TTTE MOTSNTXG OTlTIGOXTATf, MOXDAY, NOVE3IBEU 30, 1914.
ALLIES WATCH AND
HIT WHEN FOE ERRS
This Is Only Course Open, in
View of German Numbers,
Says Sir John French.
ENEMY'S LOSS HEAVIEST
Worn French and Shattered Belgian
Armies Are Highly Praised by
British Commander for Valor
Shown While In Action.
(Continued From First Pate.)
miscalculations and mistakes are made
by their commanders, opening up spe
cial opportunities for successful at
tacks and pursuit.
"The battle of the Marne was an
example of this, as also was our
advance from St. Omer and Haze
brouck to the line of the River L.ys
at the commencement of this battle.
The role which our armies' in the West
consequently have been called upon to
fulfill has been to occupy strong de
fensive positions, holding- ground
gained, and inviting the enemy's attack
and to throw back these attacks, caus
ing the enemy heavy losses in his
retreat and following him up with
powerful and successful counter at
tacks to complete his discomfiture.
Value of Working Flan Explained.
"The value and significance of opera
tions of this nature since the beginning
of hostilities by the allies' forces In
the West lies in the fact that at the
moment when the Eastern provinces
of Germany are in Imminent danger
of being overrun by the numerous and
powerful armies of Russia, nearly the
whole active army of Germany is tied
down to a line of trenches extending
from Verdun, on-the Alsatian frontier,
to the sea at Nieuport. east of Dun
kirk (a distance of 260 miles), where
they are held, with much reduced num
bers and impaired morale, by the suc
cessful action of our troops in the
West.
"1 cannot speak too highly of the
services rendered by the Royal Artil
lery throughout the battle. In spite of
the fact that the enemy brought up, in
support of his attacks, great guns of
long range and great shell power, our
men have succeeded throughout in
preventing the enemy from establish
ing any thing in the nature of superior
ity in artillery.
Foe Loses Three to Allies One.
The skill, courage and energy dis
played by the commanders of the
Royal Artillery have been marked. The
Royal Engineers have been indefatiga
ble in their efforts to assist the Infantry
in field fortification and trench work.
"I deeply regret the heavy casualties
which we have suffered, but the' nature
of the righting has been desperate and
we have been assailed by vastly
superior numbers. I have every rea
son to know that throughout the course
of the battle we have placed at least
three times as many of the enemy hors
do combat in dead, wounded and
prisoners.
"Throughout these operations, Gen
eral Foch has strained his resources to
the utmost to afford me all the support
he could. An expression of my warm
gratitude is also due to General Duball,
commanding the Eighth French army
corps on my left and to General de
Maud'huy, commanding the tenth army
corps on my right."
Details of Engagement Given.
Discussing details of the engagement
from Ypres to Armentiers, General
French explains that he was Impressed
early in October with the necessity of
giving the greatest possible support to
the northern flank of the allies in the
effort to outflank the enemy and com
pel him to evacuate his positions. Me
says that the situation on the Aisne
warranted the withdrawal o the Brit
ish troops from positions they held
there, as the enemy had been weakened
by continual attacks and the fortifica
tions of the allies were much improved.
General French make known his
view to General Joffre, who agreed
with it. The French general staff ar
ranged for the withdrawal of the Brit
ish, which began on October 3 aud was
completed October 19. when th9 First
Army Corps, under General Sir Douglas
Haig. detrained at Stomer.
March East Is Decided On.
The general plan, as arranged by
General French and General Foch, com
manding the French troops to the north
of Is'oyon, was that the British should
pivot on the French at Bethune. at
tacking the German on their flank and
forcing their way north. In the event
that the British forced the Germans
out of their positions, making possible
a forward movement of the allies, the
French and British were to march east
with Lille as the dividing line between
the two armies, the British right be
lng directed on Lille.
The battle which forms the chief fea
ture of General French's report really
began on October 11, when Major-lien
eral Gough, of the Second British Cav
airy Brigade, first clashed with Ger
man cavalry in the woods along the
Berthune-Aire Canal.
The British cavalry moved toward
Hazebrouck, clearing the way for two
army corps, which advanced rapidly
in a northeasterly direction. For sev
eral days the progress of the British
was only slightly interrupted, except
at La Basse, a high position, which
General French mentions as having
stubbornly resisted.
Stronger Force Is Engaged-
General French says the Second
Corps, under General Smith-Dorrien,
was opposed by overpowering forces
of Germans, but nevertheless advanced
until October 18, when the enemy's
opposition faced a reinforcement of
the Second Corps. Six days later the
La Hore division of the Indian army
was sent to support the Second Corps.
Sir Henry Rawlinson, who had cov
ered the retreat of the Belgian army
from Antwerp with two divisions of
English cavalry and two divisions of
French intfantry, was stationed on the
line east of Ypres vunder orders to
operate over a wide front and to keep
possession of all the ground help by
the allies until the First Army Corps
could reach Ypres.
General Rawlinson was opposed oy
superior forces and was unable to pre
vent the Germans from getting large
reinforcements. With four army c rps
holding a much larger territory tnan
their size Justified, General French say
he faced a stubborn situation. The
enemy was massed from the Lys and
there was imperative need for
strengthened line.
British Go Against New Force.
However, General French decided to
end the First Corps north of Ypres to
stop the German reinforcements which
might enable them to flank the allies.
The shattered Belgian army and the
worn French troops' endeavors to
check the German reinforcements were
Dowerless, so General French sent
fresh troops to prevent the enemy
from executing movements which would
have given him access to channel ports.
Sir Douglas Haig, with the First
Army Corps, was sent October 19 to
capture Bruges and drive the enemy
back toward Ghent, if possible. - Mean
time the Belgians entrenched them
selves along the Ypres Canal. General
French commends the valor of the Bel
gians who, he says, exhausted by weeks
of constant fighting, maintained the
positions gallantly.
Defensive Role Is Enjoined.
Because of the overwhelming num
gers of the Germans opposing them.
General French says, he enjoined a
defensive role by the three army corps
located south of Ypres. While General
Haig made a slight advance. General
French says it was wonderful- that he
was able to advance at all, owing to
the bad roads and the overwhelming
number of Germans,, who made it im
possible to carry out the original plan
of moving to Bruges. , .
The fighting gradually became bayo
net charges. General French says that
October 21 brought forth the hardest
s-ttack made on the first corps at Ypres
and in the checking of which the
Worcestershire regiment displayed
great gallantry. This day marked the
most critical period of the great battle,
according to General French, who says
the recapture of the village of Ghelu
velt through a rally of the Worcester
shires was fraught with much conse
quence to the allies.
Indian Troops Outwit Germans.
After referring to some of the bat
tles in which the Indian troops took
part. Field Marshal French says:
"Since their arrival in this country
and their occupation of the line al
lotted to them I have been much im
pressed by the initiative and resource
displayed by the Indian troops. Soma
of the ruses they have employed to de
ceive the enemy have been attended
with the best results and have doubt
less kept the superior forces in front
of them at bay.
"Our Ijidian sappers and miners have
long enjoyed a high reputation for skill
and resource. Without going into de
tails, I can confidently assert that
throughout their work in this cam
paign they have fully Justified, their
reputation.
"The general officer commanding
the Indian army describes the conduct
and Dearing of these troops in strange
and new surroundings to have been
highly satisfactory, and I am enabled
from my own observations to corrobo
rate this statement fully."
HOLLAND TO AID ALONE
HONOR. DOES XOT PERMIT COL
LABORATION.
Of Million Belgians Who Fled Into
Country at Beginning of War,
SO 0,0 00 Still Remain.
THE HAGUE, via London. Nov. 29.
The Dutch government has categori
cally declined all offers of financial aid
for Belgian refugees in Holland, which
were recently unofficially offered by
an American charity. While deeply ap
preciative of the generous proposal, the
government says it feels that it would
be incompatible with the country's
honor to allow another nation or indi
vidual association to assist in this
work of mercy.
Of the 1.000.000 Belzlan refugees who
fled into Holland at the beginning of
the war, 300.000 penniless ones remain.
Winter is approaching and these, refu
gees are now being gathered together
in specially constructed camps situated
on the dunes of Heath and at other
health resorts.
In addition to the refugees, there are
45,000 Belgian soldiers who crossed the
border into Holland and were interne!.
The expense for their maintenance
eventually will be paid by the. Belgian
government, according to international
law.
FALL FROMBRIDGE FATAL
Camas Man's Neck Is Broken in
Accident Near Town.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov.29. (Spe.
cial.) Ricnard M. Baker, 37 years old,
of Camas, feil rrom the bridge over
the Washougal River, near Camas, this
morning and -was killed, his neck be
ing broken.
The body was found today and Cor
oner Lamber impaneled a jury, which
returned a verdict that Baker had come
to his death by accident.
Mr. Baker had an interest in some
property at Camas and was employed
in the paper mill there.
Elma Votes School Bonds.
ELM A, Wash.. Nov. 29. (Special.)
By a majority of 4, this district yes
terday vottf '$10,500 in bonds to com
plete the new school building.
CHOKER'S MARRIAGE
IS SURPRISE TO ALL
Son and Son-in-Law on Very
Day of Wedding Lacked In
formation Regarding It.
FAMILY NOT OVER-PLEASED
Tammany Chieftain and First Wife,
Who Died Last September, Had
Lived Apart for Years After
liaising Their Family.
NEW YORK. Nov. 26. (Special.) It
has developed since the marriage. to
day of Richard Croker. veteran Tam
many chieftain, and Miss Beulah Ben
ton Edmondson. that, the children. of
Mr. Croker were not In his confidence
regarding his matrimonial plans, or
at least not all of them were. So
secretive had Mr. Croker been that
Howard Croker, a son, when ques
tioned regarding the matter by New
York newspaper representatives today
the very day of the wedding knew
nothing about it. - '
"There's absolutely nothing to it."
young Mr. Croker replied, when asked
concerning the report that his father
was being married that day. "I have
heard of no such plan, and I do not be
lieve the report."
Mr. Jenkins Surprised.
"I hadn't the slightest idea that Mr.
Croker would marry again." said Dr.
Amos T. Jenkins, brother-in-law of
Richard Croker, at his home on Staten
Island. "He has kept the thing most
secret. I am sure that none of the
relatives were let in on the secret. I
cannot even now believe that the re-i
port is true." !
There was apparent in the manner
both of young-Mr. Croker and Mr. I
Jenkins considerably more than a trace
of annoyance over the affair. 1 The
other Croker relatives seemed no bet
ter pleased, and up to the time of the
departure of the bride and bridegroom
for Palm Beach, Fla., on their honey
moon, there remained evidences that
the Croker family entente was some
what strained.
The first Mrs. Croker died In Austria
on September 6 last. She was Miss
Elizabeth Frazer, daughter of Samuel
Frazer. of this city. She was married
to Richard Croker in 1873. Nine chil
dren were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Croker, and five of them are dead,
three dying at an early age. Frank
H. Croker, one of the sons, was killed
in an automobile accident in Florida In
1895. Herbert Croker died in the same
year on a train in Kansas, and the cir
cumstances of his death suggested foul
play. Richard Croker. Jr., of Port
Chester, N. Y., the eldest eon, is 37
years old. Howard Croker is 26 years
old. There are two daughters. Ethel
and Florence, the latter being the wife
of Count Louis San Martini, of Naples.
Ethel Croker was married to John
Breen and they were later divorced.
She is now living with her brother,
Howard, on East Seventy-fourth street.
Conple Had Lived Apart.
Mr. and Mrs. Croker lived apart for
many years after the children were
grown up. There were reports of sev
eral reconciliations. Mr. Croker was
in Ireland when his wife died in Aus
tria. He hurried there to attend her
funeral, and surprised his friends on
bis arrival by appearing with his white
beard shaved off.
Mr. Croker is believed to be Im
mensely wealthy. His estate in Ireland
is a fine one and he has large land
holdings. He has always maintained
his business interests here, and they
brought him to New York many times.
When attacks began on Charles F. Mur
phy, the present Tammany leader. It'
was reported that Croker was planning
to get back into political power. He
has -vigorously denied, however, any
intention of getting back into the po
litical game.
No member of the Croker family has
admitted acquaintance with his young
bride.
For more than a year Mrs. Croker,
the former Miss Edmondson, has been
lecturing throughout the country on
Indian customs and Indian music. She
always appeared on the lecture plat
form in Indian costume.
Her friends have noticed of late that
she frequently went horseback riding
in Central Park with an elderly man
of short, rotund figure who wore a I
closely cropped gray mustache. This j
corresponds to Mr. croker s description.
He no longer wears a full beard, and
it was a surprise to his friends to see
him as he now is when he landed here
about two months ago.
It was recalled by some who had
seen Miss Edmondson and her escort
out riding together that she had called!
her companion "Mr. Croker." No one
at the time, however, thought of iden
tifying him with the former Tammany
chieftain.
Bride's Father Pioneer.
The father of Miss Edmondson went
to Oklahoma long before it was open
to homesteading. The little girl that
was born to him and the Princess 1
Sequoyah "was sent first to the Indian
schdol at Tuklequah, Okla. Her father'
was prosperous and the girl ambitious ;
to study, so at the age of 16 she was
sent to Chicago University, where she
made a full course. Later she attended
another institution of learning in Bos
ton. This is one of her translated Chero
kee verses;
STORY OF THE CHEROKEE WOMEN BT
ONE OF THEM.
Then from all parts of the nation,'
From humblest homes and richest.
Came to the bright-faced Indian maidens.
Maidens fair and maidens dusky.
Maidens short and tall and' willowy.
Came they to this seat of learning;
Drank they from this sparkling fountain.
And with thirsty souls unslaked
Longed for more of Hebe's potion
Longed, and all their lives kept longing;
And In time sent back their daughters.
That their lives might be so sweetened
And their days and deeds be fruitful.
STUBBS MAY GOME BACK
KANSAS MOOSE LIKELY TO
EX-CHIEF EXECUTIVE.
LOSE
Return to Republican Party as Candi
date for Congressional House of
Representatives Is Expected.
TOPEKA. Kan., Nov. 29. (Special.)
W. R. Stubbs, ex-Governor of Kansas
and member of the inner council of the
Bull Moose party two years ago, has
begun his effort to make the return
trip, according to a story coming from
Lawrence,-and will be a candidate for
Congress front the Second Kansas Dis
trict in two years. He will seek the
Republican nomination at the primary.
At present Mr. Stubbs neither affirms
nor denies the report.
The return of Mr. Stubbs to the Re
publicans is believed to mark the be
ginning of the complete disintegration
of the Moose party in Kansas. He will
undoubtedly carry with him thousands
who voted the third party ticket in the
recent election.-- Mr. Stubbs made the
cause all it ever was in Kansas. At
the time he was Governor and a can
didate for United States Senator he had
an organization which in its perfect
ness approached the standard of the
German army.
Mr. Stubbs, however, felt that he had
been driven from the leadership of the
Moose herd by William Allen White
and Representative Murdock and Henry
J. Allen. It is said that he felt that
usurpation of what he believed was
his power keenly. So much was this
the case that he promised last Spring
to support Capper for Governor on the
Republican ticket. But the campaign
came and went without word from
Mr. Stubbs on the Gubernatorial ques
tion. After the election, however, the ex
Governor is said to have decided on a
return to the Republican party and is
now laying the wires for a Congres
sional campaipgn.
The ex-chief executive has a long
way to travel to get back, but he has
talked about it more than once, and is
now believed to be ready to lift anchor
nd begin the trip.
AD FOR BRIDE ANSWERED
Indiana Woman Arrives to Be Mar
ried to Med ford Man.
MEDTORD, Or., Nov. 29. (Special.)
Mary Wenjecker, of Evansville, Ind.,
arrived here Saturday to become the
bride of Rufus Edwards, well known
here, who advertised for a wife. The
bride-to-be is 35 years old and attrac
tive. The couple corresponded for eight
months.
A marriage license will be procured
in Josephine County, according to pres
ent arrangements. An advertisement
in a matrimonial journal led to their
acquaintance and Mr. Edwards was
kept so busy answering matrimonial
letters that it necessitated his buying
a typewriter to carry on his corre
spondence. He now is the possessor of
a large collection of love letters. He
Is reputed to be wealthy and has Just
completed a new home in this city for
his bride-to-be.
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Never so good a time as NOW to select your Holiday Gifts No hurry
no jostle personal attention complete stocks.
A FEW NEW GIFTS IN LEATHER.
Fitted Traveling Bags S1S.OO to S 70.00
Fitted Suit Cases S20.00 to $125.00
Ladies' Hand Bags 1.50 to S 35.00
Men's Purses .lOtoS 5.00
Wallets, Bill Folds s .25 to S lO.OO
Umbrellas $ 1.50 to S 20.00
Canes S .50 to S 5.00
Cane Umbrellas S.OOtoS 6.50
Sewing Sets l.OOtoS S.OO
Sewing Baskets S S.oO to S 50.00
Clocks in Leather Cases S 2.00 to S 15 OO
Toilet Cases S 2.00 to 57.50
Novelty Brush Sets S l.SOtoS S.50
Automobile Matches in Pigskin Case S 1.25
Playing Card Sets for any game $ .75 to S 15.00
Collar Bags .50 to S 10.00
Necktie Cases S 1.75 to 10.00
Manicure Cases S l.OOtoS 20.00
Party or Vanity Cases $ 2.50 to S 25.00
Matinee Cases 5.00 to S 10.00
Whisk Broom in Stirrups $ 1.50 to S 3.00
Library Sets in .best steel $ 1.25 to S 6.75
Jewel and Button Boxes S l.OO to S 32.50
Gloves for Men S 1.50 to S 2.50
Shoe Polishing Outfits .25 to S l.OO
Tablet Cases and Portfolios S 1.50 to S 26.50
Medicine Cases and Bottle Sets S l.OOtoS 15.00
Brief Cases for Professional Men $ 3.00 to S 25. OO
This is but a partial list.
We Engrave in Gold Free all Leather purchases of One Dollar or more.
T. fi. WILL BE HEARD
Senator Willing to Let Colonel
Tell About Colombia.
RATIFICATION NOT LIKELY
Present Senate Believed Hostile,
Wilson May Be Able to Force
Action if Subject Is De
ferred TJnyi Next Congress. t
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington, Nov. 29. Ratification of the
$25,000,000 treaty with Colombia, as
well as the $3,000,000 Nicaragua treaty,
will be urged on the Senate by Admin
istration leaders as soon as Congress
reconvenes, and an effort will be made
to sidetrack other business to bring
the treaties to a vote. Unless there
has been a decided cnange of senti
ment in the Senate, these treaties can
not muster the necessary two-thirds to
insure ratification. -
For weeks at the past session the
Administration sought to force ratifi
cation of these treaties, especially the
Colombian agreement, but they were
dropped. It so happened that Just be
fore the Senate decided to lay aside
the Colombia treaty Colonel Roosevelt
wrote to Senator Stone, chairman of
the foreign relations committee, ask
ing for a Rearing on the Colombian
treaty. That letter seemed to force a
decision to lay over the treaty until
the short session.
Hearlnar Promised to Colonel.
' Senator Stone new says that his
committee will give a hearing to
Colonel Roosevelt soon after Congress
reconvenes, if the Colonel cares to be
heard by the committee in executive
session. Naturally, the ex-President
would expect to have his hearing be
hind closed doors, as all matters re
lating to treaties are so considered. If
Senator Stone or other Senators be-
lleve that a statement on the Colom
bian treaty made by Colonel Roosevelt
to an executive, session of his com
mittee will .not find its way into the
newspapers. Senator Stone has a sur
prise in store. As hard as Senator
Stone tried last Summer to keep secret
the hearings on the Colombian treaty,
they, appeared fully In the newspapers
from day to day, even after Senator
Stone threatened to send to Jail the
newspapermen who printed those re
ports, and if Colonel Roosevelt ap-i
pears before the committee his testi
mony will get into print.
The Colonel, of course, wants to ap
pear in opposition to the treaty, for he
has repeatedly declared that the pay
ment of $25,000,000 to Colomtia ia
without justification and is nothing
short of blackmail. Furthermore, the
pending Colombian treaty is a direct
slap at the Roosevelt Administration,
and the Colonel desires to head off any
treaty which will, in effect, apologize
for acts done by the United States
Government when he was President.
Present Senate Disapproves.
Regardless of what Colonel Roose
velt may say or may not say, it is the
belief of Senators opposed ts the Co
lombia treaty that it cannot be rati
fied by the present Senate, for virtu
ally all Republicans are opposed to it,
as are a few Democrats, and the treaty
can be ratified only by a two-thirds
vote. If, however, the Colombia and
Nicaragua treaties are allowed to go
over to the next Congress, where the
Democrats will have an increased ma
jority in the Senate, it may be possl
ble for the President to force ratifica
tlon, especially if he decides to go to
the Senate in executive session and
literally drive Democratic Senators into
line.
By pressing the treaties at the short
session the Administration will run the
risk of forcing another extra session,
particularly if the fight is at all pro
tracted. There are few men in Con
gress who want another extra session
next Summer.
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SUGAR FACTORY LIKELY-x
SALEM EXPECTS UTAH COMPANY
TO PUT UP PLANT SOON.
Lacemakias Also Slay Be Iodnstry of
Capital If Commercial Club
Favors Plan Today.
SAL, KM. Or.. Nov. 29. (Special.) An-1
nouncement was made today by Secre
tary Moores, of the Salem Commercial
Club, that a beet sugar factory prob
ably would be located here next Spring?
Mr. Moores has been in communica-'
tion with a Utah corporation tor sev-"
eral months and has been informed that
It looks with favor upon Salem a a
location for a new plant. Alexander
Nibley, of Portland, connected with
the company, was in Salem several,
days last week, but had nothing dt.-f
inite to say on the proposal.
Farmers in the vicinity of Independ
ence report that agents of a concern
contemplating a plant have urged them
to grow beets, which gives color to the
report the plant will be established
here.
Salem also is in line for a $100. 00')
lace factory, which would employ from
300 to 500 persons. The board of gov
ernors of the Commercial Club will
discuss the plan proposed by Henry
Stephenson, of Liberty, at a meeting
tomorrow. Mr. Stephenson worked in
lace factories in Europe and this coun
try, and believes lace can be manu
factured here with profit.
Redwood
25 years in
ties hsve
California
peen
itret
found to tnat
railway hens. . .
There'll Come a Time
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