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76 Pages , Six Sections Section One Pages 1 to 20 VOL.. XXXIII NO. 40. S GERI1IIS11GTP AogAULI ANIWtKF Large Force in Motion Near Dutch Border. PEOPLE FLEE FROM VILLAGES Roads Leading to'. Belgian Coast Being Repaired. FRENCH LEFT IS - GAINING Germans Admit General Ton Kluck Is Going; Northward, but Assert He Is Taking: Own Time and Holding I'd Well. HULST, Holland. Oct. 3. Prepara tory to the final siege of-Antwerp, large detachments of German troops, composed for the most part of naval reserves and . landwehr, are moving westward parallel with the Dutch frontier. Several villages between Alost and Ghent have been deserted by the in habitants. Driving their cattle before them and moving as much as possible of their furniture on wheelbarrows and handcarts, the Flemish peasants are moving westward as fast as they can. nefngees Coins Into Holland. Large numbers probably will be obliged to cross the frontier into Dutch territory. Everything is ready to re ceive them. Those who are unable to provide for themselves will be sent at once to the Dutch refuge camps in the Province of Gelderland, where the Dutch government has thus far taken care of about 12,000 refugees. The activity of the Germans in Brus sels since September 24 and their en ergy in repairing the roads leading to the Belgian coast of the . North Sea have been marked. Storms Matte Country- Marsh. Becent storms have blown the waters of the Scheldt far over the regions to the south and east of the town and the surrounding country has been convert ed into a mars'j. LONDON, Oct. 4. The Antwerp cor respondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company, in a message dated Satur day night, says: "No new attack has been made on the Belgian- front tonight. The situa tion this morning remained the same as was indicated in the official com munication given out Friday night." VOX KIvtCK RETIRES SIOWLY Powerful Resistance Continues Along Line In France. LONDON, Oct. 3. German accounts and those of the French agree only, as to the battle In France, that Gen eral von Kluck Is still going north ward, though at a snail's pace, and that he is so powerful that General Joffre has been obliged to. admit that the German commander has been able to make a French detachment, de bouching from Arras, fall back. Further south, in the neighborhood of Roye, according to the German staff, the French have been dislodged from their positions, but the French com munique declares that the : German assaults were shattered. '"Second, on the center nothing is to be noted from Rheims to the Argonne region. In the Argonne district the Sixteenth German Corps (the army of the Crown Prince), which had attempt ed to slip by througt the woods of Grurlem, has been driven back toward 5 (Concluded on Pace's. ) " wro y as MEXICO BPfe. BULLETINS LOBTOOX, Oct. 4. A Hamburg-American Line boat tu succeeded In running the Japanese blockade and has reached Tatng-Tau, scat of government of the (icrnun concession of Ivlan-Chau, with a cargo of ammunition. Such is the in formation contained In a message from Tlen-Tsin, China, by the Weekly Dis patch. f LOSDON, Oct. -. A Petrograd .dis patch to the Renter Telegram Company saya that the Russian papers announce that Emperor William has been making speeches along the Russian frontier at Bromberg and Thorn on the "inevitable victory of German culture." BERLIN, Oct. 3. A dispatch received from Vienna says that the Austria! advance against the Servians la pro ceeding slowly but favorably. Several Servian battalions were destroyed dor Ing a revolt among the Moslems. Twen ty thousand Albanians have . marched against Uskup (a town In the vicinity of Cossovo. lOO miles northwest of SalonikI) . and have demanded Its tnr render. BERLIN, Oct. 3. The war Office says a letter found on a Belgian officer who was captured by the Germans contained the following! "When we re-enter Brussels we will take with us a large stock' of matches to set fire to Cologne and every other place through " which we pass. Henceforth we will have more Injured prisoners. Everybody will be killed." LOIVDOX. Oct. 3. The following of' f trial statement. Issued in Berlin, has been received here by wireless "The German cruiser Ivarlsruhe has sunk seven British steamers In the Atlantic LONDON, Oct. 3. The Copenhagen correspondent of the Central News nays German dispatches report that the sus pension of certain Socialists newspapers has been cnueeled on the promise of the Socialist leaders that these organs In the future . will publish nothing cal culated to create an opinion unfavor able to the prolongation of the war. PARIS, Oct. 3 The war Is costing France 7,OOO,O0O a day. Minister of Finance Alexandre Rlbot announced today that the outlay for the first 80 days of the conflict had been 40,- 000,000. LONDON. Oct. 3. A dispatch to the Renter Telegram Company from Am sterdam says that West Flanders, the westernmost 'province of Belgium, Is now -free of Germans. PETROCRAD, Oct. . 3. The French aviator Folret has been decorated with the order of the Russian military cross for his able and daring reconnolssance work with the Russian army. LONDON, Oct. 3. Telegraphing from Amsterdam, a - correspondent of the Renter's Telegram Company says that German newspapers announce the de parture for the front of the Grand Duke of Baden. I'ETROGllAD, Oct. 3. Emperor Nicholas, It Is announced, has left for the theater of war. LONDON, Oct. 3. An Amsterdam dis patch to the Renter Telegram Company says that on Friday and Saturday thou sands ' of Belgian fugitives arrived at the Dutch town of Esschen from the villages and towns around Antwerp. LONDOK, Oct. 3- A South Shields dispatch to the Central News says the Korwcslan steamer Tromsve was wrecked this morning by a mine In the North Sea. Two men were drowned! the rest of the crew, numbering: 16, took, to the boats and were landed to night at Sonth Shields.. ROME, Oct. 3 The correspondent of the Trlbnna at Nlsh, Servla, telegrraphs today that the Servians, after passlna; the River Save and ocenpylna; the Hun ararlan town of Semlin. seised the Aus trian batteries, ammunition and sup plies and destroyed the. forts, returning: to Belgrade with immense booty. - I'OXDOX, Oct. 4. A Parts dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Company says numerous German - prisoners passed througrh various French stations Friday ntgrht. The convoys - comprised 1245t 1310, and 980 prisoners respectively. They were taken from Juvisy to Ver sailles. They Included almost nn en tire regiment of the Prussian Guard with band and staff officers. Several trains with prisoners are expected 0o arrive soon. WAR AND POLITICS' FURNISH ITEMS vxco PORTLAND. OREGON, PRISONERS TAKEN EXCEED RECORDS Germans Say T hey H ave 150,000 Russians. AGGRESSIYETACTICS SURPRISE Defensive Campaign Behind Vistula Had Been Expected. LONG PREPARATION SHOWN Berlin Notes That Czar's. Men Have Abandoned Close Formation In fantry I'lre Poor. That or Artillery Excellent. , BERLIN. Sept 14. (CorresDond ence of the Associated ti- mw that the Germans have succeeded In Clearing East Prussia of the Russians. German army officers are giving their views as to the fighting qualities of the Russian Emperor's soldiers and orncers. This East Prussian campaign la the most remarkable on record for the number of prisoners taken in such snort time and In field fighting. In less than three weeks, according to official statements. General Von Hin denberg made prisoners of nearly louyjvu Kussiana. Russian Aggressive Is Surprise. The first surprise the Russians gave the Germans was the aggressive way in which they pushed this campaign. It had been supposed here that they would occupy strong defensive - posi tions behind the Vistula and other streams - and await the attack of the Germans and Austrian. Instead, how ever, they pushed Into East Prussia In great numbers at an early stage of the war and ' they are still moving forward in Galicla, - From this fact It is inferred here that Russia's mobilization was far ad vanced and other preparations for war begun long before the St Petersburg government admitted that even . one soldier had been called to the colors. Close Formation Abandoned. The next surprise was that the Rus sian generals ho longer send their troops into battle In close formation. as in previous wars, but have mod ernized their tactics and try to' utilize all the advantages of the ground. The shooting of the infantry, however) was found, to be still Ineffective. With the field artillery the case is quite different. its tiring is remarkably good. . rn accurate Russian gunnery was considerably neutralized, however, by the large proportion of shells which failed to explode, a- fact which soon found a legendary explanation in the report that many shells contained sand instead of explosives. . Artillery experts find a more probable explanation in the marshy nature of the terrain in many places along 'the Russian fron tier, the shells burying themselves in the soft earth without exploding. Rumors of Defects Many. This origin and development of ru mors of the enemy's defects has been an interesting study of war. A report. for instance, that the entire French army was marching into battle wear- ng patent leather shoes . appeared in some local papers. - The Cossacks have again proved that they are of little value, according to German officers, either for reconnols sance work or in fighting. German officers speak much more favorably of the regular Russian cavalry. The Russians have by no means Im pressed the German military men fa vorably. In many cases it was re marked that they failed . to. grasp the (Concluded on Page . SUNDAY MORNING, INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Heather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 62 degree; minimum, -t degrees. TODAY'S Probably far; westerly winds. ' ' War. Klngr Charles of Koumanlt accuied of plac ing duty as HohenzoUern above duty to his people. Section 1, page 0. Bavarian" corps suffers enormous losses in - beginning of war. Section 1. page 1. East Prussian campaign remarkable for number of prisoners taken. Section 1. page 3. j Letters from German prisoners tell of hard ships at front. Section 1, page X Germans now installing 'Improvements or dered by Belgians fur Belgian fortresses. Section 1, page 2. Change In war tax favors small amusement enterprises. Section 1, page 5. Japanese reply to China justifies seizure of railway as military necessity. Section 1, page 2. , War costing France $7,000,000 a day. Section i.,page o. German Vice-Chancellor says nation's Indus trial position is strong. Section 1, page Russians begin advance on Transylvania, section J, page 1. ; Sports. Coast League results: Los Angeles 3-6. Port land 2-4; -Venice 2-0, Missions 0-2; San . Francisco 4, Oakland 3. - Section 2, page Oregon- boys pledge to fraternities and en ter athletics at Stanford University. Sec tion page o. Both Lincoln High teams win opening games, bection , page 4. Princeton barely defeats Buckricll. Sec Hon 2. page 4. Portland Golf Club course to be largest in wonnweni. section z, page o. Majors to get few players . from Coast League. Section 2. page 2. Jeff Smith complains of not being listed b cnampionsnrp possibility. Section 2, page a. Sensational jump of Boston brings thousands uujimxs mio treasury ox. organized base- Dan, beet J on 2, page 2. Varsity line being shifted and final make up is indefinite. Section 2, page 4. Only four big football games scheduled for r-ortiana. section 2, page 4. Portland may ret new Westminster hockey viuu. oecdoi page a. Cobb. Detroit, today Is world's best bats man, section page Z. t Portland Golf Club lays out 18-hole course ana nino .will be finished. Section 2, Page 5. - . Baker's home run record has often been equaiea. section page 3. Washington High and Columbia University 10 iock norns Wednesday. Section 2, page , racific Northwest. Democratic nominee of Dallas will rote straight Republican ticket. Section 1. page v. Luckiamute Valley sees many new acres oi oops, beet ion l, page 8. Table compiled by State Banking Superin tendent proves Oregon banks are liberal. Section 1, page 0. Five parties tempt Idaho voters. Section 1, page 8. Judge Turner, In losing, regains control of state organtatton in Washington. Section x, page i. Dallas and Portland chldren score highest ai state air eugenics contest. Secttou 1. page 9. Real st ate aod Building. Westover Terraces offer choice site for beautiful homes. Section 4, page 8. -Portland and Vicinity. Space for Manufacturers' and Land Products snow nearly all - taken. Section 1, page 14. , McArthur uses argument made by Chamber- iftm in iuuu. section J. page 16. Effort made to connect Mills with waterfront urea, section a., page 7. Confessed agent of "arson ring" accuses lawyers. section i , page 1 2. Martin de Muth, 19-year-old 'Lincoln High oLuneiii, uepans to study under Art League of New York. Section 1, pace 12. Conservatives win in primary campaign in anous siatea. section 1, page 15 Dr. WIthycombe reiterates his stand in ravor or laws voted . by people. Section L. page IS. Budget estimates high despite contemplated cuutuuii in iei, section i. page 18. Politico! debate between Dr. WIthycombe ana ur. smitn is probability. Section X page 16. W. W. ROBINSON ENDS LIFE Clothier Slioots Self in Store on Washington Street. W. W. Robinson, owner of a clothing store at 327 Washington street and for 20 years in that business in Portland, shot and killed himself in his store at 10:& o clock last night. Despondency because of financial troubles Is de clared to have caused him to commit the deed. ' . "It doesn't look like I can make a go of it here,"; he told W. E. Connolly, hia head salesman, a few minutes before he shot . himself. Then .Mr. Robinson asked Connolly to get him some stamps. J. J. Shea, another salesman, and J. A. Wright, of the Roland Hotel, a cus tomer, were In the front of the store. Connolly had left the store only a few minutes on his errand when a shot was flred in the rear of the store. Mr. Robinson sat at his desk and pointed the revolver toward himself and almost tore the top of his head oft with a .38-caliber slug. " OF NEWS WHICH. SPUR y Ay ma OCTOBER 4. 1914. JAPAN DFJ&H f BEPLriO CHINESE Seizure of Railway De clared Justified. LINE'S NEUTRALITY DENIED Complete Destruction, of Ger man Base Intended. LINE HELD INSEPARABLE instances Declared Not Lacking to Prove Chinese Are Unable to Pre vent Use by Germans for Warlike Purposes. PEKIX, Oct. 4 Japan's reply to China's protest against the Japanese occupation of the railway line from Tsing-Tau to Tsl-Nan was delivered to day. ' Japan says in effect that it Is plan ning the complete destruction of the German base at Tsing-Tau and so Is justified in taking possession of the railway which constitutes an Insepar able portion of the German leased terri tory in China. In the first place, the Japanese argu ment says the railway is German owned, directly controlled by the Ger man Government, based on an Imperial charter and has the character of a pub lic property. Railway's Neutrality Denied. In the second place the railway can not be regarded as neutral property, and Japan's seizure of it does not con stitute a violation of China's neutrality. The Chinese proclamation defining the limitations of the war zone does not alter the status of the railway. TlilrHlv It la en 1,1 (hat tVi. Pkln.M Government insists that there has been no connection with Tsing-Tau and the railway since the Japanese Invested Tsing-Tau,' and so Germany Is unable to utilize the road, but from a Japan ese military standpoint- It would be dangerous to leave a section of the railway in the rear of the Japanese forces, and In the hands of the enemy. Indeed, it would be stragetically impos sible. The argument concludes with the assertion that instances are not lacking to prove that the Chinese Government Is unable to restrain the Germans from utilizing the railway for warlike prep arations and operations. China Reiterates Contentions. The Chinese Government in its reply reiterated that it considered the Jap anese occupation of Wel-Hsien, in Shan- Tung Province, a breach of neutrality and asserted that if the rest of the rail road in Shan-Tung was occupied, such action would constitute a further viola tion. Speakers in the State Council de clared that China would make of Shan Tung another Manchuria and that Japan showed no indications of treating China as a friendly nation. The ' government - continues to pre vent, however, the boycotting of things Japanese which various Chinese cities have attempted to Inaugurate. TORTS AND SHIPS SHELL FOE Japanese Prepare 'Slowly for' Attack on Tsing-Tau. TOKIO, Oct. S. An official announce ment says that another J-panece mine sweeping boat at Klau-Chau hat: been sunk after striking a mine. The cas ualties are given as four killed and nine wounded. The mine-dragger was C included on Pag 2.) CARTOONIST REYNOLDS j ' - . w jb; f 11 1? Saturday's War Moves ROYE. the little town on the main road from Amiens to Noyon, the heights around which have been alter nately occupied by the French and the Germans during the past week, is still the center of a battle of great violence. The Germans, who are fighting stub bornly to protect .their flank, at this point, have brought up reinforcements, but, according to the French official communication issued today, all their attacks have been repulsed. The action, however. Is still pro ceeding, and on It much depends, for If the Germans are beaten their line of communication at Tergnler will be seriously threatened. Of other operations on this front, which extends as far north as Arras, nothing has been disclosed since the French themselves announced that their force, "which was debouching from Arras, had fallen back slightly, on the east and , north of that town. There is evidence from other sources that the Germans are making prepare tions to protect their flank, should a retirement become necessary. They have evacuated West Flanders and their attack on Antwerp Is believed by many to be designed . to keep the Belgians busy and prevent them from operating on'what would be General von Kluck's left should he fall back through Bel gium. . -w. The battle Is not yet over and it may be many days before either side at tains its objective. Except for the forces absolutely needed elsewhere, the Germans are maintaining their strength in France, and. besides fighting off the French efforts on their right, are them selves remaining on the offensive on the French right. The army of the Crown Prince, which has been in the thick of the fighting since the Germans began their Invasion of France, ha made an attempt to slip through th wood of La Crurie. but, the French re port says, was thrown back to the north -of the Varennes-La-Harasee-Vienne-La Ville . road. This road pierces the northern part of the Ar gonne forest, so that the French must have -made a considerable advance In this region and quite straightened out the line from the north of Verdun to the north of Rheims. In the Woevre distriofr n n.l nn y,m heights of the Mens ' th. Pni,h cav their progress, though slow, continues. There apparently has been some hard fightina further ennth tnr- th. drwan report speaks of vigorous sallies from i.oui navins Deen repulsed. Along the center comDaratlve calm still reigns. The Germans have been keeping up a heavy artillery fire on the British and Pmniii " . trenched infront of them, but the Brit ten accounts say little damage ha hoc done. - The German attack on Antwern con tinues. The defenders on the east have been compelled to fall back be fore the violence of the Oat-msn ar tillery. The Belgians say they have a strong position on the Nethe and will resist lo tne run extent of their nnwi-. A large force of flArmnn, . .i largely, it is said, of naval rorv and landwehr. are march. no- tnarrt -niwerp along the line of the boundary ot noiiana. villagers are fleeing In large numbers and Holland is prepar ing to harbor them. The onern t Iran a Kn.nrAan i . ' IUC u- trians and Russians and Germans grow in Interest. These armies ar fi,hiinc along a tremendous line. tniiinr from the nHrhhnrhnnrf r- . ..vuu " . v.iauuw, in Galicia, along the frontiers of Poland -I.,., r..i rnipsia, almost to the Baltic Sea. There is no news from the south' ern neia, out the Germans and Aus trlans, instead of' walHnir th. n Between Cracow, Czestchowa and Kalisc for the Russians, have advanced farther Into Poland. Their outposts have been reported as far east as Pictrko (90 miles southwest of War saw), In the north, and Stopnica (32 miles south southeast of Kielce) in the south. A big Russian army is gathering to meet them and a great battle probably will be fought in Poland instead of on the borders of Poland and Silesia. In the north, if the reports axe to be believed, the Russians seemed to have checked the German invasion from East Prussia and have compelled the Ger mans to retrace their steps, except on the right wing, which is still fighting around Ossowetz. TO ENDEAVOR. i'Lj ty ... turn 1 & Kr ft JP : J : PRICE FIVE CENTS. E ON TRANSYLVANIA Austrians Gather Army for Great Battle. GERMANS AIMING AT VILNI Retreat Finally Made, but in Order, Says Petrograd. CORPSES CONGEST ROADS Engagement Declared to Have Been Pierce on Xicmtn River, Where Repeated Attempts of Ger mans Were Defeated. LONDON, Oct 3. A correspondent ol the Exchange Telegraph Company ai Rome Bays a dispatch has been receive there from Bucharest saying that after occupying the principal cities of Buko wina (a crown land of Austria-Hungary) the Russians have begun an ad vance on Transylvania. - Austria, hoping to defeat this seri ous menace, has "concentrated in the West Carpathians several army corps and a big battle Is Imminent. Regiments Reported Drowned. A Petrograd dispatch by way or Kom to the Central News says: "The Germans are . evacuating Rus sian territory. Whole regiments hav been drowned In the Niemen River and have lost their siege artillery. The Emperor. It is declared. escaDed wltn difficulty." A dispatch to the . ceuter Telegram Company from Petrograd. describing the German attack .on the'Suwalkl Olitarr line, says that the Germans made Vilna their objective, disregard ing Kovno, and attacked most stub bornly, finally retreating before Rus sian bayonet charges, but in order. Men Who Croaaed River Mowed Down. The roads were covered with Ger man corpses, which included a gunner still holding a. shell. in his arms. At Ossowetz the Russians captured seven heavy guns. A German vanguard suc ceeded in constructing a pontoon bridge over the Nieman River, but not a sin gle German who crossed the river sur vived, every one being mowed down by infantry fire, which was supported by a hall of shrapnel from masked artil lery. The Germans,- the correspondent says, made another attempt to cross the river, advancing in dense columns, but they were again repulsed, quick firing guns playing havoc with tlieir crowded ranks. The German batteries, which had been supporting the in fantry attack, finally were silenced by Russian "artillery. The enemy then re tired for a distance of night miles, pursued by Cossacks, who crossed tha river by means of the pontoon bridge which the Germans had built ITRIOIS ATTACKS CONTINUED Petrograd Tells of Battle for Pom- , session of Roads In East. PETROGRAD," Oct. 3. The following official announcement from the general staff has been Issued: "The battle at Augustowo continued to develop with extreme ferocity on Oc tober 2. The enemy relaxed hia posi- tions to the north of Lake Virgri, car rying out furious attacks on the side of Ratchkl and Borgimens, In an effort to occupy - the western roads leading out of the Agustowo forest. "On the road to Lodz and Schihlischki, the first divisions of the German cavalry attempted to check the offen sive tactics of the Russian cavalry. This engagement took place at dusk, RUSSIANS ADVANC