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NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. Premier Asquith praises the Belgian heroism in the house o f commons. The Germans have imposed a tine of $300,000 on the Belgian town o f Char leroi. Namur, a principal city in Belgium, has fallen into the hands o f the Ger mans. The German ambassador. Count von Rex, at Tokio, will sail for Seattle, Wash. Wheat in Chicago pits is reported may rise in a day or two to $1.23 per bushel. A small German cruiser which ran ashore in a fog, was blown up by the Russians. The burgomaster o f the city o f Brus sels, has surrendered the city to the Germans. The Russian army is reported crush ing the Prussians and making headway toward Berlin. The French war office admits Ger man victory and the recovery o f Lor raine and Alsace. The French fear an attack on the Louvre and have placed all valuable pictures in vaults. Cong res* Is Busy With Issues Arising from War Washington, D. C.— To pre|<are for an emergency arising from the Euro pean war, the president and adminis tration leaders are endeavoring to as sure the presence o f a quorum o f both houses o f congress in W ashington. House leaders have made imperative demand for return of absentees and they are flocking in on every train. Already there is a substantial quorum. While the conference primarily is to determine the nature o f a war revenue measure to offset losses in revenue, some aspects o f the foreign relations of the nation with particular reference may be considered. Philippine exports' are giving the administration concern just at this time, because o f the conflict between Japan and Germany. A plan to place a ban on all exports from the islands, except to the United States, while the war in Europe continues is under con sideration. It is argued that should the shipments from the islands to Ger many or Austria be captured by the Japanese, an embarrassing situation might arise. The same might be true should exports to Japan be seised by Germany. Administration senators who have been studying the situation believe an ounce o f prevention is worth a pound of cure, and they are urging action by congress to avert trouble which might be precipitated through Philippine Is land commerce. They recognise, how ever, that if commerce is stopped some provision must be made to com pensate for losses that will follow. french Capital Storing Supplies tor Emergency A persistent report is to the effcet Paris — The French’ capital has that the Crown Prince o f Germany rushed its plans to resist a siege by was killed in battle. the German army. The city is being The French government is permit truned into an entrenched camp. ting 3000 Americans to leave France Following the decree issued by the via Paris, to the United States. military governor, ordering residents Boston will have no grand opera this o f the district within the city’ s winter, owing to the enlistment of line o f defense forts to desert and destroy their homes within four days, many members in the European war. enormous stacks o f food were placed The Japanese liner Shinyo Maru within the state warehouses. The sailed from San Fancisco to Japan es Bois de Boulogne presents a pictur corted by a Japanese armored cruiser. esque aspect. It has been transformed Armies o f the allies are battling to into a vast pasture filled with cows save Paris from the Germans. A con and sheep. The animals have been di flict between millions is believed to be vided into groups and are guarded by reserves wearing the large shirts o f in progress. drovers. The number o f sheep pas It is officially announced that the tured in the parks exceeds 10,000. Russians have occupied Tilsit, a town The decree calling for the evacua 60 miles northeast o f Koenigaberg, tion o l the military zone around the East Prussia. forts was a formal notice, although One o f the largest liners in the army engineers recently made a tour world, the Kaiser Wilhelm der Groese, o f the environs o f the forts and ex was sunk by a British cruiser off the plained that the residents might be called on to destroy their property, coast o f Africa. which was deemed an obstruction. It is said that British marines have Many o f the houses in the line o f occupied Ostend to prevent the Ger fire are those o f poor people whose mans from getting a foothold on the owners are now at the front. Many English Channel. o f these families lack resources and “ Bob” Burdette, the famous humor will be without refuge. Nevertheless, ist, is reported dangerously ill at his they took the situation without com summer home in Pasadena, Cal. He is plaint, although they addressed a pe tition to the military governor, re 70 years o f age. questing that he use the power vested Xavier de Caatelnau, the 12-year-old in him only as a last extremity. son of General Castelnau, ch ief o f staff o f the French army, was among the killed in a recent action. Japanese Are Cautioned The Montenegrin troops, with a bay to Avoid War Discussions onet charge, repulsed a fresh Austrain San Francisco — Japanese associa attack at Rahovo, taking 150 prisoners tions in this city are circulating a note and killing 300 Austrians. of advice to Japanese residents in Red Cross society o f the United America, which was issued by the States is urging mayors o f large cities Japanese Association o f America. It to aid the campaign to secure funds to reads: care for the wounded in the European “ Japanese should endeavor to avoid war. heated talks and discussions with Washington administration officials Europeans and Americans on the war are preparing a new proclamation set situation. “ In California there is a large popu ting forth the neutrality o f the United States during hostilities between Japan lation o f German subjects and special care should be taken in your attitude and Germany. toward then^ Speaker Clark issued warrants for “ Japanese should refrain from con the arrest o f absentee members of the versations and actions which might house o f representatives. Many mem tend to excite the sentiment o f Euro bers were found at the baseball park, peans and Americans. fo o l cafes and other resorts. “ As the United States declared neu An official statement from the Brit trality, ’Japanese in America should ish consulate in Galveston, T ex., says recognize and bind themselves to the Outside of three British warships have been sent neutrality obligations. the necessary and proper support of at full speed to protect cotton and oil their mother country, they should not traffic in the Gulf o f Mexico. give any support or assistance to any The correspondent o f the London o f the belligerents.” Daily Telegraph at Amsterdam says it is estimated that the total loss of the German Honors His Foe. Belgians, up to date, has been 10,000 Rome — (Via Paris) — A dipsatch in killed, wounded and prisoners. from Berlin says the defense o f Home Secretary McKenna, o f Lon Longwy, department o f Meurthe-et- don, said that no spies had been shot Moselle, France, was the most heroic in England. There have been rumors since the beginning o f the war. The that many persons in the secret em town surrendered only after an extra ploy o f Germany had been executed. ordinary display o f valor. O f 36 siege The federal inquiry into the higher guns, all except one had been disman cost o f food since the war began in tled. The Germans so admired the bril Europe has not developed that the in creases were unawarranted, according liant resistance that Crown Prince to Roger B. Wood, United States Frederick William begged the French assistant district attorney in charge of commander at the moment o f surrender to keep his sword. the investigations at New. York. The Servian government in a pro test to France declares that the Aus trian army during its retreat along the Drina river committed cruelties upon old men, women and children in violation o f the rules o f warfare. The Drina forms the greater part o f the boundary between Bosnia and Servia. 10,000 to fle e Albania. Suit to Recover 50,000 Acres State Land Urged Salem — C. B. McConnell, a lawyer o f Burns, has conferred with Attorney General Crawford in regard to insti tuting suits for the recovery by the state o f large tracts o f grating land in Harney and Malheur counties, control o f which Mr. McConnell charges was obtained by fraud. Suit is pending against the Pacific Livestock company for the recovery o f 27,000 acres of school land. The company has entered suit to prevent the adjudication o f water rights on the Silves river, and it was while making investigation o f its allegations that Mr. McConnell says he found that about 50,000 other acres had been obtained through fraud. This land, he said, is largely held by rattle companies. According to the lawyer, the land was obtained several years ago through the use o f dummies and other alleged settlers, who worked in conjunction with the company. The Pacific Livestock company is fighting the suit o f the state on the grounds that it obtained the land in a legal way and that action by the state should have been started earlier. Circuit Judge Harris recently, In the Ilyde-Benson school land case, which is similar to the one against the live stock company, decided that the state would have to show a good excuse for its delay in bringing suit. The attor ney general has appealed on the ground that laches do not apply to the state. Eugene Light and Power Burns, Or., Fire Destroys Companies in Rate War $60,000 Worth ot l*roperty Eugene — A long-anticipated rate war between the municipal power plant and the Oregon Power company was opened here this week with the an nouncement by the power company that it will not only meet but will un dercut the reduction announced by the city plant. The private company has filed its new schedule o f rates with the State railroad commission, declining to an nounce the extent o f the cut. The city ’ s reduction amounted to 11 per cent and before the cut was made the maximum rate o f 9 cents for light ing and 5 cents for power was lower than offered in any city in the W il lamette valley outside o f the vicinity o f Portland. The new schedule o f 8 cents maximum for lighting and 4) cents maximum for power, with a min imum o f 1.2 cents for 10,000-kilowatt quantities, is almost half the rates in Eugene two years and a half ago, be fore the entrance o f the city plant, which claims the credit for the reduc tion. The present rate war was forecast recently when the water board asked the State railroad commission to curb the activities o f the private company and the latter responded with a re quest for unrestricted competition. Neither was wholly granted. Highway Condemnation Suits Are Being Tried St. Helens— About 100 farmers, sev eral attorneys and State Highway En gineer Bowlby and his assistants, ap peared before the County court in the condemnation proceedings for right of way for the Columbia Highway. Claims for back-hill places on logged-off lands have been put in at $500 an acre and for agricultural land that is taken nothing less than $1000 an acre is being asked. As there are more than 100 claims, the County court will take several days for the hearings, after which its decis ion will be given on all claims at the same time. Hour Holds at $5J!0. The lowest wholesale price o f flour in the Portland market now is $5 a barrel, the only mill that quoted less than that figure having advanced its price 20 cents only a day or tw o ago. Other mills are asking $5.20 a barrel. The flour market is keeping pace with the advance in milling wheat. Blue- stem sold at $1.03 a bushel, a gain o f a cent over a preceding day’s price. Farmers are holding very firm ami are taking advantage o f the situation to get all they can for their wheat. The present price of $5 a barrel for flour compares with the quotation o f $4.70 on this date last year, $5.10 on the same date in 1912, $4.95 three years ago, $5.35 four years ago, $6.25 five years ago, and $4.85 in 1908. Water System for Fair. Salem— An independent water sys tem for the State Fair grounds has been decided upon by the board o f di rectors, and the drilling o f the first well has been started. According to Mr. George E. Scott, the contractor, a large river flows un der the grounds and Salem, and he ad vises that the city eventually obtain its water supply from the stream. Secretary Meredith announced that the cottage city district at the fair grounds would be moved to a tract west o f the new pavilion before the opening o f the fair September 28. Big Estate Is Inherited. Pendleton — John Guriado and his sister, Mrs. Tulita Adams, w ife o f a laborer, are on their way to Los An geles with Colonel James A. Raley, a prominent attorney o f Pendleton, to claim their shares in the estate o f their father, John Guriado, who died recent ly, leaving $150,000 and no will. Their identity has been established, attorneys say. The elder Guriado and his wife quarreled when the children were young, and the family became split up, the children going with their mother. The mother died a few years ago. London — The Exchange Telegraph compnay’s correspondent at Barri, Italy, says that the Italian government has arranged for the transportation o f 10,000 fugitives who wish to leave Albania as soon as Prince William, of Wied, departs, as they fear anarchy. An American warship has been dis Prince William has asked Italy to Canadian Company Sued. patched to Turkey, presumably to leave the armored yacht Mysuratta at his disposal, as he may be forced to carry gold to American missionaries. Salem— A temporary restraining or abandon the throne at any time. der against the National Mercantile Secretary’ Bryan cabled all American company doing business in Oregon was embassies and legations in Europe to Opera Singers Off to War. issued by Circuit Judge Galloway. The urge Americans to leave Europe with Chicago — So many singers are en action was started by Attorney General out delay. dangering their lives and voices in the Crawford at the instance o f Corpora A Boulogne dispatch to the Standard European conflict that the directors o f tion Commissioner Watson, who al at London says the town o f Tournai, the Chicago Grand Opera company, leged that the company had not com capital o f the Department o f Hainaut, after a despairing two days’ meeting, plied with the corporation laws o f the Belgium, occupied by the Germans, announced that there would be no per state. The company is a foreign cor was compelled to pay an indemnity of formances the coming season. Ber poration, having headquarters in Van $400,000 within an hour, the burgol nard Ulrich, manager o f the company, couver, B. C., and, according to the master being held as a hostage unti cabled the singers notifying them their corporation commissioner, is conduct the money was paid. contracts had been canceled. ing in Portland a loan business. Battle Line ot Allies Is Moved Backward Paris An official statement issued by the war department says: “ In the North the Franco-British lines have been moved back a short distance. In a general way our offensive between Nancy and Vosges makes headway. Our right, however, has been obliged to fall back slightly in the region o f St. Die. “ In the North resistance continues. The enemy appears to have suffered considerable loss, more than 1500 bodies having been found In a very small space in a trench. Some had been stricken as they stood, In the at titude o f firing their rifles, “ A series o f fiercely contested com bats has been going on during the past three days In the region, which were generally to our advantage. “ A decree will be published author ising *)>erial promotions of officers for the period of the war, regardless of sen iority." PARIS TO RAZE OWN SUBURBS Residences in Way of Forts to Be Destroyed. Invading German Arm y Hopeful o f Penetrating Lines Before Russians Reach Berlin. Paris It is officially announced that the military governor has ordered all residents of the zone within action o f the c ity ’s defending forts to evacuate and destroy their houses within four days from August 31. As far as can he learned, the French troops ap|M<ar to be intact, except for thoae losses which were inevitable In a week's heavy lighting over a vast front. If the British and French retire on the western flank it Is explained that they do so In order to choose their ground for fiercer resistance. Every new day has seen reinforcements mov ing up to aid the French troops engag ed on tho Belgian frontier. Tho French operating along the In terior lines are aide to shift an army corps from one part of tho frontier to another swiftly, and it is said that the allies probably are in stronger position than last Sunday. The Germans, apparently owing to the Increasing pressure of Russia, seem to be throwing themselves against intrenched positions ami are suffering severely. They are gaining ground ami seemingly are hopeful of being able to break through before Berlin Is invested. French wounded are arriving at the provincial towns. I<ondon A closer veil than ever seems to be drawn over the progress of the war. Little news has come to hand concerning the operations on either frontier. The Russians, how over, appear to be continuing their ad vance in F.aat Prussia towards Posen with the Germans In retreat. The only news from the French side is that the French troops were attack ed along the Atsace-lsirraine line, hut repulsed all the attacks successfully. There is no indication that the German attack was in any great force, but if It was, the French success shows that they are now in a stronger position along this frontier, from which they will be driven only by great sacrifices on the part o f the Germans. A more hopeful feeling prevails in England as to the strength o f the French defensive position. The re pulse the French sustained at ( ’harle roi has been partly due to the desire of the French army to accomplish a bril liant incursion into Alsace and Ix>r raine, which led them to weaken their forces on the Belgian frontier. Hav ing recognized the danger o f this course, they have now reverted to what appears to experts to be a more ls>ndon —Only by exceptionally good logical strategy, abandoning their in vasion o f the provinces and concen fortune was the life o f Richard Hard trating their strength in the defense ing Davis.^special war correspondent, ■|>arcd by the Germans, who suspected o f the northern frontier. him o f being a spy, according to the story told by James R. Evans, an Clash ot Butte, M o n t, American engineer, who arrived from Miners Is Renewed Brussels which place he left Thursday Butte, Mont.— More than 1000 in night. For hours the Germans debated ■urgent miners marched to the mines whether to shoot Mr. Davis, who had Thursday night with the announced Five Fires Burn Over purpose o f preventing any Western followed in the wake o f the German Tract ot 2000 Acres Federation o f Miners members from advance. He was some distance south o f the Belgian capital when taken into Cottage Grove— Nearly 2000 acres descending to work. of the forest reserve was burned over Arriving at the Anaconda mine, the custody by the German officers. in the recent fires in the I,ondon coun insurgents, who are now known as the try. Probably 200,000 or 300,000 feet Butte Mine Workers’ union, massed Germany's Naval Loss of timber was destroyed. their forces around the collar o f the Off Heligoland Is 670 There were five fires in progress at ■haft and notified the shifts going uff !<ondon— Twenty-nine killed and 38 one time, that on Little river, near work that unless they joined the new Black Butte, being the most serious. union before they went on shift again wounded was the price In men |>aid by Fire Warden Frank Brumbaugh and and were wearing the new union’s but the British fur the naval action against a crew o f eight men have this and ton, they would be prevented from go the Germans in Heligoland waters smaller fires under control. ing to work by a force o f the members Friday. An official statement issued here Fire Warden S. P. Shortridge has of the new union. gained control o f three fires in the Following their ultimatum to says that o f 1000 men composing the same territory. The blaze on Wilson the members o f the Western Federa crews o f the warships sunk off Heligo creek is still burning, required a tion of Miners, the insurgents again land, only 330 yvere saved. The British losses are described as month’s fighting with crews ranging paraded the streets, ending at the Au from three to six men. Five hundred ditorium, where a meeting was held, follow s: "T h e light cruiser Arethusa lost acres were burned over in the three no one being admitted except those fires handled by Mr. Shortridge and wearing the buttons o f the new union Lieutenant Eric Westmacott ami nine men killed, four seriously wounded, about 100,000 feet o f timber de and Lieutenant Robinson and 11 men stroyed. He thinks that the fires wounded, but not seriously. handled by Mr. Brumbaugh covered "T h e tor|>edo-boat destroyer Liberty 1500 acres. It is probable that at lost commander Bertellot and six men least 200,000 feet o f timber was lost. killed, one man has since died from Several fires occurred in the Row Washington, D. C, — Prospects of wounds, one dangerously wounded, five river country during the past week. losing a day’s pay for each day’s ab seriously wounded and five slightly sence brought Representatives troop wounded. Two Months’ Work Needed. ing back to the house and the rollcall “ The destroyer Laurel suffered ten Astoria — Captain Groves, superin showed 267 o f the 435 in their seats men killed, one has since died o f 'his tendent of dredges for the Port ot in the house— the greatest number in wounds, two men dangerously wound Portland commission, says he expects weeks. ed, seven seriously wounded and two “ This is the second line o f reserves slightly wounded." about two months’ work with the dredge Multnomah will be required arriving,” announced the leader o f one to open up the Tongue Point channel. returning party, “ the third line is on London Paper Holds Up The intention is to dig a channel 300 the w ay.” America as Good Example “ Who is that man?” demanded feet wide and 25 feet deep from No. 2 buoy down, a distance of approximate Speaker Clark, pointing with his gavel l-ondon—The Daily News, In an ed at a strange face. A clerk explained itorial denouncing secret diplomacy ly 4000 feet. that it was a returned member. The operation o f the dredge entails says: A deluge o f applications for leave an expense of between $8000 and $9000 “ Can Europe ever again tolerate the a month, which is being paid by the “ on account o f illness” came down on appalling peril o f secret diplomacy? the clerk. Majority leader Under Can we ever again play about on the Commission. wood announced that the sergeant-at deck with sails and compasses, making arms would have to be satisfied o f the our little laws and imagining that we Hood River Relic Goes. validity o f every such application. are self-governing, while down in the Hood River — The oldest structure hold o f our ship of state there is a now standing in Hood River, built 28 Jews Pray for Peace. powder magazine, the existence o f years ago by Robert Rand, and occu Brooklyn — A prayer for peace be which we are not |>ermitted to know?. pied by the c ity ’s first barber, was "S ecret diplomacy belongs to the destroyed by fire Wednesday. The tween the warring nations o f Europe structure was occupied by a plumbing has been prepared by members o f the traditions o f autocratic anil personal It has no place in a company and the fire Btarted in a pile Union o f Orthodox Jewish Congrega government. o f tar-covered ropes. Its frame walls tions o f America, o f which Bernard democratic world, and the example o f were dry as tinder, and the flames Drachman is president. It is being the United States must become the were pouring from doors and windows sent to all congregations affiliated with model o f tho civilized world on this in an instant. Adjoining business the union, with the request to use it vital matter, if Europe is to be free blocks were saved by quick work o f in the services during the war. The from menace in the future.” the volunteer fire department. trend o f the prayer is a bitter denun Burns—The worst Are in the history o f Burns began Monday at midnight and in three hours a large num ber of business houses were in ruin. The blaze was started in the hay loft o f McKinnon’s livery barn, aup- lioscdly by someone sleeping there, and it quickly spread to every building in that block, including the Hotel French ami a large two-story building contain ing a pool hall and living rooms. Three] small dwellings in the block to the east were burned and the flames spread to the block to the south. They jumped the Harney County National bank, which is o f stone, and caught in two frame buildings, which were quickly destroyed. Then they com municated to the roof o f the stone building occupied by the Bedell saloon and barber shop and also to another stone building, occupied by the Donne- gan & Logan abstract office and Frank Davies' and Charles Ellis' law offices. The postoffice and Harney County News office, adjoining these, were saved. In the livery stable 27 horses were burned to death. The liaises will reach $60,000, with about $30,000 insurance. Several buildings on the west side o f the street caught fire, but the flames were extinguished. The owners o f the destroyed proper ty will rebuild. A heroic fight was made against the blaze by firemen'and citizens. It was due to this and favorable wind that the entire city was not wiped out. KICIIAKI) HARDING DAVIS, WRITER, ARRESTED AS SPY ABSENTEE MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE RETURNING Czar I studs Scots Greys. ciation o f the men who are now ruling I/omion — The official press bureau the destinies o f their soldiers and asks Oregon City— More than $100,000 for a quick ending o f the slaughter and has issued the following notice: was collected Tuesday in the tax col massacre taking place in Europe. “ His Majesty the Emperor o t Rus lecting department. Tuesday was tne sia, who is colonel in chief o f the last opportunity for the taxpayers to “ All-Water” Voyage Made. Scots Greys, has sent the following settle their account with the county New York— The first all-water voy gracious message to his regiment: ‘ I without paying the 10 per cent added age from San Francisco to New York am happy to think that my gallant penalty. The Portland Railway, Light by way o f the Panama canal was com regiment, the Royal Scots Greys, is & Power company paid more than pleted here Thursday on the arrival o f fighting with Ruasia against the com $74,000, the largest amount. Less the Pleiades, o f the Luckenbach mon enemy. Convinced that they than $50,000 will be turned over to the Steamship company. The Pleiades, will uphold the gracious traditiona sheriff’s office on the delinquent tax which flies the American flag, sailed o f the past, I send them my warm list. _________ from San Francisco on July 24 and greetings and wish them victory in Buena Vista Clover Poor. passed through the canal August 16. the battle.’ ” Buena Vista— Clover hulling, which Prince, Surrounded, Dies. King Mingles With Troops. is in progress in this district, is expos Rome — How Prince Frederick W il ing a poor yield. The midge, grass London— According to the Antwerp hoppers, and the long dry spell are liam o f Lippe died in the fighting be correspondent o f the Daily News, King blamed for the noted decrease. From fore Liege is described tersely in a Albert constantly mingles with his one bushel to two and one-half bushels dispatch received here from the head troops, and was in the trenches In the are being obtained. Some growers quarters o f the German army. The fighting around Malines. He was al report even less than a bushel an acre. Prince's regiment was surrounded by ways at the points o f the greatest The Polk county acreage this year is the Belgians under the walls o f Liege danger, assisting the encouraging the ■aid to be the largest yet planted and and he was struck by two bullets while men. He went among them attired estimates for its value has been at a standing among his men. He died in simply as a soldier, and his sympathe stantly. high mark. tic conduct had a remarkable effect. Car Line Pays $74,000.