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g ,J THE aiORVIXG OREGOmS. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915. .. - nir I i- "j bi ri n ri n n n n PT n X--. HAVE YOU FELT Germans Are Dislodged in Two Villages in Poland, Re-, ports Petrograd. Local Successes 'Are Scored THE THRILL? by Both Sides on Franco Belgian Front. tr-n miiT nnn i iu u i 1 i n i u t i i t i t i t - m i i i i t . t i t i r , r i i i I ALL Lb AUhIM LUob sE E BR1TA1N i DttlUHi: I J uapi pi rf H H'trrf if Hi rnln nnTl Z i ' - ' t nunni li mill I nil "" ; HUM I I 11 I'M' lllll M M nrrun IJH n a. i.uuuin.i uninun rM j 3 ARTILLERY SCATTERS FOE . SHARP FIGHTING CONTINUES r 'Mines Arc Vscd to Clear Ways tor s I Charges by Infantry, AVhile Vio- 5 lent Artillery Duel Is Kept J Vp at One Point. ; LONDON'. Feb. t. Local nains on the Z Franco-Belgian front by both the Ger- J mans and the allies are described in I tonight's official communications from J Berlin and Paris. The loss of positions in the Argonne I at Kagatell is admitted by the French w-.r nmre. which offsets this -with the report of capturing a wood north of) r Alesnil-les-Hurlus. ; The report of the French War Office 2 follows: On the nipht of February 6-7 the ? enemy exploded three series of mines " at Iji Boiselle. in front of houses in the J, villages which we occupied. Two com- ? panics and a half were then sent against our positions, but were not able J to jgrt beyond the excavations formed - by the explosions. I French Counter Attack Wins. ; "A counter attack executed by one of our companies February 7 drove the enemy from the excavations, which we - immediately occupied. The Germans J left 200 dead on the ground. ; "To the north of Mesnil-les-Hurlus. nn the night of February 7-8. we cap I tured a wood where the enemy had J been solidly established. j "In the Arponne the action of the in- - fantry engaged at Bagatell was pro- lonsred throuKhout the night of Feb . ruary 7-8. The Germans, after having made some progress, were able to oc- k: cupy at daybreak of the 8th only par- J ticular parts of our advanced line, i around which the struggle continued f during the day." Artillery Duel In Violent. i " An official report issued earlier to day by the Paris office says: "From the sea to the Oise There was an artillery duel yesterday of consider. Hole violence in the vicinity of Cuinchy, west of La. Bassee. "Southwest of Carency we were suc cessful in a surprise attack on a Ger man trench, which had been blown up by one of our mines. The defenders of this position were either killed or tak en prisoner?. "On the Aisne front and in Cham pagne, yesterday saw an intermittent bombardment. The accuracy of our artillery fire was evidenced at several Places. West of Hill 191, north of Massiges, our batteries checked an at tempted attack on the part of the enemy. The German War Department's offi cial statement this afternoon, wirelessed here, said: "The fight for our positions south of the canal and southwest of La Bassee conlinues. Part of the short trench taken by the enemy has been recaptured. "In the Argonne, we wrested from our opponents a portion of their forti fied positions. Otherwise there has been no change of importance in this region." I BULGARIA PROFITS BY WAR r ' Cloin? of Dardanelles Sends Vast Trade to Dedeagatcli. PKDEAGATCH. Bulgaria. Jan. 23. M'orreponderu-e of the Associated TV5jO Since the closing- of the Dar danelles t hi? port has been almost f rhol.ed with import and export trade. With Genoa it is sharing the ad van- tK of beincr a neutral port available w" for the accommodation of Southern Kurope. The docks are loaded con stantly, and a dozen or more steamers are usually anchored in the roadstead Awaitin? dockinir facilities, which were not planned for a trade like the pres ent unprecedented one. Thousands of paAfiengers have passed through here who never before visited it and enor mous quantities of merchandise are in transit to and from Russia, Rumania - and other Balkan states. If the port had adequate facilities for handling the traffic that would . clsdly bo dispatched through here the Hu I partan Government would have re ceived a vastly larger revenue than the considerable one now coming to it. In this respect Constantinople's loss is IedC8frHtchB Rain. ROUMANIANS STOP INVADER Austrian?- Kc ported to Have Violated Neutrality. r.V rilS. Feb. S. Austrian troops have - violated the Roumanian frontier near Turn Severin. the Journal is informed in a dispatch from its Nish correspond ent. The Austrian.- are reported to have fired on frontier guards who at : tempted to oppose their passage and a furious fight followed. Strong reinforcements came to the hr of the Roumanians, and after a three-hour struggle the Austrians are reported to have been driven back across the line, with a large number of ! wounded. If the Austrians had captured Turn Sever. n, the correspondents say. they would have had complete command of Klardova, the only place In Serbia on the Panube permitting communication with Houmania. The incident, which occurred several day ago. has not been followed up by .either side, the Journal's report says. NEUTRALS ORDERED TO GO " ;erninns Don't Want Italians and Swiss in Alsace. " BKRN'Fl. Switerland. Feb. S. via ;N. Paris. The German Government has iecrred the expulsion of neutrals from the province of Alsace. The order " Ftrikc.i principally at Italians and Kuiss. Tn this resrion there are only Jt few Americans, they being for the -mopt part manufacturers. Tne number of persons of Swiss na- - tionalitr iu ANace is estimated at be- tween 4000 and 6000. The Hwiss gov f crnment, however, has received ur- ances that many exceptions will be x granted. I J.ieulriiant tJove'rnor of Quebec Dies. QCEBEC. Feb. . Sir Francis Lange- lier. Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, iied todav at Ms official residence. Spencer Wood. He had been ill for . reveral months, ir Francis was TT years old. He waa ex-Mayor of the 'i'lty of Quebec and had been a member f the Dominion Parliament. Germany's undersea "Emdens" have, left a trail of wreckage which almost encircles the British Isles. The places where they have sunk British ships are marked with a star and there seem to be few ports which are safe from attack. Pathfinder Sunk by L-.il otf fat. Abb's Head. Scotland, September 5. Cressy. Aboukir and Hogue Sunk by U-9 "in the North Sea," September 22. Hawke Sunk "in the northern waters of the North Sea," October 16. Hermes Sunk in the Ptraits of Dover, October 30. Torpedo gunboat Niger Sunk in the Downs, off Deal, two miles off shore, November 11. German subma rine reported sunk off Dover, November 13. Audacious Sunk off the north coast of Ireland, October 27. Reported raid by two submarines in the Firth of Forth. December 9. Submarine flotilla tried to enter Dover on December 10, driven away by fire. Formidable Sunk off Plymouth January 1. Ben Cruachan. In Irish Sea, January 30. Lin da Blanche, In Irish Sea, January 30. Kilkoan, in Irish Sea, January 30 Tokomaru, off Havre, January 30. Ikaria, off Havre, January 30. WORLD POLICE 11 American Pacifist Idea Advo cated by Earl Grey. COLLECTIVE ACTION URGED Plan of International Law Enforce ment ly All Signatories to The Hague Probably Would Have Averted War, Says Briton. LONDON. Feb. 8. Earl Grey, For eign Secretary, presiding: at a meet ing held today to advocate an agree ment among the nations for the en forcement of international law, said that the present conflict probably never would have taken place had the policy of American pacificists, that the signatory nations to The Hague con ventions should undertake collective responsibility for the enforcement, been adopted. "It is almost certain." said Earl Grey, "that this logical and neces sary complement of The Hague trib unal will be adopted when the nations again meet in consultation. "The neutral powers who signed The Hague conventions missed a great op portunity by not protesting against the violations of international regulations that occurred in this war. which un doubtedly w ould have led to a diminu tion of its horrors." A resolution was adopted declaring it to be "imperative that a peace be established which shall secure collect ive responsibility by all civilized na tions for the maintenance and enforce ment of international law. ARMY SUPPLIES VARIED BRITISH ORDXANCB DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCY IS PRAISED. Five Tons of Foot Oimeut la One of 50.0O0 Different Articles Provided Weekly for Soldiers. IXXNDON". Feb. 8. An "eye witness" at the British general army head auarters in France pays a tribute in an article given out today by the official press bureau to the excellent worK or the army supply departments, men tioning particularly that of the ord nance department which supplies all clothing, equipment, tools and ma chinery, as well as -arms and ammuni tion. The ordnance department is a military universal provider, says the writer. "It is difficult to say which is the most striking the actual mass of material handled or the bewildering variety of articles stocked. The vastness of the work or main taining a modern army may be gauged by the fact that during the past month the supplies furnished included 450 miles of -telephone wire, 530,000 hand bags, and 10.000 pounds of shoe black ing, while in ten days the ordnance department supplied 120.000 fur waist coats, and 300.000 flannel belts. m The CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY SIX MONTHS OF WAR TOLD IN FIGURES. Among the changes that have been brought about by the six months of the war Is the condition by virtue of which the allies now occupy 32 554 square miles of German and Austrian territory and the Ger mans and Austrians occupy 30.201 square miles of territory taken from the allies. - The nearest approximation of the territory now held by the belligerents, based on lines drawn from the best official report, follows: Territory Held by the Allies. Country. ''"i In Alsace and Lorraine '- 'n In East Prussia 7-Z, In Galicia (Austria) M i In Bukowina (Austria) - - , Total : 32-54V Territory Held fcy Grrrnu mnd Austrians. Country. . Miles In Belgium 2"nSi In France - ...II In Poland Total,: .' ...i0,201 average weekly use of ointment for feet is five tons. "The complexity of the work is illustrated by the fact that the index of the stores include 50,000 separate kinds of articles. Most of these still are obtained from Kngland, but some are being manufactured by the ordnance department in its own workshops In France. The problems of distribution and accounting require a surprisingly large stafT" BELGIAN TAX IS PROTESTED Complaint to Washington Charges Confiscation by Germany. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The Belgian legation issued a statement today de nouncing a tax Imposed by Germany on Belgian refugees who do not return to the country by JUarch 1 as a confisca tion In violation of The Hague con vention. The statement was issued after Minister Havenith had called at the State Department. It follows: "A great number of Belgians, amounting to nearly 1,000,000, fled from their country, to save their lives and KKfeo-uard their honor, after the burn ing of many houses, the slaughter of many harmless citizfcns ana tng, aevas tation of the country committed by the German troops. "Now the German government n poses a tax equal to 10 times the usual Dersonal tax to all Belgians absent from their country who shall not be back before March 1. 1915. "The German government, after hav ing imposed an enormous war levy ot 480,000,000 francs (586,000,000) on Bel gium, already ruined by war and mi. merous exactions, maae on uecemuur 14. 1914. the formal promise that no further taxes would be imposed on the country. "The new taxation laid on the absent Belgians therefore is not only a viola tion of The Hague conventions, dui constitutes the breach of a. most sol emn pledge and amounts to a real con fiscation. PARIS GREETS GARIBALDI Standing of Italian Volunteers in Al lies Armies to Be Discussed. PARIS. Feb. 8. General Ricclotti Garibaldi, son of the Italian patriot. arrived in Pane yesterday, accompan ied by his wife. They were greeted at the station by their four sons and, also by General Galopin, the command ant of the military division of Paris, and other officials. neneral Garibaldi, who walked with crutches, was deeply touched by 'the enthusiastic demonstration with the large crowd that gathered. He thanked tliem for their sympathy and later went to Elysee Palace to comer witn Presi dent Poincare. It is understood that General Gari baldi is to consult with the French and British authorities regarding the stand ing of Italian volunteers in the armies of the allies. Sweden Sweeping Mines. STOCKHOLM. Jan. 28. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) A flo tilla of Swedish torpedo-boats and mine-sweepers has been sent from Stockholm to clear, mines from Swedish waters. All traffic from Stockholm to Gothland has been suspended in con sequence of the mine danger. British Casualties Total 104,000. IONDON. Feb. 8. Premier Asquith, speaking in the House of Commons to day, said that Britisn casualties in an ranks in the arena of the war, from the beginning of hostilities to February 4, amounted to approximately 104,000 men. This includes killed, wounded and missing. Successes Over Teuton Forces Are Declared to Have Been Won In Knst Prussia, Poland and in Carpathian Mountains. LONDON, Feb. S. Hard fighting continues in the Carpathians, with successes of considerable importance for the Russian troops, according to an official communication received from Petrograd. A pursuit of the Aus trians after their resistance had been broken at three fortified" positions near Mesolaborez is said to hae re sulted -in the capture of more than 2500 prisoners. The capture of addi tional troops after a retreat north of Usok pass also is recorded, while it is stated Austrian attacks were re pulsed at other mountain passes. Minor Russian victories are reported in East Prussia and Northern Poland. The text of the communication follows: "On the right bank of the Vistula some skirmishes favorable to us have taken place. Cavalry te Bayonets. "Our cavalry at 3 o'clock in the morning dislodged by bayonet attacks the Germans from the villages of Pod lesije and Prondystary. capturing a quantity of arms, ammunition and wire. "An important encounter took place on the road from Sierpec Rypin, where we delivered a successful night attack in the vicinity of the village of Urs zulewo. "On the left bank of the Vistula, on the Bzura and Rawka rivers, cannonad ing continued on February 5, but neither adversary undertook active operations. In the regioln of the village of Kami ony we began an offensive and made some little progress, in spite of an ob stinate resistance by the enemy. "Our artillery successfully bombarded a column of Germans who were mov ing in the direction of Bolimow from Zemiary. The infantry was compelled to flee, abandoning their artillery on the highway. Teuton In !ffuntalns Beaten. - "In the Carpathians hard fighting continues. Our troops broke down the enemy's resistance at three fortified po sitions near Mezolaborcz, and pursued the retreating enemy several versts, taking two cannon, five machine guns. capturing the commandant of the Third Honveds, 47 officers ana 2010 men. "North of Uzsok Pass, near the Luto wisko. the enemy was forced to retreat. Our troops occupied his trenches, tak ing three machine guns and many pris oners. "The attacks of the enemy who crossed the Toumholka and Beskid Passes on February 5, were repulsed with heavy losses for the enemy, who was forced into a precipitate retreat. rn the Black Sea our torpedo-boat destroyeVs have bombarded Choppo. The cruiser Breslau, which nas arrivea at Betum. fired 20 shots without result at our destroyers maneuvering in those waters. After two shots from the fort ress the Breslau steamed away." The Vienna official report said today that the situation in Western Poland and Galicia remained unchanged. It follows: "Our heavy artillery has successfully bombarded the region around Tarnow and has also made good practice against the Russian troops. "In the Carpathians yesterday there were battles everywhere. "During our further progress in Bu kowina our columns reached the Upper Suczawa Valley and captured 400 pris oners." RIGHTS WILL BE DEFENDED (Continued from First Page.) Representative Cline, of the House for eign affairs committee, also discussed the subject with Mr. Bryan, but de clined to talk of their visit afterwards. It was apparent on all sides here that the German proclamation and the Lusltania incident had introduced a delicate situation, touching more close ly perhaps the position of neutrals than any other occurrence of the war. Among naval officials it was pointed out that the threats of the German proclamation against enemy merchant men! found in the war zones, if carried out by submarines, would entail con siderable danger to the submarines themselves, especially if they attempt ed to follow previously recognized rules of war In boarding a merchant ship and taking off its passengers be fore destroying the vessel. New Situation Vital. The appearance of a submarine, it was pointed out, would mean its in stantaneous destruction by most of the big merchantmen, which, carry small guns. There is no room aboard a sub marine for passengers from a mer chantman, and unless small boats are nearby, the case of "imperative neces sity." so often advanced in interna tional law, it was said by some naval officers, may develop an entirely new situation in connection with subma rine warfare. The Lusitanla incident evoked a speech in the House by Representa tive Martin, of South Dakota, who an nounced that he favored legislation at this session to prohibit the use of American colors on any but American vessels and to make it an offense for the master of any foreign vessel, whether a. belligerent or not. to fly the American flag over a. ship. He said the penalty should be confiscation of the vessel and a fine for the commander in the event the ship returned to American jurisdiction- The State Department issued today a denial of reports that Ambassador Page had telegraphed that the British government, "after having secured the owner of the cargo of the Wilhelmina, would seize ail cargoes of foodstuffs destined to Germany without making compensation therefor." The general understanding in execu tive quarters is that the British gov ernment still intends to seize all car poes of foodstuffs destined to Germany, though whether there will be compen sation is not known. Bulgaria G?ts $30,000,000 Loan. BERLIN. Feb. 8. (By wireless to Say ville.) The Overseas News Agency an nounced today that a syndicate of Ger man. Austrian and Hungarian bankers had advanced 150,000,000 francs (30, 000,000) to Bulgaria. Military Men Reacli War J-Yont. BERLIN, Feb. 8 (By wireless to Say vilie. N. Y.) United States military at taches are reported to have arrived at Cracow to observe army operations now in progress. IT'S IN THE AIR Were you one of hundreds that crowded around our windows yes terday, expressing wonder and amazement? Tomorrow,. Wednesday, February 10th," a thrilling announcement will be made to the readers of The Oregonian. WATCH FOR IT! Postpone All Clothing Buying Wait 104-108 Third British War Office Wants Free Hand in Money Matters. NEED OF SECRECY CAUSE Enemy Would Learn Strength if Ex penditures Are Announced, House of Commons Is Told Press Bureau Is Criticised. LONDON. Feb. 8. The introduction of the largest military' budget in the history of Great Britain shared the nn.A tr, T4nimA of Commons to day" with a discussion of the activities of the official press Dureau. The task of introducing the budget fell on the parliamentary secretary of the War Office, H. J. Tennant, as Earl Kitchener, secretary for war, is a mem ber of the House of Lords. Two more days have been alloted to the discussion of these "army esti mates," whieh are called "a blank check budget" because the accounts of actual money which will be expended under them are represented by nominal iinrcq Under Secretary Ten- nanfs speech was a stirring tribute to the Britisn army ana a pica iui uiu. , recruits. "It is true," he said, "that recruiting thus far has been very satisfactory, but it varies from week to week, and possibly at the present moment a little more energy put into recruiting would not be out of place. There is no cause for discontent, but we want more men. The press bureau discussion was brought on by a motion by Joseph King, Liberal of North Somerset, "that . , . i h- nvAsa hiirau in re stricting the freedom of the press and withholding iniormanun nuuui. .uo i miAn hv no clear nrln- UCCI. u.w- j ciples and has been calculated to cause suspicion ana oiscontenx. ITin iirr.H that thA T1FRKS bureau issue a dally or a tri-weekly statement as to the progress, success and re verses ol tne -oriusn uuoy front. In reply Sir Stanley O. Buckmater, director of the press bureau, defended its work. He declared that he had never withheld for five minutes any information that he possessed. More over, he had published instantly every thing that it was in hi3) power to pub lish, JmJ Sir William r. cyics, j-ctunucu W. King's motion, asked if any dis-- asters had been conceaiea, as mere nu been endless stories of a capital ship lost ' some months ago off the north coast of Ireland. The Speaker replied that it was an admiralty matter, which could not be discussed under the head of army esti mates. In making the declaration that the America's Greatest - Cigarette Stop Ol fniiahs 1 J7 TROCHEVj Altar tlimat irritation id hHiin srh. ffic.SOc : l !Sl liuapic i ree, iOUi I. skuws so.l, BUNK CHECK ASKED r vja in eoples Clothing Co. Street, Between Washington and Stark Fi n h 1 1 11 troops have been brought from India, Australia. South Africa and Canada, without a sinKle casualty, the Under Secretary remarked: "When the total number of the men in known, this will be thought an ex traordinary fent." UNIONS LOSE IN CITY WORK California - Supreme Court Invali dates Supervisors' Stand. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. In a de cision, affecting the relations between union labor and all California cities, the State Supreme Court held toWay that the San Francisco Board of Su pervisors had no right to resolve that all city printing be done by union shops. Further, the court held that the city has no right to stipulate, as it has. that all work done for it shall be paid at a rate of not less than $3 a day, and that the working day shall not exceed eight hours. In both instances the court ruled that the provisions of the city charter making competitive bidding mandatory for all contract work invadidated the action of the supervisors. $10,000 Is Asked for Windbreaks. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 8. Senator Cham berlain has been requested by the -.nrnn riairalnnmnni T.AAfriie tO SeCUre an approriation of 810,000 for planting trees tor winaoreaKs on ic v v.... tilla extension. Tt Is rlaimerl by the Chat No. 7 Every time I have read one of Charles E. Van Loan's baseball stories in the Saturday Evening Tost I have said . "Why don't they get that chap writing scenarios for mo tion pictures?" . ' . Then the other day I read his "Buckshot John in the same weekly and, oh, how I wished I could have that great story in motion pictures. It took some work; but I got it, and with Hobait Bos worth in the star role, you can see the wonderful stoi v of that old desperado in films at the Star Theater till Wednesday night. There is also a remarkable series of pictures showing the passage of the Ancon through the Panama Canal. Everyone ought to see these two great pictures. Of course, we are playing to capacity at the Teoples with, little Mary Pickford in "Mistress Nell." How we all do love that little woman ! Do you know I have secured Gaby Deslys, with Harry Pilcer, for the Peoples next Sunday in "Her Triumph ? My next chat will be In Thursday's Oregonian. John F. Cordray Lt ' CO LARNED'S mm Five Beautiful ? Beautiful 4 Volumes Beautifully - bound , Rrtolai? 4 A U1L I NUT a -U nidium ikw Ul Ilia. WORLD V & How to get them Almost Free VA Klmnlv ciin a Coupon Iiko inm gov u wu ou? ipeciai iii5 ot L9S at tha book dapartmeo .( OLDS, WOBTVAJf KIMO J. K. Gill, CO. ul'ir-R At FRAXKS . er e ottlca mt 1 .r" S1.98 1 1 trraerea . ,..1 .... taestts MilZ mmA l.poail Tt lT IMilT M " . ma lf , t' For Armmfr auaranea 'A Until further notice a big 9 1.50 M War Map FREE with each set VA tyfCrAfAtfib 1 M It-ague that If wlnnhrck re not planted, the project will not bo a in-t-ess. GERMAN STEAMER MOVES Vessel Merely Shin Ponllltin Vhilr Brlton Awaits OiitMde New York. NEW YORK. Feb. 8 The iinii'iivl siKht of a Kteumxhlp flying the iltrmaii flag passing quarantlnr, apparent1 V bound to sta, colncltlently IH n of ficial marine rrp.irt that a British war. ship was off Fire lslanti. bound twrt ..... . .,..- tn th hurhnr. crfatert ex citement In shipping circles this noon until the German vrn, .' passing through the Narrows, turned and anchored in Gravescnd Hay. n-i.- -hin vh h the HarmirK. J ID Plll) ' " " - - which was merely aeeklng an am-hoi- aga to escape wharfage cnre. a cording to her agents. She hv t alongside her slater ship, the Madaa burg. Germany Admits Individual's HIrMs BERLIN, Feb. 8. (By wireless to Say ville.) The Supreme Court of the Gar man empire, in deciding a patent law suit against a Frenchman residing In Parts declared that Germany waa at war with states and their armerl forces, not with private citizens: therefore, tin private rights of foreigners could ha abrogated only by a special law. The German law, the court said, did not . .... l .. 1 . t u' . r must recognize twn."" be conducted by damaging private prop. ert y. - li COUPON fl DeLuxe Style of Binding S Jrit 0ifVfeVr,"i". TUB OBKGOMA f thla bti-mi .. . t A J .J . I . ...... v ..... H. - TkarJ2a.paSn)aalla,Zla Poank Zaaa. COO " 31 da Z . " 1000 " MM. r. r. i mnw .1 nr Tur rii