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PRICE FIVE CENTS. PORTLAND. OREGON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1914. VOL. LIT. NO. 16,788. 14. CROWN PRINCE ALONE HOLDS German Retreat General Except at Verdun. MANY PRISONERS ARE TAKEN Vigorous Offensive by Allies Turns Tide of Battle in France. CENTER IS NOW RETIRING French Commander Reports Left Has Crossed Aisne, Gaining 65 Miles. LONDON, Sept. 13. Official re ports from Bordeaux issued here to day assert that all the German armies except that of the Crown Prince, fac ing Verdun, are retreating. General von Kluck's army, it is asserted, has retreated more than 60 miles. This army was within a few miles of Paris-within a week ago. Line of Communication Cut. A Bordeaux dispatch to Lloyds' Weekly News says the line of com munications used by the Germans has been cut and they cannot make use of the lines east of the Argonne for est, owing to the rapid advance of the allies on the center and right. They must, therefore, try the line through the Meuse Valley and Lux em burg. BORDEAUX, Sept. 13. General Joffre, commander-in-chief of the French forces, has sent a telegram to Alexandre Millerand, Minister of War, saying: "Our victory appears more and more complete. Everywhere the en emy is in retreat, abandoning pris oners, wounded and stores. Wounded Left on Field. "The battle of the last five days has ended in an undeniable victory. The retreat of the first, second and third German armies is hastening be fore our left, and at our center in turn the fourth German armyis com mencing to fall back to the north from Vitry-le-Francois and from Ser-maize-les-Baines (in the Province of Marne, 17 miles east of Vitry-le-Francois). "Moreover, the enemy has left up on the battlefield many wounded and quantities of munitions of war. Also, in gaining ground we have made many prisoners. Our troops show evidences of the intensity of the 6truggle and the extraordinary ef forts made by the Germans in their attempt to resist our vehemence. Vigorous Offensive Taken. "Our vigorous retaking of the of fensive has determined the success. Every officer, subaltern and soldier has responded to the call. All merit well from the fatherland." In a supplementary report, General Joffre is reported as saying: "After heroic efforts on the part of our troops during this formidable struggle, which lasted from the fifth to the 12th of September, all our arms are flushed by success and exe cuting a pursuit unexampled for its extent. "On our left we have crossed the Aisne, below Soissons, thus gaining 100 kilometers (about 65 miles) in six days' fighting. "Ou armies of the center are al ready north of Marne, while those of Lorraine and the Vosges are arriving on the frontier. The morale, endur ance and ardor of our troops and those of our allies are admirable. The pursuit will be continued with all our energy. The government of the re public may well be proud of the army which it has equipped." Governor Felicitates Troops. In making the foregoing message public, General Gallieni added this note: "The military governor of Paris is (Concluded on Page .) BULLETINS RO Mi:. Sept. 13, via Paris, Sept. 14, 3:19 A. M. Ntm received here from Petroarrad la to the effect that the Austrian prisoners now In the hands of the Russians aggregate about 200, 000. LONDON. Sept. IS. A Renter Tele cram Company's dispatch from Amster dam stays that an agreement has been reached whereby France and Germany will evchange an equal number of prisoners, officers and men, who may rejoin their respective armies. LONDON, Sept. 13. A dispatch to the exchange Telegraph Company from Rome says It Is reported from Basel that 90,000 men were engaged yester day in a fierce battle between Thaun and Senheim. The Germans occupied the Gebweller Valley, at the foot of the French Vosges. The outcome Is not known. LONDON, Sept. 13. The Rome corre spondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company sayai "A dispatch from Basel, Switzerland, aaya that between Blot helm and Slerenz, Alssce, French iav alry, supported by artillery, has anni hilated two squadrons of German cav alry. All the horses of the Invaders were killed. The number of German troopers killed was very large." LONDON, Sept. 13. A dispatch to f'n.- Central News Asrencv from Bor deaux says that at the request of M. Klbot, the MlnUter of Finance, tne brokers have associated and decided to reopen the Bourse at Bordeaux. LONDON, Sept. 13. A Central Newn dispatch from Petrograd says that the German forces In East Prussia have been driven back with great losses near Nulshents, but are stfll bringing up re inforcements. The Germans are making their chief efforts in the region of the Maersee Lakes. LONDON, Sept. 13. Members of the ii.trUn landsturm born iu 1804 are to i,. ..fiii.-i in the colors, according to un official news from Vienna which Is quoted In a dispatch from Amsterdam to the Renter's Telegram Company. Later, the disnatch says, the landsturm classes of 1892 and IS93, If fit for act ive service, are to be sent to the front. BORDEAUX, Sept. 13. President Polncare signed a decree today author ising the issue of treasury bonds, re deemable in from three months to n year, bearing 5 per cent. The bonds are to be called national defense bonds" nnd the holders will" have preference in the allotment of future loans. The amount la not mentioned but the bonds will be lOO, 5O0 and 10O0 franca. GERMAN RQUJ COMPLETE French Writer Says Teuton Home ward Trip Is In Record Time. LONDON. Sept. 13, 5:10 A. M. The correspondent of the Times at Bordeaux suggests that the German rout Is deep ening into complete disaster, that the invaders are turning homeward by way of St. Quentin arid Mezleres, on the frontier of Luxemburg Province, .Bel gium, that the German forces in the Argenne and south of Verdun are like ly to be cut off from the remainder, in which event they can escape only at a heavy price. He adds: "The German rout is so complete that it is more than doubtful whether the enemy will be able to find a breath ing place on the only likely position which runs through Peronne and St. Quentin. The enemy is making for a line of retreat through Charleville and Mezieres and is doing the homeward journey in record time." MAINE ELECTION WATCHED Vote Today Viewed as Possible Barometer for Country. PORTLAND. Me., Sept. 13. First of the states to hold an election this year, Maine, will ballot tomorrow, watched by the country as a possible barometer of political conditions. The voters ar to elect four representatives in Congress, a Governor and other state and county officers. It Is the first time the Progressive party has sponsored a state ticket in Maine. Both Republicans and Democrats fig ure that the size of the Progressive vote will be a factor of importance. At the Presidential election two years ago. the Taft electors had 26,545 votes, those for President Wilson 51, 113, and for Colonel Roosevelt 48,493. SPAIN REMAINS NEUTRAL Prime Minister Asserts No Engage ments Have Been Made. PARIS. Sept. 13. A dispatch to the Havas agency from Madrid says that Eduardo Dato. the Spanish Prime Min ister, made the following statement to day. "Spain has contracted no engagement and will remain neutral until the end of the war.' The correspondent says the state ment was made in reply to reports in foreign newspapers concerning Spain's position, which had led to the belief that Spain intended to intervene in Germany's favor in case of necessity. BELGIANS ATTACK GERMANS Volunteers, Supported by Civic Guards, Inflict Heavy Loss. LONDON, Sept IS. A sharp engage ment took place today near Alost, ac cording to a Reuter dispatch from Ostend, between a detachment of Ger mans and a column of Belgian volun teers, supported by civlo guards with machine guns mounted on motor cars. The German losses were serious, and seven wagons with a field kitchen were captured. The Germans are en trenching at Orroir, near Renaix. In the fighting today at Dixmide, four Belgians were captured and 21 wounded, ENEMY DESTROYED, IS Austrians "Surrender Over Entire Front." VIENNA IS OBJECTIVE OF CZAR Sweeping Victories in Galicia, Russian Poland, Claimed. BATTLE LASTS 17 DAYS Capture of 130,000 Troops and Hundreds of Cannon Told Ger-man-Austro Numbers Are Declared 1,000,000. PETROGRAD (via London), Sept. 13. In a statement issued by the Russian headquarters staff, it is said that the battle of Galicia is drawing to an end, after 17 days of fighting, and that the Russians are pursuing the enemy. Operations culminating in the victories of Krasnik and Tomosgow, Russian Poland, are described. One report says that the Austrian army has been destroyed. "Over the entire front it nas sur rendered," says the dispatch, which continues: "The first Austrian army, commanded by General Auffenburg, lost 300 offi cers and 28,000 men and 400 cannon, while the second army lost in prisoners alone 500 officers and 7u,uoo soldiers" Statements from official Russian sources Indicate that on completion of the operations around Przemysl and Cracow, Galicia, the Russian forces will march directly toward Vienna. Surrender Is Impending;. Other reports say that 120,000 pris oners, inciting 1100 officers, were cap tured, and that the two Austrian armies are surrounded, with the surrender of both impending. A dispatch dated Saturday says the Germans again are moving troops from the eastern field of operations to the west. The,. statement or the headquarters staff follows: "The total Austrian aid Germatn forces exceeded 1,000,000 men with 2500 guns; that is. more than 40- divisions of infantry, 11 divisions of cavalry, re inforced by several German divisions. 600,000 in Main Body. "The main body of the enemy, num bering 600,000 men, moved toward Zavichvart and Tomaszow, advancing on Lublin and Chelm (Russian Poland). Its right wing was covered by the Lemberg (capital of Galicia) army, numbering 200 battalions. Its left wing was covered by several Austro German divisions around Radom (Rus sian Poland). "On August 25 the Austrian armies began a determined advance to coun- (Concluded on Page 2.) TODAY THE WHINING RUSSIAN ItiDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 6 degrees; minimum, 51; TODAY'S Rain; south to west winds. War. Austrian army destroyed; says Russia. Page 1. Portland professor says British were at Liege. Page 3. Allies believed willing to state terms of peace. Page 1. Democrats shift blame for war tax lo Wil son. Page 1. Ex-German Ambassador to Japan says Nip pon is ungrateful. Page 2. American hospital attaches win French thanks. Page 2. Wounded not yet being sent to Paris hos pitals. Paare 2. Full half of Kaiser's army In France Is routed. Page 2. Servians driving Austrians back into own country. Page 1. German retreat general except for Crown Prince's army at Verdun. Page 1. Cardinal returning to Belgian post In ruins blesses 50,000 lrlsn. page -Pope writes King George letter expressing sympathy. Page 8, Pacific Northwest. Thirty-five men and women are arrested la raid upon Friars Club.. Page 5. Scores of townsmen greet R. A. Booth, who parses day with his family. Page 11. Washington politicians renew activities. "'Page- 11. Sports. Coast League results: Portland 8-0, Los Angeles 7-3; San Francisco 0-9, Oakland 7-5; Venice 4-8, Missions 8-1. Page 8. Bradford Clothiers win semi-pro champion ship of Portland. Page S. Portland looms big on prospects of winning fifth pennant. Page 8. Portland and Vicinity. Royal Mail Company launches 10,000-ton Glengyle. Page 11. Play days end for school children. Page 14. Teachers urged to safeguard health of pupils. Page 14. "The Master Mind" at Baiter Theater scores m great success. Page 14. Pastor says America has chance to end war. Page 8. cfounty Convention of Women's Christian Temperance Union to be held this week. Page 9. Ex-United States Senator Bourne's letter to rallv his friends to support of Mr. Booth. Page 11. New films at moving-picture theaters are thrilling and amusing. Page 7. War sends prices of cosmetics skyhlgh. Page 4. , Birth of "Star-spangled Banner" celebrated today. Page 14. Rev. W. G. Eliot says America has chance to end war. Page 9. Pond sought today for Visiting Nurse Asso ciation. Page 4. PASTOR'S AUTO IS STOLEN Theft Forces Feeble Parishioner to Walk Home From Church. A thief last night stole Rev. J. Rich ard Olson's automobile from the curb in front of the church, while the choir was singing and as a result a feeble parishioner whom Rev. Olson had brought to church had to walk home. The theft also will curtail some active relief work which Mr. Olson has been carrying on with the aid of the auto mobile. Rev. Mr. Olson is pastor of the Ira manuel Lutheran Church, Nineteenth and Irving, and lives at the parsonage adjoining the church. r ITALIAN TROOPS IN ALBANIA Action Is Taken With Threat to Sack Varona. PARIS, Sept. IS. Troops of the Italian army are being disembarked in Albania, especially at Valona, accord ing to a dispatch from Trieste to the Echoe de Paris. Recent advices from Valona said that Kiamil Elbassan, at the head of 4000 men, had threatened to sack the town. SCHOOLBOY CRJ3PS UNWILLINGLY ' ' PARTY SHIFTS TAX BLAME TO WILSON Leaders Unwilling to Share Responsibility. COUNTRY TO BE RECONCILED Politicians Admit Difficulty of Situation. FREIGHT LEVY UNPOPULAR Shippers See No Chance to Transfer Burden to Consumer South s Support Is Factor to Be Reckoned With. WASHINGTON, Sept 13. (Special.) The present week in Congress will be momentous, it is expected by lead ers, to political conditions throughout the country and to the outcome of the election next November. The Democrats face a revolt of the voters because of the special war tax, accepted by some as necessary but which no interest wants to shoulder. The present split in the House Demo cratic organization emphasizes the gravity of the Democratic situation. Republican leaders are working to take full advantage of the diss itisf ac tion among the taxpayers and to widen the breach between the House Demo crats. Issue Square I i to Wilson. The Democratic situation, admitted to be critical, has been put up squarely to President Wilson for solution. He is to be made to assume all responsi bility, not only for the levying of the war tax but also for the selection of sources from which the additional Government revenues' are to be raised. Secretary McAdoo, of the Treasury, and Postmaster-General Burleson, the President's political lieutenants, able heretofore to hold the Democratic law makers in line for support of Adminis. tration policies and legislation, have been brushed aside by the present pro test against additional taxation and have passed the revolt along to the President. Democrats Blame President. Reliance is placed on the President to carry through a difficult political condition and to reconcile the country to war tax, no matter where it shall fall. Democratic politicians hope the President will be able to allay all re sentment and check the drifting of votes to Republican candidates. There is criticism of the President among the Democrats for forcing the war tax proposition at this time. Even Mr. Underwood, the House Democratic leader, advised deferring the legisla tion until after the election, and he had the support of nearly every promi nent House Democrat The President would not heed the advice. He aw the dwindling Treasury reserve before the (Concluded on Page 3.) TO SCHOOL AS USUAL. sunovs war MoveJiSERVlANS PRESS ON EVENTS of the sixth week of the war between Germany on one side, and France. Great Britain and Belgium on the other, have brought a vast trans formation. The pursued are now the pursuers. The irresistible sweep of seven German armies through Belgium into France met an immovable force at the Marne River. The army of Gen eral Von Kluck. which so long battled to turn the allies' western flank, was itself slowly and steadily outflanked. Its retirement before the small bat hardy British army turned the tlds of battle. Now, If French reports are to be ra iled on. all the German armies except that facing Verdun and a few miles southwest are retreating. General Von Kluck's army, which a week ago was a few miles to the southeast of Paris, has retired more than 60 miles to the northeast while on the extreme right the army of the Bavarian Crown Prince, which attacked the French eastern line from Nancy to Eplnal, has fallen back to the frontiers of Lor raine, permitting the French to re occupy Lunevllle and several other towns. General Joffre, the French commander-in-chief, pictures the retreat as hurried, if not disorderly, with the Germans abandoning wounded, supplies and prisoners. Sunday, a week ago yesterday, was the darkest day of the war for the allies. The French government emi grated from Paris to Bordeaux In a long, sad procession of motorcars. An attack upon the city appeared Immi nent and the main German force had hammered a huge wedge Into France between Paris and Verdun, with Its center some miles south of that line. The French people were wondering whether history of 1870 would not be repeated. The battle of the Marne, which was decided in a week, is regarded by military critics an a marvelous re versal of roles of two armies. In their view, it appears to have decided the first phase of the war and to have made impossible the plan which the German, staff is supposed to have had of smashing the French by one compre hensive stroke and then turning the bulk of the German forces eastward to confront the Russians. The military experts, however, are stHt cautious. While recognizing the possibility that the German armies may yet rally and draw a strong de fensive line, they recognize also the possibility of the almost complete evac uation of France and Belgium. Paris announces that the Germans have evacuated Amiens. The where abouts of German reinforcements of 60,000, reported to be marching south on three roads in that neighborhood, are unknown. The Belgian army Is credited with the determination to reoccupy Brussels and Is said to have cut the railroad between Liege and Brussels, thus sev ering an important German line of communication, and to be pushing the scattered German forces, composed for the most part of reservists, toward the southeast Military authorities in France con sider the position of the German ar mies critical. The army which was south of the Argonne forest, they argue, can hardly retreat eastward owing to the danger from the strongly held French fortress of Verdun, while the mountainous, wooded character of the Argonne district makes retreat due north impracticable. The left wing of the GermanB, they believe. muBt re treat in a northwesterly direction. They also cherish the hope that the Belgians may succeed in clearing the Germans out of Belgium, when the entire Ger man army would be obliged to retreat on Luxemburg, an operation which they liken to the passing of a large stream through a narrow bottle neck. The position of the troops, as sketched In the French reports, is that the Ger man right army Is retreating beyond the River Vesle, which runs between Rhelms and Soissons; that the German forces hi the center, which had pene trated farthest south, are falling back north of Vitry-le-Francois and Sel maire and have crossed the River Marne. and in the hilly wooded country h.iMn Vltrv and Verdun the Ger mans have lost Revigny and Brabant- le-Roi. Th irrench appear to have taken the offensive along almost the entire front, as indicated by successes In tne vat hRtween Lunevllle and Saint Die. where they have retaken several towns they evacuated a fortnight ago. while r.nnrm from Basle say hard fighting occurred yesterday in the Guebwlller Valley in Southern Alsace. In the eastern field, fighting has been proceeding continuously sines August 25 and the Russians claim to be winning both In Poland and Galicia Vienna says the Austrians were suc cessful In the first stages of the fight ing in Galicia and took 10,000 prisoners but that they were obliged to withdraw from Lemberg and concentrate in a better position because the northern wing of the Austrian army in Poland was threatened by greatly superior numbers. The battle of Rawa Ruska. which now is in progress, apparently will provs the crucial test of the Austrian army. Archduke Frederick, of Austria, is with the army there. A message from sources unfriendly to Austria declares that the result cf the Gallclan operations will determine whether the Austrian army will continue to be a factor In the war. Austria is reported to be enrolling her last classes of re serves. Servians assert they are Invading Hungary and have completely turnea the tables on their former besiegers. Orchards Postmaster Named. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept 12. Chester R. Knight was today appointed postmaster at Orchards, Wash., vice A. Thompson, resigned. HEELS OF AUSTRIA Tide Turns, Besieged Become Invaders. LOSS IS DECLARED ENORMOUS Massed Formation Costly in Sanguinary Battles. MUCH ARTILLERY TAKEN Nlah Says Servians Have Hirer Save at Several Points If and That Invaders Hall Troops Joyfully. NI8H, Servla, via London, Sept. II. It Is announced that the Servian of fensive continues successfully. Servian troops have crossed the Save at several points and It Is said the Servians are being received enthusiastically by th population of Hungary. A semi-official statement, reviewing the operations against Austria since the outbreak of the war, makes no men tion of the capture of Semlln, before reported. But says: "The Austrians have sent all their troops to ths east to stem the advance of the enormous Russian wave. The small total force which It has at its disposal already augurs fresh successes for us." Masses Formation Cast?. The statement asserts that In August Austria threw 350,000 men against Ser vla 200,000 of these at ths weakest point along the frontier on the Save and Drlna from LJubova to Shabats. After sanguinary fighting the tide turned on August It, the Austrians be ing completely beaten and pursued along the whole line. "The enemy's only thought." con tinues the statement, "was of reaching as quickly as possible the bridges it had thrown across ths Drlna, not svsn thinking of destroying them completely after their passage. The enormous losses of the enemy were due to the massed formation of ths Austrians. They had 10,000 killed. (000 of whom fell at the River Tser. OOO Burled In One Tillage. "In one small village (00 bodlss were buried. The prisoners, not Including the wounded, number 4000. Thirty thou sand will not cover the total of ths enemy's wounded. In ths malse fields along the valley of ths Drlna and in the forests some of the enemy's sol diers who were thrown la ths rear still are being encountered. Among these are some officers who for more than a week had lived solely on malse," The statement says that ltO gum were captured and the Seventh Aus trian qorpa practically annihilated. It adds: "What is left Is Incapable of carry ing out military operations. It has Isft In our hands more than half of Its artillery. Defensive Works Thrown Vp. "Despite efforts made by ths Aus trians to conceal from the country their defeat. It seems that there are already certain movements among the peoples of the dual monarchy which mar ba the beginning of the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarlan emplrs. "Tne enemy has lost all hops of a new offensive and now fears that ths offenslvs will corns from our side. Proof of this is to be found In ths works of defense which It Is throwing up and In the evacuation of all ths posts between us and their positions. This fear of a movement on our part Is justifiable, for the enemy would be unable to oppose any new force" CHIEF FORESTER COMING Question of Reducing Olympic, lie serve to Be TJp at Hoquiam. HOQUIAM. Wash., Sept IS. (Spe cial.) Chief Forester Graves, of Wash ington. D. C, will arrive In Portland next Saturday and soon after will come to Hoqulam for a hearing on the ques tion of reducing the Olympic monu ment. This Information was con tained in a telegram received by the secretary of ths Commercial Club from Representative Albert Johnson. Mr. Graves' trip is made to Investi gate at first hand the numerous re quests from various sources for a re duction In the slse of the monamsnt and to permit mining to go on In that Olympic Mountains. It la probable Mr. Graves will take a trip Into ths Olympics from here and also go to Puget Sound for further hearings GERMAN SEES LONG WAfl Suffering and Sacrifice Only Begun. Says Military Writer. ROTTERDAM, via London. Sept 11. A dispatch received here from Berlin contains the comment of a military writer in the German camp on tbs situ, ation in the western theater of war and the retirement of General von Buelow. "It la necessary to remind ths pub lic." says the writer, "that ths road to the goal Is still long and that we are m.ralv at the beainnlnK of making sacrifices and undergoing suffering.''