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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1914. EVEN KAISER'S SON STOPPED BY SENTRY Stern Old Veteran of 1870 Makes No Exception in Favor of Royalty. PRISONERS WELL KEPT Efforts of American Ambassador to . Obtain Additional Blankets Sao I ceed Antwerp Marines Are Mostly Green. Hands. BERLIN, Oct. 27. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Prince Joachim, of Prussia, youngest son of the Em peror, went to visit the camp of the British prisoners of war at Doberitz, near Berlin, the day before his depart ure for the front. He was accompa nied by the Princess August Wiihelm and a lady of the court. At the en trance to the camp they were met , by the Sergeant of the gruard, who said: Sorry, sir, but our orders are to au mlt no one to the camp without a spe cial pass from the commandant. General .Von LoebelL ' "But you know who I am? "Oh, yes, your Royal Majesty. But our orders apply also to you." Order Given by Veteran. The guard, it turned out, were quite within their orders, for General Von Loebell, a veteran of 1S70, in in structing the landsturm battalion guarding their camp as to their duties, had ordered them to admit no one with out his explicit order, "not even liis Majesty himself. The order, which has removed Dober itz from the sight-seeing tours of the Berliners, was relaxed for a party of foreign newspaper correspondents, who were taken through the entire camp in order to see how the prisoners are treated. The captives, of whom 1 there were about 3100 soldiers and some 950 mem bers of the marine brigade taken at Antwerp, were housed in large tents, each accommodating about SO men, in charge of a British non-commissioned officer. Gerard Obtain Extra Blanket. They sleep on sack mattresses filled with straw and are now provided witn two blankets apiece, the American Am bassador, Mr. Gerard, having succeeded in obtaining the second blanket on rep resentations that the men were suffer ing from cold during the chilly Autumn nights. They also have been provided, through the efforts of the American Embassy, with warm underclothing. which many of them lacked when cap tured. They complain that the food is not adequate, but seem otherwise fairly contented. A permanent Winter camp with frame buildings is approaching com pietion and the prisoners are to b transferred to it when the weather makes the tents uninhabitable. Th camp, which represents an expenditure of about (250,000, consists of 10 unitt ' each with 10 barracks accommodating , 100 men. Eaca unit has its own kitchen . and house accessories. The . build ; ings are well- and permanently con structed; proper attention seems to have been paid to heating and sanitary ar i rangements. Marine Brigade Green Hands. The 900 prisoners from the marine and defeat of the .Russians in the Aus trian province of Bukowina Is reiter ated in a dispatch to a Berlin paper, according to a dispatch received. here. It is said heavy losses were suffered by the invaders. The dispatcn also says the Russians were defeated yesterday in East Galicla. RUSSIANS HAMMER REAR GUARD Germans Abandon Hospital Train in Hurried Flight From Vistula. PETROGRAD, via London. Nov. 12. A special correspondent of the Ultro Rosli, just returned from the front, gives interesting particulars of the German retreat from the Vistula. In the opening stages of the retire ment from Warsaw and Ivangorod, he says, the enemy fell back slowly, fight ing all the way and not making more than from three to seven miles a day. When, however, the Russian cavalry worked its way around to their rear, the Germans hastened their movements, and made little attempt to defend even the entrenched positions they had laboriously prepared. I 'The dashing Russian horsemen. adds the correspondent, "with light artillery were ever on their heels, and gave them no breathing space. In order to get an Interval of repose, the army retreating from Plezkv.on Octo ber 31 and November 1, accomplished marches of 30 miles a day.- 'Utterly exhausted by these great efforts the troops stopped to rest, but hardly had they kindled their bivouac fires before the rattle of musketry put an end to the hopes. The fires were hastily extinguished with buckets of water and the weary soldiers turned out to meet the. attack of dismounted Cossacks. The retreat was continued so speedily that one of the hospital trains became detached from the column to which it belonged and fell into the hands of the Russians." BATTLE ON GERMAN SOIL HARD FOUGHT French Battle Desperately to Keep Big Guns at Distance From Belfort. - TEUTONS AGAIN ACTIVE SPIES AROUSE BRITONS ALIEX ENEMIES IN COUNTRY ARK SAID TO NUMBER, 70,000. German Submarines Declared to Have Received Signals and Chart of Mine Fields la Obtained. LOXDON, Nov. 12. William Joynson Hicks, Unionist in the House of Com mons, reflected today the widespread anxiety concerning the presence of German spies in this country. He said there was a German in London who had been in touch with a German statesman and the firm of Krupp, and that two sons of the London agent of that firm had been sworn in as special constables in London. The men, Mr. Joynson-Hicks added, might be inno cent of bad intent, but they would be better under lock and key. There are 70,000 alien enemies in the country, the speaker continued. It was certairi that signals had been given the German submarines to enable them to torpedo British ships, he said, and that by some means a chart of the mined area had reached the Germans. Other wise, Mr. Joynson-Hicks declared, the German squadron could not have got so near Yarmouth. Reginald McKenna, the Home Secre tary, in reply to Mr, Joynson-Hicks, said the government must be careful that no injustice was done any person. He said that at any rate his depart ment was acting under the directions of the military authorities. - Artillery Dragged to Peak of Noted Mountain Flays Part In Desper- . ate Strategy Two Forts Reported Fallen. BERLIN, Oct. 27. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Renewal of German activitv against the rTencn fortress at Belfort attracts attention to the camDaiKn which has been waged, with varying fortunes, in Southern Alsace since the beginning of hostilities an independent little war, perhaps, to be compared with that in the Shenandoah Valley during tne Civil War. This region in extreme Southwestern Germany, usually known as the Sund gau, experienced the first serious fighting of the war and has changed hand's 11 or 12 times since the first capture of Muelhausen. Battle Ebbs and Flows. The tide of battle probably will con tinue to roll back and forth' across it until either Belfort falls into German hands or operations are transferred entirely to German soiL The nature of the country is strategically favorable to the French. Present operations from the German side are directed to seizing positions from which the heavy German siege artillery can be directed against the fortifications of Belfort, while the French are straining every effort to keen these guns out of range. Places such as Muelhausen, Tags, dorf and Altkirch have been occupied several times by tne French, and th flei-mans there have been able to main tain no permanent hold of their' own soil, principally because the Jvoges Mountains give every advantage of the terrain to the French. Fortress Gives Security. Between the Vosges and the Swiss Alps is a flat plain offering an easy roadway Into the Sundgau and com pletely commanded by the fortress of Belfort, in which the French find se- curity every time they are rolled back from the plains of upper Alsace. So low and flat is the Sundgau that it has been impossible to plan a fur ther defense. A review of the southern campaign from the German standpoint gives th following picture of operations. It is generally understood that the plans of the French general staff contemplated an invasion of Germany on a larg scale by way of the southern Vosges and the so-called Gap of Belfort. ENGLISH ASKED TO LEAVE Germans Say Any Train May Be Taken Prior to November 20. "T v LONDON, Nov. 12. The Amsterdam correspondent of Reuters Telegram Company sends the following: The German authorities again brigade captured at Antwern seem to I . n , .-v. ...1.4 vub mo tun lliU LI VII 1 41 13 DriUHll women, children and girls under 1. force sent te help in the defense of that rUrevinen. nrtor. on ntvioi- fortress was composed largely of green 65 years of age leave Germany. The men oniv a lew weeks with the officials say that until November 20 colors, jviosi oi tne sea soldiers ques-1 these people may choose any train for wuueu. oi Viuvcu iu us new ro.rmis. i their departure, but after that date they vwiiciiuauKeu iiius nsauns. iu he transported in parties on cer- "We stepped out of the train right! into tne hands of the bloomin' Dutchies," said one. tain days only.' ANTWERP DRAWS LINES IN Direct CANADA CURBS SEDITION Posession of Anti-British Papers to Be Severely Punished. OTTAWA. Ont., Nov. 12. The order In council, making it a criminal or correspondent on the Belgian frontier fe"fLt.c?rcult or Possess so-called sends the following dispatch: anti-Britishand German papers, which to prevent access to Antwerp and com- cities, is to be rigidly enforced, it is Preparations Rushed . and Routes to City Closed. LONDON, Nov. 1Z. A Daily Express municatlon with that city. said. The penalty is $5000 fine or two On Tuesday Michael Doyle, special I ye"s' imprisonment. agent of the American Treasury De partment, left Rotterdam in a motor car with dispatches for the American Legation at Brussels. The German Minister at The Hague specially in structed him to follow a circuitous route through Breda, Thorout. Aer- schot and Louvain instead of taking the shorter road through Malines, which is closed. '-This shows that re markable military activity is proceed ing at Antwerp. There is said to be heavy circula tion of such papers in Montreal. French. Invasion Begun Promptly, . The invasion was started promptly and on August 8 Muelhausen was in t rench hands. ' Tt, n -C.An,.l, a-e... A,4 . n !,.. the hills around the city.- At the same time the entire Sundgau and every valley of the Vosges were taken. The Germans immediately gathered for a counter attack.' and the opposing forces at Muelhausen became involved in a general action. The French had slept only a night in Muelhausen when a heavy artillery attack was started against their positions. In a violent night attack the French were driven from the city. Hopes were entertained that the invaders might be driven southward and forced over the Swiss border, but the French got safely away under the guns of Belfort and were soon starting eastward again toward Muelhausen. They meanwhile had dragged artillery to the peaks of the Vosges even to the summit of the Donon, the favorite "climb" for amateur mountaineers in the Lower Vosges. From here their guns commanded the defile of Schir meck. On August 14 a detachment of German artillery from Strassburg, in cautiously venturing into the pass, came under the fire from the mountain top and was so badly mauled that it had to retreat, sacrificing 14 guns. German Ludwebr Oppose. During the next few days the efforts of the French to force the Vosges con tinued. Against the troops coming from Belfort the, Germans could throw only landwehr. In spite of the brav ery shown by the German troops, the French finally reoccupied the entire Sundgau and the City of Muelhausen, although suffering heavy losses. On August 21 Prince Rupprecht of Ba varia defeated the French in the first really decisive battle in Lorraine be tween Metz - and Vosges. The French offensive collapsed, and, with the teep Donon cleared of the French on the same day, the Germans were able to free Alsace of the invaders. August the French were In full retreat through the Sundgau. Near Belfort. however, they made a stand, and that they did not succeed in again advanc ing north is thought to be due to the German heavy howitzers, to which the French could oppose no similar ar tillery. During the following days the Ger mans attempted to clear the isolated mall valleys of the Vosges or tne French, but the Alpine chausseura had buried themselves deeply in trenches and were not easy to dislodge. This was especially true of the troops who had taken possession of the valleys or Gebweller and Stamarin, the slopes and approaches of which were well pro tected by machine guns and artillery. In the first days of September tne fighting in these valleys grew exceed- ngly hot, leading to general meiees September 5 and 6. The French coun ter offensive was felt by the Germans everywhere. The German troops in Al sace were few in number. September 8 the French literally poured into Alsace, two army corps taking positions in the Sundgau. The Germans were obliged to retreat toward the Rhine, where tne guns of Istein gave some relief , from the pressure of the French. For the third time the entire Sundgau was in the hands of the French. Conntry Regained by Germans. A German counter attack came Sep tember 9. The Sundgau was taken back foot by foot, and at Sennbeim and Thann decisive actions occurred. As the result of this the French were obliged to retreat over the Bussang Mountain road. On the 11th. however, the French again assumed the offensive. and to stop this the Germans were obliged to put the last available man to the front. They succeeded in arrest ing the French progress, but an offen sive on the part of the Germans in the direction of Thann failed because the French had taken refuge in ex cellent entrenchments, of which the Rebberg and the Thanner Kopf were the main suDDorts. Some of these Dositions were taken by the Germans on September 12. The effect of the German howitzers was more than the French could endure, and their retreat became a rout. The Ger- mans took every advantage of this, and the French nowhere had the oppor tunity to hold a position long enough to Dermit entrenchment. Following- this the French rusnea new troops into the Sundgau directly In front of Belfort. and on septemDer 14 and 15 this led to a renewal of fighting. After a fresh check the French returned in a large number, ana a gen eral engagement on the Altklrch-Thann line resulted. In this the Germans were victorious. Both Sides Lose and Gain. Then followed a long series of gains and losses for both sides, but Septem ber 23 Thann was again in possession of the Germans. A few days later the French were obliged to retreat through the Gan of Belfort. and since then an advance on their part has been impos sible. It is understood that within a short time every effort will be made by the Germans to close the Gap of tJeirori. Some of the outer forts of Belfort al ready have been bombarded, but, due to the obstacles offered the Germans by the terrain, the reduction of the for tress is still unaccomplished. Recently the fighting on the Aisne and in Belgium has completely over shadowed the military operations in the Sundgau. That they are important has been shown, however, Dy tne many ai- temrta of the . French right wing to penetrate to the north of Muelhausen the one German city wnicn nas sunerea severely In the war. It has been reported, that, following Mid-Winter Clearance' EDUCTION SALE-NOW 3000 Coats to Choose From v Every model new and up to the minute - at prices unmatchable. $12.50 Coats . '.V....$ 6.95 $15.00 Coats $ 8.95 $20.00 Coats $10.95 $25.00 Coats $12.95 Thirty Days Ahead of All Others This is an announcement that will overshadow in its impor tance to women preparing their Winter wardrobes any similar occurrence ever pre sented in Portland. Our Coat and Suit stock is nothing short of enormqus. Recent arrivals, embracing the season's most notable and unique novelties, are crowding our quarters to repletion. 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Other wise there has been little change around ject of Meeting. RUSSIA, CHINA HAVE PART anating from German sources that Chi nese troops in Mongolia were moving toward the .Russian border and an ef fort has been made to connect this activity with the deadlock of the con ferees. Inquiries, however, have brought denials from the Chinese authorities of this military activity, and the reports are elsewhere discredited. WASHINGTON. Nov. 12. The confer ence at Kiakhta is believed here to be a meeting between the representatives of Russia, China and Mongolia to dis cuss the. subject of the independence of Mongolia, which has been recognized by Russia but thus far not by China. In the Chinese revolution an inde pendent government was set up in Mon golia under the leadership oi tne K.u Wilbur Bank Charter Approved. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 12. The Treasury Depart ment has approved the application of R. J. Reeve, Edwin T. Coman. Thomas B. Davis, M. Flohr and Conrad C. Rich ter to organize the First National Bank of Wilbur, Wash., with a capital of J25,000v The Quinine Tnat Will Mot Make ton Aervoiu. The happy combination of laxative In LAX ATIVE BROMO QUININE makes the Quinine in this form have a far better effect than the ordinary Quinine, and It does not affect the head. Remember the full name and look for signature or E. W. UKUVE on Pox. Price 25c. Sessions Xow on at Kiakhta, Siberia, and Chinese Representative Is Reported Uncompromising. Troop Movement Denied. PEKIN. Nov. 12: There Is now in session at Kiakhta, Siberia, a confer ence concerning the present situation of Mongolia, atr-wnich the three Inter ested powers are represented, each by a delegate. The Chinese delegate is said to be maintaining an uncompromising attitude. There have been rumors in Pekin em GERMANS IN CAMP NEAR DIXMUDE. ARMENIANS AIDING CZAR (Continued From First Page.) to retire on the fortresses of Koenisrs- berg, Loetsen, Grandenz, Bromberg, i'oaen, uiogau, isresiau and Nclse. ""A wounded Russian cavalry officer who has returned to the capital from Lemberg, in describing the Russian march into Hungary over the Carpa thian Mountains, said that the Rus- 1 sians, after penetrating to within 100 . miles of Budapest, were forced .to re turn to avoid beins cut off by Hunga- rian troops which nad made their way through the western mountain passes. bait Prussian Town Token. ; "In East Prussia on November. 11 : an action developed on the front of ' iStalluponen. Krouglianken and the re- ' glon of Soldau. Our troops occupied ! Johannisburg, a small towjn of East - Prussia, 70 miles southwest of Gum- binnen. 'Beyond the Vistula battles of sec ondary importance occurred in the re- . gion of Kalisz (Russian Poland) and I . Neschava. where advance guards of the I I enemy sought to progress. "The Carpathian Austrian rear gnards .' maintained at the crossings on the up- I ; per San, in the region of Sanok. were) . attacked by our troops." Pursuit of Germans Slackens. The Russian pursuit of the Germans along the frontier has slackened and! the Germans are strengthening their I ; positions along the line of border for- ' tresses in expectation of an attempted Russian invasion. General Dankl. displeased by the re- ' cent course of events. Is moving south I across Galicia, and has refused to co- ; operate further with the German staff. according to another report. Austria I admits the withdrawal of her troops I from Western Galicia and the invest-1 -' ment of Przemysl for the second time I - by the Russians. Fighting between the Turks and the I : Russian army of Caucasia apparently Is I still in progress without definite result. , The Russian staff reports that it iftl . maintaining its position, routing the! ' Turkish forces which attempted an en-I , veloping movement. A Turkish torpedo-boat, according toj a dispatch from Athens, has been cap-l tured off the coast of Asia Minor. k - The report of an Austrian surprise . - w- "5 x 4 9 "isfr-- fYt 1 nil - ("-jmst . .rajmo .jd I duce Mongolia in defiance of frequent representations of the Russian govern ment, the latter sent to Urga an envoy, who recognized on behalf of Russia the independence of Mongolia. - In November, 1912. a Russo-Mongo-Ilan agreement was concluded by which the Russian government undertook to assist Mongolia to maintain the autono mous regime she had established, to support her right to have a national navy and to admit neither the presence of Chinese troops on her soil nor the colonization by the Chinese of her ter ritory. The Mongolian sovereign and government agreed to assure Russian subjects and Russian commerce the full enjoyment of their rifirhts and priv ileges. Early in 1913 Russian officers were sent to Mongolia as military tn- tukhtu of Urga. 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