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TJTT2 MORXING OREGOXTAN. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1913. CAPTURE OF GRODtiO IS DESPERATE TASK Russians Make Frightful Sac rifices in Last Effort to Resist Invaders. STREETS FULL OF DEAD Jfours to Hand-to-Hand Fighting Attend Effort to Take Govern ment House Xiglit Matle Bril liant by Bursting of Shells BERLIN, Sept. 11. via London, Sept. 12. The laconic announcement by the German general staff In a bulletin is sued September 3 that Grodno had been captured after house-to-house fighting left the public without details of the capture of the fortress up to the pres ent time. The Lokal Anzeiger now prints a delayed report by one of its correspondents. Dr. Stephen Steiner, who entered the city with the Germans and saw much of the fighting at close range. Th correspondent approached the city from the southwest on the evening of September 2. Ke entered the sec tion of the city south of the Niemen River, but was unable to cross, as pontoons had not yet been built there and the Russians' had destroyed the high bridges. The air was thick with humming bullets and the explosion of shrapnel shells, the metal rattling sharply on the walls of the houses. Sheila Illuminate River. "The night scene at the water's edge was one of unparalleled grandeur," says Dr. Steiner. "Tho river, skirted by rows of houses on bluffs 130 feet high, was illuminated by exploding shells, the broad stream sending up everywhere Jets of water from the shell fragments. Numerous church towers across the river, with their gilt crosses encircled by clouds of smoke from the shrapnel, appeared on the lighted horizon. "Suddenly a mighty pillar of flame shot up on the other shore, producing a gigantic rain of sparks and burning fragments. The terrific detonation drowned the roar of the cannon. It was the explosion of some Russian ordnance depot. It caused numerous conflagrations in its vicinity which il luminated brightly the ruins of the gigantic Niemen bridges lying half in the water." Heavy German guns, brought into position during the night, next morn ing shelled the Russian forts, six or seven of which still were defending themselves vigorously. Russians Hold on Stubbornly. The Russian artillery stationed at barracks on the northern heights also kept the southern suDurbs under a heavy fire and the rain of rifle bullets still was incessant. Nevertheless, Ger man pioneers succeeded under cover of darkness in putting a pontoon across the river. Several. German bat talions and batteries of artillery gained the northern shore to support the other troops which had crossed farther down the stream. As the correspondent approached the bridge he found the bodies of fallen soldiers everywhere along the streets. These and the dead horses were pushed aside to make room for the advance of the troops. Thirty yards away a shrapnel shell exploded, killing a sol dier and a horse. The air was still humming with bullets and shells were exploding overhead. Forts No. 6 and 7 continued belching sheets of flame. Meanwhile the writer reached the pontoon bridge where long columns of troops were crossing swiftly. A man occasionally dropped from the ranks, but his body was pushed aside and the column moved on without breaking the pace. The river on both sidesuf the bridge was spouting flame from falling projectiles. Under these circumstances tho coi respondent succeeded in reach ing the northern shore. Landwchr Search Houses. The streets and squares everywhere were full of soldiers. The members of the land w eh r were searching houses and bringing out Russians, arrayed in the most motley of uniforms, who had concealed themselves in the buildings. A big Russian church, ignited by a Russian shrapnel shell, burned rapidly. A munition column passing this church was struck in its midst by a Russian shrapnel shell. The writer found a hotel and was assigned to a room where he stayed while the hottest fighting continued in a nearby street. Two machine guns, mounted on tables, were peppering a house 500 yards away, assisted by a cannon. The commander of the post explained that 10 minutes previously the Russians made a sally, but were re pulsed by this cannon and the machine guns at 450 paces, leaving the streets lined with dead Russians. The German losses also were heavy. The Russians barricaded themselves in the house and shot from the windows at the garden walls. Troops Clash at Close Quarters. Bloody hand-to-hand fighting oc curred in the capture of the old gov ernment palace, the residence of the Governor. The Germans attacked it in the night and after several hours' fight ing drove the Russians from the palace and the park. The correspondent, visiting the palace, found everywhere signs of hand-to-hand encounters. The smoothly polished floors were covered with bodies. The palace was slowly burning, having been set on fire by shrapnel. Dr. Steiner says that while he vis ited the front in various streets the firing from l'orts No. 6 and No. 7 re doubled, heavy guns apparently hav ing been transported to them during the day in an effort to hold the city at the last moment. But the effort was made too late, as forts No. 4 and 5 had now fallen and the city was mostly in German hands. Finally, toward 6 o'clock, the cor respondent heard detonations in the direction of Korts No. 6 and No. 7 and saw pillars of fire ascending, meaning that the commander had ordered them blown up. The railway station and barracks still were in Russian hands, 'out these also were captured before S o'clock. Half an hour later the writer inspected the streets leading to the station and found them thickly strewn with dead. The Russians had made counter-attacks with death-defying courage and had made frightful sacrifices in the lives of the men. The Germans continued their pur suit of the retreating Russians into the forests east of the city. BERNSTORFF IS TO ACT (Continued From Flrt Ta(re him. Such action would be taken, but would be regretted by this Government. 4. Withdraw Dr. Dumba and hand Dr. Penfield his passports. This would mean a rupture of diplomatic relations. To asquiesce completely in the Ameri can request would be to dispel the clouds which hover over the relations of the United States and the Central European powers. Austria-Hungary and Germany observe the same diplo matic policy. ,So, uf Austria-Hunsaria recognizes the gravity of her envoy's offense and acts justly, it may be accepted that this is in accordance with the views and wishes of Germany. BERXSTORFF NOW OPTIMISTIC Administration Considers' Testimony of Survivors of Arabic. WASHINGTON, Sept. 12. Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador, re turned to Washington today to initiate informal discussion with the American Government supplementary to the note from the Berlin Foreign Office regard ing the sinking of the Arabic. The Ambassador is optimistic in spite of the growing serious conclusion here over the state of relations between the United States and the Germanic allies. It is held in German circles that the Arabic note with its reiteration of the announcement that submarines are under orders not to sink peaceful liners wiLnoui warning, ;s in accord with as surances already given the State De partment and confidence is elt that an agreement can be reached for arbi tration of the question of reparation. President Wilson and Secretary Lan sing are considering the testimony of survivors of the Arabic, all tending to show that the Arabic was torpedoed without warning, in connection with the German note declaring the sub marine commander launched hs torpedo Decause the liners action convinced him he was about to be attacked. Be lief Is expressed that while the Ger- MAP SHOWING NEW BRITISH GAIZVS LESS THAN FIRST REPORTED. Details of the fighting by the British expedition which landed on Suvla Bay in an effort to outflank the Turkish positions along the Achl- Baba front and the forts defending the narrows of the Dardanelles, show that the first reports of the advance overestimated the advantage gained. The chief result gained was the lengthening of the battle fronts on Gal lipoli Peninsula and a start made toward turning the Turkish positions, which up to this time had only been assailed by frontal attacks from the Seddul Bahr positions held by the British and French before Krithla and the Achi Baba heights. For some months also the Australians and New Zealanders had been holding a precarious position on the coast of Gaba Tepe. As a re sult of the Suvla Bay landing and the advance to the Anafarta ridge the Aus tralasians were able to advance and uni te with these forces and form a new front. These combined forces now occupy a front of over 12 miles, stretch ing in a wide arc inland from Gaba Tepe northeast to Suvla Bay. Recently two Italian expeditions have been reported as sailing for the Dardanelles. The first was estimated at 200,000 men and the second neces sitated the use of 117 transports. These heavy reinforcements are taken to in dicate important developments in the allies' efforts to force the Dardanelles. man explanation is considered weak and unsatisfactory, the United States will consent to the proposal that the question of indemnity be arbitrated on condition that discussion be limited to the question1 of fact as to whether the submarine commander was justified, without investigating the general prin ciple for which this Government has contended. The German memorandum on the Or el una case reached the State Depart ment in the course of the day, but was not decoded in time for consideration. No intimation as to the contents of the memorandum has been given offi cially. In German quarters it is thought probable that the Berlin government declares that the torpedo which missed the Orduna was fired in the belief that the vessel was not a passenger-carrying ship. Press dispatches saying that Ambas sador Dumba would be recalled with out making an issue of his right to plan Austro-Hungarian strikes in American munition plants were accept ed as accurate. DAHLIA CARNIVAL EiS SUCCESSFIX VAXCOETER SHOW SELLS PLANTS AT CLOSE. About 5000 Potted Blooms Are Dis posed of After Judges 31ake Award of Prises. VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 12. (Special.) The first Vancouver dahlia carnival, which closed last night with a dance on the street and music by a big band, was so successful that plans have already been started for next year's carnival. About 5000 plants, which were used in making the festi val center a bower of beauty, were sold today for from one to five cents each, including: the pots. Men and women, who had heard the sale was to take place, were at the fes tival center before 8 o'clock, but there were enough flowers to go around, and the City of Vancouver will be made more beautiful with the thousands of plants taken to the various nomes. The judging of 3ahlia exhibits en tered by professional and amateur ex hibitors was completed last night- The Columbia Dahlia Company won first prize; the Willamette Dahlia Com pany, of Portland, second, and Gill Bros." Seed Company, third. All firms were from Portland, but the Columbia Dahlia Company is operated by Mr. Lei??, of Vancouver. Mrs. W. C. Springer won first hon ors for the best exhibit of amateurs; M. G. Shull, second, and Mrs. Herman C. Funk, third. The Carnival was presided over by Queen Vera, who last night doffed her regal robes and returned to private life. Her two attendants were Miss Xita Clark and Miss Gladys Voorhees. who were elected by public vote. The Juvenile parade was unusually successful, and this undoubtedly will be repeated every year. There were nearly 300 boys and girls in the parade with baby buggies, doll carriages and other decorated toy vehicles. EUGENE MARKET SUCCESS First Lot of 22 Stalls Found Inade quate Within 'Week. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) ithin a week of tho opening of Eu gene's first municipal market, with 2 stalls, C. J. Hurd, marketmaster. an nounced last night that additional stalls must be built to handle the in creased business. Yesterday 32 farmer-dealers occupied the 22 stalls, and virtually everything in sight was sold. Forty stalls could have been rented had they been available. A system of obtaining fresh eggs has been -devised, whereby the salesman must write his name on each egg sold. If a customer discovers a bad egg she reports the name" to the marketmaster and the. seller Is lined. SUFFRAGE WILL BE PRESSED TO ISSUE Advocates and Opponents to Insist on Early Vote in Coming Congress. HOSTILITY IS EXPECTED House Certain, to Be Called On t Act, but Senate, if Possible, Will Avoid .Taking Up Question. Demonstration Planned. OREGOXIAX NETS BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 12. Great pressure is to be brought to bear -on the leaders of the House to arrange for an early vote on a Joint resolution proposing an FRONT ON GALLIPOLI. 3bflrcu-f-m equal suffrage amenament to the Fed eral Constitution. This pressure will come not only from the suffragists. who have planned a big demonstration to be staged in Washington the first week of the session, but from many members of the House, irrespective of party or their stand on the suffrage question. That the 64th Congress sooner or later will have to face and vote on the suffrage question is certain. That being true, there is a strong desire to get the subject out of the way with tho greatest possible expedition, so that the time of the House may be de voted to other subjects. The suffrage resolution before the last Congress received 175 affirmative votes and 204 negative votes. It re quired a two-thirds vote to pass. House Believed Hostile. The vote of the last House has led the opponents of woman suffrage to believe that the new House will be nearly as hostile. Opponents, forecasting defeat, want an early vote. On the other hand the advocates also strongly desire action, for they want to ascertain tne senti ment of Congress and then turn their attention to other issues. Indications are that the suffrage resolution will be brought forward in the House before it is touched by the Senate. If the House should fail to pass it by a two-thirds vote, it would be dead until the suffragists could make enough converts to give them a two-thirds majority. Suffragist lead ers intend to bring pressure to bear on the Senate to take up a suffrage reso lution, irrespective of what the House may be doing. Pledges have been se cured from some Senators from suf frage states to assist. Discussion Will Follow Report. Once the suffrage resolution is re ported to the Senate, even though it be reported adversely, it would lead to extended discussion, and the Senate leaders will make every effort to hold the resolution in committee until after the House has acted. If the House votes adversely, pressure will , be brought to bear to prevent a report to the Senate. Leaders of the Congressional Union at Washington, popularly known as the "militant suffragettes," are confi dent they have made many converts to the suffrage cause since Congress last adjourned and their literature indi cates a belief that the suffrage reso lution will pass. Reports received at anti-suffrage headquarters, however, indicate that some of the active mem bers of the Congressional Union have injured, rather than helped, their cause. HOQUIAM ELECTION IS SET Voters to Pass on Proposed Civic Improvements. HOQUIAM, Wash., Sept. 12. (Spe cial.) Completion of a. hard surfaced street clear across the city, the aec- tion of the Olympic Highway in Ho- quiam. construction of a new steel and iron bridge over the Hoqulam River and rebuilding of a bridge over the Little Hoquiam, both on the main high way, and completion of the Hast Ho quiam road are combined in a road and bridge project which the voters of the city are to decide at an election next Thursday. The election is not of ficial and will be held as a result ot an agreement between supporters of the projects, opponents and the City Commission. The coet of the improvements is placed at from $100,000 to $150,000, de pending on the kinds of pavement used. RIOTERS HURT OFFICERS Continued From Flret Pte) Wilson Lumber Company mill at Linn ton, had increased to more than 30. Liquor, probably purchased Saturday night, had been freely distributed, and the majority were intoxicated. The patrolmen were in plain clothes and the display of their stars did not daunt the mob in the least. They were immediately attacked. Patrolman Long tad joined the five, .Detective Ham- mersly was knocked to b-i knees by a smashing blow on the skull. Me swung blindly and caught one man in the face with such force that the de tective's right wrist was fractured. One Austrian Shot, An Austrian with a heavy plank menaced Ham mersly again, and Officer Long stepped between them. The man started to bring the board down on Long's head, and the officer fired his only shot of the melee, bringing the man down. The man shot is Joe Ro tose. an Austrian about 30 years old. He was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital,, when it was found he was Bhot through the abdomen. In the meantime. Captain Baty had heard of the fight and rushed to Linn ton in another automobile. He climbed out at the outskirts of the suburb and made his way toward the rioting. He saw some men running, and stepped from the street to head them off. He fell down a 14-foot excavation, break ing his right shoulder-blade and prob ably fracturing several ribs. He was heard crying for help and taken into the police car, which made a rapid flight to Portland. Captain Baty was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital. PASTORS ARE ASSIGNED METHODIST CHURCH SOUTH COX. FEREXCE CLOSES AT ROSEBl'RG. Bishop Lambath and Other Clersry- men Occupy Pulpits of Prot estant Churches. ROSEBURG, Or., Sept. 12. (Special.) At the final session of the 50th an nual conference of the Methodist Church South, which has been in progress here since Wednesday morning. Bishop Lam. buth, tonight announced the assign ment of pastors for the ensuing year. They follow: Willamette district, S. M. Cheek; Portland, W. J. Fenton; Corvallis, C. A. Rexroad; Tangent, W. T. Goulder; Pe oria, J. B. Coan; Harrisburg and June tion City, N. C. Pierce; Franklin and Hendricks. L N. Hughes; Roseburg Circuit, A. J. Starmer; Roseburg Station, C. H. Cleaves; Myrtle Creek, J. E. Walbeck; Grants Pass, G. A. Tag gart; Medford. H. M. Branham; Will iams circuit, F. M. Canfield; Coquille, iftjai4:-'sV'Tiwswi i Rev. C. II. Cleave. Returned to Southern Methodist Charge at Koneburg. H. M. Law; Bandon, C. U. Cross; Teazle Creek and Myrtle Point are to be sup plied later by Bishop Lambuth. H. M. Branham was appointed missionary secretary, and L. P. Law evangelist. W. B. Smith was transferred to the East Columbia conference and will be stationed at Heppner. Other transfers were Arthur Thomas to the Pacific conference and Elder E. H. Mowre to the Los Angeles conference. Mr. Mowre has been a member of the Columbia conference for 12 years and was fo eight years pastor of the Portland church. Bishop Lambuth delivered a strong sermon at .the morning services at the Methodist Church South, while other delegates to the conference occupied the pulpits of other Protestant churches of tho city. Tonight Bishop Lambuth delivered his famous missionary address on Africa to an audience that taxed the capacity of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Ordination services jouowea the morning session of the conference. Most of the visiting ministers were entertained today at the homes of local churchmen. Rev. Mr. Mowre, the retiring elder of the Methodist Church South, will leave here next week for Los Angeles where he will take up his duties. 1 DEAD, 4 HURT, IN AUTO Manufacturer Drives Over Bank Jn Recently Purchased Car. LOS ANGELES. Sept. 12. One man was killed and four other persons in ured, two of them seriously, today, when an automobile driven by Max Marks, a manufacturer, was driven over an embankment and turned turtle. The accident occurred near San Fer nando, a short distance north of here. Isadore E. Laventhal, a merchant, was killed. Mrs. Laventhal and Miss Fannie Marks were seriously injured. Mr. and Mrs. Marks were painfully though not seriously hurt. Marks bought the automobile a few days ago. He lost control in rounding a curve in the road. ROBBER ENDS OWN LIFE (Continued From First Page) talk of the bank robbery other than a declaration from Calish that he was working for a motion picture com pany on the day the bank officials were held iid. Calish and Juber were born in the same district of Odessa, Kussia. iotn went to the same school and they came to the United States together seven years ago. Calish was said to have come to Los Angeles last Winter from Seattle. Juber followed him a short time later, but returned to Seattle and again came to Los Angeles a few weeks prior to the robbery. Three men now identified by the confession of William Juber in San Francisco last night as George Nelson. William Juber and a man known to Juber only as "Charley," held up the Boyle Heights' branch of the Home Savings Bank of Los Angeles, August 20, in business hours. In addition to robbing the bank the men held up two customers. They se cured approximately $3000. They es caped in an automobile. The bank is across the street from the police station. A bystander who saw the robbers leave the bank noti fied the police, who gave chase and exchanged shots with the bandits, one of whom, William Juber, was shot in the arm. They went to San Francisco, where Juber was arrested yesterday as he was leaving the office of a physi cian to whom he had gone to have the wound in his arm treated. Gold weighs nearly zr times as much aa its own bulk of water. if - V It " SCIENTISTS TO AID DEFENSE CHOSEN Daniels Announces Personnel of Board Formed to Mobil ize Nation's Genius. FIRST MEETING CALLED Edison to Preside Over Board of Inventors at Sessions to Devise Best Methods for Improv ing American Navy. WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. The mem bership of the Naval advisory board, the organization of experts nominated by 11 great engineering and scien tific societies to contribute their in ventive geniuses to the American Navy, was announced today by Secretary Daniels. The first meeting will be held at the Navy Department Wednes day, October 6, with the chairman. Thomas A. Edison, presiding. 'Desiring to make available the lat est inventive genius of our country to Improve our Navy," said Mr. Daniels, in making his announcement, "a short while ago I requested Thomas A. Edi ton to become chairman of an advisory board of prominent men who would make up the board. Mr. Edison, with the patriotism characteristic of Amer ican inventors, accepted the call to duty. Scientific Societies Respond. "The plan adopted for selecting the members of the advisory board was as follows: I requested 11 great engineering and scientific societies to select by popular election two members to rep resent them on the board. The result has been most gratifying. I have re ceived the nominations of all these so cieties and have accepted them, and it only remains to have a meeting, organ ize and determine the method of pro cedure in order to utilize to the best advantage this mobilization of talent and genius of our great country." Personnel Is Announced. The members of the board and the societies which gave them follow: American Aeronautical Society Hud son Maxim, Brooklyn, ordnance and ex plosive expert: Matthew Bacon tellers. Baltimore, authority on aeronautics. American Society of Automobile En gineers Howard E. Coffin, Detroit, Mich., and Andrew J. Riker, Bridge port. ' Conn., inventors, automobile builders and now vice-presidents of large automobile manufacturing com panies. Inventors Guild Dr. Peter Cooper Hewitt, New York, inventor of ap pliances for telephones, hydroplanes. aeroplanes, balloons and electric lights: and Thomas Bobbins, Stamford, Conn., Inventor of many mechanical devices, including the belt conveyor for coal and ore. Fomoni Belgian Named. American Chemical Society Dr. W. R. Whitney, Schenectady, N. T.. cre ator and director of the research lab oratory of the General Electric Com pany; I H. Baekelan, Yonkers, N. Y., a native of Belgium famed particularly for the invention of a photographic pa per. American Institute of Electrical En gineers Frank Julian Sprague. New York, an early assistant of Edison, who built the first electrically trained gun for the Navy: Benjamin G. Lamme, Are Your Eyes Overworked? ?fDo your eyes ever feel sore after a spell of close work, aching or smarting-, or maybe feeling as if some sand was lodged be hind the lids? 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American Mathematical Society Rob ert Simpson Woodward, president of the Carnegie Institute at Washington, D. C, and an authority on astronomy: Dr. Arthur Gordon Webster, Worcester, Mass.. professor of physics at Clark University. American Society of Civil Engineers Andrew Murray Hunt, New York, ex perienced in development of hydro electric steam and gas plants; Alfred Craven, New York, chief engineer of the New York Public Service Commis sion. American Institute of Mining Engi neers William Lawrence Saunders, New York, inventor and engineer and Benjamin Bowdttch Thayer. New Y'ork. metallurgist and explosive expert. American Electro-Chemical Society p end thrift Delayed on Sunday, greatly to the disappointment of Hundreds of People, will be shown without fail at the WASHINGTON AND PARK fob Special Local Events EX-PRESIDENT TAFT Inspecting Columbia Highway and Portland Chamber of Commerce Demonstration " Combined Harvester and Thresher Operated by Six Horses and One Man K I mi num. rn'iii mttmm mi 1 minima tm iinrim ftin Musical Comedy On trie Great White Way All Matinee Seats 10c 10c Procrastination Is the Thief of the Widow's Independence New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Has Protected the Widow Since 1835 Horace Mecklem, Gen. Agt. Northwestern Bank Bldg. Dr. Joseph William Ricjiarda. South Bethlehem. Pa., professor of metallurgy at Lehigh University, and Lawrence Addicks, Chrome, N. J., metallurgical engineer. American Society of Mechanical En gineers William Leroy Emmet, Sche nectady, N. Y".. engineer and inventor and first serious promoter of electric ship propulsion, and Spenser Miller. South Orange, N. J., inventor of appar atus that has simplified coalinfer of sbips and of the breeches buoy aevico now i scd by the coast guard service. American Society of Aeronautic En gineers Henry Alexander Wise Wood, regarded by many as the world s fore most authority on the engineering fea tures of the art of printing, and Elmer A. Sperry, electrical inventor and manufacturer. There are Ton3oru about a million houses in z f O m a, AM 20c