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OFFERS TO HELP ENGLAND I German Cruiser Emden Destroyed by Australian FOR AID IN WEST London Destruction of the German cruiser Emden, which has long preyeti on the commerce of the allies in East ern waters, and the bottling up on the coast of East Africa of the German cruiser Koenigsberg was reported offi cially Wednesday. The Emden was run ashore after a futile but spirited resistance, on an island 500 miles southwest of Java, in the Indian ocean. The Australian Army of 200.000 /« Hauled. Hut cruiser Sydney won the battle. Transportation Problem I» The report of the admiralty said: “The Koenigsberg is now impris Serious Obstacle. oned and unable to do further harm. The fast vessels which have been searching for her are thus released for Pekin — Enticing offers have been other service. made to Japan by agents of the allies “Another large combined operation in China to induce the Mikado to throw by fast cruisers against the German 200,090 of his seasoned troops into the cruiser Emden has been for some time European war scene. in progress. In the search, which cov Following the fall of Tsing Tau, ered an immense area, the Rritish which releases Japanese troo|«a and cruisers have been aided by French warships and removes any Gorman Russian and Japanese vessels, working menace to Japan's prestige in the in harmony. The Australian warship Orient, the allies are exerting every Melbourne and Sydney also were in effort to bring Japan into the weetern cluded in these movements. conflict. A guarantee of a freer hand “Wednesday morning news was re in the affairs of China is said here to ceived that the Emden, which had tie the price offered for the Japanese been completely lost to sight after her : | troops. The younger statesmen are action with the Russian cruiser Jemt- said to have received the proffer wit'., chug, had arrived at Keeling, or Cocos. enthusiasm, but the more conservative Island and landed an armed party to are dubious. destroy the wireless station. Here she The effect of such a move on the was caught and forced to fight by the status of Tsing Tau is problematical. Australian cruiser Sydney. Japan has insisted that her only inten “A sharp action took place, in which tion is to restore the territory to the Sydney suffered the loss of three China, but this, it is learned, will be men killed and 15 wounded. The done only under a rigid agreement that Emden was driven ashore and burned China shall cede no more territory to Her losses in personnel are reported as any European power. Failing in this very heavy.” understanding from China, Japan will SALE OF LIQUOR IS NOW PROHIBITED IN I I STATES Fourteen states now have laws pro- hibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages as the result of Tuesday's election, on the face of the late returns, which show that prohibition was adopted in Ariiona, Washington, Oregon and Col orado. The states which prohibit the sale of liquor are: Arizona. Okla- home. Colorado, ~ Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, Report Suggests Mor» Torpedoes, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, Weal it and More Men in Doth Virginia, North Dakota, Virginia. Army and Navy. Alabama once adopted prohibition amendment, but later rescinded it. South Carolina is largely so under Washington. D. C. — Both Secretary various acta. A score of states have Garrison and Secretary Daniels will local option laws. lay before congress, in their annual re- soon to be made |xibllc, the Seven states voted on the question they believe the army and navy of woman suffrage Tuesday. In two the suffrage cause won. while in five of the United States should draw from it was rejected. Montana and Nevada the war in Europe. No extraordinary ex|iendituroa have grated the franchise to women. Mis souri, Nebraska, North Dakota. Ohio been asked for by either the War or ami South Dakota voters declined to do Navy de|>artmenta in the annual esti so. mates already filed with the appropri The 11 states, with the time of ation committees of congress, but the granting the franchise, are: Wyom two cabinet heads will diecusse in de ing, 1890. Colorado. 1893; Idaho. tail the best method of obtaining a 1896; Utah. 1896; Washington. 1910; mobile and adequate army and a pow- California, 1912; Arizona, 1912; Kan erful and efficient fleet. sas, 1912; Oregon, 1912; Nevada. Secretary Garrison will endeavor to concentrate the attention of congress 1914; Montana, 1914. and the country on the necessity of a Portland A surprising result of the deflnite national military fwlicy, ex j later returns was the revelation that tending over n period of years. Multnomah has joined the sisterhood Secretary Daniela will recommend I of counties ami swung into the “dry” two battleships, but probably will ask I column. Multnomah was the last congress to give the navy authority, as ' county to report ami makes the verdict it did last year, to expend a lump sum in favor of prohibition, by counties, for submarines without fixing the num unanimous in the state. tier. proclaim her title to Tsing Tau in per With only parts of two precincts The spectacular raids of submarines petuity. missing the vote on this issue now is: * in the Euro;>e«n war have drawn at German Spy Is Executed s announcement following the For prohibition, 36,588; against pro tention to the fact that last year con In tamoul London lower fall Japan’ of Tsing Tau made no admission hibition, 36,202. Majority for, 386. gress appropriated an aggregate of more than $4,000,000 for the building London It is announced officially of British influence in the future of Seattle, Wash.--l.ate figures indi of submarines and specified that one of Ex-Kin Manuel of Portugal, here shown with his wife, who Is a Ilohen- that Charles Lody. alias Charles Inglis, the province. To carry 200,009 troops to the Rus cate the majority for prohibition will them should be a seagoing vessel, zollern priu,.»s. has offered to serve England In any capacity in accordance who was found guilty by a court mar The practically twice the size of those used with the alliance between Great Britain and Portugal, and has advised his tial of espionage November 2, has sian battlefront by way of the trans- lie closer to 20,000 than 15,000. Siberian railroad, Japan would have to > majority for the drya increased stead In the coast patrol. royalist friends to be loyal to their country. It is said plans are on foot to been shot as a spy. Such a submarine, according to the restore him to the throne. When arrested laxly said he was an perform the herculean task of trans . ily as the returns were received from American but later confessed he wax a porting them nearly 800 miles across i the outlying precincts. Withone pre- explanation made by naval officers at German. He had lived in New York the Sea of Japan to Vladivostock and | cinct missing. It is indicated that King the time to congress, will bo the larg and Omaha. In Omaha he married more than 5500 miles over a single county gave the wets a majority of est and moat powerful in the world, thirteen Democrats and the daughter of Gottlieb Storz, a track railroad. Thia movement would | 15,706. This is somewhat leas than able to accompany the fleet every Twelve Republicans Win brewer, who later divorced him. have to be made in the dead of the i the anti-prohibitionists had figured, where. European submarines have New York — Returns from the 29 Lody met his death in the Tower of Siberian winter and would require at and ss'von men feel that thia county been ablo to make only comparatively states where gubernatorial elections Ixindon after having been found guilty least until the late spring to accom should have done better by them. The short voyages from their bases, and figures for 407 out of 408 precincts in the great cruiser yubmarine planned were heid show that 11 Democrats and by a court martial on charges of hav plish. British white and Indian troops, King county on the amendment were by American naval officers, bids for 10 Republicans had been elected, and ing communicated with the enemy. which are soon to be opened, will that in seven states the Republican The statement concerning the execu which aided in the siege of Tsing Tau. 34,322 for and 50,028 against. Satisfaction is expressed here in eclipse any of the kind seen In the are to lie put in action in Egypt and candidates were leading in five and the tion is brief, merely saying: many quarters that Oregon also was about the Suez canal against ths present war. Democrats in two. California re "Sentence was duly confirmed." carried for the drya, since, it is con elected Governor Johnson. Progressive. It is understood that Lody died Turks. tended, that puts Oregon at the same To reach France the Japanese would Of these 29 states, 16 now have Demo bravely, refusing to the last to reveal cratic governors, 11 Republican gov the name of the superior officer from have to use the Panama canal, as she economic disadvantage as Washington ernors and two Progressive governors. whom he received his instructions to has a right, for transporting soldiers in reference to adjacent wet common Prohibition Carrie» Every County It is asserted here that the or warships under the treaty. Jap wealths. States electing Democratic govern spy on the British navy. Except Multnomah—Initiative ors were Alabama, Arizona, Georgia. This was the first execution in the | anese naval operations in the Pacific effect of the conflict between the word Idaho, Massachusetts. Minnesota, Tower of Ixmdon since 1700. The have been veiled with mystery and her Ing of the prohibition measure and the Tok io It is officially announced Measures Mostly Lost. Michigan, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South scene of the execution was the tower explanation that the only purpose in state constitution relative to the time that the German fortress of Tsing Tau Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, and barracks, not far from the spot where seizing German stations in Polynesia of effectiveness of the act will mean has surrendered to the Ja|«nesv and Wyoming elected a Democratic-Pro Anne Boleyn and other persons famous was to protect her own shipping has that, while, under the constitution, the British forces. Portland—Election returns collected gressive. It is farther announced that the first in English history were put to death. not been accepted in all quarters as act must be effective within 30 days after its passage, the clause in the step in bringing about the surrender of from the state and Multnomah county conclusive. Republican governors were elected Lody was about 28 years old. bill providing that the measure is not Japan and Great Britain together the fortress occurred at midnight Sat and compiled late Wednesday night in Connecticut, Iowa, New Hampshire, control a chain of coaling stations to go into effect until January I, 1919, urday, when the Infantry charged and leave hardly a shred of doubt as to the New York, Nevada, North Dakota, Cattle Epidemic Now 1 simply has the effect of preventing the through the Gilbert, Samoan and So Ohio, Oregon. Pennsylvnaia, Rhode Is occupied the middle fort of the line of fate of any issue before the people. ciety Island groups in a direct line imposing of any penalty for violations defense. In thia operation thoy look land, Vermont and Wisconsin. In Col Affects tourteen Stales George E. Chamberlain is elected to orado, Kansas and South Dakota the from Japan to the Panama canal. It during the coming year. 200 prisoners. Washington, D. C. — Fourteen states would take about two months from the United States senate by a large Republican candidates are leading. The Germans hoisted the white flag at 7 o'clock in the morning at the New York, New Hampshire, Con are under Federal quarantine because Japan to France and would be a feasi Democrat» Will Have plurality over R. A. Booth, his Repub of the foot and mouth disease. Ken ble move, but a far greater number of weather observation bureau of Tsing lican opponent. If the ratios are not necticut, Colorado and Ohio elected tucky was added to the list Wednes Majority of 24 in House Tau. transports would be required, the first Republicans to succeed Democrats; changed in the complete returns it Minnesota and Tennessee chose Dem- day, reports of infection in that state Canadian contingent of about 30,000 The quickness of capitulation of the New York—The membership of the coming with news of further spread of men having been employed 32 ships in may reach 18,000. ocrats to succeed Republicans. Sixty-fourth congress ss the result of Germans was cause of much surprise the epidemic in Indiana, Ohio and transporting. Dr. James Withycombe has received Tuesday's election, excluding one con and joy to the men of the army and Michigan. navy o|>erating against it, nnd also to a plurality for governor probably larg English Recruits Com test still in doubt, will tie as follows: Extension of the infected districts plain ot Poor Shelter in the Middle West surprised and House of Representatives — Demo the people of Tok io. er than ever given a candidate for that Woe. Japan! Says German. crats, 229; Republicans, 196; Pro London—Charges that men and boys somewhat discouraged officials of the office in the state. It will range above Amsterdam—The Berlin Lokal An- Villa May He ¡^resident. gressives, 7; Socialist, 1; Independ 30,000 if the present ratios are con in England’s training camps ».re not department of Agriculture, who had Zeiger, commenting on the German ent, 1. Democratic majority, 24. San Antonio, Tex.— According to ad receiving humane treatment and that expressed the belief that the epidemic defeat at Tsing Tau, says: tinued. Senate — Democrats, 53; Republi vices received Saturday from Agues many deaths are resulting from bad had been brought under control in that "Germans will never forget the he cans, 39; Progressive, 1. “ Democratic ('alientea bv a San Antonio newspaper. On the state and Supreme court tick feeding and poor shelter are causing section. Nevertheless, the hope was roic fighting at Kiau Chau and those majority, 13. General Eulalio Gutierrez has resigned ets the Republican candidate have great indignation. The complaints re confidently reiterated that there would who defended the colony. Never shall Senatorial contests in doubt are in as provisional president and may lie been easy winners. call charges of criminal neglect that be little more spreading. The only we forget the brutal violence of the and Wisconsin, succeeded by Villa himself. There has been a tremendous protest were made against military authorities state under suspicion now is Missis yellow robbers nor England, who in Colorado, Nevada Democratic leaders still rial med the against the abuse of the initiative. responsible for conditions at mobiliza sippi, where a strange malady in a stigated them. We know that we election of Charles S. Thomas over Every measure except two seems to tion centers in the United States dur herd of cattle at Como is being inves Brownsville General Villa two days cannot settle our account with Japan Hubert Work, in Colorsdo, and of have been defeated, some of them by ing the Spanish-American war. tigated. at present. For years she will enjoy Francis D. Newland« over Samuel ago wired General Carranza proposing a vote as high as six to one. that in order to settle the question of Some of the charges against the Department officials said they had her bootyi Platt, in Nevada. • Only Prohibition and the amend British war office have been put into been unable to account for the peculiar peace in Mexico that both he and Car “Our mills will grind slowly, but Republican leaders claimed the elec ranza lie executed, according to A. ment changing the qualifications of specific form. A letter written by E. virulence of the disease in the present even if years should pass before the tion of Francis E. McGovern over Paul Dittman, a photographer, who returned voters have pulled through, but both H. Bailey, of Leamington Spa, whose outbreak, the most serious in the coun right moment comes at last, then a of those have received large majorties. son enlisted from Oxford on Septem try’s history. General Car Another thing that is shout of joy will resound through Ger- A. Busting, Democrat, in Wisconsin, from Aguas Calientes. but through an error discovered late in ranza did not answer. Oregon has spoken for a dry state ber 19 and died from pneumonia on the puzzling the experts is the fact that a many. Woe to you, Nippon!” the day in one of the Wisconsin coun with an emphatic voice. The majority training grounds on Salisbury Plains, larger portion of swine have been af ties, an apparent majority for Me. in favor of the amendment, it is now has been made public. Trespassers Arc Warned. fected than in prevous epiidemics. Servian Position Lost. Govern had been swept away, leaving indicated, will go higher than 30,000. In the course of his training, the Ixmdon— A dispatch from Flushing, Vienna The following official «Late the situation much in doubt. With the exception of Multnomah, young recruit wrote to his father. On Canada to “Win or Die.” The result in only one congressional Holland, to Reuter's Telegram com- every county in the state has given a October 2 he said: ment was issued here: New York — "There is no doubt in In the pany, says: majority for the amendment, unless we, of oi course, are sun ana suffer suner "We, stiff and "In the southwestern war theater district was undetermined. "The Germans have issued a new preliminary returns are grossly de from bad feet, but we should not mind the minds of Canadians of the result of the battle on the whole front Monday First New York district, Frederick C. ceiving. j t^ese digcomforts if they would only the war; but should the British Em continued with undiminished force. In Hicks, Republican, and Representative proclamation prohibiting an approach Tres The state at large will overwhelm feed us properly. Today the food was pire fall it would not affect any of us spite of the obstinate resistance of the Brown were running on virtually even on the waterways at Bruges. the majority Multnomah county has slightly better, but it was not cooked. in Canada, for in that event we should enemy, entrenchment after entrench terms, and the outcome probably will passers are warned that they may lie given against the amendment, for if None of us have had a square meal all be dead and should know nothing ment near Kroupani wax taken until 5 not be known until an official count is shot. Heavy guns have been mounted on the sand dunes along the coast from the complete returns Bhow no change since we left home—or a cup of tea. about it,” said Arthur L. Sifton, prime o’clock in the morning one of the made. In computing the Democratic total the north of Ostend tn the Dutch fron in the trend of votes the state will What they call tea is colored water minister of Alberta, who was the guest strongest points, Kostajnik, which the come up to Multnomah county with a dosed with salt. The clothes they of honor at a dinner of the Canadian Servians believed unconquerable, was In the house at 229, William Kettner, tier. Trenches have also been dug nenr possible majority for the amendment have given us are rotten and tear at club here. There is no doubt that we stormed by our troops. "The number of the Eleventh California district, Heyst. Further reinforcements have of 40,000. the slightest strain. All the buttons must give every possible aid to carry of prisoners and captured guns is not who also ran on the Progressive ticket reached the German fighting line dur and ranks as a Progressive in the pres ing the present week.” If there is any measure aside from hang on by a thread or two. This after the war to a successful end. It may be known.” ent congress, is included with the ma these two which has a chance of adop noon about 100 of the 600 that were a matter of years; but when the war 43.1,247 Allie» Are Captive. jority party. tion it is the amendment authorizing drilling had their trousers split from is over Canada will be the gainer.” Loss Small, Say» Herlin. the merging of contiguous cities and end to end.” London-x-A dispatch to Reuter's Tel Ixmdon — A wireless dispatch re towns. egram company from Amsterdam says Turk Plunders Armenian. War Made on "World of Hate." ceived here by the Marconi Wireless On several measures, such as the Consul Die» ol Smallpox. Ixmdon — In a dinpath from Tiflis, that advices received there from Ber Berlin Johannes Kaempf, president Telegraph company from Berlin says: normal school bills, the dentistry bill lin say that up to last Sunday the Ger Washington, D. C. — United States of the reichhstag, han received the fol "Admiral Craddock’s fleet has been trans-Caucasia, coming by way of and city and county consolidation, man concentration camps and hospitals Multnomah county has given small Consul Theodore Cushing Hamm died lowing dispatch from Emperor Wil annihilated in the Pacific by the Ger Petrograd, the Daily Telegraph's cor held the following prisoners: French, “The Turkish Ar 3138 officers and 188,618 men; Rua affirmative majorities, but it is prac Tuesday of smallpox at his post in liam: "The heroic defense of Tsing mans. The losses on our aide amount respondent says: tically certain th^u these majorities Durango, Mexico, where he has been Tau, that model settlement of German ed to only a few wounded and the dam menians were pitilessly plundered on sians, 812J officers and 186,77» men; the eve of the war. Hundreds were Belgians, 537 ofQcera and 34,907 men; will be swept away by the upstate stationed since August, 1911. During culture built with the labor of many age to our ships was insignificant. "Thia engagement was in striking arrested. The arrival of the Russian British, 417 officers and 15,736 men. the recent Mexican troubles Consul years, brings new laurels to the spirit vote. Hamm was active in protecting Amer of faithfulness unto death which the contrast to the British vessels 'coast troops was greeted enthusiastically in The correspondent adds that the Ber ican interests in his district, and his German people have so often shown hunting’ exploits in search of German those neighborhods, where harvesting lin dispatch says these figures do not Egypt Is Smoldering. since their army and their fleet have cruizera. ” now has been resumed. Large num include prisoners not encamped The Hague—A high official who has name figured in many of the dispatches been in defensive warfare against a bers of Armenian refugee^ have reach to Washington from the revolutionary just returned from Alexandria, Egypt, storm centers. Mr. Hamm was bom world of hatred, envy and covetous ed Odessa seeking enrollment in the "The Nude” Hatred from Mails. Praise Is Given Russia. says that conditions in that country in Vermont in 1882, nnd was educated ness, a war which, if God wills, will Petrograd Grand Duke Nicholas has Russian army. They will be enrolled Chicago — The mails wore denied are outwardly quiet, although inward in Colorado and George Washington not be in vain.” received from Earl Kitchener, the an a special corps to the Caucasus.” Saturday to copies of "The Nude,” the ly dangerous. He says that disconten Universities. British secretary of State for war, a painting which won the Potter Palmer Noble Hungarian» Slain. ted people, under the leadership of “Wet” Majority Is Heavy. telegram conveying the congratulations prize of $1000 at the annual exhibition Prince Mohammed All Pasha, brother German Tobacco Concern» Sold. Paris According to the latent liât of himself and Field Marshal French San Francisco Returns from 3324 of American paintings at the Art In of the absent Khedive, are keeping up Berlin — The Britiah-American To of killed published in Vienna, the Hun and the British army on the brilliant precincts out of 4585 in the stato give: stitute here. The work of art was a quiet agitation while professing loy bacco Company, Ltd., has disposed of garian aristocracy had a considerable termination of the second stage of the Prohibition—For, 172,896; against, described as "purely vulgar” by C. A. alty to the British and awaiting fur one of its principal German aubaidiar- loss in the battles around Lille, Russian operations. Earl Kitchener 294,653. Angier, postoffice inspector. Copies ther developments in the Turkish Mo ies at Dresden. The British board of France, to which district they had adds: "We are convinced that the Red light abatement—For, 154,134; of "The Nude” will be barred from hammedan world. "Foreginers in trade made an exception in this case been sent to aid the Germans. The joint efforts of the allies will result in against, 165,259. store windows, Major M. L. C. Funk Egypt are living like passengers on a and permitted the company to sell its lists show that 867 Hussars belonging the final crushing defeat of the Anti-prize fight — For, 145,045; houser, second deputy of police, as iner with a burning cargo.” holdings in Germany. to noble families were killed. enemy.” against, 124,166. sorted. Nipponese to Have Free Hand in China as Reward. Navy Department Impressed by Feats of Diving Boats. Chamberlain Wins Over Booth by 18,000 Plurality. FORTRESS OF TSING TAU CAPTURED BY JAPANESE