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THE MORNING OBEGOyiAX, WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1015. t SERBIA'S DANUBE PORTS OCCUPIED Berlin Says Town on Bulga rian Border Is Hemmed In and Must Fall Soon. t FIGHTING IS DESPERATE i One Town Said to Hare Been Re taken by Former- Iefenders. Turkish Troops to Resist Attacks by Russians. BERLIN Oct 2S. by wireless to Say ville, N. V. "All Serbian ports on the Danube have been occupied," says the Overseas News Agency. "Pirot (near the Bulgarian frontier to the east of N-lsh) has been surrounded from all aides and must surrender shortly, in asmuch as the supply of ammunition and food in the city is insufficient. "All Bulgaria is jubilant over the capture of TJskup. The Bulgarian press condemns the British attack on Dedeaghatch." ATHENS, via Paris, Oct. 28. An of ficial dispatch announces that the Ser bians have recaptured the town of Veles on the railroad southeast of Uskup, after desperate fighting. LONDON, Oct. '26. The report that Turkish troops are eing concentrated at Burgas, Varna and other points on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria, is re iterated in advices received here today from Athens. Reutcr's correspondent says that the Turks are to oppose Russian attempts to land troops, having replaced Bul garians because it was feared the lat ter could not be counted on to resist the Russians. A dispatch to the. Exchange Tele graph Company says: "Kive thousand German soldiers from Constantinople arc replacing Bul garians at points in the Black Sea lit toral. Defense of the coast has been entrusted to Germany." PARIS. Oct. 26. "Quiet has pre vailed along the Franco-Bulgarian front since yesterday," says a Saloniki dispatch under date of Monday, Oc tober 25. to the Havas News Agency. "The French are fortifying intensively the region they occupy east of the rail road between Gievgell and Krivolsk. "The, Bulgarians are masters of the Krivolak-Vranya section of the line. They occupy Uskup, Kumanovo and Itistovac. "The Germans are pressing their ad vance on the Danube front, but their progress is slow and difficult." PLIGHT OF SERBIA GRAVE j (OontimiPfl From Kiryt Pagp example, success was resting with our arms. . Ontral Powers Seek Kew Outlet. "That being the situation, the cen tral powers naturally looked about to discover some new .direction int which they might seek for a decision satis factory to themselves. . Their choice fell, as It was not unlikely to fall, on a great attempt to make good In Southeastern Europe and through Bul garia to threaten our forces in Galli poli and Constantinople and Egypt, to say nothing of the vaster aspirations which perhaps lay behind. "That great project became doubly attractive from the moment when, most unfortunately. Bulgaria threw her in fluence on their side. There was one obstacle, and only one, to that project. The key of the situation lay in the Eastern corner' of Serbia." "We found Serbia threatened by a formidable concentration of troops, and ' I ' cannot, help here paying tribute to the wonderful gallantry with which she withstood two separate- invasions and her struggles against a third. She will afford orle of the glorious chapters of this great war. "Under these circumstances Serbia made a direct appeal to us for help, but It was not only Serbia that invoked our co-operation. "Serbia was bound to Greece by geo graphical propinquity, by common in terests in this war and by treaty obli gations. Moreover, it was only through ..Grecian territory that help could pos sibly reach Serbia: it was only by the use of a great force that a base could be provided for it. In the circum stances the good will of Greece was of first importance to us, and we had at -that time every reason to feel assured that we had that good will. "Venizelos was still in power, and at . his instance we undertook to provide n. force for the purpose of enabling Greece to fulfill her treaty obligations to Serbia. It was under such circum stances that we sent such troops as : were available to Saloniki. It was a : small force because only a small force could be collected at the time. "The French government, on their . side, dispatched a force which is now on the spot and which apparently at this moment is engaged with the Bul garians on the eastern frontier of Ser bia. At the same time a larger force r was prepared for service in South eastern Europe, and transports were " ent out for the purpose of conveying It to its destination. Steps Taken Promptly. "I suggest that these steps incom . plete, no doubt were taken with great ; promptitude and they were the only . ones which could be taken to relieve the position of Serbia. They wre taken after full deliberation with the naval and military advisers. "The British force at Saloniki. 13.000 ' in round numbers, may be regarded as the precursor of a larger force which has been put under orders. At the same time the use to which that force will be put must depend upon the situation when it arrives at the scene. "Events have moved rapidly In that . part of the world. There have been -two quite recent developments , which profoundly affected the military and political situation. The first was the deliberate decision of the Greek gov ernment that her treaty engagements did not require her to go to the rescue of Serbia in the present momentous crisis, and the other is the progress of the campaign In North Serbia. "The military plans must depend upon the military situation when re inforcements arrive, and upon this point the allies are of one mind. The military and naval advisers of Great Britain and France will consult and until these consultations are concluded. 1 cannot say ror what purpose the British force will be used. Xlaeusloa Noiv in Progress. "Discussions are now proceeding and General Munro, who arrived in that part of the world today, has been in structed to report as soon as possible his opinion of all the aspects of the case. "LonJ Loreburn need have no appre hension in this or any other matter of the kind likely to be led into precipi tate action owing to some hurried im pultso or some vague sentiment to ' achieve its object. At every stap the government will take the best military and naval advice obtainable and that advice will have reference not only to the new enterprises but to all sub sidiary questions, with regard to safe guarding communications and the sup ply of men and material. Lord Lansdowne said that an en deavor would be made to use the pres ent force at Saloniki to counter the movements of the central powers to cross Bulgaria, but the precise method of countering and attack must obvious ly be left for further careful consideration. MISS ALEXANDER IS BRIDE Governor- of Idaho's Daughter Weds Californlan. . BOISE, Idaho. Oct, 2. (Special.) Miss Lena Alexander, daughter of Gov ernor Alexander, of this state, was married here tonight to Michael E. Spiro, of San Francisco. The wedding waa quiet, performed at the residence of .the Governor with only close friends of the family pres ent, justice William E. Morgan, of the Supreme Court, performed the cere mony. Mr. and Mrs. Spiro will leave early Wednesday morning on a short honeymoon trip, returning to San Fran cisco via Salt Lake. Mr. Spiro is a member of the wholesale harness and saddlery firm of Spiro Bros. POLYGAMY VERDICT GIVEN Man Who Thought Himself Divorced Found Guilty at Eugene. EUGENE, Or:, Oct. 26. (Special.) Although he said he thought himself divorced from his first wife, who since has married. Dale Guffey today was found guilty of polygamy. The Jury was out three hours. Judge Skipworth will pronounce sentence Thursday. Guffey married a Eugene girl several I h i f 1 t TURKS ACCUSE FOES British Declared to Have At tacked Hospitals. REPRISALS ARE INTIMATED Lord I.anadowne. Who Telia British Peers That Plight of Serbian Army In Serious and Dardanelles Venture Disap pointment., i months ago and shortly afterward his wife's brother pressed . a charge of polygamy. A similar charge was also instituted against his first wife in Iowa, but the charge was dropped by the officials there. The officers here." believing Guffey a victim of circumstances, gave him trusty privileges and, taking advan tage of them, Guffey escaped. He was captured a month later in California and returned. RUSSIANS GO BACK HOME Few Intending to Conio to Portland Await Court Decision. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash -lngton, Oct. 26. It was learned at the Immigration Bureau today that most of the 18 Russian immigrants affected by yesterday's decision of the Supreme Court in the Ali Giegiow case returned to Russia, when the immigration au thorities at New York ruled they could not land and proceed to Portland. Giegiow and those who remained witi him are now at liberty to proceed to Portland. It also became known that the Com missioner of Immigration is consider ing recommending legislation giving it powers which the Supreme Court yes terday held it did not have. The Com missioner believes authority should be given by law to bar immigrant laborers who seek admission at this time, when there is much unemployment in the United States. SQUATTERS FILE PROTEST No Notice Given of Intention to Open Imperial Valley Lands. LOS ANGELES. Oct. 26. Squatters on tne imperial valley lands thrown open to entry yesterday by the Gov ernment General Land Office sent at torneys to the land office here today with protests based on the failure of the Government authorities to give no tice of their proposed action Many of the Protestants are men and women who have been dwelling for six years on parcels of the 7805 acres thrown open to settlement, awaiting an opportunity to file claims. Their time and what labor they have ex pended on the lands will go for noth ing, it was said. Attorneys representing them declared a deluge of contests would follow. SKIPPER BRIBED BY SPY Continued From First Page) eral warrant in the Weehawken po lice court, elected to be taken before the nearest United State Commissioner at Jersey City, N. J. He, too, was held in $25,000 bond, but his hearing was set for November 3. Fifth Man Xet Fonnd. Dr. Herbert Kienzle. who was ar rested yesterday in New York, up to tonight had been unable to furnish bond for his release from the Tombs prison. Chief Flynn said that so far he had been unable to find Max Breitung, the fifth man charged with complicity In the conspiracy. Breitung is a cousin of E. N. Breitung, of New York and Marquette. Mich., a wealthy mining man. In a dispatch from Marquette E. N. Breitung was quoted as saying his cousin would provide legal defense, which was taken as indicating that the man named in the complaint here wouli appear later. It was said he left Chi cago today for New York. At a rw-ent scientific Fathering?. Profes sors Bdsamorth. David and Wilson de scribed a completely mineralized human skull found near Warwick, in the Darling Downs of Queensland. It probsblv dstes from a period when the great fossil xnar upials ere tfll UviTur. and is eartier thin nny (ther human remains hitherto found la Australia, Submarine Also Said to Have Fired on Red Cross and Several Other Unarmed Vessels Near Con stantinople Without Warning. BERLIN, by wireless to Sayville. N. J., Oct. 26. A statement was given out today by the -'Overseas News Agency saying attacks have been made by the allies on Turkish hospitals and am bulances in violation of international law. A number of cases were cited. The latest attack mentioned Is said to have been made by- an allied aeroplane on August 27 on a Turkish hospital at Galata Keui, on Gallipoli Peninsula. The statement says one person was killed and three injured. It is also said that unfortified towns the Gallipoli Peninsula have been bombarded, resulting in the death of many women and - children: that the hospital of Maidos, outside the military zone, was attacked by.aircraft and that 10 wounded inmates were burned: that the training ship Toughan. on her way to Constantinople with 700. passengers, waa attacked without ' warning by a British submarine in May: that the un armed steamer--William Rickmers fly ing a Red Cross flag and carrying 700 wounded was attacked by a British submarine In " July without warning, and that small craft of the allies which were used for landing troops and war materials were protected by a hospital ship. ... These charges were published in the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, quoting from which the news agency says: "The. Turkish government protests against these, violations of interna tional law. ' If they continue the Turk ish government -will be compelled to make reprisals." GERMAN IS. OPTIMISTIC SITUATION FAVORABLE TO TEU TONS, SAYS MAJOR MORAHT. Allies' Attacks in West Ebbing, Italy Net to Aid in Balkans, Serbians Beaten, Says Critic. BERLIN, Oct. 26. by wireless to Tuck erton, N. J. The present military situ ation is eminently favorable to the central powers, in the view of Major Moraht, the military critic of the Ber liner Taggeblatt, whose .review of the various campaigns is summarized thus by the Overseas News Agency: "Im the west the Anglo-French of fensive is ebbing slowly. Political rea sons are compelling the British and French to continue their offensive oper ations for a time. "Italy desires to make her own war, and all demands from the Anglo-French pres that she send troops to the Bal kans will be in vain. The true reason is that Italy needs all her reserves In the Alps, since she has lost .hun dreds of thousands of men by sense less attacks. - "In the Balkans the most difficult part of the task has been achieved by the forcing of the passage of the Danube and the storming of the prin cipal fortifications south of Belgrade, while the Bulgarian troops, through the capture of Kumanovo, Uskup and Veles, have made it Impossible from now on for the entente allies to help the Serbians." HOMELESS BOY SEEKS JOB German Lad of 1 6, After Wandering All Over the World, Alone Here. William Freiman is 16 years old, alone in Portland and without any friends. The' boy was born in Ham burg, Germany. After traveling with his parents to various parts of Europe he went to South America, where the family made a home in Buenos Aires. Because he wanted to make his own living he left home, going first to Brazil. . Later he set sail on a German ship, went to Africa, Australia and. finally, landed in Portland. The Boys and Girls' Aid Society took care of him and got him a job in a grocery store. This he quit later and went to live in the country where, he says, folks wanted to adopt him, and he didn't want to be adopted, so he came back and now he wants a job. "Good hard work and a wholesome environment are what William Freiman needs. He left home at such an early age that he hasn't had the right op portunities," said Runo Arne, super intendent of the aid society, in speak ing of Willie. The boy speaks Spanish and German, and says he is willing to work.. Any one willing to give him a chance may address him care of the Y. M. C. A. AUSTRALIA ANSWERS PLEA King Told 160,000 Already Enlisted Will Bo Augmented. .,. MELBOURNE, via London, Oct. 26. Australia already has provided 160,000 soldiers "as an assurance of her hearty co-operation in the determination to carry the war to a successful issue." Thus Andrew Fisher, the Premier, telegraphed King George today in re sponse to the King's message appeal ing for volunteers. The Premier added that the King's appeal "will evoke a patriotic response from the people of the commonwealth and tend to aug ment greatly the ranks of those already enlisted. RAILWAY CLERKS STRIKE Michigan Central Men Demand Hearing Before Officials. DETROIT, Oct. 26. Clerks employed by the Michigan Central. Railroad in Michigan. Ohio, Illinois and Indiana were called out on strike tonight to enforce a demand that officers of the road meet with a committee represent, ing the clerks to discuss alleged griev ances. It is understood that the clerks seek recognition of their organization, the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks, an in crease of wages and standardization of working conditions. Eight or nine hundred men are Involved. POSTL ORDERS SUSPENDED Xcw Convention Between Greece and United States Necessary. WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. Suspension of postal money order exchanges be tweeu the United States and Greece has been ordered by Postmaster-General Burleson, pending the negotiations of a new postal convention between the two countries. More orders are drawn in the United States for payment in Greece than are received in the United States for pay ment and a balance is paid monthly. The war has made it impossible to make these payments in gold throurh the Paris exchange, as required by the present condition. NEW CREED IS OFFERED Modern Mind Cannot Accept Apos tles" Phrases, Says Baptist. BOSTON. Oct 26. After criticizing the Apostles' Creed as "containing phrases which the modern mind cannot accept at their face value," Rev. Wood man Bradbury, of Cambridge, today offered the Baptist ministry his idea of a new creed. It was unani mously voted that the new declara tion be placed in t he minutes of the meeting, which is being held to cele brate the 250th anniversary of the Bap tist religion in this state. The creed suggested by Mr. Bradbury follows: "I believe In God. the Father of all races; in Jesus Christ, our Lord, and in the Holy Spirit, the purifier of hearts of men. I believe in the Gospel as the power of God. and the wisdom of God, and in Christian good will as the force to transform the world; I believe in the church universal, the communion of the good, the coming of the kingdom and the life everlasting." SALMON SWAMP CANNERY Aberdene Plant Running Pull Blast to Handle Big Catches. ABERDEEN. Wash.. Oct- 26. (Spe cial.) Ten thousand salmon, enous-h to pack 1300 cases, -were brought to the -aciric f isheries Company plant to day. These were about equally divid ed between dog salmon and silver-sides. The fish are massed in great piles of thousands of fish about various nlaces in the plant and everv tnnlovn f ih company 13 working at full steam in oraer to keep the pack going as fast as the fish arrive. Other salmon can neries about Gravs Harbor t- nlng full blast and the catch by all nsnermen is large. FRANCE T0jnXUP CREDIT Wall Street Hears of Arangemcnt for Munitions. NEW YORK. Oct. 26. Wall tr,.t heard today on apparently good au- inonty mat preparations had been al most completed for the establishment of a French credit in this city of from ,10. 000.000 to 815,000,000. According to reports current in the financial section, the sum waa to ha used solely for the payment of muni tions snipped xrom this country for the account of France. What form the credit would take was Sot divulged, but it was thought that it would be in the form of acceptances which could be discounted by member banks of the Federal reserve. 'GAS" UP ANOTHER CENT Wholesale Priceo f Motor Fuel Ad vanced to 12 1-2 by Dealers. Portlanders who motor will n v mni- for their pet recreation, for gasoline was advanced 1 cent a gallon yester day, the wholesale nrirn hintr ni.. to Portland dealers from HIS cents to lJ'i cents. Retailers are selling the fluid that makes the auto ene-in purr at prices ranging from 13 to 15 cents. Yesterday's was the third nriv-n.- within a few weeks. It has been raised from 9 cenuts, wholesale, in a little more than a month. GIRL SLEEPS ONE WEEK Boise Merchant's Daughter Puzzles Illinois Doctors. MACOMB, 111.. Oct. 26. Fhysiciano here are puzzled by the strange case of Miss Gladys Dobson. who has been sleeping soundly at her home since a week ago. The young woman had been in poor health, but the day she went to sleep had been feeling unusually well. Physicians said today that Miss Dob son showed no signs of waking up. Her father is a wealthy wholesale grocer of Macomb and Boise. Idaho. 34 ARE DOOMED AT LIEGE Wilson, Pope and Alphonse Arc Asked to Intervene. AMSTERDAM, via London, Oct. 26. According to the Tyd, 34 additional death sentences against persons who were charged with espionage and trea son have been pronounced by court martial at Liege. The newspaper adds that Pope Bene dict, the King of Spain and President Wilson have been appealed to by tele graph to intervene in behalf of the condemned persons. . Lieutenant Dodson Transferred. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Oct. 26. Lieutenant Clarence M. Dodson, Twenty-first Infantry, at Vancouver Barracks, has been trans- SCROFULA AND ALL HUM0RSGIVE WAY There are many things learned from experience and observation thai the older generation should impress upon the younger. Among them is the fact that scrofula and other humors, which produce eczema, boils, pimples and other eruptions, can be most success fully treated with Hood's Sarsaparilla. This great medicine is a peculiar com bination of remarkably effective blood purifying and health-giving roots, barks and herbs, which are gathered especially for it. Hood's Sarsaparilla has. stood the test of. forty years. Get a bottle today now from your nearest drugstore. Keep it on hand. ELL-ANS Absolutely Removes Indigestion. One package proves it. 25c at all druggists. 'XOU CAN DO BETTEE FOB LESS ON THIED STREET' Store Open Daily at 8:30 A. M. On Saturdays 9:90 A. M. Pacific Phone Marshall 5080 The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes Daily at 5:30 P.M. On Saturdays 6:00 P.M. Home Phone A 2112 . Price Savings in Pillow Cases, Sheets and Set! Spreads All of Standard Quality From the most critical housekeepers we solicit a careful comparison of qualities and prices, knowing full well that these offerings cannot be equaled elsewhere. at 10c Each II ESi at l2Vfec Ea. Pillow Case a 15c Grade, 42x36 at 12c Each Bed Sheets 50c Grade, 72x90 ins. at 42c Eacli 70c Grade, 72xS0 White Spreads, $1.75 Grade, S1.48 A complete full double-bed size White Bed spread, shown in "Marseilles" patterns the kind regularly sold at $1.75, priced for this sale at ... S1.48 Heavy Sheets n K. O U'a-a 1 CUU CP7Vs J sXl VAJL New School Suitings at 25? Yard Good, durable wool-finish Suitings, especially desirable for school wear. They come in neat colorings in plain shades, checks, stripes and plaids a splendid wash fabric at a moderate price. Laces Extraordinary 69c a "Yard For SHk Nets, Chiffon Cloths, Silk Marquisettes, Fancy Chiffons. Net Top Laces, Flouncings, Etc All This Season's Goods in Values Up to $2.75 a Yard THE SILK NETS Marquisettes and Chiffon FANCY CHIFFONS Full 42 inches wide, cloths, come in a full range of desirable colors, shown in an extensive variety of black and including black and white. 40 and 42-inch white checks and stripes; also in light and widths. The most wanted materials for dark floral and conventional designs. A show waists, evening garments, etc. Every yard ing that must be seen to be appreciated a great bargain. every yard underpriced. THE LACES comprise 36-inch Allovers in white and cream in Oriental net effects ; also Silk and Cotton Allovers in shadow, effects-18 and 27-inch Flouncings in black and white, both shadow and chantilly patterns in cotton and silk Net Top Laces in white and cream colors and in pretty tinsel effects. Regular values up to $2.75 a yard. All priced for this rr sale at, yard O 5 C" SEE OUR MORRISON-STREET WINDOW DISPLAY Prudent Men! gf5iSS In our Furnishing Goods Section before purchasing elsewhere. Here you'll find unlimited assortments of the most seasonable and trustworthy merchandise priced RIGHT. These items for example: 11 AA For Men's Heavy Flannel Shirts with P sW regulation collar. All sizes in gray and khaki. For Men's Heavy Flannel Shirts with military collar. All sizes in gray and brown. $1.25 1 Cfl For Men's Extra Quality Flannel Shirts P AJV in all sizes and styles in gray, navy and khaki. tfjl 7 "or en,s Custom-Made. Flannel Shirts J tn the military collar gray, khaki, navy. dJO f( For Men's All-Wool Flannel Shirts in all '"-'-' styles in khaki, olive, gray, navy. 0 Cf For Men's Extra Quality Flannel Shirts, pJ all styles, in navy, gray and khaki. JO (( For Men's Finest of High-grade Shirts of imported flannel. All sizes in gray and olive. ferred to the Eighth Infantry, now in the Philippines. I'all Is Fatal to Barkeley Student. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. Berkeley. Oct. 26. (Special.) In alighting from a moving automobile in Berkeley last week. D. K. Rickard, a sophomore in the college of mining, fell, Buslaining- fractures of both legs. He died early Sunday morning as the TREAT PIMPLES AND REDNESS WITH POSLAWI Poslam supplies precisely the cura tive influences to which inflamed and irritated skin is usually inclined to yield. The comfort that comes with relief In the cessation of the awful itching is especially welcome, and the undue redness of the nkin often re sponds to Poslam over night. Thousands today know of the effi ciency of Poslam in the treatment of Kczema, Acne, Herpes. Rath, Pimples. Itch. Scaly-Scalp and kindred skin dis eases. As to soap for the skin Poslam Soap excels in rich, wholesome qualities. Try daily, one month, for Toilet and Bath. For samples, send 4c stamps to Emer gency Laboratories. 32 West 25th St., New York City. Sold by all Druggists. ro DARKEN HAIR APPLY SAGE TEA Look Young; Bring Back Its Natural Color, Gloss and Thickness. Common garden sage, brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur and alcohol added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beautifully dark and luxuri ant, remove every bit of dandruff, stop scalp itching and falling hair. Just a few applications will prove a revela tion if your hair is fading, gray or dry. scraggly and thin. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur recipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get the ready-to-use tonic, cost ing about 50 cents a large bottle at drug stores, known as "Wyeth'a Sage and Sulphur Compound," thus avoiding a lot of muss. While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening yonr hair with Wyeth"s Sage and Sulphur, no one can tell, be cause it does it so naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand - at a time: by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, and. after another appli cation or two, your hair becomes beau tifully dark, glossy, soft and luxuriant. Adv. result of complications. Rickard had been a resident of this city, where his family has resided for years.- He was a member of the, Chi Phi fraternity. Fascination Akin to Hypnoses Dear Friends: It doesn't cost a fortune to live at Hotel Multnomah. . On the contrary, the special proposition we are now making to prospective resident guests, makes it about the same, or less, than it costs you to keep house. And there is a fascination about it that is akin to hypnosis. It has a charm, a distinctiveness, an ele gance of atmosphere and service that is unique. To live in a big hotel is the dream of the gentler sex; the realization of that dream is an exquisite pleasure. Fix these in your mind the home ideal, the contented woman, the appreciative hus band, the table bountiful, and the Hotel Multnomah. Don't hesitate ask me about it now. Youll be surprised and delighted. WATCH FOR OPENING THE P1CKF0RD (FORMERLY THE STAR THEATER) SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 30th PORTLAND'S COSTLIEST MOTION PICTURE THEATER