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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAJT, PORTLAND, AUGUST 23, 1914. BELGIAN CITIES REPORTED OCCUPIED BY GERMANS JJethzriaxd 2 GERMANS SWEEP ON Belgium Declared Overcome by Sheer Force of Numbers. ADVANCE IS MADE RAPIDLY Frfont of German Fighting Line Be lieved by Some to Be Executing Great Circling Movement to Break Into France. (Continued From First Page.) man intentions until we learned of the attack on Tirlemont. when it became clear they meant to come to Brussels. Now Brussels Must Fay. "Meanwhile the Germans are in Brus sels, and Brussels will have to pay not only a war contribution but for the broken windows of German traders, for incidents during the spy raid, for all the disconcerting things that have hap pened to the Germans since they en tered the country." Dispatches reaching London today Indicated that the Germany army was sweeping over Belgium. Cavalry pa trols are said to have entered Ghent, Bruges and Ostend. There was no re sistance at Ghent. Formal occupation of Bruges is said to be set for tomor row. The occupation of Ostend was not fully confirmed, but passengers ar riving from there tonight at Folke stone said that when they left on Fri day the Germans were in the outskirts and it was expected they would have occupied the city by the time the trav elers reached England. All foreigners were ordered to leave Ostend yesterday. The postoffice and the government offices are closed,- and the inhabitants are in a condition of panic. Retiring; Army Leaves Way Open. At Ostend, It is said, every prepara tion is being made to render the town open. The civic guards will be dis banded and 4000 volunteers are being removed from the port. The rapidity of the German move ments in Belgium was in a measure due to the failure of the retiring Bel gians to destroy railroads and bridges behind them. These facts must be faced, the cor respondent continues. Northern Bel gium is now a German Province, at least temporarily, since the battle has yet to be fought. With the Germans bombarding the forts of Kamur and large bodies of their troops continuing to move west ward, a contact must soon be joined ABOVE, MAIN STREET OF GHENT. IN TOWN AT LEFT IS BELL WHICH FOR CENTURIES PAST HAS CALLED BELGIANS TO WAR. BELOW, NAMUR AND THE SAMBRE. MAP SHOWS BELGIAN TOWNS OCCUPIED OR ASSAILED BY GERMANS. with the main allied forces. The Ger man army will then for the first time find itself facing its chief opponents and a great battle, which must have an enormous effect on the future of the war, will probably ebb and flow for several days before a decision is reached. The front of the German fighting line may extend far to the westward if the suggestion is well founded that the right wing of the Emperor's battalions is carrying out a great circling move ment with a view of breaking into France. Further to the south, accord ing to official reports, victories gained by the French troops have opened the way to Colmar, capital of Upper Alsace. Commander at Liege Is Prisoner. Official sources confirm, the report that General Leman, the Belgian com mander of the forts at Liege, Is a pris oner of the Germans and en route for Cologne. It is said that IB addition to the war tribute of $10,000,000 levied on the province and city, the German army has seized $2,000,000 in private banks. All citizens have been ordered to hand over vtheir arms, ana at the same time the peasants have been invited to return to the country and begin har vesting. The lives of foreigners in Lieee are in danger. There are a great many Dutchmen in Liege and the Dutch gov ernment is taking measures for their protection. Uhlans Near Dun h Frontier. In a dispatch from Amsterdam the correspondent of the Daily Mail says: "I have received a telephone message from Rosendaal, on the Dutch-Belgian frontier, declaring that German Uhlans were seen Friday afternoon three miles from the Dutch frontier near Esschen, which is IS miles north of Antwerp." WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. An official uerman dispatch reports a "magnifi cent victory" of the German forces be tween Metz and the Vosges Mountains. No additional details are given. The German Embassy here received a report on the dispatch from German officials in New York, through whom it had come, and who would not make known any details. At the Embassy it was regarded as nrjenine- a new and imnnrtant niiac. as chief interest thus far had been cen tered on tne operations in Belgium, whereas this indicated extensive Ger man operations south of Belgium in thA rerrinn fllnne th Fran.nr?n. frontier, between Metz and the Vosges Mountains, one of the notable scenes of conflict of the Franco-Prussian war. UTILE NOTICE GIVEN English Are Ordered Out of Ostend in Hurry. materials of war, he had better be careful of surprise. "Apprehension marked the reply of the Belgian captain and as we passed on across the channel the Belgian steamer was still where we had left her, apparently undecided whether to proceed." WORD TO GO IS RELIEF Representatives of Consulate Carry III Tidings and Many British Are Without Money Refugee 'Ship Warns Other Craft. LONDON, Aug. 22. A newspaper cor respondent, who arrived here tonight from Ostend, it seemed like an ill- timed joke to be told at the Belgian watering place yesterday that the Ger mans would be there in an hour or two and that all Englishmen must leave. Children were still playing in the sands and there were many bathers on the beach. One could look along the esplanade and see the open Kursaal in the distance and waving Belgian flags. v e boarded tne ateamer Rapids this correspondent said tonight. "A prosperous-looking Englishman sat next to me. 'I can hardly lose less thn 700 pounds sterling,' he said to me, 'but all I think of is the Intense relief from the appalling tension of the last 10 days. The British Consul sent me less than two hours ago a message in which he said: "In the King's name I tell you to leave here by afternoon; they are coming" ' "Representatives of the British Con sulate rushed around Ostend summon ing the British to leave. Many ol the refugees had no baggage at all and some of them were without money. The Consul himself remained behind to bring out more refugees If he could find time. "Out by the lightship we passed a small steamer flying the Belgian flag. We drew alongside and our skipper megaphoned a warning that the Ger mans might be in Ostend before the other ship got in, and if lie carried R0SLYN RATE MAY STAND Washington Coal 'Schedule Likely to Prevail Despite Protest. OLYMPIA, Wash., Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Following a hearing given by the Public Service Commission to all persons desiring to protest against the rates prescribed in the tentative Ros lyn coal case order, it is predicted that the Commission - -11 immediately issue a final order putting into effect the entire schedule of rates. The new tariffs reduce freight rates on coal from Roslyn to all parts of the state To Seattle and Tacoma the reduction is from SI. 34 to $1.15 Der ton. to Spokane .from $2.50 to $2.15 and to Walla Walla from $2.50 to $1.90. $55,000 SUIT WITHDRAWN Chicago Bank Drops Note Case When Signers Pay. The Fort Dearborn National Bank of Chicago yesterday filed a voluntary non-suit in its $55,000 suit against G. K. Kentworth, president of the Port land Lumber Company. According to Piatt & Piatt, attorneys for Mr. Wentworth, the suit was over the collection of a $55,000 note, pavment of which, it is alleged, was guaranteed by Mr. Wentworth, although he was not the actual signer. The attorneys said the obligations of the signers have been met. European Wars Cannot Hurt American Prosperity J The Finances and Banking interests of this country were never in as good shape as at present. f Periods of prosperity and depression follow one another like the swinging of a pendulum. If For two years we have seen the downward swing. The' upward trend is now due and conditions are ripe for it. f Record-breaking crops of wheat, corn and cotton, the intrinsic producing causes of this country's real wealth, are now being harvested, and a practically inexhaustible supply of money is available to move them. (J So far as the clothing trade is concerned, prices of piece goods, in common with all other necessities, have risen sharply since the beginning of the present conflict. f We ourselves bought liberally of foreign fabrics; in fact we intended to specialize on them on account of the advantageous tariff. Fortunately all these goods were long ago received by our manufacturers, and arc already made up into Fall and Winter models in many fetching and exclusive styles. We consider ourselves fortunate in having this most splendid assortment available in Suits, Overcoats and Raincoats, made by Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore, and Soph omore "Perfect Clothes," of Chicago, in stock for the coming season. fl It behooves every business man and young man to take advantage of this opportunity to examine one of the most comprehensive showings of Men's Wear ever brought together by one concern in the City of Portland. CJ We wish it distinctly understood that, notwithstanding present tendency of all nr. m sities to soar, we guarantee prices for first-class merchandise will be as low. and in manv instances lower, than ever before. Phegley & Cavender Corner Fourth and Alder Streets FRANCE MOW SIT WILL FREE BELGIUM Obligation Only More Solemn and Co-operation Greater, Says Statement. OFFICIAL NOTE GIVEN OUT Occupation by Foe Is Referred To as Satl Happening, hut Pointed To as Ordinary Maneuver Not Showing Belgian Strength. PARIS, Aug 22. The following of ficial communication was made public today: 'Despite the entry of the Germans into Brussels, France is resolved to free the territory of its ally, and she will not consider the task accomplished until every German soldier has been driven from Belgian soil. "The news of the occupation of Brus sels is sad to French even as it is to Belgians. Our obligations have bo come only the more solemn and our co operation will become the greater. Belgian Worth Not Questioned. "The retreat of the Belgian army was a maneuver to be expected; it affects neither the worth nor the uncontestable strength of the Belgian fighting force." Official information made public to day is that the concentration of Bel gian troops before Antwerp has been completed in good order. The morale of the troops has not been Impaired. A dispatch received from Coralles, France, relates that as an unnamed German General, with S00 German sol diers, all prisoners of war (among the troops being many Alsatians), were on their way to a detention camp, the cap tives fell into an animated discussion of the war situation. Blows followed words and soon there was a general scrimmage. Several of the prisoners were injured before they could be sep arated. Calllaux Made Lieutenant. Max Barthou, 18-year-old son of ex- Premier Barthou, is among the en listed men mustered in. Joseph Call laux, former Minister of Finance, has been promoted to be a Second Lieuten ant and named as the General ray master of the army. Lieutenant Andre Mesureur, son of the Director of the Paris Hospital Asylums Board, has been arrested on charge of leaving his' post. Mesur eur, an officer of the reserves, was present at the action at Dinant, August 15. HiB health having suffered through great exertions on that occasion, he was sent to a hospital at tne army s base for rest and treatment. Taking advantage of the leave grant ed, he came to Paris to visit his par ents. His family say he was about to return to the front when he was ar rested and that he was guilty only of an irregularity. wounds in one leg smiled and said "I'll get them yet, in spite of this." OREGON SENDS DELEGATE Mrs. Bertha Voorhorst to Attend Im position Meeting In Chicago. Oregon will not lie found lacking when the delegates of the various state commissions of the Panama-Pacific lix position meet at Chicago. September 3, at the Congress Hotel and Annex. Mrs. Bertha Taylor Voorhorst, for the last year office secretary of the Oregon Commission, will represent the state at the convention. The purpose of the meeting is a sort of "experience meet ing," at which the delegates will tell each other what they are doing In their respective states and ask for help and suggestions from each other. Mrs. Voorhorst was instrumental In having the furniture for the Oregon building at the exposition made by school children, and has taken an active part in behalf of the representa tion of women and children at the ex position. After the Chicago meeting she will go to St. Louis and Kansas City and will come to San Francisco on her re turn. She tendered her resignation as secretary of the Oregon Commission to take place immediately after her report of the Chicago convention. SCOUT SHIP SEES LEIPSIG Grand Trunk IJner LoMtM German, Then Speeds With News. SEATTLE', ug.Z2. The fast Grand Trunk liner Prince George, which can run 27 miles an hour in time of need. and which is being used by.the British navy as a scout ship, went south as far as Cape Mendocino on the North ern California Coast in tho course of the present week. Returning she sighted the German cruiser Lelpslg, but her speed en abled her to escape from the German. Tho Prince George carries no (una. The Canadian Pacific liner Empress of India left Vancouver for Japan today and passed out of the straits without escort. GRAIN EXPORTS CUT Germany's Trade Amounts to About 100,000,000 Bushels. WAR HINDRANCE TO TRADE If Allies Ohtaln Naval Miprriuac) In Me.-IPorrunrnii Huln May lie Drawn On for .Stippllr by Way of Baltic -Sea. Cancelation or Patents I rani. ROSEBURG, Or., Aug. 21. (Special.) Acting on the initiative of II. C. Dar by, a local druggist, United States Sen ator ChamberlaUji has promised to de termine whether or not the United States Congress has the rlRht to annul patents on certain drugs and chemiculs held by European concerns. The re cent rise in prices caused Mr. Darby to suggest this action, as he says the chemicals and drugs can be manufac tured In the United States and placed on the market at a lower price than prevailed before war was declared. Ashland Has Censorship. ASHLAND, Or.. Aug. 21. (Special.) After much discussion and delay, the City Council has passed two ordinances prohibiting the sale of tobacco to mi nors and for the censorship of moving pictures and vaudeville. Mayor John son, Chief of Police Porter and Super intendent of Schools Briscoe constitute this board. Two playhouses in town will be affected by the censorship reg ulations. CHICAGO. Aug. 22 (Special ) The trado doe not seem to graap the fact that In the European war the hIIIm' control of the sea removes Germany aa wheat buyer, says II. E. RjreroCt, "She has been a direct buyer of from 30.000,000 to 40.000,000 bushels each year, but In addition who h.i.s been the final market for a 1. trite part of tho takings nf Belgium and Holland These two countries Import in aver age of about 126.000.000 btixhela a year and have a iron of about 30.000. ovo bushels, making a supply nf 146.000,000 bushels. Their own i onMiuipdnn, with a population or 1 .l.noo.ooo, la only 10, 000,000 bushels, so that over Sn.000.n00 nf their Imports me I for Ger many. This trade is also rut off, an that the total European demand la re duced nearly lie. . buahcla on ae cuunt of Germany's laolatlon. "Should the allies obtain naval n premacy In tho Mediterranean It will make It possible to again draw Kua alan supplies from the Black Sea, and aa she la not a wheat-eating country her wheat will come out In ex-hnns;e for tho credit she needs In proaeriitina; her arms. Instead of the war stlmu lating the demand for wheat In Eu rope it seema that the opposite for the present Is more lksf, and export bual ness must be more or Iraa restricted." $ I ( i s :,...;( i Allowed for Death. SALEM. Or.. Aug. 22. (Special.) The aecond death claim allowed by the Industrial Accident Commission totals I10.S15.30. Th.e man. who was killed August 4, Is survived by a widow and two children. Burial expenses warn $78.50 and the payments to the widow and children will aggregate $10, 77$. 10. A reaerve of $581S.22 has been aet aaldo at. 4 per cent Interest to make the payments. Xehiilcm Highway Caws Vp. ST. HELENS, Or., Aug. 22 (Special.) The County Court In continuing thn hearing for damages in the condemna tion proceedings this morning tnnk aa the claims on tho Nehalem highway About R0 residents of the valley beyond the mountain are In town with their attorneys to obtain reimbursements for the road right-of-way. WOUNDS GIVE NO PAIN FRENCH SOLDIERS IN PARIS HOS PITALS TELL EXPERIENCES. Hand Mangled In Pump. JUNCTION CITY, Or., Aug. 22. (Spe cial.) Ornman Miller, son of J. R. Mil ler, proprietor of the Junction City Waterworks, was injured. Friday after noon. His right hand was caught in the cogs of a pump in the water plant, and physicians found it necessary to amputate the hand at the wrist. Mr. Miller was wiping grease from the oil cups Just above the cogs when his hand was caught. firotiand now has 14 agricultural co-op erative tradli societies. Many Do Not Know They Were Iojnred Until After Battle Delay In Re turning; to Front Deplored. PARIS, Aug. 22. Large numbers of French wounded are being cared for in Paris hospitals. It is frequently remarked among the men that their builei wounds were not painful. In a large number of cases men who had been hit were not aware of the fact until after the engagement was over. One man declares that he did not know that he had been hurt until the following morning. He then discov ered that a ball had gone through his arm. The only outward signs were two dark spots on the skin, such as might be made by a lead pencil, one on each side of the arm. The men In the hospital pass the time gaily and spend many hours lis tening to accounts of the progress o the war read aloud by one of the' number. They make no complaint, ex cept to deplore the delay in getting back to the front. 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