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WHAT HAS FATI IN STORE FOA TMt KAlSeR
AND HIS ELDEST 60N, THf CROWN PRINCE f
WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
ARE OFF 10 WAR
Orf)an Dsvslopmsnl NstkS In Lies of Industries, Payrolls end PrdU(4
of Labor and Inltrprls.
IOIOWIIHILA
ATTACK BEGUN Oil
ANTWERP FORTS
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'VJ I MVfe
REBEL LEADER BEGINS MILITARY
OPERATIONS IN EARNEST
IN CENTRAL MEXICO
BRITISH AIRMEN MAKE DARING
RAID ON GERMAN BASES
OF SUPLIES
KAISER WiLMELM THE CROWN FRlNcVT
Thl Is late and little teen picture of Kaiser Wllhelm and his eldest sn.
Crown Prince Frederick William. They are wearing the uniforms of the
Hussars of the Guard one of Germany's most famous regiments. What fat
waits the crown prince and his army tn France? Will he be cut off from
the other German armies and surrounded, or will be maintain his position suc
cessfully, or will he retreat to a base of supplies nearer Germany! And
the kaiser what will fate eventually deal out to him?
SAlIItlO IS OBJECT CF ATTACK
JJ Field Pieces Accompany Fores That
Leaves Chihuahua to Civ Bat
tle to Ctrrtnit Btfow
Torreon
fllllirAllfA. M.-l.o. M
Ten ttioiind M. itn irps supi-ort-
III (hi tl-w resolution id Ceueronl
Fraliiison Villa, wt h 35 field pieces,
left this city I'wlay fur the front below
TorrtMti In give tattle to lh forces
of Prmi.lonal President .nustlani)
I.H'Ht. Kept. I-T squadrons
of irlHli natal airmen madi daring
raid Tiii-sdiy from liilgiuni aaltis(
ihn German Zeppelin u i in 1 1 1 1 has' at
lni..M.nf and CoIimih' Th attack
upon lusciorf was officially report
i-d a haling lieen 'i'fill. l.li'U
leii.uit C. II. Collet dropped three
Hunt lhrr on Zepp Im sited. sweep-
Ins; dou to wllhln fret of Ills tar
et.
The attack on Cotoitni apparently
failed" of Its oliject as the oflliial an
I ntiiini-enient tWa tml nu-tiMon It. An
I Antwerp paier. tiowitcr, says that
I four bombs foil on the Zepvlln camp at
I'lrkrrdorf and si't Ilr l 'he hangar.
The s.U. Irons making the ruld In
to Germany are belli-u-d to have con
sisted of five aeMpt.iiii-s. wlih navi
gator and an assistant In every urn-
hlne. Tin novel ii'illtlon slarioil
an tinnientloiM-d huso. The
MOLL, IMPORTANT RAILWAY
JUNCTION NEAR BORDER,
TAKEN BV CEHMANS
I arrntira.
They will .i dltvctly to Torreon and J f rsm
from there will divide Into two armn-s i,.B.her was misty, which assisted In
One will rnoii on Sallillo, capital i( 1 secrecy f the air fleet's approach
the slate of CoahulU and stronghold ( (,,, intended tones of operation. It
of Carranta. and the other will tnoi', thoutht In some circle that the
ouib to a'tai k the ( urranilMa army 0athcr condlHons m.iv have caused a
hU h Is reported Hiiiblllilng at Asuaa hitch In the schedule of the aeroplanes
Call iit-s. land that It Is possible I lie two bombs
SaWilo Is retarded hy General Villa which were dropped on the Hutch
town or Maastricht, nc.tr the Werman
tinier. Tuisiluy from a inystirlous
uln-raft. may have come from one of
die Hrltish fliers. No fatalities result
cd from the explosions In Maastricht.
The raldir were convoyed by Pel
clan automobiles and flew at a helKbt
of about a thousand feet.
mi on win $f is sera
Naval Ktstrvrs Hsld Roady to Man
Improvlsfd Flttt If Port Is
Gained Llsrre Also
Under Firs
as the key 10 nortbrastern MetUo and
he plans to rush his catupultn to a con
tusion there.
Th re have been several thousand
tr.H'p In Tcrreon since the moblli.-a-tlcn
has beKMi. nnd part of these
forces are alr-ady iiioviiik rat of Tor-
reon tovtaru .aituio. At inpoiiio. a
station east of Tortvon. a small d-
achment of Carrana cavalry was en-
ountered and were tired on by lllas
troops. The i arrunia cavalry imme
diately retired.
There Is eoim question of the loy
ally to Villa of General I'aiifl! Natera
commandiT In chief of the central mil
itary lone, comiirlslntt the state of
Zac&tccas. through which Villa und his
forces must pass to reach Axuas Call- TOKIO. Sept. 30. Japanese
ntes. It was feared at ilia heud-1 pianists assert they hit a Cerman ves
quarters that Natera mlnht esK)iise t. In the latest fUhtlnK at Klau Chan
the cause of Carranxa and Rive battle I with bombs thrown from the machine
JAPS BEGIN ATTACK
El
DISAPPEARANCE OF MAN WHO
THREATENED SUICIDE IS
LATEST CASE
SAWILLE WIRELESS
LICENSE IS EXTENDED
PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 26. Myster
ious disappearances of persons In
Portland or on the way here In the
past week Increased until yesterday
the total number of those missing
reached eight. James B. Carter. 55
STATION OPENS UP ROUTE OF
COMMUNICATION WITH GER
MANYPERMIT LIMITED
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26. A license
to operate the wireless station at Say
ville. L. I., as a "limited public service
station," was Issued today by the de
partment of commerce. The corres
pondence with the department made
years old, of 728 East Charleston ' public tonli;ht reveals the difficulties
street, was the latest reported missing, . of w ireless communication with uer
i to Villa's troops when they attempt to
move throtiKh the state.
PORTLAND SUPPLY OF
VEAL IS TOO LARGE
and bis wife and police fear he ha;
carried out a suicide threat
Carter was arrested Wednesday night
on a charge of being drunk. Patrolmen
Madden and Collins testified at the
trial in municipal court the following
day that Carter bad threatened to com
mit suicide. Carter admitted the ac
cusation. He said he had been out of
employment for several months and
was discouraged with life. Judge Ste
venson promised to procure work for
Carter, who was to return the follow
ing day and report to the court
Carter did not show up and, Instead
of going borne, he visited friends and
remarked that he "was going up the
river to da away with himself." Since
then he has not teen seen. Mrs. Car
ter Is frantically searching the river
front for signs of her missing huB
band and she fears that be has car
ried out bis threat
When last seen Carter wore a brown
suit, black soft hat, black : oft shirt I
and black shoes. He Is described as !
being five feet ten Inches tall, weigh-1
ing 150 pounds, having blue eyes and
a light-colored mustache and being of
light complexion.
many, the Sayvllle station being practi
cally the only means of wireless communication.
Assistant Secretary Sweet, of the de
partment, wrote the Atlantic Commu
nication company, which owns the sta
tion, sayng that the license permitted
operation, In connection with the coast
station at Nauen and Eilvese, In Ger
many, and with the coast station at
Cartagena, Colombia.
"The license originally issued to you
on February 27, 1913," the letter adds,
"uthorlzed you only to communicate
with ships at sea. About that time
(February 11) you said that you
wished to use a high power at Say
vllle for special testing in conjunction
with the engineer of the Telefunkeu
company at Berlin and the department
permitted these tests to be conducted
without a special license within hours
to be fixed by the radio Inspector at
New York."
INANCE
PORTLAND, Ore.. Sept. 25. It has
been many a year In the local trade
since so much depression was shown
In the markets for country killed calves
as at present
The market has been receiving very
liberal supplies of calves of late, ami
the outward movement has been un
usually limited. Sales of best stock
are reported in lots down to 10c a
pound, but even at this price the trade
is unable to clean up. Showing the
extent of the weakness was the offer
made yesterday afternoon by a promi
nent retail meat company to clean up
the entire street at Sc a pound.
While this price was considered
ridiculous, still It showed clearly that
the buyers were In absolute control of
the market, because of their already
heavy holdings, and were disposed to
force the price level to almost nothing.
Front street receivers have notified
the country trade to quit shipping
veals until the market has had a
chance to clean up.
at a height of 700 yards. Throe hi
planes and one monoclone were en
Kneed. The wines of the machine
were riddled with bullets, yet thvy re
turned In safety to their bas-.
It Is officially announced that a por
tion of the Japanese fleet has landed
a force which has ociupled Ijicxiie har
bor In the neighborhood of TsIiik Tan
They took four field guns, abandoned
by the Germans, and afterwards held
the place with a small part of the
force.
PORTLAND. Ore., Sept. 24. Many
shipments of country killed hogs
which have entered the local trade re
cently with livers attached, have been
damaged In transit and local receivers 'passengers en route from Hongkong to
SEE MUCH OF WORLD
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 25.
Watched over by harbor police, United
States customs inspecprs, United
States Immigration officers and pri
vate watchmen, the Hrltish steamer
Mexico City lies at Montgomery dock
No 2 today taking the first of a 2000
ton shipment of wheat for Callao. She
arrived up at daylight this morning.
Causa of the extra precatulon shown
by the government is that 120 Chinese
are notifying the trade that at present
there Is no law in force which compels
the leaving of the livers In the carcass.
The mild weather during the last few
days has been detrimental to the ship
ment of country kiled meats to mar
ket especially when the livers In the
hogs were attached. Until the law
passed some time ago by the Portland
officials is finally passed upon by the
higher courts, there is absolutely no
need for country interests to take such
hazardous chances in shipping to the
wholei-ole trade. Plenty of time and
notice will ba given country shippers
If the law will be enforced here.
Some country shippers who are not
In very close touch with the market
here persist in sending forth supplies
of spring lambs with pelts attached.
Owing to the unfavorable weather for
meat shipments generally, this forces
Callao, are on ooard and no chance
Is being taken on any of them escap
ing. This is the second United States
port that the Mexico City has put in
to, but when she sails from here it will
be for Callao.
The 120 Chinese on board the steam
er have had the ride of their lives.
They have traveled over 3000 miles
more than they bargained for and have
been kept by the steamship company
on board all this time.
COAST DIRECTORS ADJOURN
the Missions with home grounds in
arrivals here in poor condition and Oakland. No decision was reached and
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25 Direct
ors of the Pacific Coast league reas
sembled here last night to continue de
liberation concerning the ultimate dis
position of the franchise of the Sacra
mento baseball club now playing as
loss in price is the general result.
NON-GRADUATES JOIN
UNIVERSITY OF
gene, Ore., Sept. 24.-
OREGON, Eu- j
-Some 2000 men
the meeting was adjourned until Oc
toner 26, when the matter will be set
tled. The annual meeting of the lea
gue was set for October 26, the day
following the close of the Coast base
ball season.
and women who have attended the Uni
versity of Oregon for two or more sem
esters but have never been irraduated,
TOKIO, Sept. 29. The Japanese
were within three miles today of the
German's main Klao Chau defenses. In
are now eilgioie io memueiauip iu m i - ----- , - - .
. ""."...!,.- (V, i-i, Monday s engagement they captured 50
Fee Zk rhmany foe7und;rgradu: ! German prisoners, and a number of ma-
ates are quite as fond of the university
an the graduates, and that many of
these former students would enjoy tak
ing part In the activities of the alum
ni, the association has amended its
constitution to make eligible to mem
bership anyone who has attended the
university for two full semesters.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 30. As a re
sult of a heavy storm which is sweep
ing the German coast all maneuvering
bv the kaiser's airships in the vincity
of Kiel was suspended today. Tpe
ROME, Sept 30. Two fishing boats
bodies of several German sailor, were , - "JeTof t "K'
chine guns. To care for the comfort
of thepe and other prisoners, a spe
cial office has been opened by the gov
ernment at Toklo. Officers are pre
paring quarters for them at Moji.
ROME, Sept. 29. That Italy did not
like the Albanian senate's choice of
one of ex-Sultan bdul Hamld's sons
as king of Albania but would neverthe
less refrain from action In the matter,
was announced by the Tribuna today.
U. S. FIGURES SHOW
STATE DEBT IS LOW
WASHINGTON. D. C. Sept. 24. The
United States department of commerce
and labor has Just completed a report
giving the indebtedness of the differ
ent states of the union, the nation and
the world. The data contained in the
cornpiliation relate to the year 1912.
The state debt- of Oregon Is shown to
be $31,000 that year, compared with
$511,000 thirty years previous, which
is a decrease of $ISO,000. The per
capita state debt of that state In 1912
was four cents and $2.93 in 18S0. At
the present time about eight-tenths of
one per cent of the population of the
United States is in Oregon and less
than one-tenth of one per cent of the
total debt Is credited to this state.
The national debt of the United
States is $1,025,000,000 and the indebt
edness of all countries of the world Is
$12,000,000,000. European countries
owe about two-thirds of the world
debt and their proportion Is rapidly
increasing as the present war, accord
ing to experts is costing on a average
of $50,000,000 per day.
FRANGI
WASHINGTON. Sept. 24 An offi
cial statement given out here today
over Secretary of Slate Hiyan's signa
ture said that the Panama Pacific. Ex
position would not be postponed on ac
count of the European war. The state
department has received official notice
from 37 governments of their Intention
of participating. No foreign govern
ment, it was said, had given notice of
its intention to withdraw on account
of the war.
PKKIN, Sept. 30. No explanation
yet has bwn advanced here of the
dynamiting yesterday of the railroad
bridge at Tayu-Ho. six miles west of
Wet Hslen. In Shan-Tung province, by
Chinese troops. The foreign office
said today that this action wus not tak
en on orders of the war department
and suggested that German railroad
employes might havu caused the do-stiuctlon.
The foreign office has requested the
Hrltish legation In Peklu to mediate
this question of railroads between the
Chinese and the Japanese.
Submarine Crew Decorated.
I1ERLIN. by wireless via Sayvllle.
Sept. 24. For sinking the Hrltish
cruisers Abouklr, Hoguo and Cretsy,
Lieutenant Commander Wedlngton
and the members of the crew of sub
marine U-9 of the Germany navy have
received Iron crosses, was announced
today. The submarine, It was added,
escaped undumag--d.
The admiralty also ninde public tho
Information that the ilrltlsli cruiser,
Pathfinder, which was Blink earlier In
the war. was not blown up by a mine,
as the HrltlBh declared, but was tor
pedoed by German submarine U-21.
Baron Repudiates Report.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. It was
stated In high official circles here to
day that Huron von Schoen, former
secretnry of the German embassy nt
Tokla, had officially repudiated tho In
terview In which he wus quoted as say
ing that war between tho United States
and Japan was certain to follow tho
European conflict.
Peace Placards In Berlin.
LONDON, Sept. 24. Syndicalists
are placarding the walls In Berlin and
other German cities with the declara
tion, "We want peace; down with the
kaiser," according to a news dispatch
received today from Copenhagen.
AMSTKUHAM. Kept. :t (Midnight
Tho Germans hate Ih-kuii llielr t
ta k on Hit (Irsl in of defoiis o
Antwerp, according; In dlspatiiies re
celled by Urn Amsterdam papers. Moll
whl Is la an Important railway juinilon
mar lb 1'ilih border, was occuploi
by llm Conn mis Sunday, ami (odav Hi
Germans, who ikiiIii occupied Mailtos,
begun a bombardment of 1.1cm, ill
recti)' In front of Antwerp.
Thi-y also continued their bombard
tneiit of forts of Wsiiilo and Hi. Cath
anno. II Is believed Heavy Austrian
artillery Is being used.
I.ierre. aecordlliK to inessaK' to
the llandelslil.id, lias been under shell
fire since early morning. The people
at first bid in the cellars, but siibsn
luentlv fled to Antwerp, belli Jollied
by flgltlves from tho surrounding til
lilies It Is reported that liiuny houses
lime be ii dontroifd and some of Din
inhabitants killed and wouiubd. One
hell fell on a hospital, ktllntc nine per
sons.
I.lerre Is a inn unfac luring town nine
miles southeast by cast of Antwerp.
LONDON. Sept. 2!. Auierb ans who
arrived today from Urussels say most
of their countrymen are now leaving
that city, fearing outbreaks ok lug to
the strong feeling among th popula
don against the Germans.
As an evidence of tills attitude
among the llrusscls 'ople, It Is cited
that after HurKiiumhier Mi wus ar
rested numerous plnrards were posted
warning the Germans that If the burgo
master was Injured tho people of Hrus
tela hud petrol, vltrol and butcher
knives and would use them.
When the German troop wcri Ink
Ing a party of captured llelglan sol
dlors through the city on Sunday the
crowd became so threatening that In
the confusion two of the prisoners rs-
uped. The Gentians promptly arrest
ed six civilians lo take their places. It
Is said. v
In a dispatch from Antwerp thu cor
respondent of the Evening News says
the shelling of Msllnes. Helgium, by
the Germans continued throughout lust
night. Most of the streets are eucuiii
bered with (ho wreckage of burned
buildings.
Cardinal Mcrclcr left Malln s at 6:30
o'clock yesterday evening. Tho few
remaining inhabitants also left the city
yefcterduy.
1UE
ATTACKS IN BELGIUM
BOMBARDMENT OF DEFENSES
CONTINUES ALL NIGHT WITH
RENEWED VIGOR
Thu Im Grwlidn I'-OimiO Like' lo.ltio
III In ere. ei by I lie I'sllner LUIseii
Co, of Cortland It bsie Oils ele
vators Slid finished III Hi-sltlii I'Trs
coda-
Portland Catholics uri platililni
lioiim for Arvhiblslinp Chrlsil and olb
er liulbllncs for ItHA. total linpruti
UK Ills In l ost IJM'.IMIO
IJuiirlerlv pnino iil of laws Is mi
ii In r inini tneiil Dial would relieve In
iliuiries In a praiib sl way.
Tbn Hew I'l'lilleton lintel, l ost Ins;
fltii.niiu has horn opened In (tin put
llr-
Tho IT.'i.nni) rock crushing of thu fas
cad I'oiislnn lloli Co. st Marlon lias
begun operation with a psiroll of oo
nu n at i''iii"il per month. It is rip"'!
ed to distribute t'.oii. nun )srds of i rush
ed rock mi the H. I. Co. Irai ks In Ore-
goli.
Cyanldi Jumping front ID to ii cents
a pound on account in tin war is
hampering Ihi mining Industry In Mak
er county.
The new Portland poslofflcn will
hale two floors devoted til mall work,
and seven fbors of nfflors for Ihe
army of federal officials and i ononis
slmis si Portland.
riMised planes for Hit Improve
ment of (b old HI. Johns mad out of
'ortlund calls for an eipiinlltur of
$170.01111.
Albany Is calling for bids for a new
IV nun huh school.
Portland banker rnetitly returned
from lh banker ronfereiu n at Wash
Ingtoii, l. ('., slat eastern factories
are running night slid day to fill orders
hroiik'hl about br the European war.
The lU-pptii-r Milling Co. distributes
annually I Iii.oho In wages.
Pilot Hock lias great need of more
dwellings.
M. 'Cully & Humble of Joseph, ham
just completed a coiicrclti offlcti build
ins-
I Hi sta.o raliroail loiin ,
l' I oksIiisI a lhr. p,.f ,, " ,M
mi fielghl shipments ae a nui,
raisins u.nui...iii rv,-iiu 01 '
llm rleits of Iha Kuropeai,
;ivhmn smni liiv t , '
iierr.
in. Is peliis; rxrli r,,r n,
K'S'lO
fuik
Hurt loll of Ihn lli-adwoik, t
"f II,
tad on 'tin ras
slid i olislrm I
M'irilllllMI" IIIM'BHI V ll ,,
II - . . L. .... .1... U..1I.-.I.
UI'IK nil I iiw nuiiirioii ,,. i.
i astern railroad Is lulu i,i,,lr. ,
ly '
i riliet III lierua ,,,,
hoilis
Th VHIuiii.'tt I'aiifi,. M ,.,.. ,
hat rails lo Tldealr Uf,v
rnlny asoll sets III
'I III Hut her till railroad ,.. .
"'"k-tllB
in lion of Main ,,IU ,
i distant of ,, . ..
r 4
"i. m
frani his
mi
sranled
streets
The Pacific Coast (Vld'l:.,
Co. will Immediately priHri (
largo H lllllsborii plant In mt
demands of Hit constantly lior.,...
offerings of 11,11k. 1 he new I v....
will nf t orn rein I (nt I In aii.)
completed will gl thu local i Uu t
capacity in .-un.i'iiii potinus a nay.
A new Catholic t liun h Is beltn
at Adams.
The Standard Oil Co. Is pr.- nili,j v,
erect supply tanks at l.et'siiun, ink;tJ
this point the distributing center
that pari of Ihn county.
The l.t'huiioii Lumber Co. will to
begin to ship lots In tlu'tr mill st thai
loU and Hit mill will In run In qt
rllv.
Wlllutn Kyle A Hons, saluioii ng.
nery at Hor.-ln e, lis start-d i,.. rv
tioii and will distribute l.'it.o-u t ul(
workers during I he season.
Portland will soon ere. t u,,tll.r j
class room srhool at a Cost of llui mx).
Tho Marlon county rotirthouan Ii to
liavt a new heating plant InnUll.d by
T. M. Parr, of Hulern.
BATTLE ON LONG
LINE CONTINUES
BOTH WINGS OF GERMAN FORCES
APPEAR TO RECEDE BUT
CENTER IS FIRM
LONDON REPORTS SHIFTING OF
TROOPS BV KAISER ALLIES
DETERMINED TO WIN
Paris Official Report Seyi Several Bit
ties Have Been Fought In
Woevre District divid
ers Push North
New Guinea Capital Taken.
LONDON, Kept. 25. News of the
seizure by the Australian navy of the
town and harbor of Frederic Wllhelm,
the capital of Kalsi rwllhelmsland, Ger
man New Guinea, was received hero
today by cable from Admiral I'aty, the
Australian commander.
Japs to Nurse Russians.
TOKIO, Sept. 25. A number of
nurses of the Japanese Red Cross, It
was announced today, will leave short
ly for I'etrograd, whence they will be
sent to the German frontier to care
for wounded Russian soldiers.
Gen Von Busse Killed.
RERUN, via The Hague, Sept. 25.
The death In action of Lieutenant Gen
eral von Uiisse was announced hero to
day.
LONDON. Sept. .10. A Central
News dispatch from Antwerp says:
Ihn Germans again bombarded
Alost nnd s-'t the town nflre. Fierce
fighting Is raging nt various points
nlong the whole line."
The of f leal statement of tho llel
glan general staff, as received here to
day from Antwerp, says:
"A vigorous German bombardment
of Forts Woelhem, Wavro and St.
Catherine, which wus continued
throughout tho night, abated at 8
o'clock this morning. Tho assailants
did not succeed In Hllenting tho guns
of tho llelglan forts nor In any wuy
lowering th) morale of tho gnrrlons of
the torts.
"At no point did the German Infan
try dare to move against our first lines
of defense. Only one attempt was (II
reeled ngalnst Forts Lle.elo and llres
donk. Our troops, holding positions
between these works, allowed the en
emy to advance until they were with
in close range, when the artillery and
Infantry, working In u remargable
combination, showered tho attacking
column with a hall of projectiles and
bullets, which throw their ranks Into
dlstorder and compelled a hasty ro
treat. This attempt coHt the Germans
dearly and wns not repeated. In short
thn eventn of tho day confirm tho con
fidence of the IlelglntiH In the power
of resistance of their natural redoubt."
PEARS
BARNEY OLDFIELD 8UED
reported washed ashore near Esbjerg. of thege on gecond boat perlBhe(1
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28. Accusing
Barney Oldfleld, auto racer and saloon
owner, with violating seven city ordi
nances when he ran down the plaintiff
In his automobile, -Chris Ringhousen
filed suit against Oldfleld today, ask
ing $00,000 damages. Ringhousen al
leges that Oldfleld was driving at a
high rate of speed, and that after
knocking blm down the former speed
king attacked him and called him abu
sive names.
ANTWERP, Sept 25. That Ger
many had made a peace offer to Bel
gium and that King Albert had refused
it was asserted today by the foreign
office here.
PORTLAND, Orr; Sept. 2!). Mrs
Delia Marsh, who was tried and acquit
ted of the charge of the second degree
murder of Rornard C. Llndstrom, left
Portland last night In company of her
former husband, .1. E. Marsh. She said
that her destination was her father's
ranch at Weston. It Is said that (he
couple have no Immediate Intention of
remarrying.
TOKIO, Sept. 30. The Japanese
capture of Lao She harbor near the
main Klao Chun settlement was offi
cially announced today.
PEKING, Sept. 20. The Germans'
Klao Chau fortifications' fall was Im
minent today, the Japanese legation
here announced.
WARRENS BCRG, Mo., Sept. 30. A
local firm of horse dealers received
from France an order for 10,000 cav
alry and artillery horses as soon as
possible.
' In making tests for the foundations
of a new building at Washington, D. C,
there was sunk Into the ground a con
crete pile 16 Inches In diameter and 60
feet long, the largest that was ever
made.
There Is undoubtedly a brlglvt future
for pioneers In tho raising of pears,
for favorabln places for tholr produc
tion have narrowed down until the
Willamette Valley Is the one place
where fire blight has not beset the pear
trees.
Further than this cllmntlc condi
tions are no where else similar to
those of the original home of thu do
Ilfloim and much sought after dessert,
pears, namely, tho western h1om!M of
Europe, liclglum and Franco. In fact
Valley pears are shipped Into the
places where these pears aro raised,
and are sold In competition with the
homo grown product and are pro
nounced to be of superior flavor.
The rigorous winter climate of tho
eastern and central part of the United
States and of Europe and Asia pre
clude the possibility of tholr ever enter
ing Into competition In the pear Indus
try. Raised in sufficient quantities,
either Individual or co-operating In
neighborhoods, no difficulty need bo
feared In marketing this crop.
LONDON, Sept. :".i-FTesh sWMnj
nil TlirTAH i,Ai, ), " tivriliun iriN'1'n in uie emein
EW TUETON MOVE IS EXPECTED ,n nr ,.,"l"n,r1 !,y tUT!rtn
llt'-io 'i li' it ii'MN III" iron MMI7.
That thu ninth German army, com
manded by General von llochm, hid
been heavily reinforced was ccrtsla.
This surgesird that tlo kaiser full;
realises (he Importance of reslstliit
the allies' atlnck on bis right wing un
til the Meusn fortifications can be d
luolslied, opening lo hi in an avenue to
wnrd I'arls directly across (he Franc-
German frontier.
Iu order to keep Oils avenue rinsed
111 French has lieeti draining (ft
south, In (Ii nclghborhiw Utdfort,
of troops lo strengthen their tm;a
along (lit Meuse.
As a result of (his disposition of thu
allies' and (In Germans' forces, fluul.
lug seemed practically confined luy
to the German right and tho allies
left and to that part of tho center be
tween Honaln and the tipr Alsnii.
Military men declared tho allies pro
pone to win the Alsnn fight If It tuki'i
very available man they have. Thry
expressed great confidence, too, of vic
tory.
The iillles' lino In th" Olso nnd Alsns
region was being strongly reinforced,
A lauding of Canadians nt I Ion Ion nt
was reported. A portion of thu volun
teers reviewed Saturday by Kllif
George nnd War Minister Lord Kitch
ener were also believed to have biwl
sent to the front.
General French's report that th
Hrltish had found Innumerable Genua
spies was thought to account for th
government's Increased rellcencu con- '
cernlug all military matters.
Constantinople advices Indicated Hot
tho closing or the Dardanelles, an
nounced Monday night was only tem
porary and that tho straights would
Boon be reopened to navigation.
Tim war bureau stated (hut It cotiin
not confirm reports that the kaiser's
son, Prince Adalbert, had died In llrus
scls of wounds received III action.
ON THE RATTLE FIIONT. vU
Purls. Kept. 30. This was (tin I'JIh day
of emu limed hard fighting along (ha
Otnlle from from the Hottiine to the
Moselle and yet there Is no definite In
dication that Hid historic buttle Is
nrlng a finish.
There are, however, evidences that
the Cvrman uro receding before a
forcible and sustained pushing from
the allied armies, cupoclully on their
western nnd eastern wings, while thu
center, whore tho Germans uro inure
strongly entrenched than at any otln-r
point with heavy artillery, remains al
most stationary.
It Is generally concluded' by French
military men that some important
movii must soon bo made by llm Ger
mans, who have found it Impossible (o
stem tho ndvanro of the allies, though
tin y offered thii sternest and most dim.
pernio roHlstniice, sacrificing thous
ands of men dally.
The German wings nppenr lo bo fold
ing back on tho center, leaving them
som-i loophole for u backward move
ment by way of Rethi'l.
Tho Germans' main supply base at
JillilvUlo. which Is protected by heavy
musses of troops, ns It Is absolutely
essential that this place hIiiiII bo held
for th,i revlctiiallng of the German
armies In northeastern Franco, ap
pears to bn placed 111 a somewhat pre
carious Hitiiutlon with Its single line
of railroad.
Tin lino of battlo has changed con
siderable since tho beginning of thn
actual contact between the two great
armies, whoso numbers and real post
Hons It Is not permitted to make pub
lic. Tho front now presents sinuous
windings, loop Inward and outward at
various points In a country which ev
erywhere Is wonderfully utlapted to defense.
Tho nllles' commanders aro husband
ing their men's lives to the iireatOHt
possible extent by keeping them from
frontal attacks on positions whoro thu
Germans aro In advantageous situa
tions, but whenever tun plan or cliue
imlgn necessitates direct attacks, the
French and Ilrltlsli soldiers go forward
cheerfully with tho utmost confidence
In their lenders.
The soldiers rest occasionally when
In deep trenches, Smoking pipes and
cigarettes, for a ration of tobacco Ik
served reguarly. Meanwhile, shells
tear by overhead with a sound like the
ripping of parchment.
PARIS, Sept. 30. Tho French war of-
flee report Intimates that tho turning
movement or tho miles is rapid v near.
Ing a conclusion.
Tho report says a German atlnck nt
Tracy-lo-Mont has been repulsed with
himvy loss. Tho ofricial slateiiietit Is:
"First On our left wiiiii. nor of thn
Somme, the action continues to de
velop rapidly more and more toward
the north. Iletween the Olso and tho
Alsnn, tho enemy has delivered a vig
orous attack on Tracy-lo-Mont, north-
asi or tiio Forest of Alguo. They
were repulsed with heavy losses.
"Second On tho center there Is
relntlvo culm along tho entire front,
which extends from Rhelms to Meuso.
Iletween the Argonne and the Mouse
we havo made slight progress."
CLACKAMAS ROAD BOOSTED
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 30. The
Ad club thlB afternoon unanimously
adopted a resolution pledging its sup
port In building the Mt. Hood road. A
bill will be prepared giving Multno
mah county authority to build a road
In Clackamas, with help from Clack
amas, under state supervision. The
road, according to the resolution, must
not bo less than 24 feet or with grades
of more than 5 per cent.
JAPS TAKE RAILWAY
CHINESE PLAN COMPLETE BOY
COTT AGAINST ALL GOODS
FROM JAPAN
' British Reach Alsne.
LONDON, Sept. 25. The British
troops last landed at Ostend and Bou
logne have already reached the center
of fighting In France, It was reported
here tonight Whether they were Eng.
lish or Indian regiments was not
known.
PKKIY rhino FrhluV. Sellt. 26.
Tho Jupuneso government, if It has
begun to do so, ovldetitly nt-nl
building n narrow guago railway frtn
u ,.i i i.'stu; nn thn nortu-
orn coast of tho Chlnesn provlne
Shan-Tung, to Kluu-Chuu, the Goris"
concession on tho Slian-Tuiig peID'
suln.
Considerable suspicion has tj'
aroused among the Chinese of clals I J
the supposed intentions
cause of tho precedent of tho Ant ... u
Mukden railway, which boenmo I
mately a permanent broad-gunge. Hi e.
Reports received at the capital from
Lung-Kow say thnt tho Jauanese limn
ed the railway material from tho trans
ports which brought tho Japanese to
the Chinese const.
Ekl Illokl, the Japnnoso minister at
Peklu, admitted to the Chinese min
ister a few days ago the necessity of
the Japanese constructing such a rail
way, tho minister evpliilnlng that Bl'Kn
artillery could not bo transported over
the Chinese roads.
The foreign office replied' that the
government hoped the Japanese would
respect the sovereignty of China.
Honoris received hero from Canton
say that the Chinese there desire to
Institute a boycott agulnst japanen"
goods, but that the government, whicu
already has suppressed a nowspaper
for writing nntl-Japanose articles, "
capable of preventing tho boycott
8wlss Refuse Germans.
nnuct n.or.i ?r. Switzerland Das
refused a German request that three
. . . vaflBPu
corps of the kaiser troops uo
through Swiss territory. MCTa";,,Z
Basel dispatch to the Glornale a lt"
today.