “The Belgian government protests Return of Relgians Up. calm and the destroyer could plainly be On October 7 Antwerp was notified According to them, it is only a ques London — Telegraphing from Belfort, with the utmost indignation against Berlin—Negotiations are in progress seen cruising liefore the mouth of the that a bombardment was imminent and tion of days. The Messaggero’s Vien this revolting act of barbarism and Prance, the correspondent of the Daily Ems. Suddenly the observers saw a thiB was begun at 12:40 o’clock in the na correspondent has been told by a between The Netherlands and Germany brings it to the knowledge and appre Mail says: “The Germans are try high column of water rise near the morning of October 8. Simultaneously high Austrian personage that Austria’s for the return ot Belgian refugees in ing to make the world believe that ciation of the civilized nations.” bow of the destroyer. The vessel an attack was made on the inner forts. future depends upon Italy and Rou The Netherlands. Permission has al they still hold Alsace, but as a matter "The Brussels agglomeration ” is mania. ready been given for the return of wo turned over and sank in three minutes. men. A question has arisen, how the name given to the city proper and of fact the French are there in thou Shortly after the explosion the peri- Japanese Report Advance. Lots Cast for Sacrifice. ever, concerning the military age of the surrounding suburbs, which are' sands and so well established that the scojic of the submarine came above the enemy has not dared to attack them. formed into one civil community. ” Tokio—The following statement rel London—“Lots were drawn by four Belgian males. Many ot the Belgian surface of the water for a moment, but There is nothing in front of the French ative to Japanese operations at Tai ng officers,” says the Daily News’ Ostend men in Holland are said to lie soldiers as soon as those on tsiard observed the force of occupation. If they wish Educator Defends Kaiser. plunger had struck its mark the vessel Tau, seat of government of the German correspondent, “to decide who should who donned civilian attire before cross they can walk right through to the ing the frontier. These refugees are University of California — “ The Eu was again submerged. concession of Kiau Chow was given out remain in command of Fort St. Marie, Rhine.” The ropean war came about against the in A German cruiser and torpedo boat here Monday: “The German forts, northwest of Antwerp, the officer thus becoming a burden to Holland. came quickly to the rescue of the crew warships and aeroplanes are trying being sworn to fight to the death. German government recognizes this terests, against the desires and against Citizen Attack Punished. A of the destroyer, who could be seen vainly to arrest the Japanese advance. “The lot fell on a married man with a and is trying to solve the problem. the efforts of the German Kaiser,” said Rome, via Paris — A telegram re swimming about in the vicinity of the We are sustaining no damage. Japan family. An unmarried officer imme conference was held between the Ger President Wheeler, in a recent address. ceived here from Berlin says: disaster or clinging to the wreckage of ese wftrBhips have silenced litis fort diately offered to take his place, and man envoy to the Netherlands and the He described a long talk he had with “ The civilians of Lanaeken, Bel and driven a warship out of range of the officer who originally was chosen Dutch minister of the interior. the emperor in June, 1913, just before gium, having attacked German troops, their sunken ship. their guns. Our aviators answered an reluctantly accepted. The three offi he celebrated the 25th anniversary of reprisals were necessary. Lanaeken unsuccessful attack by German airmen cers then retired, bidding a touching Teutons Fortify Relgium. Cotton Sent to France. his accession. During the conversa was bombarded and its church de on Japanese mine draggers by flying farewell to their comrade who remain London—“The German positions in tion the kaiser reviewed the experi stroyed. New York—For the first time since Along the road between , over Tsing Tau and dropping bombs.” ed behind.” Belgium are equal to those on the ences and problems of his empire. The Lanaeken and Tongres all the houses i war started in Europe a direct ship Aisne,” says a Central News dispatch president, who is a warm friend of were burned.” ment of cotton from thia country to Turk» Active in Syria. Germany la Overjoyed. from Ostend. “In addition to Antwerp Emperor Wilhelm, maintained that the France wan made Thursday. It is sup ruler had always advocated peace. Paris—A dispatch to the Havas Army liars White Handkerchief». posed most of the cotton which has Rome — Dispatches from Berlin say they have prepared reinforced concrete agency from Athens says: “The news that the capitulation of Antwerp has works heavily mounted with guns, ex New York—The British consul gen bean reaching France has gone through papers here say it is announced from caused Four Killed in lornado. unprecedented enthusiasm tending from a point east of Louvain eral here declined a present of several Great Britain, but Thursday's consign an authoritative source that the Turks throughout Germany, where the gen- . to a place north of Vilvorde, on through Joplin, Mo. — Four persons were dozen white handkerchiefs for use of ment was to Havre. The total exports are showing much energy in Syria, era! opinion is that the fall of the A lost and thence south to a point south- killed and five were injured, two prob the soldiers at the front. "The Brit of cotton were 29,812 bales. This in Palestine and North Arabia, where Belgian city marks the beginning of east of Brussels. There is also a con- ably fatally, when a tornado swept a ish soldiers are not allowed to carry cluded 3405 bales to France, 6478 to they are concentrating troops at sever the end. P _ ‘ Everywhere there are signs tinuous line of fortifications from Liege farming district nine miles southwest white handkerchiefs”, he said. “An Great Rritain and 7456 to other points al points and fortifying important of great rejoicing. Flags have been through Namur and Mons to Valen- of here Saturday. The four killed and enemy seeing them might mistake on the Continent. More than 12,000 ports on the coast and on routes to the raised and demonstrations parade the ciennes. Thus, should the Germans three of the injured were members of them for a signal of trace or surren bales went to Japan and approximate- interior.*’ streets, acclaiming ths army.” der.” | ly 1250 to Mexico. tbe beaten, they would be protected.” one family. BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS SECOND GERMAN DESTROYER