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K V V VOL.. L.IV. NO. 16,789. PORTLAn. nrrTrnn-v WTTiVPsn a v spptpatuwto' T77 NEW BIG CLASH IS ON IN FRANCE Allies Attack Germans Along Entire Front. VERDUN ATTACK DENIED Crown Prince and Duke of Wuerttemburg Are Seek ing Way Home. PARIS IS STILL FORTIFYING Allies Rush Reinforcements While Belgians Hamper Relief From Kaiser. PARIS. Sept. IS. French army head quarters grave out a statement today to the effect that the Germans still held a strong position north of the River Aisne. and that the opposing armies were In conflict along- the en tire line The army of the Crown Prince. Frederick William, It was de clared, had been forced to retreat still further and was on the line marked by Varennes, Consenvoye and Ornes. The allies have reoccupied Rheims. The retreat of the Germans, said the report, was made more difficult by the rains, which stalled heavy guns and Impedimenta of various kinds. Forward Move Continues. The official communication issued by the French government tonight says that the allied armies are in close con tact with the Germans everywhere and that the forward movement continues between the Meuse and Argonne. The text of the communication Is as follows: "On our left wlngr our armies are in close contact with the enemy on the whole front from the heights north of the River Aisne. west and south of Rheims. Verdnn Attack Denied. "On the center our forward move ment between the Argonne district and the Meuse continues. "It Is absolutely untrue, as, has been published time and again by the of ficial Wolff Agency, that the army of the .Crown Prince is besieging and bombarding Verdun. This city has never been attacked. ... Only the fort of Troyon. which is not a part of the de fenses of Verdun, but protects the heights of Meuse, has been bombarded on several occasions. "It Is known that the violent attacks of which It has been the object have not succeeded and that since yesterday It has been relieved. "There Is nothing to report concern ing the right wing." Crown Prince Seeks War Out. One correspondent says: "The relief of Fort Troyon Is likely to have an Important bearing on the fate of the German army. The Ger mans were Investing Fort Troyon and the neighboring forts between Toul and Verdun, with the object of open ing a way of retreat on their left. "The failure of this plan means that tho French are masters of the valley from Toul to Verdun. Therefore, the armies of the Crown Prince Frederick William and the Duke of Wuerttem burg will be unable to cross the Meuse and will have to go further north and attempt to pass by the Stenay Gap. New Battle Thought Begun. Some military critics are of the opinion that the stand now being made by the Germans along the River Aisne is the beginning of a new battle, which may develop Into a combat al most If not quite equally as Important as that on the Marne. It is pointed out. however, that the struggle must be a frontal one from the German side, while the allies occupy positions from which an enveloping movement can be effected. The strength of the respective forces engaged, although, kept secret, la be lieved to be almost equal. It is ar gued, however, that the allies possess the advantage of prestige, which has been Increased since they repulsed the Germans on the east of Paris. The allies also command the railroads, which enable them to bring reinforce ments. ' Belgian Activity Effective. This the Germans are not In a po sition to do, owing to the activity of Belgians In keeping several German army corps engaged since taking the offensive from Antwerp. It was generally expected that an attempt to stem the tide of their rapid retreat would be made by the Germans after the allies had forced them to Re tire from the field of battle to the east of Paris, where they had fought stub bornly for seven days and had suf fered enormous losses. It had been re vealed that British and French aviators ran daring risks following the retro grade movements of the German army and succeeded In gathering the Infor mation that the Germans had erected field guns at various places along the northern plateau beyond Rheims. These works were Intended by the Germans for the event of meeting su perior forces and being obliged to re tire and re-form. It Is understood they left several Concluded on Fags u.) BULLETINS IOKDOX, Sept. 15. In a dispatch from Rome dated Monday September 14, the correspondent . of the Exchange Telegraph Company aaya It has been of ficially reported there from Berlin that the German Baltic aquadron, which is composed of SO units, has bid 15 vea aela In action. LONDON, Sept. 13. A reasonable ea tlmate, aays a Times Petrograd dia patch, placea the Austrian Iosaea in Gallcla at 300,000 In killed, wounded nnd prisoners, or nearly one-third of their forces. They have also lost, the dispatch aaya, 10OO guu, more than tvro-thlrda of their available artillery, IONDOX, Sept. 15. In a dispatch from Rome the correspondent -of the Central News aaya It la declared there that the membera of the Roumanian Ministry have tendered their resign tlona. MI LAX. via Paris, Sept. 15. Reporta from Austria to the Corrlere delta Sevla aay the cold In Gallcla is ao In tense, especially at night, that the aol- dlers suffer terribly. Many are reported to have become 111. THE HAGUE, via London, Sept. 15. The states-general was opened today ftnMo Wllhelmina, In the speech from the throne, emphasized the necessity for the strictest neutrality In the preaent war, on which, she Intimated, the na tlonal existence depended. GALATZ, Koumania, Sept. 15, via Petrograd. Great manifestations hnve occurred here In favor of the triple entente. An immense crowd, composed of all classes of the population, paraded today on the streets of the city acclaiming Russia, France and England. The German and Austrian consulates are guarded by forces of the police. AMSTERDAM. Sept. 15, via London. The Cologne Gazette pubUshea a dis patch from Sarajevo, Bosnia, saying that several Servian priests have been shot as spies on charges of inciting to take arms against the dual monarchy and even leading them against the Austrian troopa on the frontier. LOSDOlf, Sept. 16. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Rome says It Is officially admitted in Trieste, Austria, that 15,000 soldiers from Trieste and Trent, mostly Italians, fighting in the first line, have been killed In the Gallclan battles. LOXDOIV, Sept. 16. A special dis patch received here from Rome aaya the Trlbuna's Petrograd correspondent declares it Is reported In the Russian capital that the Austriana have lost 70 per cent of their total effective avail able troops, including 250,000 men taken prisoners by the Russiana and Servians. The dispatch adds that Austria Is withdrawing her forces to protect Vienna and Budapest. ROME, Sept. 13, via Paris. The Mes- aagero saya it has received information from a reliable, source that Pol a, the great naval port of Austria, on the Bay of Porto Delle Rose, Is provided with mortara similar to those used by the Germans In Belgium and many modern cannon. It la also defended by mlnea electrically wired and spread over a wide radius. The defenders of the port are said to number 150,000. LONDON, Sept. 13. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Bordeaux saya that the German officer who at tempted to commit suicide when or dered to retreat and who later was taken prisoner by the French la Gen eral Frlese. BORDEAUX, Sept. 15. Two more German flags, those of the 3Sth and 94th Prussian Infantry, presented to President Polncare, have been ' placed beside the standards of the USth and 72d German Infantry in the grand drawing-room of the President's Bor deaux residence. LONDON, Sept. 16. One hundred uniformed Germans were brought to England yesterday from the Continent. They comprised the first batch of prisoners to arrive from the scene of operations In France. It la aald they will be followed shortly by other de tachments. ROME, via Paris, Sept. 15. An Aus trian official communication received here today gives denial to reporta f Russian victories over the Austriana, and asserts that about 100,000 Russian prisoners and nearly SOO cannon have been captured by the Austriana. HONOLULU, T. II., Sept. 15. The Hamburg-American steamer Staatase fcretar Kraetke arrived here today from China Sea, bringing 71 Chlneae passengers from the Marshall Islands. It waa intimated by passengera that German war vessels were making Mar shall Islands their headquarters. LONDON, Sept. 1. All the foreign diplomats in Antwerp, saya an Amster dam dispatch to the Dally Chronicle, yesterday visited Malines to see for themselves the condition of that city after the German occupation. They will make reports to their respective gov ernments. LONDON, Sept. 16. The Dully Chron icle's Antwerp correspondent. In a dis patch dated Tuesday, says there are now 100,000 Germans ranged around Brussels, while a Belgian army of 80, 000 men has tuken shelter beneath the line of the Antwerp forts and will prove a constant menace to the Ger mana should they wish to move troops to France. ROYALTY MAY NURSE FOES Motlier of Slain Heir to Throne and Kin Offer Services. ROME, Sept 15. Vienna dispatches received here say all the women of the Austrian Imperial family are acting as Red Cross nurses, having organized several hospitals, where they are at tending the wounded. The Archduchess Marie Theresa, mother of Archduke Francis- Ferdinand, who was assassinated in Bosnia lust before the outbreak of the war, has re quested to' be permitted to nurse Slav soldiers,' v "SEDAN OF EAST" IS T Berlin Thinks Russians Are Driven Out GERMAN GENERAL HITS HARD Conservative Von Hindenberg Casts Caution Aside. DOUBLE BLOW IS STRUCK Joseph Medlll Patterson, In German Capital, Says Thousands of Koe "Were Drowned When Germans Fell Upon Them. BT JOSEPH MEDIXL, PATTERSON. CCorrespondcnt of the Chicago Trlbotin. Pub lished by arrangement with the Tribune.) BERLIN. Sept. I. (Special.) Now they are . calling the battle with the Russians in East Prussia "the Sedan In East." '. The German general staff announces officially 70,000 Russian prisoners and the "capture or destruc tion of all the Russian artillery en gaged, a total of 516. They have already, too, begun to give a name to it, the battle of Tan nenberg. Whether this name will "stick" Is yet uncertain. Tannenberg is a small place not easily found on the maps. So look for tho line be tween Allensteln and Ortelsburg In the south of province of East Prussia and you have the battlefield. Railways May Big Part, y , It Is significant tho part 'Rail ways have played in this fight. Allen stein and Ortelsburg are both junctions on the strategic railways of Eaet Prussia. These railways were not built for commercial purposes. Note how they start from the Russo-German frontier about 15 miles back, but how seldom they cross it or come to the boundary. "When war was declared. Germany sent only about 150,000 men to the east to hold the Russians, while the main army went west to crush France. . v - The grand "strategy of the German campaign was to crash through Bel gium, turn the French fortresses on the Franco - German . frontier. and thrust tho sword of Germany, no mat ter how bloody, into Paris In the heart of France; then. If necessary, entrain the victorious army for the Russian front and attempt to stay tho expected invasion. Bluff of Russiana Designed. The 150,000 men sent to the east in the beginning were partly to bluff the Russians Into a slow and cautious ad- (Concluded on Page 2.) YET THEY VMM" FUUGH PRUSSIA ' ' " xuxtt. PHIfR FIVE CENTS. , I INDEX OF TODAYS NEWS The Weather. 1 ' YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 0 degrees; minimum, 50 degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southwesterly wind. War. Another big battle begins with Germans in strong position. Page 1. Joseph Medlll Patterson describes "battle Of Sedan" oC East. Page 1. Austrian army and royal heir In dire peril. Page 1. Servians continue fighting. Page S. Britain to suspend home rule and Welsh disestablishment during war. Page 8. Japanese vanguard reaches City of Klau- Chau. Page 8. Earl Grey declares Britain would have pro tected Belgium from France. If necessary. Page 2. Washington expects reply soon from Kaiser to Informal peace Inquiry. Page 3. Mire causes retreating Germana to abandon - miles of war material. Page 2. Refugee ships arrive at New York. Page 8. Pacific Northwest. Multnomah County Fair opens at Grea ham Page a. Supreme Court holds Probate Court of Mult nomah County is void. Page 6. Eugene woman home from war zone. Page 6. Mrs. Florence Sohn. of Boone's Ferry, shoots self and babies. 'Page 6. Golden spikes driven for Spokane cut-off. Page 7. National. Ship purchase bill criticised In minority re port. Page 6. Mexican government takes over National Railway. Page 4. American army is to be withdrawn from Vera Cruz. Page 3. Spanish war lax plan adopted by Democrats Page 9. ' Domestic Twenty-seven die in St. Louis wreck. Fake 5. Sport. Frank Chance out; succeeded by Roger Peckinpaugh. Page 18. Giants win draw and tender contraot to Arthur Korea. Page 18. Coast League results Missions 6. 8an Fran cisco 5; Los Angeles 5. Oakland 4. Page 13. Commercial and Marine. Grain is piling up on docks dally and few ships are available. Page 15. Sc-.rcity of Oregon potatoes brings ship ments from neighboring states. Page 10. Cbicago wheat advances on reports of Oer raan victory over Russians. Page 19. High prices paid for cattle at local stock yards. . Page 19. Portland and Vicinity. Oscar Harris, blacksmith, kills his blind wife and commits suicide. Page 4. Portland railroads . already feel rivalry of Panama Canal. Page 14. Mrs. Julia Jackson, three times married, forgets one In affidavit. Page 13. City Attorney declares way is clear for city to proceed with waterfront and harbor improvements. Page 11. Republican year predicted at ''Harmony Club" banquet. Page 1. Baby tests are made at Welfare Exhibit. Page 13. Lack of harmony seen between Chamberlain and Smith. Page 19. Dr. Gustav Baar sees In war dismember ment of Austria. Page 8. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 8. SOME BRITISH RELEASED Women, Children and Aged Men Are Allowed by Germans to leave. LONDON, Sept 15. A dispatch to the Dally Telegram from The Hague, dated Monday, says that 500 British subjects, composed of women, boys under 13 and men more than E5 years of age. will be allowed to leave Germany next Week; the Dutch and American Consuls at Hamburg having arranged for a special train for them. ROTTERDAM, via London. Sept. 15. Russians residing in Germany have re ceived permission to go home. Males from 17 to 45 years old and active or retired officers are excepted In the order. The return of English, French and Belgian civilians in Germany Is not yet permitted, but it Is thought that this is merely a matter of a few days. PLEDGED THEMSELVES TO ECONOMY REPUBLICANS SURE TO WIN IS FORECAST Harmony Dinner Is Enthusiastic. GENERAL VICTORY PREDICTED Women and Men Join in Party Feast Predicting Triumph. DEFEATED DINE VICTORS Members of. "Club," Composed of 7 Men 1Ylio Lost in Primaries, Con spicuous at Banquet Table. Candidates Are Heard. Convinced that this Is a Republican year and that the Republican party is to be returned to power In state and Nation, a large party of enthusiastic Republicans gathered at the Commer cial Club last night to attend the har mony dinner, at which the unsuccessful candidates for Republican nominations at the May primaries paid their com pliments to their successful rivals. The festivities were arranged under the auspices of the Republican County central committee, but candidates for both state and county offices were among the guests. Members of the "Harmony" Club, composed of the seven men who were defeated for the Repub lican nomination for Governor last Spring, were conspicuous among the banqueters. Mrs, Dnnlway Attends. Headed by the women's advisory committee of the state Republican or ganization, scores of women took places at the tables. Mrs. Abigail Scott Dunlway col laborated with Charles B. Moores. chairman of the state committee, in presiding. Both R. A. Booth and Dr. James Withycombe. candidates for United States Senator and Governor respec tively, were among tho principal speakers. But their utterances con tained tio more en'Austasm or expres sions of confidence than did the brief speeches of the defeated candidates. It was a good-natured, cheerful gath ering that gave frequent expressions to optimistic declarations of Republican success. Mr. Moores' opening statement that he defied a threatened illness in order to be present because he believes thi to be a "Republican year," was greeted with hearty applause. Democrats Are Scored. "Why." ,he said, "this country must be periodically afflicted with a Demo (Concluded on Pace 9.) Tuesday's War Moves THE battle of the Marne has about come to an end and, although the allied armies are keeping In touch with the retreating Germans, it seems evi dent the. latter are taking up positions to stay the northward advance of the British and French. General von Kluck. with his army, has made a stand north of the River Aisne on a line marked by the forest of L'AIgle and Craonne. while the armies of Generals von Buelow and Von Hausen. the Duke of Wuerttem burg and the Crown Prince are falling back to straighten out the front on which the next big battle Is likely to be fought. Although the Germans have been badly punished in their long retreat and have lost many guns and men. they maintain cohesion, and unless the French succeed in their attempt to get between the. army of the Crown Prince and those operating to the west of him Emperor William's forces will present a solid front when the time comes for another clash, which will be fully as important as the recent battle: If the Germans can gain the new position it offers better opportunities for defense than the ground they have passed over during the last 10 days. Their right, apparently, extends as far west as St. Quentin, through a country intersected by rivers and streams that will embarrass the attacking forces. The main German forces under Gen erals Von Buelow and Von Hausen, the Duke of Wuerttemburg and the Crown Prince stretch along the River Aisne to the hills behind Rheims and then north to Verdun. . thus securing the roads and railways running north from Rethel to the Belgian frontier and east ward to Luxemburg and Mets in Lor raine. Thus by bringing the army of the Crown Prince of Bavaria more Into line they will be covered on' one wing by their own fortress of Metz. Some military experts are of the opinion that the Germans will offer their next big resistance on the Meuse and that another battle of Sedan will be fought before many days. Much must pass before this takes place, however. The allies at last re ports were keeping up a keen pursuit with probably fresh troops. The French left, with large forces of cavalry, some of which are reported as far north as the Belgian frontier, continues to har ass the German right, while British and French forces, which gained passage over the Aisne two days ago, now are somewhere between that river and the River Olse and are trying to repeat the outflanking movement which they carried out on the Ourcq last week. Rheims has been reoccupied by the allies, but the reports make no men tlon of the neighboring fcrtresses of La Fere and Laon, the recapture of which should not be difficult, as they aro constructed to resist attack from the north, and the south front Is rela tively weak. On the French right the Germans are falling back to Chateau Sallns. just across the Lorraine border, which has been the scene of so many skirmishes since the beginning of the war. In Vosges and Alsace the situation remains unchanged, both sides reserv ing all their strength for the more crit ical contest in the west. The Russians are said to be continu lng their successes in Gallcla and Poland. The armies of General Dankl, which had the support of some German divisions, have been driven back across the frontier, which they crossed while the Russiana. were advancing on Lem berg. and now, according to Petrograd repprts, are in the angle between the Rivers San and Vistula, a trap into which Russian troops had been trying for some days to drive them. Their flanks are supported by the fortresses of Cracow and Przemysl. Przemysl Is being approached by the Russian army, which captured Lemberg and which now will operate against the right wing of Generals Dankl and von Auffenburg. Meanwhile, the Rus sian army is free to move west toward Thorn, Prussia, a town of some 27,000 inhabitants on the right bank of the Vistula, near Bromberg, and General Rennenkampff can look for reinforce ments for his army, which had to fall back with the German advance in East Prussia. The Russians won their victories in Gallcla and Poland not only because they had a superior force, but because. according to correspondents, their ar tillery was superior to that of the Austrians and the Germans. The scattered British and German forces throughout Africa have been having skirmishes wherever their frontiers meet and the South African mounted rifles, a permanent force. many of whom fought against the British In the South African war, are reported to have won a victory over the Germans, whom they are said to have expelled from Ramansdrlft. This may be the forerunner of what may develop !nto a serious battle. The Ger mans have a strong force in German West Africa and already have threa tened the borders of the Union of South Africa. Therefore before long the Germans, who sympathized with the Boers In their war with Great Britain, may be opposed by the same Boers, who are now fighting for Great Britain. The Servians and Montenegrins, ac cording to Rome dispatches, after the capture of VlBhegrad, Bosnia, by the Servians, and of Fatcha, Bosnia, . by tho Montenegrins. Joined forces and now are advancing along the entire front. All these troops are veterans with long fighting experience and are expected to give a good account of themselves. From Berlin comes the report that the German cruiser Hela has been sunk by a submarine boat. The admiralty here has no confirmation of this and there is as much mystery about the case as surrounded the sinking of the British cruiser Pathfinder by a German submarine. If the report should prove correct, it would seem that the sub marines of both countries are making AUSTRIAN ARMY lil DIRE PERIL Royal Heir Is With Force Cut Off in Morass, 5 GERMAN CORPS CHECKED Artillery of Kaiser's Ally Re ported Lost and Cav alry Is in Bog. RUSSIANS NEAR PRZEMYSL Defenders' Losses Heavy and Vienna Papers Cease to Print List of Dead. LOSTDON-, Sept. 16. Telegraphing from Rome, the correspondent of the Daily Express says : "The surrender of the Austrian army led by Generals Dankl and Von Auffenburg is imminent. The heir to the Austrian throne, Archduke Charles Francis, is with General Dankl's army, which is entirely cut off from communication. Five German Corps Checked. "Five German army corps march ing to the relief of the Austrians have been checked at Grodek by the third Russian corps. "General Dankl's army is caught in the morass west of "the River San. Farther west a flanking army of 100,000 Cossacks is awaiting it. Its artillery has been lost and its cavalry is in the bog. Tremendous Losses Prospective. "The last hope of the Austrians is to concentrate between the triangular fortress works of Przemysl, Cracow and Jaroslaw. They can accomplish this, if at all, only by tremendous losses." PETROGRAD, Sept. 15, via London. The general staff has Issued an an nouncement as follows: "Russian troops are progressing along the lower stretches of the Saa River without meeting resistance from the defeated enemy, who continue to retreat. "After having occupied Grodek, 16 miles west of Lemberg. and reached Mosctska. 37 miles south by west of Lemberg, the Russians find themselves within a single day's march of FrzemysL "Emperor Nicholas has conferred the- decoration , of the Order of St. George on lieutenant-General Radke DimitriefC for his eminent success in the field." Battle Slackens lm Pnsaia. Another official statement issued to day said: 'No fighting occurred In East Prussia today. Our troops extricated them selves from a difficult position and are now awaiting further movements. The preliminary engagements have cost the Germans dearly. They threat ened to turn the Russian wings, but the covering troops drove them off." Colonel Shumsky, the military cor respondent of the Bourse Gazette, in a long criticism of what he terms the joint mistake of Austro-German strategy, the effects of which, he says. are now being revealed on both fronts, considers that the Galician victory was obtained at an opportune moment and that the transfer of German troops from the western to the eastern frontier has not attained its object. He says it is fair to conclude that the Russian successes on the Austrian front and the Russian movement In East Prussia were the primary causes of the victories of the Anglo-French army. The shocks administered by the Russian army, he declares, have been so powerful that the Germans were obliged to recall a portion of their troops from France, thereby facilitating the French task. LONDON, Sept. li. A dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company from Petrograd says that after the capture of Opole and Touroblne. Russian forces have hemmed the enemy Into an angle formed by the junction of the River Vistula and the River San. Germans Outnumbered. They Say. In a dispatch from Copenhagen, the correspondent of the Central News " quotes the Berlin Lokal Anzieger as saying that the reason the Austro- German armies were defeated in Galicia was Russia's numerical supe riority, the Russians exceeding the Austrians and the Germans by 3i0.000 men. The Austrian losses hare been enor mous, some regiments losing all their officers. The Russians broke In sud denly between the armies of General Auffenberg and General Dankl, mak ing retreating absolutely necessary. Countless refugees from the Austrian province of Galtcia are fleeing toward 8 1 (Concluded on Face S. fHTl 107.2 some daring raids,