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-1 II -s f r 35 r. : S S: Km : : II ir- li 5?! 3- 5 5 1 f.i it,; : : Hi Wv 1 ; ti : - i ID FOR SHALL NATION Destruction of Three Cruisers by One German Craft Car ries Significance. 20 MEN SEND 1400 DOWN Jvaiwr Diving Boats Built With View to Great Activity Radius, as 'shown, by Scouting Trip to Coast of Britain. AMSTERDAM. Sept. 26. (Corre spondence of the Associated Press.) The sinking of the British armored cruisers Aboukir. Hogue and Cressy by the German, submarine "U-9" has not been without its effect In Holland and other small countries of Europe. It is felt this performance of a submarine is ample proof that in this relatively cheap craft is to be found a weapon which any powerful navy must fear, and that possibly a means has been found which will make preponderance on the sea of the large powers less of a nightmare in the smaller countries than It has been. The Dutch press generally has not said much on the subject. The Danish press also has made but "scant com ment on the work of the "U-9," but Spanish and Swedish papers have been less reticent. An almost extraordinary restraint has been exercised by the German and Austro-Hungarian papers, while the Italian press ssems to be generally taking the view that the sub marine is an arm of the small country which the larger powers must respect after the destruction of the three Brit ish cruisers with a loss of 1400 men and 60 officers the result of two hours' work by a submarine with a crew of 20. KortrrglM Admiral Gives View. The views expressed by an unnamed Norwegian Admiral in the Christiania Morgenbladet of September 24 may be taken as typical of what has been said In Europe of th,e affair: "The efforts of the English to blockade the Baltic and the North Sea have been given their death sentence since the German submarine with a crew of 20 men managed to break through the cordons established, travel , some 200 sea miles from' its base and slip about easily in the waters con trolled by the English fleet. That the three cruisers were old does not mean anything. The fate that overtook them can overtake tomorrow the entire Eng lish battle fleet. "The North Sea and the Baltic are no longer in the possession of the blockading English armored monsters. A new era with a new method has begun for the small powers when thay will be able to maintain a large num ber of these cheap and efficient sea arms and in bo doing even up things with a powerful enemy whose greater resources permitted him to build up a navy entirely beyond the means of .small governments." Craft Ready to Repeat. While, he said, great restraint has "-oeen exercised by the German press. there has been noticeable a feeling of renewed confidence In the naval phase of the European war. "With pardonable pride it is pointed out that the U-B and "U-21," after doing their deadly work, returned to their stations .un harmed and are now ready for more expeditions of that sort. The case of the "U-21" is especially remarkable when It is borne in mind that this boat was away from her base for almost ten days a performance with which another of the "U" boats also must be credited, according to published letter of a member - of its crew. The letter in question described the lotiff Journey above and under the water, its many hardships and the final reward of the men by a glimpse into the periscope, which showed a flock of big Sritish men-of-war lying peace fully at anchor, unmindful of the "sea wolf with the iron skin, " who was prowling in the deep to use the lan guage of the sailor from whose letter this is taken. Concern Is iu Radium. It was said in the letter that the trip had reconnaissance as its purpose and that the captain refrained from liber ating the torpedo in the tube, because doing so .would have been contrary to orders. - It was further said that the trip was along the coast of Scotland and England. "It would seem." says the Ostsee Zeitung. "that while the possession of submarines by Germany was of no great concern to the British, the great activity-radius of the craft is." "In that," comments the Vienna Freie Presse, "may be found an example of the far-sightedness for which the Ger mans have already been known." Others Do Experimenting;. Rear-Admiral Schlieper, of the Ger man navy, publishes some rather in teresting details concerning the Ger man submarines and their field of action in an article in the Berliner Tageblatt: "There has been some complaint in the past," he says, "that we were not building as many submarines as the Vrench and English, for instance. But for this we had good reasons. Deaf to the plaints of the critics, we permitted other nations to make the experiments, profiting by their experiences. In ad dition the demands of service along our coast were different. "Naturally, I cannot speak of these now, but I may mention that the small submarine, limited to activity near its ' base, was not exactly what we wanted. What we needed were larger boats, which, in addition to being sea-going, had a great activity-radius. But to build such a submarine was no easy matter. Motor questions and other technical problems had to be solved. This done, we hastened the building of submarines and constructed a nearly perfect boat. That our type of tola craft is nearly perfect has been shown by the U-9, which within the space of two hours destroyed three powerful armored cruisers-s one puny David de feating three Goliaths." BRITISH PROTEST FAILS Mazatlan Sails From Los Angeles With Alleged Contraband. LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17. C. White Mortimer, British Vice-Consul here, made an unavailing protest to United States customs officials today against the sailing of the steamer Mazatlan with a cargo which was alleged to be contraband of war, and intended for the German cruiser Leipzig. Mortimer asked that clearance be de. nied the vessel, but John B. Elliott. Collector of Customs, said that as the cargo was consigned to neutral Mexican ports he could not withhold clearance. The Mazatlan sailed. It is estimated that 2S.0O0.000 perBons at "rZ tend the 4o00 moviu.piciure Uio&iera iu Knsland each week. nnnMnrmir ARM DUD SCENES IN TWO II fXh-A h n ii H mil msBWtiSSS F1 M TOP BEACH BRITAIN GETS MEN Times Expert Says 1,200,000 Are Already Enlisted. COST OF LITTLE ACCOUNT Nation Figures - Germany Eventually Will Pay Toward End of 1915 Main Body of Array Will Be gin to Come Within View. LONDON, Oct. 17. The Times' mili tary correspondent, replying to the Frankfurter Zeitung's statement that Great Britain was unable to raise more than 600,000 troops, says: "We have at the present moment ex actly double that number, namely, 1, 200,000 and the number grows almost faster than we can cope with. This is only the beginning. "It is our way, as well as that of America, to -begin to raise our arms after war breaks out and to go on rais ing them utrtii 'our ultimate ends are achieved. With 1,200,000 men at home, the army in the field and the hun dreds of thousands forming in India, Canada, Australia and elsewhere are merely the nucleus on which other armies will eventually be built. "It is only a question of time. It stands to reason that an empire of 400.000,000 can never lack men. This war for us has hardly begun. We have sent merely an advance-guard Into France. In the Spring the remainder of the advance-guard will follow and somewhere toward the end of 1915 the main body will begin to come within view.' ' "We are sorry for the allies that we are even slower than Russia in making our weight felt, but a year or so hence, when the allies need a rest, we shall be in a position to make good war. "Nothing can arrest the steadily ascending figures of our army. Their cost is of little account, since Germany will ultimately have to pay in terri tory as well as money. "Imagine things at their worst. Im agine the last Cossack on the Urals and the last French doorkeeper evlted from Bordeaux. Then we would begin a maritime war against Germany and still be no weaker than when we began war against Napoleon." CENSOR TO RELAX RULE BRITON PROMISES CONSIDERATION TO AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS. Feelings of Allies, However, t Be Spared ny Suppression of False hoods Circulated by Enemy. WASHINGTON. Oct 17. Details of the discussion of censorship at a meet ing in London between American press representatives and Sir Stanley Buck master, the new director of the British Press Bureau, were given tonight in a statement Issued here by the Brit ish Embassy. The statement follows: 'Sir Stanley Buckmaster. the newly appointed director of the Press Bureau, has received several American Journal ists lately. On October 16 he received American correspondents in London in a body and made a statement to them aa to the lines on which censorship is to be conducted under his direction. He pointed out that if was his object to interfere as little as possible with any matter telegraphed by American cor respondents, and that as a general rule no restrictions would be placed except in the case of information which might be ' useful to ' the enemy from a mill tary point of view, i "He declared emphatically that it was cot his policy to prevent news sent by American correspondents in Ger many, 'from getting "ta America." Natur THE SUNDAY OREGOSIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 18, 1914. BELGIAN TOWNS JUST OCCUPIED BY GERMANS. o vrr- jsr 3l '&'&k kKr"S" "iv ps AT OSTEKD. BELOW WATBHFBOST OF" GHENT. . ally, however, it was impossible to lay down an absolute hard and fast rule, and there must of course be exceptions, as. for instance. In the case of false hoods emanating from Germany about England's allies. Should the censor pass such falsehoods, responsibility for their circulation might attach to the British government, in the minds of those operating with it in the present war, and this, of course, could not and should not be permitted. "He also entered into the question of the causes of delay and explained the further steps which he intends to take to remedy them. - "I may addi" he concluded, "that cen sors have received general instructions to show every consideration to cablegrams- of American correspondents and to pass them, as a general rule, except wheft they give prohibited information solely with regard to military opera tions of the. allies or with regard to naval operations or naval matters, or when they criticise our allies, their fleets or armies in such a way as to give good cause for offense, which, as I have already explained, could not be tolerated for the obvious reason I have given." BAG RUSH IS CLASSIC AGGIE SOPHOMORES AND FRESH MEN STRUGGLE 3 MINUTES. Tus-o'-War Across ' Mlllrace South of Corvnllls Another Interclass Event Giving: Outlet .for Rivalry. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corv'allis, Or., Oct. 17. (Special.) The bag rush, one of the f reshman-sopho-more contests, held a. few days ago, was classic For 30 minutes 150 rooks and sophomores fought for the pos session of 11 big canvas bags, stuffed with sawdust, and at the end of that time there still remained one sack over which a struggle was being waged. The contest was rough and. fierce, and more than once a huge "pile-up" would bring screams of dismay from partisan co-eds in the windows of the women's dormitory overlooking the athletic field. A good spirit prevailed, how ever, and Injuries were not serious. The tug-o'war across the millrace south of town will be held at a. later date, when class rivalry again demands an outlet. This event is less rough and far more amusing, from the standpoint of the spectators at least. Teams con sisting of about 20 of the huskiest members of each class line up on dif ferent sides of the water, on the ends of a stout rope. At a signal the pull begins, and it usually takes several minutes before one side, gets enough advantage so that the first man on the opposing side reaches the slippery brink of the creek, and ignomlniously slides in. From then on it is easy for the victors, and the whole crew of losers is dragged unceremoniously through the cold waters of the race. Last year this event was won by the sophomores. Interclass football schedules will- be announced soon, and the underclass men will reopen hostilities in their game. The advantage in athletics al ways lies with the beginners, as tbey get special attention from the coaches, and take part in games with outside teams. BEET CROP DROPS LITTLE Forecast Places Yield This Year as 4,826,000 Tons. WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. From the condition of sugar beets on October 1 the Department of Agriculture, In- a forecast issued today, estimates a har vest of 4,826,000 tons, compared with 5.659.000 tons, which produced 1,466, 802,000 pounds of sugar last year. A yield of about 10.3 tons an acre is indicated, but the actual out-turn will likely be above or below this amount, according as conditions at harvest are better or worse than usual. Damages of $56 Demanded. Alleging that the railway bridge that crosses the Willamette near Linnton was damaged when struck by a barge of lumber being towed up the river by the defendant, the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway brought . suit, yester day against W . La.isr.er for ju6. j?r '.n urn ii IT t "T wafcr, 7. Bain Photo. IS Sympathy for jGermany Chang ing Jo Neutrality. 1. RUSSIA , IS,, LESS FEARED Apprehension That Britain Would . Encroach on Territory Also Abat Ing Partial Mobilization Is Merely Precautionary. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 22. (Correspond ence of the Associated Press.) There is sweeping over Sweden today some thing more significant than the con tinuous line of Infantry, cavalry and artillery which goes to take its part in the mobilization of troops, already numbering 225,000. This is the marked change in the sentiment of this coun try toward the warring powers. Sweden, which, , since the beginning of the war, has had decided German sym pathies notwithstanding the strict neu trality declared by Its government, is today becoming so Impartial that in watching the street crowds before the bulletin boards it is Impossible to tell whether Germany or England is the fa vorite. A month ago a Stockholm merchant who openly avowed English inclina tions was both commercially and so cially ostracized. Portraits of the Kaiser and German insignia were hung in shop windows, but no one saw any English displays. f Sentiment Tarns to England. Today there are indications on every hand that the pendulum has begun to swing toward England. This is most plainly reflected in press reports. A month ago one looked in vain for Eng lish accounts of the war., but now the representative Stockholm papers give an almost equal space to Berlin and London dispatches. Some of the lib eral newspapers even go further than this and limit their Berlin dispatches to short paragraphs in Inconspicuous places. In most of the papers, however, one may read English comment on the destruction of the Rieims cathedral in one column and the German explana tion of it In the next. Since this change has occurred without any pressure from the government, it seems fairly indi cative of the change of the sentiment of Sweden. In the opinion of citizens of Stock holm, this change has occurred through the gradual decreasing menace of Rus sia. At first it was taken for granted that Russia had designs upon the in tegrity of Sweden, but as the days brought no substantiation of these facts,' the animosity of the Swedish populace decreased proportionately. . Events Watched Impartially. In the meantime reports of German methods of warfare and the holding up of Swedish and Russian steamships by the German warships added further im- SWEDEN TURNING Maryville, Mo, 6-1-14. 15-PAYMENT LIFE POLICY Bankers Life Insurance Co., -r , . , Lincoln. Nebraska. . : -Matured in the Dear Sirs: OLD LINE BANKERS' LIFE IN- I wish to thank you for the prompt KTTd A TCPT" rnMPlWV settlement of Bond No. 6051 that ma- DUlwAWtli, X . tured May 12th. This Indemnity Bond of Lincoln, Nebraska, has more than pleased me. You pay me all of my money baek that I paid Name Of insured in, J150.81, besides also carry my risk Frank O Shoemaker Tr for $1000.00 for fifteen years. Every .. XTUUt U. 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The result is that having begun with pronounced pro-German sym pathies, Sweden may now be said to have grown into impartiality. Where as the first results of the war were watched with the anxiety of a. partici pant, present developments are regard ed with the calmness of an observer who seems equally ready to applaud the generalship and strategic successes of both sides. Another apprehension which flour ished under the influence of strong pro German sentiment is now deprecated in Stockholm. This was the fear that in the event of repeated German successes England would decide that she must encroach upon neutral territory to off set the advantages derived by Germany from her occupation of Belgium. Government Keeps Compact. During this shift ir. the popular point of view, the Swedish government has stood firmly by its compact with Nor way to remain neutral and to stick to gether in case of violated neutrality. Official Sweden has been undivided in its opinion and the political cleavage which ordinarily shows so many sur faces has been temporarily leveled by the war. Whether the sympathies of the various parties have been toward the allies or Germany, they have united in expressing a desire for peace. Neith er conservative, liberal nor socialist peasant or nobleman has been guilty of stirring up any war spirit in Sweden. The partial mobilization, it is ex plained, is purely a precautionary measure to defend her neutrality. "Not to defend it like Belgium," as a Swed ish officer said, "but to defend -it with success.". Following out this purpose. nearly half or Sweden's army of 600, Out! men is in the field, prepared to meet the first move of any of the pow ers who venture to look lightly upon her neutrality. PEOPLE'S DRUG BILL BIG FED ER.iL HEALTH SERVICE BAYS WASTE IS ENORMOtS. Annnal Outlar of S 500,000,000 Is De clared to Be Cnlefly for Repara tions Consumed Haphassrdly. 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