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TTTE MDRXINO OREflOXTAN, WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14, 1914. HOLLAND IS UNITED BUT FEARS FUTURE the streets. Food is cheap and plen tiful and it ie asserted that there is ANTWERP FEELING LOOK AT CHILD'S TONGUE IF SICK CROSS. FEVERISH a sufficient stock: on band for at least 2 three years. So far as I can judge, Germany is far from being 'on the knee." and we will need every available man to down an enemy who is so de termined and whose enthusiasm borders on fanaticism." An American resident of Berlin, who also has just arrived in Amsterdam, says it is impossible for the people in Germany to estimate the total German casualties. The lists published in Ber lin give the losses of the Prussian army only, while the losses of the Bavarians, the Saxons and Wuertemburgers are published only in those kingdoms. OWX SIEGE GtXS OCTDOXE 16-Incb liowitzers to Be Made to "Iiook Like Bean-Blowers." ' CONQUEROR'S HAND 3. People Loathe Russians, Dis like Germans and Feel Dis V.. trust of Britons. People Are Required to Light Houses at Night and Saliite Imperial Standard. t When Constipated or Bilious Give "California Syrup of -Figs." t I : !5 i r t : S GUARANTEES IN DANGER reeling of Apprehension Overshad ows Expectation That Country AVould Front by Neighbors' los In Commercial Way. THE HAGUE, Sept. 18. (Corre spondence of the Associated Press.) Holland at present has no politics. "It is a blessing," said a burgher. "For the time being we have forgot ten the awful strife which during the last 10 years had made Holland a po litical madhouse." For once Protestant Holland and Catholic Holland realize that they have something in common." While Holland has no politics, it has political fears. Conscious of their weakness, her people ask: "What if the Germans lose? What if they win?" England is not trusted. The Boer war was a Dutch affair, these men say, and the end of the two South African re publics is too recent an event to have been forgotten, notwithstanding what Louis Botha and other Boer leaders have said. Loan of buorantm I Feared. Under the old arrangement Holland was able to play no inconsiderable role in Europe. With the Triple En tente occupying fully the attention of the Triple Alliance, Holland managed to look after her own affairs without interference. What is more, her East Indian possessions were then consid ered absolutely safe. Now the colonies have become the subject of much worry. Java, Sumatra and Borneo are desirable property and, while there is nothing to indicate that they will not keep them, it is felt that it is far bet ter to have an international political condition under which the cupidity of one great power cheeks that of another than to depend entirely on the good will of any single power. For the taking of the Dutch East Indies from the Dutch, Germany would have gone to war had she been left -out of the deal, it is said here. The Hollanders confess, when they will talk at all. that they are appre hensive over the great war. With Ger many defeated they see Schelwig-Hol-Ktein again Danish, East and .West Prussia and Posen Russian and Alsace l.oraine in the hands of the French. Then with the German fortifications razed and with the army and navy lim ited to impotency, Holland sees a loss of those guarantees which the Euro pean situation has formerly provided. Prospect Dismays Burghers This feeling recently has over shadowed the expectation that Ger many's loss in foreign commerce would in part become Holland's gain. To know that until international af fairs in Europe had been readjusted suf ficiently to establish a. new balance of power Holland would exist en tirely by the grace and good will of either England or Russia fills the thoughtful burgher with dismay. He is in the sad position of disliking the German, loathing the Russian and mis trusting England. Honest interest he takes only in the French,' fearing at the same time that Germany, before she succumbs, should such be the case, would make of France the greatest shambles of history. What his country may expect under these circumstances he cannot fore tell. He hears rumors that Russia will try to get possession of the entire X:Utic seabord, and that Hamburg and Bremen are even incl"ded in this am bitious plan. Needless to say that makes the Russian a neighbor a near neighbor a conclusion attended by the thought that after all Germany, by stemming for years the tide of Rus sian advance, did a service valuable not only to Holland but the remainder of Europe. NEW YORK. Oct. 13 Adolph F. Gall. an engineer in me liaison laooratories. who arrived today on the Scandinavian American liner . Helligzolav, said Ger many was building guns which would make the 16-inch siege guns used against Liege and Antwerp "look like bean blowers." The guns, according to Mr. Gall, will be 60.02 and 65 centimeters (19.50 and 21.45 Inches). ' Mr. Gall said be received his infor mation from friends in the plant. "The new guns ' will shoot from 21 to 25 miles," Mr. Gall continued. "The Germans plan to supplant the present batteries of 16-inch guns with these and then mount the old sruns on the battleships. "Then, if the German army bas cap tured Ostend and some other points along the channel, the new big guns will be ranged there to hold off the British navy and troop ships. In this way the Germans feel they can control a considerable portion, of the English Channel ofiC Calais and Ostend. One shot from either of these guns would demolish a dreadnought." Return of Belgians up Cieriuany Negotiating With Holland to Send Refugees Home. BERLIN. Oct. 13. via The Hague. Kesotiatiuns are in progress between The Netherlands and Germany for the return of Belgian refugees in The Netherlands. Permission has already been given for the return of women. A question has arisen, however, con cerning the military age of Belgian males. Many of the Belgian men in Holland are said to be soldiers who donned civilian attire before crossing the frontier. These refugees are becoming a bur den to "Holland. The German govern ment recognizes this and is trying to solve the probiem. A conference was held this morning between the German envoy to the Netherlands and the I'utch Minister of the Interior. The number of Belgian soldiers in terned in Holland Is given as 28,000. MRS. WILSON MEMORIAL UP Plan to. Build Model Block In Slum Proposed to Honor Memory. ' WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. A move ment to build a memorial to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson in the form of a model block of sanitary houses in the slum district of Washington has been started by Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, who interested Mrs. Wilson in slum work here; Mrs. Ernest Bicknell, wife of the director of the American Red Cross, and other prominent women. The plan is to raise money for the block by subscriptions from the wo men of the country and to call it the "Ellen Wilson Memorial Block." GERMANY PREPARES RAID (Continued From First Pag-e.) know other than that they are winning all along the line. Some more sober minds in Germany admit that they will &et hard knocks some time and some where, but they have no doubt Ger many will win. "The prevalent opinion is that in view of the amount of German blood spilled in Belgium that country Inevitably will cease to exist, except as a part of the German Empire. Holland is regarded as a negligible quantity, and it is taken for granted that the low countries will, of their own ac cord, become one of the German bun derstasten. Food Pleatlfnl la Berlin. "While it is true that there have been, many commercial failures, busi ness is going on as usual, and in Ber lin there are no unemployed crowding BRITAIN HELD VIOLATOR LANDING OP FORCES IN BELGIUM LONG PLANNED. SAV GERMANS. Intention Also Included Holland. De clare Accusers! France Also Is Guilty, Is Charge of Foe. BERLIN, Oct. 13, via wireless to Say ville, L. I. The whole German press declares that the disclosures relative to the Anglo-Belgian military agree ment irrefutably prove the violation of the Belgian neutrality by Great Brit ain. German papers say that toward the end of 1911 England Intended vio lating also the neutrality of Holland. WASHINGTON, Oct- 13. On receipt today of a communication from Berlin announcing that German officers had found, in the archives of the Belgian general staff at Brussels, documents showing details of an arrangement made'long before-the war for the land ing of British troops in Belgium, Count von Bernstorff, German Ambassador to the United States, today gave out the following statement: "The German Ambassador drew spe cial attention today to the telegram w-hich came from German headquarters. This telegram proves the German con tention that the allies did not intend to respe.ct Belgian neutrality. It even proves more, namely, that Belgian neu trality practically did not exist, and that the Belgian government was con spiring with the allies against Ger many. Notwithstanding the denials coming from French sources, it is a fact that French prisoners were taken at Liege and at Namur, who acknowl edged that they had been In these fort resses before the German troops en tered Belgium. "Germany has violated the frontiers of no really neutral country, whilst the allies are on record for disregard ing all obligations toward China." TREASON TRIALS BEGIN KILLING OF ARCHDUCHESS IS DE CLARED AFTERTHOUGHT. .' Assassin of Austrian Archduke Says He Intended! Second Bullet for Field Marshall Potlorek. LONDON. Oct. 13. Reuter's Tele gram Company has received a dis patch from Sarajevo, Bosnia, saying tne indictment against Uavrlo Frinzip, the assassin of Archduke Francis Fer dinand and his wife, together with 21 of his accomplices, has been read tftere. The men are charged with biarh treason. Three other persons- have been charged 'with having concealed weapons with which the outrage was perpetrated. The indictment deals at lensrth with the Servian, society called Naroda Od brana, In Belgrade, which organized the conspiracy, and with methods by which the bombs and weapons were smuggled into Bosnia, and relates how the conspirators at Sarajevo re cruited their accomplices, distributed their weapons and took their places on the street to await the coming of the Archduchal party. Prinzip, under examination, admit ted that with a second bullet he in tended to kill Field Marshal Oskar Potiorek, the governor of Bosnia, but that he used it for the Archduchess. Servian Princes Wounded. LONDON. Oct. 13. The Star's Copen hagen correspondent says the Vossiche Zeitung, of Berlin, reports that Crown Frmce Alexander, of Servia, has been slightly wounded and that his brother, Prince George, of Servia. has been mortally hurt in the lighting against the Austrians. POSLAM HEALS T WORS FORMS OF ECZEMA Poslam is the remedy which is mak ing the greatest inroads upon distress ing skin diseases, eradicating the most baffling cases of Eczema, Acne, Tetter. Itch, etc It is the' remedy which merits use whenever the skin is disordered, for its healing powers are beyond all question. Relief is immediate. Itching stops. In flamed skin is soothed. Improvement may be seen every day. All druggists sell Poslam. For free sample, write to Emergency Labora tories, 32 West 25th street. New York. Poslam Soap, the beautifying skin soap, makes bands soft, complexions clear. Large size. 26 cents; Toilet size, 15 cents. AjXy. FREE SUPPLIES DEMANDED Soldiers With Sabres Strike Off Hats of Civilians Who Refuse Honi age Fugitives Are Be ginning to Return. . LONDON, Oct. 13. "The municipal employes of Antwerp have had to swear allegiance to the German Em pire," says the. Evening News corre spondent at Bergen-on-Zoon, Holland, in a dispatch dated Monday. The mes sage continues :a "The policemen were allowed to re tain their arms. The police have been ordered to remove the Belgian flag from all houses. The usual regula tions enforced at Liege, Verviers and other Belgian towns are being intro duced . in Antwerp. These rules in clude the obligation to light the houses at night and leave the doors open. The imperial standard must be saluted when the army is passing through the streets and soldiers have been seen to strike off with their sabers the hats of per sons who did not give such a salute. "Already thousands of fugitives are returning to Antwerp and shops are slowly reopening Many more thou sands, however, are hesitating, appre hensive that the Germans' present friendly conduct may change later on. "The town 'also has been ordered to supply all requisitioned wares free. For instance, two tons of potatoes were to be provided today. All bakers, butchers, grocers and provision deal ers not reopening their shops within five days are threatened with stringent measures. "The Germans say that there are 125,000 of their men In Antwerp, but this figure seems to be exaggerated. Several thousand of the landwehr troops anu marines probably will re main as a garrison. "Negotiations for the surrender of the city last Friday threatened to col lapse, for the Germans insisted on hav ing the signature of the Belgian com mander. General De Guise. They eventually accepted that of .another officer, M. Weerbrouck. "Soon it became apparent that, not withstanding all the measures which had been taken, several Germans, espe cially women, had managed to remain in the town and were congratulating the army. "While passing through the boule vards the Germans were astonished at the almost total absence of troops, the Belgians and English having cleverly retreated uhder cover of a few of their guns, afterward destroying the pon toon bridges. "The offices and printing plant of the newpaper Metropole are among the buildings burned." Cossacks Feed Well on Pigs in East Prussia ,' - . Interesting Tales of War's Tragedies Creep From Scene of Drama. French Lnd of 12 Years Hero. First Time in History of British Army a "Ranker" Itisra to High Position of Lieutenant-General. PETROGRAD, Oct. 12. Wounded Russian soldiers who are being cared for in Moscow are filled with wonder of all they saw during their invasion of East Prussia. All tell of finding phonographs in every house. "Germany is a fine country," said one Cossack. "No comparison with our vil lages. They have stone houses, brick houses, fine carpets, chairs and talk ing machines. Every house has a phonograph, and we learned to set them going. One day I had just started one when an officer put his head through a window and ordered the music stopped. I didn't know how to stop it, so I Just hit it, biff! in the middle, and the wheel flew all over the room. "They also have fiddles and big black box with a lid. When you open the lid and bang it it goes 'bir, bir, bo, bo.' " It was explained to the Cossack that this was a piano. An officer said the streets of all German villages were strewn with books, phonographs, vases, silver plate and piano keys, but Pic tures and statues were not touched by the Russian troops. Asked if they had plenty to eat in Germany, an other wounded man said: "Yes, plenty of pigs. We had roast German pork every day. There were PEOPLESTHEATER For Perfection in Acting and A Photo Play That Will Please See BERTHA KALICH m Maria of the Lowland Balance of the Week Look at the tongue, mother! If coat ed, it is a sure sign that your little one's stomach, liver and bowels need a gentle, thorough cleansing at once. When peevish, cross, listless, pale, doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nat urally, or is feverish, stomach sour, breath bad; has stomach-ache, sore throat, diarrhoea, full of cold, give a teaspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the foul. constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of its little bowels without griping, and you have a well, playful child again. You needn't 'coax sick children to take this harmless "fruit laxative"; they love its delicious taste, and it al ways makes them feel splendid. Ask your druggist for a 60-cent bottle of "California Syrup of Figs," which has directions for babies, chil- aren or ail ages and for grown-ups plainly on the bottle. Beware of coun terfelts sold here. To be sure you get the genuine, ask to see that it is made by "California Fig Syrup Company." Refuse any other kind with contempt. Adv. thousands of pigs, and we carried them off to camp." PARIS, Oct. 12 A story of the bra very and devotion of a 12-year-old boy has been told to Minister of War Millerand by a deputy who learned of the adventures of the youth after his mother had asked frantically that a search be made for him. When the troops passec through Neuiily-en-Thell, Andre Guede scam pered off in the wake of the soldiers. The troops soon were in 'the thick of the fighting, and Andre adopted Sub lieutenant Grivelet as his guardian. For three days the boy remained by the side of the officer on the firing line. He refused to leave as the machine gun fire swept the ranks about him. Tour ing .the third day Grivelet was wound ed. Andre then carried the officer's sword, revolver, maps and equipment for three hours in search of an ambu lance. When Grivelet was placed in the ambulance Andre was forgotten, but he ran 'for miles behind the Red Cross wagon, then hid himself on the train and arrived at Rlva Rolla with his pro tector. The boy's mother has been Informed that he Is safe and sound. LONDON, Oct- 12For the first time in the history of the British army a "ranker" bas risen to the high posi tion of Lieutenant-GeneraL He is Sir William R. Robertson, who was men tioned by Field Marshal French in his dispatches of September 9 and was granted the temporary rank of Lieu-tenant-General. Sir William served 10 years as a trooper In the Sixteenth Lancers. He then obtained a commission in the Third Dragoon Guards. Since then he has been commandant of the Staff Col lege, chief of the General Staff at AlderBhot and director of military training at the War Office. He was the King's guide in the army .maneuvers of last year. v ' PARES. Oct. 12. Not having been ac cepted for the army, the young son of a Paris lawyer purchased an auto mobile and then offered it to the Gov ernment in hopes of getting to the front. He put a price of one franc on the machine on condition that he be engaged as chauffeur, and was ac cepted. LONDON, Oct. 12. An officer of a British submarine, telling of his vessel resting on the bottom for hours alter being sighted by German ships and fired upon, said the men played auction bridge while waiting for a chance to come to the surface and es cape under cover of darkness. tfT AK care o' yersel, laddie; it's aw X fu' slippery," was the advice of an elderly fishwife In Aberdeen fish market to a youth in the King's uni form, who was passing by. She didn't know he was the Prince of Wales. A STORY of the capture of a spy near Namur (Belgium), told by a soldier to a Belgian angler, has been received by the Fishing Gazette. ' Bel gian soldiers in a wood near Namur saw a man fishing and taking no no tice of patrols that passed. Questioned as to what sport he had had, the an swer was, "The beggars won't bite." From the fishing basket on which he was sitting came the unusual sound of a "coo-coo," and another spy was caught. 'My friend," says the corre spondent, "stated that the pigeons were fairly tender." Rio de Janeiro has 35 motion-picture theaters. :THEATRE Home of the Favorite Players 11 A. M. to 11 P. M. Wednesday to Saturday, Inclusive The Iron Master The Famous Drama by M. Georges Ohnet " ' Picturized by the Biograph Co. - Miss Alice Joyce, . . i Tom Moore and Marguerite Courtot in The Green Rose A Strong- Domestic ,Drama HEARST-SELIG WEEKLY Important Events Bobby Connelly .and Teft Johnson in THE HEART OF SUNNY JIM A Real Production, Lined With Tears and Smiles THE FABLE OF THE ADULT GIRL WHO GOT BUSY Comedy COMING The Painted World A Vitagraph Special, Featuring Anita Stewart Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw And Her Son In "Threads of Destiny" 1 Oc Admission, 1 Oc Box Seats 25c BELGIANS IN HAVRE Seat of Government Is Moved to City in France. PEOPLE TO GIVE WELCOME International Status to Be Same as That of Italy Under Law of Guar antees King Albert Remains at Head ' of Army. PARIS. Oct. 13. A dispatch to the Havaa News Agency ' from Havre says that posters wgne put up around the city bearing the-, signature of - the mayor announcing the arrival, of the members of the Belgian government and calling on the citizens to welcome them appropriately. BORDEAUX, Oct. 13. It has been decided to transfer the Belgian gov ernment to France Jn order that It may have full liberty of action. The fore-, going was announced officially in Bor deaux today. King Albert remains at the head of the Belgian army. "The French government has taken steps," says the official statement an- TODAY, UNTIL, SUNDAY nounclng that the Belgian government has decided to move to 1 ranee, "to see that the Belgian ministers are estab lished under the most comfortable con ditions,. Questions of international law have been settled in a manner to give complete satisfaction "to., our allies. "The Belgian government will enjoy extra territoriality and Vill have its letters franked and preference will be accorded to it in the matter of tele grams. It will enjoy the same rights as are given to the Holy See by Italy under the law of guarantees." The Belgian Premier, on his way to Havre, sent a message from Dunkirk to President Poincare expressing his un speakable faith in the triumph of right. The French President replied, declar ing how proud France was "to welcome the government of a noble people he roically defending its independence and the outraged law of nations." Commission Settles 464 Claims. SALEM, Or., Oct. 13. (Special.) The State Industrial Accident Commission reported to .the Governor Monday that 1124 claims had been filed with it dur ing the past quarter, and final , settle ments made in 464 of them. Of the claims adjusted seven were the result of fatal accidents and 14 fatal cases are in the process of settlement. There were 48 suspensions, for which their were no claims, and 160 cases In which no loss of time was reported. A Russian woman is leading an expedi tion which has started to cross Arabia at its widest part and which will try to pene trate land never before explored. STAR PICTURE I TAKE A HIKE When jo MOUNT ADAMS the M ountains Call Three reels of pictures of a trip of hardy Portland" mountain climbers to summit of Mount Adams. Most wonderful scenic film ever produced. Glacier scaling; terrific storm at elevation of 12,000 feet; moonlight scene on top of peak; shooting the chutes; many other thrilling adventures. "A Battle of Wits" . Seventeenth episode of "The Million Dollar Mystery" A reporter narrowly escapes death. Tremendously sensational Ten Cents ADMISSION Ten Cents S "1 Qf ADMISSION Qc TODAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY PRESENTS Walker Whiteside's Famous Dramatic Success HP i HF 1 1 ne lyphoon-; sen., 'o ;r$v ' A Paramount Production With an Exceptionally Strong Cast This Stage Production Caused a Sensation Throughout the United States A Superb Impressive Dramatic Masterpiece A Picture You Will Long Remember