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' 3 THE MORNING OREGOyiAN, MONDAY. AUGUST 17, 1914. , GERMAN DEFEAT AT BATTLE LINE 150 MILES LONG ON FRONTIER OF FRANCE. This Morning at 10 o'Clock Begins the Big Hundreds of Cavalry Horses Captured and Spirited Duel of Artillery Fought. German Dispatch Says Sol diers Are Shot From Am bush by Non-Combatants. FIRE SALE on the East Side at the ATROCIOUS WARFARE CHARGED TO RUSSIA DIANT REPORTED INDIGNANT DENIAL IS MADE Czar's Government Answers That Complainant Is Trying to Cover Vp Excesses of Its Own Men on Peaceful Populations. BERLIN, via Copenhagen and London, Aug:. IS. The Wolff Bureau, the semi official news agency of Germany, today circulated the following note: "The conduct of the Russians In those places taken by us appears, like the conduct of the Belgian population THE UHlASl WHAT HE IS. The Uhlans, who have made themselves conspicuous in the European war. are German cavalrymen carrying lances. The Uhlans originated in Poland, and their maneuvers were copied by all the other European countries. Austria, however, abolished the Uhlans, but Germany finds them effect ive. When a charge is made on an enemy after a gap has been opened by a heavy fire and the Uhlans bear recklessly down with leveled lances the effect is terrifying and wonderfully ef fective. Exchange. toward the German troops, contrary to the law of nations. 'Shots were tired last night on Ger man troops from an ambush at Kallsz In Russian Poland. Two soldiers were killed and 20 or 30 wounded. It seems certain that the attack was by non mtlitary Inhabitants of the place, and ft is suspected that thse bands are connected with the government. "As in France and Belgium, the Ger man troops will act drastically in order to suppress those attacks.' LONDON, Aug. 16 A dispatch from the semi-official news agency at St. Petersburg says German reports that the Russian government had formed, on the frontier, bands of irregulars who commit atrocities are officially de nounced as false Russia, it is declared, has not formed any bands of irregulars, and the object of these reports is to impute to Russia the excesses which the German troops themselves commit on the wounded and on the peaceful populations. AI STIU VXS SHELL BELGRADE i-vians Silence First Attack, but Renewal Fires Many Houses. NISH, Servia, Aug. 16. Belgrade, the Servian capital, was heavily bombarded from 5 o'clock to 7 o'clock yesterday, when shells fell into the city at the rate of 16 a minute and caused consid erable damage. The Servian artillery responded and succeeded in silencing the Austrian guns. The artillery duel was renewed again early today along the whole front, from Obrenovatz, on the River Save, and also along the Danube. Many buildings In Belgrade were set on Are. MANY GERMAN SPIES SHOT Correspondent Says Ivlege Was Ac tive Before Battle. LONDON. Aug. 16. The Daily Tele graph's Rotterdam correspondent says that many German spies were shot in and about Liege before that city fell into the hands of the Germans. He says the representative of a local paper, who has Just come from the lighting, relates the following: The day hefore the Germans took the city it was reported that a party of Knglish officers was arriving, whereat there was great rejoicing. But soon the cries of joy were turned into exe crations, for the nine men who were walking about the city in English uni forms spoke English with a pronounced German accent. Their identity was proved and all paid the customary pen alty of spies. "The next day after brief negotia tions with the German General the local authorities again allowed the Ger mans to enter the town, on condition that there be no destruction of prop erty. "The Belgians are using carrier pigeons to inform the forts of the Ger man movements." GUNBOAT EYES NEUTRALITY Jtaieigli to Cruise Waters In Vicinity of San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 16. (Special.) On the arrival In this port today of the United States gunboat Raleigh, it was announced by Admiral Pond that the Raleigh, which had been ordered to report to him here to maintain the neu trality of the United States, would cruise these waters and await any emergency. Watching for any infraction of the neutrality laws will be in the jurisdic tion of the customs officials, said Ad miral Pond. The Raleigh will not es tablish a regular patrol of the harbor unless infractions become prevalent, but her mere presence is expected to deter those who might try to break the laws of neutrality. The Leipslg Is expected to come into port soon to coal, according to the Ger man Acting Consul, who has asked that the warship be permitted to take on such coal, water and provisions as the neutrality laws permit. Buildings Go at Grants Pass. GRANTS PASS. Or.. Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) A forest fire near the mouth of the Applegate River last night spread to the Penn-Oregon branch of the Leonard Orchard Company, and for a wliile threatened serious damage to the property. Two barns and one hop hnuse together with 53 tons of hay were destroyed before the fire could be checked. The loss on the buildings and hay. is $1750, partially covered by Insurance. Pendleton Death Rate Lower. PENDLETON. Or.. Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) The death rate of this city for the past month, as compared with the same period of last year, has de creased by onehalf. The present rec enrdl for the month is seven deaths. That cf last year was 14 deaths. The Mrths for the month show nearly two girls lor one boy, J , GHENJ - cDrN O 1 A 1 I x J I I ) 7" J AIX LA CHAPELLE ( f vfoa '. S AOO.OOO GERMANS I m Vi I ! i 1 V35 ;Q? I M J I i-r;. VfSljr c I F.N CH . aoo, f T& I l2s& J I SEO; 1 I SARREBONY AND LI NEVILLE, TWO POINTS SHOWN ON MAP, I I WERE SCENES OF HOT FIGHTING YESTERDAY . I"N ANT, ANOTHER BATTLEFIELD OF YESTERDAY, IS SHOWN TO THK SOITHWEST OF LIEGE. THERE'S FIGHTING ALL ALONG I J THE FRONTIER SHOWN IN THIS MAP. . ! ITALIAN VIEW GIN Sea Fight "Seems Impossible Without Venetian Part." AUSTRIAN "TYRANNY" TOLD Newspaper Comments t Tersely on Approaching Conflict In Adri atic Italy to Publish Ef forts to Avoid War. ROME, Aug. 16. The Giornale d'Jtalia, commenting today on the ap proaching struggle in the Adriatic Sea between the Anglo-French and Aus trian war vessels, says: "It seems impossible there should be a naval light in those waters with out participation of the descendants of the great Venetian republic." The newspaper adds that "the names of the ships likely to be engaged show which civilizations are confronting each other. Austrian vessels bear the names of Tegethoft and Radetzky, who personified the worst tyranny of Aus tria over the Italians, while four of the French vessels bear the names Voltaire, Danton, Mirabeau and Dide rot." It is announced that navigation In the Northern Adriatic Sea is dangerous because of the mines strewn by the Austrians as a defense against a pos sible Anglo-French naval attack. The Italian Foreign Office is prepar ing a green book to demonstrate fur ther the efforts made.by Italy through out the negotiations to prevent a con flict between the European powers. The documents published will also at tempt to justify Italy In remaining neutral. The Italian government, following the example of the other powers, has with drawn its troops from Scutari. Albania. BELGIAN FORTRESS AND CITY WHERE FIGHTING OCCURRED SATURDAY AND D IN ANT, SHOWING FORT AND BRIDGE, i JJ.JA'i"'''.''' .'JJU.'.'.'-'J-'-'.' NO MERCY SHOWN SPIES Executioners Do Not Even Ask Names or Men Taken Into Back Yards and Shot Work of Correspondent Hazardous. (Continued From First rage.) at Givet, rushing up the Meuse Valley at the first mobilization a little more than a week ago. They are sleeping on straw at the approaches to the Meuse bridges with their arms beside them. Every hill lias watchers ready to sound the alarm. It is no easy matter to penetrate into the stricken province of Namur. Every telegraph instrument is hushed and communication with the outside world comes only after the traveler reaches the province of Brabant. Namur Is un der a military governor, who inspects every passport and affixes his signa ture to every free pass. Spy's Name Not Even Asked. At the railway station slowly but surely the authorities worked, mak ing inspections, in spite of the crowd of 500 waiting to reach the city. They say that it pays to be careful, as several German spies have been caught in this way. The Germans are said to have developed spying into a fine art. When a spy is caught he is taken into a backyard and shot. This is what makes investigations by cor respondents so difficult and hazardous. The Germans, according to the Bel gians, take great chances. Recently some of them have been found dis guised in the robes of Belgian clericals. The executioners do not even ask a spy's name before they shoot him. We were pasesd today to Tamines, a village close to Dinant and in view of the Sambre- River. We found every line of approach closely guarded. The stationmaster inspected our passports and the officers quartered in the village tavern just across the street demanded courteously to see our papers. Place Dangerous for Spies. At nr4ninal hrirtcfl Civic ETUardS stopped us with their bayonets and de manded information as to our ranuv. We passed half way across the bridge and then decided to turn back, but the guards at the other end viewed our action with disapproval, and we were hailed again and made to produce our passports. These were satisfactory in every Instance. The care with which they were read showed that Tamines is a dangerous place for spies. Nature made Dinant and Its sur roundings a place of beautiful vistas, but man has contrived to convert it to ki. o. nans The citadel on the mountain top above the thirteenth-cen tury church has tnunaerea at neuu. man, Spaniard and revolutionist. City Rich In History. Dinant is one of the most ancient cities in Belgium. It has now a popu lation of about 8000. The name is sup posed to be derived from Diana, and as early as the seventh century it was named as one of the dependencies of the bishopric of Tongres. In the tenth century it passed under the titular sway of Liege, and remained the fief of the prince-bishopric until the French revo lution put an end to that survival of feudalism. In the middle of the 15th century Dinant reached the height of Its pros perity. With a population of 60,000 and 8000 workers in copper, it was one of the most flourishing cities in Walloon-Belgium until it incurred the wrath of Charles the Bold. Belief in the strength of its walls and of the castle that occupied the center bridge, thus effectually commanding naviga tion by the river, engendered ar rogance and over-confidence, and the people of Dinant thought they could defy the full power of Burgundy. Per hays they also expected aid from France or Liege. Dinant Besieged In 1466. In 1466 Charles, in his father's name, laid ..ege to Dinant and carried the place by storm. He razed the walls and ailowed the women, children and priests to retire in safety to I.iege, but the male prisoners he either handed or -Photo Copy drowned in the river by causing them to be cast from the projecti-T cliff of Bouvignes. In 1675 the capture of Dinant formed one of the early military achievements of Louis XIV, and it remained in the hands of the French for nearly 30 years after that date. The citadel on the cliff. 300 feet above the town, was fortified by the Dutch in 1818. It is now dismantled, but forms the chief curiosity of the place. Half way up the cliff, but some dis tance south of the citadel, is the grotto of Monfat, said to be the site of Diana's shrine. The Church of Notre Dame, dating from the 13th century, stands immediately under the citadel and flank ing the bridge. It has been restored and is considered by some authorities, although some others make the same claim on behalf of Huy, the most com plete specimen in Belgium of pointed Gothic architecture. Town Now ChlrBy Summer Reort. The baptismal fonts date from the 12th century, and the curious spire in the shape of an elongated pumpkin and covered with slates gives a fantastic and original appearance to the whole edifice. The present prosperity of Dinant is chiefly derived from its being a favor ite Summer resort for Belgians as well as foreigners. It has facilities for boating and bathing as well as for trips by steamer up and down the River Meuse. It is also a convenient central point for excursions into the Ardennes. Although there are some indications of increased industrial activity in re cent years, the population of Dinant is only about one-eighth of what it was at the time of the Burgundlans. SERVIANS HOLDING RIVER Austrian Attempt to Cross Save He ported Defeated. LONDON, Aug. 16. A Reuter dis natrh from Nish. under date of Au gust 15 savs that at 11 o'clock Thurs day night the Austrians tried to pass the Save River under protection of their artillery. The Servian artuierj nnened a well -su stained fire, which had a disastrous effect on the Austrians and compelled them to retire in dis order. Many of the Austrians who were unable to cross me river weie taken prisoner. The Servian guns sunk near Bel-o-rnlp the dlsDatch says, two boatloads of Austrian soldiers. All attempts of the Austrians to disembark on the Danube in the direction of Tekia have completely failed. The Austrians con tinue the bombardment of Belgrade nightly. Adriatic Sea Sown With Mines. ROME, via Paris, Aug. 16. Naviga tion of the Northern Adriatic Sea has hpn prohibited because of the mines laid by the Austrians as a defense against a possible Anglo-French naval attack. SUNDAY. right by Underwood & Underwood. Morgan-Atchley Furniture Co.'s Store Grand Avenue and East Stark Thousands of Dollars Worth of Furniture, Carpets, Ranges, Stoves, Etc., Damaged by Fire, Smoke and Water, and Stock Otherwise Affected as the Result of Fire in Our Building, Evening of July 26th, to Be Hurried Out at Prices Startlingly Low See Big Announcement in Yesterday's Papers. MURDER CALLS OLD FOES TO DEATH CITY Widower and Former Husband of Woman Slain, Silent, Under Same Roof. CHILD VICTIMS ASKED FOR Mien Estranged n Elopement of Wife Killed by Negro With Five oilier.- Meet In Caring tor Dead at Spring Green, Wis. SPRING GREEN, Wis.. Aug. 16 Edwin H. Cheney and Frank Lloyd Wright. former close friends, es tranged by Wright's elopement with Cheney's wife, came together here to day to care for their dead. Cheney, whose two children were th" victims yesterday of a murderous ne gro, made arrangements for their burial in Chicago. Of his former wife. Mamah Bouton Borthwlck, who. since Cheney obtained his divorce In 1911. has lived here In Wright's bun galow, he said nothing. Wife Not Mentioned. "1 have two children who were mur dered here," Cheney told friends. Ha made no mention of his former wife. Cheney and Wright both stayed' at the home of Andrew T. Porter, whose wife is Wright's sister. They rode from the station to Porter's home In separate automobiles, which each had ordered from Chicago. Thomas Brunker, a laborer on the Wright estate, who was reported last night to have died from his wounds, was still living tonight, although phy sicians expect his death any minute, they said. Motive Not Determined. The motive which actuated Julian Carleton, the negro, in his murderous attack, which caused five deaths and left four persons suffering severely, still is a mystery. Mrs. Borthwirk was buried tonight without any religious ceremony in a little cemetery near the bungalow built for her by Wright. The only mourners as the coffin was lowered into the grave. Just at sunset, were Wright, for whose sake for throe years she braved the reproach of rel atives and friends, his son and three of his relatives. Arrangements for the funerals of the four other victims have not been com pleted. FORTS HOLD, SAYS YANKEE London Paper PnbllsJie Aeeount or Liege by American. LONDON, Aug. 16. The Daily Trle graph publishes an account of the fight ing at Liege by an unnamed American, who has been a resident of I.iege for aSBgffS: t6 J ''""t , CSS VZ over"1-"010 50 y r refi1 -TiAY LLSS om UNION T. 7" THE Wfc'tr" . e, ; IT" ,b delivered a 5U 11 times YJEST1 telegram. S . 12 Quar ter usual delivered cost. , ext attern"""- (Mb hi i1 1 wfiTHTiin hmhmmbS five years and who has Just arrived In Loudon. "When I left Uegc," ho said, "the forts were firing Riaudly. It la thn firm conviction of all Belgium that these forts never will be taken. A similar opinion Is expresacd by moat foreigners who have seen tho forta. "For example, there are r00 steps t" the top of the fort at the back of Cental and the cupola In even higher; so you will gain an Idea of how hla;h the guns of these forts are. Their rani Is tremendous and the aim of the gun ners already has proved excellent. "The entire llelglan countrywide l in terror over the Uhlans, who rn prowling Mlxut in bands of lu to 2". When they appear suddenly In the little villages, the people rush off toward Brussels, shouting 'The Uhlans are coming.' At first these alarma dis turbed Brussels, but now that city la quiet, although crowded to its utmost capacity. "Many wounded Belgians nro in Brussels hospitals: most of them have been shot In tBa legs or feet. Appar ently the Hermans shoot too low. The King and yueen nro constant visitors at the hospitals. "The supply of food In Brussels la adequate and cheap. All the theatars are closed except one moving picture house. The stores are open." POLISH LEADERS BITTER ALUMMBD II. I. rug itmbn r gi BSaV RBBBNTBO, Warsaw Paalarai lie rmr al Ltraii aiiipalun for .Hupporl l.o ia ITiimlari rr llrpnrfril. UONDOtf, Aug. 16. A SI PeteiaburB dispatch to the Uoyd Newa says a. newspaper man Who. has Juat urrlvid from Wursaw ra porta that city quiet up to the time he left. He aay thai a lively campaign Is being waged by German sympathizers along tho bor der for tho aupporl of the Poles. A Polish newspaper, printed under German supervision at Caeatochowa, Is publishing accounts tf Garman suc cesses. In Ita latest Issue It reported that Sweden and Japan had ut dared war on Russia. A proclamation also has been pub lished, tho correspondent adds, urging the Poles to support the Gerniana. de during tho Germans would give lavish presents to tho Pol:a If they would refruln from Interfering- with the German advance. The Polish leaders in Warsaw, tha correspondent aaaerta, are hitter against the Gcrmuns owing to alleged aevere treatment of Poiea who fled from Germany when wur was declared. CONSUL IS FORCED TO FLEE Mu I treatment ir British Subjects at TrleMc HcMirled. lA)NDON, Aug. 16. An Uxrhnnae Telegraph Company dlapatch from Ancona. Italy, reports the nrrlval there of the gngltoh Consul from Trlaate. The Consul says he had practically to fly for his life when England declared war against Auatrla. The Consul reports that nil British subject In Trieste huve been severely treated by the Austrians and that many Englishmen have been arrested and Imprisoned. KHdium water, m be iisi! ns a medlrln beverage. Ii sia Itimi lntroUn in Hnlland. ' ' r.,. cos' teles1 COMPANY A J I - q UNION CABl - "Tc t even 24 words &l oriOU serT SaturdJ. delivered Hoi'""'