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VOL. I.IV NO. 16,824. PORTLAND. ORECJON. TUESDAY, OrTOBER 27, aO!4. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ALLIES HURL BAGK II Frightful Sacrifice of Men Is Futile. SHELLS RAIN. ON NIEUPORT Teutons Stortn Foes Between La Basse and the Somme. ALLIED FORCES ADVANCE Kaiser's Troops Plasing Antwerp in tate for Defense and Line of ' Retreat Evidently Is Being Prepared by Them. PARIS, Oct. 26. The smashing tac tics of the German along the North Sea coast line continued incessantly today, when the big- guns were turned on Nieuport and the allies had to with stand constant attacks of masses of troops. Little progress, however, was made by the Germans, who were faced with the strongest resistance. Yesterday's crossing of the Yser ap parently had only r moral effect, as the Germans were confronted by solid . lines of allied troops and were pre vented from advancing without over whelming efforts further toward the Channel ports. The character of the country pro hibits a rapid movement, as the land is cut up by canals, and two strong series of defensive works separate them from Dunkirk. Wonderful Energr Displayed. The German infantry executed ' a number of night attacks, not only on the extreme wing, but .also in the vi cinity of Lille, where they encoun tered a most obstinate resistance. The allies are displaying wonderful energy In this region. The commanders are sparing their men many hardships and are able to give constant reliefs to the troops on the firing line. When they come from the front for a. rest the troops are accommodated in I'to numerous villages scattered in the rear, where they seem to throw off all feeling engendered by1 the critical situ ation and play cards, dominoes and : other games in the cafes until the 'bugles call them together for a further spell of fighting. Then they go for ward cheerfully to the inferno, where they must face the shrapnel and ma chine guns, bidding "so long" to their comrades whose places they are taking. Villages Change Often. Sometimes villages change hands several times during the course of the day. Today in one hamlet 40 allied soldiers, who had been wounded, were lying in a factory which had been transformed into a hospital. A shell struck the building, which broke into flames. Ten bearers of the American ambulance volunteered to rescue the wounded men and succeeded in saving all of them. An hour afterward this hamlet was captured by the Germans, who, after occupying it for a short time, were chased out again after desperate street fighting. Meanwhile, the wounded al lies were removed to the hospital in the rear. On the line from Soissons to Craonne the allies are said to have obtained a Blight advantage in today's fighting, while on the eastern wing the French are credited with a gain which, it is claimed, places the German lines of communication in difficulty. The French here pushed well forward and left only a narrow outlet about 12 miles wide for a possible German re tirement French Swarm Woods. The French are said to occupy every position of importance in the Vosges. Their scouts swarm in every wood and thicket in front of their ' trenches, which are protected by barbed wire entanglements. The French aviators are doing excellent service in locating the German forces and finding the po sitions of their artillery. The Germans, judging from their frightful sacrifice of men, seem deter mined to force the battle to an issue. Nevertheless, the French republic, after analyzing the situation as Indicated In the latest War Office statements, con tinued optimistic The following official communication was issued by the French War Office tonight: "In Belgium. Nieuport has been vio- lently bombarded, and the effort of the Germans has continued on the front between Nieuport and Dixmude with out, according to the latest advices, any result whatever having been reached. Violent Attacks Hurled Back. "All the front comprised between La Basse and the Sorame has been equally the object of violent attacks at night. all of which have been repulsed. "On the remainder of the front there is nothing to report. "During yesterday our front along the general line between Nieuport and Dixmude was maintained. The German forces which crossed the Tser between these two towns have not been able to progress. Enemy's Lours Apnea; Heavr. "Our front was held also in the re gion . between Ypres and Roulers. be tween Armentieres and Lille, to the west of La Basse and of Lens, and to the east of Arras. This line is con tinued to the south by the line which already has been indicated In these offl- GERMAN ONSLAUGHT (Concluded on Pace 2.) BULLETINS WASHINGTON, Oct. 36. Seventy one Japanese held as prisoners In Ger many have been released and escorted safely out of the country, most of them to Zurlsch,. Switzerland, under the care of American Consuls, according to ad vices to the State Department today. This leaves 38 Japanese In addition to a number of children, who still are be lleved to be held In Germany. WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. German property In France, taken over By the French government, has not been con fiscated, but merely taken Into trus teeship for Its protection, aeeordlns; to a statement at the French Embassy to day supplementing- a dispatch from the foreign office at Bordeaux. describing selsure of French property by the Ger mans In Alsace-Lorraine. PARIS, Oct. 26. Tha Kome spondent of the Havas Agency says that, according to dispatches received in Rome from Berlin, JHaJor-General Erich von Folkenhayn, the German Minister of War, haa been appointed chief of the general staff, succeeding General Helmatti von Moltke, who is 111. HKHLLV, Oct. 26. The report is con firmed that Emperor William haa con ferred the decoratllon "poor le merlte" on Commander Weddlffen, of the sub marine U-9, for the destruction of the British cruiser Hawke. It Is under stood that the crew of the submarine haa received the decoration of the Or der of the iron Cross of the flrst-elass. LONDON, Oct. 2V A casualty list was Issued tonight, dated. October 22-23. It reported 15 officers killed, S2 wound ed and 17 missing. Among the wounded Is Lieutenant Sir Philip Lee Brockle hurs who accompanied the British Antarctic expedition in 180T. - CAPE TOWN, via London, Oct. 26 It Is officially announced that the rebel Lieutenant-Colonel Marlts and ltls forces have been completely defeated at Kakamas in the Gordonia district of Bechuanaland, by Union of South Africa troops. Lieutenant-Colonel Marlts was wounded In the engagement and fled to German territory, according to' the statement. DOVER, via London, Oct. 26. The steamer Admiral Ganteaume was sunk today by a mine Just outside Boulogne Harbor. About 20 or 30 persons were drowned, owing to the panle which pre vailed as the passengers were being transferred to the cross-channel ateam er Queen, which rushed to the assist ance of the nanklng vessel. Most of the passengers were peasants from Pan de Calais, who had been taken aboard at Calais to be transferred to Boulogne PEKIN, China, Oct. 27. The Chinese Fereign Minister has demanded the surrender of a Japanese torpedo boat witk Its., erew. which, entered Chinese waters and substituted the Japanese flag for .the Chinese Dragon, and at tempted to tow away the wrecked German torpedo boat S-OO. COURT ORDERS THRASHING Boy Burglars Sentenced to Home Punishment With. Rod. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Oct. 28. A thrashing at home with a birch rod was the sentence pronounced in the Superior Court today by Judge Du buque in the case of three grammar school boys charged with entering a cottage. The boys escaped alternative sentences of confinement in a reform school when their parents promised that they would carry out the court order. Judge Dubuque gave some Instruc tions about the proper way to Inflict punishment. "Lay it on good and plenty, but don't cut them," he said. "Only apply the birch so it will smart. If you can't do it right without temper, get someone else to do it for you." POTATO BOOTHS STORMED People ' of Brunswick Riot When Dealers Increase Their Prices. - AMSTERDAM, Oct. 26. The high price of potatoes in Germany led to serious excesses In Brunswick, accord ing to the Vorwaerts. This newspaper says the booths of potato sellers who refused to sell at the ordinary- price were stormed and the potatoes thrown into the streets and the greater part of them destroyed before the police ar rived on the scene. Several communities, according to Vorwaertz, already have fixed max imum prices, but these are still high. A general demand is being made for the German government to establish maximum prices, not only for potatoes but for other articles of food. BURNING MINE PENETRATED Two Imprisoned Men Are Rescued in Pittsburg Workings. PITTSBURG. Oct. 26. A rescue crew from the Pittsburg station of the Bu reau of Mines penetrated the burning workings of the Patterson mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company at Elizabeth late today and rescued two men. A third man, William Jolls, had been burned to death. The men had been imprisoned for six hours. Five hundred men are employed In the mine, but only three were working, as the fan house was destroyed by fire a week ago. GLOVE FACTORIES RESUME Officers tiuard Plants Affected by Cutters' Strike. GLOVERSVILLE, N. T.. Oct. 26. Nearly all the glove factories, which closed last week because of the strike of 1600 cutters, reopened today. All are betng guarded by -the police and about 100 deputies,' many of whom are from outside cities. The strike leaders say less than 20 men returned to work. G1S FACED COOLLY; LULLSNAPSNERVES British Unable to Sleep After Battle. WELSHMEN "GO TO PIECES" Break Is Price Paid for Bravery Before Enemy. WAR DISGUSTS WARRIOR Fierce Savagery of Fight on Aisne Declared by Captain to Be TJne qualed in Any South African or Indian Campaign. (Special cable dispatch to the New Tork World. Copyright, 1914, by the Press Publishing- Company. Published by arrangement with the World.) LONDON, Oct. 19. A British regi ment that cannot sleep men with nerves so racked by the terrific strug gle in the trenches on the Aisne that they cannot bring themselves to go to bed Is the grimmest spectacle I have met ir. this war. I sp;nt night and day with :hese men, and left them rather hysterical myself, only a few hours ago. We parted company, and still It seems ot me like a bad dream from which it is hard to wake. This regiment Is made up almost entirely of Welshmen and has one of the finest records. It was visited and congratulated by Field Marshal French. It has been mentioned in official dispatches for bravery, and now it is paying the price. Nerves Break With Lull. Men did not begin to b.nk until af ter the tenseness had passed. So long as they ware under fire they were cool and in command of themselves; but the position they held was so exposed to lira that they never had a moment's rest, and after a month, wtjen they were ordered back, they went to pieces. I had spent the night before within a mile of them, and there were other men there nearly as badly off, but they had held an advanced position and had blocked the German advance. When I turned south from the Aisne. after a night in the trenches, I took refuge for the night at a farm on a rich plateau that borders the Aisne. It Is a big establishment, employing dozens of men at ordinary times, and the bouse itself Is built on a quadrangle 200 by 300 feet. It was almost big enough to shelter a regiment. Good Samaritans Noted. The owner and his son are In the army, and the only persons there are two old women, an old man and a glrL They took me in. gave me a good din ner, and we were sitting around an open fire talking when a bell on the (Concluded on Page 2.) GET OUT I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEW3 The Weather. TESTERDATS Maximum temperature, 69.3 decrees: minimum. 46.8. TODAY'S Fair; vavtable winds. War. 11 ot British unable to sleeo after battle. Pagt u 1 Canada to send army of 15,000 to Europe in December. Pace 2. i Great Britain announces policy of respect i for trade between neutrals. Pace 3. Belrians continue to flee, despite attempts ; of Germans to allay fears. Pare 2. Fierce onslaughts by Germans hurled back. Page 1. Whole of Belrlum declared to be facing starvation. Pare 5. 1 Bayonet Cn arses Win for Russians. Pace 3. Wounded Are Transferred Daily rora France' to fenrland. Pare 8. Bayonet charges win for tusslans. Page 3. Wounded are transferred daily from France to Jcing.ana. Page 3. Mexico. Carranxa's willingness to retire as provis ional president Is Indicated. Page Q. National. Clayton act bobs tin in old suit to dissolve . alleged, steel trust. Page 0. SDorta. First elimination contest game between Oregon AvKies and Washington draws near. Paxe 1U. National League all-stars outhlt American -Ueaxuers. Paxe 16. Matty nredlcts cut in baseball salaries. Page 17. Pacific Northwest. State lnvestixatlnir Irrigation possibilities in Silver Lake section. Page 7. Fourteenth State Teachers Association con. vent ion opens at Baker. Page 7. CorvalltB women adopt strong resolutions indorsing; Dr. Withycombe Page 14. Ex-Federal juror, who considered land case. ma vm VI v Dnith 1st Haf man In Oron." Page 1. Commercial and Marine. Wheat buying continues at steadily ad vancing prices. Page 21. Chicaxo wheat market affected by Increase in visible supply. Page sil. Large run of stock and good demand at local yards. Page 21. Sharo decline in foreign exchange rates. Paxe 21. Movement of Northwest wheat to United Klnxdom reouires chartering of more than one ship a day. Page 21. Portland and 'Vicinity. Effort Madev to Have Large Vote Cast at Becall Election Today. Page 9. Voting System Explained. Page 9. Mr. Booth Urges Co-operation With Rail roads to Develop Country. Page 13. Rejected Water Plan Brought Up Again by Mr. Daly for Vote Today. Page 13. Cornerstone of Fulton Park School Laid With Ceremonial. Page 20. McArthur Record Shows He Voted for Eight Out ol Tea Keiorm Measures. Page 14. Manufacturers' and Land Products Show Opens. Page 1. : Weather Report. " Dates and Forecast. Page 20. Effort made to have large vote cast at re call election today. Page 9. Voting system explained. Page 9. Mr. Booth urges co-operation with railroads to develop country. Page li. Rejected water plan brought up again by Mr. Daly for vote today. Page 13. Cornerstone of Fulton Park School laid with ceremonial. Page ZO. McArthurs record shows he -voted for eight out of ten reform measures, page i. Manufacturers' and Land Products Show opens. Page 1. Weather report, data and forecast. Page 20. GERMANY BUYING COTTON Heavy Sales "to Jtepresentatlves of Kaiser Reported. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. It was reported here today that representatives of the German government and of banking in terests acting Indirectly for it, had been large buyers today of American cotton in this market, and that ship ments amounting to several hundred thousand dollars would leave from i Southern port tomorrow. The report followed' the announce ment from Washington that the British government would not regard cotton as contraband of war. It was said the shipment would be sent to Italian points. EARLY TODAY AND BEAT THIS LAND CASE JUROR mm booth Spontaneous Tribute Is Given' at Meeting.' UPRIGHTNESS IS AFFIRMED Not Slightest Evidence Against Him, Says Man Who Delved. EX-EMPLOYE ALSO TALKS Two Speakers Unannounced at Mill Town Meeting Rise to Pay Trib ute to Republican Nominee. Great Reception Accorded. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 26. (Spe cial.) Tribute to Robert A. Booth. Re publican candidate for United States Senator, came from an unexpected source tonight. George Randall, an Oregon City rancher and a member of the Federal grand Jury that Investigated Oregon timber land cases, appeared at a Booth rally here tonight and strongly In dorsed Mr. Bcoth. He declared that the grand jury of which he had been a member found that none of the evi dence that had been submitted pointed in any way to Mr. Booth and asserted that Mr. Booth's record was clear. "Heart and Sonl" for Booth. "He is the best and truest man In the State of Oregon," said Mr. Randall, "and was no more guilty than you or I. I did my duty an a Juror, there was no evidence against Mr. Booth at any time that led to the slightest suspicion of guilt. I should know the facts if anyone should; and I am heart and soul for Mr. Booth in his campaign." Councilman Trimble, an ex-foreman of the Booth mills, lauded Mr. Booth in glowing terms, in referring to Mr. Booth's character and to his treat ment of his workmen. Mr. Booth was Impressed visibly with the remarks of his former employe, whose talk, like that of Mr. Randull. coming unsolic ited, Talk laterests Workmen. Mr. Booth's talk was one of especial Interest to the large number of labor ing men In his audience. He said in part: "The need of the country is stable business conditions so that it will not be changed by every whim or theory that someone may advance tor tha purpose of getting into office. Eco nomlo questions should be taken out of politics. This is especially true Of the tariff, which is dividing the parties at this time and is the main issue of the campaign. "The distinguishing feature between (Concluded on Paxe 20. GAME. Monday's War Moves THE battle for the Straits of Dover, one of the most sanguinary of the war. is continuing with unabated fury, thus far without either side gaining any decided advantage. The Germans, who, at terrible cost of life, succeeded last Saturday in crossing the Yser canal between Nieu port and Dixmude, have not been able to make any further progress, as the allies, according to a report of the Ger man general headquarters. Issued this morning, are obstinately defending their positions. It Is the same further south, around Armentieres, Lille, La Bassee and Arras. The opposing armies are delivering fierce attacks, gaining or losing a few miles or less of ground with sacrifices in life that are appalling. The whole countryside is fairly reeking with the blood of thousands of killed or wounded. In the towns and villages with which the country is dotted and most of which have been latd In ruins by the artfllery. most desperate flghttng has occurred when the cavalry and Infantry have come into contact. Both sides speak of the heavy losses they have Imposed on their adversaries, but say nothing of their own dead or wounded, to fill the places of whom reinforcements are being brought forward. The British fleet, which did such execution in bombarding the German flank as they advanced along the coast. seems to have withdrawn yesterday aft ernoon. The Germans say this was be cause their artillery was beginning to reach the ships. The .belief is ex pressed, however, that the fleet will bo able to render untenable German oc cupation of any part of the .Belgian or French coasts. The opinion also Is expressed that the operations of the allied vessels In the North Sea off the Belgian coast and in the vicinity of the Straits of Dover may cause . the German r.'leet to come out and give battle. In naval circles it is considered that the German submarines, although they have proved deadly to ships steaming slowly, will not be so effective against ships steaming and maneuvering at high speed and In shallow waters, as the British monitors and their auxili aries have been doing. There is some talk of the Germans bringing their big 42 centimetre guns to the coast to use against the allies' warships, but the British sailors are credited with saying that their vessels can prevent these guns being put in position. They claim that, even If they should be mounted, they will not be so deadly against a fast-moving target as they were against the stationary forts which they destroyed so easily. While this life-and-death struggle is going on In the west, the French have become more active in the east along the Alsatian border, 'and are said to be making preparatlbns and securing ad vanced positions in view ot possible at tacks by the Germans with their big howitzers on the Belfort fortress. It now seems, to be realised that no for tress has any. chance of holding out when once these big German guns are brought Into action against it. The German official report tonight again speaks of the German offensive on Augustowo, Russian Poland, which. it declares, is progressing. It reiter ates that the battle near Ivangorod, although favorable to the Germans, re mains undecided. North of this section the Russians claim still to be pursuing the Ger mans who attempted an advance on Warsaw, and southward to have crossed the Vistula and driven the Aus- trians backward. . In Galicla and in the Carpathians the Russians also claim to have broken down the Austrian offensive. As the days come and go and the promised visits of the Zeppelin air ships to England do not materialize. the public seemingly is beginning to believe that these monster air craft are being held in reserve for the day that the German navy comes out, and that they will be used in force to assist the warships In an endeavor to cripple the British fleet. NEUTRALITY QUESTION UP Transfer of Aeolus Crew to In terned Liner May Be Breach. HONOLULU, T. H Oct. 26. Transfer of the crew of the German power schooner Aeolus, sunk by the Japanese battleship Hizen off this port Saturday, from that warship to a launch of the North German Lloyd refugee steamer Locksun outside the harbor yesterday has raised questions as to the propriety of this act. The Locksun Is interned here and there is uncertainty as to whether her sending out a launch did not constitute a breach of neutrality. As there were Chinese among the crew of the Aeolus, a possible breach of the immigration law also Is in volved. It is understood here that the situa tion has been laid officially before Washington for a decision. The German schooner Hermes, from the Marshall Islands, was more fortu nate than the Aeolus from the same islands, for she succeeded yesterday in running the blockade against German vessels established outside this port by the Hixen and Is now safe under the protection of American neutrality. NEW YORK'S EXPENSE HIGH Tentative Budget Shows Increase of $11,133,880. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. Notwithstand ing that preliminary figures for New York City's expense next year Include a proposed saving of $2,000,000 in ad ministrative expenses, the tentative budget as a whole calls for 1204.129,441 an Increase of $11,133.88$ over last year. Even with the pruning which may be made, it is believed the final budget win call for $200,000,000. The increase is due principally to debt, the decision, to write off uncollect- able taxes to the sum of over $5,000,000 and to larger appropriations for edu cation. ' - FIVE-STATE FETE OPENS IN SPLENDOR Manufacturers' and Land Show Dazzles. PRESIDENT TOUCHES BUTTON Huge American Flag Unfurls When Wilson Presses Key. 10,000 ARE ENTRANCED" Armory Li Resplendent AVitb Mar velous Displays IVoni Factories and Xorthwcst Farms 'Boost Is Theme of Orators. , j SPECIAL. FF.ATIRES FOR THE WEEK OF THE MAXIFAC IIBKR8' AND LAND PRODUCTS SHOW. Tuesday night. October 27 Wool growers' Association. - State Woman's ' Press Club and Stato Sunday School Association. Wednesday, October 2S Vancouver day. Knights and Ladle ot Becurity. State Sunday School Association. Il lustrated lecture afternoon by M. J. Duryea. of Eugene Commercial Club. Thursday. October r Royalty day. Royal Rosarlane evening at show. Willamette Valley day. University of Oregon day. Progressive Business Men's Club at show. Portland Grocers' and Merchants' Association, canning contests begin in the afternoon. Friday. October 10 Realty Board afternoon. Elks night. Saturday, October 31 Manufac turers' day and Halloween stunts, baby show opens In afternoon, can ning contest continued. Women of Woodcraft. Swedish Singing Society Columbia, evening concert. -Sunday. November 1 Sacred con cert. Between special features in the the ater at the show special entertainers hired by the show will perform, and motion picture exhibitions win ba given dally under the auspices of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League ot Portland. The first Manufacturers' and Land Products Show of Portland Is on from the start an auspicious success. Jammed to the doors, the Armory last night was the scene of the formal opening, which was set in motion away back In Washington by President Wil son, who touched the golden key that unfurled the great American flag on the stage of the Armory, and drew forth an enthusiastic and vociferous welcoming applause from the throng assembled. I'. v f r y exhibit was" in place, or almos.t so. Before the evening was even well started, the big display arena was in apple-pie order, and the expectant crowd literally gazed in wonder at tha representative and convincing exposi tion of Oregon-made and Oregon grown products. Biggest Exhibit Seen Here. The Manufacturers and Land Prod ucts Show proved to be the biggest ex hibit of its kind. In a class so much of Itself, that Portland has entertained. There was speechmaklng and a pro gramme, but the crowd was anxious to see as well as to hear of the Ore gon resources, and while some near the speakers heard the welcoming ad dress of the Mayor and the talk by the Governor and by business men, others wound their ways around the maze of displays and exhibits. Opealsg Gala Affsl.r While there were exhibits, unique and novel to see. and speeches enthusiastlo and Tactful to hear, there was also music and merriment enough to make the opening gala as well as impressive. . The unfurling of the flag, arranged as all big events are. to attune with the golden key manipulations of the President of the United States, was the big ceremony. Immediately following the miniature military programme, in which the Campbell band marched by the model of the battleship Oregon and set the air vibrating with the "atmos phere" of the occasion. Mrs. O. M. Clark formally raised the flag on the battleship, and Manager Buckley directed the great crowd to the theater where the official opening exercises were to be staged. Governor and Mayor Speak. I. M. Dunne, president of the big show, named W. W. Cotton chairman of the evening at the onset, and the programme moved from the start with, a precision and accuracy that presaged success from the start. Oregon-made speeches flowed then for the next hour, among the speakers being Mayor Albee. H. D. Ramsdell. president of the Port land Commercial Club: Governor West: A. H. Averlll. president of the Cham ber of Commerce, and George M. Hyland. "Forget politics" was the theme and "boost" was the plot of the addresses. George M. Hyland made an interesting and important announcement immedi ately following the formal addresses to the effect that, many of the exhibits would be sent to California for the San Francisco fair. Myriad Light. There. From an artistic standpoint the set ting for the show was complete. Myriad electric lights twinkled from arches, exhibit booths and nooks and corners (Concluded on Page 8.) I r3n io9.o