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PORTIAXD, OREGOX. SATURDAY, DECET3IBEK 13, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
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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
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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
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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-
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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.
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Scotland,
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