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VOL. I,IV. NO. 16,826. PORTLAND. ORECJON. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1014. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VIGOR QF GERMAN ATTACK RELAXED Vo n K I u c k, H owe ve r. Develops Strength. ALLIES CONTINUE TO HOLD Jest Attack Near Craonne Re ported Repulsed. CAVALRY EVER ON MOVE Marvels of Endurance Performed nd One Regiment Takes Part In . Ten Encounters In Day Ar ' r tillery Well Concealed. PARIS. Oct. 28. The vigor of the German attacks on the north- was diminished greatly today after they had .carried put two surprise assaults In - the night, which cost both sides dearly. ' 'Some success has been attained by the allies, who have not only prevented a breach in their lines, but have made considerable progress, and now firmly hold the line from Nleuport to Dlx- mude and on to the neighborhood of Lille. German Force! Moved. The German lines have been visibly thinned to the south of Lille and St. Quentin and along the, lines of trenches leading to the Eastern frontier, but In the neighborhood of Cranonne and Berry-au-Bac on the Aisne, where Gen eral Von Kluck is commanding, the German forces are in great strength It is believed that the German troops who captured Antwerp are now massed near the Belgian coast and that additional divisions are assisting them, having been brought from the long front, where the siege has pro gressed for so many weeks. , Von Kluck Teats Enemy. A recurrence of the German of fen sive was expected near Craonne, where General von Kluck started a sharp di version to test the strength of the al lies lines and was thrown back. Far ther east. In the Argonne region, and on the frontier, severe fighting con tinues incessantly, as the result of which the French troops are reported to have made progress. The cavalry of the allies are per forming marvels of . endurance. One regiment took part in 10 encounters in a. single day, at the same time cover lng more than 40 miles of ground. The other detachments are doing' equally well. Their orders are to hold the Ger mans back and worry them night and day, but they have also developed an offensive movement of their own and bave succeeded in driving the Ger mans onto the reserves. AUlea Conceal Artillery. . The allies artillerymen have suc cessfully adopted, a ruse to prevent the German aviators from discovering the position of their batteries. They keep plies of brush-wood near their guns, and w'hen a German aeroplane is' sig naled the brush-wood is placed over the guns and the men He down "beneath It or take shelter in the trees, where they remain Immovable until the airman has passed out of sight. Eight French cannon put IS German three-inch guns out of action In half an hour between the Aisne and the Oise and prevented the Germans from affecting a plan to cut communications Prior to this French and German cavalry fought a minor action, in which the Germans were repulsed. Natives Slake Bold Attack. Officers who have returned from the front describe a dangerous task per formed by the native troops during the. night along the Belgian -Coast. They surprised and destroyed a Ger man ammuiion park, thus putting out oi action several uerraan batteries which had caused great annoyance to the allies, who could not reach them with their artillery. In absolute darkness several natives crept up stealthily and killed the Ger man sentries. .They then set Are to a thicket where the ammunition wagons were sheltered, causing all the shell to explode. LINK IS HELD IX BELGIUM Paris Says Attack of Enemy Seems to Be Moderating. PARIS. Oct. 28. The official com municatlon issued by the War Office tonight says: "In Belgium, two night attacks at tempted by the enemy in the region of Dixmude have been repulsed. The German effort on the front between Nleuport and Dixmude appeared to be moderating. Our offensive continues to ine norm oi Ypres. "Between La Basses and Lens there jjas oeen silent progress on our r rt The report issued earlier in the day Mia; "During the day of vesterrlav ih German attack in all the rerinn. h. tween Nleuport and Arras were less violent. Our positions were every where maintained and we continued to advance to the north and to the east oi i pree-. wo aiso made some prog ress between Cambrin, to the southwes ei ia oassee ana Arras. "Further information continues to connrm previous reports that the Ger man losses In dead, wounded and pris wen rxtn ocaTj. LONDON, Oct. 2S The Belgian Mir, Ister in London tonight received the iConcludod Qa pAC 2. BULLETINS AMSTERDAM. Holland, Oct. 89 The Telegraaf n;it "tinn-firins; ln ed 45 mlsntr waa heard early Wednes day nonliK In northerly direc tion front Knocke, Belgium, and wax repeated 13 honrs later. Apparently there haa been a sea battle. LO.DO.V, Oct. 2. The correspondent at Dover of the Central Newa Mayas The British fleet la still operatlnar agatnst the Germans off Belgium with out as yet tae vessel betas struck. A battleship has now joined In the bom bardment, using her 12-Inch guns." AMSTERDAM. Oct. 1TB, via IjOSUoa. It is rumored that there was an armis tice along the Yaet 'Wednesday, aa no firing waa heard. Only a few wounded rrived at Brngea Wednesday. The Germau nre aendlng new guns and wagons of barbed wire, and also wood with which to ' build bridges to the Vser. LOSDON, Oct. "S- A Petrograd dis patch to Reutera Telegram Company laya the number of Austrian prisoners brought Into Kiev since .the . com. lencement of the war has reached a total of 100,000. LONDON, - Oct.. 28j The Duke of Wuerttembuerg'a army has lost heav ily in the north of France, according to a dispatch received by the ISxehange Telegraph Company from Paris, The Germans, the message adds, lost 2OO0 in killed and wounded in an ill-fated night attack on' Craonne and the re gions mentioned in- today's French of flcial communication. The French casualtlea numbered 100. LONDON, Oct. 28. An ' Amsterdam dispatch to the Renter Telegram Com pany suys the steamship service be tween New York and the Dutch West Indies, hitherto 'run by the Bremen Hansa steamship line, haa been taken over by the Netherlands' Rotterdamsehe Lloyd. BERLIN, Oct. 28, via wireless. It was announced officially' today that 300 prominent Russians have published the Moscow papers n manifesto set ting forth that the Russian troops should not commit atrocities, "thereby admitting that atrocities have be committed by the Russians In Eaat Prussia. BERLIN, Oct. 28, via wireless. Em. peror William has bestowed - on the King of Bavaria and the King mt Wuert- temberg the decoration . of the - iron cross in recognition of the bravery of their troops. LONDON, Oct. 28. It Is officially an nounced here that General Louis Botha, commander-in-chief of the U nltn ' of South Africa forces, has routed the command of the rebel General Chris tian Beyers and captured Mi prisoners. PARIS, Oct. 28. A rlavaa news agency dispatch from Br 1 fort says that German aeroplane which flew over the fortress of Belfort on Friday and Into Switzerland, dropped a bomb which fell In Swiss territory. Much irritation against Germany, It la added, was caused by the incident. ' LONDOX, Oct. 2S A dUpatck to tke Time from Berne, Switzerland. iayi that the Germans are receiving larfire reinforcements In Alsace; and that the French ace making arreat prepagitloDt to repulse an attach on Belfort. which la powerfully Intrenched. LODO, Oct. 28 A Central News d if patch from The Hague aaja The Netherlands government has asked Parliament for 3,000,000 a-nllders (shout S 1,200,000) for the maintenance of Bel gian refugees. ITALY HAS EYE ON ALBANIA Occupation of Country by Greeks Regarded as of Great Import. PARIS, Oct. 28. The action of Greece In occupying the southern end of Albania is regarded by competent observers here to be news of great moment, which may cause Italy also to occupy a part of Albania. Italians already have been landed in Albania, a naval force having occupied tbe seaport of Avlona on October 26. The expedition, according to a dispatch from Borne, was in the nature of a relief and sanitary organization.'- It was added that pains were being taken to show that Italy's step was merely for the purpose of seeing that the de cision of the London conference creat ing an autonomous Albania was car ried out. ' M. MAX UNRECONSTRUCTED Brussels Burgomaster Refuses Fire Ladders to Germans. BRUSSELS, Oct. 28 Letters received here indicate that M. Max, -the former burgomaster of Brussels, is still being held by the German officials. His re fusal to turn over to the invaders the fire department tower and ladders led to his arrest. He has said the ladders were needed to protect Brussels. When later the Germans took the lad ders by force they found that the Bel gians had made them unfit for Service. German mechanics have repaired them and taken them to Antwerp for use In directing the fire of tha gunners. BATTLESHIP GUN BURSTS Austrian Dreadnanght , Seriously Damaged by Explosion on Board, LONDON, Oct. 28. A dispatch to the Central News from Rome says: "The Captain of an Italian steamer which has Just arrived at Naples from Trieste reports that on the voyage on the Adriatic he observed an ' Austrian dreadnought under way for Pola, the Austrian naval base. The dreadnought had come from Cattaro. where during a recent action one of her eight-inch guns burst, causing a magazine to ex plode. The vessel was seriously dam aged. Her turret was blown up and there were rent in her sides." FOUR DAYS' BATTLE WON BY RUSSIANS Enemy Defeated South of Pilitza River.' FIGHTING STILL DESPERATE Whole Front on River San Is Bitterly Engaged. SOME PRISONERS TAKEN Germans Bombarding Positions in East Prussia, According to Pe- trograd Report Austrian Cavalry 'Wiped Oat. PETROGRAD," Oct, 28. The follow ing official communication waa Issued today from general headquarters: . In the battle which has been In progress for four days south of the Pilitza River, in the forests on the line extending from the Bialogura (Bialobrzegi) to Glowaczow, . Follczni and Janowlec, our troops have in uictea on the Austro-German forces a severe defeat. "Between the Pilitza and Glowaczow the heroic efforts of our troops defi nitely broke down on- October 2 the resistance of ' the Twentieth corps and the Reserve Guard corps of the Ger mans. Foothold Gained In Forest. "On the center, after fighting of i desperate character, we succeeded In establishing a firm foothold on the border of a forest in the' region of tbe villages of Adamoff, Severinoff and Marainoff. "On the left wing wo captured .by assault a defensive position estab lished at Policzna and enveloped a por tion of the Austrian troops near Berdzeje. "On the night o October 27 the en emy's corps fell back in disorder to ward the line between Edllnak. Radom and nja. - we captured both cannons and prisoners. " Desperate Fighting Coca a. "On the right bank of the Pilitza, on the front between Lejoff and Novo mlasto, the fighting continues with the same desperation. "In Gal Ida the battle is raging along the whole front of the River San.' We have taken an additional 10 officers and 500 men. "South of Przemysl our troops are advancing at certain points. "In East Prussia the enemy has vio lently bombarded our positions in the operations in the region of Bakalar- (Concluded on Fans 8.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TE5TERDAT8 " Maximum temperature. tS.'l degrees: minimum, 43.2 degrees. TODAY'S Probably fair; easterly winds. . War. Correspondent describes battle he saw. from tree. Pace 1. Visor of German attack In west relaxes. Pass 1. Holland prepares for contingency of war. P-go 2. . Three Japanese steamers have hit tnlnes tc- data Pace 3. Prince Maurice of Battenburg. first mem ber of British royal family killed In war. Page 3. Russians win four days' battle south of PUItxa River. Paa-e 1. British, after desperate fighting, drive Ger mans back at Ypres. Page 3. Ex-President Falllerea. of France, predicts long war. Pegs 2. National. 8teel - Corporation defender predicts Ger many will fight tor markets of world. Page 5. , Reserve deposits must be made In gold. Page 6. Sport. ' Doble team will outweigh Aggies, but O. A. C. hope to make . atrong showing. Page 14. ' . Columbia Defeats Hill Military Academy, 28 to 0. Pay 14. Charlie Graham -saya Sacramento yet may keei team. Page lo. - - Team picked to meet traveling all-stars on aonday. page l. . ' Pacific Northwest. Ex-employ kins Henry P. Williams, mill owner, at Lockhart. Page 9. Clackamas Jn Republican column, dut various causea. Page tf. Commercial and Marine. Future course of coffee market depends on length of war. Page 19. . Wheat weakened at Chicago by speculative : selling. Page IS. Money in stronger demand at New York for mercantile purposes. Page 19. Attempt to be made today to float burned . liner Santa Catallna. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Election of T. M. Hurlburt declared assured. Page IS. . Outsl'le towns send crowds to Land Prod ucts Show. Page 11. Oreron Conaress of Mothers snd Parent Teacher Associations convene. Page 19. Movlng-plct jre showa present some theatri cal celebrities, page 13. Republicans propose to wind up campaign with street rallies. Page 8. BOURNE. POINTS ARE NEW Information . Regarding Democratic Administration Widely Circulated. OR EGON IAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 28. The Republican Con gressional campaign committee - is giving wide publicity to ex-Senator Jonathan Bourne's letter denunciatory of the Democratic Congress and Demo cratic Administration, printed in The Oregonlan of October 18. In advising Mr. Bourne of the wide publicity that has been given his letter, the publicity director of the Republican committee says: "Your letter brings out some points which to . my knowledge have never before been brought out. I only wish I might have, had it. earlier." . g CANADIANS FEAR INVASION Troops Asked by Town to Keep Ger man Sympathizers Out. ; BUFFALO, N. t.. Oct. 28. The Board of Trade of the Village of Fort Erie. Ont., opposite Buffalo, has asked the Dominion government to station troops there. The nearest militia force is now doing guard duty on the Wetland Canal. The possibility of a raid by German sympathizers from the United States was openly discussed at the last meet ing of the Village Council. - and. the action of the board followed the failure of the Council to take action. THE FULL DINNER PAIL. BOOTH CHEERED TO ECHO AT ASHUND ' vtr Tf O.o.uate Refutes All Charges. AUDITOR, RISING, EXTOLS KIM Unannounced Speech on Floor Wins Deafening Applause. PRETTY GIRLS USHERS Republican Crowded Xomlnec to - Doors in Theater Expound! Bread - and - Butter Policy. Tils Reception Held. ASHLAND, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) The tariff as a bread-and-butter prob lem was the Keynote of the speech of R. A. Booth before the citizens of Ashland and vicinity tonight. This question, disposed of in a keen and log ical manner, was preceded by a point ed refutation of the charges made against him as a business man. In this respect he started at the foundation of tne calumnies circulated and probed Into the very heart of the charges re fleeting upon his personal honor and Integrity. ' If the popular demonstration given Mr. Booth, Republican Senatorial can dldate, at Ashland can be taken as a criterion of the sentiment regarding his candidacy throughout the state. there ought to be little doubt of the result at the polls next Tuesday. Girls lakers at Meeting. The handsome new VIning Theater was crowded to capacity with repre sentative men and women of Ashland and the Rogue River Valley. Women, especially. were conspicuous . by their number and interest. . The building was filled from parquet to gallery. The boxes were reserved for representatives from the various wo men's clubs of the city. A unique tea tu're of the everting was the bevy of Ashland's young women wearing "Booth" sashes, who served as ushers at the theater. Musical selections were furnished by the Elks' quartette. It was the largest political gathering Ashland has seen In the campaign. Mr. Booth was introduced by George W. Dunn. Reception la Held. A large delegation of Republicans met Senator Booth at the train In auto mobiles and escorted him to his hotel, where an Informal reception was held for fully an hour before the meeting. Many business men and other citizens Concluded on Page 4.) Wednesday's War Moves THE limit of human endurance has been reached In the battle in West Flanders, and the fighting, which slack ened Tuesday, came to an almost com plete stop yesterday. There may have been some Infantry attacks, and these may continue, but dispatches from points along tbe Dutch frontier state that the artillery firing has ceased, and passengers crossing the Channel tonight bring tbe same news. It waa this, doubtless, that led to the report coming from Northern France that the Germans had retired, having given up their attempt to reach the Channel ports. The fact Is that the two armies have fought themselves out temporarily and that the Germans' first effort to break through the allies' lines has failed. Neither side could continue longer, the men having been without sleep or rest for the ten days that the battle has been In progress, over ground which at present is a morass. The Germans succeeded last Satur day in getting some men across the Yser Canal, and they put more men across Sunday.' The force facing them was too formidable, and now the op posing armies are taking & long- needed rest. There is every evidence, however, that the Germans intend to renew their attempt to force their way through to Dunkirk. They are bringing up fresh men and more ammunition and guns. but at the same time they are taking the precaution to prepare a second line of defense should their forward move ment again met with defeat. Tlte new attempt, it is believed; will be made further inland, for the failure of the first one was largely due to the bombardment that the troops and ar tillery had to undergo from the Brit Ish and French warships off the coast of Belgium. This cessation of . heavy fighting seems to have extended along the line as far as Arras, and the result of It all . Is that the Germans, while they have suffered heavy, losses and have Inflicted similar punishment on the allies, are further away from the French coast than they were at the beginning of the battle. The small forces which have been left to hold the line from the Oise to the Meuse while the greater battle Is proceeding have been engaging in night attacks at different points, the advantage sometimes going to the one and sometimes to the other. It Is said that in one of these night attacks near Craonne the Germans lost 2000 men. Along the Meuse the French are ad vancing slowly between Apremont and St. Mihlel in their effort to cut off the Germans, who are holding the lat ter place. ' The German official report says the Germans were forced to withdraw in Poland in the face of Russian reinforce ments. This is the first mention from this source of the battle In that region since the German advance on Warsaw was frustrated by the arrival of large numbers of fresh Russian troops. The Russians tell of progress against the Austrlans who advanced through Galicla and attacked their left wing, and on the East Prussian frontier they also say that they ' have repulsed the German offensive from that quarter. The Russians, having had plenty of time, are bringing up Immense num bers of men and are therefore able to take either the defensive or the of fensive on the long front reaching from the Baltic to the Carpathians. The greater part of Africa has been drawn into the conflict. It is reported that Germans have invaded Angola, one of Portugal's African possessions; that there. has been fighting on the borders of the German and Belgian col onies on that continent and that the British and Ger'mans have been having more skirmishes. The most serious affair, however, is the rebellion in the Union of South Africa, although Premier Botha, who withheld the news of the rising led by Generals De Wet and Beyers until be himself got into action, seems to have inflicted a severe .defeat on Gen eral Beyers, completely routing his command and taking many prisoners. The invasion of Angola was not un expected, for Portugal had declared her Intention of helping the allies, and In view of the possibility of a German attack on her colonies, had sent rein forcements to her garrisons. Portugal, if the report of the German invasion is true, is the ninth nation to be drawn Into the war, and there is still danger that others will follow. Holland Is growing uneasy in the fear that her neutrality may be violat ed". The mouth of the Scheldt, which the Germans, now that they have Ant werp, would find of much service to them, and the eastern border of The ret Heriancs. wnere the uermans are massing troops, are the danger points. The Dutch government declares it is prepared to guard the country's neu trality at any cost. SUNDAY DECREE APPEALED Eugene Prosecutor Acts to Obtain State-Wide Decision on Law. EUGENE. Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) To obtain a state-wide ruling upon the Oregon Sunday closing law, which was declared unconstitutional by Judge Morrow In the Lane County Circuit Court yesterday. J. M. Devers, Prosecuting Attorney, today announced that he will carry the case to the Supreme Court. - Hts aim is to obtain a decision in time for the Legislature to act upon the law if necessary. In the meantime, he said, the Eugene cigar, stores will be allowed to re main open. "If the law ts ' unconstitutional, it will be declared so In time for the Legislature to draft a substitute law next year." Bald Mr. Devers. "If it is held that the law ts constitu tlonal. but that there are features about It not applicable to present day conditions, the Legislature will have time to change it. "It will take two or three months before the case can be disposed of by the Supreme Coui t. and I will make no effort to enforce the law until after the decree Is given. I shall file notice of appeal at once. ' BRITISH SHRAPNEL FIRE EFFECTIVE Correspondent Sees Battle From Tree. RANGE OF GUNS IS PERFECT Detachment of Uhlans Speed ily Repulsed by French. TROOPS MOVE BY MOTOR Shift of 20,000 Men Made In Two Days. Without Tlrins ' Them. Allies on lighting Line Arc In Perfect Accord. 'Special cable dispatch to the New -Tork World. Copyrlsht. 1WH, by the Press Pub Uthlne Comoanv. published by arrangement with the World.) LONDON, Oct. 21. Making my way onward after the experience I have already described, I ,came to the town of Briene and passed through It with out being stopped. The streets were full of ambulances and Red Cross or- derlies. A French " woman that I questioned told me that as many as 1000 wounded men had been brought in at night and had been sent away in order to avoid being nred upon. She said that there were no, fewer than 500 wounded in Briene the night I talked with her. While she was telling me her story two British staff officers scrutinized ine closely as they passed, but ap parently decided that I was a resi dent and knew the woman and went on. I old not linger, however, but went along the main road toward Rhelms through four miles of horse artillery and cavalry which were scattered in the fields everywhere. Aircraft Ply Over Scene. A German monoplane passed over head, flying rather low. A French regiment quartered in a small town opened fire on It, making the aviator climb tc higher altitudes. I was able to make out through my glasses a black maltese cross. It also had the slightly turned back wings of the Taube type. 1 A little later a British biplane flew over. I thought I made out on Its wings a cross similar, to that of the German plane, but I learned later to make the - distinction, when I came upon two English airships lying on the open plain. These did not bave the cross. . Aviators t'aafraid af Shell Fire. The whole plateau, from which I commanded a distant view, was being shelled, but the aviators, who were within range, did not appear to bo bothered, nor did it inspire a company of men unloading a line of motor trucks bearing ammunition to abandon their task. They piled the ammuni tion up unconcernedly. As I went across the field toward safety a cavalryman doing patrol duty redo after me and. asked who I waa I answered htm in French, explaining in part by gestures, mentioning tbe names of two towns. I trTed to make him understand that -I was going from one town to the other. The explana tion seemed to satisfy him and I was permitted to go on. Shells kept falling mostly on the Aisne side of the rWige, seeming to be directed to one point, to avoid which I made a long detour. When I left, an English battery had just come up and was going into' action. Battle Seen Fran Tree. - Beyond a forest that ran to the edge oi tne piaceau ovenooaing ,me Aisne the Germans were shelling the woods, so T did not enter It. I kept in the open till noticed a tall tree. Climbing this, I hid in the branches. From this coign of vantage I commanded a view of about six miles of firing line for three hours.. It gave me an Idea of the Brit ish battle plan. Somewhere in ' the rear, probably across the Vesle, were several batteries of howitzers dropping heavy shells constantly on the few points held by the Germans. One of these was -Fort Conde. Directly opposite me and half a mile apart were two other British batteries directing their fire at point where German troops were massed. Along the northern slope of the plateau these batteries directed their fire at the German line over a distance of from two to four miles. Gernaans Fooled by Log Batteries. .There were also several British bat teries firing both shell and shrapnel from a spur across . the AJsne. - There were also batteries of shrapnel appar ently searching the patches of woods beyond the German lines and presum ably worrying the trenches. I could see the British trenches on the steep side of the plateau beyond. I could also see an occasional soldier through my glasses. The German guns were returning the heavy fire from the British, dropping both shell and shrap nel along tho edge of the plateau. Some of these shells fell within two hundred yards of the tree from the branches of which I viewed the scene. These missies were being dtrected at a clump of brush back from the heavier grove. Scanning this brush through ray glasses I thought I saw a heavy artillery piece which the British sol diers call "Long Tom." After a while I saw tbat this and three others like it were log batteries which had fooled iConckudeil on P:i 2.