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D THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1914. TREAD OF GERMANS SHAKES BRUSSELS March of Mighty Host Still in Progress, Only Midnight Bringing Lull. ARMY LIKE BIG MACHINE Perfection Donn to Minute .Detail Xoted Invaders and Citizens Chat and Women Peddlers Accost Marching Men. BY JAMES O'DONNELI. BENNETT. Printed by arrangement with the Chicago Tribune. i Copyright by Chicago Tribune.) BRUSSELS. Aug". 21. This is the second day of the passing of the Ger man troops through Brussels. It was 3 o'clock Friday afternoon when the troops of the Invader began the descent of the half-mile slope of the Boulevard du Jardln Botanique, which leads into the heart of the ttorthern end of the lower town, and their march continued without inter ruption until midnight. Then there was a brief lull, but at sunrise the awakening; Brussels again looked out n the amazing and terrible spectacle. The troops are moving in close or der through the city. Hour after hour, thousands upon thousands have passed, and there Is no end in eight. It seems not an army, but a host. The broad boulevard trembles with the rumbling artillery and wagon trains coming at a half trot, from the eastern heights, commanded by the Rue Royale. Huge Army I.Ike Machine. As a spectacle, it is more tremendous than magnificent, for the soldiers are garbed in the most sedate colors. Ihe dominant note is a gray, that recalls the old Confederate gray, but does not contain so much blue. It Is the vast hess of the picture, and its note of terrific power, that captures the imag ination, and crushes down the spirit rather than any theatrical element of bright color, or flashing arms. This invading army seems a njighty machine, and it moves not spectacu larly, but with the precision of a ma chine Its equipment Is the wonder of thousands, who line both sides of the boulevards, and among those thou sands are many experts who speak as persons having authority. From a patent brake that comes down with the force and precision of a triphammer to the ingenious drinking vessels constructed on the principal of a thermos bottle, the army appears to have everything essential to the well-being of the troops and to know where and how instantly to lay Its hand on what is required. Mall for Home Posted. This morning the military postoltlce nad established itself on the sunny side of the Place Rogler and was re ceiving from each company as it passed the square bundles of postcards ed dressed to the wives and sweethearts back home. Brussels at 3 o'clock yesterday after noon pulled down its blinds. Today all that tension is assuaged and as the in fantry, cavalry and artillery and bag gage trains stream down the boule vard the children are playing diabolo under the trees not 20 feet away. Yes. terday persons desiring to cross the boulevard while the troops were pass ing did not dare to make the effort; to day they wait until there Is a 12-foot apace between the carriages and cross at their ease. Women peddling postal cards run alongside the artillerymen on the gun carriages, holding up their wares. An artilleryman reaches into his pocket, brings out a leather purse and drops the coin into the outstretched hand of the vender. In all these details the Germans are maintaining a policy of absolute scrupulousness. Yesterday afternoon they paid for the Brussels newspapers, but today there are no newspapers. Iaraden and Realdrnta Chat. Last evening the Garmans eatins atM drinking in the asaUaurants' added liberal tips to the amount of their bills and always they are smiling. A group or onicers entering the Palace Hotel three hours after the arrival of the troops in the city said to the porter: "You will permit us to take quarters nere ror tne nignt. Early in the even lng the strain under which the towns people had labored all day began to lift and little groups of Belgian citizens were visiting amiably with the Saxon soldiers who had led the vanand when a German officer takes a chair in front of a cafe he soon is chatting with the civilians. The courtesy of the military officers stationed at the City Hall is good natured and untiring, and persons who approach them on business matters ex pecting to be snubbed are amazed at the patience with which hio requests are considered. the soldiers and the men are pitifully weary. This is the first time since the days of Napoleon that the Brussels City Hall has been occupied by an enemy. The German aides and secretaries, are work ing there under the heroic fresco, which bears the word: "Oh, virgin of peace, defend us from pestilence, famine and war." It is one of history's most poignant ironies that the German military clerks. wearing gray blouses, are working as methodically in the ancient palace of the municipality as if they had been there a year. It is intensely characteristic of the German military system that every German officer has a leather and cellu loid case of maps of the Belgian country side hanging at his belt. Mons Objective Point. All the German uniforms seen in Brussels are a- peculiar yellowish gray, that, at a distance of a quarter of a mile. In almost indistinguishable. Its color seems somehow to evaporate into the atmosphere. This is considered by experts to be the result of long and careful experiments. Meanwhile the German troops still .... n 1 A lar.lin Rntaninue. Perfect order con tinues to prevail as the far-carrying snarl of the German officers continues to carrv across thje whole Place Rogler from the boulevard along wnicn tue troops are descending. Th common report Is that the Ger mans are moving through Brussels to Mons. 38 miles to the soumwesi, wueio .,vBr( tn encounter the i-Tencn army. The field guns at one time today wore passing the Place Rogler at a rate of three a minute for one hour. American Drummer Sleeps. During the first hour of the entry into Brussels on Thursday, an Amer ican automobile promoter, W. H. Work man of Cleveland, slept profoundly in a chair in the lobby of the Palace Hotel, within earshot of the rumbling wheels of the German artillery. ti is conceded thut It was tne pioi of the American Minister. Brand Whit- lock, to Burgomaster Adoipne Jiai that led that official to aoanoon me idea of defending the city in the en trenchments and barricades erected in the environs and along tne country side toward Louvain and Namur. Mr. Whitlock made the plea in tne name or civilization auu tunu.o in the name of the art treasures oi tne city. He urged that any resistance. however heroic, wouia ue iuuio mv. would only expose the city to a possiDie bombardment. Burgomaater Take Advice. The fiery Burgomaster listened at tentively and finally decided to de mobilize that part of the militia re maining in the city and to call in all arms. All day Friday the German officers and privates have moved freely about the city and visited with the citizens in the cafes. Many of the families of the old aris tocracy of Brussels have lost their younger sons. The German army has ordered the closing of all restaurants and cafes at 9 o'clock at night to prevent disorder among the soldiers. SURPRISE IS GIVEN Obstinate Acne Yields Quickly COOS Progress Found at North Bend Compensates for Trip Full of Experiences. TOUR OF INDUSTRIES MADE PARIS IS HOSPITAL CITY PALACE AM) ALL HOTELS ARB TURNED OVER TO VICTIMS. Stricken Soldier Arc Remarkably Cheerful Two Playing Marbles With Ballets From Wounds. Reports of Ontrajren Denied. Either a change has come over the German spirit or the reports of German outrages are Inaccurate. Major-Gen-eral Thaddius von Jarotzky insists the latter is the case. "I can say," he remarked to me last night, "that these reports are inaccur ate, and I would like to have the Trib une give that message to the Germans in America. "I give you my word of honor that defenseless villages have not been fired upon by the German troops. On the contrary, when our troops entered the villages to the east of Louvain we would find them apparently deserted. Suddenly we would be fired upon from the interior of the houses by civilians, or apparent civilians. "In one village not occupied by Bel gian troops our infantry, cavalry and artillery were massed along a long street when shots were fired upon them through holes In the tiled roofs. The shots came from all sides. "At another time I was standing in the shade cast by a house when a shot was fired at ma from a window under the eaves. Our soldiers then burned the house. Villagers Are Accused. "In some instance the villagers would treat our advance guard nicely upon Ita arrival and then fire upon the larger detachments as they were en tering. "Another of my own experiences was being confronted by three villagers, who dashed out in the road, halted 40 paces from me, raised their rifles and fired. Not a shot struck me. My aide raised his revolver and the men ran away. In all the villages which we were compelled to reduce we were fired on first." The report of the fixing by Germany of a $10,000,000 tribute on Liege also was confirmed. Soldiers' ho- Heels Worn Off. "We have Belgium's capital," said the General "and practically all the forces of the Bolgian army are reported dis persed, with the remnants shut up In Antwerp after a superb 15 days' re sistance." The heels are worn off the shoes of VICHY, via Paris, Aug. 24, 6:05 A. II. The Presidential palace and all the hotels have been converted into hos pitals and are now filled with wounded. All branches of the service are repre sented, the patients including artillery men, infantrymen, chasseurs, dragoons and hussars. They are a cheerful lot for men who have been carried from the fighting line. Many make light of their wounds joke about their experiences and all are said to be eager to go back to the field. "Isn't that hard luck," said one with four bullets in his thighs, "to have hooked all four? Still, that may mean three comrades left in the fighting. Another was greatly exercised for fear fragments of a shell which had struck his arm had obliterated a tat tooed butterfly, of which he was ex tremely proud. A gunner who was. In the battle at Bonhomme Pass told this story of a comrade: "He was a marvelous pointer and got the bullseye every time, but they got him at last. His legs were crushed, but he asked to be carried to another gun point for one last shot." In the court of one of the hospitals three infantrymen with their heads swathed in bandages were found by a viistor to be playing marbles with bul lets extracted from their wounds. Banquet Is Tendered Visiting Busi ness Mjen, Who Are Cultivating Acquaintance of Customers. Marsh field Next Point. BY ADDISON BENNETT. NORTH BEND. Or.. Aug. 24. (ripe cial.) Our party having left Gardiner in two bodies this morning, an armeu in North Bend only after most varied experiences, incident to divers methods of travel, including launcnes- auto- mnhllcc ind walking. It? KUV6 US a taste of the means of egress and in gress which until lately were the only ways open to the people oi mis Having reached this place, the dele gation of Portland business men mar velled at the progress in eviaence. anu piloted by prominent citizens visited mills, wholesale and retail houses, hanks, factories, creameries and other industries. This is one of the most satisfying trips that I have ever taken, for I find that the people here are making great strides in manufacturing, commerce and other pursuits, and these things are greatly beyond the expectations of most of the members in the Portland party. The trip is devoid of anything re sembling horseplay, each business man in the party having for his object bet ter acquaintance with his present and future customers. Preparations for an elaborate ban quet have been made for tonight, with our party the guests of honor and a most pleasant evening is anticipated by a- a, v. Our pilots today were C. H. Nash. W. S. Miller, of the Southern Pacific: Secretary Smith, of the North Bend Chamber of Commerce, and Messrs. Horton and Boughten. We will go to Marshfield tomorrow. SICSL-AW CliCB ENTERTAINS Cheeks, Temples, Nose and Chin Nicely Cleared B ANNIVERSARY SALE lyftnM CONTINUED DIPLOMATS NOW ASK AID ARE MADE MCCH HEAVIER BY WAR CARES. Neeed of More Secretarlra, Clerks and Interpreters Reported by Ambas sadors Steeped In Work. Willamette-Pacific Excursionists En joy Big Dinner at Florence. GARDINER, Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) The Willamette Pacific excursionists left Acme, on the Siuslaw, early Sun day and arrived here yesterday after noon, and they are about the happiest and most enthusiastic set of individ uals I ever met. The Florence people, after taking the party out to the Jetty, gathered them up in their hospitable arms and escort ed them to the Bay View House, Flor ence's best hotel, and gave them a ban quet. The president of the Siuslaw Commercial Club, Frank Smith, pre sided until the last clam and the last lobster had disappeared from the table. After the banquet they were escorted to the wharf and were taken upon a launch up the river to Acme, where the night was passed. Then the morning found the party In a launch again. Then teams and wagons conveyed the jaunters to the other end of Tsiltcoos Lake. Then they were taicen to tne GARDNER. Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) his associates. It is only a mile and a half from the ocean. Again we took the launcn aown tne lake about five miles to a private inn, there to be met by automobiles hired hv Warren Reed and others. I do not think that one of the party ever will forget the ride across the magnificent expanse of water. BOATS CRASH, ONE DEAD Rope From Launch Saves Man, but Woman Not Found. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 24. (Spe cial.) George B. Worley, prominent resident of Seattle and a recent Mayor alty candidate, lost his wife by drown ing and narrowly escaped wtlh his own life when their rowboat was run down by Richard Helser's gasoline launch in the midst of a combined fog and smoke bank which completely enveloped Puget Sound last night. The Worleys were crossing the chan nel, a few miles north of Olympia from Hunter's Point, where they had spent the evening, to Hope Island, which they recently purchased. The rowboat, car rying no light, was cut in two amid ships. Worley owes his own escape to the fact that the shock of the collision knocked a coll of rope aboard the launch into the water, but his wife was lost and her body has not been re covered. As with a Fairy's Wand "Aha!" You say "they are disappear ing fast" after a short use of S. S. S., the wonderful blood purifier. Yes, those pesky little red spots do fade away quickly nor do they come back. Looking through a powerful micro scope you find the skin a marvelous network of tiny blood vessels, glands, ducts, and cells' in all of which the active principle of Si S. S. is at work: it is driving out impurities, through the skuj pores and new materials rush in to create and sustain new healthy tissue. This influence is carried to the outer skin where the broken down cells and their deadened nerve bulbs are rebuilt, the red spots dry up, fleck away and are replaced by brand new skin. You will thus waste no more time with external ointments for any form of skin trouble. Be sure to get a bottle of S. S. S. today of any druggist. Shun all substi tutes. Don't be imposed upon. Insist upon S. S. S. Write for book "What the Mirror Tells" to The Swift Specific Co., 101 Swift Bids., Atlanta, Ga. to be issued this week by the city license collection bureau for failure to pay their semi-annual license fee of ?6. In spite of notice sent the owners, they have failed to pay and still conduct their business. The last of the delinquents were no tified yesterday and warrants will be issued tomorrow or the next day. WAR FUGITIVE SHIP SUED MILLION ASKED FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER GOLD CARGO. Steamer Kronprlnaesain Cecflle. Refu gee in American Port, Is to Be Libeled. PORTLAND, Me., Aug. 24. A Federal Court suit to recover damages of $1,040, 467 and interest was instituted here to day by the Guaranty Trust Company, of New York, against the North German Lloyd Steamship Company, and a deputy United States Marshal was sent to Bar Harbor to libel the company's steamer, Kronprinzessin Cecilie, at that port. NEW YORK. Aug. 24. The million dollars and more sued for by the Guar anty Trust Company represents the es timated amount of their loss and dam ages incurred oy tne raiiure ui ii North German Lloyd to deliver approx imately $5,000,000 of the gold aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie to bankers in London, according to officials of the trust company. All the gold placed aboard the ves sel by the Guaranty Trust Company was returned to the company after the vessel put into Bar Harbor to avoid capture by the English. The suit charged that the steamship line con tracted to deliver the money in London and failed to do so and that the trust company has sustained damages In the sum name. TEXAS ACTS FOR COTTON Legislature Considers Storing: and Financing of Crop. AUSTIN, Tex., Aug. 24. Two measures to provide means for storing and financing the 1914 cotton crop until the market situation clears were in troduced in the House at a special session of the Texas Legislature which convened here today. One bill is designed to afford im mediate relief by placing warehouses under state supervision and the other provides for establishment of bonded warehouses. Both bills were referred to committees to confer with planters and bankers on the measures. Governor Colquitt's message urged ad'option of memorials to Congress asking amendment of the emergency currency act to allow issuance of emergency currency on commercial paper and receipts for cotton. WASHINGTON. Aug. 24. American Ambassadors, to whom have been en trusted the diplomatic affairs of the nations at war, were calling today for additional help. They reported they needed more secretaries, attaches, clerks and interpreters to handle the great amount of extra work involved in their new tasks. Besides attending to stranded citizens of the United States, they are looking after the wel fare of thousands of subjects of other nations. The officials and the powers for whose diplomatic interests they are caring Include: Ambassador Page, London Austria and Germany. Ambassador Gerard, Berlin Japan, Russia, Great Britain and France. Ambassador Penfleld, Vienna Great Britain, Russia and France. Ambassador Herrick, Paris Germany and Austria- Charles S. Wilson, the Charge d'Af faires, St. Petersburg Germany and Austria. Ambassador Guthrie, Toklo Ger many. Ambassador Page, at London, has asked for six additional secretaries. MEDF0RD BIDS OPENED Portland Contractor Has Lowest Price for Postal Building. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU .Wash ington, Aug. 24. Bids were opened today for the construction of the pro posed public builcftng at Medford. The lowest bids submitted were by A. W. Koutcher, Portland, limestone, $75,646; sandstone, $75,445. Other local bids were John Almetet, Portland, limestone, $77,277; sandstone, $87,277; Palmberg & Mattson, Asto ria, limestone. $92,686; sandstone, the same; Fred E. Enson, Salem, lime stone, $100,082; sandstone, $99,S28. The Controller of the Currency to day Issued a charter to the Mount Ver non National Bank, Mount Vernon, Wash., capital stock $50,000; O. Gun derson, president. STATE CHANGES VOTE ON Nebraska Primaries Seem to Put Three Amendments on Ballot. LINCOLN. Neb., Aug. 24. Returns on last Tuesday's state-wide primary elections were sufficiently complete to night to show that the three amend ments to the constitution have been voted on favorably by the Democrats and Progressives and probably by the three minor parties. This assures straight party votes on the measures at the November election. The first amendment gives the Legis lature greater execution in raising of revenues; the second permits of ver dicts by five-sixths of a jury in civil and petty criminal cases, and the third increases the salary of the Gov ernor of the state from $2500 to $5000 a year. COMPANY BACK FROM TRIP Engineers Return to Vancouver Bar. racks From California. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash., Aug. 24. (Special.) Company F, Engi neers, with 144 men, and four commis sioned officers, returned today from a several months' trip in California. The company went from here to Gll roy, where a large territory was mapped, and on July 7, it went to Pa cific Grove, two miles from Monterey, Cal., for target practice. The com pany left Monterey Saturday morning. Fifty-five recruits were added to the company since leaving here. WARRANTS F0R 30 DUE Last of Delinquent Filling Station Owners Are Notified. Warrants of about 30 for the arrest of owners jasoline filling stations are CHICAGO PLANS TO PUNISH Ordinance Passed Making Raising of Prices an Offense. CHICAGO, Aug. 24. An ordinance de signed to give the city power to punish j food dealers who have arbitrarily j raised prices as a result of the war ; was passed at a special meeting of the City Council today. An ordinance licensing all dealers in food supplies and providing for regu lation through control of the license ; was referred to the Judiciary commit- j tee. as was a resolution calling for an j Investigation of the report that the : packing companies at the stockyards j were sending large quantities of meat to Canada for export to England. EXPENSE ACCOUNTS FILED Washington Democratic Candidate for Senate Spends Nothing. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Aug. 24. Expense accounts Under the corrupt practices act were filed in the Senate today by George ! Turner, Democratic candidate for the Senate in Washington, and J. 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HERE AND THERE f 1.25 Fountain Syrinr guaranteed. . 67? $1.75 Hot Water Hot tic. guaranteed 91.37 fl .00 Household Rubber filove 77 $1.50 Lady's HtfidVfg 79 $8.00 Leather Bag. genuine" $5.95 10c Toilet Soap, choice soap, : for. . . 25c $5.00 Pyralin Ivorv Hair Brush $3.98 $1.00 Alarm Clocks 3c 85c Cross Razor and 12 blades 47 $2.00 Razor Strop 47? $1.50 Absorbo Mop 9Sc 10c Clothes Sprinkler 7C 10c Toilet Paper 7? $10.00 Lawn Mower $7.75 25c Clutch Pencil 1J 50c Box Fancy Writing Paper 33c 05c Catawba Grape Juice 19c $2.40 Photo Plates, dozen $1.90 $1.10 Ortho-A Plates, dozen 8Sc $1.00 Hate Holders 65c WEDNESDAY, August 26, in our Tea Room will be served Ice Cream Free to each customer ordering a 25c lunch. The Best of Soda Fountain Service. li celved any financial aid in his cam paign and had expended no funds. Falconer showed an expenditure of $1230, of which $250 was to political organizations and the remainder for advertising and traveling expenses. AMERICAN WELL TREATED Ex-Senator Speaks Highly of Court esy of Paris and Lucerne. PARIS, Aug. 24. 2:30 P. M. John C. SDOoner, ex-United States Senator from Wisconsin, accompanied by his family, came into Paris today from Lucerne, Switzerland. Speaking of his experi ences Mr. Spooner said: "I cannot speak too highly of the courtesy we received in France, as well as in Switzerland. It was difficult, how ever, to get money on letters of credit in Lucerne, especially after the fighting began. "Americans in Switzerland did not realize the seriousness of the situation until the nigh before tho posting of the order of mobilization. There are now about 30,000 men under arms In Switzerland as a precaution against tho possible violation of Swiss neutrality." AMERICANSJQIN CANADA Militiamen of I'nitcd States Swell Troops at Mobilization Camp. VALCARTIER. Que., Aug. 24. With the arrival today of about y000 troops from all parts of Canada, the mobiliza tion camp here has reached a strength of approximately 16,000 officers and men. more than one-hulf of Canada's over-seas expeditionary force. Many in the ranks are militiamen from the United States. Somo came from as far as New Orleans, Denver and San Francisco. surf near Hayatnck flock on Cannon Beach, August 7, came ashore thlij afternoon a short distance from where the accident occurred. Coroner Qll baugh will bring the body to Astoria tomorrow. Two Postmasters xlnt-d. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Aug. 24 J;tmes D. Johnson was today appointed postmaster at Fremont. Lake County, vice Jamen R Fox, resigned: Alphonao D. Cook was appointed postmaster at Tarker, Polk County, a now office. TOO I.ATK TO CLASSII V. Body of Young Wingard Kecovercd. ASTORIA. Or., Aug. 24. (Special.) The body of C. Edison Wlngard, of Portland, who was drowned in the DAVIS At hor lata home on Wtilameita Helsbta, Mra. Sarah Bella Davla, hal..e. wife of Robert K. Davla and mother or Robert B. Davla. Funeral aervlcea at rvm. Idnre tomorrow iWedneadav) afternoon at tlM o'clock. Frlamla Invttad. KINDORF At 184 Mason .1 . Aitauat -'I. Mary Jan, aed 59 )rr, 4 month". 11 days, beloved wife of Kt. ! If. Klndorf. Funeral notb-a later. WAITRESS wanted. 411 Hol at. He knows that when he puts his beer in light glass bottles and placards the case "Keep this cover on to protect the beer from light" that he is deliber ately throwing on you the responsi bility of keeping it pure. Why should you take the risk? Beer is saccharine. The slightest taint of impurity ruins its healthfulness. Schlitz is made pure and the Brown Bottle keeps it pure from the brewery to your glass. See that Crown is branded "Schlitz." I Main 153 ( A Rottaehlld Bros 20-38 N. Flrat St, Portland, Oreajan. That Made Milwaukee Famous.