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THE 3IORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1914. 50,000 IRISH JQin ABif OF BRITAIN 25,000 Are Drawn Frorn" l!a tionalists and Unionists on Native Soil. MORE LIKELY TO FOLLOW Troportion Is Greater Than English Enlistments Organization, of Own Corps Is Favored by John, Redmond In His Appeal. DUBLIN, via London, Oct. 4 The number of new recruits for the British army obtained in Ireland amounts to about 26,000. More than 8000 of these are from the Xublin district, 4000 from Cork district and the remainder from Belfast. ' Not all the Belfast recruits are Union ists, nor all the southern recruits Na tionalists. The Belfast Nationalists de clare they have furnished 5000 of the Belfast recruits, which number, relative to their total population, is larger than the proportion supplied by the Union ists. Athletes Join Colors. Many of the southern recruits belong to football and athletic club classes. There is not such a rush to join the colors from the agricultural districts as was expected, as there is a lack of men of available age. Emigration has left Ireland with a much greater popu lation of the old and real young: men than there is in England, while she already has a much larger proportion of men in the Army than has England. John Redmond and his colleagues are to address recruiting meetings in va rious parts of Ireland, and their ap peals are expected to be fruitful. Appeal to Irish Indorsed. At many meetings public bodies have indorsed Mr. Redmond's manifesto call ing the Irish to arms. If .his advice to have the Irish form a separate bri gade or corps, like the Welsh are do ing, is followed, it is thought by the recruiting officers that the response will be greater. LONDON, Oct. 4. Some estimates say that some 6000 Irish from Glasgow have joined the colors. From Lanca shire, it i3 said, omitting Manchester and Liverpool, 15,000 have joined. Leeds has furnished many Irish recruits and Dundee 1000. The mining villages have been largely depleted. Birmingham will furnish at least 3000. v 'Similar reports come from South Wales, Bristol and the west. The figures regarding the Irish enlist ment have been compiled by the Na tionalist party organizers in the various districts. 3000 RUSSIANS CAPTURED (Continued From First Page.) mountains, the experts say, but the Austrian troops ought to be able to repulse them easily. It is assumed that Russia desires to invade Hungary, first, in order to secure the left wing of her army, which Is proceeding toward the River Man and Przemysl and, second, to find a new field of action for her superior force of cavalry in the plains of Hun gary, where that body could interfere with the training of recruits which is proceeding there and hamper railroad transportation of these troops, be sides obtaining large supplies of provisions. GEKJIAY ARTILLERY IS WILD Russians Then Make Sortie From , Ossoivetz and Rout Enemy. PARIS, Oct. 4. In a dispatch to the Havas Agency from Petrograd the fol lowing details of the combat between the Germans and Russians at the Osso wets fortress in Russian Poland are given: "The Germans approached the forest by the Grajewo (southeast of Augus towo) route, the only one open to them. Nine miles from the forts the artillery was stopped by the marshy ground and from there began a heavy artillery fire. Infantry with machine guns was sent on, and approached to within four miles of the forts. "The Russians then made a sortie, profiting by routes unknown to the Ger mans, and enveloped two wings, which it was supposed had. occupied all the routes. When this movement was dis closed, a furious engagement ensued under conditions unfavorable to the enemy. "The artillery of the forts caused large casualties among the Germans on the roads, while the Infantry badly nattered tneir nanus. "The fight lasted 36 hours ana ended In the rout of the Germans. The Rus sians captured all their artillery, which xiecame mirea in me mud, WARSAW PEOPLE REASSURED Military Governor Says Region. Is In No Danger From Enemy. PETROGRAD, Oct. 4. The Military TWO NEW WAR PHOTOGRAPHS. Governor of Warsaw has posted the fol lowing notice: "For some time past the population has been agitated by absurd reports of the probability of a hostile occupation. By order of the commander of the army, I inform the public that Warsaw anj its vicinity are as before, beyond all danger from the enemy. I beg the inhabitants to be calm and peacably carry on tneir occupations. The military critic of Russki Slowo says the German army assembled in Silesia includes the Bavarian corps, and that the army Is commanded by the ivlng or Bavaria. "The Russians now have to deal with a total of six armies," he says. "Two of these are in East Prussia and constitute the left flank; two in West Poland lorm the center and two others are concentrating on the right wing in West Gallcin. "The Polish peasants in Kalisz. Rus sian Poland, are carrying on a guerilla warfare in which the Germans and the peasants hunt each other in the forest with the aid of snares and entangle ments. No mercy is shown on either tide. ir jHS xw rv tW P f:pj . w-T . ft Iff immv t.r-A r i'f , Bar - J .M- Copyriitht bv Bain News Service. TOP, FRENCH SOLDIERS STOPPING FOR DRINK OK WATER BELOW, SEDAN DAY PARADE IN BERLIN. SPIES AID GERMANS Army Almost Always Warned of Belgian Traps. MASKED MINES ARE KNOWN Lack of Intelligence ol These Men Often Remarkable "Priest" Arrested "Who Never Has Even Heard) of Latin. OSTEND, Sept. 23. Dispatch to the London Daily News.) There is nd doubt that the element of espionage has counted for a good deal in the Ger man operations in Belgium. Having been caught in more than one spy fever, I was disposed to discount it. but such a mass of evidence has since heaped itself on me that it cannot be disregarded. Soldiers who went through the Jjiege- Namur campaign are positive in their assertions that, whenever a masked mine or other -ttep had been prepared for the invaders, they invariably marched around it. Their entry Into every town was guided with minute ac. curacy by Germans who had been work ing there in some capacity before the war. Some Spies Lack Intelligence. The lack of intelligence of some of these spies is, however, remarkable. We had one arrested here -yesterday disguised as a postman. His uniform was incorrect. and an every-aay dweller in the town at once noticed the new man. "When his bag was ex amined all the envelopes were fourfd to be superscribed in the same hand. It has been alleged since that the pris oner is only a forger, but we have au thentio cases of spies disguised as priests who were surprised to learn when interrogated that there was a language carted Latin. K. At Antwerp I found everybody on pins and needles. There is a universal conviction that wireless messages are being sent out from a station in the city which has not been located.. En trance to Antwerp was difficult enough before; It is now almost impossible. Builders Take Gloomy View. As evidence both of the strict disci pline of the Belgian Army and of the openness of their public lire; it is worm notinz that all the newspapers publish the condemnation to 15 years' penal servitude of certain soldiers who in a recent ent?agement retired without trvinsr sufficiently to save their guns, which were, in fact, saved by their comrades. The Association of Master Builders of Brussels has expressed the condition to which civilization is reduced in this country In a curiously eloquent resoiu. tion which deserves to be reproduced. It savs: - "Convoked to consider the possibility of resuming work, we find ourselves obliged to say that security, mutual trust, modes of communication, means of transport, credit, exclrange, and Jus tice no longer exist, in Belgium, and they hold out no hope of resumption, GERMAN TRENCHES TAKEN (Continued From Firt Pag ) French Contraband List Extended. PARIS, Oct. 4. The French govern ment has announced a supplementary list of articles declared conditionally to be contraband of war under article i5 of the declaration of London. These are iron and - steel ojtydes. sulphates and carbonates of iron, copper, lead, nickel and ferro-chrome, glycerine, leather and pneumatic and other auto mobile tires and the materials used m their construction. Kxrorimnt with various chemical extfn ruisher for flMing forest fires have not been very auccessful. The unlimited supply of oxygen in the open forest, officers any, tends to neutralize ihe effect of the chemicals. of least resistance and has not hes itated to strip their center, being on able to obtain reinforcements from other sources." GERMAN'S FAVORED, THEY SAT Austrian -Spirit Pleases Officials and Russians Defeated. LONTXJX. Oct. 4 The following Ger man official statement was received here tonight by the Marconi "Wireless Telerraph Company: "The situation throughout the entire theater of war becomes daily more fa vorable to German arras. "The Auetro-Hungarian- commander- in-chief. Archduke Frederick, and the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hun-garlan throne. Archduke Charles Fran cis, have inspected the greater part of the Austrian northern army and ex pressed themselves well satisfied with the splendid war-like spirit among the troops. "The Russian troops which crossed the Carpathian and entered. the Dis trict of Marmaros have been' repulsed and driven back in disorder in the di rection of the Gallcian frontier." GERMANS REPORT 6TJCOESSES Fall of Antwerp Forts and Repulse of French Are Announced. BERLIN, Oct. via "Wireless to Say ville, L. I. The following official an nouncement was made today: in the siege of Antwerp. Forts Wavre-St. Catherine and Dorpweld have been taken and Fort W'aelhelm Invested. Termonde, an important strategical point, has been occupied. -n western wing a new Feneh at tempt to encircle our forces has been repulsed. The French have been ejected from their positions south of Roye. iiwm xuui were repulsed with heavy losses." GUIS CARED FOB ARM V ENGINEERS INDORSE PROJ ECTS IX OREGON. SENATORS ARE CALM Session Causes No. Worry to Those Still at Scene. LEADERS', . PLANS UPSET Tentative Plan for Continuing Work at Rate Originally Intended Submit ted to War Secretary. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 4. The Chief of Afmy En gineers has submitted to the Secre tary of War a tentative plan for the allotment of the 20, 000,000 appro, priated by Congress to continue river and harbor work. Until the allotment is approved by the Secretary of War the Department will not give out de tails. Senator Chamberlain, who has seen the Army Engineer's recommendation, says he is not at liberty to disclose de tails, but that all projects in Oregon are taken care of and that the engi neers have recommended sums for the mouth of the Columbia River and other Northwestern projects ample to con tinue work until March 4, by which time It is expected the new river and harbor bill will be passed. Senator Chamberlain said further that the amounts allotted would be ample to permit the continuance of work at the same rate that would have been possible had the river and harbor bill passed in its original form, and that none of the Northwestern projects that are in course of construction will suffer any more than they have suf fered thus far by reason of the exhaus tion of funds. FRENCH OFFICER IS FREE Wounded Major Pleads "for Lieuten ant Who Left Front. PARIS, Oct. 4. Lieutenant Andre MeBureur, son of the director of the Paris Hospital Asylums Board, has been acquitted by a courtmartial of the charge of desertion preferred against him when he was arrested here August 22. One of the principal .wit nesses for Mesureur was Major Aubert, who was taken to the courtroom from the hospital of Val de Grace, where he lay with four bullets in bis body and a broken jaw. Mesureur's case has attracted much attention. After the battle of Dinant on August 15. in which he received his baptism of fire, he left for Paris, where he was arrested. When taken into custody he declared that be re ceived leave of absence on account of the state of his health. The courtmartial acquitted the lieu tenant after Major Aubert and others had pleaded in his behalf. Colonel Doyen, who would have been the most important witness in the case. died of wounds sustained in the battle of Dinant. Until 1908 automobiles were forbidden tn the Ottoman Empire, yet there are as many as 800 cars now In. Constantinople and prob ably 500 in the whole country. War Tax Bill Certain to Provoke Re publican Opposition, but No Fili buster Ship Purchase Also Center of Fire. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct. 4. The Senate just now is not concerned so much over adjourn ment as it was a month ago. Several senators who are fighting for ro-eleo-tion have been excused and have gone home. Some who have been nwav through the hot Summer months have returned and are planning to remain as long as there Is work to do. Others who have been here continuously for me past is montns have become recon ciled, having no personal axes to K-rind. and will stay in Washington, listening to others talk, in preference to going out on the stump, as they would have to do if Congress should adjourn before election. The prolongation of the session due almost entirely to the President. From time to time he has added to the legislative programme and each time Congress has caught up or come within signt ot the end of his Droarramme ha has added one or more bills, which must De acted upon, and each time the Presi dent nas insisted Congress has given in, War Tax to Meet No Filibuster. xnere Is no indication an vr that Congress will revolt, even though the President should Insist on merging this wun tne next, December 7. xne war tax Dill, tboutrh it will ha bitterly assailed in the Senate, will not meet, witn a filibuster, for Republicans nave agreed to voice their protests and let the bill go to a vote. It is realised that sooner or later the bill will be passed and that it cannot be defeated by filibustering tactics. Moreover, the Republican Senators, have agreed among themselves not to filibuster, though they reserve the right to discuss the bill fully and harshly. For a time tne Democratic leaders talked of fore lng an early vote on the war tax bill by noldlng night sessions and compel ling the opponents of the measure to Keep up their talk until the last Sena tor has spoken. naornm to Be Instated On. When this word went forth, the R. publicans replied that if the Senate la to be lorcea to sit at "night, as well as through each day, the Democrats win nave to keep a quorum at the night sessions, and this has somewhat upset the plans of the leaders. For tnere are some Democrats, as well an .Republicans, who do not like the war tax and they, like Republican Sen ators, will not willing turn out to a.t tend night sessions after being com pelled to sit round the Capitol all day loner. wnether the House will nana th ship-purchase bill will soon be known Ir the bill passes the House it will be because of White House pressure. Some ot the staunchest men in the House Democracy .have taken a firm stand against that bill and the opposition manfest in the House will be follows by even more stubborn Democratic as well as Republican opposition in the Senate, and that bill alone Is likely to detain the Senate two or three weeks, unless It is laid aside for the next cession. PEACE PRAYER DISCOUNTED H. C. TTOioff Says Self-Analysis First Step to End Conflict. Speaking of the relation between prayer and peace before the Portland nationalist Society at the publio li ANNOUNCEMENT The PORTLAND AMUSEMENT CO. has purchased the GLOBE THEATER, 11th and Washington streets and will operate the same in connection with the CASINO and AMERICAN Theaters. Under this arrangement we M ill be able to make contracts enabling us to show Better Programmes Than Ever Selected from THE BEST PRODUCTIONS OF ALL COMPANIES and at the reduced price of admission TTXTr' riTT,"MrTQ Sunday II V JL VHilN O TEN CENTS There will be no change in management. The same excellent music and won derful organ, the same courteous employes, the same high character of pro gram, but changed daily. The same clean, bright wholesome atmosphere. Nothing changed but the price. Never anything to shock or offend, EVERY THING TO PLEASE. Make your slogan, SEE IT AT THE GLOBE. We solicit your continued patronage.. Portland Amusement Co. brary last night. H. C. Uthoff. in dis cussing the subject, "The Need for Ra tionalism li Modern Late, said: "Instead of praying for peace to a God beyond the skies, would it not be better for us to look within ourselves and see if the cause of war loes not lie in our own ignrance, narrwness and prejudice? A relentless self-ex-aminatln, a willingness to perform an ct of self-confession, and the moral courage to recognize our own short comings are the first steps to be taken by mankind toward universal peace. The gospel of Buddha. 'Within your selves deliverance must be sought,' is the need of the present hour. 'We ought to examine not only our Individual selves but also that com plex extension .of human personalities called the social organism. There are undoubtedly latent- causes of war in some of our oppressive and unjust so cial institutions. If we really wish world-peace we must first of all an alyse and then rationalise our whole fabric of modern life." NO ANTWERP FORTS TAKEN Belgians Soy Works Reported Fallen Destroyed German Regiment. LONDON, Oct. 4. The Belgian Min ister received dispatches today from Antwerp denying a report that three lorts oezenoing the city had fallen. He says Fort Waelnem was badly dam aged by the Germans, but that none of the fortifications surrendered and that the Belgians have strong positions, which they are holding successfully. A news dispatch to the Central News from Amsterdam says word has reached there from Antwerp that Fort Waelhem destroyed an entire regiment of the be sieging Germans on Saturday after noon. . Lewis Republicans' Active. CHEHALIS. Wash.. Oct. 4. fSDe- clal.) The Lewis County Republican Central Committee met Saturday with chairman O. J. Albers and seven of the nine members present. The com mittee decided to open Republican headquarters at once in room 3 in the Bush building and Secretary John T. Jones will be in charge until election. The committee will wage an active campaign. Kelso to Vote on Liquor Issue. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 4. (Spe cial.) Clerk Lord yesterday issued a notice for a local option election to be held In Kelso on -October 3, as recently petitioned for by 170 voters of the town. 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