VOL. LIT. XO. 16,772.
PORTLAND. OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, AUGtJST 26, 1914.
PKICE FIVE CEN'TSL
FRENCH
DRAW
New Battle in Progress and
Men Are Needed.
NATION'S FATE IN BALANCE
Paris Describes Abandonment
of Alsace as "Hard
Necessity."
ALLIES NOW ON DEFr
,SIVE
French and British, Paris Re
port Says, Occupy Front
Won by Hard Fighting.
PARIS, Aug. 26. The V.'ar Office
has issued the following official an
nouncement : "The commander-in-chief,
requiring all available forces on
the Mouse, has ordered the progressive
Abandonment of occupied territory.
Mulhausen has again been evacu
ated.
"A new battle is in progress be
tween Maubeuge (Department of the
Nord) and Donon (Department of
Donbs). On it hangs the fate of the
French. Operations in Alsace along
the Rhine would take- away troops
upon which might depend victory. It
is necessary that they all withdraw
from Alsace temporarily in order to
assure its final deliverance. It is a
matter of hard necessity.
Troops' Positions Assigned.
"AVest.of the Meuse, as a result of
orders issued on Sunday by the com
mander-in-chief, the troops which
are to remain on the covering line,
to take up the defensive, are massed
as follows:
"The French and British troops
occupy a front passing near Givet,
which they gained by hard fighting.
They are holding their adversaries
and sharply checking their attacks.
"Hast of the Meuse our troops have
regained their original positions com
manding the roads out of the great
forest of Ardennes.
"To the right we assumed the of
fensive, driving back the enemy by
a vigorous onslaught, but General
Joffre stopped pursuit so as to re
establish his front along the line de
cided upon on Sunday.
Armies Clash in Lorraine.
"In this attack our troops showed
admirable dash. The Sixth Corps
notably inflicted punishment on the
enemy close to Virion.
"In Lorraine the two armies have
begun a combined attack, one start
ing from Grand Couronne De Nancy,
and the other from south of Lune-
ville. The engagement, which began
"Momlav. continues at the time of
writing. The sound of cannonading
is not heard at Nancy, as it was yes
terday.' Army in North on Move.
The Germans in the north appear to
be resuming the offensive. This
movement was stopped by the French
army in conjunction with the British
yesterday. The Belgian troops, mak
ing a surprise sortie from Antwerp,
drove the German advance guard be
yond Malines.
BERLIN, Aug;. 26, bv wireless to
the Associated Press, by way of Nauen,
Germany, and Sayvllle, L. L An of
ficial announcement made public here
toda- says the city of Namur and Ave
of its forts have been captured by. the
Germans. The bombardment of the
four other forts continues and their
fall seems imminent.
LONDON. Aug. 35. The official war
Information bureau says:
"it is announced that Namur has
fallen."
German Cavalrymen at Right and Left.
The Central News circulates a dis
patch from Paris saying that an offi
cial communication given out in that
city declares that German cavalrymen
belonging to an independent division
are operating on the extreme right and
on the extreme left of the position of
the allies.
The fortifications of Namur and Liege
formed the finest examples of the work
of the famous Belgian military en
gineer. General Henri Alexis Brial
inonL whoso reputation was world
wide.
The defensive works of Namur were
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BULLETINS
LONDON, Aui. 30. A dlapatch to the
Renter t'ompnny from Ni-.li. sorvia.
a at "The lateat information, re
ceived here la that the bombard- 1
ment of Belgrade atlll la moat -
vere. Sheila of large rallbre are
dolns icreat damage. The palace
haa been partly burned down. Another
large building- In the city haa been
atrnck by 35 sheila."
LONDON, Aug. 25. The llrltlah of
ficial news bureau iaaued the following
announc eerant tonight: "There haa
been no farther general engagement.
The condition of the British troopa la
In every way satisfactory."
LONDON, Aug. 20 The Kxehange
Telegraph Conipuny'a Home corre
apondent aaya that aa a reault of the
Auatrian governnirnt'a having ordered
the ill aalaUI Kaiaerlu Elisabeth to join
the German fleet at Talng-Tau, the
Aualrlan government la momentarily
expecting a declaration of war by Ja
pan. LONDON, Aug. 25. The Brltlah cas
ualties In Belgium, according to an
announcement nuule 'tonight, are es
timated to number 3000.
PARIS, Atsg. 33. Alexander Gorki,
son of Ma-xlm Gorki, the Russian au
thor, haa enlisted In the French army.
LONDON, Asia;. 35, A dispatch to, the
Kxrhansr Telegraph Cosppnny from
Paris aas It la denied at the French
capital that the Belgian city of Namur
haa been taken by the Germans.
ATHENS, Aug. 35, via London. The
battleship Kilkea has arrived In Gre
cian waters). This vessel was bousrht
from the United Stntes and was for
merly the Mississippi.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 35. President
Wilson today Issued a proclamation de
claring the l otted States neutral In
the war between Germany and Japan.
ANTWERP, Aug.' 25 (Via London,
25.) An official announcement today
acta forth that King Albert of Bel-
glnm has promoted Lieutenant-Genernl
Bertrand to the rank of full General
aa a reward for his excellent conduct
before the enemy.
PARIS. Aug. 25. The Journal this
afternoon says it hns obtained from an
authorized source the newa that . In a
battle fought yesterday an uncle of
Emperor Wllllnm, commanding the I ru
ne rl a I Guard, was killed.
THE HAG I E, Aug. 25, via London.
It Is understood here that the Belgian
wounded in the fighting against Ger
many up to the present time number
about 5O.000. The first casualty Hat
published contains the nnmea of 3000
Belgian dead. Conservative estlmatea
made here place the total dead at
about I. ".noil.
the I
ROME. Aug. 35 A dispatch to
COrrlere d' Italia from Antlvarl, Mon
tenegro, says the fortifications of Cat
taro, the Austrian seaport in Dalmatia,
on the Adriatic, have been completely
destroyed by a fleet of the allies and
that the Auatrian commander la now
parleying for terms of surrender.
PARIS, Aug. 35. A Former's Agency
dispatch from Rome reports that an
official message from Vienna says Em
peror Francis Joseph has signed a doc
ument ordering the capital to be put In
a state of defense.
M-ll. Servia, Aug. 35 (via London)
Servian troops reoccupled Sabac (Sha
batsl at 4 o'clock In the afternoon of
.Monday, August 34, according to an
official announcement today. The Aus
trlana have been thrown back on the
other bank of the River Save and every
bit of Servian territory has now been
cleared of the enemy.
ROTTERDAM, . Aug. 25, via London,
Aug. 3d. Reports received here from
The Hague say the Germans who had
been massed In lnrge numbers along
the Dutch frontier have disappeared,
and that mobilization of the Dutch
army has ceased. Whether the mobil
ization will be continued it has been
impossible to ascertain.
$75.02 JOKES' EXPENSES
Washington Senator's Campaign
Takes Fee and t-Cent Stamp.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Aug. 25. Senator Jones today
tiled his statement of expenses incurred
as a candidate for re-election as Sena
tor from Washington preliminary to
the primary election, to be held Sep
tember 8.
He declared that he received no con
tributions and that he expended $75.02,
the $75 being the fee fe the Secretary
of State, required by the Washington
law, and the 2 cents being the postage
on his notice of his candidacy, mailed
from here to the Secretary.
PRINCE ARTHUR TO FIGHT
King's Brother-ln-Law Hastens
Christening of Child.
LONDON, Aug. 25. Prince Arthur
of Connaught is going into active serv
ice Immediately. Owing to this fact,
his infant son was christened tonight,
receiving the name Alastair Arthur.
War Secretary Kitchener announces
that no presents of wine or spirits can
be accepted los the troops at the front.
No consignments of this nature will be
forwarded to them.
GERMANY TO TRAIN BOYS
Course in Musketry and Military
Mlttters Declared Ordered.
LONDON. Aug. 26. The official news
bureau says the German papers of
August 22 and 2 publish orders that
boys from 16 to 19 years of age be put
through a course of musketry and mili
tary training.
Retired officers are to be engaged as
instructors.
GERMAN ADVANCE IS
RESUMED
NORTH
British, French and Bel
gians Resist
TAKING OF MULHAUSEN DENIED
France Says Alsace Becomes
of Secondary Importance.
FIGHTING IS DESPERATE
Garrison of Strassburg Virtually
Annihilated in Battle of Scltlr
meck Germans Fill Up Gaps
Made by Hail of French Iron.
PARIS, Aug. 35. The following of
ficial .announcement was made here to
day:
"The German offensive movement in
the North, which was stopped yester
day, appears today to have been re
sumed. "The enemy, however, is being held
back by a French army, acting in con
junction with an English army and a
Belgian army.
, "The armies of the allies' surprised
the enemy and drove back their ad
vance detachments. The allies have
gone beyond Malines.
"The Belgian army came from Ant
werp. French Withdraw in Lorraine.
"In Lorraine, after the counter at
tacks of yesterday, the right of the
French forces withdrew to the River
Mortagne, which is a continuation of
the Meurthe, from LunevlUe to Nancy.
"In Alsace French troops repulsed
several German attacks directed
against Colmar.
tThe report, of ths capture of Mul-.
hauen by the Germans is without
foundation. Moreover the theater of
operations in Alsace Is becoming of
secondary importance." '
A dispatch -from Geneva says that
business man who has just returned
from .Strassburg says the gai
rison of Strassburg was practically an
nihilated in the battle of Schirmeck.
rM rififl .,-n,, VL-fni Ititn tK flffht
only 1800 returned. Four German bat
teries were put out of action before
they were able to fire a shot,
Germans Withstand Hall of Iron.
A traveler who has just
come to
Paris from Charleroi was a witness Of
part of the fighting at that place. 'He
has related his experience to a re
porter of the Petit Parisien as fol
lows: "I was at Foreux, 15 miles from Er
quilines. From where I was stationed
I could see the passing for hours of
column after column of German infan-
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTER0AY1S Maximum temperature, 8(
degrees; minimum, 57 degrees.
TODAY'S Fair; northwesterly winds.
War.
Germans resume advance In North. Fage 1
Lord Kitchener in speech before House ot
J.ords says he expects terrific conflict.
Page 1.
Namur and five forts fail. Page 1.
Russians claim victories in Prussia. Page 2.
Belgium accuses Germans of committing
crimes against old men, women and
children. Page 2. - . .
German Ambassador to investigate wireless
censorship. Page 5.
Making wartime farms of British golf links
suggested. Page 5.
Japan declares it will keep pledges strictly.
Page 3.
Many ships are provided for Americans
stranded in Europe. Page 3.
Farm work halts In Belgium for grave dig
ging. Pago 1.
Domestic.
Roosevelt speech springs surprise. Page 6.
Federal Industrial committee at Stockton.
Page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Portlanders welcomed by Coos Bay mer
chants. Page 7.
Baby exhibit Important feature of South
east Washington Fair. Page 7.
Presence of four, rival warships near Cape
Blanco makes off-Oregon battle possible.
Page 7.
Kennewlck Is described as land of big po
tato. Pase 7.
Sports.
Coast League results San Francisco 10,
Portland 4; Oakland , Sacramento J.
I.os Angeles 8. Venice S (called 11th
inning on account darkness). Pago 12.
Christie' Mathewson says Giants need Jinx
destroyer. Page 12.
McLaughlin and Bundy again win doubles
championship. Page 12.
Commercial and Marine.
Boom in oats market with rumors of ex
port buying. Pago 17.
French government's wheat purchases ex
cite Chicago market. Page IT.
Export trade being resumed on Atlantic sea
board. Page 3 7.
Brand-new American flag unfurled on
steamer to assure safety at sea. Page 10.
Portland and Vicinity.
Governor is absent again and meeting of
Bridge Commission is postponed fourth
time. Page 18.
Great musical benefit at the Oaks. Page 18.
Mr. and Mrs. Innes, under guard, leave
for Texas to face trial for alleged mur
der. Page e. "
Private letters received here from England
aro censored, page 11.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 17.
Clew found to assailant of Dr. Joseph
Hlckey. Page .
Circus day draws thousands to tent city.
Page 16.
Mrs. Mary L- Pierce offers to pay checks
alleged to have been issued by daugh
tetr. Mrs. K. L. Heims. Page 16.
Julius Knispci and nine others are arrested
on charge ol conducting drug ring.
Page 10. Si
RANKS LEVELED BY VVAR
fiefugees, Once Rich, Find Necessi
ties of Life Hard to Get.
LONDON, Aug:. 25. From all parts of
B?lTium refugees are arriving at Os
tenl. says th,e correspondent of the
Reuters Telegram Company. Some
ccnie from distant Charleroi and other
points along the Sswnbre, where, they
say, they were being tjeafened by the
roar of artillery.
These people, of all classes, are now
on a level, the rich, or 'hose who were
rich, finding it just as dirricuii. io sti
the necessaries of life as the? poorest.
LONDON, Aug. 20-r-A dispatch
Vienna to the Rente Company, via
Amsterdam, glvrs the', official an
nouncement that the Austrian govern
ment on Tuesday handed his passports
to the Japanese Ambassador. The Aus
trian Ambassador at Toklo, It Is also
announced, has' fceeo recalled.
MENACE IN THE KAISER'S BACKYARD
FARM WORK HALTS
FOR GRAVE DIGGING
Burial of 3f, Occu.
v" o
pie6vc feasants.
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v x
GERMAN ASS AULTS ARE GALLANT
As if on Parade Kaiser's Men
Charge Guns' Muzzles.
OVER HALF OF FORCE FALLS
Eloquent Evidences of Desperate
Conflict Described by Corre- .
spondent Last Love Letter Is
Found on Battle Field.
' BY P. J. PHILIP.
(Published by arrangement with the New
York World. Copyright. 3014, by the
Press Publishing Company.)
BRUSSELS, Aug. 16. Across the bat
tlefield of Diest there is a brown
stretch of harrowed ground over 100
yards long. It is the grave of 1200 Ger
mans who fell in the fight of Wednes
day. All over the field there are other
graves, some of Germans, some of Bel
gians, some of their horses.
When I reached the place today.
peasants with long mattocks and spades
were turning up the soil. For two full
days they have been at the work of
burial. They were sick at heart. Their
corn is ripe for .cutting in tne Daiue
field, but little of it will be harvested.
The paths In their turnip fields are
sodden with the blood of men and ot
horses.
The battle ground should be called
Haelen rather than Diest. tot it was
lr and through and behind the little
vfha. of Haelen that the deadly test
of strength took'place. The result has
been already stated. The Germans lost
three-fifths o. tnelr force of 5000 men.
Two thousi.ri.f "were killed, S00 wound
ed and 300 .':ften prisoners.
So far as numbers go, the fight was
small, considering the enormous armies
in the field; but there is ample evi
dence that it was fierce out of all pro
portion to its size. The battleground
is roughly three miles long. Near one
end is Haelen, which was held Tuesday
morning by Belgian troops. On Tues
day Afternoon it was attacked by a
large body of Uhlans, artillery and in
fantry, and entered late in the evening.
Traces of the fighting in the village
and its surroundings are only too clear.
The Belgian troops retired at night
across a railway track and a road
through some open fields sloping
tnward the village to a position in the
woods about a mile and a half distant.
There they placed their big guns and
began firing at the enemy.
The Belgians showed good marks-
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Tuesday's War Moves
Fn
LLOWING the victories of the Ger
mans In their march toward the
French frontier and the announcement
that the City of Namur and five of its
nine forts had fallen, came yesterday
the announcement that the French
Commander-in-Chief had withdrawn
his forces from territory recently oc
cupied, and is massing them with the
British In a strong line between Mau
beuge on the north and Donon on the
south, a distance of about 100 miles.
The allies, having abandoned the of
fensive, according to official announce
ment, will assume a purely defenslre j IQIIV PUICC AfinilCCCEQ DCCDQ
attitude, in the hope of checking the I AtllVI I Unltl AUUllLOOLO TCCnd
advance of the vast mass of Germans
endeavoring to break through the line.
A combined French and British force
is holding the front near Givet, along
the River Meuse, about 30 miles baaw
Namur, while French troops command
the road out of' the great forest of
Ardennes.
On the ability of the allies to hold
the Germans, the French War Office
admits, depends the fate of France.
A British official statement says that
the position of the British troops "la
In every way satisfactory." Announce
ment is made, however, that the Brit
ish losses in the recent fighting num
bered 2000. Field Marshal Sir John
French, commander of the British
forces on the Continent, reports that
the withdrawal of his troops to their
new position was successfully effected.
Earl Kitchener, Secretary of State for
War, announces that the 100.000 men
asked for in the first Instance have
Joined the colors and declares that the
reinforcements to the British army will
surely and steadily increase until there
will be a British army in the field
"which in numbers will not be less
than in quality and not be unworthy of
the power and responsibility of the
British Empire."
Reports from The Hague say that
the Germans who have been massed in
large numbers along the Dutch frontier
have disappeared, and that the mobiliz
ation of the Dutch army has ceased.
Mulhausen has again been evacuated
by the French.
A wireless dispatch from the foreign
office In Berlin to the German embassy
at Washington declared a severe de
feat was suffered by French troops In
a battle which ruged from August 17
to 21 and in the course of which more
that 150 field guns and 10,000 prisoners
were captured. It says Lunevllle was
taken by the Germans and that the
army of General Joffre. tho French
commander-in-chief, was broken up.
making probable a concentric advance
ot all the Germany army towards Paris.
A wireless dispatch adds that the
Duke of Wurtemberg's army, march
ing through Belgium, has completely
crushed the advancing French army
and captured many guns, flags and
prisoners, among whom were several
Generals, while another German col
umn defeated an English cavalry bri
gade to the west of the River Meuse.
A dispatch from Vienna says that the
Austrian government has handed his
passports to the Ambassador from
Japan and that the Austrian Ambassa
dor to Japan has been recalled. Wheth
er this means that the small Austrian
naval force in the Far East Is to be
turned against Japan is not known. It
is presumed as a matter of course that
Austria's action Is taken out of sym
pathy for her ally, Germany.
The situtalon of Americans in Europe
was reported as much improved. Am
bassador Herrlck reported he had ar
ranged transportation for 3000 Amer
icans out of Switzerland this week.
French lines announce the early sail
ing of several ships. Arrangements
for conveying Americans out of Berlin
at the rate of 400 a day may be com
pleted. There are 8000 Americans In
Berlin and between 3000 and 4000 at
other points of whom there are rec
ords. The number of Americans still
in Europe, despite the large number
who have left, is believed by some to
be as high as 45,000. Forty-one sail
ings have been arranged for ports from
England and Italy alone between now
and October 7 and more ships are dally
being provided, so that It may not be
necessary to employ Army transports,
as was planned at first;
MILL DAY IS ARRANGED
Springfield to Celebrate Opening of
Booth-Kelly Plant.
SPRINGFIELD, Or., Aug. 25. (Spe
cial.) Mill day. will be observed here
next Saturday to relebrate the opening
ot Kif.nw electrically operated Booth
Kelly sav. mil). An industrial parade
Will be held at )1 A. M. Ail tho fac
tories in the city and many of the mer
cantile houses will b represented in
the parade.
Immediately after luncheon, exercises
for formal opening of the mill will be
held. These will culminate In ths
starting of one of the big motors by
eJectrlc Impulse sent from Portland by
Krvmklln T. Griffith, chairman of the
exeoUitive committee of tho Portland
Commercial Club and president of the
Portland Railway, Light & Power Com
pany. The mill then will bo thrown
open to getneral Inspection. A sport
programme wlH follow. A banquet for
the special guests of the day will be
served at 5:30 o'clock.
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DIAMONDS TO BE DEARER
Gem Workers of Three Belligerent
Nations Called to Colors.
CHICAGO. Aug. 25. Diamonds and
gold and platinum jewelry will he in
creased 25 per cpnt in price as a result
of the Euroepan war, delegates were
told at the ninth annual convention of
the American National Retail Jewelers'
Association here today.
No diamonds were being cut. It was
said, as the workers In gems and
precious metals In Belgium. France and
Germany have been called to their
colors,
KITCHENER EXPECTS
TERRIFIC CONFLICT
Life of War Fixed at Per
haps Three Years.
Only English Success to End
Comhat, He Declares.
FORCE IN BELGIUM LAUDED
War Lord Promises Belgians ling
land Will Aid Them Anew to U
tallate for iiTninj' First
Blow by Adding to I-rec.
LONDON. Aug.' 23. Lord Kitchener
made, his first speech today as Minis
ter of War In the House of Lords.
He told his hearers that this war un
doubtedly would strain the forces of
the empire and entail hlg sacrifices. He
laid emphasis on the fact that his posi
tion in the Cabinet involved adherence
to neither party.
"The terms on which 1 am serving
aro the same as those under which noma
of the finest portions of our manhood,
now so willingly stepping forward to
join the colors, are engaging." said
Lord Kitchener.
"That Is to say. my tsrin of office
la f,,r the duration of the war. or for
three years if the war should not last
longer than that. It has been asksd
why this period has been llmltad.
Great t onfllrta Fort-area.
"It Is because, if this disastrous war
be prolonged and no ono can foratall
for a certainty its duration, that attar
three years of war, others will take our
places and see this mutter through.
"There will be serious conflicts which
undoubtedly will strain the forces of
our empire and undoubtedly consider
able sacrifices to our people will be
entailed. Thesa will be willingly MM
for our honor and for the preservation
of our position In the world, and tliay
will be shared by our dominions, who
are now sen. ling contlngsnta and giv
ing assistance of every kind to ths
mother country. ,
soldiery la Praised.
"Our expeditionary force has taken
the field on the French northwest fron
tier and advanced In the neighborhood
of Mons, In Belgium. Our troops for
36 hours already have been In contact
with the superior forces of the German
invaders. During that time they main
tained the best traditions of the British
soldier and behaved with the utmost
gallantry. The movements they have
been called on to execute have been
those Which demanded the greatest
steadiness of a soldier and skiii in laaaj
commanders."
Congratulations Sent Troon.
Lord Kitchener alluded to Premier
Asquith's statement in the House of
Commons that the British troops had
greatly aided the French snd had been
able to maintain their positions in tho
face of fierce German attacks. Be said
he hud sent a telegram to Sir John
French, of the British force, reading
as follows:
"Congratulute the troops on their
splendid work. We are proud of
them."
Continuing, Lord Kitchener pointed
out that the fighting In Europe would
result In greater losses thun the cam
paigns Great Britain usually was en
gaged In. He said he was sura that
the public was. fully prepared to meat
whatever losses and sacrifices th
country might have to face and he paid
a tribute to the readiness of the ex
peditionary force and the Invaluable
aid of the press and public In preserv
ing silence and accepting the novel
situation. Lord Kitchener said:
Retalltalon U ProniLi d.
"We know how deeply tho French
people ;ippreclto and value the prompt
assistance that we have been able to
afford them at the very outset of the
war. not only in giving moral and ma
terlal suDDort, but our troopa alsiv
must prove a factor of high military
significance In restricting the sphara
and determining the duration of hos
tilities. "f conditions of alrategy had per
mitted, everyone in tnls country wnN
have been rejoiced If they cnuld have
been ranged alongside the callant Bel
gians in their superb struggle against
the desperate odds which Jimt has barn
witnessed. But although the privilege,
perforce, has been denied us. Belgium
knows of our sympathy with her In
her sufferings and our Incllgnstlon at
the blows which have been inflicted
upon her, and also of our resolution to
make sure that none of her sacrifice
will have been unavailing.
"While other countries engaged In
this war have under thulr systems of
compulsory service brought their full
resources Into the fleld. we, under our
national system, have not been com
pelled. Therefore, wc still have a vaat
reserve to draw from the resources of
both the mother country and the
Dominions.
I.ojal Rraponae Cheering.
"The response which already haa been
made by the dominionn abundantly
proves that we have not looked In vain
to these sources of military strength,
and yvhlla India. Canada. Australia and
New Zealand are sending powerful con
tlngents, tho territorials of this coun
try are replying loyally.
"Over 70 battailous have with fine
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