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TIIE MORNING OREGONIAN, -UOXDAT. NOVE3IT5KR 16. 1914.
JAPAN GAREFUL TO
FORMER GERMAN NAVAL OFFICER SHOT AS SPY IN TOWER
OF LONDON.
NEVER REACHES
THE WASTE BASKET:
German Possessions "Cap
. tured" and Railroad Is
"Seized," Nothing More.
Failure to Overcome Resist
ance at Valjevo Is Admitted
by Vienna Government.
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MILITARY POLICY DEFINED
MONTENEGRINS ALSO HOLD
SERVIANS BAR WAY
OF AUSTRIAN ARMY
AVOID
OCCUPATION
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Toklo Still Insists Territorial Ag
gression Is Not Intended Tak-ahlra-ltoot
Compact Is In
tact, Statesman Says.
TOKIO. Oct. 17. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) In order to
prevent a falsa Impression " abroad
Japanese officials are careful not to
use the word "occupation" when speak
ing of the capture of German posses
sions in the Pacific bv a Japanese fleet
or of the seizure of the railroad In
Shan-Tung Province, China.
The Chinese government has regis
tered several protests against the tak
ing of the railroad, on the ground that
it is a violation of China's neutrality.
The Japanese contend that the seixure
of the entire line from Tsing-Tau to
Tninan-Fu was, like the taking of
Jaluit Island in the Marshall group, a
military necessity In the conduct of the
war and in the elimination of the root
of the German influence in Eastern
Asia.
Japanese Reject Limitation.
The Chinese contention that China,
having staked out a war zone with
Weih-Sien as the western point,
Japan had no right to move west of
"NVelh-Sien and seize the railroad as far
as Teinan-Fu, is not accepted by Japan,
who maintains she never agreed to
stay within any zone. She has told
China that the Germans (who really
own the road) used it for military pur
poses before the arrival of the Japa
nese and that the reduction of the
fortress at Tsing-Tao carried with It
inevitably the seizure of the whole
length of the Shan-Tung Railroad.
The question of permanent posses
sion of the Shan-Tung Railroad, like
the possession of Jaluit Island, accord
ing to the Japanese, must be settled at
the conclusion of the war. So far as
Jviau-Chau Is concerned, it is expected
here that Japan will live up to her
promise to restore the place eventually
to China.
I nlted States Interested.
Everybody here realizes that Japan's
action In the South Pacific is of pecu
liar interest to the United States. The
Marshall Islands lie between the Phil
ippine Island and Hawaii, and to the
southeast of Guam Island, which is a
possession of the United States and a
relaying point for the cable between
tho Philippines and the Pacific Coast
of the United States.
An official of the Foreign Office ex
plained the capture of Jaluit to the
correspondent of the Associated Press.
"The Japanese squadron is working
in conjunction with the British fleet In
rapturing or destroying the German
fleet and in eradicating the root of
German Influence. So far as her policy
Is concerned, Japan stands by what
Premier Count Okuma announced on
August 18, namely, that she harbors
no design for territorial aggrandize
ment nor entertains any desire to pro
mote any other selfish end.
Status Quo Xot Menaced.
"Count Okuma added that Japan's
warlike operations would not extend
beyond the limits necessary for the at
tainment of removing the root of Ger
man influence in the Far East and the
defense of nor own legitimate interests.
The German warshipn are a constant
menace to British and Japanese mer
chantmen and the destruction of the
naval base at Jaluit was a measure
necessitated and Justified in the con
duct of the operations against the
enemy."
The correspondent alluded to a refer
ence made by a local newspaper to the
Takahlra-Root agreement of 1908.
"I do not see how the capture of
Jaluit brings into play that agree
ment," was the comment of the offi
cial. He added:
"That agreement is directed to the
maintenance of the status quo in the
Pacific Ocean and provides that the
United States and Japan shall com
municate with each other should any
event occur threatening the status
quo. "We do not consider that the cap
ture of Jaluit changes the status quo
of the Marshall Islands. It la purely
a war measure."
MINE VlOLATlONSDEKlED
CERHAXY ASSERTS IT HAS JL.IVED
' VP TO ALL RULES.
All Axe Laid by War Vessels and Xone
In Neutral Waters- Due Informa
tion Given Those Interested.
BERLIN, via The Hague and London,
ov. 15. Germany's answer to the
charges made by the British govern
ment regarding the methods employed
by Germany in laying mines in the
North Sea is printed In the Nord
Deutsche Allemeine Zeitung. (
The article asserts that the eight
agreements of the second peace confer
ence at The Hague, which were among
the conventions signed on October 18,
107, to which the British government
refers in its note to the neutral powers,
never have been ratified. Nevertheless
Gefmany announces she will act in ac
cordance with the terms of these agree
ments. '
The British charge that Germany
violated the agreements on the laying
of mines is denied. It is declared that
Germany never used fishing boats or
vessels flying neutral flags in laying
mines. All were laid by war vessels.
Neither has Germany laid mines in the
high seas. All have been laid as near
to English harbor entrances as the
coast lines and character of the bottom
permitted; all have been carefully
anchored and neutral powers have been
duly informed.
It is untrue, continues the paper, that
Germany has barred neutral ports by
laying mines. If some of the German
mines laid on the English coast have
drifted to sea through heavy storms,
they are much less numerous than the
English mines that have been driven
onto the Dutch and Belgian coasts,
where they have inflicted damage.
"England's charges." concludes the
article, "were dictated with the design
of excusing England's closure of tho
North Sea."
German Parses Found on Briton.
BERLIN. Nov. 16, via Wireless to
. Sayville. N. . Y. (Delayed in transmis
sion.) The official German report says
that German authorities captured an
English ambulance soldier who had in
his possession 23 purses that had been
stolen from wounded Germans.
France, In 1013, exported allk goods valued
at t7i.311.003.
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CARL HANS LOO V.
Carl Hans Lody, the former officer of the German navy and one
'time resident of New York, was shot in London Tower November 6
after having been tried by court-martial and convicted of communi
cating information to the German government under the name of
Charles A. Englls.
1i2dyTW.a.? cn,victed of giving information regarding the operations
of the British fleet. Firm to the last, he would notMlvulge the name
of his superior officer who had given him his commission. He re
fused to be blindfolded and stood with his arms folded and legs
crossed while a firing squad of eight men executed him. This is the
first execution In London Tower since 1747.
PERIL IS MINIMIZED
Africanders Say Rebellion May
Be Exaggerated.
DUTCH LOYALTY EXPECTED
Absorbing Question Is What General
IlertzoB Will Do Reformed
Church, Which Is Influen
tial, Opposes 1'prisins;.
LONDON, Nov. 1. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) Veteran Afri
canders in London are seeking to re
assure the publlo that the seriousness
of the rebellions in South Africa, which
are the sources of genuine concern,
may be easily exaggerated.
General de Wet, they say. always has
been a greater figure outside South
Africa than in the Union itself. He
leads no political party, and it is said
his personal animus against Premier
Botha undoubtedly has influenced him
largely in taking up arms against the
government.
General Beyers is rated as quite a
different character. A Boer athlete and
a man of many attainments, he has
been unable to put aside his anti-Eng
lish feelings. . His recent visits to Eu
rope have shown him to be more at
home on the Continent than in London.
and he was 'greatly pleased with the
reception by the Kaiser in Berlin and
at the Swiss maneuvers. Emperor Will
iam paid him marked attentions. As
Speaker of the Transvaal Parliament
he was a popular figure, and he made
strong friends on both sides of the
House.
The crux of the situation, it is felt
here, probably will not be dependent
on, the action of either of these two
men. The absorbing question, from the
South African viewpoint, is what Gen
eral Hertzog will do. Hertzog is re
puted to have a Btrong following and
to dislike Intensely the present Union
government, but there are no indica
tions that he will throw in his. lot with
the rebels.
Ranged against the leaders of the
uprising is a united South African min
istry, lead by two of the greatest Dutch
men who have ever lived in the Union
Generals Botha and Smuts. These
men are rated as statesmen of excep
tional ability and military leaders of
undoubted worth. Malan, Minister of
Education, stands beside them, and his
influence on Dutch opinion is second
only to that which the great Jan Hof
meyr wielded so long and wisely under
the shadow of Table Mountain.
The Dutch Reformed Church also is
opposing the rebellion. The influence
of the church will be remembered in
connection with the Boer war, and In
the present trouble it is counted on as
an important factor on the side of the
government.
British and Dutch in the Union are
almost of equal numbers. General Botha
can rely on the active support of prac
tically every Briton, and Africanders
here are optimistic enough to assert
that three-quarters of the Dutch also
will be on his side.
FULL-CREW MEASURE LOST
Missouri Voters "Reject Amendment
by Store Than Two to One.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15. The full-crew
bill, recently voted on as 'a proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
State of Missouri, was defeated by a
vote of more than 2 to 1, according to
complete returns from every county in
the state made public by railroad offi
cials here tonight.
This was the first time that the full-
crew bill was voted on by the people
in any state in the Union. The com
plete vote, as given out by the rail
roads, was 156,593 for and 324,085
against the bill.
GUNS BOOM AS EARL DIES
(Continued From Flrat Page.)
Marshal Earl Roberts had succumbed
last night to a swift attack of nn.n.
monia while on the front In France,
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whither he had journeyed to see once
more the Indian troops of whom he
was so proud.
Immediately on receipt of the intel
ligence their Majesties sent messages
of condolence to Lady Roberts and her
two daughters. Lady Aileen Mary and
Lady Ada Edwina Stewart.
The question of a public funeral for
Britain's great soldier with services at
St. Paul's Is under consideration.
Widow Wants Quiet Funeral.
It Is understood, however, that in
deference to the wishes of Lady Rob
erts for a private service this wiTI not
be pressed.
PARIS, Nov. 15, Today's papers
comment at length upon the death of
Lord Roberts. All review the splendid
career of the soldier of Lucknow, La
hore, Afghanistan and the Transvaal
and pay eloquent tributes to his ster
ling qualities as a man as well as
fighter. They comment In moving
terms on the grave train of circum
stances which brought him to French
soli to end a well-fiiied life, and de
clare that he will be mourned in
France as much as in England.
TURPIfJITE PROVES MYTH
LONDON JOURNAL OFFERS EXPLA
NATION FOR REPORTS.
Tri-Nltrotolnol and Imagination by
Correspondents Are Declared Re
sponsible for Stories.
LONDON, Nov. 4 (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) That picture
of dead men erect in the trenches of
France, rifles in hand, eyes ODen, limbs
set as if in life, has been obliterated
by the London Lancet. Correspondents
at the front have sent in this story re
peatedly, varying locality and details.
Essentially, however, all accounts have
been the same. Briefly, the victims
have succumbed to a noxious gas given
off by shells and have perished as they
stood or sat after the manner of occu
pants of a castle in fairyland over
which some evil spirit had- cast a spell.
But the Lancet, in a recent issue,
says this cannot be so.
"That dead bodies can remain in the
upright position without support from
without is, of course, absurd." says the
Journal. "But It is interesting to point
out that the favorite modern explosive
Is tri-nitrotoluol, and this gives off in
cidentally a large volume of carbon
monoxide gas. which when Inspired
produces a healthy pink and life-like
appearance in the corpse. Imagination
has probably filled In the picture as to
these victims' appearing to retain a
living posture." -
POWERPCL AEROPLANES CONTINUE
WATCHFUL GUARD.
Basel Hears Private Peace Committee!
In Southern Germany Are Sanc
tioned By Authorities.
GENEVA, Switzerland, Nov. 15, via
Paris. Emperor William, accompanied
by his staff, returned Friday night to
Kolmar, 40 miles southwest of Strass
burg, his starting point at the be
ginning of the war, according to a
dispatch from Basel, received here. On
this occasion the town was not dec
orated in honor of the Emperor, as
the populace had not been informed
that he would arrive. The dispatch
says the Emperor appeared to be
anxious and taciturn.-
As an Indication that care is being
exercised to ward off possible attacks
from hostile aircraft, two powerful
German aeroplanes are constantly in
flight over the Emperor's headquarters.
Three French aeroplanes flew across
Alsace yesterday and returned to
French territory after having caused
all the garrisons to remain at their
machine guns throughout the day.
It is reported from Base, that private
peace committees are being formed in
Southern Germany with the connivance
of the authorities to start unofficially
a peace propaganda.
The cauls of Argentln
a outnumber the
natives by five to one.
Attacks Against Grabovo and In
Herzegovina Reported Repulsed
. With Heavy Losses to Foe.
Reinforcements Are Sent.
LONDON, Nov. 15. The Rome corre
pondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company sends the following dispatch,
under date of Saturday:
"An official communication Issued In
Vienna tonight admits that the Aus
trian troops which are invading Servia
have met with a fierce resistance at
Valjevo, which they have not yet suc
ceeded in overcoming. The fighting
Is made especially difficult by snow and
rain, which impedes the transportation
or artillery.
Austrlans Report Progress.
"Along the River Save the Austrlans
are making progress. They have
reached the Servian line, which ex
tends from Skala to Koceljeva and
tnence to the Drina River."
A dispatch to the Central'News from
Berlin, forwarded by way of Copen
hagen, says that the Austrian general
staff has ordered an offensive move
ment with all possible force against
ine Servians, in the hope of ending the
.Balkan phase of the war before Win
ier Keis in ana so releasing lurther
Austrian troops for service against the
.Russians.
Montenegrins Repulse Attacks.
A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram
company irom uettinje, Montenegro,
says:
"The Austrian attacks against Gra
bovo, Montenegro, as well as those
against our troops in Herzegovina, all
have been repulsed with severe losses
to the enemy.
"The Austrlans with superior forces
tried to recapture two important posi
tions at Timar (Bosnia) aud Blobuk,
which were occupied by Montenegrins,
but their efforts were in vain. Accord
ing to the latest Information the Aus
trlans are sending reinforcements to
the Montenegrin frontier."
"SUNSHINE SUE" CHARMS
Xational Theater's Story Hour Is
Magnet to Young and Old.
"Sunshine Sue," the little fairy girl
who has made her annearance at the
National Theater children's playground,
was the most popular girl in town last
Saturday.
Children and parents alike came to
the playground to hear the adventures
of the wonderful girl. Miss Beatrice
Doty Introduced Sue. She gave a brief
preliminary talk of her life and began
tne story of the adventures which are
to continue indefinitely in the play
ground. The story of the "Gingerbread Man"
also was told, and after story hour the
kiddles played to their hearts' content.
Ivext Saturday afternoon the second
of the series of adventures will be told,
and Manager Melvin. G. Winstock has
issued a cordial invitation to. all chil
dren to attend. . Story hour begins at
3 o'clock and lasts an hour.
GEESE FORECAST SNOW
Precipitation Follows First Heavy
Flight of Prophet Birds.
SILVER LAKE. Or.. Nov. 15. (Spe
cial.) White geese again have lived
up to their reputation as weather
forecasters, and following in the wake
of the first heavy flight of these great
white birds came the first snowfall
of the season in this valley. Although
there was not enough snow to cover
the ground and the flakes melted as
soon as they touched the earth, there
was sufficient to be of material bene
fit to Fall-sown grain and to make
plowing less difficult.
Anticipating a "white" Winter,
farmers of this vicinity have planted
and are planting more Fall grain than
ever before. They also are following
more closely the dry farming methods,
and every drop of moisture is being
conserved.
RURAL MAIL-FOUNDER DIES
Henry Conquest Clarke, Newspaper
Man, Passes in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. IS Henry Conquest-
Clarke, for many years a Wash
ington newspaper correspondent, and as
a postal official one of the originators
of the rural mail delivery services, died
at his home here today after a pro
tracted illness. He was 75 years old.
Born in England, Mr. Clarke began
his newspaper career reporting Parlia
ment for the London Times. He came
to Washington 40 years ago and be
came a correspondent of a New York
paper. Later he was sent to Mexico,
and forming a close personal friend
ship with Emperor Maximilian, Joined
the Imperial staff, on which he served
until the monarch's downfall.
SALE OF BONDS INDORSED
Vancouver People Eager tor "Work
on Interstate Bridge to Begin. '
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 15. (Spe
cial.) John Lyle Harrington's sugges
tion that the Columbia River Inter
state Bridge Commission sell the en
tire bondv issue before bids are ad
vertised for has struck a populat
chord on this side of the river. All
have waited so long for the brldgs
that they believe that the Commission
should get the money while possible
before some other unforeseen condi
tion arises.
The more haste made in getting con
struction actually started the more will
the residents of Vancouver and Clarke
County be pleased.
Parcel Post to France Resumed.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 15. Resumption
of parcel posteervice w?th France Is
announced by the Postot.'ice Depart
ment. For the present, however, par
cels will not be accepted when ad
dressed to the departments of Aisne,
Ardennes, Aube, Cote d'Or, Doubs,
Haute-Marne.- Haute-Saonne, Jura,
Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse,
Nievre, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais. Zine-et-Marne,
Somme, Vosges and Yonne:
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RUSE HOLDS BRIDGE
German Pioneers Persuade
Superior Force to Wait.
IMPORTANT TIME GAINED
French Reservists Believe Story and
Are Obtaining: Food and Wine
for Enemy When His Rein
forcements Appear.
BERLIN. Nov. 15. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) In the recent
operations of the Germans against the
French on the left bank of the Marne
a bridge over that river was held by
a ruse for six hours by a bicycle squad
of 15 pioneers, with the German van
guard 20 kilometers away and with an
English brigade in bivouac two kilo
meters west of the bridge and a French
cavalry division a short distance east
of it.
The officer in charge of the pioneers
had been instructed to ascertain
whether the bridge was still Intact.
On his arrival he found that such was
the case and pursuant to instructions
proceeded to fortify the little shanty
of the bridgetender by placing sand
bags against irB walls. In addition
the telegraph and telephone wires run
ning across the bridge were cut and
the tracks of the railroad were torn up.
While the pioneers were busily en
gaged in this about 100 French re
servists put in appearance. The men
had just been called in and had to cross
the bridge to reach their destination.
How to hold the bridge until the ar
rival of German troops was, In the face
of these odds, a problem which the of
ficer solved by strategy. He explained
that he and his men were an English
bicycle patrol which had been detailed
to prevent anybody from crossing the
bridge until 7 o'elock that night. The
barricade which the men were build
Ing, added the officer, was intended to
facilitate the defense of the bridge
against the Germans. As the German
officer said in his letter which brought
this news, the French reservists be
lieved the story, though they found it
difficult to understand why they should
be barred from crossing the bridge.
Finally this also was overcome by the
plausibility of the story, told by the
officer and later the Frenchmen went
to a nearby village to secure meat and
wine for the suppposed English patrol.
The German, officer was urged by toe
French reservists to retreat when the
Germans put In an appearance, after
six hours of anxious waiting by the
pioneer squad. This he refused to do
with the remark that he did not fear
the Germans. Later the French re
servists had the doubtful pleasure of
hearing the orticer tell them: "We are
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AUSTRALIAN ACT DRASTIC
Governor-General Empowered to
Regulate Movements of Aliens.
MELBOURNE, Australia. Oct. 24.
(Cjorrespondence of the Associated
Ptcms.) Parliament has taken drastic
measures to safeguard the common
wealth during the war. The Governor
General is empowered, under the war
precautions bill, to prohibit the en
trance or departure of aliens. Persons
who assist the enemy are to be court
martlaled.
"We do not intend to sit quietly and
allow dangerous persons to cut our
throats while masquerading as peace
ful citizens." said - Attorney-General
Hughes in the debate In the House of
Representatives on the war bill.
Export of sheepskins and hides has
been prohibited except by special per
mission. It is understood that exten
sive purchases of sheepskins, with the
wool on. have been made recently
through Australia for American mer
chants. This has caused comment,
because before the war shipments to
America were small.
TETANUS LOSES HORRORS
Speedy Treatment of Wounded Les
sens Xumber of Cases.
LONDON, Nov. 4. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) In the Royal
Victoria Hospital at Netley, England's
biggest military hospital, are lust four
convalescent cases of tetanus. This is
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19 and 20. Each day Nov. 16 to 21 one of the grea-t fruit dis
tricts -will be in charge of the programme 100,000 apples will be
given away by the growers.
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believed to be a record never before
surpassed or even equaled. Lockjaw,
until lately, has been one of the grav
est problems faced by the surgeons at
Netley.
On account of having their wounds
covered with dirt from the trenches
along the Aisne, where the germ of
tetanus is prevalent, many of the
wounded developed the malady. This
Is especially true when the time of
transport of wounded from the battle
front took three weeks.
Now that the wounded are reaching
here in three to four days, the risk
of infection Is not so great and the
cases have decreased markedly.
WAR PUT ABOVE FOOTBALL
British Government Says Profession
als Should Be at Front.
LONDON. Nov. 15. Followers of pro
fessional football in England, who are'
numbered by hundreds of thousands,
are greatly agitated over a statement
issued' tonight by Under Secretary of
War Tennant relative to the attitude of
the military authorities toward this
sport.
"Asked whether football should be
played in time of war," said the state
ment, "Under Secretary Tennant re
plied that the military authorities have
no objection to the game as an occa
sional recreation, but professional foot
ball is not within the catagory and it
is more desirable that professional
football players should find employ
ment In His Majesty's forces."
The secretary of the Football Asso
ciation declares that the stopping of
the game would mean a loss to Wor
cester of $10,000,000 yearly. About
2,000 professional players make their
living from the game.
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