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PORTLAND. OREGON. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1914.
PRICE - FIVE CENTS.
KING ALBERT
MARCHES OUT
Ruler of Belgium Heads
Detachment of Troops.
CITY DOUBLY BOMBARDED
Aircraft Drop Bombs on Ant
werp While Big Siege Guns
Throw Projectiles.
SCORE KILLED FROM SKY
German Attack Believed to
Indicate Desire to Obtain
New Line of Defense.
BORDEAUX, Oct. 8. News has
been received here that the King of
the Belgians marched out of Antwerp
today at the head of a portion of his
army.
LONDON, Oct. 8. A telegram from
Antwerp tonight says that the city
was not only subjected to a violent
bombardment today,. but was raided
by six Zeppelin aviators, who dropped
bombs, destroying seven houses and
killing more than 20 persons, mostly
civilians.
Houses 20 Miles Away Shaken.
The bombardment of the city was
bo violent that houses at Rosendaal, a
Netherlands town more than 20 miles
distant, have been visibly shaken.
Some wounded civilians have ar
rived at Rosendaal and- the Dutch
government has ordered all trains to
proceed to that -place to be held in
readiness to transport the refugees
and injured. Thousands 6f refugees
have already arrived.
Throughout the entire night, the
message adds, a red glare illuminated
the sky.
Attack Begins at Midnight.
According to a Reuters Amsterdam
correspondent, an official dispatch re
ceived from Amsterdam from Berlin
states that under the provisions 'of
The Hague convention concerning war
on land, General Hans H. von Beseler,
commander of the siege army at Ant
werp, informed the authorities of Ant
werp, through the representatives of
neutral states, of the imminence of
a bombardment of the city. ,
The dispatch adds that the attack
on Antwerp began at midnight.
The.Antwerp authorities are report
ed as accepting the view thatthe sit
uation is extremely grave. It is the
great guns that have turned the seals.
Shells from the German 42-j:entimeter
(16-inch) guns fell this morning in the
Place Verte, close to the Cathedral.
Shrapnel Rains on Trenches.
Fighting in the outer defenses has
taken a most desperate turn. Shrap
nel and shell have made many of the
trenches impossible to hold. As fast
as the Belgians retire from a position,
or lose it through the annihilation of
their forces, the Germans occupy it.
Repulses by the Belgians serve only
to delay the inevitable.
It is rumored that Emperor William
has offered the iron cross and 25,000
marks to the first man entering Ant
werp. The unexpected fierceness of the
German attack, which, it is reported,
is being made by five army crops, has
given rise to the opinion among the
higher military officers here that Ger
many intends, .to establish a second
line of defense running from Antwerp
to Brussels, Namur and Metz, on
which it will be possible to retreat in
case the German army has to retire
from its position along the River
Aisne in France. . '
Two Attacks Made From Air.
Attacks by air craft were made both
at 11 A. M. and at 3 P. M. This was
followed by a rush for the railway
stations, the avenue leading to which
soon became a struggling mass of peo
ple. A dispatch received from Ant
werp tonight, which contains several
deletions by the Belgian censor, says:
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BULLETINS
LONDON, Oct. 9. "The communal
council of Ostemd has paused unani
mously a declaration that tlie town In
ready for every sacrifice In order to
resist the German advance to the last
moment, says the Daily Telegraph's
Ostend correspondent.
ANTWERP, Oct 8, via Loudon.
Among the few neutrals remaining; in
this city, where not alone shells from
the frnna of the Germans, but hombs
from their aircraft, are falling, are I.
VV. DIederich, the American Consul,
and the members of bis. staff.
BERLIN, Oct. 8, by. wireless to
SayviUe, L. I. German newspapers to
day publish articles expressing; satis
faction that the British, and Japanese
attacks un Tsins-Tan, the fortified
position In the German leased terri
tory of Kian-Chau, have been repulsed.
They declare that the splendid defense
of the Tsingr-Tan garrison is an indica
tion that the promise of tbe g-ovemor
of the colony to defend the territory
to the bitter end is be ins carried oat.
ROME, Oct. & The Montenegrin
Minister here has received a dispatch
from Cettinje saying- that the Mon
tenegrin troops on the Hersegovina
frontier defeated the Austrlans and
occupied Bilelt in Herzegovina. They
took four officers and 125 men prison
ers and captured several quick-fire
guns, many rifles and a quantity of am
munition. LONDON, Oct. 8. A dispatch to the
Reuter Telegram Company from Am
sterdam says that the Mayor of Rot
terdam has requested the manager of
the railway not to send any more
trains with refugees from Belgium, as
already there are thousands in the
city and It is Impossible to house more.
LONDON, Oct. 8. Renter's Telegram
Company has received a dispatch from
Berlin saying that Dr. Wilhelm Bode,
director of the British Royal Museums,
has announced that neither the
museums themselves nor the German
government Intends to retain works of
art brought into Germuny during the
war. Such works are removed to In
sure their safety.
LONDON, Oct. 8. A Rome dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
says that a message from Budapest
announces the almost complete an
nihilation of an Austrian battalion of
Czechs, in a fierce encounter with the
Russians during the letter's advance
on Marmaros Szlget. Every soldier In
the battalion was either killed or
wounded, it is said.
BERLIN, Oct. 7, by wireless to Say
ville, L. I. According to official news
today, the loyal conduct of the Iolish
soldiers in the German army has made
possible the dissolution of the German
anti-Polish union.
PARIS, Oct. S. V Gessnan aeroplane
flying over Paris and the suburbs of
Aubervilliers and St. Denis, at 9 o'clock
this morning, dropped two bombs, one
of which wounded tlrree persons. Tbe
other did no harm.
PARIS, Oct. H. The French authori
ties have seized food supplies valued
at between $1,500,000 and 92,000,000
which had been deposited on the docks
at Havre by a German firm. The ac
tion was taken to prevent the supplies
from being taken abroad.
ROME (via London), Oct. 8. A dis
patch to the Tribuna from Petrugrad
says the Russians ve driven the Ger.
mans from Wloclawek (Russian Po
land, 35 miles southeast of Thorn, East
Prussia, and have fortified themselves
within a lew miles of the fortress of
Thorn. The German left wing in Po
land, according to the dispatch, is said
to have been partly enveloped.
ROME, via Paris, Oct. 8. A dispatch
received here from Russian headquar
ters says that the intimation has been
given to the Austrlans holding the town
of Prsemysl, Galicla, that they will be
permitted to surrender with military I
honors, but that if they refuse to sur
render the Russians will give them no
quarter.
RO.ME, Oct. 8. A dispatch received !
here from Petrograd says there have
been sanguinary fights between Ger
man and Austrian - prisoners, who ac
cuse each others Generals of- respon
sibility for Russlnn victories.
NO TERMS, SAYS BELGIUM I
Government May Take Refuge In
Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Oct. .8. E. Havenith.
the Belgian Minister, in announcing
formally today the withdrawal of the
Belgian capital to Ostend. said the act
had no political significance and that
no matter if all of Belgium fell into
the hands of the Germans, Belgium
would make no terms with the enemy
before similar steps were taken by the
allies.
It was stated by officials that it was
possible that in case of German ad
vances on Ostend the Belgian govern
ment might retire to England. It was
pointed out, however, that the English
fleet was capable oft offering assist
ance in protecting the seacoast town
and that Belgium probably would make
every attempt to keep her government
on na'.Ive soil.
CANADIAN TROOPS IN PORT
Cunardcrs With First Contingent
- Anchor at Southampton.
SOUTHAMPTON, via London, Oct. 8.
Three ships of the Cunard line fleet are
anchored in port here with the first
contingent of Canadian troops. Other
vessels carrying soldiers from the Do
minion are expected soon.
The -city is full of staff officers and
steamship officials, who will supervise
the transportation of the troops on the
next stage of their Journey. .
The people here are enthusiastic over I
the arrival of the Canadians and are!
prepared to give them a hearty wel
come. ,
LIMIT ON ACTIVITY
OPPOSED IFJ JAPAN
Legislator Objects to
Place With Belgium.
WAR CREDIT FINALLY YOTED
Wish Expressed for "Powerful
Voice" in Settlement.
PEER HOPES FOR TRADE
Premier Says Enthusiasm Is Natur
ally Less Than In War With Rus
sia, but Steps Are Taken
to Impress People.
TOKIO. Sept 18. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) A few mem
bers of the fseiyukai. or opposition
party, opposed the government war
programme at the session of the Japa
nese diet, but finally, in the Interest of
national harmony, withdrew all oppo
sition and the war credit of about $25,
000,000 was voted. The opposition took
the form of a remonstrance against
Japan's submitting to any form, of
limitation at the hands of Great Britain
as to what she could or could not do
in the war with Germany.
It was not in keeping with Japan's
national pride, the speakers said, that
Japan should bekept from the South
Seas or any other part of the Pacific
Ocean where her interest as a nation
at war might call her.
Japan Not Consulted by Allies.
One member of the opposition want
ed to know whether Japan had" been
consulted about the agreement made
between Great Britain, France and Rus
sia, without the consent of the others.
No. said Baron Kato, "our govern
ment has in no way been consulted. The
Anglo-Japanese treaty of alliance pro
vides for consultation only with re
gard to Far Eastern affairs. This, per
haps, was the reason why we were not
taken Into council."
Th- member persisted: "Belgium,
which is engaged in the war. is also
out of this agreement. Am I mistaken
in thinking that Japan has been treated
as being on a par with Belgium?"
Powerful Voice Desired.
The Foreign Minister replied that he
did not think that such was the case.
The member then concluded by ex
pressing the wish that Japan have a
powerful voice when the time came for
the conclusion of peace so that she
might reap good fruits.
Subsequent to the adjournment of
the diet, it was announced that Great
Britain had Informed Russia and
France that the agreement as to future
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INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 61-4
degrees; minimum. 07 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
War. i
KInr Albert of Belgium leads detachment
of troops out of city; town Is bombarded
from land and air. Face 1.
German field entrenchments strong- feature
of defensive tactics. Page X.
Japanese opposition party objects to placing-
limit on activity, page 1.
Red Cross doctor describes terrific slaughter
- In battle. Page 2.
Art Is big share of. Antwerp's possessions.
race
Antwerp often object of attack. Page 2.
Greatest German siege guns secret of suc
cess against Belgian defenses. Page 3.
Hundreds of thousands of innocent victims
suffer as result of war. Page 3.
Small loss of life at Tahiti due to defective
German gunnery. Page 5.
War tax . measure to be pressed to con
clusion in Senate. Page 5.
Fierce battle is claimed by Russia. Page 2.
Italy regains submarine taken by Lieuten
ant. Page 5.
Rational.
Washington continues neutral toward fac
tions to. Mexico. Page 6.
- Sports.
Philadelphia loses brotherly love spirit as
war opens for world's baseball title.
Page 1.
Coast League results: Portland 8-0, Venice
7-0; Los Angeles 7, Oakland 3; San
Francisco 2. Missions 1. Page 12.
Varsity ' gridiron lake for Whitman game.
Page 12.
Pacific Northwest.
Alaska's salmon pack for season exceeds
3.UO0.00O cases. Page 8.
Moro Pair opens with large attendance.
Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Port of Portland reduces salaries 10 per
cent. Pace 17. y
Thousands of bales of Oregon hops - sold
dally. Page 17.
Wheat two cents higher at Chicago because
of export buying. .. Page 17.
Money market easier at New York. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Republicans asked to vote against one
Legislative candidate. Page 7
Ten persons reported by families to have
disappeared. Page 9. ,
Argument for defense In arson ease expect
ed to be vitriolic. Page 7.
City recall election set for October 27.
Page 13.
Official list shows there are 255 candidates
for county offices. Page 1.3.
Safety first committee inspects fire drill
system in schools. Page 16.
O.-W. R. & N. demands S51.ull.22 rental for
bridge and Its closing may result.
Page 16.
Forester Graves announces plans to benefit
pacific rtortnwest timber conditions.
Page 1L
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 13.
ITALY IS KEEPING WATCH
Surveillance Maintained as Part of
Policy of Neutrality.
ROME, via Paris, Oct. 8. The Italian
government, in its endeavor to main
tain neutrality. Is exercising the strict
est surveillance over persons coming
across the frontier from Austria.
Numerous deserters from the Aug
trian army are taking refuge in Italy
and some criminals also are seizing the
opportunity to escape, punishment In
Austria by disguising themselves as de
serters and coming into this cauntry.
WAR COSTS $55 A SECOND
British Economist Estimates Finan
cial Strain on Ills Xation.
LONDON, Oct. 8. "This war is cost
ing the country 11 pounds ($55) per
second, night and day," said Sydney
Webb, well known as a political econo
mist, in a lecture today at the School
of Economics and Political Science, of
which he was the principal founder.
GERMAN TRENCHES
FEATURE DEFENSE
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POSITION IS WELL CHOSEN
Provision Made for Retreat,
Foot by Foot, if Necessary,
RECOVERY MADE POSSIBLE
Masking of Positions Exceptionally
Thorough ArttUery Burled Out
of Sight -French Bayonet
Work Is Nullified.
THE HAGUE, Sept, 26. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) The
heroic, but thus far futile, efforts of
the allies to drive the Germans from
their main positions along the western
battle line has drawn military men here
to a study of the German system of
entrenchment.
Since September 13 French and Eng
lish artillery has thrown thousands of
tons of shell and" shrapnel against the
German trenches and their infantry
has made man an- assault, but still
the armies commanded by Generals Yon
Kluck, Von Hausen and the Duke of
Wurtemburg hold the ground they
chose for the defensive when, on Sep
tember 10, it became evident that only
a general falling back could foil the
tremendous flank movement initiated
by the allies.
Field Works Have New Features.
Little is known of the chaacter of
the German entrenchments at least no
official Information dealing with the
subject Is at hand. It is certain, how
ever, that the field works of the Ger
man army are of the best type and that
they contain some new features. One
has to read the thousands of private
letters from the front published in the
German papers to glean even the
slightest idea of what the modern Ger
man trench . and redoubt is. So little
military" information of any sort e
capes the eye of the German censors
that a thorough description of the en
trenchments is Impossible.
There are enough allusions to com
fortable sleeping places in the trenches
to permit the conclusion that they are
elaborate affairs. It is also known
that the trenches are never less than
three feet deep, are generally at the
upper extent of ground, offering no
cover of any sort to the attacking
enemy, and that barbed-wire entangle
ments bar immediate approach. There
are plenty of bomb-proof and covered
passages from one section to another.
Th artillery, on the other hand, le
(Concluded on Face
Thursdays War Moves
W HILE the immense armlesx of the
w
belligerent powers of Europe are
engaged in a death grapple along lines
hundreds of miles in extent in battles
which for the numbers engaged in
fierceness and stubbornness have no
I p .,nt in history, the intrepid little
.Olt Belgium is making a last
of the strongest fortified positions in
tne world.
For the moment at least, the struggle
around the chief port of Belgium at
tracts the most attention, for the re
sult of the engagement there must hava
a considerable effect on the bigger bat
tle between : the Anglo-French and
German forces, which now extends
from the Swiss frontier, across France
almost to the North Sea.
The Germans, while attempting to
get across the R'iver Scheldt, southwest
of Antwerp, made their main-attack
from the east and succeeded some days
ago with the aid of their big 16-inch
guns, in breaking through the first
line of forts. Between the first and
the second belt of forts, according to
their own accounts, they defeated the
Belgian army and captured several
guns.
Shells have now begun to fall in the
city Itself and, from reports coming
through Holland, the railway stations,
the Palace of Justice and several oil
tanks have been damaged. At the same
time six Zeppelin dirigible balloons
flew over the city, dropping bombs.
Five German army corps are taking
part in the siege of Antwerp, which i
defended by the Belgian army. The
outer forts, like those of other for
tresses which have fallen since the war
began, have not been able to withstand
the fire of the big German guns, but
the Belgians still are hopeful that with
the inner forts, a flooded area and
mobile Held army they may be able
to saVe the city until assistance may
come by the defeat of the Germans in
France.
. Such a defeat, it is realized, is an
enormous task. The official report
from Paris, however, is more than
usually optimistic The strong German
reinforcements which appeared on the
Belgian frontier in the region of Lille,
according to this report, "have made no
progress at any point," while "at cer
tain points the enemy has moved back,
particularly to the North of Arras,
where the fighting is developing under
conditions favorable to us."
The cavalry are fighting even farther
north than this and the French com
munication .says operations have de
veloped almost to the North Sea.
Around Roye, where the Germans cap
tured important heights from the
French last week, the French have
regained some of the positions which
they were obliged to abandon.
From tha norfh it Aisne, where two
forward movements by the Anglo
French troops have been mentioned
within the last few days, the Germans
seem to have withdrawn some of their
men. probably to strengthen their ex
treme right, around which the allies
have been crying; to work ever since
the battle began, nearly four weeks
ago.
On the center, between Rheims and
the MeU3e, the armies are resting on
their arms, awaiting their turn to take
the offensive. On the heights of the
Meuse, between the fortress of Verdun
and St. Mihiel, where the Germans
crossed the Meuse a couple of weeks
ago, the contest still goes on. The
Germans have withdrawn to the north
of Hattonchatel. They still, however,
hold St. Mihiel and some positions to
the north of that town on the right
bank of the river. The conjecture,
therefore, that the French had driven
them back across the .river soon after
they made their advance and captured,
besides the town itself, the forts of
Romains and Paroches. proves ' to be
Incorrect. - -
In the AVoevre district the Germans,
without success, have delivered violent
attacks against the French, who doubt
less were trying toget behind the Ger
man force which has established itself
on the Meuse and St. Mihiel. With the
Germans to the north withdrawing and
the xepulse of their attack west of
Apremont, the Germans at St. Mihiel
are considered to be in rather a dan
I gerous position.
T-- chcr big battle line between the
combined Austro-German armies and
.fc.oiis of Russia extends from the
UalUian frontier, near Tarnow, north
to the East Prussian border. Another
Russian force is besieging Prezemysl
in Gallcia and still another is invading
Hungary. On the East Prussian fron
tier the fighting appears to have come
to a standstill for the present. Ger
man accountsstrongly deny that the
Russians crossed the Ntemen.
In Southwestern Poland the Austro-
German armies have advanced along
both banks of the Vistula River with
the object of compelling the Russians
to evacuate parts of Galirfa. and, ac
cording to their reports, have defeated
them, capturing 4800 prisoners.
The Russians reply that they allowed
the enemy to advance as far as the
I Opatow-Sandomir front in order to
force them to abandon their strongly
I entrenched position near Kielce and
I accept battle in the open country.
Since this battle, nothing has come
through concerning the movements of
the two armies.
Great Britain and Austria have ar
ranged Tox the exchange of civilians
detained in the two countries who are
not of military age. This is important
to England, as many prominent per
sons have been detained at the Austrian
watering places, where they were
taking the cure when the war broke
out.
The lesser events of the day include
the dropping of bombs by a German
I aeroplane in the neighborhood of Paris.
T.anaeken's Burgomaster Dies.
LONDON, Oct. S. M. de Baratat.
burgomaster of Lanaeken, Belgium,
has died at Hamont as a result of a
! bullet wound in his chest, says the
Central News Amsterdam correspo'nd-
1 ent.
PHILADELPHIA HOW
AS BATTLEGROUND
Brotherly Love Spirit
Lost as Play Nears.
STALLINGS -THREATENS MACK
Talk Rife of Ticket Graft
Scandal in Series.
GREATEST STRUGGLE DUE
To Cap Climax ot Day Full of Trib
ulations 'for Baseball Men,. Weath
er Observer Threatens Rain
tor Today for First Game. -
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. S Unless all
signs fail the world's series of 1914 will
be modeled along the lines of the great
European war. The spirit of brotherly
love for which the Quaker City is
noted appears to have been crowded
into the background.
The struggle for the premier base
ball honors of the universe opened
with a campaign of threats that read
like bulletins from the foreign war
zone.
Manager Stallings, of the Boston Na
tionals, threatened to punch Connie
Mack, of the world's champion Ath
letics, on the nose; Director Porter, of
the department of public safety, threat
ened to investigate ticket graft scan
dals; the National commission received
an alleged shortage of pasteboards,
and to cap the climax, the weather man
threatens rain for tomorrow, the day
upon which the American and National
League pennant-winners are scheduled
to open the series at Shibe Park in
this city.
All Philadelphia Stirred.
Not since the memorable struggle
between the Philadelphia Americans
and the New York Nationals in 1911
has this city been so stirred by base
ball conflict. Both the visitors and
their thousands of followers appear to
take the coming contests with unusual
seriousness, and it is certain that every
game of the series will be fought out.
to a finish with a grim earnestness
that Includes no quarter for the foe.
The spirit of battle and the absence
of quarters were noticeable throughout
Philadelphia tonight. Every hotel was
crowded with baseball players and
spectators gathering for the final and
most important clash of the season, but
the congestion was a negligible quan
tity compared with that which pre
vailed in the offices when seats for
the series were being handled.
The demand for admission coupons
to Shibe Park surpasses anything of a
similar character ever encountered in
past world series in which the Ath
letics have been participants, and thou
sands of fans have been unable to pur-,
chase tickets through the ordinary
channels.
Baseball Mem Astounded.
Close followers of professional base
ball are astounded by the keen interest
and enthusiasm which has developed
over the games betwen the Braves and
Athletics. -Local attendance at Shibe
Park during the American League sea
son was not up to the usual standard
this season, but the rush to secure seats
for the closing contests surpasses all pre- j
vlous records. Local fandom has been
augmented by special delegations from
Boston, New York, Baltimore and Wash
ington, and hotel proprietors and base
ball magnates are at their wits' ends
trying to accommodate the gathering
clans.
Tonight baseball magnates, players,
writers, ticket speculators and fans are
surging and seethlag about the city in
a manner which would lead the un
initiated stranger to believe it was the
hour before the enemy opened bombard
ment. Baseball and its many ramifications
is the sole topic of conversation. Every
angle of the game and the world's se
ries is discussed, and as many conclu
sions are reached as there are dis
putants. Statements and denials issued
from the camps of the rival clubs helped
to keep Interest keyed up to an un
nsual pitch. This is especially true of
the controversy between the two club
managers regarding the use of Shibe
Park for practice today.
Wire Carries "Pusch" Measnse.
Manager Stallings. of the Boston Na
tionals, accused Connie Mack, of the
Philadelphia Americans, of unsports
manlike conduct and during a tele
phone conversation this afternoon
threatened to punch the world's cham
pions' leader on the nose at the first
opportunity. The first trouble arose
over Stallings' request for tbe use of
Shibe Park for practice. He made the
request to Mack in person and the Ath
letics' manager assured him he was
welcome to use the park at any hour
except between 2 and 3 this afternoon,
when the local club was scheduled to
practice.
According to Connie Mack, the Bos
ton manager was satisfied, but when
Mack asked Stallings today if he had
accused the Philadelphia club of - re
fusing. -to permit the National League
champions to use the park the argu
ment soon became both bitter and per
sonal and the hard feeling spread rap
idly among the" players, magnates and
partisans of the two leagues. Discuss- "
lng the affair Mack said:
"I cannot understand how the trouble
arose. Stallings asked me for the use
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