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3 ANTWERP REFUSES ' SECRET POLICE Ofl TRAIL OF WRITERS GATEWAY TO FORTIFICATIONS OF ANTWERP. TO BUY IMMUNITY eTMercUndi dtU Merit Only TITE MORNING OREGOXIATT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1914. McCutcheon Tells How Mili tary Passes Were Ignored by Civil Officers. LANDWEHR FORCES SEEN Regiments Representing Substantial Classes of Men Are Pleasant and Jovial in Demeanor on "Way to Front. (Continued Worn First Page.) , merits, one of which ivas occupied by ; the English and French officers and ; the others by badly wounded Germans. : Also there were six seats arranged in j three pairs. Two pairs were occupied by more German wounded and the third pair was assigned to the three sus pects and our own party of five. Thus we were eight people in two facing seats designed for six people. : Three men might have been able to stretch out and sleep with a fair de- ! gree of comfort, but eight men could ! not possibly do so. Consequently we looked forward to a hard night Train Makes 25 Miles in Night. Soon after daylight the train ran Into Charleroi. barely 25 miles from Beaumont. As we rode through the city we could see the ghastly scars of warfare along the way. The course of the train as it left Charleroi was watched with extreme interest. If it branched off to the left we would be headed for Brussels; if to the right, we would be headed for Liege. To our deep disappointment the train swung off to the right and continued on to Gembloux, where it stopped to await the passage of some troop trains and to add 700 more French and Eng lish prisoners to our party. Landwehr Regiments Pas. For six hours we lay at Gembloux. Our breakfast had consisted of rye bread, some honey and a bottle of Bor deaux, which one of the party had brought from Beaumont. At luncheon we had rye bread and honey. In the afternoon a Red Cross society distrib uted sausages to the prisoners and wounded and we succeeded in getting one or two. Heavily loaded troop trains, carry ing Landwehr regiments, passed through frequently during the after noon. These regiments are composed of older men who are called to the colors after the regulars and reserves have gone out. These soldiers were now be ing sent to do garrison and police duty in Belgium, thus releasing the younger men for duty down in France. The Landwehr is recruited from the substantial, prosperous classes of men who range from 30 to 40 years of age. There were 45 to a car and their uni forms looked new, as if having seen no hard service. Each train carried about 30 boxcars and at the door of each car was a solid mass of pleasant, jovial-looking Germans, who looked at our prisoner train with absorbed in terest. All Eager to Defeat Britain. Every man of them seemed especially eager to see the English prisoners. For the French they apparently had only a casual interest, but we could constantly bear the inquiries about the English. There is no doubt that Germany would France or Russia. The people feel that J-Li life iO. S 4X.Llll.UUt3 IS) UiUtllCU KZlllKliy by a desire to cripple its strongest commercial competitor, and they feel that England would not have declared war unless it had first seen that France and Russia had united against Ger many. Consequently the time seemed ripe for England to jump in and help crush its rival. As nearly as I can judge this is what the Germans believe to be true and it explains why they are particularly bit ter against England. On each of the cars of the troop trains there were little boughs, which. we were told had been brought from the home towns of the soldiers. It was an ancient and honored cus torn among the people. whenever a new house is built a branch of a tree is nailed to the roof tree in honor of the completion of the house, so prob ably this custom of going to war with a branch of leaves on the cars is an other manifestation of the same super stition. Upon the sides of the cars were hun dreds of Jnscrlptlons, written with chalk. Most woVe tumorous.'- and some were illustrated with rough sketches repre- senting victorious German soldiers do ing various things to the French, Eng- iish and Russians. Belgian Atrocities Exaggerated. , last car was regarded with intense in terest by the men on the troop trains. , AVe were supposed to be English spies, and the scrutiny that we got was most j unpleasant. A Major-General came through the 1 car and inspected us w'.th casual in l terest. t While we waited we saw three priests and a considerable number of Belgians ' under guard. We were told that a number of human fingers had been found in the pocket of one of the Bel- I gians. but we did not have an oppor tunity of corroborating the report. He had been caught robbing the dead and In ordrr to cot t h a riners ho had cut off the fingers. I am inclined to think that the Bel gian atrocities have been exaggerated as greatly as the German atrocities. N All day long during our hours at Gemhjrmx the troop trains rolled through. They had the right of way. 'Not. even the trains carrying the wounded were allowed to delay the able-bodied men who were needed off toward the front. In the evening we had more rye bread and some pieces of sausage, and some time In the night the train pulled rl J f Twn 111 - n clAnf in Vua Ha r era cr t I racks and one in the aisle on the floor. 1 We arrived in Liege early in the morn I ing. Two or three hours later we I crossed the border at Herbesthal and 1 soon afterward entered the station at f Aix la Chapelle. We were in Ger- many. I'm sure that our chief concern just then was whether or not we might be marched through the streets with the prisoners. This would be a most hu miliating way to be introduced to a city, and we ardently hoped to be spared such an ordeal. The train stopped, but nobodv got off. This looked ominous. Perhaps we were to be taken on somewhare, per haps to a fortress farther on in Ger many. One of the wounded men casu ally Informed us that the train was going on to Cologne, and as no one came to notify us that we were at lib erty, we were somewhat panic-stricken by the thought that our destination was also to be Cologne. We hailed the officer. He had for gotten about us and at once said we were to get off. You may so to the American Con- n i Photo Copyright by Underwood & Underwood. BEHIND THIS GATEWAY ERECTED IX 1864 ARE THE ALMOST IMPREGNABLE FORTIFICATIONS OK THE CITY OF ANTWERP, THE MOST STRONGLY FORTIFIED CITY OF BELGIUM. sul and get permission to leave Aix. After you have seen him you must re- j port to the police for instructions." A guard accompanied us to the street; and then left us, after giving instruc tions how we might reach the Amer ican Consulate. We were free suspects and all or at least we thought we were. For four nights we had slept in our clothes. For four days and nights we had not changed linen. For three days we had not shaved, and our appearance as we walked through the bright, sunny streets of Aix-la-Chapelle on that lovely Sunday morning was some thing I prefer not to dwell upon. Any unbiased stranger might have suspected us of the worst, and with excellent reason. We must have looked like tramps, for there was no valet or manicure on the prisoners train. The thousands of clean, well-dressed German people of Aix-la-Chapelle looked at us with amazement. I fear we were a blot on the scenery, and my only hope was that we might be consid ered unfortunate travelers who had lost their baggage and money as a consequence of war. I hoped the peo ple of Aix-la-Chapelle would not think we were appearing in our normal state. Curious Crowd Gathers. When we arrived at the Consulate a crowd gathered around us. As it was Sunday, no one was expected at the Consulate until 11 o'clock, about an hour later, and" so we stood about for some time discussing our next move. It was our intention to leave that afternoon, catch a train at Maastricht, and be in Flushing in time for the boat leaving the following morning at 11 o'clock. While we were forming this plan we noticed with some disquietude that the guard who had directed us at the sta tion was observing1 us from the corner of the street. He evidently had followed us to see that we went directly to the Consulate, and the circumstance was disturbing in that it indicated we were still under surveillance. A few minutes later an affable stranger came up and, in excellent English, launched into a confidential discussion of army matters. His volu bility aroused our suspicions and we answered in monosyllables. And still later, when two of us left the Consulate to find a hotel where we could clean up, another affable stranger joined us and walked along with us. He showed the way to a hotel full of German officers. In spite of our ap pearance, we were given a room, and when we sat down in a cafe next door an hour or so later, we soon noticed the first affable stranger take a seat near by and bury himself in his paper. Secret Police Make Trouble. It was evident that the secret police were watching us and that trouble was brewing. The American Consul was in Liege on business and his vice-consul made out our papers. With these, he said, we might freely leave Germany that afternoon and go on through Holland to England. Our plans were made with this in view, but unfortunately we were not yet through with the se cret police. In the afternoon a heavy knock sounded on otir door and a man in civilian clothes was admitted. He threw back the lapel of his vest and drew forth a badge which showed that he was in the secret police. He in formed us that we must go to the po lice headquarters at 5 that afternoon. We went and, after an interminable delay, were informed that we could not leave the country without permission frorrj the military authorities. So we went to the military authori ties and obtained passes which au thorized us to leave Germany. That is, some of us were given passes. Our companion, the Belgian, was po litely told that he would have to be imprisoned, inasmuch as he had been down in the German lines with a cam era and had seen a great deal of the army. The utmost good feeling prevailed. Hope was high. Our troubles seemed to have passed and we were to start gayly for Holland the following morn ing. While hope was at its highest . waiter came in and said that some gentlemen were waiting outside and wished to see two of our party, the Frenchman and his American friend. At 11 the following morning the two secret police were at the hotel. They asked us for our military passes, saying that the military passes were not neces sary. We were told that we might leave at noon, but that first we must give up the passes. It seemed a peculiar proceeding, but, of course, we gave them up. Then we were told that all the military passes issued for that day had been annulled and that no pass bearing the date which appeared on our passes would be honored at the border. Police Resort to Subterfuge. The reason developed later when we heard that the secret police, reluctant to let us get out of their clutches, had sent word to the military authorities that one of our party was missing and had asked that the commandant annul the passes in time to stop the missing man at the border. Of course, none of the party was missing, but the subterfuge was suffi cient to throw us once more back into the hands of the secret police and rather discredit us with the military authorities. KAISER VISITS. ARMY Court Pomp Not Diminished Even in Sight of Battle. EMPEROR WELL GUARDED Correspondent oT London Standard Says Danger Line of Enemy's Kire Is Never Penetrated but Soldiers Inspired by Talks. LOXDOX, Oct. 9. The Standards correspondent at Amsterdam tele graphs this description of a typical day with the Kaiser as given by an eyewitness: "On this particular occasion the Kaiser had been sleeping in a French chateau, but not without elaborate precautions against surprise or at tack. The extraordinary measures taken to guard him must be attrib uted not so much to personal coward ice as to his profound conviction that his safety is essential to the father land. "The French chateau was fortified against aerial attacks. Sacks were piled on the roof and a protective shield of metal network was erected. Whenever the Kaiser moves his quar ters a small army of military engi neers precedes him to carry out these defensive measures before his ar rival. "Around the chateau were men of his special bodyguard, one detachment outside his bedroom door, another in the hall, another at the front door and two more in rooms immediately above and beneath his own. "Three unbroken lines of sentries surround the house, and a whole bat talion of infantry andt (Several squad rons of cavalry were encamped in the parks. This was some 20 miles from the front, and the chateau was con nected by field telegraph with the headquarters of the nearest German army, so that any sudden retreat of j the legions should not place the su preme war lord in danger. Morning Salutations Given. "Soon after sunrise the Kaiset emerged from the chateau and greeted his soldiers with a, customary "Good morning, soldiers to which all of them in the immediate vicinity replied in unison, 'Good morning, your maj esty.' A motorcar was in readiness and the Kaiser was whirled swiftly to ward the front. while the troops guarding him stood rigidly at atten tion. Ten drummers of the body guard beat the drums by way of sa lute. The imperial standard was con veyed in a second motorcar and the officers of the imperial suite followed in others. "The cavalry of the bodyguard had preceded the monarch to the place where he left the motorcar to mount a horse. As he was helped into his sad dle the troopers saluted with their swords. No ceremony may be omitted even at the front. "The Kaiser rode off with his mount ed guard thickly clustered around him. The standard bearer riding immediate ly behind bore the imperial flag. Then followed a spectacular progress from point to point in the rear of the fight ing line, a safe distance to the rear, I may add. because the supreme war lord must not be exposed to stray bul lets or shrapnel. "Large bodies of reserves had biv ouacked in those parts and fresh troops were marching up from the dl rection of the frontier. The Kaiser halted and addressed a fervently pa triotic oration to one regiment and another to a second regiment. Thus he rode from place to place, and dur ing the morning delivered no fewer than nine speeches, all excessively martial in tone. "Lunch was taken in th5 open air at a table in front of certain Gen erals' tents. Wine and food, com man deered from the residence of a French country gentleman, supplied the Kaiser with a luxurious meal prepared by his own cook and served by his at tendants in gorgeously striped unl forms. None of the pomp of the imperial court was forgotten at the front. "More visits were made to troops and more speeches were delivered in the afternoon. Then the Kaiser wen back by automobile to the chateau for dinner. At no moment during the day had he been within range of the en emy's fire." BRITAIN PATROLS PACIFIC SEW CRUISER. NOW REPORTED OFF COAST OF MEXICO. Suggestion Made bypermany That Activities Cease Is Met With Sortie. REFUGEES SPREAD TERROR Naval Fortn Are Believed to Have Been Strengthened From Asiatic or Australian Stations. SAN i-RANCISCO. Oct 9. The British steamer Strathdene, from Callao, which arrived here today, reported that off th Coast of Mexico on September 29, a British cruiser fired a shot across her bows. When satisfied of her Identity the cruiser allowed her tot proceed. The Rainbow and Newcastle were re ported off the coast of Southern Ore gon last Tuesday and as the Strath dene is the first vessel to bring word of sighting a British warship in the South Pacific, it would appear that England has strengthened her patrol of the West Coast, probably from the Asiatic or Australian stations. Sir Christopher Cradock, in com mand of three cruisers, touched at Punta Arenas, in the Straits of Ma gellan, westward bound, early this month. Therefore the cruiser that halted the Strathdcne must have been an addition to the British forces pre viously reported. "Whatever German Shells Strike Is Destroyed--I'ort Kesscl Succeeds in Inflicting Heavy Dam age on Enemy. 1 LONDON. Oct. V. The correspondent of the Post at Antwerp, in describing the events preceding toe bombardment. says: About a month ago the German commandoes began to realize the danger of having the Belgian army oc cupying a fortified position which continually threatened the German lines oft communication. The Germans threw out feelers to ascertain whether Bel glum would agree to keep her army in Antwerp in return for the German promise not to attack the town. ' Proposals Indignantly Rejected. "The Belgians indignantly rejected all such proposals and replied by gal lant sorties, which, however.' failed of complete success. The taking of Alot renewed the German necessity for an aggressive campaign against the Bel gians, which began after further Ger man proposals for an agreement were rejected by the Belgians. "Accordingly, the Germans brought up some of their heaviest field pieces and opened with the bombardment of Mallnes. For a week afterward the Germans each day bombarded some open town outside of Antwerp with the idea that the fleeing civil popula tion from these villages would wreck the morale of the Antwerp garrison. There is no question that this, policy had its effect. y "Those streams of refugees are enough to break down the most he roic resolution, especially as the civic government is kept constantly engaged In finding food and shelter for the Incoming horde. German Sheila Iestroy. "Fort Wavre-SL Catherines was put out of action Tuesday. Later on the same day Fort Waelhem became in effective. Whatever the German shells struck they destroyed. Thursday a Zeppelin attack on Antwerp failed. Fort Kessell succeeded in punishing the Germans severely and the Ger mans shelled Boom and Lierre, send ing the industrial population fleeing in a panic to Antwerp. By this time at least 50,000 refugees were in Ant werp. "Thursday evening the German in fantry attacked Lierre, Duffel and Ter monde, only the Duffel attack being successful. Up to this stage, confi dence had been general, but It now be gan to waver. Friday the bombard ment of Lierre continued and the au thorities began to consider the possi bility of Antwerp's being occupied by the enemy. Property Interests Disregarded. "On Saturday the situation showed a slight advance by the Belgians and on Sunday the German attack seemed to be slackening in its intensity. On Monday the German artillery made a furious attack on Lierre and the City Council urged the Governor to continue the defense of the city without re gard to property interests. "On Tuesday there were further at tacks on Lierre and at one point the Germans got a handful of men across the river by swimming, but they came over only to be killed. The German artillery attack was rather diffuse and the position was cheerful at night fall, though savage fighting continued at Lierre. PEACE PLANS EXPANDED NEW WORLD LEAGUE AGAINST WAR NOW PROPOSED. CAPTAIN MAY BE VIOLATOR explanation of Reported Criticism ' of Germany Likely to Be Ordered. WASHINGTON. Oct. 9 Prompt ex planation of statements credited to him in newspaper reports today concerning German military movements and al leged atrocities by German soldiers will be demanded of Captain Levert Cole man, United States Army, in the opin ion of War Department officials. . Captain Coleman is said to have made the statements on his return from Eu rope, where he has been serving with the American Relief Commission. Of ficials believe the utterances to be in direct violation of the President's order that Army and Navy officers re frain from partisan discussion of the European war while it Is in progress. Britain Duty Urged by Senator. WASHINGTON", Oct. 9. Senator Walsh, of Montana, suggested to the President today that Great Britain be requested to solimt guarantees from neutral nations that they would not permit -consignments of American cop per to get into the hands of belligerent nations. The State Department is now peeking such guarantees from Norway and Sweden and Italy, but the Senator believes Great Britain should do this. t EIGHTEEN MILLION MEN UNDER ARMS IN EUROPE; TWO 4 MILLION ALREADY LOST. Kighteen million men under arms; 2.000,000 lost. Even the most exaggerated predictions, made 70 days ago. when the European war began, regarding the number of men that would be called into the conflict and the tremendous losses that would accompany it have been borne out. Events now show that the nations at war have men under arms or at the battle fronts as follows: Russia, 6,000.000; Germany, 4,300, 000; France. 4,000,000; Austria, 2.500.000: Britain. 250.000: Servia, 300.000; Japan, 230,000; Belgium, 200,000; Montenegro. 80,000. Total, 17,860.000. A New York physician has received a letter from a reputable source in France saying that more than 300.000 Frenchmen have - been killed, wounded or taken prisoners in the battle of the Marne and the battle of the Aisne, so far as it has gone. Another estimate places the German losses In the battles at'500,000 men. The Brit ish loss is proportionate to that of the French, and a conservative estimate places their casualty list at 30,000. The German loss in the eastern theater of war is largely guess work. Colonel R. N. Maude, author of "The Evolution of Strategy." estimates the total German loss along all the battle fronts at 1.000. 000. The Austrian loss in the Galician campaign in killed, wounded and prisoners has been estimated at more than 00.000. In inflict ing this damage it is believed that the Russians lost at least 250, 000 men. Then there are the losses to the Belgians and the casual ties of the fighting in the Far East. war so far place them in the neighborhood of 2.000,000 men. t .,................... 4 Plans for Celebration of Centenary to . Be Carried Out Regardless of Conflict in Europe. OTTAWA, Ont.. Oct. 9. Promoters of the centenary peace celebration are expanding their plara. They purpose not only to celebrate the, Anglo-Ameri can harmony of 100 years but to make peace permanent in the new world. John A. Stewart, of New York, chair man of the executive committee of the United States Peace Centenary Asso ciation, who is In Ottawa conferring with the Canadian Commission, said today that it is proposed to call a con ference of all the countries of North and South America to form a peace league, which would pledge every country to guarantee the territorial in tegrity of every other country. Mr. Stewart expressed belief that the spectacle presented by the war in Europe would provide a stimulus which will make for the adoption of the Pan- American peace plan. The plans of the peace celebration committee will be carried out on this continent. Mr. Stewart said, no mat ter how war may be waging across the Atlantic, the religious celebrations will be held on February 14, which ia the Sunday nearest to February 17, the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the treaty of Ghent. BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED J. J. Haggerty, lJaymond ,Accused by Trust Company Depositors. RAYMOND, Wash.. Oct 9. (Special.) J. J. Haggerty, president of the de funct Raymond Trust Company, was arrested today, charged by Oliver Le fave and C. M. Burr with having ac cepted deposits from them after his. bank had become insolvent. He was placed under $2000 bond by Justice Dorrien. his bondsmen being W. P. Cressy. of South Bend, and P. W. Cul ver, of Raymond. Haggerty's arrest followed a meet ing of more than 200 indignant deposi tors last night to protest against the appointment by Judge Wright, of the Superior Court, of A. W. Hammond, of South Bend, as receiver, instead of C. W. Reed, of this city. , Judge Wright came from South Bend at 10 o'clock last night to address the meeting. At the meeting Attorney Chambers was retained to bring the matter of the removal of the receiver into the courts. Allies Xot Warlike In Dardanelles WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. Efforts to 0L en's; 'if is generally conceded that in topcoats there is more good style in London maes than in any made over here. They fit, but they never bind. They always drape gracefully no matter how much spare cloth there may be over chest and back. Pockets are capacious for use and a pouch and pipe in one of them wont alter the good lines. And whatever anyone may say, the cloh is the sturdiest in the world stoutly woven, dyed in the yarn, in shades and mixtures that indicate an admirable unconcern of conventions. Individuality that's Kenneth Durward. Incidentally, these top coals, hand-tailored expressly for the Lipman, Wolfe & Co. men's shop in several styles for town and automobile wear, are priced materially lower than heretofore. , $35.00 and $45.00 - Men's Store, just off Washington-St. Entrance 1 1 PLEASE "fit - h 4rV 3 TAKE NOTE! What We Believe to Be An Important Sale of Boys' Suits and Furnishings ' Ends With Saturday's Selling It would be foolish to ignore the fact that there is more economy, more real worth in this sale than ever before an nounced in a boys furnishing sale. Our slogan, "The best only in boys' clothing," is your guarantee that materials, style, fit and workmanship are the best that can be produced. Hurry With Your Boy Don't delay, as many did last Saturday, and wait until the afternoon, when, with 1 2 extra salespeople, we were unable to serve half the customers who crowded our Boys Section. READ THESE CONVINCING ITEMS BOYS' SUITS TO $6.50 Of all-wool materials, excellent for school wear. Some of these suits come with two pairs of pants. They include Norfolk and sack styles, double or single-breasted. Trousers are full lined, taped seams. Colors are brown, tan and gray mixtures. Sizes 1 0 to 18 years. SALE, $3.98 BOYS' SUITS TO $8.00 Suits with one and two pairs of pants.. Plain and novelty Norfolk styles and sack suits with patch pockets, sewed-down belts, single or double-breasted. They' are made of all-wool materials in stripes, diag onals, plaids and herringbones, in browns, tans, grays and blues. Sizes 6 to 17 years. SALE, $4.95 BOYS' SUITS TO $11.50 Fine novelty suits of the best materials, made to fit and hold their shape. Novelty English Norfolks, with patch pockets, knife and box pleated, plain sack models, of tweeds, homespuns and fancy mixtures in many different colors and combinations. The trousers are full lined, have taped seams, and the best quality of lining is used throughout these suits. They come in browns, grays, tans and blues, in sizes 6 to 17 years. SALE, $7.95 NAVY SERGE SUITS TO $11.50 Suits for dress wear as well as general wear. Made of the finest quality navy blue serges and cheviots, in Norfolk and sack styles, single and double-breasted models, perfect fitting, well made and lined with fine serge or mohair. Excellent suits even at regular prices. Sizes 6 to 18 years. SALE, $7.95 BOYS' RUSSIAN SUITS TO $8.50 All-wool Russian suits, with military, sailor or Eton collars, side button styles, plain and braid trimmed. They come in fancy grays, tans, browns, black and white checks and stripes. Sizes 2 J2 to 6 years. SALE, $5.95 BOYS' NEWEST HATS TO $2.00 Plush. French felt and velvet hats in a large variety of different styles, in all colors and in all sizes. SALE, 98c BOYS' SCHOOL HATS TO $2.00 Rolling brims, Tyrolean, telescope, small and large shapes, will be found in this assortment of French and scratch felt and velvet, in black, navy, gray, white, red, brown, steel and Oxford. All sizes. SALE, 75c BOYS' $1.00 TAPELESS BLOUSES Laundered blouses of percale, madras and gingham, of extra good qualities. Made tapeless. In sizes 6 to 1 4 years, in stripes and figures in dark and light grounds. SALE, 50c BOYS' $1.00 CORDUROY PANTS For school wear, made of mouse-colored corduroy, in knickerbocker style, with taped seams. Sizes 4 to 1 6 years. SALE, 69c BOYS' $1.50 BLOUSES AND SHIRTS BOYS' $1.75 TO $2.50 BLOUSES AND SHIRTS A splendid line of boys' fine blouses and shirts of fancy striped soisettes. flannels and silk finished shirtings in light blue, lavender, black and white or gray and white colored stripes. Shirts with detachable collars. Blouses with attached collars and French cuffs, tapeless style. 1 Shirts, sizes 12J2 to 14. Blouses, 6 to 14 years. SALE, $1.00 AND $1.25 BOYS' NEW RAINCOATS, in slip-on style, in tan color Sizes 4 to 10 years. $3.00, $3.50, $4.50. Sizes 1 0 to 16 years. $3.75 to $7.50. Fourth Floor be made by Great Britain, France and Russia to open the Dardanelles, as an nounced in a declaration credited to the Russian Foreign Minister, were said, at the Russian Embassy here to day, to have only a commercial and not a warlike purpose. Alleged Burglars Held at Clarkston. ASOTIN, Wash., Oct. 9. (Special.) Frank M. Wilson, who was a rested in Spokane, waived his preliminary ex amination at Clarkston for alleged bur glaries committed there and will plead before Judge Miller, of the Superior Court. The police of Spokane have ar rested Jack Lewis, a negro. The de tectives feel they have sufficient evi dence against both. Minnesota's 1914 poultry acd ect output is valued at So5.0u0.O0u.