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VOL.. LIV. XO. 16,811. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 12. 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 600,000 FLEE hiTlj HOLLAND Government Swamped by Flight of Belgians. MIGRATION IS UNEQUALED Thousands Wait on Roads for Transportation; Refugees Invited to Return. GERMANS NEAR DUTCH LINE Antwerp Yields Little Profit to Captors and May Prove Costly, Says Writer. LONDON, Oct. 11. Belgian refu gees now in Holland number 600,000, according to the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company at The Hague. " The Dutch authorities are greatly embarrassed by the refugees, who are incessantly streaming into Holland," adds the correspondent. Return of Refugees Likely. - " Owing to the lack of railway ma terial thousands are forced to wait on the roads for transportation.. The Dutch government probably will take steps jointly with the German gov ernment for the speedy return of the refugees." The Germans have pushed up from Antwerp and are occupying villages in the direction of the Dutch frontier, forcing the inhabitants to flee into Holland, according to the Rosendaal (Holland) correspondent of the Weekly Dispatch. Towns near the frontier have been forced to close their gates, owing to their inability to receive any more refugees. Germans Invite Return. A message to Reuter's Telegram Company from Amsterdam says: " A telegram to the Handelsblad, dispatched at noon Saturday from Bergen-op-Zoon (a Dutch town near the Belgian border), says that two German officers arrived yesterday in a motorcar at the frontier town of 1'utetn, Holland. The officers in formed the Dutch commander there that Antwerp now was under German administration and asked him to in duce refugees to return to their homes. Many of those who had fled complied with the request." Migration Thought Unequaled. " During the past months I have grown accustomed to the sight of streams of refugees trailing over all the roads of Belgium, until the queer illusion has grown up that they are always the same refugees, they look so pitiably alike," says the Rotterdam correspondent of the 'Times in a dis patch to his paper. He continued: " But all the scenes on the roads of Belgium for weeks past must be added together and multiplied 20 fold to resemble the spectacle on the roads to Holland during the last two days. Hardly any migration in the history of the Israelites, Kalmuks or Tartars can have equaled it. Dutch Show Kindness. " The two relieving features were the extreme kindness shown to refu gees by people at the frontier, and the beautiful weather. These things reduced the mortally to a minimum. " Besides the long exodus by the roads to Holland I saw a crowd esti mated at 150,000 blocking the ferry and pontoon at Antwerp on their way to get trains to St. Nicholas and Ghent. The German, guns were so placed that their shells reached every portion of the city during the last stage of the bombardment, the chief characteristic of which was the hap hazard way in which the fire was aimed in all directions. " No less wonderful than the scene on the roads was the scene on the river, where all day Thursday craft of every description were slipping (Concluded on rag 2. BULLETINS LOXDOV, Oct. 11. The following; dl patch bu been recelTed from Rome by the Exchange Telegraph Company: It la announced from Vienna that trro Auitro'Gennan columns nut bins to the relief of PriemyaU Gaiicia, reached Djnow and Rieizow ( both towu In Gallcla, south of Prsemysl on Satur day." LODO, Oct. 11. The Rome corre spondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that, according to a Vienna message, cholera Is now spread ing over the entire dual monarchy, new cases averaging 4 dally. LO.NDOX, Oct. 11. "The death of Cardinal F" errata, papal secretary of state, has temporarily ended the Vat ican's peace negotiations, which had already begun with the powers at war," says dispatch from Rome to the Exchange Telegraph Company. LOXDOV, Oct. 11- The Amsterdam correspondent of the Renter Telegram Company says that a message has been received at Amsterdam from Berlin stating that Prince Joachim, who was wounded in battle, has ' recovered and rejoined the army. 'LOXDOX, Oct. 11. The following dispatch has been received from Rome by the Exchange Telegraph Company s "It is stated from Vienna that two Austro-German columns, rushing to the relief of Prsemysl, Gallcla, reached Dynow and Pieuow both towns in Gallcla, south of Prxcmysl(, respect ively, on Saturday." PARIS, Oct. 11, 3i20 P. M. A Ravas Agency dispatch from Petrograd says : "The moratorium expired on October 9 and all the accounts of the banks were paid as punctually as In time of peace. PARIS, Oct. 11. A HaVas Agency dispatch from Rome nays that King Victor Emmanuel has named General Zupelli to succeed General Grand! as Minister of War. General Grand! re signed because of newspaper criticism. LONDON", Oct. 11, 7:15 P. M. Lieu tenant George Brooke, of the Irish Guards, son of Sir George Frederick Brooke, of Dublin, has died of wounds received in action. Lieutenant Brooke was born in 1877. LONDON', Oct. II- The Rome corre spondent to the Exchange Telegraph Company says that according to a Vienna dispatch cholera is now spread ing over the entire dual monarchy, new cases over aging 40 daily. JAPANESE REPORT ADVANCE Tokio Says German Forts, Warships and Aeroplanes Are Powerless. TOKIO. Oct. II. The following state ment relative to the Japanese opera tions around Tsing-Tau, seat of govern ment of the German concession of KLiau Chow was given out here today: "The German forts, warships and aeroplanes are trying vainly to arrest the Japanese advance. We are sustain ing no damage. "Japanese warships silenced litis fort and drove a warship out of range of their guns. Our aviators answered an unsuccessful attack by German airmen on Japanese mine draggers by flying over Tsing-Tau and dropping bombs." TARS FEAR MINES AND QUIT Traffic in Adriatic Is at Standstill as Result. LONDON'. Oct. 11. A message to the Weekly Dispatch from Chiasso, Switz erland, says: "The crews refuse to work on ves sels of the Adriatic because of the fear of floating mines. Americans . who spent a night on board the Sardenga, bound for Alexandria, are indignant, as the Italian government offered a torpedo-boat, to convoy their steamer to Ancona. and the shipping company had promised compensation in the event of disaster. " All passages have been cancelled and traffic in the Adri atic is again at a standstill." WAR STOPS WEATHER DATA Meekly Forecasts Suspended by the United States Bureau. WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. Suspension of weekly weather forecasts was an nounced today by the Weather Bureau, owing to the interruption of cable re ports from Europe and Asiatic ports, as a result of the war in Europe. Interruption of cable service to Alaska has further complicated the bureau's task, it is said, and predic tions will be made only for, periods of 36 to 4$ hours until regular reports again are available. ALLIES SINK 2 AUSTR1ANS Torpedo Boats Reported lost Off Ragusa, Dalmatia. LONDOX. Oct. 12. A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Rome says: "It is reported here that the Anglo French fleet off Ragusa, Dalmatia, sank two Austrian torpedo-boats Fri day, one of them being an escort for a steamship loaded with munitions of war. Their crews were saved. "A torpedo-boat destroyer Is reported to have been injured by striking a mine." AIRMEN'S ESCAPE NARROW Planes of Zeppelin Destroyers Are Shattered by Shells. LONDON. Oct. 11 The British avia tors who on Friday last, made a suc cessful flight to Dusseldorf and de stroyed a Zeppelin, lost their machines after they returned to Antwerp, it is said. They landed beteween the outer and inner ring of forts, just as the German artillery commenced firing. The machines, which were in the open, were blown to pieces but the avia tors escaped in an armored motor car. GERMANS PRODIGAL WITH AllilTIOH Observer Says Many Shells Are Wasted. GUNS ARE WELL CONCEALED Alternative Trenches Make Rapid Changes Possible. USE OF SNIPERS CHARGED Keeping of Prisoners in Trenches to Deceive Advancing Enemy Also Declared to Be Practice Val ley of Aisne Described. LONDON. Oct. 11,-,-The official press 'bureau tonight issued the following de scriptive account by an eyewitness with Field Marshal French's headquar ters, supplementing ' the narrative of yesterday of the movements of the British force and the French armies in immediate touch with it: "On October 9, in spite of the perfec tion of their arrangements for ranging and observations, there has been much waste of ammunitions by the Ger mans. For instance, within an area of two acres on our side of the Aisne, there are more than 100 craters made by their high explosive shells. This shower of projectiles, which must have cost some 1000, did absolutely no damage, for the locality never hap pened to be occupied while it was be ing bombarded. It also incidentally il lustrates one weak point of indirect fire when unaccompanied by observation. Whole Family Killed in Rheiraa. "Another example of prodigality of ammunition is the continued shelling of Rheima'. This still is carried on at Intervals and on the 6th resulted in the death of an entire family of eight per sons. On the 7th 12 of the in habitants were hit. "On the other hand, concealment of their own guns, as of all their troops, has been most carefully practiced by the Germans, and they construct al ternative entrenchments so that wnen a position is made too hot another one can be taken up without loss of time. "Ever since the South African war, the desirability of rendering troops as invisible as possible has generally oc curred in all armies and this war has thrown much light on the subject. It appears that at long ranges the -uniform matters little! the blue coat and red trousers of the French infantry and cavalry not being any more conspicu ous than the clothes of our own men or of the Germans. But at medium range the red trousers of our allies show up clearly. When the infantry are lying down, however, their caps are (Concluded on Page 5. y.............. ............... ................... ..................... ............ I. . YOU'LL HAVE TO KURRY. " I I J--JL.7SsSS;i HEAR 111 i j Jp H,BI i i t INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS Tbe Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 66 degrees; minimum, oo degrees. TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly winds. War. McCutchebn tells of experience as prisoner o Germans. Page 2. Allies drive German cavalry back from crossings of River Lys. Page 1. Six Hundred thousand Belgian refugee swamp Holland. Page 1. Antwerp. Namur and Liege prove futility ot permanent fortifications. Page 2. Last Illness of King Charles of Koumania seizes him suddenly. Page 4. English merchant says cathedral at Rhelms can be restored easily. Page 2. Germans warn people of Antwerp city may be destroyed as penalty of misconduct. Page 1. Food scarcity at Brussels Is alarming, say Belgians. Page 3. German aeroplanes drop 20 bombs in Paris; Cathedral of Notre Dame reported struck. Pane 2. Mexico. ' Two more Americans shot, buildings wrecked at Naco, Ariz., by Mexicans. Page 3. Rational. Congress approacnlng end of session. Page 4. Domestic. s Three passengers killed. 14 hurt by falling boulder In Colorado. Page 3. Northwestern Pacific prepares for spike driving ceremony. Page 4. Spofts. Coast League results: Portland 7-18, Venice 4-10; Missions 1-1, San Francisco 2-0: Los Angeles 4-2. Oakland O-l. Page 10. Rival world series teams rest at Boston be fore Bjext game. Page 10. Coach Doble has two weeks to put Washing ton team In shape to meet Oregon. - Page .,10. Pacific Northwest, progressives and liquor question make Idaho political race mixed. Page 8. W. Z. Angel contends that he shot John F. Gibson, civil War veteran, at Sodaville In. self-defense. Page 8. I'ortland and Vicinity. Hermann S. Hering, of Concord, discusses Christian Science teachings. Page 9. War has tied up Portland grain exports. Page 1 1. Insurgent Methodists finding church barred worship in street. Page 14. Oregon Grand Lodge Kntghts ot Pythias meet here tomorrow. Page 8. "Paid In Full," Eugene Walter's famous play, opens at Baker Theater. Page 34. New pastor of Centenary Church would come in spirit of Paul. Page a. Candidates for office ready for final spurt. Page 11. New films' at moving-picture theaters are notable in picture drama world. Page 7. Italy's army ready to take field. Page 3. BRITISH STEAM-ER ASHORE Strathgarry, Freighter, on Sand Spit Xear Port Townsend. SEATTLE, "Wash.. Oct. 11. The bis British fretghter Strathgarry, bound from Eureka, Cal., to Bellingham to complete her cargo of lumber, went aground at high tide tonight off Point Hudson, near Port Townsend. The Strathgarry is resting on sand and al though difficulty will be encountered freeing her from her position, she is believed to be in no danger. The smallpassenger steamer Hloux. which went, ashore on Duhgeness Spit last Wednesday, is still aground. TURKS ACTIVE IN SYRIA Troops .Being Concentrated Along Routes to Holy Land. PARIS, Oct. 11. A dispatch to the Havas Agency from Athens says: "The newspapers here say it is an nounced from an authoritative source that the Turks are showing much energy In Syria, Palestine and North Arabia, where they are concentrating troops at several points and fortifying important ports on the coast and on routes to the interior." GERMAN CAVALRY IS DRIVEN FROM RIVER hut r ntx. . v- Mines negam roini Passage s'S-ys. VIGOROUS ATTACKS CONTINUE Apremont Taken and Retaken by Fighting Night and Day. SLIGHT ADVANCE IS MADE French War Office Says Some Suc cess Has Been Attained - North of River Aisne Elsewhere Position Is Maintained. PARIS, Oct. 11. The official com munication Issued by the French "War Office tonight Bays: "There is no new detail to mention except the capture of a flag near Lessigny. The impression of the day is satisfactory." The War Office issued a more de tailed statement earlier in the day, in which is said: "First, on our left wing. German cav alry, which had seized certain points of passage over the Lys River to the east of Aire was driven off yesterday and retired last night into the Armentier district. Between Arras and the Oise the enemy made a vigorous attack on the right bank of the Ancre. but with out making any progress. Advance Made Kortfc of Aisne. "Second, on the center, between the Oise and Rhelms, our troops have made' slight advances to the north of the Aisne, particularly In the region to the northwest of Soissons. Between Craonne and Rhelms German attacks made at night have been repulsed. From Rhelms to the Meuse there is nothing to re port - . -. - "In the Woevre district the Germans have delivered some violent attacks. In the region of Apremont, to the east of St. Mihlel, there was fighting during the night of the 9th and the following day, during which time Apremont was taken and retaken, the town finally re maining in our hand3. Positions Everywhere Maintained. " "Third, on our right wing in Lor raine, the Vosges and Alsace there is nothing to report. To sum up, we have everywhere maintained our positions. "In the eastern theater the fighting of the Russians with the German rear guard to the southeast of Wirballen and on the line of the lakes to the west of Suwalkl continues.' Sunday's War Moves WITH the conclusion of' that phase of the war of the nations which came with the fall of Antwerp, censor- snip again has drawn a veil over the fJ". ng in the greater part of the -VtO opean Continent. The French communication issued yesterday dealt only with the battle, or series of battles, which has bran In progress for four weeks from East to West in France, with an ever-extending line which now reaches northward from the elbow at Noyon, across the Belgian border at Armentieres. The statement nnva that th. aiitA hate held their rosltlnna and that German cavalry which was attempting to envelop the allies' left wing and had seized certain points of passage on the River Lys, to the(east of Aire, . was defeated and retired to the Northeast into the Armentieres dis trict. At the same time the Germans de livered a vigorous attack on the right bank of the Ancre River between Ar ras and the Oise, without making any progress. This indicates that . the battle in Picardy, in which the cavalry is par ticipating on a scale not Been in pre vious modern wars, extends over a considerable area. Here are many miles of open country where horsemen can maneuver to advantage. Between the River Oise and Rheims. and particularly in the region north west of Soissons, where the British forces are entrenched, further progress seems to have been made. It thus seems probable that 'the Germans have abandoned some of their strongly en trenched positions in this neighbor hood. It is reported that sanitary reasons have compelled this, as the trenches in which the troops have been living for weeks have become the breeding places for disease. ine Germans have resumed their night attacks - between Craonne and Rheims, which, according to French ac counts, have been repulsed. From Rheims to the Meuse nothing of impor tance has occurred of late, but in the Apremont district of the Woevre. to the east of St. Mihiel, the Germans made violent attacks during the night of October 9 and the following day. Apremont was taken by the Germans but was retaken by the French and remains in their hands. The Germans are determined, apparently, to maintain as far as possible their positions here, where' they have pierced the line of fortifications between Verdun and Toul, along the River Meuse. Should they De successful against the allies else where this doubtless would be the route by which they would endeavor to enter the heart of France, " "A report from Berlin says the tre mendous siege guns used in the re duction of Antwerp already have been sent to France.. If this is so, probably the Verdun forts along the French frontier, which are hindering the Ger man advance, are to be attacked with them. In this case, howeyer, there is a big field army ' behind the forts, so that, while the destruction of them would make progress easier for the Germans, it would not absolutely in sure their advance. On the East Prussian frontier the Russians are still engaged with the German rear guard west of Suwalkl and to the southeast of Wirballen. Of the battles in Gaiicia and Poland the Russian staff has decided to say nothing for the present, but the Aus trians declare that a recent attack on Przemysl has been repulsed, and that the Russians have evacuated the west ern front which the Austrians occupied. The Austrian also claim victories over the Russians at Lancut and Dynow in Gallcla. It Is known that they have received reinforcements, which Petrograd admits has compelled a change in the plans of the Russian army. Of refugees there appears to be no end. The Dutch towns are now crowded with people who left their homes in Belgium and the Hollanders are finding some difficulty in provid ing for them. The Germans, however, have invited the refugees to Teturn to their own country, promising them fair treatment. England also continues to become a place of refuge for many fugitives, be sides woynded officers and men, who are crossing from Ostend on the regu lar steamers. ' Refugees from Gaiicia are a .serious problem In Bohemia.' The construc tion of a town of 25,000 for their ex clusive benefit is planned. Vienna and other cities are overcrowded. To remind Parisians that the Ger mans . are still in France two German aeroplanes; which seem to choose Sun days for their visits, flew over the French capital today. They dropped a score, of bombs, which killed three persons and 'wounded 20. but did no material damage to the city. The Roumanian government has thought it neces"sary to take precau tions for the protection of the Aus trian legation at Bucharest. Turkey, too, is making preparations' of a war like character. The Young Turks are said to be largely ufider the influence of the Germans, Enver Pasha, the Young Turk leader and Minister of War. having lived for many years In Berlin. The Montenegrins claim a victory over the Austrians in Bosnia, where they say the Austrians tried to cut off the Montenegrin army proceedina- to Sarajevo, but' were defeated with heavy losses. More alarming . reports come from Italy of the spread of cholera in Aus tria. It is said that there are many cases of cholera in different parts of the country. Kelso Mill to Resume Today. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Oct. 11. espe cial.) After a shutdown of several weeks, the MeLane Lumber & Shingle Company's mill at Kelso will resume operations tomorrow with a full crew, employing both a night and day shift. ANTWERP LEVY IS 8100,000,000 Germans Make Demand for Var Indemnify. GOOD BEHAVIOR ENJOINED Refractory Conduct by Citizens MayLead to Destruc tion of City. k SOLDIERS FIGHTING FIRE Commanding Genera! Tells People His Forces Have Entered as Conquerors. LONDON, Oct. 12. Germany has imposed a fine of 20,000,000 ($100, 000,000) on Antwerp as a war in demnity. LONDOX, Oct. 11. A dispatcli to the Reuter Telegram Company from Amsterdam says that General von Beseler, commander of the German troops that captured Antwerp, has is sued the following proclamation: " To the inhabitants of Antwerp: The German army has entered your city as conquerors. No citizen shall be harmed and your property shall be spared if you refrain from hostile acts. All refractions will be pun ished according to the law of war and may lead to the demolition of your beautiful city." Prince Among First , to Enter. The Hague correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son of the Emperor, was among the first to penetrate the fortifica tions of Antwerp. He sent an enthu siastic message to the Emperor, who replied, bestowing the Iron Cross on the Prince and General von Beseler. According to a report received here from The Hague, Baron von der Schuetz has been appointed governor of Antwerp and has notified the Bel gian refugees in Holland that they may return unmolested with all guar antees for their safety. Demand for Indemnity Rumored. It is said that the German soldiers are active in mastering the fire in, Antwerp, which are almost subdued. Only public buildings were damaged. No prominent church was struck by a shell. The Germans agreed in the- terms of capitulation not to disarm the civic guards or make prisoners of males be tween the ages of 18 and 30 years. BERLIN, Oct. IT, via The Hague and London. The German official report on the capture of Antwerp says : " The first shot was fired on Sep tember 28 against the outer lino, of forts. On October 1 the first forts were taken by assault. The River Nethe was crossed by the German in fantry and artillery on October 6 and 7. Attacks Begin Simultaneously. On October 7 Antwerp was notified that a bombardment was imminent and this was begun at 12:40 o'clock in the morning of October 8. Sim ultaneously an attack was made on the inner forts. " On October 9 two of the inner forts were taken. At 2:30 o'clock on the afternoon of October 9, the city of Antwerp was occupied by German in fantry without resistance on the part of the Belgians, whose conduct was valient. However, the effect of the German artillery, infantry- and ma rine divisions in the first attack was such that resistance was futile. "A large quantity of supplies was taken by the Germans. The effi ciency of the German troops was rec ognized by the Emperor in conferring on General von Beseler the order of merit. HISTORIC MOMMENTS SPARED German Artillerymen Furnished by Belgians With Map or City. IjOXDON, Oct. 11. The following dis- (ConcluUed ou Page 5.)