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3 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, NOVE3IRER 28. 1914. BELGIANS UNSHAKEN BY ENORMOUS LOSS Youthful General Says Army, Though Sadly Decimated, l Js Confident of Victory. REGIMENT DOWN TO 36 MEN All Others of Original 3300 Dead, Wounded or Prisoners Gaps In Allies' Ranks Filled by . . - Determined! Fighters. LONDON, Nov. 27. (Special.) Gen eral Tatieff, a . student, -who Joined a Belgian cavalry regiment at the out break of- the war, reached London to day from the allies' firing- line in Inlanders. He said that his regiment, -which was 2300 men strong when it entered its first engagement, .row num bers 36 men. All the others are dead, wounded or prisoners. ' Tatieff, clad in a brand new Belgian uniform of dark blue Jacket, light blue trousers and black leather leggings, having worn his first uniform into tat ters, escaped without a scratch. Twenty-three years old, stocky, black-eyed and grim-faced, he has earned the rank of a Brigadier. Belgian Front Confident. "One must take things lightly," he observed, philosophically. He returns to the firing line tomorrow. He brought important dispatches to the Belgian authorities in London. "Absolute confidence in victory in spires the whole front in Belgium," said the brilliant young soldier. "The allies have suffered terrible losses and many regiments have practically disap peared, but all gaps have been prompt ly filled by new men determined to emulate the deeds of those who died in the positions they now hold. German Valor Unsurpassable. "The Germans fight with unsurpas sable valor. They assimilate death and the horrors of war as if these were sweet to them. Every day we men who are trying to stem and turn back the tide feel a deeper regret that our machinery of destruction must deplete such ranks as those which keep com ing on unflinchingly against us. "For the moment, cavalry is out of action, owing to the siege-like nature operations, but mouflte-l me freshed and reclad, are eagerly await ing the call and are sure to come when circumstances dictate a forward move ment on the part of the allies in the west." , IIRK OP CERSBAXS SIxACKEXS Small l-:ngagcment9 Mark Fighting in Belgium and France. - PARIS, Nov. 27. The following offi cial communication was issued tonight: ThA Hhv hfts been calm. There la nothing to report." The earlier official report said: "The slackening of the artillery fire of the enemy was noted all along the Jine during the day of November 26. Two infantry attacks directed against the heads of bridges which he had thrown down on the right bank of the Tser, to the south of Dixmude, were easily repulsed. "There was no other engagement on the rest of the front in Belgium and as far as the Oise. nor was there any action on the Alsne or in Champagne. "Nevertheless, Rheims was rather vio lently bombarded during the time that a number of journalists from neutral countries were making a visit to the city. "In the Argonne some infantry at tacks resulted in the loss and then the recapture of certain trenches. The men engaged in this lighting never exceeded a battalion. The ground lost and then retaken was never more than 25 yards. "Along the heights of the Meuse and in the Vosges there is nothing to re port." SWISS WANT EXPLANATION Alleged Neutrality Violation by At- iators Is Taken Up. BERNE. Switzerland, via Paris. Nov. 27. The Swiss Ministers at Bordeaux and London, according to a report pub lished here, have been told by the Swiss government to request an expla nation of the alleged violation of Swiss neutrality by British and French avia tors who are said to have flown over Wwlss territory in proceeding to the at- 1-ack of the Zeppelin airship sheds at Frledrlchshafen. The Journal do Gene-re says the French have scrupulously avoided everything resembling the violation of the neutrality of Switzerland, and ex presses the belief that if French avia tors flew over Swiss territory it was an error and that friendly explanations will clear the matter up. MICHIGAN FLOATS AGAIN Stranded Battleship, Palled Off by Tags, Reaches Hampton Roads. NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 27. The battle ship Michigan, aground since early yes terday on a sandbar Just Inside Cape Henry, was floated by tugs late today. Hhe apparently was undamaged, but It was said she would be docked for thorough examination. The Michigan, proceeding with other battleships from the Southern drill grounds to Hampton Roads, was left stranded by a receding tide. A heavy fog hung over that portion of the bay, but the weather later cleared and the Michigan at no time was considered in danger. Tugs made several unsuccess ful attempts to float her during high tide yesterday. The Michigan arrived In Hampton Roads tonight under her own steam. COLONEL DESERTS MOOSE (Continued From TMrst Pass.) bring about the defeat of Republican nomirees. Hence his allusion to his "lunatic friends," being those who thought they could be elected, or thought that the Progressive nominees could be elected. As to his political future that is a matter for speculation. Pull tics to Be Avoided. For the time being the Colonel will be "Private CitUen Roosevelt," and the prospects are that he will keep out of the political limellgnt for some time to come. His only entrance Into the big field win be as a. critic of the Wil son Administration and the Democratic Congress. This course. In time, is des tined to lead the Colonel back to the Republican party, where he was headed after his return from South America, when he was diverted from his purpose by Plnchot and Beverldge and PerKina, Murdock and 11 inn. They did not pro pose to let the Colonel leave ' them stranded two years after they cut loose from their old political moorings to support him. They demanded that he repay his debt. That debt has been paid, and in the future thi Colonel will be found working with others than his "lunatic friends."- DENTAL BILL IS PROPOSED Abolition of Use of Cocaine and Ar senic by Practitioners Is Aim. Dr. EL R. Parker returned Thursday from a trip through California and to New York, in which he inspected his various dental offices. "I saw a good deal of snow and cold weather in the East." Dr. Parker said last night, "and I am mighty glad to get back to Oregon, even if it does have a dental trust. "One of the purposes of my trio East was to investigate the anti-cocaine act that they have in New York State." he continued, "and I will use it as a model for the bill that I will present to the next Oregon Legislature. The bill will contain provisions against the use or arsenic, as well as cocaine, in dental operations, and another requir ing a qualified woman nurse to be present during all examinations of and operations on women by both dentists and physicians." Dr. Parker says he found a. good ANOTHER MAP OF TURKEY IN" ASIA, SHOWING SCENES OF HOSTILITIES. AT UPPER RIGHT IS TRATVS-CATJCA SI A.V BORDER, WHERE TURKS ARE FIGHTING RUSSIANS. T LOWER LEFT CESTEK IS SlEZ CANAL, TO EASTWARD OP WHICH TURKS ARE FIGHTING BRITISH-EGYPTIANS. deal of talk in the East over the prob able cause of the celebrated Carman murder, many believing that it was due to the Jealousy of a wife over one of her physician-husband's women pa tients. "It is proposed, even by physicians to whom I talked," said Mr. Parker, "to have a law enacted which will make an operation on or examination of a woman patient by a physician im possible except in the presence of a qualified woman nurse." WATER BIDS OPEN TODAY Prices for Oregon City Pine Line Given by Many Contractors. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 27. (Spe cial.) The water committee, headed by William Andresen, will open bids for the south fork mountain water project tomorrow. Estimates will be received for the construction of both wood and steel lines, in case bids for steel pipe are low the committee will adopt that ma terial if the voters authorize the build ing of the system. From every indication a large num ber of bids will be submitted and the competition will be strong. The com mittee has received inquiries from Portland, Seattle, Spokane, Oregon City and even frcWi Pittsburg contractors. Engineer H. A. Rands, who made the permanent survey, has conducted sev eral parties of engineers over the route. MAN SAYS HE SAW MURDER Witness Avers China Dan Killed Ac cuser in Conspiracy Case. SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 27. Robert W. Smith, a carpenter, testified in the United States District Court today that he saw China Dan shoot and kill Lum Kong, a Government witness, Septem ber 26. China Dan is one of the de fendants on trial wtih Frank H. Tape, former Chinese Interpreter in the Fed eral Immigration Service, for conspir acy to intimidate Government wit nesses in the case, against Tape for smuggling Chinese Into this country. Early in the trial the Government introduced a document, written In Chinese characters, purporting to be an agreement whereby Tape was to pay China Dan $1000 for killing Lum Kong-. PEACE TALK REPUDIATED Cologne Gazette Says All Germany Is Determined cn Clean Score. BERLIN, Nov. 27, via The Hague and London. The Cologne Gazette, com menting today on a newspaper dispatch dealing with the renewed peace talk, writes: "It is premature to talk about peace, and it strikes us as frivolous. No Ger man diplomat and no German sold'er thinks of concluding an illusory peace with the powers which wo have beaten, and confidently hope to continue beat ing. . "In Germany everybody from the Kaiser to 'the day laborer is determined to make a clean score this time. Talk in England about peace is a bluff." Union High School Vote Today. Special elections will be held this afternoon in Gresham School District No. 4. Terry No. 8, Powell Valley No. 26, Lynch No. 28, and in Hillsboro No. 83, to decide whether a union high school shall be established at Gresham. The form of the ballot is: "For Union High School, Yes, or No." Gresham has voted to give a five-acre site to the union high school if it wins. County School Superintendent Armstrong favors the movement and thinks the opportunity for the union high school is excellent, now' that Portland high schools are filled. At Gresham, 100 students are enrolled in the high school department. It was expected that 10 districts would vote, but five dropped out. and may come la later, if the measure carrie. APPLY FOR L Lloyd George Estimates That Nation's Credit Is Close to $90,000,000,000. PARLIAMENT IS ADJOURNED Lords to Reassemble January 6 and Commons Kearly Month Later. Financial Condition of Country Declared Good. LONDON, Nov. 27. Both houses of Parliament adjourned today until the new year. The House of Lords will reassemble on January 6. but the House of Commons will not resume until February 2. David Lloyd George, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Winston Spencer Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, reviewed, respectively. - the -status of the country's finances and of the navy to the members of the House of Com mons. Each presented a cheerful pic ture of the condition of the branches ! of government over which they pre side. I British War Loan Oversubscribed. ine Chancellors statement on the subscription to" the largest war loan ever floated was eagerly awaited. He announced that the loan had been oversubscribed, but did not mention the amount. The Chancellor said there were nearly 100,000 applications for the bonds, a large proportion of them for small amounts, and added that the small subscribers would have preference in the allotment. Mr. Lloyd George estimated that 4,000,000,000 ($20,000,000,000) worth of good foreign securities were held in Great Britain at the beinifing of the war, while the assets of the country were estimated at another 13.000,000, 000 ($65,000,000,000) and that tho coun try's credit wan nearly 18.000,000, 000 ($90,000,000,000). Beresford Wants Explanation. Mr. Churchill'a most persistent critic Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, re tired, wanted explanations of the re cent naval management, but Mr. Churchill declined to give them on the ground that the time would not be ripe until all the factors could be dis cussed. It is a notoworthy fact that a great majority of the recent criticisms of the government have come from Lib eral and Labor members of the House. The important Liberal newspapers have suggested that It would be for the country's interests for Parliament to re main in almost continuous session, so that the. government could be called on for frequent explanations as to the conduct cf the war. The decision to have the House of Lords reconvene earlier than the House of Commons, which is an un usual procedure, was made at the re quest of Lord Curzon, who said an ad journment until February was alto gether too long. The Marquis cf Crewe, the Liberal leader In the House of Lords, replied that the proceedings of the Lords as to adjournment were not governed by the proceedings of the House of Commons and that he was quite willing that the Lords meet earlier. Adjournment, therefore, was taken until January 6. Chancellor Lloyd George, speaking on the financial situation in the House of Commons, said the deadlock at the beginning of the""war was due to In ability to collect outstanding debts abroad. 95,000,000,000 Due From United States. As an instance, Mr. Lloyd George re ferred to the United States, which he said owed Great Britain about a thou sand millions sterling ($5,000,000,000), "but we could do no business," he added. Dealing with the steps taken by the government to assist commerce during the war, Mr. Llpyd George said the government had undertaken responsi bilities which no government ver had been called upon to assume before. "We had not merely our own busi ness to run," the Chancellor of the Ex chequer continued, "but we were an essential part of a machine that ran the international trade of the world. We carried half the produce and provid ed the capital that moved this produce from one part of the world to another, not merely for ourselves, but for other countries." Giving instances, he referred to the cotton trade, and said that all the movements from the plantations to the ultimate destination of the cotton were protected by paper signed at either Manchester or Liverpool. When the United States bought cotton or silk or tea in China, payment was made through London by means ot these documents. Mr. Lloyd-George told his hearers that the action which the British gov ernment had taken was to save Brit ish trade, British commerce. British la bor and British lives. The government, he said, had hy oUL8d.t4 tt fttatU o fch state la 100,000 BIG i BRITISH OA order to restore these exchanges upon which the commerce and Industry of the country depended for their daily life. By this step, the speaker said, the unimpeachable character of the British bill of exchange had been maintained. Money Market In Good 8 tape. The Chancellor said the British money market was in better Deeitlen now than any money market in the world. The treasury had Just floated the largest lean ever raised in the his tory ut the world and the saeeeoa of this measure. Mr. Lloyd George said, he took as Justification of the govern ment's action. He pointed out that be fore the loan of 860.000,000, he al ready had raised 90.000,000 0460,000. 000) for the same purpose, so that practically be had asked for 440,000.000 $2,200,000,000) from the same market. 30 HURT IN TRA1NWRECK Coaches Leave Rails at 40 Miles an Hour in Missouri. MEXICO. Mo., Nov. 27. Thirty per sons were Injured, one of them prob ably fatally, when a Burlington-Alton passenger train, east bound from Kan sas City to St. Louis, left the rails three miles east of Clark Station today). Steve Preston, negro porter, injured Internally and bruised about the head, probably will die from his injuries. The others, several of them seriously hurt. suffered bruises and internal Injuries. Some of the injured were rushed to nearby towns in motor cars, but the majority were brought to this city on a special tram rushed to the scene from Moberly, nearby. The train was running about 40 miles an hour when It left the rails, causing me tour coacnes to turn partly over. The engine did not leave tho track. The cause f the accident has not been learned. BRITON BLAMES SHIPPERS Failure to 3fake Clear Destination of Copper Impedes Adjustment. WASHINGTON. Nov. 27. Failure of American copper shippers to make clear the ultimate destination of shin ments sent to neutral countries still is Impeding the restoration of that traf- nc. in the view of British official here. Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the Brit ish Ambassador, discussed the subjec today wtih Counsellor T.nslnr rf fh State Department, saying that a study of several ships' manifests disclosed that the demand laid down by Great Britain was not being followed gener ally, and that many shipments were being made "to order" instead of to a specific consignee in the neutral coun try. The British agreement as to copper was that copper shipments specifying consignees in neutral countries would not be detained as contraband liable to re-exportation to Germany or Austria. Guarantees have been obtained from several neutral countries by Great Britain that copper received at their ports will be used for domestic con sumption only, and it is Insisted that the ultimate destination of shipments must be disclosed in manifests to pro tect copper cargoes from seizure. PRISONERS PROPERLY FED British Camps Cold, but Beinedy Near, Says American Inspector. LONDON, Nov. 27. Chandler P. An derson, a special representative of the United States State Department, who has inspected the German deten tion camp at the Newbury racetrack, concerning which many complaints have oeen printed in German newspapers, is preparing his report for presentation to the German authorities. Mr. Anderson says the only criti cism he found of the present conditions was based on the lack of heat. The prisoners now are living In tents, but shortly will move into huts and stables, wnere the conditions will be almost Identical with those at the racetracks in Germany. The commandant and the prisoners at Newbury camp are on good terms, Mr. Anderson said, and the food is adequate. ALLIES' FLEETS ARE ACTIVE French. Kaval Office Says Dntles Are Being: Performed. ' BORDEAUX, via London, Nov. 27. An official naval bulletin issued here tonight says: "In the Mediterranean French and English squadrons continue to blockade the Adriatic Sea and the Dardanelles and to protect the coasts of Egypt and the Suez Canal. "In the North S3a British and French ships have made a reconnaissance of the German batteries established on the Belgian coast. "The German cruisers In the Pa cific do not seem to have left Chilean waters since November 1." Dublin Castl to Be Hospital. DUBLIN, via London, Nov. 2S. It Is understood that King George has ap proved the proposal to utilize Dublin Castle as an emergency hospital for wounded soldiers. It is planned to have the hospital ready within three weska .to. accommodate. 699 fiatienU, . ' 'if Ml I "Hi1"!!!!! f I lIllllllV PLAN FOR NEUTRAL OCEAN HELD BACK United States Not Ready to Express Itself on Pan American Suggestion. BELLIGERENTS SILENT, TOO Bryan Tells Diplomat Administra tion Desires to Avoid Incurring Displeasures of Any Na tions Now at "War. WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. The United States Government is not ready, accord ing to an announcement today by Sec retary Bryan, to express an opinion on the request of several South American nations for the co-operation of the Washington Government in negotia tions with the European belligerents looking: to the exclusion of their war ships from the waters of this hem isphere. Mr. Bryan said, however, he would take the subject up with President Wil son on his return. The Peruvian Minister communicated to Mr. Bryan in detail today the pro posal or his government for the estab lishment of a neutral zone in the At lantic and Pacific Oceans. In effect it would extend the territorial waters of neutral countries from the present limit of three miles to a designated meridian within which merchantmen of all na tions would be free from molestation. Trade Restoration Soirgeated. " Ambassador Da Gama, of Brazil, took up with Mr. Bryan, In another confer ence, the general subject of concerted action on the part of the Pan-American republics to effect a restoration of trade between the two . continents. He had been instructed to sound the Amer ican Government as to its attitude toward the various suggestions which had been adduced, but Mr. Bryan In formed him the Washington Govern ment had not determined upon its course. The Brazilian government has ad vanced no proposal, but has desired to ascertain the attitude of the American Government toward suggestions of this kind ' before making formal sugges tions. Beyond admitting that the various suggestions were under careful con sideration. Secretary Bryan declined to discuss the position of the Washington uovernment Bryan Avoids Taking Side. 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