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TTIE MORNING OREGOXTAN. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13. 1917. 1. GIBSOfl TELLS OF HI OUTRAGES Slaughter of IMon-Ccmbatants by Zeppelm Dropping Bombs on Antwerp Horrifies. DEEP HATE IS ENGENDERED destruction, of Buildings, With Loss of Lives, Does Xot Terrify, but Only Strengthens Deter mination of Belgians. . BT HUGH GIBSON. Secretary of the American Legation In Brus sels at the outbreak of the war. Copy right. 1U17, Doubleday. Page & Co:, by Otis F. Wood. (CONTINUED. ) Blount called me at what seemed an unreasonably early hour and said we should be up and about our day's work. When we were both dressed, we found that we had made a bad guess, when he looked at his watch and discovered that it was only a quarter to 7. Being up, however, we decided to go down and get our breakfast. When we got down we found every body else stirring, and it took us sev eral minutes to get It through our heads that we had been through more excitement than we wotted of. . Bombs Spread Death. Those distant explosions that we had taken so calmly were bombs dropped from a Zeppelin, which had sailed over the city and dropped death and destruc tion In Its path.- The first bomb fell . less than 200 yards from where we slept no wonder that we were rocked in our beds! After a little breakfast we sallied forth. The first bomb was In a little street around the corner from the hotel, and had fallen Into a narrow four-story house, which had been blown into bits. When the bomb burst, it not only tore a fine hole in the immediate vicinity, but hurled Its pieces several hundred yards. All the windows for at least 200 or 300 feet wars smashed into little bits. The Ironts of all the surround ing houses were pierced with hundreds of holes, large and small. The street Itself was filled with debris and was Impassable. Explosion's Force Terrific From this place we went to the other points where bombs had fallen. As we afterward learned, ten people were killed outright; a number have since died of their injuries and a lot more are injured, and some of these may die. A number of houses were completely wrecked and a great many will have to be torn down. Army officers were amazed at the terrific force of the explosions. The last bomb dropped as the Zeppelin passed over our heads fell in the center of a large square la Place du Poids Publique. It tore a hole in the cobble stone pavement, some 20 feet square and four or five feet deep. Every win dow in the square was smashed to bits. The fronts of the houses were riddled with holes, and everybody had been obliged to move out, as many of the houses were expected to fall at any time. Dutch ninlatrr Grased. The Dutch Minister's house was near one of the smaller bombs and was dam aged slightly. Every .window was smashed. All the crockery and china are gone; mirrors in tiny fragments; and the Minister somewhat startled. Not far away was Faura, the first sec retary of the Spanish Legation. His wife had been worried sick for fear of bombardment, and he had succeeded only the day before in prevailing upon her to go to England with their large family of children. Another bon.b fell mot far- from the houses of the Consul-General and the Vlce-Consul-General, and they were not at all pleased. The windows on one aide of our hotel were -also smashed. Zeppelin Sails Low. We learned that the Zeppelin had sailed over the town not more than 600 feet above us; the motor was stopped some littli distance away and she slid along In perfect silence and with her lights out. It would be a comfort to say Just what cne thin i about the whole business. The purr of machine guns that we heard after the explosion of the -last bomb was the starting of the motor, which carried our visitor out of range of the guns which were trundled out to attack her. Preparations were being made to re ceive such a visit, but they had not been completed; had she come a day or two later, sne would have met a warm reception. The line of march was straight across the town, on a line from the general staff, the palace where the Queen was staying with the royal children, the military hospital of Ste Elisabeth, filled with wounded, the Bourse, and some other buildings. It looks very much as though the idea TO RESIST THE ATTACK If the germs of many diseases such aa Grip, Malaria means for all of ns fiirht or die. These germs are everywhere In the air we breathe. The odds are id favor .of "the rerms, If the liver Is inactive and the blood impure. . What Is needed most Is an increase in the germ-fighting strength. To do this tuccessfully you need to pot on healthy fesh, rouse the liver to vigorous action. lo it will throw off these germs, and pu rify the blood so that there will be no weak spots," or soil for germ-growth. We claim for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery that tt does all this In a way peculiar to itself. It cures troubles caused by torpid liver r impure blood. All druggists. Send Dr. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buf- lalo, H. X., 10 cents for trial package. Astoria., Obesox. "Alter having had the grip I could no' regain my strength my blood was poor I was nervous an also had rheum a tism. I tried every thing but just couk not tret anv relief. Finally I decided to take Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery and it cured me. I think it is simply great. I use for const! nation." tt. XL. bpiCKB, 373 Exchange street. Saxjem. Oeksos. "As a snrihtr tonic to build nn a weakened, run - dowr. system, and to rive one an aDDPtite. I found Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery stood. A friend had recom mended it and I found it all that she claimed for it." Mrs. Jake Uindeb, till had been to drop one of the bombs on the palace. The palace itself was missed by a narrow margin, but -large pieces of .the bomb were picked up on the roof and shown me later In the day by Ingleble&k, the King's secretary. The room at the general staff, where I had been until half an hour before the explosion, was a pretty ruin, and It was just as well for us that we left when we did. It was a fine, big room, with a glass dome skylight over the big round table whertf we were sit ting. This came in with a crash and was in powder all over the place. Next time I sit under a glass skylight in Antwerp" I shall have a guard outside with an eye out for Zeppelins. If the idea of this charming per formance was to inspire terror, it was a complete failure. The people of the town, far from yielding to fear, are devoting all their energies to anger. They are furious at the idea of killing their King and Queen. There is no telling when the performance will be repeated, but there is a chance that next time the balloon man will get a warmer reception. Many- Messages Aecepted. In the morning I went around and called at the Foreign Office, which is established in a handsome building that belonged to one of the municipal ad ministrations. The Minister for For eign Affairs took me into his office and summoned all hands to hear any news I could give them of their families and friends. I also took notes of names and addresses of people in Brussels who were to be told that their own people in Antwerp were safe and well. I had been doing that steadily from the min ute we set foot in the hotel the night before, and when I got back here I had my pockets bulging with innocent mes sages. Now comes the merry task of getting them around. At the hotel we were besieged with invitations to lunch and dine with all our friends. They were not only glad to see somebody from the outside world, but could not get over the sport ing side of our trip, and patted us on the back until they made us uncom fortable. King's Boole Is Signed. Everybody in Antwerp looked upon the trip as a great exploit, and exuded admiration. I fully expected to get a Carnegie medal before I got away. And it sounded so funny coming from a lot of Belgian officers who had for the last few weeks been going through the most harrowing experiences, with their lives in danger every minute, and even now with a perfectly good chance of being killed before the war is over. They seem to take that as a matter of course, but look upon our performance as in some way different and superior. Peo ple are funny things. I stopped at the palace to sign the King's book, and ran into General Jungbluth, who was just starting off with the Queen. She came down the stairs and stopped just long enough to greet me, and then went her way; she is a brave lltt.o woman and deserves a better fate than she has had. Ingle bleek, the King's secretary, heard that I was there signing the book, and came out to see me. He said that the Queen was anxious I should see what had been done by the bombs of the night before. He wanted me to go right into the houses and see the horrid details. I did not want to do this, but there was no getting out of it under the clrcum- tances. Terrible Sights Seem. We drove first to the Place du Poids Publique. and went Into one of the houses which had been partially wrecked by one of the smaller bombs. Everything in the place had been left as it was until the police magistrate could make his examination and re port. We cllmted to the first floor. and I shall never forget the horrible ght th-.t awaited us. A Door nolice- man and his wife had been blown to fragments, and the pieces were all over the walls and celling. Blood was every- wnere. Other details are too terrible even to think of. I could not stand any more than this one room. There were others which Inglebleek wanted to chow me, but I could not think of it. And this was only one of a number of houses where peaceful men and women had been so brutally killed while they slept. Outrages Fall to Terrify. And where is the military advantage of this? If the bombs were dropped near the fortifications, It would be easy to understand, but In this Instance It is hard to explain upon any ground, ex cept the hope of terrifying the popu lation to tne point where they will de mand that the government surrender the town and the fortifications. Judg ing from the temper they were In yes terday at Antwerp, they are more likely to demand that the place be held at all costs rather than, riei: falling under the rule of a conqueror brutal enough to muraer innocent people In their beds The Prime Minister told me that he naa lour sons in the armv all th children he has and that he was pre- parea to give every one of them, and his own life and fortune, into the bar gain, but that he was not prepared ana nere ne Danged his fist down on tne table aid his eyes flashed to art mit for a minute the possibility of yielding to Germany. Everrbodv else is in tne same stale or mind. It is not hysterical. The war has been "going on long enough, and they have had so many hard blows that the clamour and the fictitious attractiveness of the thing has gone, and they have settled down in deadly earnest to fight to the bitter end. There may not he one stone left upon one anotner in Belgium when th uermans get through, but If these nno pie Keep up to tneir present level th will come through what is left of tnem iree. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.), EASTERN PEOPLE LOYAL Hood River Woman Returns After Visiting Son in New York City. HOOD RIVER, Or., Dec. 12. ((Spe cial) "The war has been thoroughly impressed on the people of the Atlantic Coast cities," says Mrs. J. F. Batchel der," who returned Tuesday night from New York City, where she went to visit her son. Lieutenant Georsre Batchelder. of the Aviation. Corps, bo- iore ne . sailed ror France. One night, while sitting around a camprire with my son and other offi cers,, we noticed as many as 10 air planes, piloted by students, flying over tne camp, Airs, batchelder said. - Mrs. .Batchelder remained In the .ast until she received a cablegram an nouncing tnat ner son had arrived saieiy in France. Hood River Pastor to Go East. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Dec. 12. (Sds clal.) Rev. Elijah Hull Longbrake. wno came '.nere last year from Lewis ton, Idaho, will preside for the last time as pastor of the Asbury Metho dist Church Sunday evening. Mr. Long brake announces that he has received calls from churches of the Middle West, one or which he has tentatively ac cepted. 22 Baker Men Enlist. BAKER, Or., Dec. 12. (Special.) Last night 22 recruits left for Vancou ver, 16 went the night before and 12 the night before. The total enllstin since November 20 is reported to be more than 100 by the recruiting aer geant. SALE OF TIMBER TO-BE HELD 0. & C. Lands Subject of Ex tended Report by Commis sioner of Land Office. ACTION BY CONGRESS DUE $30,000 Fire Near Seattle. SEATTLE, Dec. 12. Four stores and a garage at Rainier Valley, a suburb, were destroyed by fire early today, The loss was estimated at $30,000. Phone your . want, ads to The Orego BACK Exchange of Lands In Certain Areas and Consolidation of Private Holdings Within Grant Lim its to Be Permitted. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec. 12. It is evident frcjm the annual report of the Commis- loner of the. General Land Office that the sale of timber on the Oregon & California land grant la to be held back, awaiting actlpn by Congress on a bill Introduced last session, permit ting the Consolidation of private hold ings within the grant limits, and the exchange of private for government lands in certain areas, in order that ne timoer may be advantageously logged when sold. This proposition the commissioner discusses in some detail. saying: Section 4 of the act of revestment provides- for the, sale of the timber on lands classified as timberlands at uch times, in such quantities, and under such plan of public competitive bidding as in the judgment of the Sec retary of the Interior may produce the best results. Logging Is Costly. In several instances it is known that small bodies of land so classified are practically isolated from lands of a similar character revested in the United States, but are in the Imme diate vicinity of timberlands in pri vate ownership where logging opera tions are in progress. The Oregon & uaiiiornia timberlands for the most part are rough and rugged, if not actually mountainous in character, re- ulrlng large expenditures In the way f logging railroads and similar equip ment to cut and remove the timber, all of which involves a heavy expendi ture; so that a sale of timber thus ituated can not be advantageously made except to operators in the im mediate vicinity, who are already pro vided with the proper equipment for handling the timber. If opportunities for such sales are allowed to pass it might be many years before the Government would be enabled to sell the timber at a fair estimate of its- value; so the proper policy on our part in such cases sug gests that such a market for Isolated tracts should be taken advantage of whenever it occurs, and to this end I have submitted regulations providing lor the sale of small bodies of Oregon and California timberlands that are thus Isolated, not intending, however, to recommend any sales of consider able bodies of timberlands. Holdings Are Scattered. "The scattered holdings of timber lands by the United States will serious ly interfere with the advantageous dis position of the timber. Successful log ging operations in this region call for the ownership of timberlands in large bodies, and prices paid for timberlands will be to a, large degree affected by the possibilities of thus blocking them up for future operations. It is appa rent, however, that when these lands are offered for public sale that the competitors at said sale will be few In number, due to the fact that only the holders of adjacent lands in pri vate ownership will be in a position to take advantage of the subsequent ownership of these lands, so far as the successful prosecution of future log ging operations is concerned. What has been said with respect to the de creased value of the lands thus held in public ownership is equally true as to the lessened value of those held in private ownership, due to the same conditions. Legislation Is Recommended. "For - these reasons, the department has 'recommended legislation author izing the Secretary of tne interior- to consolidate the present holdings, under the act of revestment, with lands adjacent thereto now held In private ownership, and thus be en abled to offer for sale, in single blocks. large bodies of timber lands, eliminat ing thereby the advantage at public sale now held by the owners of adja cent lands. Legislative action as thus recommended is now pending before Congress." The commissioner, referring to the efforts of the department to prevent the exploitation of O. & C. lands by unscrupulous and fraudulent land lo cators at the expense of Intending set tiers and applicants, says: Kepeated announcements to pre- . vent such a condition, so far as pos- sible, have been made by circular in formation sent through the local offi- cers the field division, to the public press, and otherwise, advising the pub lic generally that these lands are not', yet open to entry and settlement; that , in the meantime It Is utterly useless -for any person to attempt to acquire i any preference right upon any of these 1 lands, inasmuch as there is no method or manner' by which any settlement 1 or filing can be made that would give such right for the purchase or acqui sition of any of these lands." DRIVE PLANS COMPLETE Lane County Red Cross Membership Chairmen Named. EUGENE, Or Dec 12. (Special.) Lane County's organization for the Red Cross membership drive which will be inaugurated Monday morning, has been completed. George Quayle. county chairman, who will have personal charge of the canvass in Eugene, has announced j chairmen for the various cities and ; towns in Lane County as follows: j Cottage lirove, Mrs. Karl Mills; Florence, ' Mrs. Jennie Arnhart: Acme, Miss Alta G. Wilion; Alvadore. Miss H. Coe; Blachley, Mrs. M. Johnson: Coburg. Mrs. Alma 8. AlUngham: Creswell, Mrs. B. S. Wakefield; Lanebo. Mrs. Jens O. Olsen; Dexter-Trent, Miss Mabel Hills; Elmlra-Veneta. Ml as Kattt Clark; Franklin. Mrs. Jennie Ivle; Glenwood. Mrs. A. L. InKalls: Goshen, Mrs. Osee Mil ler; Irving, Mrs. M. Kelsp: Junction City, Mrs. Stella Cooley; L&ntiax-Blakeleyvllle. Miss Bessie Hills: Leaburg, Mrs. Roy L. West; Lorane, Mrs. Martha Crowe; Lowell, Mrs. Elizabeth Ross; Mabel. Mrs. G. R. Din gle; Mapleton. Mrs. Isabell Potter; Marcola. Mrs. Joseph Neal; Oakiidge. Mrs. Claude K. Jones; Pleasant Hill, Mrs. Bertha Manning; Santa Clara. Mrs. G. R. Kills; Springfield, Mrs. J. C. Dlmm; Thurston. Mrs. B. C. Rowe; Waltervllle. Mrs. Belle Mlllican; Wendling. Mrs. J. R. Knowler. mm 3 wA brvT Hi & xi ti Let Us Help You Make Your Christmas Selections Our Stock Was Never More Complete and Your S. & H. Stamps Spell a Saving for You Ladies' Pocket Books Many of the pret tiest, smartest pat terns to be seen are shown in our leath er department. If in doubt, buy her one of these an always appreciated gift- All prices. . Hotp BOOTLEG CASE APPEALED Frank Caviness on Trial in Circuit Court of Baker. BAKER, Or.. Dec II. (Special.) The first of two bootlegging cases to get into the local Circuit Court were taken up today, when the case of the stat against Frank Caviness was called for trial. While there have been numerous arrests here of late for violation of the prohibition laws, most of the defendants have pleaded guilty in Justice Court or Police Court and paid their fines or accepted jail sen tences. The Caviness case was ape pealed from the Police Court, where Caviness was found guilty. Another similar case, also appealed, is that against John Caviness and John Kelly, which is also slated, for trial following the first case. HOOD RIVER BOARDS FORM Lawyers and Physicians to Assist Drafted Men Organize. HOOD RIVER. Or., Dec 1J. (Spe cial.) The draft legal advisory board of Hood River . County has been or ganized with the following members: District Attorney A. J. Derby. County Judge Blowers and J. H. Hablett. Asso ciate members are: W. H. Boddy, Park dale; C. B. Compton, Dee; A- G. Lewie, Pine Grove; J. E. Ferguson, Odell; Frank Fen wick. Oak Grove; A. W. Meyers. Cascade Locks; E. C. Smith, John Baker. E. H. Hartwig, J. F. Batchelder and C. D. NickeLsen. Hood River. The medical advisory board Is com posed of the following men: Drs. J. F. Watt, H. L. Durable. E. D. Kanaga and C. 1L Jenkins. CONCERT NETS WOMEN $11 1 Tom Dobson, Portland Singer, Donates- Services to Cause. HOOD RIVER. Or . Dec 12. (Spe clal.) The Hood River Chapter of Red Cross realized $111 Tuesday night from a concert given by Tom Dobson, popular singer of Portland. The High School auditorium was crowded by people from all sections of this vi cinity. The concert was held under the auspices of the musical department of the Hood River Woman's Club. All proceeds from entertainments given by this club during the winter will be given to the Red Cross. Mr. Dobson donated his services. Yakima Appointments Made. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) L. D. Luce, who has been Deputy County Assessor under W D. 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Three Broth era Enlist. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.) Three sons of County Com missioner A. C. Turner have enlisted in the military or naval service since the outbreak of war with Germany. t iaifllsflsRsxBsHlttSSsC Holsiun Liberty Bread The delicious new loaf that is helping Hoover Save Wheat. Try a loaf today. You will like the delightful nutty flavor imparted by the oat meal, which is one of the ingredients tak ing the place of v- ' Insist on Holsum Liberty -ead at Your Grocers LOG CABIN BAKING CO. Alfred, aged 24. enlisted in the Ma rines a few days after war was de clared and now Is serving in France; Robert, agred 2, is training in aviation photo work at Fort Sill. Okla., and Chester, aged 26. left today to enter the artillery at . Fort Lawton. A fourth, son, Paul, aa;ed 18, is in hifrh school at Outlook, but is thinking of following the footsteps of his brothers. CUR SION TO Camp Lewis. (American Lake) Saturday, December 15, 1917 VIA UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Under auspices of the OREGON STATE HOTEL ASSOCIATION and the PORTLAND CHAMBER OF COIMERCE Lv. Union Station 7 :30 A. M., arrive Camp Lewis 11 :30 A. Returning:, leave Camp Lewis 5:45 P. M., arrive Portland 9:45 P.M. Mil Round Trip Fare (Including War Tax) $5.56 Dining cars will serve meals all day a la carte. Tickets on sale at all leading hotels, Portland Chamber of Commerce, Union Station and City Ticket Office, Third and Washington. . Wm. McMurray, General Passenger Agent H Em m ii E- "niiiuniiiiiMininMiuniiiiMuiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiinMniiiTMUiiiiiiiiiiniiiuuMiMiiMMiiiiniiinMMHHiiunifiniinnjiiiitiniiMiin 0IJ.BJ1 .Ji lllal JJJI M M M Jl HUlUialllllllBIRIBllalHllla&! 1366 S. Bell view Street. nian, Main 7070, A 605.