TTTE 'MORNING OREGOXIATf, WEDNESDAY, XOVTmTVETt 23, 1914. BATTLE INTRENCHES .IS SEEN BY WRITERS French General Escorts News paper Men Along Line Un- den Fire of 'Germans. FGE ONLY FEW FEET AWAY i Soldiers Shoot Point Blank, Banks Vnderground Affording Rest for Men TTntil Time for Their Turn to Take Fart. PARIS, Nov. 24. The General In command of the troops along the bat tle line of the allies between the Oise and the Somme assigned a staff officer, says a dispatch to the Havas Agency, to show 16 French newspapermen something of the military operations there. 'When we approached the firing sine," says the dispatch, "we descend ed into the main trench with which is connected a system of cuts. The trench is six feet wide and three and one half to four feet deep. . We followed it as It wound up a slope for 2 miles, while the noise of the musketry came nearer and nearer. We were exchang ing our new and thrilling impressions, when our guide told us that we must be silent. " 'The enemy can hear us,' he said. Gum Heard Near at Hand. "We had arrived on the first firing line. We were Immediately . made aware of this fact by what we heard at the same time. The crashing voice of the three-Inch guns which we. had left behind us as we advanced was now almost obliterated by the nearer and quicker staccato reports of the machine guns and the Mausers. At a distance of 100 yards was a gray, wind ing ridge of earth, the advance line of the enemy's trenches. "Here, face to face, and within range of each other's forces, men were shoot ing each other down point blank, while from every ridge and every mound, cov ered with four Inches of snow, unseen batteries completed the turmoil of war. "Here and there a head rises cau tiously above a white-crested trench. There are quick shots and then the head disappears as though swallowed by a sea of snow. This is all the spec tators see of the hundreds of thou sands of men In the burrows who are ready to issue forth at the slightest alarm. Foes Exchange Newspapers. "The vast chambers roofed over with the branches of trees and with stout wooden pillars in front supporting sacks of earth protect the men Inside alike from shells and the tempests. These are underground forts for mod ern warfare with sanitary ditches, kitchens and bunks for the riflemen awaiting their turn on the firing line. "In front rises an ancient windmill neutralized without the form of an armistice, whence provisions .are brought to the trenches of both "the combatants. Farther on, the trenches are so near each other that the Ger mans and French exchange news papers." "Complicated barbed wire defenses protect the trenches here from sur prise. At a converging point on one spot stands a building at the walls of which the enemies arrived at the same time, and a German rifleman, breaking a hole through the wall, thrust a bay onet under the nose of a French sen tinel. General's Hrrolnm Recalled. "This Is the spot where the situation was critical for the French 10 days ago and where a Brigadier-General in a brilliant action saved the day and gained the stripes of a General com manding an army. "To the right and to the left, black clouds from bursting German shells are Interspersed by chimney stacks, from which the smoke of industry curls up as in days of peace. Further down the line appear the crumbling ruins of Arras, where the war has been more pitiless and where no authority remains standing. "At nightfall the humble village of Quesnoy, with its ruins standing out like phantoms, marks the scene of a formidable clash, which will make the place historic The town is now noth ing but a heap of stones and smoking ruins, in the midst of which are seen the narrow trenches from which the Germans resist the onslaughts and wnicn now contain the heroic dead. Fifteen Battalions Charge. "Twenty-five batteries nlavnri these trenches, while 15 battalions by ecneions cnarged with balonet to a mbrhtV Chorus Of Vlv. la ITranrul' , "A formidable fusillade and machine gun fire stopped the onrush, but half tne ground nad been gained. The next day the batteries reopened and the In- lantry line charged again, this time carrying the trenches and chasing the Germans from the position. O had cost the French 2000 men to take ti ana me uermans lost 6000 men. Tom Arras, where the German hells still fall, though little remains to De destroyed, to the Bassee Canal. i a. tug-of-war continues across the same aeaa line as during the last three monins. Mere it becomes apparent that, though the trenches are clout. the real zone of battalion action has a wiatn or from four to eight miles, the displacement of which can be eaaliv followed by the scars left everywhere vy greai storm or snot and shell." JUDGE DEFIES GOVERNOR Bailiff Ordered to Prevent Execu tion of Extradition "Writ. t CHICAGO, Nov. 24. Judge Gemmill In the Municipal Court defied Governor .Dunne today, refused to honor an ex tradition writ, and threatened to send to jail any officer who attempted to execute the warrant returning C JR. ilemstreet, a dear mute, to Marshall town, la., on a charge of wife aban donment Hemstreet was seized by an Iowa Marshal after Judge Gemmill had re leased him on bonds. When Judge Gemmel heard this, he directed a bailiff to rescue Hemstreet, using his re olver. If necessary. The bailiff re covered Hemstreet after a struggle In which his revolver was drawn. "I'll send every officer of Cook County who tries to Interfere with me to Jail," said Judge Gemmill. Governor Dunne had signed the writ without a preliminary hearing, ac cording to the Judge. BRITON WHO SUPERINTENDS CENSORSHIP OP WAR NEWS TOR HIS NATION. - - X i T 1 A v ' - Y ' - ! 1 --r- 2 ?1 I i , . r i i . - ' X t ' , ft x ji - j - ' - -a : . s - ;-' v I r '."r y-: i u -r- ' : X STANLEY BCCKMASTER I ................. ....................... .......... British Arrest Financier Way to Rotterdam. Pneumonia Decimates Remounts MONTREAL, Nov. 24. Pneumonia has caused the death of more than 6 horses out of a batch of 742 purchased by agents of the French government for light cavalry service and brought to Montreal from Texas. It is feared an equal additional number may suc cumb. The animals arrived on Sunday and were placed in a shed on a steam ship pier. rIONEY IS STOPPED on ASSP0RT OF NO ACCOUNT Many of the banks have chosen their members, but others have not. The council meeting will not be called until the system has been working for at least six weeks, so that the members have a fair idea of what may be ex pected. Story of Detention for 19 Days Re lated by Agent of Trust Com pany tn United States War Fund Is Suspected NEW TORK, Nov. 24. Detention for 9 days by the British authorities, who suspected him of being a German re servist carrying war funds from Amer ica to Germany, was The experience or George W. Steneck, connected with a trust -company in Hoboken, N. J., ac cording to the story which ho told to day on his arrival here on the Holland American liner Rotterdam. At the end of this time, during the first part of which he was not permitted to com municate with his firm or relatives, he said, he was released on his promise not to go into Germany. The British light cruiser Isis stopped the steamship Nieuw Amsterdam, on which Steneck was sailing for Europe, 11 the Scilly Islands on October 7. he said, and a boatload of marines board ed the steamer, where the British of ficer immediately asked for Steneck. Passports Are Ignored. The latter showed the officer his passports and letter of Introduction from a New Jersey member of Con gress to the American Ambassador in Rotterdam, he said, and explained that he was carrying a large sum In Ger man and Austrian currency to the firm's German and Dutch correspond ents In ordertV facilitate the honor ing of letteryf credit Issued by tfce The British authorities had been in- fornjed. however, that this money had Deen suDScriDea in me unuea for German war funds and that Sten eck himself was a German reservist, so, according to Steneck's story, he was taken to a cabin and subjected to a thorough search. Strict Watch Maintained. "When the steamer reached Plymouth, he said, the military authorities de cided that the money should be packed and sealed and that he should be de tained. He was taken to Devonport, where he was well treated, he said. but was kept under such strict sur veillance that he was not permitted to see the American Consul and all his letters were censored before being mailed. On October 26 he was allowed to go with his funds to Rotterdam, where he transacted his German business by wire. CLUB PLAY ON TONIGHT Robert Krohn and Miss Piper Per fect Concordiang in Work. Members of the Concordia Club have been awaiting with interest the stag ing of several local talent plays and skits on the club stage tonight. The principal feature will be the presenta tion of A Love Feast of the Nation, written by Mrs. Max S. Hirsch and Mrs, Sanford P Lowengart. Robert Krohn has drilled the dancers and Miss Con stance Piper, who adapted the music. will act as musical director. The leading parts will be taken by Herbert Frank, Mrs. Herman Politz, Mason Ehrman. Miss Mildren Meyer, Harry Levlnson and Siegfried Hirsch. The following ten will make up the chorus: Misses Helen Simon, Helen Coblenz, Mary Louise Feldenhelmer, Ruth Rosenfeld, Mrs. Sanford P. Low engart and Milton Meyer, Herbert Goldsmith, Walter Rosenfeld' toy Fel denheimer and Montie Mayer. A skit, "A Hit With a Mashle." writ ten by Mrs. Lowengart. will be pre sented by herself and Charles F. Berg. Miss Florence Wolfe and Sanford P. Lowengart will appear in a specialty dance. BELGIUM GETS 110 AID FROM GERMANY American Relief Commission Emphasizes Need of People o( Stricken Nation. REFUSALS ARE SPECIFIED MURDER STILL BAFFLING Alleged Quarrel of Ludke Rumored and Not Reported to Sheriff. VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) No clew has yet been found to the assassin of Otto Ludke, who was killed by being shot through a window when at the home of Axel Alvin, near Ridgefield, Friday night, although the authorities have spent nearly all their time since the tragedy on the case. While it was rumored that Edward Gall and Otto Ludke had quarreled, and that Gall had threatened to "get" Ludke, Ludke affirming he was not afraid, this report was not made to Sheriff Cresap. He made an investiga tion of the rumor, but, found it could not be substantiated. A Coroner's Jury has been empaneled to investigate the murder when evi dence is found. STATE BANKS PROBLEM ADMISSION TO FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM DIFFICULT. Board Decldea to Postpoae Making Final Regulations Until After Conference Caa Be Held. WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Admission of state banks and trust companies to the Federal reserve system has proved a difficult problem for the Federal Re serve Board, which has about decided not to make final regulations to govern such admissions until it has an oppor tunity to discuss the subject with rep resentatives of such institutions. Applications of more than 100 state banks and trust companies among them several large institutions al ready are on file with the Board, and others may follow the announcement of a policy in regard to their entrance. The meeting will be held in Washing ton soon. , Difficulty has been encountered by the Board in attempting to define how far a state bank can go in loans on real estate. It Is desired that the assets of all member banks remain fairly liquid but a too-strict regulation applicable in all cases might Interfere with banks which now have large amounts lent on real property, but which have their maturities so arranged that loans are constantly falling due. The Board has suggested to several banks that it Is about time bank mem bers of the Federal advisory council were named, so that a meeting of tha body can be held, here early next year. RECOUNT HEARING TODAY Case of George Thompson for Sher iff to Be Argued at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Nov. 24 (Special.) The hearing in the case of George Thompson, who is demanding a recount of the ballots for the candl- didates for Sheriff at the recent gen eral election, will be heard before Judge R. H. Back, of the Superior Court of Clarke County, tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Hearings of arguments of E. S. Biesecker, Republican candidate, who won out In the official count by only two votes, and for Mr. Thompson, Democratic candidate, will be heard and the motion for recount will be de nied or granted. Great Interest in the recount has been created owing to the popularity of . both candidates. STORE'S EMPLOYES DANCE Llco Club, of Upman- Wolfe, Has Affair at Multnomah. The Lico Club, composed of the Lip- man, Wolfe & Co. employes, gave the second dance since its organization last night at the Multnomah Hotel and, like the first, it was an immense success. More than 200 couples enjoyed the evening. The credit for the affair be longs to the girl committees chosen by each of the floors in the building. The girls who had charge of last night's dance were: Alias Grace Oberg, Miss Helen Mclver, Miss Lewis, Miss Tregenza, Miss M. Cartlin, Miss Pletten berg, Miss Grace Hastorf, Miss Hilda Sherman, Miss Beatrice Steele, Miss Eddy and Miss Crodder. Permission Said to Have Been Re fused Luxembourg and Iimbourg to Buy Food in Germany for Use of Belgians. LONDON, Nov. 24. The American i commission for relief In Belgium, Is-1 sued today the following statement: With regard to a statement pub lished in America and credited to Gen eral von Frankenburg, Governor of Antwerp, to the effect that if America had not been . so kind-hearted as to send footstuffs to Belgium the Germans themselves would have considered it their duty to bring food from Germany, we cannot conceive that the German Governor of Antwerp ever authorized such a statement and are Inclined to believe that the report is unfounded. The following cities through their representatives have made repeated ap peals to the German representatives in Antwerp for food: Malines, Lierre, Willebroeck, Boom, Duffel. Torhagen, St. Nicolas. Coutich and Wahlen. They were refused. Aatwerp Councillor Give Bond. "Last Friday two town councillors of Antwerp came to our headquarters in Rotterdam and said that they had been released by the German authorities under bond of 5, 000,000 francs ($1,300, 000) to obtain help for the destitute of Antwerp and on. their urgent rep resentations we sent 640 tons of sup plies to Antwerp. ."The provinces of Limbourg and Luxembourg, adjoining the German frontier, have made repeated appeals to the Germans for the right to buy food in Germany and import it into Belgium and have been consistently refused. On the minor question of salt alone, of which there is an abundant supply in Germany, the privilege of importation was refused and we have had to send salt from the British isles. - "These are only a few of the In stances which make it impossible for us to believe that any such statement as the one referred to was authorized by a responsible German official. German Aid Not Fortkcomlag.' "The first and most natural inquiry we made when we were asked to undertake the work of relief was: 'Why do the Germans not supply the civil population with food?" artti It was not until we were -absolutely satisfied through American Minister Whitlock and by much corroborative evidence as to German refusals or inability to supply specific requests for food that we undertook the responsibility of ad vising the American people that the feeding of the Belgians was up to them. "If the Germans are prepared to feed the Belgiansv an early announcement to that effect and an organization for that purpose will be Immediately re uired to save the lives of millions of people." ; ' - - As regards tne report that no one is starving in Belgium, the, official state ment of the Spanish and American Min- isters at Brussels, the appeals of Cardinal Mercier and the daily detailed accounts from every source of wide spread suffering prove that such a re port is cruelly false, and that there re considerably over a million and a half people dependent on the soup kitchens at the present moment Is in itself sufficient evidence." FLAGS TO MAKE SHIPS SAFE Relief Vessels to Fly Special In signia on Approaching Port. NEW TORK, Nov. 24. The American ommission for relief in Belgium re ceived today from headquarters in Lon don instructions concerning the flags and Insignia which should be carried by American relief ships to Insure their safety and prompt docking in the Lng lish and Dutch ports. Each vessel will have, in addition to the National en sign, a flag 12 feet square In white. with red letters reading "Commission Belgian Relief, Rotterdam." All ships sent forward by the commission . will also carry long banners with the same legend, which they will string on the sides of the vessels when approaching port. The commission announced the fol lowing prospective arrangements for shipping foodstuffs to Rotterdam and on to points in Belgium: The steamer Orne sails Thursday from Philadelphia, carrying a Christ mas cargo collected In that city. The steamer Batiscan,, with a capacity ol 6900 tons, due to arrive in Philadelphi about November 25, has been chartered by the commission for the transporta tion of foodstuffn. The other ships un der charter to the commission, with the dates of arrival, are: The steamer Ferrona, with a capac ity of 6900 tons, due December 1 to 10 steamer Hannah, capacity 6900 tons. due December 15; the Muskinonge, ca pacity 670 i tons, due December 16, and the John Hardle. capacity 6600 tons. due December 15. In addition, the steamship Northwestern Millers, with capacity of 7000 tons, will sail from Philadelphia about January 16 with a cargo given by the flour men in the Northwest. On the first news of the famine in Belgium the Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco collected in one hour 1100.000 for the purchase of foodstuffs. The people of other places in California are trying to raise tne lund to zou,uuu The commission was advised today from headquarters in London that three more ships of about 6000 ton each will be available between Novem ber 25 and December 20 if they are wanted. It is expected that at least one Kan sas cargo will be on its way to Bel glum before Christmas. Missing Merchant Found. John H. Van Zandt, the Bellingbam, Wash, merchant who disappeared last Thursday with a large sum of money. has been located in Seattle, according to a telegram received last night by Sheriff Word. - He was advisd by friend in Bellingham that Mr. Van Zandt is in Seattle, and has commu nicated with his family in Bellingham, No explanation of his disappearance was contained in the telegram. Peeksville. N. T.. has demolished all bill boards and highway, advertising; signs. mm DRUGS i r S u NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SELECTIONS UNBROKEN STOCKS PROMPT PERSONAL SERVICE and EXTRA "S. & H." 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PERSIAN VICTORY CLAIMED 3Iuch Artillery and Ammunition Is Captured, Says Petrograd Bat tle in Russian Armenia Con tinues With Intensity. PRTRdfiRAD. Nov. 24. The follow ing announcement from the general staff of the Russian headquarters in the fn imiuitlft was made public tonight: Tn tha region of the ToeoruK ttiver mnsslan Armenia) the battle increaaea In intensity yesterday. Tn the direction or Krzerum we xnrew i t. ti.. Tti.Va nn th whole of the front and forced them hurriedly to retreat. Our troops are still pushing them energetically. Caissons ana. an unmuumon were captured. irai.airillB(tn.tn Alaahsrerd Val- ley some engagements took place, with results tavoraoie io us. "In the Persian province of Azer baijan the Turks were defeated In the r t." h n ii n r Pans, and also in the passes leading from Dilman in the ments the Russian troops capturea BUUIV J "There Is no cnange in me niiuauuH in the other regions. Th a T3iianinnn recentlv marching on Ezerum delayed their advance because of learning of overwhelming mrKisn forces, according to an official an nouncement given out at the time Dy the war office in fetrograa. Unidentified Schooner Ixst. vtttcbv "Vf Knv. 24. An uniden tified schooner went down in a squall three miles northeast of the Isles of Shoals today and all her crew are LUUUftll. .v - - was a small one of about 60 tons. She had the appearance or a viioucesier fish carrier and was bound west, ueav ily loaded. ' Governor Proclaims "Charity Day.' Tn-TT'irjrROM flTT. Mo.. Nov. 24. A proclamation asking the people of this stat to set asiae uecemner s as "Charity day." for contributions to the fnnrt for the nurchase of food and clothing for the destitute in the Euro npnn war. wan issued today bv Gov ernor Major. The Governor appointed Army Deserter Taken at Chehalis. CENTRALIA. Wash.. Nov. 24. (Spe cial.) Walter Martin, an Army de serter, was arrested here last night and was taken to the Vancouver barracks today. Martin went to the Jail to ask for a night's lodging. He acted sus piciously when asked if he had ever been in 4he Army. Martin denied it. but the police looked up his record and found he had enlisted at Houston, Tex.. February 7, 1914, and deserted on June 28. Merchant Thrown by Auto. WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Nov. 24. (Special.) While driving his auto 30 miles an hour on his way to Eureka Flat yesterday, H. B. Strong, a mer chant, had a narrow escape. The steering gear refused to work and the machine went into the bank, turning turtle. Mr. Strong was thrown out and was slightly shaken up. ' In Winter Service the tire problem takes on increased terrors ol expense and added dangers of driving. These factors, however, are not feared by users of PENNSYLVANIA vacuum cupyriiciES Only pneumatic tint holding certificate of mileage and eertnee test by 3nm Automobile Club of America. 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