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VOL. L.IV NO. 16,817. PORTLAND, OREGON. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GERMAN FORCES HEAR DUNKIRK Army Reported Between Furnes and Channel. GUNBOATS USED IN CANALS Sound of Heavy Firing, Indi cating Severe Fighting, Heard on Coast. BERLIN WAITS FOR EVENTS German Capital Predicts Mo mentous Developments in Battle in France. ' LONDON, Oct. 19, 3:45 A. M. That a German army is between Fur res and Dunkirk and nearing the lat ter place, whiqh is on the English Channel, less than 50 miles from the coast of Dover, is reported in a Rot terdam dispatch from a German source to the Daily Mail, under date of Sunday night. A dispatch to the Mail from Dun kirk, dated Sunday night, says that heavy firing has been heard near Dunkirk since 8 o'clock Sunday morning. War Vessels Used in Canals. Severe fighting is taking place. It 5s supposed that destroyers. or gun boats are being used in the canals. BERLIN, via The Hague and Lon don, Oct. 18. AH signs- indicate that a tremendous change is impending in the protracted struggle in Northern France, -where for weeks the hostile armies have faced each other in such strongly entrenched positions that neither has been able to advance, ex cept at enormous cost. The present effect of the mutual flanking operations has been to extend the battle lines without either side's finding a weak spot. German Forces Strengthened. The German army which besieged Antwerp is now free and the German forces have been strengthened other wise for an assault against some point in the extended battle front. Rigid secrecy is preserved as to this offen sive movement. That the entrenched positions in the centers have become full-fledged for tresses is indicated by reports from the front. The German infantry is lodged in such elaborately prepared shelter pits that damage is done only when a heavy shell strikes squarely. Shrapnel or shell fragments do not penetrate. The soldiers have intro duced mattresses, tables, phonographs and other comforts into the under ground rooms in which they live in comparative comfort, except when it is necessary to man the trenches . against infantry attacks. Artillery Massed Near Lines. Heavy artillery is massed near the lines. These guns include the 25 which were captured from the for tresses at Givet, France. Demonstrations and false alarms are frequent. The fall of Antwerp caused a sudden outflare of activity, the cheers of the German troops causing the French to believe that a general attack was impending and drawing a general fire from the French forces. Near Rheims, the allies even launched a counter attack to anticipate an ex pected German charge. German head quarters say that the French report of the repulse of a night attack against baint Die, in the Department of Vosges, on October 11, had no other foundation than the German eheerin to which the French answered with a half hour's heavy artillery and rifle fire along the 17-mile front. Trench Hold Fortresses. The French still hold the Eastern frontier fortresses, although several harrier forts nave fallen. A letter from a German officer who was be fore Toul describes the art with which the French defend every yard before (Concluded on Paso 2.) BULLETINS LONDON, Oct. 18 Great, force of Germans bearaa to pass throngrla Ostend early Sunday, according; to dispatches from Flashing, Holland.. The artillery constated of about 400 rus, and there were 40,000 Infantry and aome cavalry. Some of these troops had foment at Lnneville and Nancy. The dispatch adds that there are Indications of a bis movement aa-ainst Dunkirk. PARIS, Oct. IS. Parlaiana were brought outdoors early today by the hum of the motors of flying; machines. They saw the French aerial squadron watching; for the usual Sunday visit of German airmen. Owlna; to the sky be ing; overcast, the Frenchmen flew low. and being; easily recognised, aroused much enthusiasm among; the crowds. PARIS, Oct. 18. The French torpedo boat destroyer Cassabian has captured the Holland freighter Konlngcn Emma, which was bound from Batavla, Dutch Bast Indies, with a cargo destined for Hamburg. The Konlngea Emma was taken off Marseilles and conducted Into that port. VENICE, via Paris, Oct. 18. Cholera Is spreading at a terrific rate In Hun gary. Official reports admit that there are nearly lOO fresh esses dally. Neigh boring states are becoming seriously alarmed.. Roumanla has prohibited the entry of all foodstuffs, vegetablea and fruit from Hungary. BERLI.V, Oct. 18. (By wireless to Sayvllle, I I.) "The number of Bel gian soldiers who entered Holland, it la now declared, was 30,000, says an offi cial statement given to the press. BERLIN, Oct. 18. According to the Frankfurter Zeltung, Antwerp is bound to pay a war contribution of 30,000,000 francs U,0O0,00O). BERLIN, Oct. 18, via Wireless Twenty-two German universities have addressed to foreign universities a dec laration protesting against the asper sions cast upon tbe German army, and setting forth that xthe Germans de stroyed property only when forced to do so by treacherous assaults on the part of a hostile civilian population. BERLIN, Oct. 18, via Wireless. The Germans have lodged a strong protest at Lisbon against the hostile attitude of the Portuguese government. The latter still hesitates to participate openly in the war. LONDON, Oct. IS, According to a report from Berlin great distress pre vails in Poland. A deputation asked assistance of the Pefrograd govern ment, which Intends the Introduction of nn income tax. VON TIRP1TZ AT ANTWERP Predictions of Direct Campaign Against Britain Recalled. LONDON. Oct. 18. Admiral von Tir pitz. German Minister of the Navy, is at Antwerp, where it is assumed he ar rived soon after the fall of the fortress. according to the Amsterdam corre spondent of Reuter's Telegram Com pany. A dispatch from Rome on October 9 said that according to German news papers received at the Italian capital the war against Great Britain would begin late in October, after the fall of Antwerp, when Belgium would become the base of operations against Eng land. The correspondent also credited the German press with the announcement that Admiral von TIrpitz had said be would go aboard the flagship of the German fleet and direct the operations of the navy. BRITISH LOSSES ARE 13,500 Lists From September 12 to October 8 Include 561 Officers.. LONDON, Oct. '18. An official reportj by General French, commanding the British expeditinoary force, gives the total of British killed, wounded and missing from September 12 to October 8 as 661 officers and 12,980 men. The War Office issued tonight an other casualty list received from head quarters under date of September 16. It gives 61 non-commissioned officers and men as having been killed, 149 men wounded and 555 men missing. Those of the killed belonged entirely to the Royal Scots, the Royal Irish and the East Surrey regiments. The East Surreys, the King's Own Scottish Borderers and the Somerset Light In fantry figure largely in the missing list. Of the commissioned officers the list gives four killed and five wounded. BELGIANS MUST GIVE HAY Oats Included in Levy of Germans, to Amount of $25,000. AMSTERDAM, via. London, Oct. 18. Three., thousand Germans, who have oc- cupied Blankenberghe, Belgium, have demanded a war contribution of hay and oats to the value of 825,000, says telegram from Sluis. The Germans have evacuated Cour- trai and numerous German troops have hastily left Bruges in the direction of the French frontier. The correspond ent adds that it' is rumored that the Germans are retreating in West Flan ders. ' ADDED RESERVES CALLED Austria-Hungary to Rc-ciamlne Men Previously Innd Unfit. VENICE, via Paris, Oct. 18. The Austrian and Hungarian governments have decided to summon to the colors all men between the, ages of 24 and 36 liable to service in the iandsturm who hitherto have not served owing to physical disability or other causes. These men will be re-examined and. if found fit, will be called as substi tute troops and sent to the front in case of necessity. ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS STARTED IN LONDON Score of Shops Are De stroyed by Mobs. OWNERS' HOMES-PILLAGED Commands of Police and Mili tary Are Defied. DOCK WORKERS LEAD WAY Slen Start Trouble When Turned Out of Lodging-House to Slake Room for Belgian Refugees 20 Arrests Are Made. LONDON, Oct. 18. Anti-German riot ing in London last night caused the de struction of a score of shops. Damage was done in the Deptford borough and in Old Kent road. In the former dis trict several stores were attacked and set afire. In Old Kent road meat markets were smashed and this was followed by the wrecking of a confectionery store early today. Some of the shops were pil laged. Score of Arrests Made. Police were called out and 20 arrests made. Precautions have been taken to prevent further rioting. Great excitement prevailed through out Sunday in Deptford and neighbor ing boroughs. Crowds thronged the streets and refused to move at ' the orders of the police and soldiers! The rioters threatened to attack German places in Bromley' and other boroughs if the authorities permitted them to open. The rioting was led by 100 dock la borers, who had been turned out of a lodging-house to make room for P.el gian refugees. The men--gathered in a German saloon and smashed the win dows and the bar. S' Kaiser's Picture .Causes Wreck. The dockers charged the owner of the saloon with having started a re port that two British battleships had been destroyed. The shop of a German butcher, in the window of which a pic ture of Emperor William was displayed, was wrecked. The rioting proceeded for a distance of about a mile before it was stopped by a detachment of soldiers. The shop, keepers all Hved above their places of business and their apartments were sacked. PILING IT ON. INDEX OF TODAFS NEWS The Weather. TESTE RD AT S Maximum temperature, 60 degrees; minimum. 52 decreet. " TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.. War. Numberless pet dogs and ' uiong refugees in Paris. Pass 3.--Oerman prisoners In England look forward to early exchange. Page 2. German forces near Dunkirk. Pace 1. Britain nervous over prospect of Zeppelin raids. Pass 2. Few native Canadians volunteer for war. Page 3. Anti-German riots started In London. Page 1. Servians report victory over invader. Page 2. National. . President indorses all Democratic members ot Congress. Page S. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 3-6, Oakland 6-1; Los Angeles 3-8. Missions 1-5; San Francisco 3-6, Venice 5-3. Pase 10. Oregon Aggies picked to wrest champion ship from Washington. Page 10. Beaver list full and releases due before new players can be taken. Page 10. Poor showing of Notre Dame against Tale surprises. Page 13. Pacific Northwest. Freighter Santa Catalina. afire, near St. Helens, is beached; all on board except fireman, saved. Page 1. Interest in measures detracts attention from individual candidacies in Washington. Page 4. Portland and Ylclnitj. Eight-year-old girt is Killed in operating automatic elevator in Orlando Apart ments. Page 7. Fathjr E V. O'Hara censures antl-Cathollc activity. Face 0. Two hundred Methodists hold service out doors near padjocked old Taylor-Street Church. Pass if. "Broadway Jones" at Baker Theater Is praised as best comedy players have pre sented. Page 16. R. A. Booth reiterates challenge ts Gov ernor West for public debate. Page 13. Congestion of Portland docks proves hin drance to city and aid to Puget Sound. Pase 13. Apple celebration starts with distribution of ;;0.OU0 in schools today. Page 8. Motorman who shot highwayman is entitled to 300 reward provided for In old taw, Page 8. Dr. Wlthycombe. Republican candidate for Governor, receives support ot women voters everywhere. Page 11. Pastor finds theme for sermon in recent world's series. Page 0. New shows at moving-picture theaters ar extremely lively. Page 16. Sellwood meeting opposes many measures on ballot, tax amendments particularly. Page 8. QUAKE DAMAGE IS GREAT Two Grecian Villages Destroyed and Athens Buildings Wrecked. PARIS. Oct. 18. Great damage was done by the earthquake yesterday, the villages of Kaparelli and Pyri, near Thebes being destroyed, according to a dispatch from Athens. At Thebes the shocks were accompanied by subter ranean rumblings. The Grecian province of Boeotia suffered most,- Twenty dis tinct shocks were felt there. The num ber of casualties is not known. Pro visions and tents are being hurried for those who have lost their homes. In Athens the movements were felt for 20 seconds. Several houses 'were wrecked and the foundations of many were shaken. Another dispatch says the railway stations on the Larisca line suffered much, and much damage was done at Piraeus. Atlanta and Chelkis experi enced severe property losses. Shocks were felt in the Peloponnesus, Cycla des, Buboea and the Ionian Islands. FOE TURNED FROM SI FOUR DAYS Germans Routed, Says Sir John French. LOSS IN MEN AND GUNS HEAVY British Casualties Big, but Not Excessive, Says Commander. SEVERE STRAIN FOLLOWS Terrific Attack and Counter Attacks Continue Day and Night on Aisne Up to October 8, Ar tillery Wreaking Havoc. LONDON, Oct. 18. In two long re ports made public here today Field Marshal Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British forces on the Continent, recounts with considerable detail the fighting in which the British expeditionary force was engaged dur ing the month ended September 28. This fighting included the retirement from Mons southward to the Seine and the advance, after a most vigorous of fensive on the part of the allies, back to the River Aisne, then the first stage of the desperate encounters along the line of that river, which Included the crossing of the stream in the face of the determined opposition of tbe Ger mans. Germans Turned After Four Days. The first report discloses that it was September 6 that the allies tool, the offensive which checked the German General von ICluck's advance to the southeast of Paris. . It required four days to compel the Germans to turn their backs on the French capital. Two days later tbe Germans, according to the report, were back across the Aisne, having lost heavily in men, guns and transports in their retreat. Then com menced the battle of the Aisne, which lasted for a month and the phases of which are dealt with. . -- In the second report, which is dated October 18, General French refers to the attacks and counter attacks, which were still going on when the report was concluded September 28. Pursuit September 11 Vnoppoaed.' The second report concerning the operations of the British forces since the evening of September 10 is as fol lows: "Early in the morning of the 11th three corps crossed the Ourcq, further pursuit of the enemy being practically unopposed the cavalry reaching the (Concluded on Page 3.) Sunday's War Moves TWO Important successes in the bat tle for Dunkirk and Calais, for the possession of which the Germans are striving, are credited to the allies In the official communication issued in Paris yesterday. The French are said to have reoccupied Armentieres. an Im portant railway junction on the Bel gian frontier northwest of Lille, and to have repulsed an attempt of the Ger mans to cross the River Yser, which flows through that little corner of West Flanders, which is all of Belgium that remains in Belgian hands. This would mean a check to the German attempt- to report Dunkirk by the coast route. The French also are said to have pushed back still farther the German army which is advancing along the Belgian frontier to the coast. The battle which culminated in plac ing Armentieres again under French Influence lasted a week, during which the fighting was hard and continuous. The town was seized by the Germans a week ago, owing to its Importance as a railway center, lines diverging from it In all' directions. Besides, it Is on the road to Lille, which the Germans still hold. The battle opened with cav alry fighting, which gradually de veloped Into a general battle, which in dicates that the French are advancing in force toward Lille. The allies also have made an ad vance north of the La Basse Canal, be tween that line and Arras, and at cer tain points between Arras and the Oise. This latter is a rather "long front, but the assertions of the French official communications are taken to mean that the German movement westward- has been checked. The Germans however, are bringing up reinforce ments, seemingly determined to re sume the offensive either toward Calais or at some other point of the long front Berlin says it ls not known where these new troops are going, but the allies probably soon will learn their destination, as their aviators are said to be busy everywhere over the German lines. It is thought, "however, that it will probably be several days before the Germans make their presence felt. although they -have made a reputation for quick movements. In the center and in the Vosges the situation is stationary. This is not taken to mean that no fighting is tak ing place, and it is considered likely that the battle on the Alsace frontier, wnicn oas been going on for some days, has yet to reach its end. The. Germans have established civil administrations in the German part of Belgium and are said to have demand ed war levies from Ostend and Blank enberghe Ostend being called on to pay 81,000,000 and Blankenberghe to supply provisions for man and beast. s , . t The arrival in London of thousands of Belgian refugees has stirred up the population in the poorer districts of the city against the Germans. Thousands of Germans are still carrying on busi ness or continuing in their places' of employment, not only in London, but throughout the country, and the agita tion for the discharge of those em ployed in hotels, barber shops and other places is growing in intensity. Again the Russians and the Aus- trians flatly contradict one another as to the progress of events in the east. The Austrians say that operations are progressslng favorably for them, while an official report from Petrograd says that attempts oy the Austrians to cross the river San failed and that in tl.e fighting south of Przemysl. which took the form of bayonet charges, they cap tured 15 Austrian officers and 1000 men. It appears from reports of corre spondents at Petrograd that the Ger mans made repeated attempts to cross the Vistula at Josefow, but were driven back with heavy casualties. These cor respondents say this fighting was part of the general attack on the Russian positions on the Vistula, and that it failed. The British and French fleets and the Montenegrin army are carrying on an attack on Cattaro. the fortified sea port of Austria, in Dalmatia, the first sortie from which the Montenegrins say they repulsed. Throughout their spheres of opera tions, Servian reports say, the Servians re sweeping everything before them. It is not believed, however, that serious fighting has been taking place there recently, as the weather and tbe condi tions of the roads have been against it. RUSSIANS PLANTING MINES Gulf of Finland and Riga and Coast Archipelago Protected. PETROGRAD, Oct. IS. The Russian government announces that because of the presence of German submarines In the Gulf of Finland and the sowing of mines in Russian waters it has been compelled la turn to have recourse to similar measures. Consequently cer tain zones of Russian waters, especially those near the gulfs of Riga and Fin Land and the Littoral Archipelago, must be considered dangerous. In order that non-combatants shall not run risks the entrances in the gulfs of Riga and Finland, it is said. are considered closed from the moment of the publication of this notice. WOMEN INSANE OVER WAR Only Anstrlans in New 1'ork Lose Mind .Under Strain of Situation. NEW YORK. Oct. 18. (Special.) In Bellevue Hospital today are more than half a dozen Austrian women who have Eone insane because of the nervous- strain over the war. Several have been sent to state in stitutlons after being first taken to Bellevue. No British. French or Rus sian women, have similarly succumbed to the strain; neither have any German women. s STEAMER AFIRE. IN RIVER IS BEACHED Santa Catalina Burns Near St. Helens. ONE FIREMAN IS CREMATED Captain, Wife and Baby and Rest of Crew Are Saved. EUREKA RESCUING CRAFT Huge Freighter or Y. R. Grace Line on Way Here via Canal Is Rent by Explosion Lives .of Forty Imperiled. ST. HELENS. Or.. Oct 18. (Special.) The steamer Santa Catalina. the large steel freighter of W. R. Grace & & Co.'a line plying between New York and Portland, Or. was beached, on the Oregon shore of the Columbia River, two miles north and west of St. Helens, this evening, a mass of flames. The vessel, which is one of the lar gest regularly entering the Columbia River, caught fire this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and in less than an hour was seething from hold to deck for its entire 420 feet of length. One mem ber of the crew. Gus Jensen a fireman, is dead. The others are safe. All but One Saved. The crew and officers under Captain J. F. Rose were taken off by the little Eureka, a river boat berthed at St. Helens, just as the great liner shoved her steel nose into the Oregon shore line at Columbia City, two miles from St. Helens. Captain Rose, seeing the vessel was doomed after an hour's fighting the oil-fed flames, ordered the vessel beached and the crew to seek safety. When taken off by the Eureka the members of the crew were all but exhausted. Apparently from an explosion., the fire started in the engine room, and, spreading te the oil tanks, soon was beyond control. Fireman Johnson was trapped just as he was about to leave the buring engine room. The flames cut his exit off. The ' vessel was headed for the Oregon shore at the time. Steamer Aflame Beached. Captain Rose ordered all of his 40 hands to save themselves as soon as the fate of the vessel seemed sealed. The men were practically all off the vessel when she plowed into the river bank at Columbia City, by which time she was sending up flames from every part and all hope of saving any of her cargo was gone. The Santa Catalina was one of three sister ships, the others being the 6an ta Cecelia and the Santa Clara. She was built in 1913 in Philadelphia. Her measurements were: Length 420, beam 53.9, and depth 29 feet. Her gross ton-" nage was 6309 tons. The Santa Catalina carried a mixed cargo for Portland. Seattle and Ta-coma- She was scheduled to load 900 tons outward at Columbia River ports, part of this to consist ot prunes, hops, tallow and salmon to be taken on at Portland and Astoria before leav ing again for Puget Sound, after which she was to go to San Francisco. Trip Made Via Canal. The big vessel left New York Sep tember 20 and was one of the first vessels coming to Portland to pass through the Panama 'Canal She was eight days unloading at San Francisco and left there Friday for Portland. After making the round to Puget Sound and back to San Francisco she was scheduled to take on a big cargo for New York. The explosion which caused the fire was heard in the Columbia River towns in tbe vicinity of St. Helens. Captain F. Vallaugh, of- the Eureka, heard it and set out for the Santa Catalina, which was still several miles north of St. Helens. When he arrived along side Captain Rose, of the burning ves sel, asked him to stand by, which he did. Later, when tbe fire got beyond control, tbe crew began boarding the Eureka. Fierce Flames Light Sky. The flames from the burning craft lighted the country for a great dis tance and attracted hundreds of sight seers. Automobile parties from Port land flocked to the scene. The officers and members of the crew who are safe are: Captain J. F. l'.oso, Mrs. Rose and their baby. First Mate Wallace, Second Mate W. It- Lusk. Third Mate McKuIlam. Purser Williams. Boat swain Pavonla, Carpenter Moran, Chief Engineer Ashmore, First Assistant En gineer Morier, Second Assistant En gineer Malliett, ' Oilers Robinson, Luschius and Smith, Firemen McClosk. Wilson, Dilked and Divine, Chief Stew ard A. D. Wade, Cook lnsel. Sailors Nicolai. Uenisi, Fernandi. Bogi. Beach. Gomez, Jonas, Dicti and Margnum. three messboys and the wireless operator. PORTLAND CARGO . CARRIED Santa Catalina Had Shipments for Eight Firms Here. Aboard tho Santa Catalina was 1400 tons ot cargo consigned to Portland, which was to have arrived shortly after 6 o'clock last night. Among the local firms to receive It were the Marshall-Wells Hardware - Coropan iConcluUed on Paso 4.) i