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VOL. LIV. XO. 16.8C4. PORTIAXD, OREGOX. SATURDAY, DECET3IBEK 13, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. V V GERMANS POUNDED BACK BY RUSSIANS Some Columns Retreat in Disorder. FOE INTACT, ADMITS BERLIN Attacks of Invaders Continue , With Fury in Poland. BATTLE AT CLOSE RANGE rncinj- Allowed to Advance Near and Then Mowed Down With Heavy I x sees, Says Petrograd Move Against Cracow Goes On. PETROGRAD, Dec. 11. The follow. lng Btatement from the General Staff ot the Russian Commander-in-Chief was Issued tonight: "In the direction of Mlawa the Ger mans on December 10 kept up a strong offensive throughout the day and night but we succeeded In repulsing them. Our troops themselves took the often slve, giving: chase to the German col umns, which in soma places retreated In disorder. German Attacks Repulsed. "In the region to the north of Lowicz the enemy made some fierce attacks on the night of December 9-10 and throughout the whole of the following day. We repulsed these attacks and inflicted enormous losses on the Ger mans. "We repelled in all seven attacks, during which some of our units per mitted the enemy to approach .very rear and then put them to flight with a murderous fire. Cracow Move Continue. "In the region south of Cracow on December 10 we were still continuing our offensive with success in spite of the stubborn resistance offered by the Germans. "We captured several guns and mi trailleuses and as many as 2000 pris oners. 'There has fceen m important change en the remainder of the front." GERMANS ADMIT FOE IS ABLE Much Vet Remains to Be Done, Says Berlin Official Bureau. BERLIN. Dec 11. (By wireless to Sayvllle, L. L) The latest reports from the fighting zone around Lodz, accord ing to information given out by the German official press bureau today, show that the resistance of the Rus sians in that region is by no means broken. The new Russian positions on Mlazga Cut are only 12 or 13 miles to the eastward of Lodz, which demon strates, it is said, that much yet re , mains to be done before the Russians can be considered definitely defeated. Battle Significant Gain. "In these circumstances," the Ger man statement says, "the battles in the vicinity of Lowicz, to the north east of Lodz, have gained added sig nificance. If the Germans succeed in breaking through here, the positions of the Russians behind Mlazga will be untenable. "The report from South Poland does not mention the place where the Aus- tro-German attacks on the Russians have been resumed, but it probably is at a point to the south of Piotrkow. These attacks serve tho purpose of preventing the Russians from detach ing forces to assist their armies fur ther to the north. These attacks, as well as those of the Austrian In the south, thus far have led to no defi bite result. Russians Low In HaBtarr, "Advices received here from Buda pest say that another attempt cf the Itusslans to enter the Hungarian prov ince of Zemplin has been frustrated. "Telegrams from Turkey announce the occupation by Ottoman troops of tie da, which is a further step toward the investment of the Russian forti ficd seaport of Batum from the land side, and that the communications of the Russians between the upper and lower parts of the Alschan Valley have been cut off." GERMAN'S REPORT ADVANCES Russians Prevent Attacks Toward Rear, Says Berlin Critic. BERLIN, via The Hague and London, Dec. 11. It i doubtful if shorter re ports with fewer details ever have been given concerning the progress o a great battle than the series covering the operations in Poland. Today's bul letin Is typical. It says:. "Our attack in Northern Poland I saining ground. There is nothing new tiom Southern Poland." ' No indication is given where this at tack is progressing on the front. Major Moraht, military corresponden of the Berliner Tageblatt, who occa sionally seems to have special sources of information, assumes that the at tack is being directed against the Russian positions immediately in the rear of Lodz, where the Russians have fortified the line of the Mlagrza, a small stream IS to IS miles east of the city. The Russians have a facuitx for for tifying a series of positions in the rear, one behind another, end hence it difficult for a successful opponent to set the Russian masses Into action toward the rear. Major Moraht pictures the strategy SWEDEN IS READY TO FIGHT RUSSIA FIRST SIGX OF AGGRESSIOX TO BE RESISTED WITH ARMS. Nearly Million Soldiers Mobilized and Country Excited, Says Re turning Traveler. NEW YORK. Dec 11. (Special.) Sweden has nearly 1.000,000 soldiers mobilized and Is ready to act on the instant of possible aggression by Rus sia, according to a report brought to New York today by C. W. Brooker, a passenger aboard the Anchor Line steamship Ansonia, from Glasgow. "I went to Sweden from Russia early last month," said Mr. Brooker. . "and found the whole country in a state of excitement, with practically all the army and most of the reserves ready for the call to action. "Swedes seem to feel that aggres sion by their big neighbor along the border at the head of the Gulf of Fin land is a strong possibility, and they want to'be ready to resist it. They are strongly in sympathy with Germans because of their antipathy to the Rus sians." STOCKHOLM, via London. Dec 11. The Foreign Office has instituted an inquiry Into the laying of mines In Swedish waters which has caused ex tensive damage to the shipping of this country. The particular purpose of the inquiry is to ascertain by what nations the mines were laid and what purpose prompted its action. Some of the newspapers say that the mines were laid by Germany and de mand that an indemnity be paid by that country. AIR OVER PARIS GUARDED Renewed Precautions Taken Return of Government. With PARIS, Dec 11. With the return to I Paris from Bordeaux of President I Polncare, the members of the Cabinet I and parliament and the diplomatic corps renewed precautions have been taken to protect the city from raids by hostile aviators. A strong squadron of aeroplanes flew today over the Palace of the Elysee and the buildings of Parliament. These aviators at times attained an I altitude of 2600 yards, where the tem- I perature was recorded as 14 degrees I above zero Fahrenheit. Rill RVR1A AWAITS CHANCE . I Neutrality Intended Only In Event NEW YORK. Dec 11 The policy ot Bulgaria in the war in Europe was ouiunea toay uy oici.u """"'" first Bulgarian Minister to this coun- try, who is on his way to Washing- ton to take up1 his duties there. According to Mr. Panaretoff, Bui- garia will preserve neutrality so long as neutrality seems best suited to Bui- garla's own interests; but If a condl- tion arises whereby Bulgaria may im- prove herself by taking up arms, then, he said, the nation might be relied on to Join In the war agrainst Austria. KAISER'S FEVER ABATING Rome Hears Illness Is More Serious Than Officially Admitted. ROME. Dec. 11. (Special.) An offi cial bulletin issued at Berlin today said the Kaiser's catarrh continues, but Is I ecreaslng In severity, and his tem perature is falling." It is said that nobody Is allowed to enter the sickroom. All war news is withheld from the Kaiser, who is ex tremely nervous and restless. His ill- I ness is more serious than the official bulletins would lead the people to be lieve. TRUCE DECLINED BY CZAR Pope Benedict's Christmas Proposal In Disfavor In Russia. BERLIN, Dec 11. (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) The proposal of Pope Benedict for a truce among the warring nations during the Christmas holidays Is said by the official press bureau to day to have been declined by Russia. The German press bureau previously announced that Germany was willing to agree to a Christmas truce, provided the other nations at war gave their assent- T. F. RYAN HURT BY HORSE New York Financier Thrown While on Ride and Ribs Broken. NEW YORK, Dec 11. Thomas F. Ryan, financier and railroad man, was I thrown from his horse while riding in Central Park today, sustaining three broken ribs. Tonight at his home he was unable! to recline in comfort, but his physicians I gave assurance that beyond the frac ture of the ribs he had not been in jured, and that with complete rest his speedy recovery was assured. SUBMARINES ATTACK FIRTH ! Defenders of Scottish Port Repulse Germans, Says Report. LONDON, Dec. 12, 5:35 A. M. A dis patch from Edinburgh to the Daily Mall reports that two German submarine I attacks were made on the Firth of I Forth on Wednesday morning, but that I they were repulsed. Two of the enemy's submarines, the dispatch says, were de stroyed. The Admiralty has no confirmation of this reported submarine attack in GUNS IN PLACE ON MEXICAN BORDER Bliss Prepares for Shelling Trenches. STRAY BULLETS WOUND TWO Trooper and Woman Latest Victims at Naco. CLASH IN SOUTH NEAR Villa Force Leaves Capital, and An. other Is Reported Engaged in - Battle With Carranxa Sol diers In Chihuahua. SAX ANTONIO, Tex.. Dec. 11. Ad vices from General Bliss, received at Army headquarters today, told of es tablishlng the field battery three miles from the line where his own camp Is situated. The plan is to afford the American soldiers protection from Hei lean guns should the emergency arise. Army officers say these field pieces are most effective at from three to five miles and are so arranged as to be able to shell the Mexican trenches and at the same time be entirely beyond the range of the guns of the Mexi cans. By wireless uenerai ansa win be in constant communication with his men jn the bombproofs on the boundary jine between the Mexican and Arizona towns of Naco. "Wireless Apparatus on Way. A shipment of field signal apparatus, Including wireless outfit, was sent to Naco today from Fort Sam Houston. NACO. Ariz., Dec 11. Two more persons were struck by "stray" Mex- lean bullets from the siege of Naco, Sonora, today and tonight. A trooper was slightly wounded, while In the border patrol camp, and a Mexican woman. Teresa L. Fonxeca, was shot in the head tonight-while in her home. These make the total of killed and wounded on. the American side during IVUV too v. a, wr f uivuiuo, V . , w XT--nntinA thn nttnrlrtno1 Villa trnnna under Governor Maytorena are reported to nave -wounded one soldier in the be- slewed town where General Hill is en- trencned with his Carranza force, Tne bunets from, the Mexican sido continued while artillery reinforce- mentH from El Paso were going Into camp now "under command of Briga- dier-General Tasker IL Bliss, who ar- rjved yesterday. Ono of tne "stray" bullets pierced a stovepipe In the tent of an officer at the border patrol camp. The reported order Issued by Pro- (Concluded on page 2.) J I j scar -n rsM tr amrn&Mi i i rn ai a i - - jiiihi. t f f I , jj . - ,-.v. - v. --xr v 'j..-.-, r -rr-i!-.."-:- r t i- i "..I.., I-.;.. .. . . i- .i j ... . .l ..i . .. ' T I INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAYS Maximum temperature. 41 degrees: minimum. 30.8 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; easterly winds. War. Sweden baa nearly million men ready to re sist aggression by Russia, page l. Russians drive Germans back with heavy losses. Page 1. Andrew Carnegie, grieved by war, opposes camtmu truce, page a Allies saining; in the west. Page ?. Warrins- nations will be invited to peace congress. Page 2. - Routed Austrian army Is riven no rest by pursuing Servians. Page 2. Mexien. Two more wounded by Mexican bullets that cross boundary. Page 1. National. Income tax brings tnoie than 2, 000,000 to Government. i'ur. A Secretary Daniels says big ships will be stationed in Pacific Ocean wnen c" is formally opened. Page 1. Domestic Colora-io military officer testifies he would have tried strikers found wltn arms w treason. Page a. Richard Canfleld. gambler and art collector, rilAa mftpr- fall TJH p 1. Engineer tells of" way to beat high cost of living. Page 8. 1 Sports. 1 Washington fans want new fight law. Pass lo. Nick Williams picks three ex -Ballard play ers to make good wltn xe Page 10. Pacific Northwest. W. W. Conner sure to win Speakership of Washington House. Fsge o. Further clews uncovered tending to con nect Rot Farnum with murder or Ji.ana Morgan. Page 5. Establishment of state labor bureau given as solution to problem of unemployed. Page 6. Commercial and Marine. New foreign markets are found for Oregon hops. Page IB- Chicago wheat prices arreeted By com wave in Southwest, page io. New York Stock Exchange will reopen to day, i Page 16. ... Portland and Vicinity. Dry Nation slogan ot Prohibitionists. Page 11. Lents school children hold third annual poultry exhibit. Page IB. Cash donations to Portland's poor reach S1S0O. Page . - Buyers flock to sret orlze cattle at Live stock Show. Psge 10. County Clerks form permanent organization and elect jonn n. i;ozxey . prmuenu Page 12. County Judges and Commissioners of Oregon taken on special trip to view Columbia highway. Page 11. An.,l fnr Ttelriajt aid to be made through Orearoa Development League. Page 7. Weather teport, data and forecast. Page IS CABINET MEETS' IN PARIS First Council Since September 3 Marked by Cheerfulness. PARIS. Dec. 11. A Cabinet councl was held at the Palace of the Elysee to day, the first to meet here since Sep tember 3, on which date the govern ment left for Bordeaux when the In vaders . were.within 20-miles. of th capital. . " - - ' " ' "' There was the utmost cheerfulness at today's Session. The War Department alone remains at Bordeaux, and there is no intention at present to move it back to Parla It is considered essential that the ma chinery of the national defense, which is now working to its fullest capacity, suffer no ' suspension, however slight. War Minister Mlllerand's chief civil assistant, with his staff, however, will take up quarters in the Ministry of Wf Paris and serve as a connecting iin- ith the War Office at Bordeaux. 1 . Bulletin of the Armies of the Republic, which has been printed In and distributed from Bordeaux, has been transferred to Paris. SEE THE OLD BAJRBA . DAY OF SMALL SHIPS I' PACIFIC CLOSING Daniels Promises De fense for Coast. MEASURES NOW INADEQUATE Atlantic Fleet, However, Can Give Aid in 18 Days. i OREGON ONLY BATTLESHIP Secretary Opposes Extravagant Ap propriations for Submarines or Aircraft and Hints at Pos sibilities Abroad. WASHINGTON. Dec 11. While ad mitting that the Paciflo Coast now was without adequate protection in case of war. Secretary Daniels told the House naval committee today that If an emergency arose the 'Atlantic fleet could be dispatched to tne Paciflo with in 18 days to deal with any hostile craft that might succeed In running the gauntlet of American submarines from Manila and Honolulu. Moreover, the Secretary announced that the day of a small fleet In the Pacific would end next March, when the Panama Canal is to be formally opened ' with an international naval parade. -Daniels Testifies All Day. The Nation's military and naval sit uation again today was the center of attention at tho CapltoL Mr. Dan iels was before the House committee all day and In the Senate Senator Weeks, of Massachusetts, delivered a prepared speech deprecating too much publicity in the matter of military strength and pointing to the secret methods of the European powers now at war as an object lesson. Led by questioning, participated In by nearly every member. Secretary Daniels discussed the Navy's Inability to' set satisfactory airships, ihe prob- luvu of the submarine torpedo-boats, which has offered more difficulties than all other craft combined; opposed extravagant appropriations for either the submarines 6r air craft, and inci- I dentally suggested that the public need not be surprised any time from now on to read of a battle royal between the fleets of the opposing nations of Eu rope. Mexican Situation Discussed. A reference to Mexico followed ques tions by Representative Roberts ,of Massachusetts, about criticisms by the General Board of the Navy of the use of the battleships where gunboats would suffice. Mr. Daniels agreed with Conclnded on Page 8.) Friday's War Moves F THE five Austro-German columns which for some days appeared to be making steady progress in their invasion of Poland, three have suf fered checks, according to the official report from ' Russian headquarters. The column, which was making a downward stroke from Mlawa. on the East Prussian frontier, and which was reported in one dispatch from Petro grad Wednesday to be within IS miles of Warsaw, was repulsed after an energetic offensive, and under counter attacks from the Russians was com pelled to retire at some points. Tho attacks of the main German eolumj.. which had its front on the line between Lodz and Lowicz and which came down diagonally from Thorn, were delivered with great force but. according to the Russian account, were repulsed with heavy losses to the Invaders. That the Germans attached great Importance to the success of their attack here is shown by the fact that during the two days they faced the Russian trenches seven times and were driven back by a murderous fire. The other column which has suf fered Is that composed of German and Austrian troops, which has been try lng to outflank the Russian left south of Cracow. In this case It was the Russians who assumed the offensive and they assert that after a tenacious resistance they defeated the Germans, taking several guns and 2000 prisoners. Of the German column operating in the region of Piotrkow and that ad vancing from Czenstochowa there is no news, except the Russian statement that "on other parts of the front there have been no substantial changes." A check or repulse of any one of the columns, however, in the opinion of military critics, must affect the whole German plan, which was a formidable converging movement that had for its objectives the capture of Warsaw and the relief of Cracow. For this purpose large reinforcements were sent from the west and operations were pushed with great resolution against a deter mined opposition. It probably will take some days to determine, however, whether the checks have upset this plan. The Germans attach the utmost importance, it is said, to securing a decisive result in the east before the Russians are able to make their num bers, which military men believe must already be superior, so overwhelming that the better means of transportation possessed by the Germans will be dis counted. That Germany realised that Field Marshal von Hindenburg's brilliant maneuver, which brought the Germans almost before Warsaw again after they had been thrown back to the East Prussian frontier, was not yet a decis ive victory, was acknowledged in I statement of the German official press bureau. Dealing with the situation in the vicinity of Lodz, the statement said the resistance of the Russians "is by no means broken" and "that much re mains yet to be done before the Rus sians can be considered definitely de feated. The Servian victory over the Aus trians appears fully confirmed by the occupation of Ushitza and Valjevo. The Servians have regained most - of their territory toward the Bosnian frontier and they have also defeated the Austrians advancing from the north. Up to December 8, Servians had cap tured about 25,000 prisoners. 116 guns of all kinds and great quantities of war material. The Servians assert that the victory was due to brilliant leader ship and the morale of their troops. the majority of whom were veterans fighting in their third war. These qualities, they say, overcame the great er numbers which the Austrians have on their side. In the West, both the French and the Germans say they have made prog ress in the Argonne region and in Flanders. It is evident the Germans. with a view to stopping the advance the allies are making in Flanders, at tempted an offensive in the vicinity of Tpres and succeeded in taking one trench from the French. The latest French official communication says this trench was recaptured. Elsewhere along the front there have been artil Iery duels, with occasional Infantry attacks, by first one side and then the other. Vice-Admiral Sturdee reports to the Admiralty that the British suffered remarkably small loss in the naval en gagement off the Falkland Islands. Only seven men were killed and four wound ed. according to the report. This lndi cates, officials believe, that the Ger mans were completely outranged and that possibly not more than one shot reached the British ships. Winston Spencer Churchill. First Lord of the Admiralty, replying to a cable gram of congratulations from Japan regarding the naval victory, shows that Japanese and Australian ships are co operating in the Pacific, and declares that the defeat of Admiral Von Spee completes the expulsion of the Ger mans from the East. STURDEE'S LOSS IS SMALL Seven Mien Killed, Four Wounded in Battle in Atlantic LONDON, Dec 11. The Secretary of the Admiralty has received a cable dis patch from Vice Admiral Sturdee, of the British squadron, saying that In the battle oft! the Falkland Islands, in which the German cruisers Scharnhorst. I Gneisenan and Leipzig were sunk, the British casualties totalled seven men killed and four wounded. No officers, the dispatch says, were either killed or wounded. $1,000,000 to Be. Shipped. DENVER. Dec. 11. One carload of ?old ore. 30.000 pounds, cn which the assay wouia place a vaiue w approxi mately $1,000,0UU, is being loaded at Cripple Creek for shipment to Denver, according to information received here RICHARD GANF1ELD DIES AFTER FALL Peculiar Injury Sus tained by Gambler. CHIN BLOW FRACTURES SKULL Career Strangely Varied by Penchant for Art. WEALTH RATED AT MILLION Collection of Chippendale Regarded as Finest in Country Whistler His Friend Exile Once Forced by Jerome. NEW TORK, Dec 11. Richard Can- . field, widely known sporting man of New Tork and Saratoga, died tonight at his home here from cerebral hem- ' orrhage. Mr. Canfield's death resulted from a fracture of the skull, sustained in a fall in a subway station on Wednesday last. The fracture which caused Canfleld's death was one known to the medical profession as contre-coup. which oc curs in another part of the body than the place struck, and the effects of which do not show for several hours. n his fall he struck his chin, which apparertly was the only part injured; but tho shock caused a fracture a. the base of the skull which could not be detected by an external examination. Help ( Surgeon Declined. A surgeon was summoned after the accident happened, but the injured man declined his assistance and was taken home in a taxicab by a friend. At hia home he refused to have a physician ailed and went to bed. This morning his housekeeper tried to awaken him. but failed. -Physicians were summoned and found the fracture. He seemed un conscious until his death. Canfleld, who was ES years old, wa generally rated a millionaire. He once was noted as proprietor of . palatial gambling-houses in New Tork City and ' at Saratoga Springs, N. T.. and as an art connoisseur. A friend of Whistler, he had a collection of that artist's paintings, which he valued at $300,000 and which was considered second only . to that of Charles L. Freer, of Detroit. This collection he sold last Spring to ; an art company here. His Chippendale furniture, reputed to be the most valuable private collec tion in the world, was valued at $150,- 000. Many of his art treasures adorned the rooms of his gambling establish ment in East Forty-fourth street In this city, which for years was ono of the most widely-known houses ot . chance In the country. In December. 1902, this place was raided by District Attorney Jerome and the police. Can field's manager, David W. Bucklin, was arrested and later indicted as a com mon gambler. Threat Made by Jerosne. Jerome at that time declared Can- field was a much greater menace to , the community than any ordinary gambler because he openly defied tno law. The District Attorney added tnat if Canfleld did not come in and plead guilty to being a common gambler within 43 hours, he would prosecute him to the limit of the law. Canfield then took a trip West. Sensational "John Doe" proceedings at which wealthy society men were supenaed to appear as witnesses followed. Later Canfield returned quietly to New York and sailed for Europe, being on the high seas before any but his Intimate friends knew of his departure. His lawyers said that he had gone abroad to have his portrait painted by Whistler, but It was commonly re ported that he had chosen to exile him self as long as Jerome was prosecutor. In May. 1903, he returned under an assumed name. He was recognized on the pier and after consultation with his attorneys, went to the criminal courts building to face charges that might be pending against him. Two years of legal warfare followed. at the end of which Canfleld was fined $1000 as a common gambler. BUILDING PERMITS GIVE TANGIBLE EVIDENCE OF PROGRESS. The report of the city building inspection bureau shows that the total building permits for De cember, 1914. will be greater than for any month since April. 1913. While the month Is only half gone, the permits to date amount to $1,324,865. The estimate for the full month is $1,760,000. For December a year ago the total amount was $640,5G5. The total so far this month is higher than for any month before dur ing the present year. Only two months In 1913 went over $1,000, 000. The $1,250,000 authorization Is sued a few days ago to the Meier & Frank Co. for the erection of their 12-story depart ment store building on Fifth street Is the largest contributing factor to the showing for the current month. 4 iConcluded on Fags .) Scotland, ! today.