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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1914. RUSSIAN FLIES INTO FOE AND BOTH DIE Czar's Most Daring Airman Gives His Own Life to Destroy Austrian. BOMB ATTACK PREVENTED German ATiator Engages in Revolver Duel With Briton and French man Who Attack Him In Air, hut Xo Shots Find Mark. LONDON. Sept. 9. Captain Nesteroff, one of the most daring- Russian aviators and the first of his countrymen to loop the loop, has sacrificed his life in a successful attempt to destroy an Austrian aeroplane, says a Petrograd dispatch to the Reuter Telegram Com pany, a According- to a report from the front Captain Nesteroff was returning- from an aerial reconnaissance when he saw an Austrian aeroplane hovering over the Russian forces, presumably with the intention of dropping bombs. Both Die in Fall. The Russian aviator Immediately changed the direction of his machine and headed straight for that of the Austrian at full speed. Although he must have known that victory by such tactics could be gained only at the cost of his own life he dashed into the Austrian aeroplane. The force of the Impact caused tne collapse 01 di ma chines, which plunged to the earth, the two aviators meeting Instant death BERLIN. Sept. 9. (Via London.) 8ergeant-Major Warner, of the aviation corps, returned today from the front after making repeated scouting flights ever the French and British troops. Speaking of his experiences, he took the opportunity to pay a tribute to the bravery and daring of the British troops. . ,,,, He described as his most thrilling flight one in which he battled with two aeroplanes of the enemy, one a British biplane and the other a French mono plane. Both were much faster than his machine, which was old and battered. Revolver Snots Exchanged. "My two enemies flew beeide and about me for a long time," he said. "I expected momentarily that they would throw bombs but apparently they had none. Both fired revolvers repeatedly in my direction and I replied with my revolver, but none of the shots were effective. After an anxious quarter of an hour, I drew them toward the Ger man lines and they were compelled to withdraw." The Cologne Gazette correspondent reports from Montmedy, in the French Department of the Meuse, 22 miles southeast of Sedan, that German trains are already running into France as far as that place. The German engineers are building a railway line around the city and French prisoners are being employed In clearing the railway tun nels. The death of two military aviators, Lieutenant Count Uexkull and Volun teer Raymond Arthur Braton, is announced. GERMAN LOSSES COLOSSAL (Continued From First Page-) policy; for the local lists are still pub lished, and bad news travels fast, so that a fairly accurate, though prob ably still Incomplete, idea of the num ber of casualties exists. Heavy Casualties Known. I believe that I am well within the mark in saying that more than 100,000 German 'soldiers have already been killed in the various battles on the eastern frontier, the western frontier. In Belgium, and in France. The heav iest of all have been the casualties in the continuous fighting between the Mons-Charleroi line and the present position of the forces before Paris. I have passed through Berlin. Lelp ic, Dresden, Hanover, Hamburg and Cologne, and everywhere 1 have been profoundly impressed by the absence of the usual noise of great cities. Sometimes It seemed to me like the stillness of a vast cemetery. There is little traffic in the streets. Horses and motor cars have been comman deered for military service at the front; the cabmen and drivers are with their regiments; there are far fewer goods to deliver, for trade in many tranches Is at a standstill. Tramways and omnibuses continue to run reduced services in all the German towns, but the great majority of conductors are women. Women taxicab drivers, too, have made their appearance in Berlin and in other towns. The railway ticket agents, signal men, grade-crossing watchmen, guards and ticket col lectors have all been replaced, by women. Women Busily Working. The postoffices are conducted almost exclusively by women, for the men, If too old to go to the front, are engaged In patrolling the railway lines, guard ing the tunnels and bridges, and per forming other similar military duties on the lines of communication, and so many of these women, busy as they are, cannot conceal their reddened eyes and tear-stained cheeks. Women conduct most of the retail shops, and many of the factories and workshops that are still running. Women doctors and women dentists are greatly In de mand. In some towns women are act ing as scavengers and night watch men. Nearly all the letters through out the country are delivered by wom en. So far as the ordinary life of the community is concerned, Germany Is almost denuded of men, young and old. Trains are running much as usual on most lines, but there are no sleep ing cars and no dining cars. Trade depression is very general. Hundreds of factories have ceased operations and thousands of shops are closed. Those which remain open are not do ing one-tenth of their normal business. The number of unemployed is rapidly growing in all commercial and indus trial centers. There is shortage of food, and drastic official measures have been taken in some districts to husband the supplies. Apart from the gloom cast over Germany by the loss of her sons, the spectres of famine and of complete economic disaster loom up before the people. Thousands upon thousands of German merchants are ruined and will have to start life again penniless after the war. Aggressive Classes Confident. The official classes, the wealthy, the professors, and other groups devoted to the pan-Germanic Idea are aggres sively confident. They foretell the ul timate triumph of Germany against all her foes and the establishment of a greater German empire, which shall Include France, Belgium, Holland, the greater part of Austria, and the whole of the British empire. These Germans, among whom are most of the upper professional classes, are especially bit ter against England. The lesser com mercial classes axe beginning to feel the pinch, and their zeal for the war wanes in proportion. The economic consequences are Just becoming plain to them, and their feelings are vastly different from their optimism of four weeks ago. These classes were misled by the utterances of the Kaiser and by the officially inspired press, and now they are beginning to realize something of the truth. When they know all this war will teach them, I predict that they will be in the forefront of the revolutionary forces that will surely menace the imperial autocracy after peace is restored. Muttering of Socialism Heard. The Socialist workingmen what of them? Their newspapers reveal a strong undercurrent of criticism amid apparently patriotic protestations. The Socialist journalists of Germany are experts In implying sedition In cleverly-written articles which never theless keep within the limits of law. In the last four weeks many of them have been writing anti-militarist ar ticles under the guise of patriotic ap peals. Their comments reveal a dif ferentiation between Germany's war against Russia and Germany's war against Belgium, France and England Their advice to the worklngman to de fend his country zealously against the Russians rings true; but thehir oppo sition to attacks on the western coun tries is evident. When the German soldiers return home and tell the story of the war and compare notes with their Socialist comrades there will be a terrific up heaval against the theory of "Kano nenfutter," ("food for powder"), which is really the foundation of the whole military system of the country. The experts of the German General Staff regard the common soldier as "fodder for the enemies' cannon," as the phrase goes. This has been clear enough in all the battles of this cam paign, and the German troops them selves must fully realize it by this time. I predict that the survivors will be bloodthirsty revolutionists when they reach home again; and many of us who know the latent strength of the German Socialist movement will not be surprised if the Kaiser and his principal advisers are hanged on tne lamp posts of Unter den Linden at the end of the campaign. It is only during the last few days that Germany has understood any thing of the peril of her position. Previously the German official com munications were the only source of news of the war, and there was uni versal Jubilation; but when the refu gees from East Prussia began to ar rive and spread the news of the in vaders' advance in the east, and since the truth about the casualties in Bel gium and France has begun to filter through, faces that were bright have become gloomy, and braggarts have become mourners. The stillness of Hamburg and Bremen Is most impres sive. Those huge ports are almost idle, and their enormous oversea trade is crippled. In the ports, more than anywhere else, the financial results of the war as it affects the prosperity of Germany are most apparent. RUSSIANS VICTORS IN BATTLE OF RAWA Great Engagement Said to Be Ended in Neighborhood of Lemberg. EASTERN LOSSES HEAVY BRITISH ACT PROTESTED MUSSULMANS CALL SEIZURE OF TURKISH SHIPS SPOLIATION. Easterners In New York Call At tention of Congressmen and Cabinet to Matter. WASHINGTON, Sept 9. Protests against Great Britain's seizure of the two battleships being built in England for Turkey, at the outbreak of the war, adopted at a meeting of Ottoman, Indian and Persian Mussulmans and Hindus in New York, have been sent to Congressmen here and members of the Cabinet. "Great Britain may have had the right, strictly speaking, to take over those ships," says the protest, "but since she was not at war with Turkey, nay, was on friendly terms with her, she was legally and morally bound to pay for them on the spot. She has not settled the account yet "Thus she has committed an act of spoliation pure and simple at the ex pense of Turkey. This is as great a breach of international law as the violation of Belgian neutrality by Germany. Great Britain seems to have made a law unto herself to Injure and humiliate, whenever opportunity arises, the only Mussulman state which has remained Independent and In whose sovereign is vested the dignity of caliph this more particularly from the time it freed itself from despotism and entered upon the path of prog ress. "What is the meaning of this atti tude?" the protest inquires. "Surely It can only be that Great Britain is secretly striving to destroy at any cost, that of her good fame included, the Ottoman, empire, the bulwark of Islam. Therefore we Ottoman, Indian and Persian Mussulmans and Hindus inhabiting New York Invite the world of Islam in Its entirety to Join in our protest" REPUTED YANKEES HELD ALLEGED AMERICANS AMONG BRIT ISH PRISONERS. No Spies Discovered, but Many Aliens Found to Have False Passports. Arming; Report Is Scouted. LONDON, Sept 9. Several alleged Americans are among the refugees al ready placed in compounds by the se cret service men. The cases of many others are under Investigation. While none of the arrested has been shown so far to be a spy, many are declared to be unquestionably alien enemies of undesirable type. A large number hold supposed credentials that have been proved false. Out of 200 of the most recent appli cants for passports at the American Embassy only 40 received passports and a number of passports granted by American officials on the Continent have been taken. up here, when it was shown that the bearers were not en titled to them. It is supposed that the papers belonged to others than the holders. Home Secretary McKenna, speaking in the House of Commons today, de clared that there was no organization among the aliens in England the pur pose of which was the carrying out of hostile acts, and he ridiculed the suggestion made In some quarters re cently that there were 250,000 Germans in this country with arms in their possession. Continuing, the Secretary said the police and military were alert for in dividual cases of espionage. Between 8000 and 9000 such cases already had been investigated, but only 90 suspects have been held. Ronndup Slogan May Be Taken. SALEM, Or, Sept 9. (Special.) Possibilities of the Pendleton Roundup losing its slogan, "Let 'er Buck," are seen in a letter received here by Sec retary of State Olcott from The Dalles Fair and Rodeo Association, which in quires if the slogan has been copy righted. The Secretary of State has replied that it has not been copy righted, , Casualties on Both Sides North of Soldan on September 1 Now Es timated at More Than 60,000. Servians on Offensive. LONDON, Sept. 10, 6 A. M. A dis patch to Renter's Telegram Company from Vienna, dated Wednesday and reaching London by nay of Amsterdam, says: "It Is officially announced in Vienna that a r.civ battle began around Lem berg today." ROME, Sept 9 (via London 3:25 P. M.) A dispatch from Petrograd to the Messagero declares that the great bat tle at Rawa, in Galicia, 32 miles north west of Lemberg, is over and that the Russians have won a complete victory. The Austrians are said to be retiring everywhere. Among the prisoners taken by the Russians are a large number of Germans. The Austrians have evacuated Rus sian Poland. LONDON, Sept 9. The correspondent of the Times at Petrograd sends the following; "The extent of the losses during the first six weeks of the war places all previous casualties far in the back ground. Not less than 10,000 dead Germans were counted in the trenches after one engagement in Eastern Prussia, "On the fateful September 1, when two Russian corps came to death grips with four German corps north of Sol dau, the losses on both sides totaled between 60,000 and 70.000, the major ity being Germans." Slavs Placed In Front Line. The correspondent of the Central News at Petrograd telegraphs: "The Slavonic natives of Austria ar riving here as prisoners of war de clare they were placed in front of the battle line purposely by the Austrians." A telegram received here from Bucharest Roumania, says the Rus sian victories in Galicia over the forces of the dual monarchy have aroused the Roumanians to almost fanatic excite ment. Thousands of Roumanians dem onstrated yesterday in the streets of Bucharest in favor of Russia and France. Servians Continue Offensive. A dispatch to the Havas Agency at Paris from Nish, Servia, says the Ser vians are continuing their offensive movements against the Austrians in the direction of Vlshegrad. They crossed the frontier September 6 and continued to advance successfully. Everywhere the Austrians were thrown back to the left bank of the River Drina. rnPTTiTS-TTAniTTSr via T.nnHnn Cant Q A dispatch to the Politlken from reirugrau says: "According to a report Issued by the War Ministry, the Russian advance for the purpose of dividing the million Austrians who are advancing on Lub lin is on the point of succeeding. A great battle is in progress." RUSSIANS I I .I.I. OF VICTORY Embassy Issues Statement as to Activity of Army. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. The Russian Embassy issued the following state ment tonight as to the activity of the Russian army: "On September 6 and 7 we attacked the first Austrian army at Tomaszow, In the northwest: Grubeshess, in the northeast, and Rawa Russka, in the southeast The Austrian army retired in complete disorder, pursued by our troops. At Frampol our cavalry swept down on the baggage trains of the enemy. "In the direction of Lublin the Austro-German troops have been forced out of their fortified position and are retiring to the south. Columns of sup plies and baggage trains, which were retiring along the high road from Jusesow to Annopol, were scattered by the fire of our artillery from the left bank of the Vistula River. "On the front from Rawa Russka, In Galicia, northwest of Lemberg, to the Dniester River, serious fighting is In progress, the Austrian army, which was defeated at Lwow (the Russian name for Lemberg), having received reinforcements. "The Fourteenth (Tyrolese) Austrian Army Corps, near Rawa Russka, made, on September 7, a night attack on our troops, but in the morning was com pelled to retire, leaving in our hands one regimental color and 500 prisoners. "Near Zamostie, on the Russian side of the North Gallcian border, we have captured a German aeroplane. "In East Prussia only skirmishing Is reported." Embassy officials said this report meant that practically all Austrian troops had been driven from Russian territory. , AUSTRIA NEEDS BIG GUNS Help Given Ally Said to Have Weakened Defense Against Russia. TENDON. SeDt. 10. Whether Ger many has played the game fairly by her ally, says tne i-etrograa correspon dent of the Post will be decided by his torians in years to come. "At nresent." adds the correspondent, "Austria is badly In need of those heavy siege batteries and that army corps which she sent to help Germany on the French frontiers, while all we hear of German help to Austria is the one German division now retreating to ward Cracow before the pressure of the Russian advance. n..., nnfllt rtn fhf Russian front must shortly terminate in one of two ways either the destruction or capitu lation of Austria's main armies. The ap pearance of the German forces has ,. ,,f llu jnAvltnhlA Ha- mereiy jjustiuiitu . " ....... nouement probably not for more than two days. "The Russians have crossed the Vls- mt the German division which came to protect the Austrian left flank, but the German move nas oniy delayed the encircling movement of the Russian forces for a short time. This obstacle has now been overcome." Monroe Sewer" Contract Let. MONROE, Or.. Sept 9. (SpeciaL) The Monroe City Council at Its meet ing last night awarded the contract to C. M. Swartley, of Corvallis, for the building of the city's main sewer. Vitrified pipe is to be used, and the work is to be completed within 60 days. There were 10 bidders. This stare is proud to be ready with the new Stein-Bloch Smart Clothes in absolutely correct Fall and Winter styles. Right style, right fabrics, right fashioning. Other clothes possess each, but here they are combined in a manner that tells a glowing, smiling story of genius. No other word quite covers the case. And then, the other equally important thing right workmanship; Stein-Bloch clot lit s are world-famed for that. We invite the men of Portland to enjoy this exhibit of integrity. Suits and Overcoats $20 to $40 Ben Selling Morrison Street at Fourth Leading Clothier Fall Styles in Dunlap Hats. $5 Brewer Hats $3 CONGRESS HASTENS NEW WAR TAX BILL Increased Levy on Incomes, Opposed by Wilson, Likely to Be Dropped. TOLL ON AUTOS PLANNED Cigarettes Also Mentioned as Prob able Means of Gleaning $5,000, 000 Tariff on Freight Fought. Wilson Discusses Subject. tpicmvflTnv Canr Q Prpnfdfttlt Wilson's disapproval today of the pro posal to Increase the Income tax as a means of raising revenue to offset a treasury deficit due to tne European ....... -. n.mnC.fllfc TY1 . TT1 h ( T S of the Ways and Means Committee, to revis ing their plans. They will renew 10 tha ffnrt tn draft a war rev enue bill. The President made his atti tude known at a conference with Dem ocratic leaders in uongress. Unavailability Is Cause. Democratic members of the Ways and Means' Committee were not all disap pointed by the President's disapproval of their decision to increase the income tax one half of one per cent and to de crease the exemption. The President's principal objection was said to be that such a tax was not immediately avail able and therefore undesirable. Chairman Underwood, who discussed the subject with the President, was in clined to agree with this view and It is improbable that an income tax amendment will be proposed. Cigarettes probably will be added to the list of taxable commodities already agreed to. such as beer, wines and rectified spirits. A plan also is under consideration to make a tax on beer one dollar a barrel, which would yield $66,000,000. That amount, together with $10,000,000 from wines, $2,000,000 from rectified spirits, probably $5,000, 080 from cigarettes, probable taxes on railroad freight, gasoline, automobiles, some proprietary articles and soft drinks. It is estimated, would yield all the revenue necessary, particularly if It Is determined not to appropriate all the $53,000,000 proposed for rivers and harbors work. Auto Tax Suggested. Representative Oglesby of New York, in a letter to the committee, suggested a tax of 50 cents a horsepower on au tomobiles not engaged in commerce, and a tax on golf balls. He estimated that $25,000,000 could be realized from the automobile tax. Official estimates, however, are for $15,000,000 on motor care. The proposal to put a general tax on railroad freight is the main Question now before the committee. The real issue Is said to be whether to make up the necessary balance of revenue by a tax on freight traffic or by diffusing the tax among many lines of business, or realign reserve districts at any time and a postponement of the hearings will not affect the case of protestants. A levy on freight, it is estimated, could easily produce $40,000,000 revenue, but there Is considerable opposition In both Houses. The question will be de cided tomorrow. Preliminary steps also were taken by Democratic Senators today, to read Just the pending $53,000,000 rivers and harbors' appropriation bill, against which Republican Senators have con ducted a filibuster on the ground that it is framed on extravagant grounds and that the $100,000,000 war revenue bill would not be necessary if the new projects proposed in the bill were abandoned. Amounts Needed Asked. Senators Burton, Galllnger. Borah and others have insisted that the bill in its present form should not be passed, particularly In view of the fi nancial emergency now presented. Senators who champion the bill have aeked the War Department for revised estimates on the amounts absolutely necessary to carry on existing river and harbor work and the most urgent new projects in anticipation of pruning the bill. It was reported tonight that a con ference between Republican senators opposing the bill and Democratic leaders had been held at which sug gestions were made for a compromise paving the way for early adjournment and removing much senate opposition to the war revenue tax. BANKERS' POOL FAVORED RESERVE BOARD CONSIDERS PAY MENTS TO EUROPE. Belief Is Creditors Abroad Will Not Demand Gold When They Find It Is Readily Available. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. The Federal Reserve Board has taken up consider ation of the 36 class C directors of the 12 reserve banks whose appointments will mark virtually the last Important step before the actual organization of the bank. More than 200 names are before the board and the final list of appointees is not expected before next WThe board probably will approve the bankers' plan for a pooling arrange ment to pay American obligations to Europe In gold. It has taken no for, rrml action on the bankers' proposal to rfcise $160,000,000 through banks to pay these obligations and is understood to be waiting for a report rrom ionoon on its acceptability. Members of the board are curious also about published reports that New York bankers expect to underwrite about $80,000,000 of obligations of the city held in Europe. They have no definite assurance that such a syndi cate has been organized, and do not know whether its existence would mean a reduction in the total amount to be cared for by all National banks. Every effort is being made through clearing-house associations to obtain definite information as to the exact amount of gold in possession of all Na tional, state and private banks in the country. Members of the board ex pressed the belief today that if the banks put the $25,000,000 figured on by the bankers' committee on first call, there would be no necessity for further advances. 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The wounded officer has been taken under the protection of the American Consul and will not be held as a pris oner of war. The Burgomaster, after explaining the case to the German commander, made the statement that the agreement with the Germans not to enter the city will not be changed as a result of the Incident. A dispatch to the Exchange Tele graph Company from Ghent, evidently aied early, but delayed, explains the incident referred to In the Ostend dis patch. It aaya that an Incident which may lead to aerlous consequences has Just happened In Ghent. In aplla of the agreement, two German officers entered the city and were surprised by Belgian troops, who fired on them from a mitrailleuse, mounted on an automo bile. One officer was killed and th other seriously wounded. English Passengers Arrested. COPENHAGEN. 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