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TUV nrm?VTXa OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY. JANUARY 2, 1915. . LATEST BRITISH WARSHIP TO BE DESTROYED AND SCENE OF DISASTER- STE1NBAGH, ALSACE PORTLAND'S KKSl ilUJC aiURC a na o nTnno-rr.Ra-rnncr Rale in Their Two Stores. 129 Tenth St, Bet. Washington and Alder, and 308 Washington St., Between Fifth and Sixth During this sale every pair of Shoes in our stores is radically reduced in price- every purchase means a saving to a discriminating public. The quality of our merchandise needs no elaboration. We carry only the best. This is not g. clearance of short lines or odds and ends, but a reduction sale of regular new up-to-date merchandise, backed by our guarantee of 25 vears of successful merchandising. We are sole agents for the celebrated Germans Abandon Attacks in Effort to Retake Lost Town of St. Georges. AIRMEN DELIVER ATTACKS FRENCH GAINING AT T,r.mr .ItTTMD T.TOT' C tl i X? CTflTJP iLlJi Bombs Fall on Dunkirk, France, and Mrli, Alsace Artillery Duels iio 6n BrltiHh lose Trpmh Cap tive Allies Are 585,000. PARIS, Jan. 1- While French avia tor have bombarded the railway ata tion at Metx, Alsace, four German air men Thursday were dropping bombs on Dunkirk, on the north coast of France, and artillery duel were in progress at many pointa from tha sea to the Swiss Success for the French at Steinbach, tn Alsace, are reported in an official statement from the War Office today, which also sajw six German infantry attacks were repulsed at one point be tween tha Meuse and tha Moselle. -From the sea to Rheims there was yesterday hardly anything more than artillery engagements. The enemy bombarded without result the village of Bt. Georges and tha head of the bridge position organized by the Bel gians at a point south of Dlxmude Gtrasa tVark Demolished. Spirited cannonading resulted ad vantageously for us between La Bas ses and Carency, between Albert and Roye. in the region of Verneetll. and in the neighborhood of Blanc Sablonk. which is near Craonne. At this point we also demolished - certain German earthworks. In the Region of Perthes and of BeauseJour we have held the gains mad by ua on December 30. During all tha day of December Jl the activity f tha opposing artillery forces was in terrupted. . "In the Argonne the enemy attacked violently almost the entire front in the Forest of La Grurie. At certain points ha advanced for a distance of io yards, but counter-attacks were at once .de- "fthe region of Verdun there have been violent artillery engagements -Between tha Meuse and the Mo selle, to the northwest of Flirey the Germans delivered, during the night of December 80-S1 and in the morning of tha list, no less than six violent counter-attacks for the purpose of re taking the trenches captured by ns December 30. Kach of these attacks was brilliantly repulsed. Heta Statloa Bombarded. "Our aviators have bombarded at night the railroad stations at Met and at Arnaville. -We continue U make progress foot by foot In Steinbach. Here the artil lery of the enemy showed great activ ity during the morning of December SI but in the afternoon of this day our batteries won a distinctive advantage. BERLIN. aJn. 1. (By wireless to London. 3:44 P. M.)-The fo llowing of ficial communication was gien out today at army headquarters: "In the western theater of war noth ing of importance has happened near Nieuport. The Idea of re-taking the hamlet of St. Georges, which has been completely demolished by the ewray. artillery fire, was abandoned in view of the high level of the water there -Last of Bethune. to the south of the canal, we captured an English tr-lnbthe Argonne our attacks made further progress... Another 40 pris oners, six machine guns, four mine throwers and numerous other arms and quantities of ammunition fell into our hands. A French camp northwest of St. Mlhlel was set on fire by our artil lery. Attacks at Flirey and west of fcennheim. which were repeated yes terday, were repulsed. Germans Mold 5S5.000 Foea. The total number of prisoners of war lield in Germany at the end of the year amounts to 813S officers and 6ii,s7a "This is shown in a summary issued from headquarters, but which points out that the lists do not include civil ians Interned in Germany nor the pris oners taken during the pursuit in Kus sian Poland or those in transport. Of the total, the French contribute 1459 ofTlcers. including seven Generals and J15.S05 men; the Russians. 35. o of ficers, of whom 1 are Generals, and S0S.I9O men: the Belgians, 612 o'cr Including three generals and 36.35Z men. and the British, 492 officers and IS. 828 men. Headquarters takes occasion to say that the report that 1140 German offi cers and 134,700 men are prisoners of war In Russia is misleading, since this list includes interned civilians. Prob ably not more than 13 per cent of the total are military prisoners, it is de clared. CARPATHIAN- BATTLE KAGKS Russians Repulsed With Heavy Losses, Reports Vienna. AMSTERDAM, via London. Jan. 1. The following official communication from Vienna was received here this evening: "Fighting In the Carpathian Moun tains and in Bukowina continues, but the situation is unchanged. "The enemy's attacks both day and night at Biala and south of Tarnow both in Galicla) have been repulsed, our troops inflicting heavy losses and taking 2000 prisoners and six machine guna -North of the Vistula fog hinders the operation, but slight progress has been made there. "In the southern war theater nothing has happened." COURT TO BAR LAWYERS Chicago Tribunal fur Convenience of ,lcople to Bo Set I'p. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. A court of con venience a court without lawyers where the people may plead their own cases will be established here late in January as a branch of the Municipal Court, Chief Justice Olson announced today. Its aim will be to simplify Jus tice and reduce the cost of "going to law." "The object of the new court will be to make litigation lees expensive. -Judge Olson said. "No lawyers will be .needed to obtain Justice. The com plainant will present his own case and the defendant will voice his own de fense. "Technicalities will be eliminated from decisions and much Injustice may be averted. Under the present system both parties ara obliged to retain law yers." The court will at first consider cases In which amounta less than fSO are in volved. Later its scope will ba broad- , ened when other orancnes are eeiao PARIS PREPARED TO RESIST SIEGE Army of Excavators That Be gan Work in September Completes Gigantic. Task. TRAPS ARE SET FOR. FOE French Capital Xow Lies In Center of Entrenched Camp With Diam eter of 60 Miles Existing; Forts Strengthened. PARIS, Dec 18 (Correspondence of h Ae.ru.inta! Press.) The army of excavators who, early in September, began to dig Paris in when a German siege was threatened, have completed their work. , The General Confederatiop of Work ers alone sent 6000 volunteers, wuu nr-wirid their own digging tools and were merely recompensed by a daily ration of food. Tnousauas or jo'b'" hunted from their own land have also assisted in the work. Th r-itv now lies In the center or an Ar,n.hAH mmn whose diameter is about 0 miles and whose circumfer ence is nearly 200 miles. This is sur rounded by row after row of trenches e-hlv covered in with logs and turf through which loopholes have been left for rifle fire. All of tnem com municate with each other and contain . h.nira nf Arfh to nrevent their being enfiladed by Infantry or machine- gun fire. Out beyona tnem are tiu i . ,i Kafhori virA entanglements placed in all positions where an attack might originate. Tram Set for Attackera. r.!ii twwn nt irn have been taken in front of the advanced line of trenches by digging or aeep aucnes i .i.t.noo ia hlrlrlen bv a light covering of branches and turf, making them Invisible to approaching cavalry. infantry or artillery, una iuiwus table traps into which an attacking fnrr misrht fall a prey to the defend ers' machine guna and rifles. The approaches to tne trenqaes irom the rear consist of subterranean gal itA., wkltvh nrm!t thn reliefs to be made without any exposure of the men. All along this rront posts or ooaei--vation have been established, each of . . . . .. . , I ..ft Kv m lAnat wnicn is roraimuj.uvvi.!.. , r , " , , j three men provided with powerful field glasses and ln. uirecc wiepnoniu vum munication with headquarters and with the artillery batteries in the immediate vicinity. The emplacements of these batteries are known only to tne neaa quarters staff and to the men who serve the guns, all of which are buried in the earth, only tneir muzzies pro truding. For the benefit of the gun- ih& ..ii.cu nf fill nrnminent ob jects in the front have been measured. Behind the lines of trenches runs a City Inspired With Confidence. u",u .(hands of pretty unirameu 6ia lirht railroad line for the purpose of n""a .ri;i.oii 0n0Aline. bringing up ammunition and food and also, if necessary, remiorcemenis oi men to any point which might be men- m .1 v r I ' . n ..w tha .nn. I aced. Further provision for- the con- veyance of reinforcements is a hand in the large numbers of automobiles of all kinds, which can make the journey enooritiv fpftm anv one DOint to another. carrying groups of armed men. The existing rorts also nave oeen strengthened, but now only serve as ....nnvilnv nninti anrl Hennta for laree bodies of troops resting from their trench duty. T- v. T? n r- i i i n n AaHtrtm In mfilcins- Sun day trips to observe the works Intended for his defense and, aitnougn ne is nor permitted to learn many of the secrets of the arrangements, he has been able of the arrangements, he has been ame to see sufficient to Inspire him with ,-.i. . I t BRITISH NAVAL LOSSES SINCE BEGINNING OF WAR TOTAL en WARSHIPS. WITH NEARLY 6000 DEAD. British naval losses confirmed In 20 warships, including a superdreadnougnt. two u.jj, "J-"!" armored cruisers, submarines, torpedo-boats and other craft, but not including seven vessels which German accounts say were sunK, out who"" loss is not officially admitted. The loss of the superdread nougnt Audacious never has been the subject of-a report by the Ad miralty. The battleship Bulwark is said to have been destroyed by '"Tn" adamon'to" th. loss of these JO warships reports from German sources, unconfirmed by the Admiralty, tell of the r ing of the destroyers Druid, Laertes and Phoenix, and the light cruls erf Fearless Arethusa, Falcon and Brilliant. The losses in detail have been: Date, Phip and Class. Auk. . Amphton. light cniiaer Sept." Pieetiv. torpedoboat destroyer... s.pt. . Pathfinder, light crulwr Pept. 7. Warrior, armored cruiser spc 17. FiFard II, nchool ship .... S-rt- 1. AK-1 (Australian), aubmarine. Sept. 2", Priau, llht cruiser Sept. 22, Cressv. Houue and Abouklr, moretl crulsarw Oct. Ii. Hswke. lidht cruiser Oct. IS. D-S, submarine Oct. 20. E-3. submarine - Oct 27. Audaelou. uperdreadnousirt ... Nov. 1, Good Hop. ana Monmoutu, - ov. I, fteriue". nam ' 1 w. . . . . . Nov. 1t.Nirstr"7nb;r: I"..- . Swnmm.'?aaine 5 ,lt time a ' 4I7S officers and men killed. 453 wounded. 96S missing and 1671 captured or interned. This estimate Included the loss to the marine division sent to the relief of Antwerp. Of those recorded as r.inar It is believed a large proportion were drowned. To the total Tf dead then issued must be id-led the 76S . ol 'the Bulwark and the 6S0 of the Formidable, making at least 2J2 dead. l i-icw- -Am-- .... r 1 W- fwm- r vVV -M I ; , S?"TV s--Jifzr" . r""! r n S - 'tire " f cAiAnl fllll r ' , Kirr r h I II II Top Battleship Formidable. Middle British Navy, as It Appears Leaving lunt. neiw Burl, Where Formidable Sank. NURSESANNOYWOUNDED TOMMY ATKINS VICTIM OF SEJfTI- BIEXTAL IXCOMPETENTS. Young Women of Social Influence, At tracted by Romance of War, Hamper Serlons Work. LONDON. Dec. .-(Correspondence , of the Vssociated Press.) Too sick io makea the autonomy of nations a pre be nursed today," a placard, said to mminary condition; because the pres have been placed over the bedstead of 9A- pU- JB44 jbujbSb jbjh bi j-b a a soldier wounded in the South African are not among the pacifists who are campaign, is much needed in British for peace at any price. . thn Nation- nUBptLtLlS UUWi " ) - . al Council of Trained Nurses, which has sent to Lord jtitcnener a piuiw. against the employment of Incompetent nurses. In acknowledgment of the res olution, the Secretary of War asKea the council to submit evidence in sup port of its charges, ana a repori. id ex pected shortly. The orofessional trained nurses are complaining that young women ot means and social influence, attracted by the sentimental side of nursing at the front, have stormed the hospitals and have in many cases obtained posi tions notwithstanaing mai mc r .nrt "If Lord Kitch- ener had aBked for 500,00a nurses to eijlst for service insieaa oi 000 men," said a trained nurse, 'he would have had the number the next morning." Such being the case, according to the allegations of the Nurses' Council, the rush of amateurs has pushed aside the competent, greatly to the misfortune of the wounded Tommy, who has to sub- "fussing" and petting ai ine m'' ..J,,,t,.iiM.n eirls. which. faj toward ministering to his reaJ eeds Th aeitation against the Incompe- . . 1 Ua tl r- t nurse wag raised early in the war, but only just now have the organized nurses numbering some 6000, brought the matter officially to tne anenwun of the War Office. PACIFICIST DEFENDS WAR Belgium, if Annexed ,to Germany, Promises to Be Thorn in. Side. im-nnn Dec. 8. (Correspondence of the Associaiea rr.( " -- permanently annexed to Germany, sne .-ill nrove a new Lorraine, another and . . . n .T HaWIiiiti he part by the Admiralty, now total Toasage Cause. , "3.44H Submarine. Loss of Life. 131 800 Pybmarine. Submarine. Stranded. Foundered. Accident. Battle. ..13.5.-.0 .. l..".0t .. ' 4.10 .. 2,13 21 ....12.000 each. Bubmarlne. ... 7 S."0 Submarine. .... S70 Sunk, gunfire. . . . . 450 Punk, sunt ire. . . . .2S..""0 Mine. 14K0 471 2S 'I 40 1360 , 5,0u buomarinc. - . . Ulant Torpedo or wn 1 C. .. more truculent Finland," said M. Emile Vandervelde, the Belgian socialist and labor leader, in an address here under the auspices of the wounded allies' re lief committee. ' M. Vandervelde, who accepted a cabinet ministry at King Albert's request at the outbreak of the war, gave the views of his party as follows: ,. . ' -i "Speaking as a socialist, an anti-nationalist and a pacifist, I consider this war must be fought to a finish, pre cisely because I am a socialist, an anti nationalist and a pacifist. x "Why? Because socialism has always rernernlzea mat a nation, wiikii -.- tacked, possesses . the rig :M . -of legltl- END OF WAR PREDICTED PRESIDENT OF FRANCE EXPECTS PEACE THIS TEAR. Forecast Is Made Before Members of Diplomatic Corps Who Extend Season's Greetings PARIS, Jan. 1. The belief that the year now beginning will see the end ine nf thn war waa expressed by President Poincare in an address to day to members of the diplomatic corps who went to the Falace of the Elysee to present New Tear's con gratulations to tne President. "I do not doubt that next year, at .1.1- ...Jl.ln.ol VAAanttnM 4l'a ehall HUB UaUlUUUBl iti-ciinwiit -j celebrate together the establishment of a beneficent peace wnicn, souaiy oasen on rectitude and respect for interna tional treaties, w.ill give necessary se curity to the nations," said the Presi dent. The British Ambassador, Sir Francis oo HAan nf th a Hlnlomatic corps,' presented the congratulations Ot his colleagues aaa hihijscia. address Sir Francis remarked, that the diplomats present at the reoeptlon comprised "representatives of the na tions fighting at the side of France and of other nations upon which neu trality imposes special duties In the grave crisis which Europe is travers ing." William Graves Sharp was present at the reception with a staff which was unusually large for the American Am bassador. The American embassy is now the hardest worked of any in Paris, having the affairs of Germany, Austria and Turkey, as well as Its own to look after. With Mr. Bharp were- the three former Ministers designated by the State Department to serve with the American embassy during the war John W Garrett, H. Perclval Dodge and John G. Coolidge. There were also present the four secretaries of the em bassy Robert W. Bliss, Arthur U. Frazier. Arthur Orr and Louis A. Suss dorf, Jr.; Major Spencer Cosby, the military attache, and Lieutenant-Commander William F. 3rlckar. the naval attache. President Poincare exchanged New Tear's greetings by telegraph with General Joffre. the Kings of England, Belgium and Servia and the Emperor of Russia SEA SURVEY TO BE URGED Representative of Coast States TJnite to Secure Action by Congress. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. (Special.) Representatives Kahn of .California; Hi.mnhrev of Washington and Hawley - . nf Tm ciflc Coast Representatives in tonsrraa, were appointee, a commiti.ee iw usib the House appropriations committee toll recommend a suitaoie apiirupnauuu ui a wire drag survey of Southeastern Alaska waters and for a lighthouse , .1 1. T- PaeJfio Coast shipowners are a unit) la asking the appropriation. REDUCED ?PFfiIAI. ATTENTION is ISwSe most regular price. Mothers, take notice. Williams & Hoyt's celebrated Pla-Mate ShoesT sold regularly oaii th MIES SHELTERED CITIES OF CAVES Life Made Agreeable for Hun dreds of Thousands of Sol diers on Firing Line. HOWIES SHARED' BY-WORMS Under-ound "Villas" of Surgeons, Clubs, Restaurants and Homes Described In "Jocose Vein In tetters rtom Front. Tsi7.T?r.1v Dec. 17.i (Correspondenco of the Associated Press.) Not since the Pleistocene age ha cave-dwelling Deen so universal a mode of life in Europe . . .3 .. a i. ha. thnrA are nun- dreds of thousands of men, on and on the firing: line, who Durrow iui from the enemy's fire and the weather s thi Winter. Vast under ground cities have been built. In Oallcia tne Aswciniei. respondent saw a hill which had five tiers of caves, in rows of 40 each. Tne entire establishment sheltered 2500 "Life tn the earth dwellings is &yee- . . j : . - rt oil aicniintS. 1 h6 men in their letters, at least, speak of ' ; . v. . mnrh fpclinir as they do of home. Though snow and i iiKont the wind howls ram ucfc ' " " ' " ' . . . and great guns- boom, the cave l al ways snug ana warm, " has been possible to gather enough straw for the floor and bed, and usually SafeFIrst Aid Station Underground. So agreeable is life in the cave. In fact, that the little humor contained in letters from soldiers at the front is nearly always connected with it. "I have been in this bombproof turn out for 10 days," says the letter of a German army surgeon. "Toward the front not a house or bam is standing. There is not a place in which we might stable our horses, and since our am bulances would be a fine target for the enemy's artillery, we have established our first aid station in a roomy cave, about 120 feet from the firing line. Two passages, cut deen. in the earth, give access to the cave, in which there s room for about six wounded in addi tion to several persons of the sanitary service. Close to our cave lie the under ground villas of the surgeons and the battalion commander and his Adjutant, also the club, which has-been named the Thirsty Cavedweller. Cure for "KPves" Excellent. "The inn is a pearl of an Institution, suited alike for Summer and Winter traffic and recommended to people suf fering from nerves, ennui, super-culture and sickly esthetics. It is also an ex cellent cure for alcoholism. A Physi- cian is constantly in atrenaanw. reasonable, and living in the club are i costs : b nothing except, possiDiy, ft interior equipment and decorations i i Vrti, wria-ele through The the narrow passage into the restaurant. and then rail aown twu " . cover afterwards tnai you upright in the dining-room, which has a floor area of about 0 square feet. "A homemade table and two rough benches are the furniture of the res taurant. On the table stand two can dles in artistic holders fashioned from beets. Th .walls are covered with expensive' hangings, and the ceiling has an old-fashioned wainscoating, both outbreaks of luxury having been made necessary by the efforts of moles and worms to taste our soup; drink our beer and wine and make excursions down our backs between skin and clothing. I will say that these creatures are gTeatly interested in the splendor we h.v established in their midst. r-annot StoD Songs. In another letter from the front an other Captain, who is laconic and terse, says of cave life! "We are as wet as young dogs, as dirty as swine, hairy as monkeys and keep singing with the enemy 320 feet away We live in caves which are now and then destroyed by shells of the enemy. When that happens we crawl iiir Bt manv rabbits, and continue live on pigs, steers, hens, goulash i xl a mi t- hair stair-iasn- i to and ied. write by light of candles, upon which we do tne cooKine i m nr nn-ar nil r (tn antedilu- time. .nH dad v anticipate ayonet attack for the relief it gives through a change of air. Make a cialty of fighting English, Belgians, us Hanan and Son Shoes For Men and Women the standard of good foot wear the world over and we ' enarantee prices to be the same at all times as those prevailing in II A NAN'S own stores in New York Citv. During this sale you. Vi-nro fhft nrmortunitv of buv ing this celebrated footwear PRICES. Don't miss the opportunity. called to our Children's Department at our main store at 12!) dependable Shoes can be had at a great saving from the Latest stvle Fancy-Top Shoes Are Included in ths Sale. ROSENTHAL'S French, Indians and what not. Have earned the iron cross and live for King and fatherland." PAY FOR DRILL ADVISED Governor Dunne Says Nation Should Offer Inducements to Militia. KPnTMnTriEL,!). ill.. Jan. 1. "If the National Government wishes the vari ous states to maintain aWtlxen soldiery if should furnish a greater incentive to the young men of the country to become soldiers," Governor Dunne to day said' in addressing the officers of the Illinois National Guard, who went to the Capitol today to pay their annual New Year s call on ineir -.uuiiuuini-in-Chief. . . Federal Government for attendance on drill or state troops, the Governor aeciarea mi such drill was for the benefit of the National Government, which should compensate the soldiers for the time spent at drill. VERDICT WON BY. PRINTER Award of $10,000 Made for Alleged Lead Poisoning. CHICAGO. Jan. 1. Miss Mary Sheets, a printer, who alleged she contracted lead poisoning at the cases, won today a verdict of $10,000 in her suit against the International Harvester Company. The case is said to be the first in which lead poisoning in printing shops has been proven. - ui,.. Ehui. ttiflpil that after two years as a type distributer in the har vester company's priming piani became ill of lead poisoning. The evi .i .knvui ahn ia now a partial paralytic. More than 50 printers tes tified, a large numoer oi mem they never heard of lead poisoning resulting from work in a printing plant. RULER GREETS PR2EMYSL Francis Joseph Expresses Thanks for Resistance or Besiegers. t Avnnv Ta 1 Th following lv i.'i'.i, " "" - - wireless dispatch was received here to night trom Berlin: "The following message of greeting has been sent by the Austrian Emperor to the Prxemysl garrison: "'His Royal Apostolic Majesty notes with heartfelt gratitude the spirited allegiance of the garrison at Prxemysl. t .1. Br,iAnHiri rpaistance of its de fenders, the Emperor perceives the calm security with wnicn ine r.in .i.ii will successfully rel"t th enemy. Purity-Quality- Flavor aker's Cocoa Possesses Kertsterrd 17. B. I'M. Offle Walter Baker Established 1780 - at $. reduced to $1.65 GERMAN VESSEL HIT British Flight Commander Be lieves Bomb Found Mark. BEARINGS LOST IN FOG Formidable- Fire Directed at Aviator by Enemy's Warships as lie File Over Great Fleet, but He Escapee Miswlles. LONDON, Jan. 1. The experiences of Flight Commander Francis Hewlett during the recent aertal raid on the riAwman naval haaa at CuXhaVCU Ttl described tn an interview with the avia tor transmitted to Renter's Telegram Company from Amsterdam. Commndr Hewlett, who was believed to have lost his life until it was learned yesterday that he bad been picked up by a steam trawler and landed at Metdnn, Holland, says he believes that he hit a German warship- with one of the bombs he dropped. "I led the airship squad," said Com mander Hewlett. "I ran Into a thick fog, and after a time found myself near the coast of Schleswlg. I flew over German torrltory and eventually came near Cuxhaven. "When the mist had cleared I w that I had lost my direction. I de scended at a certain point ascended Again and flew over the great German fleet and the trawlers which were lying under steam behind Heligoland. "A formidable fire was directed t me and I replied with several bombs. It Is my opinion that I hit on of tha German vessels, becausa soon after wards dense smoke arose from her. "I was unable to And the Urltlh fleet. My motor was running hot and I waa compelled to descend. I was picked up by a Dutch trawler, but destroyed my motor and sank the hydroplane be fore I boarded the trawler at 1 o'clock on Christmas morning. 1 stayed aboard the trawler six days during a terrible storm." Route to the Sanitarium. Atchison Globe. It is the man or woman who can af ford all other luxuries who usually suffers a nervous breakdown. J2U Three m It is absolutely pure, it is of high quality, and its flavor is de licious. Guard against imita tions : the, genuine has the trade-mark pn the package and is MADE ONLY BY & Co. Limited DORCHESTER, MASS. llshed." f