THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 2, 1914.
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VERITABLE PANIC IN PARIS
W. H. Crane, American Actor,
Among- Hundreds ' Wlx Rash
Across Channel to Tjondon.
Brinies Gotten for Nothing.
LONDON, Aug. 1. London Is fast
filling with Americans who have been
compelled to forefro their continental
tours. Every cross-channel steamer
from France and Belgium is Illiea wnn
American tourists who. on the advice of
their Ambassadors. Ministers or Con
suls, have left the continental cities
and various resorts on a minute s no
tice for England, which country af
fords them their only chance of reach
ing hAm '
Inability to get money is another in
centive for their desire to leave the
continent. Express companies checks,
which Americans universally use on
foreign tours, cannot be converted into
currency except at the highest rates
nf riiacount.
w H Crane, the American actor,
w. imoni hundreds who hurriedly
left Paris Friday night. He said there
was a veritable panic among Ameri
cans In the French capital.
Londoa Hotels Crowded.
A few of those who arrived early
were able to get berths on me steam
ers sailing for New York, Boston and
Canadian ports, but the majority Joined
h hie- r-rowd of Americans who al-
. rjLdv are filling the London hotels.
Regular customers at hotels and res
taurants who did not nave goia or u
ver politely were invited tonight to
sign bills for payment at some future
day, as no currency coma do given m
change for notes or checks. Strangers
were compelled to pay their bills in
currency, as neither checks nor notes
were acceptable.
In one famous resort of the Ameri
cans here there was a continual stream
of men offering 5 Z5) notes in pay
ment for 10-cent drinks and asking
for change, only to be told there was
no Mid In the house. Some of "them
got the- drink for nothing, but most
of them were able to produce silver
when pressed.
West Ead History Made.
Such scenes were never before wit
nessed In the West End of London,
where ordinarily the notes of any
country of the world are changed with
out demur.
Prominent American residents met
here today and organized a mission to
assist their compatriots who may be
stranded on the continent through the
paralysis of the ordinary banking fa
cilities. They will send men to the
continent provided with money to help
Americans to reach home, if the con
tinental governments will permit the
agents to enter.
It is believed that passports and let
ters from the Ambassador explaining
-the purpose of the mission will enable
the agents to carry out the work.
MAXY WOJIEJf EMBARRASSED
Leading Hotels in Paris Close and
Tourists Unable to Get Money.
PARIS, Aug. 1. All foreigners may
leave Paris or France before the end of
the first day of mobilization by train,
but not by automobile. Those desiring
to leave France may do so by certain
trains, the time limits of which are
posted on the walls of Paris tonight, or
by sea. I
American citizens or British subjects
may remain in France, except in the
region on the Eastern frontier and near
certain fortresses, provided they make
declaration to the police and obtain a
special permit.
No foreigner will be permitted to
leave France after the first day of
mobilization without a passport signed
by the Prefect American, English and
other foreigners may remain in Paris
by obtaining a special permit from the
police. The police will make excep
tions in the cases of Austrians and
Germans, who will be taken to special
refuge depots in Western France, where
they will be lodged and fed, and, it
possible, provided with work. Later
they will be allowed to leave by a neu
tral frontier. Any person breaking
these rules will be arrested.
Suggestions were cabled to the State
Department at Washington from Paris
today that the United States liovern
ment send transports to French ports
to take away Americans who desire to
leave France and can find no means of
transportation.
Hundreds of American women travel
lnar through Paris already are greatly
embarrassed through their inability to
get money on letters of credit or checks.
Express companies will not pay out
money on such paper and the Ameri
can banking agencies have only enough
money on hand to pay depositors In
full.
Two of the largest and most luxuri
ous hotels in Paris will close tomorrow.
Their patrons. largely Americans,
therefore must find other quarters.
MEAT PRICES SOARING
CHICAGO MARKET NOTED IN MANY
ADVANCES.
Qod Cattle Kot ta Be Had 1st SufUcieat
tnaatltlea to Meet Demand,
Is Canae Glvea.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1. (Special) Lamb
cuts will advance about 3 cents a pound
Monday.
The price of pork loins was increased
IV, cents this week.
It is reported that beef will cost the
consumer 4 cents additional next ween.
"Beef has been soaring right along,'
said Gustave Pollack, of the Stockyards
Packing Company today. "Porterhouse
and sirloin steaks have advanced from
6 to $14 cents during the last six
weeks."
Following was the range of retail
meat prices at loop markets today:
Porterhouse steaks, 30 cents.
Sirloins. 22 to 25 cents.
Leg of veal. 18 to 20 cents.
Boiled ham, whole, 28 cents; sliced,
40 cents.
No. 1 hams, 20 cents.
No. 1 bacon. 28 cents.
George Duddleston. a veteran Chicago
market man, gave this explanation of
the prevailing high prices:
"Beef keeps going up because good
cattle are not to be had In sufficient
quantities to meet the demand."
Argentine's Wheat Crop.
Boston Herad. . ,
Argentina's wheat crop is estimated
st 3,100,000 tons.
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KAISER
GERMANY IS FEARED
Australians in San Francisco
Would Be'Ready. -
GIGANTIC MOVEMENT ON
Australians and Xew Zealanders of
Belief That Kaiser, if He Wins,
May Pounce Upon Them, Leads
to Action to Defend Selves.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 1. (Special.)
While Britons, Germans. Austrians,
Servians, Russians and other European
residents of San Francisco today were
discussing plans for the war between
the powers, local citizens of two other
nations, working quietly, but witn no
less enthusiasm, were setting afoot a
gigantic movement for the defense of
their own country.
These are the Australians and New
Zealanders. of which there are 2000 in
San Francisco. So certain are they that
Germany, in the event of the defeat, or
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partial aeieni, vl vricai. "uwu.
Dounce at once upon Australia and New
Zealand, that plans for mobilizing the
armies of the two countries to resist
attack are already under way.
Enthusiasm knew no bounds in local
Servian circles today when It was an
nounced that Germany had declared
war unon Russia Up to that time there
had been the possibility that Servia
would have to contend lndiviauauy
with Austria-Hungary. But when the
news came that Germany was going to
the asslatance of the latter country. It
was taken as an assurance by the Ser
vians that the Czar would take up
Coincident with the declaration of
war there was a semi-mobllzatlon of
SBi-v!ann and Croatiana at headquarters,
Golden Gate avenue. They sought
later and more definite news made
contributions to a war fund and
clamored for an opportunity to swear
allegiance to the declaration or inde
pendence from Austria, which had been
adopted at the mass meeting Friday
night.
At a mass meeting tonight Milan
Teftich, editor of the Servian Herald,
reported that he had received lnforma.
tlon.from cities throughout the state
that the Servians and Croatlans were
preparing to hold mass - meetings
similar to that held here Friday night,
when a -declaration of Independence
was adopted. At the same time these
organizations will appoint committees
for the ralsng of funds and enrolling
volunteers.
Quite a match for the patriotic
activities of the Servians was that
aroused among the local Teutons today
by the Kaiser's declaration of war
against Russia. While scores of en
thusiastic Germans besieged the Ger
man Consulate for the latest official
advices from the front, others, as In
dividuals, prepared to depart for the
Fatherland to take their places in the
Kaiser's reserves.
RUSSO-GERMM WAR IS ON
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relations will be ruptured or war de
clared. First Skota Exchanged.
The German Emperor and his ad
visers have maintained to the last that
they made supreme efforts for the sake
of peace, and the last of the series of
earnest appeals from Emperor William
to Emperor Nicholas, a telegram re
pudiating responsibility for the calam
ity threatening the world, on grounds
that while Germany was engaged in
mediating with Austria-Hungary at
Russia's request, Russia by her gen
eral mobilization was threatening Ger
many's safety.
The first shots in the Russo-German
war Vera exchanged between patrols I
this afternoon, neax Prostken, 120 j
Photo by Underwood & Underwood.
WILLIAM (MOUKTE D) AM COUNT VON JIOLTKE.
miles to the southeast of Konigsberg.
The only redeeming feature of the
darkest prospect with which Europe
has been faced for half a century is
that Italy has declared her neutrality.
But how long that neutrality can be
maintained is an exceedingly debatable
question.
Great Britain's position already has
been defined by Premier Asquith in
the British Parliament He declared
that she is under no formal obligations
to go to the assistance of France in
the event of an European war. The
British government, however, has made
full preparations in both services for
whatever may happen.
The present position, therefore, is
that Russia, France and Servia are ar
rayed on one side against Austria
Hungary and Germany on the other.
How long the warfare will be con
fined to this plane it is impossible to
foretell; nor can it be foretold whether
Belgium and Holland will be able to
maintain their neutrality against their
powerful neighbor, or whether Great
Britain will find herself compelled to
send an expeditionary force to attempt
to preserve that neutrality.
Another factor which as yet has not
been given much consideration is the
attitude of Turkey, which, if she has
sufficiently recovered from the effects
of her late war with Italy, may be
atle to throw considerable weight into
the scale. It is generally understood
that. Germany has an effective under
standing with Turkey, which may lead
to Interesting developments.
IS EXTOLLED
PAUL WESSIN'GER LOUD IJf PRAISE
OF GERMANY'S RULER.
Former Member of Reserve In Father
land Says Declaration of War
Was Forced Esaperor.
"If I were 15 years younger I would
offer my services to the Emperor."
said Paul Wassinger, manager of the
Henry Weinhard estate. Mr. Wessin
ger Is 65. He was a member of- the
German army reserve for seven years
before coming to America in 1885.
"The declaratpn of war Is a depress
ing event," he said, "but I believe
Emperor William exhausted all hon
orable means in an attempt to localize
the conflict between Austria and
Servia, where it rightfully belongs.
"But, seeing that Russia had been
mobilizing her army for 48 hours and
mobilization being significant as fore
easting a nation's warlike intentions,
Germany had no other course to pur
sue, I am convinced, than to consider
the mobilization of any power other
than Servia a hostile act against her
ally. Austria, and to declare war.
"The German Emperor Is pledged by
the treaties of the triple alliance to
stand bv his allies, with arms if neces
ary, and failure in his peaceful ef
forts to stop the Russian mobilization
left nothing else for him to do than
what has been done.
"Emoeror William in his long reign
27 years, I think has shown that ne
is not the man to pick a quarrel at
random, and, indeed, he has been in
strumental in preserving the peace of
Europe on several occasions.
"If he has seen fit to take a differ
ent step this time, he must have
deemed the action absolutely necessary
to preserve the honor and dignity of
the German Empire.
KITE DRAGS BOY TO DEATH
Xew Jersey Lad of 1 2 Drawn ' Off
Roof of Home by Gust of Wind.
NEW YORK. July 26. Harry
Gerchs. 12, was instantly killed the
other night by a fall from the roof of
his home, a five-story tenement . at
Jersey City. .
He was flying a kite five feet high.
Just one foot taller than himself, from
the roof. A sudden gust or wind caused
a mighty tug, and playmates saw the
boy dragged from the roof.
GERMAN NOT UPSET
Consul Kirchoff Says War
Declaration Was'Expected.
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Kaiser's Representative in -Portland
Believe9 Czar to Blame for
Crisis Declares Feeling to
British of Friendliest.
"It Is what we expected," said Fritz
Kirchoff, German Consul, speaking un
officially, when informed that Ger
many had declared war on Russia, for
as 'yet he has had no word from the
German government regarding the sit
uation.
"There have been but few inquiries
from former German citizens," he said.
"The Germans as a rule are not excitable
or feverish about things that may hap
pen, but when things happen they
tackle the proposition with the great
est possible seriousness, energy and
thoroughness."
Mr. Kirchoff would not commit him
self directly as to what he thought of
the possibility of Great Britain's sid
ing with Russia.
However, he did say that Germany
Is geographically surrounded by coun
tries "Jealous of her enormous eco
nomic and commercial progress since
1870."
"For this reason," he said, "Ger
many has had to keep her powder dry
and be prepared for every imaginable
emergency.
Ha expressed a belief that the war
would be of brief duration.
"It will be too vast a thing to be
kept going for any extended period,
he said.
'As a German, I firmly believe that
the fatherland is ready," he continued,
"and in war readiness is all, as shown
by past experience. I will not Ventura
to predict the result, but It is certain
that the world will see some surprises.'
Mr. Klrcboff declared the ant agon
ism of the Slav to the Teuton to be
the cause of the trouble, as well as the
failure of . the Czar to listen to the
representations of the Kaiser, the King
of England and other European pow
ers. "Hud Russia heeded these represen
tations." he said, "this catastrophe
would surely have been averted and the
German nation is peace-loving and the
ambitions of her people are for the
achievement of peace rather than the
triumphs of war.
"The German people have the highest
respect and regard for their cousins
across the channel, and it would be re
gretted through the whole clvinzea
world should Great Britain enter the
conflict"
Consul Kirchoff refused to discuss
the possibility of France entering the
conflict and characterized as "tommy
rot" Captain Macgenn's prediction of
Germany's humiliation in case of a
general European war.
FRANCE MOBILIZES TROOPS
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all the railways, particularly those
leading- to the eastward, were crowded
with departing reservists Many
women , accompanied the men until
close to the stations, where, softly cry
ing, farewells were said. .
The troop trains departed at regu
lar intervals and the Paris streets
were quiet and, nearly empty tonight.
AU the auto buses had disappeared,
having been requisitioned by the army
to carry meat, the coach work of the
vehicles being removed and replaced
with specially designed bodies. A
large number of taxicabs, private au
tomobiles and horses and carts also
were taken over by the military for
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COR. FOURTH AND ALDER STS.
BEET CALLED
Servians and Slavonians to
Assemble Here Today.
GERMANY'S ACT IS PROD
Foea of Austria Plan to Hasten
Home to Take Up Arms One
Tells of Four Brothers in
Opposing Ranks.
Germany's declaration of war against
Russia yesterday led Servian support
ers in Portland to make active prepar
ations for taking up arms to help their
Slavonian brethren ' in the present
crisis.
A mass meeting: of all Servians and
Slavonians residing in Portland and
vicinity Is to take place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock in the lodgerooms of the
Portland Servian Benevolent 'Society
at the corner of Williams avenue and
Russell street. Several hundred for
mer residents of the countries involved
are expected- to attend. Many Slavs
employed in the mills and logging
camps near Portland will be unable to
attend the meetinjr. but word has been
received from a number of these that
as soon as their help Is deemed neces
sary they will be on hand.
Brothers In Oppoalng Ranks.
Dan P. Rasrenovich. a native of Aus
tria, who has resided In Portland for
the past seven years, has three brothers
in the Austrian army and anotner in
the Servian ranks.
It looks like mv brothers will have
to fight for each other s blood, said
Ragenovich. "I am from Austria, but I
am upholding Servia in this war. My
three brothers in the Austrian army
are serving against their wishes, as I
have heard from them to mat eirect.
They are compelled to remain. My
brother in the Servian army has not
written me for some time and I am
Mlllo Ragenovich, Servian, Fight
ing Against His Three Broth
era In the Austrian Army.
positive that he knows nothing of the
enlistment of his own Drotners in tne
Austrian army."
Local Slavonians say they are deter
mined to fight a finish fight row that
Germany and Russia have taken sldet.
maklnjr the situation a war oi an Euro
pean nations. When the slaughter ends,
they say, the Slavs of Europe will be
united under one flag.
Bohemians for Servia,
Bohemian residents of Oregon are
unanimous in support of Servia, al
though they are Austrian subjects, says
Kremer, secretary of the Portland
Bohemian Society.
We expect about 50 natives of our
country now residing in Portland and
vicinity to rally to the support of Ser
via," said Mr. Kremer yesterday. "We
will attend the mass meeting of the
Servians today and do everything pos
sible to help Servia's cause. A number
of my countrymen are at work in the
mills and It may be several days oeiore
they can get together and help in the
way of sending men back to join the
Slav army."
Frank Marsicck, a Bonemian, wno
has served in the Mexican revolution.!
said he is ready to leave at any mo
ment to aid Servia. Marsicck also has
served in the Austrian army.
As Servia's finances are a great deal
lower than Austria's, Slavonians here
say they will not expect payment of
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clare they are capable of buying their
own tickets and will gladly do so.
HOME GOVERNMENT BUSY
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rled back to the State Department and
sent several long cablegrams abroad,
the nature of which was not disclosed.
War Leglalatlan ta Caaae.
To prevent a paralysis In commerce
President Wilson and Congressional
leaders today agreed on legislation
which would permit foreign ships to
come under American register In case
of a general war.
No proclamation of neutrality will
be Issued by the United States until the
situation develops more clearly. It was
pointed out that there was no urgent
need for the proclamation, as it was
generally understood that the United
States would remain neutral. The
President will wait until a general
proclamation can be issued covering all
countries involved. Officials of the
Government generally were busy pre
paring for emergencies. Secretary
Bryan postponed his trip to Ashevllle,
N. C, wher he had planned to spend a
week's vacation with Mrs. Bryan.
Postmaster-General Burleson an
nounced that thus far there had been
no interruption or delay to mail serv
ice from America. Although German
steamship sailings have been can
celed, American mail for Europe has
been sent by other 'lines. Postmasters
have been notified not to sell interna
tional postal money orders for un
usually large sums because of the fear
that the money order system might be
used for speculative purposes In for
eign exchange.
Will -'JfUVKX.Y STARTS KIOT
London's West End Scene of Attack
by French on Two Germans.
LONDON, Aug. 1. After It became
known that Germany had declared war.
an .incident nearly leading to a riot oc
curred in the west End of London.
Two Germans on leaving a cafe In
the vicinity of Leicester Square, one of
them carrying an unsheathed sword
over his shoulder, were set upon by a
group of Frenchmen, irritated at the
Germans' swashbuckler behavior. A
large crowd joined in the fray and but
for the intervention of the police, who
hurried the Germans away, the affair
would have had serious results.
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ATTRACTIONS TODAY
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"OUR MUTUAL GIRL"
Margaret takes an aeroplane
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POLAND 10 SUFFER
Big European War Means Set
Battleground.
DEVASTATION NOW FEARED
Chicago Translator of I'olNh Writ
ing!, Through If All, Seen llnnl
HiippliiCM in Country's
Probable Independence.
CHICAGO. Aug. 1. (Special, t
"Poland will bp the grvutent sufferer
in the event of a big Kuropeun war
involving Russia and other Kuropemi
powers. This country will be the bat
tle ground; her fields will be devuxtcd
and her cities torn with shot ami
shell.. But after all the suffering and
privation Inevitable under such ex
perience, the result may he happy for
that shackled nation. Poland may
gain her Independence."
This ta an opinion expressed by Max
Drexmal, Chicago attorney and trann
later of later books of Henryk !len
klewlci, author of "Quo Vadls."
"No people Ik more Interested in this
war than the Poles." aald Mr. Presmal.
"There are 15,000,000 of them In
Russia, (.000.000 In Austria and I.-
000.000 In Germany. In the event or
a war involving two or all three of
these countries, the Poles .will b
drafted and will have to light against
each other unwillingly.
"Both Germany and RuhkIb have
tried hard to wipe out the Poles by
destroying their language. Russia has
not gone as far In this as oerniany.
In Germany It la a penal offense to
peak Polish in public
'The Polish children in acnooi are
compelled to say their prayere In Ger
man. A few years ago there was a
trlk among the achool children of
the Polish provlncea, and many Polish
peasants and children were Imprisoned
because of their love for their mother
tongue."
Oregon Accidents In June 263.
BAT.EM. Or.. Aug. 1. (Special.) La
bor Commissioner Hoff announced to-
dav that there were Jil accidents in
Oregon Industries In June, of which
four were fatal. Accidents in saw
mills led the llat with 40. There were
31 accidents in railroad yarda and 1
In railroad section worlr
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