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iff 80 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 20 Six Sections VOL.. XXXIII NO. 42. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. E ON COAST CHECKED Plan to Seize Channel Ports Is Balked. OPEN COUNTRY IS REACHED Cavalry and Infantry Favored, Big Guns Minimized.- FRENCH SAILORS ENGAGED Bluejackets Acting as Infantry Re pulse Strong Attack Jfear Ypres, j and Also Distinguish Them selves on Eastern Wing. FROM THE BATTLE FRONT, via Paris, Oct. 17. The allied armies, have prevented the Germans from advancing: along the coast and have defeated their object of seizin? the French channel ports. . Dunkirk Is surrounded by a vast ter ritory, 'which is easily inundated, and open country where cavalry and in fantry can operate with facility, while there la no opportunity to bring big suns into effective play. Movements Developing: Rapidly. Military movements are progressing with much more rapidity in the North of France than when tv- allies were forced to advance foot by foot with the aid of pick and shovel In' order to push the Germans back from their strongly entrenched positions along the Rivers Kcarpem Somme, Olse and Alsne. The allies today advanced rapidly and the British troops carried the Im portant position of Fromelles, to the southwest of Lille, after hard fighting. A t jrps of French sailors, whose services were not required with . the fleet, acting as Infantry, came Into ac tion and displayed qualities which, enabled them to repulse a ctrong Ger man attack near Ypres. Sailors Surprise Germans. - The sailors also distinguished them selves ' on the eastern wing, where after a trying night march, they gained a position in the woods, where at day break they surpi.sed a large . body of Germans, on whom they inflicted seri ous losses, capturing detachments of cavalry and Infantry with quantities of supplies and ammunition. t LONDON. Oct. 17. The correspondent of the Daily Mall at Flushing,. Nether lands, sends the following regarding German movements In' Northwestern Belgium: "" "The German troops are leaving Os tend for the east. Approximately 6000 are lodged In the public buildings of Ostend. Two thousand have left Zee brugge and there are .'no Germans be tween Heyst and Eluls. The Germans billeted at Bruges are behaving .well, but those at Madeghem have caused considerable damage." BERLIN, Oct. 17 by wireless.) Ac cording to announcement made In Ber lin today German troops in the vicin ity of Ostend have reached the North Sea and fighting Is going on as far to the west as Dunkirk. Belgium today appears to be almost completely in German possession. The French and British troops are reported as cut of! on all sides, particularly around Ypres. BERt-IX DEXIES FREXCH GAIN Heavy Attacks in. Northwest Said to Have Been Kepulsed. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. The German embassy today received the following (Concluded oh PaKe C.) GERiYiAN mm 1 . s-i 1 II .rv . -- fasnmaf sjasna3 i i w ja v Aivxyju s , - . - w - . . BULLETINS LONDON, Oct. 18. "Eight thousand Austrian soldiers who participated In the siege at Antwerp have arrived at Alx-la-Chapelle. Rhelnlah lm..l," ays the Amsterdam correspondent of the Renter Telegram Company. "Ac cording; to the Nleuwe Rotterdamaaehe Conrant they are Groins to Cracow, Gallcla." LODOX, Oct. 17. The Holland American liner Xoordam struck a mine today In the English Channel, accord ing to a dispatch to Renter's Tclearam Company. Seven persons aboard the Noordam were injured- BORDEAUX, France, Oct. 17, via Paris The French government, pursn. InfC the campaign -against . German- owned businesses, today seised six con cerns. One was a department store and the other wine establishments. LONDON, Oct.' 17. The steam trawler AJax, out of Grimsby, has been blown up In the North Sen by n German mine Nine members of the crew lost their Uvea. ' , LONDON, Oct. 17 A dispatch to the Exchange Telegram Company .from AmitrrHam v that, according: to the German newspaper Dertag, an English neroplane wns shot down nenr Peronne, France. Inside the German lines. The two nvnitora aboard were captured. BERLIN, Oct. Vt. (By Wireless.) Colonel Grey, a brother of the British Secretnry of Foreign Affairs, was made prisoner when the aeroplane on which he was acting aa observer was brought down by a well-directed shot near Peronne, France. His aviator also was captured. LONDON, Oct. " 17. The Exchange Tl.mnk Comnanv hu sires out a dispatch from Its Athens correspond ent, who says he has learned from a rcUable source that a sum of money equal to S5.UO0.0OO In gold, has reached Constantinople from Germuny. PETROGRAD, Oct. 17. A semi-official RusrlMa news ngency Is sending out the following s Turkish delusions tend to diminish. Certain liberal Turks are manifesting discontent with Ger man - domination. In Constantinople there have been hostile aaunlf estatlons before the German Embassy." LONDON, Oct. 17, The Amsterdam correspondent of Renter's Telegram Company reports that passenger traffic between Rotterdam and Antwerp has been reopened for the repatriation of Belgian fugitives. The first steamer left Rotterdam today with only 85 pas sengers, most of whom were women. Other steamers will leave tomorrow. LONDON, Oct. 17. An official mes sage from Berlin received in Amster dam and forwarded by the corrcspond cat of Renters Telegram Company de clares that considerable war material was. seised by, the Germans In Bruges and Ostend. - The spoils included n areat number of' rifles and ammunition nnd 200 locomotives. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 17, via London. The Germans, according to the Han- dclsblad, have laid mines in the River Scheldt, near Antwerp. Skippers bound from Antwerp have been requested to ask instructions how to proceed at Hansweert, a port in the estuary of the Scheldt. LONG BATTLE IS EXPECTED Damp Fall Weather Delays Military Operations in. Northern France. BORDEAUX, Oct 17. An early and decisive conclusion of the fighting in Northern Franco is not expected In competent military circles here. - It is believed that the situation of the opposing armies will remain unchanged for some time to come. Damp Fall weather has now set in and the roads are heavy and the air laden with mists, making extended operations difficult. Battleship Contruct Let. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Contracts for the construction of (Va of the three battleships authorized by the last naval appropriation act were - let today by Secretary Daniels, one to the Newport News Shipbuilding Company at $7,115, 000 and the other to the New York Shipbuilding Company of Camden, N. J., at $7,250,000. GIGANTIC BATTLE MMINENT III EAST Armies Already in Con- tact Along Vistula, BAD ROADS INVOLVE DETOURS Berlin Believes Russian Ad vance Will Be Difficult. FIGHT FOR BRIDGES ON German Troops Are Reported as Be fore Warsaw, and Jin ss lan Stories of Capture of Guns Are Declared TTntrne. : BERLIN. Oct. 17. via The Hague and London. Preparations are under way for a gigantic battle in the eastern arena of the war, where Austrian and German armies have taken position along the River Vistula and the River San and are ready for eventualities. The re-taking of Prsemysl, as an nounced from Austrian sources, has permitted the unfolding of the power of the Austrians In the direction of Lemberg ana tnelr advance in the Southern Carpathian Mountains is menacing the extreme left wing of the Russians. Fighting Heavy Along Vistula. Desperate fighting is already going on along the center of the two armies on the banks of the Vistula. This action has been in a measure delayed owing to the bad condition of the roads in Southern . Poland and the presence of sections of swampy land. This condition has made necessary detours on the part of the Austrian and German forces. The Russian Army is east of the Vistula. This fact is regarded in Berlin as making its advance and the general management of the campaign a difficult matter, and at the same time unfavorable. The Russian attack on .the Austrians and Germans, unless they succeed in recrossing the Vistula, which wuuld be a difficult under taking at the present time, will not be an easy matter. - ; - - Contest for Bridges Imminent. - It is understood here that heavy fighting for possession of the bridges at the head of the Vistula is im minent v . The situation is described as favor able in reports given out, here today. These say: "German troops are before Warsaw. The Russian reports of the capture of German guns are untrue. . The Polish population of. Warsaw has been mal treated by the Russians. There have been many arrests and executions. The Polish and Jewish inhabitants of this . district are now aware of the Russian defeats in East Prussia and South Poland and they are receiving the Germans and Austrians as libera tors." RUSSIANS IX HCXGARY BEATEN Last Remaining Fragment Said to Xumber Only 4000 Men. LONDON. Oct. 17. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram Company from Am sterdam says that the following mes sage has been received from Budapest by way of Berlin: "Tne Russians, driven out of Mar mares yesterday, were beaten near Rahov, where they had occupied . in trenchments. The Russians fled in the direction of Koercesmezoe (a Hunga rian village in the county of Mai (Concluded on page B. ) SIDELIGHTS CAST BY CARTOONIST REYNOLDS ON NEWS 1 INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The . Weather. TESTBRDATS Maximum temperature, SO degrees: minimum. 51 degrees. TODAY'S Occasional rain: southwest winds. War. ., ' ' Search of American vessel by - French cruiser causes protest In Senate. ' action 1. pace 5. . Winston Spencer Churchill Justifies sending of marines to Antwerp. Section 1. ' Pare 1. , Commander of German submarines tells how hu sunk three British cruisers. 8ec- -tlon 3. pace 1. Gigantic battle imminent in East Section 1. page 1. Diary found on German officer says advance ' ioo rapid. section J. pase 3. German advance on coast checked. Section . 1. page 1. Military expert says Britain has raised 1. 200.000 men, exclusive of colonials and . tton at front. Section 1. Dace 2. Dutch give aid and comfort to fleeing refu- Doiiium. eecuon i, pegs J. War overshadows Congressional campaign issues. Section 1. page . National. ' Securities of Rock Island holding com panies probably wiped out. Section 1, page 8. . Domestic ' Cotton gowns decreed by fashion makers. Section 1, page 6.- ...... Pacific Northwest. State editors 'guests - of P. ''T. Griffith at banquet and inspection of plant. Section t Page 10. Idaho Gubernatorial race enlivened by Dem ocrats. Section 1, page s.. Polk prune crop is smaller, but fruit is of high quality. Section 1, page 9. Labor report shows millions are spent on salaries and wages. Section 1, page 8. Accidents In Washington due to machinery are fewer. Section 1, page 10. Supreme Court holds Portland recall elec tion is legsl. Section 1. psge .14. Lair H. Thompson, author - of reclamation law Governor Weat would change, de clares Governor deliberately misrepre sents measure. Section 1, pase 10. Convict rpad work in Washington shown to. be costly. Section 1. psge 10. Sports. Coast League results: Portland 3, Oakland 1; Los Angeles 13, Missions 2; Venice o, San Francisco 1. Section it, page 4. University of Oregon defeats Washington State College in great 7-0 game. Sec tion 2. page 1. Diets kicks off snd Parsons makes longest run of day. section 2. page 2. Aggies score e. points against Willamette's nothing. Section 2, psge 2. Yale defeats Notre Dame eleven, 28 to 0. Section 2, page 1. McCredles praised for gallant fight - of Beavers. .Section 2, page 4,. , . Ice hockey play opens here December 8. Section 2. page 5. Aggie team of this year compared with team of 1813. Section 2, page a. Fans bhime manager of Seals for slump. Section 1. page S. Doble of Washington makes changes vital to. team. Section 2, page 8. . Real Estate and Building. Hlllsboro Moose will erect probably, first temple west of Rockies. Section 4. Pse 8. , . . Four building permit applications in single car aggregate U.3,XXI. Section 4. Page s. , . , - Eight districts' push plans for 'East Side club home. " Section 4. page 8. Automobiles and Reads. Fred Voder, Finland suto dealer, places ' OOO new Bros. . Section 4. page S. Saxon sales manager, on visit here, extols Columbia Highway. Section 4, pa so . Cora Belle - Bonnie, devotes of Chalmers. Section 4, page 6, Hupmoblle shows power In hard test cr. bad roada Section 4. paee.B. Hudson company salesmansger sees creat opportunity at hand for coast. Section 4, page 7. .' Commercial and Marine. Million bushels of wheat bought for ship ment to Europe. Section 2. page 15. Damage to Austrian crop lifts whest prices l imcago. ceccion a, psge lo. Cotton, grain and steel exports are of good i volume. Section 2, page 13. Channel at mouth of Columbia found to have increased in depth. Section -2. page 6. . Portland aad Vicinity. .'. Tax ills and remedies discussed before Ore gon Civic League. . Section 1. page IS. Portland tax levy expected to be lowest since 1U10-, Section 1. page. 16. Bar Association opposes many measures on ballot at. November election. .. section 1, page IS. , State's -resources to be 'on display at Land Products Show. . Section 1, page 17. Mothers may aid clubwomen to change wid ows' pension law. Section 1, page 20. Plylne; squadron of America coming to work for dry;.' Section 1, . page 11. Methods of safety from fire are told stu dents In. campaign, tals. Section 1, page 12. . , Old carriage gives place to modern pleasure car. Section 3. page e. Officials aimed at by recall only regret 25,000 expense . election will entail. Sec tion 1, page 14. Decision of Supreme Court on recall sends election work ahead full speed. Section 1.. page 14.' - - x Mr. Boot hdefended from defsmstory attack made by Democratic "Journalistic gutter snipes." Section 1, page IS. Bank, or Ellensburjr Xatlonallzcd. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct 17. The Treasury Depart ment today approved tne application of the Bank of Ellensburg, Wash., for a National charter. The bank has a cap ital of $50,000. ; GEefillTELLS HOW he soi 3 wm Small Ships Let Alone for Bigger Game. CAREFUL AIM IS ASSURED Torpedoes Loosed With Delib eration, at Short Range. TRIBUTE PAID TO FOES British Sailors True to Best Tradi tions Commander's Bride, Dry Eyed at Parting, Welcomes Him Back in Tears. BT HERBERT B. 6WOPE. (Staff correspondent of the New Tors World. Copyright, 11)14. by the Press Publishing Company. Published by ar rangement slth the World.) BERLIN, Sept SO (delayed by British censor, via London, Oct 10). Through the kindness of the German Admiralty! I am able to tell exclusively the story of Captain Lieutenant Otto Weddigen. commander of the now world-famous submarine TJ-9, whose feat in destroy ing three English cruisers has lifted the German navy to a lofty place in sea history. There is an inviolable rule in the tTerman army and navy prohibiting of ficers from talking of their exploits, but because of the special nature of Weddlgen's exploit an exception was made. - Account Officially Verified. It must be borne in mind that Lieu tenant Weddlgen's account has been officially announced and verified by German navy headquarters. That will explain why certain details -must be omitted, since they are of importance if further submarine excursions are un dertaken against the British fleet' Fol lowing is. Weddlgen's tale, supple mented by the Admiralty intelligence department: BT CAPT.-LIEUT. OTTO WEDDIGEN. Commander of the German Submarine U-8. I am 32 years old and have teen in the navy for years. For the last five years I have been attached to the sub terested in that branch of the navy. At the outbreak of the war our under-sea boats were rendesvoused at certain har bors in the North Sea. the names of marine flotilla and have been most in which I am restrained from divulging. Each of us felt and hoped that the fatherland might be benefited by such Individual efforts of ours as were pos sible at a time when our bigger sisters of the fleet were, prohibited from ac tlvity. So we waited commands from the Admiral, ready for any undertak ing that promised to do for the Imperial navy what our brothers of the army were so gloriously accomplishing. Young Bride la Firm. I was married at the home of my brother in Wilhelmshaven to my. boy hood sweetheart Miss Prete, of Ham burg, on August 16. " Before that I had been steadily on duty with my boat and I had to leave again the next day after my marriage. But both my brido and I wanted the ceremony to take place at the appointed time, and it did. although within 24 hours thereafter I had to go away on a venture that gave a good chance of making my new wife a widow. But she was as firm as I was that my first duty was to answer the call of our country, and she waved me away from the dock with good luck wishes that I sure had in my part in the outcome of my expedition. I set out from a North Sea port on one of the arms of the Kiel Canal and (Concluded on page 8.) EVENTS AT HOME AND Ifprday's War Moves gSACH day brings the war nearer La home to England. ThTre was a naval battle yesterday oft the Dutch coast in which a British cruiser and four destroyers sank four German de stroyers, while on land the- German troops reached the coast of Belgium, less than 70 miles from Dover. They are about to attempt a march south-: ward to Dunkirk and Calais, which are even closer to the English coast It is in West Flanders and across the French frontiers in Pas-de-Calals that the heaviest and most important fight ing: Is now going on. According to the French official com munication tbe Germans have not ad vanced beyond the line running from Ostend to Thorout Roulers and Menln. The last mentioned place is Just on the border, north of Lille, which the Ger mans oecupled some days ago. but which, according to an unconfirmed re port they have been compelled to aban don, The allied line In this region runs from a point on the coast which has not been disclosed. For the moment Arras is the scene of the most per sistent fighting. The" Germans are trying to break through to the Calais railway while the French are attempt ing to push the German front to the northeast In this fighting the French appear to have met with some success, as they announce that they have occupied' Fleurbatx and also have taken the immediate approach to Armentieres. At Arras, they declare, they are con tinuing to gain ground. The fighting has only begun, in this district however, for the Germans, who would consider it a great success to reach the coast of . France, have brought up strong reinforcements and will strive with all their might to achieve this object Their official re port says that no events of import ance have happened, but as they await Important victories before making any announcement, this does not mean there has been no lighting. The allies also can bring up rein forcements both by sea and land and have been doing so, which makes it certain that a great battle must be fought before either side gives ground. The allies will be assisted by tbe British ships when the fighting reaches a point near the coast Along the center, which now stretches from Roye to the Meuse, there appears to have been a lull in the fighting. which means, of course, that although the artillery has been busy as ever, neither side has attempted any attacks. Around St Mihlel, south of Verdun, where the Germans are hanging on to the littla strip of the Klver Meuse, whlph they , succeeded in crossing and from which the French have been try ing for a week to drive them, the battle has been almost continuous, and the French claim to have gained ground in Alsace, which is seldom mentioned In the official reports, there has been fighting, which, however, both French and German statements Ignore. Twice during the week reports have come from Basel that the Germans have been defeated there, and now an unofficial account from Berlin says that, tbe fortress of Belfort has been attacked with mortars. Reports of fighting in East Prussia. Poland, Gallcia and Hungary are so widely at variance that it is difficult to judge of the progress of the battles. Austria says she is driving the Rus sians out of Hungary, while tbe Rus sian generals say they are leaving the country to escape danger of infection from cholera. Berlin says- the Galician fortress of Przemysl has) been relieved, while the Russian report says that the fortress has fallen. In Poland both sides' Insist that they have gained the advantage in advance-guard actions. In Poland, where an important battle has been begun, the Germans are mak ing for the crossings of the Vistula, be hind which the Russians are waiting for them. One account says that the Germans have taken the offensive with success, but the Russians declare that the Austrians and Germans have been reduced to the defensive. It is likely that the state of the roads prevents either stde from making any advance. From the allies' viewpoint the delay in the east Is of importance, for It prevents the Germans from sending; re Inforcements to the west Inhabitants (Concluded on Page 6.) ABROAD SUBMARINE ATTACK COMPLETE SURPRISE Men of Hawke Singin rr When Enemy Strikes. FERiSCQPE SEEN AFTERWARD" Cutter Launched; Norwegian Makes Some Rescues. PINNACE IS OVERCROWDED bailors on Hart Succumb to Intense Cold of Sea Crew Composed Cnlcriy of Irishmen, Ile crulted at Queenstow n. ABERDEEN. Scotland. Oct 17. via London The attack on the British cruiser Hawke. which was sunk yes terday by a German submarine, came as a great surprise to those aboard the cruiser, according to the survivors who arrived here. Nothing was seen to indicate the presence of a subma rine until after the explosion, when the periscope of the boat was detected moving away at some distance. The Hawke sank in live minutes and hundreds of men. some of them in cork Jackets and others hanging to pieces of wreckage, were scattered about in. the water. r-' Men Klnalna When Shla Is Hit. "I was on the forenoon watch." said one of the stokers, "and we were en joying ourselves. Someone was sing ing and the others had Joined in the chorus when the Hawke was struck.. The ship vibrated violently and imme diately started to cant over. When I reached the deck -the captain was call ing. -It'B everybody for himself.' . "I Jumped overboard and managed to keep afloat although the water was bitterly cold, until picked up by the only boat that there was tinr-e to launch. For a time we rowed around picking up men. but the boat was soon overcrowded and beyond throwing life- ,. belts to the men In, the water, could do no more. A Norwegian steamer came up and picked up a few men. but for the large majority she was too late." Qrowslsg Man Remembers "Pals." One man evidently was suffering sev erely and kept repeating: "All my puis are gone." Another survivor said: "The torpedo must have struck the magaslne, for there was a terrific ex plosion and the ship . rose as if she had gone on a rock. Everything was dust and the fittings went flying " everywhere. Boats and rafts were use less, even if there had been time to launch them. The submarine hung around for some time, probably expect ing that there might be a repetition of the Abouklr-Hogue-Cressy affair, but there was nothing of the kind possi ble. A great number of men must have been killed by the explosion." Torpedo Strikes Near Maataslae. Two members of the engine-room staff of the Hawke said that the tor pedo found its mark between the two funnels, close to one of the magazines. The explosion was terrible. The ship listed immediately. They had never seen a vessel so well equipped with a llfesavlng apparatus.' but the way the Hawke keeled over made it almost im possible to get the small boats out A small cutter was launched, but was nearly drawn down by the suc tion. A small steam pinnace and a raft prepared for such emergency floated off when the Hawke sank, but the men crowded them so that the pinnace went down, while those on, the raft could not possibly survive owing to the cold. Conclutled on Pape o.