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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914. H U ALLIES STUBBORN BEFORE AVALANCHE German Invaders Advance Like Moving Nation, Says Correspondent at Dieppe. MOWED SWATHS FILLED Defenders of French Soil Repel In cessant Assaults by Brilliant Bay onet and Cavalry Charges, but Are Forced Back. BY PHILIP GIBB9. Correspondent Xew York Times and London Dally Chronicle.) DIEPPE. Sept. 3. Let me describe briefly the facts which I have learned of in the last five days. When I es caped from Amiens, before the tunnel was broken up, and the Germans en tered into possession of tlie town on August 28, the front of the allied ar mies was in a cresoent from Abbe ville, south of Amiens on wooded heights, and thence in an irregular line to south of Mezleres. The British forces under Sir John French were at the left of the center, supporting the heavy thrust-forward of the main German advance, while the right was command ed by General Pau. On Sunday afternoon fighting was resumed along the whole line. The German vanguard had by this time been supported by a fresh army corps, which had been brought from Belgium. At least 1,000,000 men were on the move, pressing upon the allied forces with a ferocity of attack which has never before been equaled. Their cav alry swept across a great tract of country, squadron by squadron. Their artillery was in enormous numbers, and their columns advanced under cov er of it, not like an army, but rather like a moving nation I do not think, however, with equal pressure at all parts of the line. It formed itself into a battering-ram with a pointed end. and this point was thrust at the heart of the English wing. Numbers Overwhelm British. It was impossible to resist this on slaught. If the British forces had stood against it they would havo been crushed and hroken. Our gunners were magnificent, and shelled the advancing German columns so that the dead lay heaped up along the way which was leading down to Paris: but, as one of thi-m told me: "It made no manner of difference; as soon as we had smashed one lot another followed, column af ter column, and by sheer weight of numbers we could do nothing to check them." After this the British forces fell back, fighting all the time. The line of -the Allies was now in the shape of a V, the Germans thrusting their main attack deep into the angle. This position remained the same un til Monday, or, rather, had completed itself by that date, the retirement of the troops being maintained with mas terly skill and without any undue haste. Meanwhile General Pau was sustain ing a terrific attack on the French cen ter by the German left center, which culminated on (date omitted). The River Oise, which runs between beau tiful meadows, was choked with corpses and red with blood. From an eyewitness of this great battle, an officer of an infantry regi ment, who escaped with a slight wound, I learned that the German on slaught had been repelled by a series of brilliant bayonet and cavalry charges. Peasants Flee Before Fe. I might have suspected that some thing was wrong with the place by the strange look on the face of a friendly French peasant, whom I met. He had described to me In a very vivid way the disposition of the French troops on the neighboring hills. Down the road came suddenly parties of peasants with tear In their eyes. Some of them were in farm carts and put their horses to a stumbling gallop. Women with blanched faces, carrying children in their arms, trudged along the dusty highway, and it was clear that these people were afraid of some thing behind them. There were not many of them, and when they had passed the countryside was strangely and uncannily quiet. There was only the sound of singing birds above fields which were flooded with the golden light of the setting sun. Then I came into the town. An in tense silence brooded there among the narrow little streets below the old Norman church a white Jewel on the rising ground beyond. Almost every house was shuttered with blind eyes; but here and there I looked through an open window into deserted rooms. No human face returned my gaze. It was an abandoned town, emptied of all its people, who had fled with fear in their eyes, like those peasants along the roadway. Bridges) Are Blown Ij'p. But presently I saw a human form; It was the figure of a French dragoon, with his carbine slung behind his back. He was stopping by the side of a num ber of gunpowder bags. A little fur ther .away were little groups of sol diers at work by two bridges, one over a stream and one over a road. They were working very clamly and I could see what they were doing: they were mining bridges to blow them up at a given signal. As I went further I saw that the streets were strewn with broken bot tles and littered with wire entangle ments, very artfully and carefully made. It was a queer experience. It was obvious that there was very grim busi ness being done, and that the soldiers were waiting for something to happen. At the railway station I quickly learned the truth; the Germans were only a few miles away, in great force. At any moment they might come down, smashing everything in their way and killing every human being along that road. I was put on the last train to escape from this threatened town, and left it with the sound of German guns in my ears, followed by a dull explosion when the bridge behind me was blown up. Parisian Scene Extraordinary. I managed to get to Paris. It was In the middle of the night, but ex tiaordinary scenes were taking place. It had become known during the day that Paris was no longer the seat of the government, which has moved to Bordeaux. The Parisians had had no tice of four days in which to destroy their houses within the zone of for tifications, and. to add to the cold fear occasioned by this news, areoplanes had dropped bombs upon the Gare due l'Est that afternoon. From Paris I went by the last tral again, which has got through to Dieppe- The women of France are brave, God knows. I have seen their courage during the past 10 days gallantry surpassing that of the men. because - of their own children in their arms without shelter, food or safety in this terrible flight from the advancing enemy. On Tuesday German skirmishers With light artillery were coming southward, and the sound of their field guns gTeeted my ears in that town, which I shall always remember with unpleasant recollections, in spite of its Old-World beauty and the love liness of the scene in which it is set. It seemed to me that this was the right place to be in order to get info touch with the French army on the way to the capital. As a matter of fact, it was the wrong place from all points of view; It was nothing less than a deathtrap, and it was by a thousand-to-one chance that I succeed ed in escaping quite a nasty kind of fate. AUSTRIANS AGAIN BEATEN (Continued From FlrEt Page.) Posen to East Prussia or Galicia, as the occasion demands. General Ruzsky's Stonewall Jackson tactics appear to have been checked by the strong fortress of Przemysl, but this delay will not prevent the genera! forward movement of the Russian forces along the border from Tilsit to Umbers. The Russians consider it necessary, however, to capture Prze mysl. that the Austrians may not have a single stronghold left in Galicia. Remarkable reports continue to come in regarding the apeea of General Ruzsky s campaign. The soldiers slept on an average of three hours nightly and made 35-mile marches dally. It is evident from reports received in 1 TYPE OF WOMEN WHO ARE r . - a v.af the Austrians expected to make a long resistance at Lemberg. having accumulated stores sufficient to last a year. All these stores have fallen . i a n e ta Russians, en- into Hie uciivio v... . abling them to quicken their campaign without waiting lor uieir un port trains. PARIS Sept. 8. An official statement given out here today says that Rus- i.n evlrvmen are now on the crest of the Carpathian Mountains. Turreted ort tapiareu. Continuing, the announcement says r ., ffnive airainst the Austrians in Galicia continues success fully. The Austrian tort at nicuimon, about 25 miles southwest ot wiobbis, has been captured by the Russians not withstanding the fact that it was pro tected by armored gun turrets and three lines of fortifications. The Aus trians retreated from Nicolaieff, aban- . , .nnlv tT-nfnR The Rus- uomng men ui'y'J . sians took many prisoners and captured also 40 guns ana greai. uuaim,.. ammunition. - A dispatch to the navas js.gem.-v . . a tYiit the stronK AUS- reuuBiu ...... - - , iwionln loff and Mlkola- low situated in Galicia, about 25 miles southwest ot wmotrs, " " "-- by the Russians beptemoer o. BELGIAN COMMISSION ACTS Five Districts Reported as Victims of Germans' Atrocities. T -vx-rrM-xT Gt R A news agency dispatch from Antwerp received here todav says that the report of the com mission appointed by the Belgian Gov ernment to investigate me ei. German atrocities finds that atrocities were committed by the Germans at Louvain, Vise, Aerschot, Onemael and in the district of Malines. Inoffensive pedestrians, cyclists and peasants, the report says, were shot i . i ..n.anc whrt also robbed the uy iiie uri public treasuries and burned and pil laged houses ana towns on mo u.cl that the inhabitants fired at ti e Ger man troops. The commission found that Belgians were deported to Germany to aid in .i harvt and that in some cases the Belgians were compelled to fight against the Russians. It also is declared that men were shut up in churches while the women were out raged. Men, women and children, the report concludes, were compelled to march in front of the German troops, showing ... m i :,,,, , V. TT1 a n f. h the wnue nag, to jmiui-o m troops to approach. REPORTED FEAT DOUBTED Britons Do N'ot Think Their Subma rine Entered German Harbor. LONDON, Sept. 8. The British of ficial information bureau makes an nouncement that it believes to be un true the story published In various quarters that a submarine of the Brit ish fleet had recently penetrated into the harbor of Bremerhaven. A report to this effect reached the London papers but they refrained from publishing it on the advice ot the official press bureau. INCOMES WILL BEAR SHARE (Continued From First Page. ) agreed tentatively on a tax on railroad freight in lieu of a tax on railroad tickets. Such' a tax would be collected by the railroads and easily adminis tered. The rate proposed. It was re ported, was 2 per cent. At the conclusion of an all-day con ference it was agreed not to tax to bacco products, automobiles, gasoline, amusement tickets, magazines and many other articles and commodities which had been proposed, the increased income tax averting the necessity of levying against these articles. The committee will meet again Thursday. Delaware Democrats for Wilson. DOVER, Del., Sept. 8. The Demo cratic state convention of Delaware here declared itself today in favor of the remoninatlon of President Wilson in 191. L , , i Hi t '-r- ' " ' j Photo Copyright oy Bain News Service. FRENCH RED CROSS NURSES. j . . r - -- RED GROSS SHIP TO HAVE NEUTRAL GREW Vessel's Departure Delayed Wtiile Germans on Board Are Replaced. TWO GOVERNMENTS OBJECT Americans or Spaniards to Sail When Vessel Starts on Errand of Mercy, Which Probably Will Be Tomorrow. NEW YORK, Sept. 8. The Red Cross, the American ship of mercy which will carry relief to the wounded on Eu- HELPING TO CARE TOR THE WOUNDED ON THE BATTLEFIELDS j orpean battlefields, will sail from this port probably Thursday. Her crew will be made up" of Americans or Spaniards men of neutral nations. For a time the vessel was delayed and Miss Mabel Boardman verified re ports that eJiplomatic obstacles had been Interposed. Shipped Manned by Americans. "It has been agreed that the vessel will be manned wholly and entirely by American citizens, officers and men," reads a statement issued by Sir Court enay Bennett, the British Consul-General, after a long conference with Cap tain Rust. From this statement it was inferred .u . . ,v,A rvnRH would be held until oil nrman members of the crew were replaced by Americans. "The activity ot tne press ma e.u- , ,1 uo ,-Hnn n sold "As flOOll as it was learned that we had accepted the offer made by the Hamburg-American line of their steamship Hamburg, several newspapers began to publish conjectures as to the possible violation of neutrality. Ship Not te Doek In France. t awn trie French Consul- General and do not expect any trouble, other than a sngnt uemj- not planning to dock at any French T-h.. 0viin will crn first to Fal mouth. England, and will then go over to Brest, in France. . . v. - nnlv in the harbor there and unload her supplies without docking. I can see no case of viola tion of neutrality, even with Germans on board, as long as the ship merely anchors in tne stream. nnsniMCTnv Sent. 8. The failure of the Red Cross steamer Red Cross to sail on time was aue to mo rciu.. of both the British and French gov- trt errant nermission for the ship to touch in territory controlled by either of these countries. British Ambassador Object. The British Ambassador, Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, said today he had ex- ,ho wiiiine-ness of his erovern- ment to allow the ship to call at Brit ish ports on condition tnat it oe an American 'ship, which would mean one ..... ) K Amarlr-flTiR. He Was in- uzaiuiGu uj formed at the last moment, he said, that while the otneers were .wnuni.a, . r..,,--i. the same crew she had as the Hamburg-American liner Hamburg. Only a lew or tne crew been naturalized, he said, and 80 of them had just expressed their inten tion of becoming American citizens. Under these conditions the Ambassa dor did not feel justified in taking the responsibility of approving the steam er's departure. paris Reported' quiet PORTLAND WOMAN' HEAR9 FROM MOTHER IN WAR ZONE. Mm. M. Bcatty Aids Red Cross and Admlniter to Exhausted Troops In French Capital. Descriptions of scenes In Paris since the beginning of the present war are contained in a letter just received by Mrs. James CIni, 440 Prescott street, from her mother, Mrs. M. Beatty, who is a refugee in PariB. The letter, writ ten on August 12, follows: "As vou can see by above address I am still in Paris. Thank God, every thing is quiet now and at present there is nothing to fear. We now have enough to eat. Milk and butter are plentiful. "You don't know how I feel to think I can't move away from here. I am among strangers, but they are real kind and good to me. I feel much bet ter than I did at flrst- "I have joined a branch of the Red Cross. Of course so far it is not to care for the wounded soldiers, unless in case of emergency. We make cloth ing and every kind of bandages, "for the sick soldiers. We work in a large schoolroom.. I go there every day. The very best class of American women are working there. "Everything is closed yet, and hardly New York from Europe since the be ginning of th "ax- arrived today any tramways are running. So there is nowhere to go. only by walking. Last Sunday I went to the Tuilleries with some women friends. "There are thousands of Americans here yet They are all making the very best of the situation. As I went back to the hotel today at noon. I came across a regiment of soldiers (Al gerians). The poor things. I couldn't help crying, they were so tired and prostrated with the awful heat. Some of them fainted in front of the hotel. So the woman, with whom I am living, and I went and made them some cold drinks. We went among them and made comfortable all we could. Some of the soldiers were so weak they could hardly drink. The commander gave them permission to rest. "The French praise the Belgians highly. They have decorated Liege with the "Legion D'Honor" the highest honor that can be given to a country or person. They have named one of their most prominent streets. "Rue De Liege." I can't help loving the Par isians. They are such hospitable peo ple There were lots of Italians here, but as everything is closed they had to leave, on account of no work." YANKEE WOMAN WOUNDED Bearing Bayonet Mark, Received in Europe, American Arrives. NEW YORK, Sept. 8. The first wounded American woman to reach aboard the steamer Saxonla from Liver pool. She is Mrs. C. J. Devlin, of Kan sas City, and her wound is a bayonet thrust in the leg. accidentally indicted by an excited Dutch soldier at the Hook of Holland. The Saxonia brought 779 passengers, nearly all Americans. Many of them suffered unusual hardships in Europe. AUSTRIAN ARMY WITHDREW Staff Reports Russians Bombarded Undefended Position. LONDON, Sept. 8. A German official statement received by Marconi wireless from Berlin says: "The Austrian general staff reports that the Russian bombardment of the earthworks around Lemberg on Septem ber 3 was directed against unoccupied and undefended positions, the Austrians having previously withdrawn in order to spare the bombardment of an open town. "The army commanded by General Dank was recently engaged in heavy fighting. The Russians brought up by rail large reinforcements and a severe attack followed, but the troops com manded by Field Marshal Kestranek re pulsed the attack, inflicting heavy losses on the Russians and taking 600 pris oners. ' "Elsewhere along" the front there is comparative quiet." PEASANT TRAPS 28 FOES First Prussian Prisoners Seen by Paris Captured by Ruse. PARIS, Sept. 8. Twenty-eight Prus sian prisoners, the first to be seen in Paris in the present war, arrived at St. Lazare station today. -They had be come separated from their regiment and lost their way. They asked a peasant near Meaux if the Germans had taken Paris and how to get tfere. The peasant replied that he thought Paris had fallen and would conduct them to the right road. When it was too late the Prussians found he was leading them into the British lines. ABITRATORS NOT AGREED Federal Commission Must Name Neutral Members of Body. CHICAGO, Sept- 8. Arbitrators for the Western railroads and the engine men, who are asking for a wage in crease and changes in working condi tions, have been unable to agree on two neutral members, it was announced today, and these men will be named by the Federal board of mediation and conciliation. According to the statute under which the arbitration proceedings will be held, they must begin within 30 days of the appointment of the arbitrators. NIAGARA SAFE IN SYDNEY Arrival Disproves Report of Liner's Being Overhauled by Germans. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8. The of fices of the Union Steamship Company have reported today that their triple screw liner Niagara is safe in Sydney, after the fastest passage from Van couver ever made. Cable dispatches yesterday from Hon olulu carried a rumor there that the Niagara might have been overhauled by the German cruiser Nurnberg. NO PEACE SIGNS ARE SEEN Bryan Denies That Germany Has Shown Desire to. End War. WASHINGTON, Sept 8. Secretary Bryan said, after the Cabinet meeting today, that no intimations had been received from anv of the warring na tions of Europe Qf any likelihood of acceptance of President Wilson's offer of mediation at this time. He denied that Germany had indicat ed any desire for peace. GLOBE THEATER 11th and Washington TODAY AND BALANCE OF WEEK Exciting, Rip-Roaring Animal Comedy Bungling Bunk's Bunko Depicting Mr. Bunk's Wonderful Experience in Love and Hunting Also FRANCIS BUSHMAN AND BEVERLY BAYNE Iu the Two-Act Drama THE MASKED WRESTLER In Which Mr. Bushman Shows His Prowess in Two Magnificent Wrestling Matches as Good as Ever Screened EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION JOSEPH KNOWLES Nature Man How He Dressed, Lived, Hunted and Looked While in the Forest 10c REVOLT HELD NEAR Bukovina, Austrian Province, on Verge of Uprising. TURK ARMY LACKS FOOD Russian Victories Spread War Fever Through Ronmania and Bulgaria Where Demonstrations Favor Cause of Slavs in Conflict. .t cm 8. Refugees and deserters from the armies of Aus tria in Galicia, jQorains . tlon obtained lnSflc!.l th Kussian military uay. navej www - authorities that their losses have been . ,r of Austrian regi- enormous. - . . ments were decimated. 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