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T1TE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3. 1914. 3 HOUSES, AI MOST, LEFT IN TERHONDE Food Sent Peasants Taken by Germans, Says Briton Who Has Returned. WOMEN SEE MATES SHOT Destruction by Invaders Systematic, Each Soldier Being Equipped With Hand Bombs, Reports Member of Parliament. LONDON, Oct. 2. A graphic picture of the desolation of Belgium was brought to London today by J. H. Whitehouse. member of Parliament from Lanarkshire, who has just re turned, from a tour around Antwerp to assist in relief measures. "Having always regarded war as the negation of all that is good," said Mr. Whitehouse tonight, "I desired to see what its ravages were in a country exposed to all its fury and what steps were possible to mitigate them. I do not think that anyone here has realized the plight of the civilian population of Belgium today and can attempt to give a. picture of it only by describing some my own experiences." Homes Raxed, Land Flooded. Mr. Whitehouse made the Journey outside Antwerp with two military cars, attended by Belgian officials. In describing- the damage which he says the Belgians had. to inflict upon them selves to supplement the defenses of Antwerp, he said: "Hundreds of thousands of trees had been cut down, so that at some points of our Journey we had the impression of passing through a wilderness of roots. The tree trunks had been re moved so as to afford no -cover to the enemy. All houses had been blown up or otherwise destroyed. Later we had passed through a country that had been flooded as a further measure of defense. The damage resulting from these precautionary measures amounted to 10,000,000 pounds sterling (J50, 4100,000). Damage la Under-Pictured. "In the villages all ordinary life was arrested. Women and children were standing or sitting, dumb and patient, by the roadside. Half way to Termonde we could plainly hear the booming of Runs and saw many evidences of the battle which was then raging. "I had read newspaper accounts of the destruction of Termonde and had seen photographs, but they had not conveyed to my mind any realization of the horror of what actually happened. Termonde, a few , weeks ago was a beautiful city of about 16,000 inhabi tants, a city in which the dignity of its buildings harmonized -with the natural beauty of its situation, a city which contained some buildings of surpassing interest. Destruction Is Systematic. "I went through street after street, square after square, and I found every house entirely destroyed with all its contents. It was not the result of bom bardment; it was systematic destruc tion. In each house a separate bomb had been placed, which had blown up the interior and set fire to the con tents. All that remained were portions of the outer walls, which were still constantly falling. Not a shred of furniture or anything else remained. "Of the population I thought that not a soul remained. I was . wrong, for as we turned into a square where the wreck of what had been one of the most beautiful Gothic churches met my eyes, a blind woman and her daughter groped among the ruins. They were the sole living creatures in the whole town. Town Depopulated. "Shops. factories. churches and bouses of the wealthy all were sim ilarly destroyed. One qualification only have I to make of this state ment. Two, or perhaps three, houses bore the -German command in chalk that they were not to be harmed. Where a destroyed house had obviously contained articles of value looting had taken place. "I inquired what had become of the population. It was a question to which no direct reply coVild be given. They had fled In all directions. Some had reached Antwerp, but a. great number were wandering about the country, panic stricken and starving. Many already are dead. "What had happened In Termonde was similar to what had happened in ether parts of Belgium under the mili tary occupation of Germany. The re sult is that conditions have been set tip for the civilian population, through out the occupied territory, of unex ampled misery." Germans Take Citizens' Food, "Comparatively few refugees have reached this country. Others remain wandering about Belgium, flocking into other towns and villages or flying to points & little way across the Dutch frontier. "Sometimes when a town has been bombarded the Germans have with drawn and the civilians have returned to their homes, only to flee again at the renewed attack. A case In point is Malincs, which on Sunday last, as I was about to try to reach it, was again bombarded. "The inhabitants were then unable to leave, as the town was surrounded but when the bombardment ceased there was a great exodus. "The whole life of the nation has been arrested. Food supplies which would ordinarily reach the civilian population are being taken by the merman troops lor their own support. Entire atlon Faces famine. "The peasants and poor are with out the necessities of life, and condi tions of starvation grow more acute every day. Even where there is supply of wheat available, the peasants are not allowed to use their wind mills, owing to the German fear that they will send signals to the Belgian army. "We are, therefore, face to face with a fact which has rarely, if ever, oc rurred In the history of the world an entire nation is in a state of famine. and that within a half day's Journey of our own shores. "The completeness of the destruction in each individual case was explained to me later by the Belgian ministers, who described numerous appliances which the German soldiers carried for destroying property. Not only were hand bombs of various sizes and de scriptions carried, but each soldier was supplied with a quantity of small black discs a little bigger than a six penny piece. Kick German Has fire Starters. "I saw some of these discs which bad been taken from German soldiers on the field of battle. - These were de scribed to me as composed of com pressed benzine. When lighted they burn brilliantly for a few minutes and are stiff icient to start whatever fire is necessary after the explosion of a bomb. "To the conditions of famine and homelessness which exist on such a stupendous scale there must be added one which is bad the mental panic in which many survivors remain. I un derstood how invitable this was when I saw and heard what they passed through. "Eye witnesses of unimpeachable character described the sufferings of the women and children at Liege. As they fled from their houses, clinging to their husbands and fathers, they were violently pulled from them and saw tbem shot a few yards from them. Antwerp Is Dark at Night. "I should supplement what I have said regarding the condition of Bel gium with some reference to Antwerp itself, where the exiled government now sits. It is a wonderful contrast to the rest of the country and the first impression of the visitor is that there is little change between its life now and in the days of peace. I approached it by water and in the early morning it rose before me like a fairy city. Its skyline was beautifully broken by spires and towers, its churches includ ing the incomparable Gothic cathedral. "When I entered its shops were open, its streets were crowded and every where there was eager activity. By mid-day the streets became congested. Barly editions of the papers were eagerly bought and great crowds as sembled wherever a telegram giving news could be read. This continued until early evening, but by 8 o'clock a most extraordinary change had fallen upon the city. "Not a light of any kind in house or in shop was to be seen. No lamps were lit in the streets and the city was plunged in absolute darkness. Not a soul remained in the streets. .To the darkness there was added profound si lence. It was as though this amazing city had been suddenly blotted out." OILED GARB FIRE CLEW BATTALION CHIEF TESTIFIES IX ALLEGED ARSON CASE. Witnesses Declare Shirts Soaked la Kerosene Were Found In Store of L. Sax 4b Son, Oil-soaked shirts were found by fire men and policemen in the store which Max Albert, aUeged fire bug for ' the so-called "arson trust," is accused or having set afire. according to testimony given Thursday in Aioen s trial, in progress before Judge Morrow. Arson is the charge against Albert. - Battalion Chief Holden. of th. fl department, testified that when he en tered tne store after the fire was ex tinguished a strong smell of kerosene filled the air. He found a quantity of oil-soaked clothing, which he gave to the police and directed that it be taken to the station as evidence. Patrolman Dalrymple, who entered the store immediately after the fire, also testified to the pervading odor of kerosene. . It was he who took the oil-soaked clothes to headquarters. Af ter a hearing in Municipal Court those accused were discharged. It will be charged, it is said, that Albert received $t00 for setting fire to the clothing store of L. Sax & Son, 207 First street. It is charged that $400 was paid for the Job, but that Philip Davis, who, it is alleged, got the con tract for Albert, received one-half that sum as his commission. Testimony of Holden and Dalrymple showed that the counters in the store had been disarranged and shifted, as if an attempt to bar the entrance had been planned. L. and Samuel Sax are to be tried later and Philip Davis is also accused in this affair as well as in other in dictments that also charge" arson. As a result ot this fire. Insurance of S6699 was paid. The authorities assert a significant fact is that two policies, aggregating $3000. were writ ten on the Hax stock on July S and 13, 1912. making a total insurance of $9000. The fire took place August 6. Attorney Dan Malarkey for the de fense, contested every inch of ground with Deputy District Attorneys Collier and Maguire who are pressing the charge against Albert. W. J. Lloyd, insurance adjuster who settled the losses following the Sax fire, was on the witness-stand for a long time. Proceedings were interruped in the morning while the Jury was taken for a visit to thi location of the fire that the jurymen might view the premises. Deputy District Attorney Maguire said that Victor Goldstein, a former friend of Max Albert, will appear as a state witness. The two are under stood to have fallen out because, it is charged by Goldstein, he was cheated out of his share of profits from the operations of the alleged arson ring. The case against Max Albert is the first of about a dozen prosecutions based on a series of almost 50 fires. Court adjourned at 5 o'clock because the day was Deputy District Attorney McGulre's birthday. BABY LIVES WITH BEARS Youngster Wanders Into Woods and Animals Keep Him Warm. FI FI ELD, Wis., Sept. 24. Kept alive ior two aays Dy association with two bear-cubs and their mother. Baby Ball. me j-year-oid son of a settler north of nere. was found late at night recently asleep in the underbrush and. though starving, was not suffering from ex posure. The searchers saw the sign of bears near where the child was found. and old woodsmen declared that the aoy was Kept alive by sleeping with the cubs and their mother. All that the child can say is: "Big 5i piay; Daoy nungry." The child wandered awav one niirht The next day the entire county Joined in a search for the little one. The day's work --was resumed . and the searchers found thoir first trace of the youngster when a scrap of his torn jean rompers was found clinging to a raspberry bush miles from his home. The place was all trampled with bear prints and the child's father became frantic, thinking the youngster had been killed by an angry she-bear. Instead, when at o'clock at night the hunters stirred the bears in the brush they found the baby alone and unharmed. The crashing of the under brush Indicated that the bear and cubs leit just betore the searchers arrived The Northern Wisconsin nights are cold ana tne child would have frozen had not he been mothered by the old bear, woodsmen declare. MOOSE SEEN IN MICHIGAN Animals, One Quite Large), Come Close to Town of Pickford. PICKFORD, Mich.. Sept. 25. There are at least two moose In upper Michi gan, for the animals have been seen lately in the neighborhood of Pickford. They have approached to within a few rods of the town. One of the animals is exceptionally large, its weight being estimated at 1500 pounds. Tracks of moose have occasionally been seen in various localities in the eastern part of the upper peninsula. Not until this visit to Pickford, however, was more tangible evidence of the existence of the animals obtained. Half a century ago moose were plen tiful in upper Michigan, as they are in Northern Minnesota today. It is be lieved those- now in the region have entered via the St. Mary's River from Ontario. Moose are protected by the state laws. GERMANS HOT TO STEM TIDE Iff EAST Supreme Direction of . AusT trian General Staff As-... sumed by Ally. BIG REINFORCEMENTS SENT The United State last year imported 27,- to.Aii pounuB ox mac ana wane ppxr, valued at s:,S32.S6. Russians Report They Have Foiled Determined Effort to Force Fas ,sage of River Memen and Broken German Center. ROME, via Paris, Oct. 2 According to dispatches reaching here, all the Bo hemian and Moravian railroads are con gested with German troops and war material which are being transported to the Russian frontier. Germany Is making a supreme effort to face the Russian advance and all civilian trans port has been forbidden. Dispatches from Vienna say that the Austrian staff is entirely dependent on that of Germany, which has assumed supreme command in the campaign against Russia. PARIS. Oct. 2. The Rome correspon- Hat a . V, T , . .-. " - 1 1 a an A5em:, Bays & U1S- patch from Petrograd to the Giornale d'ltalia, says that in the great battle w uiL-ii is imminent in tne' region or Cracow, Gallcia, the Russian strength will be 1,000,000 men, with powerful artillery, under the command of Gen erals Rozsky, Brussiloff and Dimitrieff. Germans Reinforce Anstrians. Four corps of Bavarians and Saxons have reinforced the Austrians - for the purpose of attempting to prevent the Russians frem invading Silesia, adds the dispatch. The Austrian and Ger man forces have been placed under command of General von Hindenburg, who has been recalled from East Prussia. LONDON, Oct. 2. A Petrograd dis patch to Reuters' says: "In the Suwalkl district from the left flank of the Germans the Russians foiled two determined attempts to force a passage of the Niemen River between Olita, on the north, and Dru skeniwl, on the south. Military critics point out that with the caDture of Agustowo and Koptzyewo the Rus sians have broken the German center. Gnus Embedded In Mire. "The German line extended from Os- sowetz to SImno and the Russians, with great bravery, have expelled the Ger mans from their entrenchments on the lakes, which are divided by only from two to five miles of dry land. According to the newspaper the Ger man losses at Drukeniki amounted to 20,000. The rains have mired the roads so that many German guns have been imbedded and lost." PETROGRAD. Oct. 2. via London A correspondent of Reuter's who has Just returned from a tour of the Ga- Ucian battlefields reports that from Lublin southward he found the coun try devastated and deserted, with the villages burned or razed. At lomaszow, depots for Russian troops had been improvised In barns. Amonsr the prizes of war were rows of howitzers, quick-firers and mortars many of which had not even been fired. ana tne majority oi which were un damaged. 1 he Russians proposed to establish a special battery of artillery wim tnese guns. The correspondent found Jarosla.il surrounded with barbed wire, behind which were trenches and undamaged earthworks. j iie niKnt, oi me Austrians after so short a bombardment," he says, "ap pears to have been a most pusillanimous action. The-, town itself presented an ani mated appearance, business going on a3 usual. GERMANS RIP COLONEL RECENT STATEMENT ON WAR IS CAUSE OF CHAGRIN. "Never Had Full Insight Into Euro pean Affairs," Says Editor of Cologne Newspaper. LONDON, Oct. 2. (Special.) The London Times prints an article head ed "Through German Eyes," in which it says-that Theodore Roosevelt's re cent statement on the war seems to have caused much chagrin In Germany and its press expresses regret that in spite of all efforts Germany is unable to win American sympathy. The Uo logne Gazette deals with Mr. Roose velt as follows: "This man was never gifted with modesty; never had a full insight into1 European affairs. When anybody is in ofrice other people have respect for that fact, and that is why Roosevelt was formally treated with special re spect in Germany." "To say," continues the London Times, "that Mr. Roosevelt was treat ed in Germany with special respect is below mark, for there is nobody whose sympathy Emperor William more as slduously tried to capture." Antwerp when the bomb from the Zep-! pelin was thrown. killing mostly women and children." Mme. Vandervelde had a letter from & secretary of Queen Elizabeth aa follows: "Her Majesty, the. Oueen. wishes me to tell you that she approves your pro ject of putting before public opinion "i tne united states the sufferings which Germany has inflicted upon our peaceful people. Five of our provinces are devastated. Thousands of families nave been driven out of their houses and are at this moment without homes. "The best wishes of the Queen ac company you to that country which loves to help those in distress." Mrs. Frederic C. Howe, J. Q. Phelps Stokes. Mrs. Stokes, and Pierre Mali, the Belgian Consul, met Mme. Vander velde at the pier in the morning and attended the reception also. Among others present were Mrs. Henry Vil lard, Mrs. J. Elliot Langstaff, Miss Elizabeth Dutcher, Mrs. Arthur Elliot Fish, Mme. Carlo Polifeme. Mrs. Clar ence Burns, Miss Madge Hoadley. Miss Alice Carpenter, Miss Rose Young, Miss Katherlne Leckle, Miss L. L. Deaver, Mrs. John F. Yawger, the Misses Lewisohn. Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley, Mrs. Horace Greelev. who lived for some years in Belgium; Miss Belle Greene. Mrs. A. M. Palmer, Mrs. Arnold Furst. Miss Annie Kenny, Mrs. Morris Hilquit, Miss Henriette Rod man, Mrs. Harriet Johnston Wood, and Miss Dorothy Black. DIFFICULT TOUR MADE DR. WITH V COMBE COVERS NEARLY 2000 MILES BY ALTO. Candidate for Governor In City After Journey on Which He Met Mr. Booth Says Ticket Is Strong;. To travel more than 1000 miles through railroadless country, moving by automobile by night and visiting hundreds of people by day, make a speech when occasion demands and eat or sleep only when the opportunity presents, might be hard on the con stitution and wearisome to the heart of the man of ordinary physical cal iber, but not so with Dr. James Wlthy combe. Republican nominee for Gov ernor, who returned to Portland Thurs day night after a remarkable 10-day campaign of Eastern and Northeastern Oregon. Dr. Wlthycombe covered nearly 2000 miles, most of which was done by auto mobile, and most of the automobile travel by night. "And I feel Just as fresh as a school boy," commented Dr, Withcyombe last night. To Dr. Withycombe the trip, while primarily to gain political advantage, offered opportunity to study the agri cultural progress of a resourceful and promising section of the state. In which he long has taken a keen per sonal interest. "And you'd be surprised to see how that country has gone ahead," be ex claimed Jubilantly. Dr. Withycombe left Portland a week ago last Monday, going to Pendleton, where he passed the following day. He met R. A. Booth, Republican nom inee for the United States Senate, at Enterprise. Together they toured Wal lowa and Union counties. Their trip on Tuesday took them to Elgin. Somer vllle, Imbler, Allcel, Cove, Union. Hot Lake, Island City and La Grande. "There is no. question about the Re publican strength ot eastern Oregon." he said. "I think the ticket will sweep everything. I-found Booth particularly strong and am confident that I will run up well with him." Dr. Withycombe will attend the luncheon at the Mnltnomah Hotel. PEOPLE BLAMED FOR WAR Professor Says Rulers Had Little to Do Willi Conflict's Start. SYRACUSE. N. Y., Sept. 24. Declar ing that the causes of the war lie in a historical development of Europe since the overthrow of Napoleon at Water loo in J 815, Professor Alexander C. Flick, head of the department of his tory at Syracuse University, said the war was not one of rulers, but a war of the people. He returned from Europe a short time ago. "No one man planned the present war." he continued. "It is not one of rulers, of dynasties or of cabinets. It is a war of the peoples with conflicting material interests of racial hatred and Jealousy. ' "The Austrians raised the mailed fist against the Serb. The Russians Imme diately prepared to strike Austria. Then Germany threatened Russia-and its ally, France, and ultimately England saw its opportunity to strike a blow at Ger many. "Responsibility for the war rests on no ruler, no government, and no peo ple, but upon the peculiarly intricate European relationships military, co lonial, commercial, social and lndua trial. Because of these conditions, one power after another was drawn Into the conflict to appeal to the court of war instead of to the court of reason and arbitration to settle the questions at issue. "The historic makeup of France, the ambitious of the various powers and the character of the various races supply the fundamental reasons for the war. The grouping of the great powers provided the fuel for the conflagration, so that when one power was involved tne others would be drawn in inevtt ably." QUEEN'S AGENT SEEKS AID Mme. Vandervelde, Wife of Belgian Cabinet Member, in New York. NEW YORK. Sept. 20. Mme. Emilie Vandervelde, wife of the Belgian Min ister of State, and representative of Queen Elizabeth, arrived here on the Cretic of the White Star Line. Her husband is now In Washington with the Belgian commission to the United States, of which he is a member. Several hundred New York women and some refugees from Belgium met Mme. Vandervelde at a reception given at the home of Mrs. Elmer Black, 512 Fifth avenue. In the afternoon. The guest in a brief address said that Bhe hoped to take back with her 11,000. 000 to help the Belgian people build up their country. "Two-thirds of my country is deso lated." she said, "and the people have fled, most of them to England. They have no homes, no tools, no clothes, no food they have nothing. The Ameri can people have been so kind to me. I met many of them In England, and they expressed their sorrow for my country and shed tears with me. One of them whom I never before met said that I would need a home in New York; that she herself would not be here, but that she would cable to have the house ready for me. and here 1 find myself, a stranger, but in a beau tiful home. I have only been in the city for a few hours, and all of these American women have come to meet me. "My friends laugh at me, but I tell them that I want to take back with me a million dollars. ' have seen all of this suffering myself. I was in RUSSIAN PORT IS SHELLED Forty tier m an Warships Are Re ported Repulsed. PARIS, Oct. 2 A Petrograd Bpeclal to the Havas Agency, dated September 30, says: "The details of the naval engagement which took place September 24 off the coast at Windau, a Russian seaport in Courland on the Baltic, have been made public It appears that a German squad ron, comprising 40 ships of all classes, appeared off the harbor and was pre vented from landing forces by the heavy Are from the forte. One officer and two sailors were killed and three more were drowned. "The ships withdrew, but on the day following two cruisers returned, opened tire and destroyed the lighthouse. They killed a civilian and a number of sol diers but were driven off again by the fire from the forts." $5,000,000 GOLD SHIPPED First Payment Made on Account of Foreign Indebtedness. NEW YORK. Oct. 2 The first ship ment of gold to Ottawa. Canada, for account of the 100.000,000 gold pool, raised to pay indebtedness abroad, was made today, when $ 5,000,000 in coin and bars was taken from the Subtreasury and assay office. It is the purpose of the managers of the fund to ship at least J25.000.000 to Canada by the mid die of the month. There was a further decline In ex change on London today In conse quence. With cables at $4.97 U and de mand a cent under that quotation, ex change now Is about 6 cents under its high rates of the early week. S 2 hnt!?r r u t a (DRUGS hoy 5 Double Stamps Today On All Purchases, First Three Floors Use Your Coupon COUPON 20 EXTRA 20 Bring this coupon and 8t 20 extra "S. & H." Trading Stamps on your first dollar cash mir- chaafl and rimitila xf rrt n on balance nf nnK.cA first three floors today. Oct. 3. isfcT- UMBRELLAS At Special Prices 8-rib, rustproof, waterproof, guaran teed, heavy fabric. Regular $1.50, spe cial . . 1.09 40c Toasted Marshmallows, spl 20 30c Lemon Sticks for children, lb. 21 Spearmint Gum, 3 for 10 $1.50. Razor and $1 Strop for 1.49 $1.25 Scissors and Shears 98? 50c Pocket Knives 39 50c Shaving Brushes..." 33c 50c Scissors 39b $1.00 Alarm Clocks 63d LIQUID VENEER 50c size 40 I 25c size 20d Now is the time to fix up your bath room. Every device which M ill add to the convenience and comfort of a bathroom on sale at greatly re duced prices. FREE A 25c box of WOOD-LARK SHAMPOO with every $1.00 pur chase in this department. ALL PATENT MEDICINES (save one) sold at CUT RATES No Restrictions as to Quality No Substitutes $1.00 Pierce's Medical Discovers 79 $1.00 Pinkham's Vegetable Gomp. 7Q $1.50 Fellow's Syrup Ilypophos- Phites S1.17 50e Bell's Pine Tar Honey 403 50c Pinex . 40c 10c Flat Hardwood Toothpicks, good quality $1.90 Rubber Drain Board Mat, 18xl8-inch, brand new stock S1.27 Toilet Paper, large roll, 1000 sheets regular 75c per dozen, priced at, doz. 51 Case of 100 rolls S4.00 Wood-Lark Building, Alder at West Park IT YET HOPEFUL MISS ANME KEN Y SAYS WAR W ILL HELP CAUSE OF VOTES. South Africa, last yr produced 250.000 pouiws oi urfcien tobacco. Enffland Expected to Emerge Krorn Conflict With Chastened Spirit and Willing to Listen. NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Miss Annie Kenny, a militant suffragette, who at the time of the general elections In Eng land In 1906 was Imprisoned and grave the first Impetus to the militant suf frage movement there. was in New York recently at the Hotel Latham. She reached this country under an as sumed name to escape notoriety. feince that time MiKS Kenny has been in Newport, where she spoke once at a garden party for the Women's Con gressional Union, though since her thirst strike In the Knglish prison her throat has not been in condition to al low her to make outdoor speeches. "We have suspended our work In England for the present," said Miss Kenny, for our merciful militancy would be entirely overshadowed by this greater militancy. But it is not a truce nor an amnesty, for then we should have consulted with our enemies, which we have not done. I do not know what they are doing In the way of meetings now, for It Is a month since I was in Kngland. but there were many going on when I left. We had one great meeting in the Holland Park skating rink just pre vious to my coming away, at which there was great enthusiasm and money was poured out upon us. We collect ed 16.000, and not from a few rich people, but from everyone and In sums from sixpence up. one woman giving Z0C0. And still the press says that the movement is unpopular. We had a great meeting In Edinburgh, even when the troops were being mobilized. "We have not been doing any Indi vidual work for the war. I think our member have been told to associate themselves with any of the many or? ganizatlons doing relief work and many will work with the Red Cross. They al ways wear, whatever they are doing, the purple, green and white of tha Women's Social andc Political Union. "Our giving up :-militancy for the time being has had nothing to do with public opinion. What is public opinion anyway? It is your opinion and my opinion, the opinion of our society, the Women's Social and Political Union. We do always what we think Is right without regard to people's opinion. That is the only way to work without fear, for with fear there is no progress. "In the long run the war will do our cause good, for the people and the Gov ernment will come through it with a chastened spirit. With the aid of the women they will settle questions with out war. . "We women are not fighting against our country: we are fighting the Gov ernment which opposes us. If we are not enfranchised by the coming Gov ernment we shall continue as we have been doing. Militancy is the only thing for our country until we get the vote." Miss Kenny has no definite plans for work tn this country. She may go to one of the Western states, and she ex pects to make a speaking tour through the country. She has been in prison 'ive times. foreign valet to "blow up the place." The message was handed to the police, who seized the mansion, which was found to be magnificently furnished and to contain a rare collection of art treasures. The entire property is val ued at $500,000. The history of Croydon Hall is inter esting. Five or six years ago the Count purchased a plot of land, which at the time did not seem to be very desirable, for it was exposed to the Bristol Chan nel, and difficult of access. The new owner of the land said that he wished to build a hunting box, and nothing seemed more natural in the heart of the Devon and Somerset, the stag-hunting country. The "hunting box" was built on the top of a hill facing the channel. No ship or aircraft could pass that way unobserved, and no one could climb any of the three roads leading to the place without being observed by the Inhabit ants. The cost of the "hunting box" was about J200.000. When it waa finished It was thought that the owner would hunt, but he did not do so. He went away, and when he returned he brought with him many foreign servants and friends and one Englishman. The lat ter was said to be an ex-soldier, who acted as private secretary at a high salary. GERMAN CACHE IN LONDON Police I-ind Hunting Box Is I.iUe Furt Overlooking Channel. LONDON, Sept. 27. Seven thousand gallons of gasoline, 300 rifles and im portant plans of defense have been found by the police at Croydon Hall, near Dunster. Somerset, the residence of Count Conrad Hochberg. a German. The Count disappeared when war was declared and h sent a telegfam to his WHAT CAUSES COLDS? This question and "How to Prevent Colds" is asked a thousand times every day. A cold is really a, fever, not always caused by the weather but due to a disordered condition of the blood or lack of Important food elements. In changing seasons fat foods are es sential because they distribute heat by enriching the blood and so render the body better able to withstand the varying elements. This is the underlying reason why the medicinal fats In Scott's Emulsion quickly overcome colds and build strength to prevent more serious sick ness. It contains nature's medicinal tats, so skillfully prepared that tht blood profits from every drop, and it is free from harmful drugs or .alcohol. Adv. P0TTST0WN PRIESTS JOIN Rev. Martin Don Dalek. Commis sioned Captain in Austrian Army. POTTSTOWN Pa.. Sept 20. The Rev Martin Don DaloK, rector of Holy Trin ity Catholic Church here, will sail in three weeks to join the Austrian army and will be commissioned a captain. Yesterday he received from the Austro Hungarian Consul at Philadelphia a check for '00 marks to pay his trans portation. The Rev. P. F. Fuengerling. rector of the Catholic Church at Bally, whu reached Europe on a pleasure trip just at the outbreak of the war. immedi ately applied for a chaplain's commis sion in the German army, and he had been decorated by the Kaiser with the Cross of St. George for brilliant serv ice. Father Fuengerling was naturalized as an American citizen shortly before leaving for abroad and was therefora Immune from military service. Speak ing seven different languages, he will be of especially valuable service oa the battlefield. CANOEISTS GO 1000 MILES Two Follow Wisconsin and Othcjf Kivers, Living Like Indians. MANITOWOC, Wis.. Sept. 24. Wil liam Schmidt of Two Rivers and Clau sen Stekt, of Baraboo. have just com pleted a 1000-mile canoe trip. Includ ing among other streams the entiro length of the Wisconsin River. Start ing at Lake View Deserte in Upper Michigan, they made their way down the Wisconsin to Prairie du Chien. Paddling on in easy stages, they some times made 60 to 70 miles a day and camped wherever night overtook them. In Indian fashion they slept in blan kets and pitched a tent only when it rained. Along the upper portion ot the river they caught many fish and shot enough same to live high. Along the lower end they had to be content by occasionally ransacking a farmer's cornfield and potato patch. They shot most of the rapids alonsr the river and there were many of them. They fattened up on their own cook ing and bought necessary supplies at the cities on the way. In the weekly bulletin issued by Postmas ter Fav cf Francisco there was an an nouncement that hereafter Ave demerits will be imposed where It is shown lhat a. distributer is wasting- time looking. i(t the pictures on postcards or perusing ihe cor respondence on the reverse side of tlie postcard?." THERE is a disposition these days to demand a staple value for all money expended. The Suit of clothes you may need, be you young; or middle aged, should receive this same consideration; get the best you can for the price. Our $20 and $25 Suits For men and young men stand the test. Every dollar of the purchase price is evident in these stylish, serviceable Suits. Buffum & Pendleton Morrison Street. Opposite Postoffice. Popular Society Events The welcome reception tendered the FTKRXOO. TEAS AXD DI.NXKR OANtKS In the hotel ballroom every veek dny la evidenced by the large attendance. .Mr. and 51 rn. Carvllle, JntroducinK their FOX THOT and other late dmen, are a popular attraction at theae af fair. Danciit from 4 until T and to 12. , DOVT FOIWjET bih.oon mght, tonight la the Arcadian Garden. Bal loon with na from 10 to 12. Entertain ment by the Carvllles tn eontume dances and Brenonler and Uiovachlnl In acenea and songs from crand opera. Hotel Multnomah