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VOL. XXXIII NO. 45.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1914.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GERMANS SHOW
RENEWED VIGOR
Mighty Effort Made to Win
Way to Boulogne.
FURIOUS BATTLES RAGING
Allies Are Taking Initiative
and Hold Advantage
i Around Ypres.
SHELLS RAIN ON ARRAS
Wear Roulers and Lys and in
Valley of Scarpe Strug
gle Is Intense.
' PARIS. Nov. 8. The Germans are
showing renewed activity from the
'Yser to the Moselle, indicating, it is
believed here, either their intention
to begin another greaf effort for vic
tory or to conceal the withdrawal of
troops to be sent to the eastern the
ater of war, or perhaps both.
The battle around Ypres continues
vilh undiminished fury- but as the al
lies continue to take the initiative,
the advantage rests with them. .
Battle Takes New Turn.
North of Ypres, that is between it
and Dixmude, neither side appears to
be making any great effort and no
decisive result has been achieved. It
is in the direction of Roulers-and the
Lys that the enemy is now operating
with all the forces at his disposal with
the object of driving the allies back
on Boulogne.
The allies now hold the advantage
en their center and right wing. In
this direction the enemy's extreme
positions are at . "Wytschaete and
Messines, facing west.
, HillB Held by Allies.
' Running from Kemmel toward Lys,
the hills rise to a height of 400 feet
above sea level jand dominating po
sitions near Kemmel are in the hands
of the allies. The valley pf the Lys,
through which the Germans are al
vancing, is only 50 feet above sea
level so that the allies have the bene
fit of stronger ground.
The struggle in the valley of the
Scarpe continues with unabated in
tensity. The Germans still are mak
ing desperate efforts against Arras
snd at times shells have fallen into
the city at the rate of 82 a minute.
French. Skillfully Disposed.
v' The French lines are established
killfully, making every possible use
of the hills on the west and the small
rivers Crinchon and Scarpe which
flow nearby, and the Germans, despite
repeated attacks, have failed to make
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BULLETINS
L(DOX, Not. T-Eaclnccn from
the Krnpp gnn work are mounting;
heavy run at the Belgian aeaport of
Oatend and facing them seawards, ac
cording to a dispatch from Rotterdam
to the ISxchangre Telegraph Company.
ROME, Not. 7. According to a tele
gram from Odeaaa the Ruaalans consid
er themselves absolute masters of the
Black Sea. ; The Turkish fleet. It Is
declared, haa retired behind the Boo
phorua and doea not seem disposed to
come out.
LONDON, Nov. T. The Dally Mall's
Belgian correspondent asserts that aft
er the defeat of the Germans la the
region of Dlxmude the Belglana had to
send out four burying parties, number
ing altogether 4000 men, to bury the
German dead, which they estimated at
37,000. .
VALPARAISO, Nov. TV Tke Chilean
steamers Valdlvle and Chlloe. flying
Red Cross flags, have Bailed with
sealed ordera from the government.
The transport Malpo was dispatched
earlier. It la assumed that the mission
of the vessels has to do with the report
that the British cruiser Monmouth was
driven ashore on the Chilean coast.
LONDON, Nov. 7. Turkish army
headquarters In Constantinople reports
that on the eastern frostier Turkish
troops are in touch with the enemy
along the entire front and that In the
roads of Smyrna three large English
ships and aevcral English and French
steamers have been seised.
LONDON, Nov. 7 Residents of Berno
Bay, a seaside resort on the east coast
of England, were awakened between
midnight and X o'clock this morning by
the sounds of heavy firing in the North
Sea. . -
LONDON, Nov.. 7 A dispatch re
ceived by the Marconi Wireless Tele
graph. Company from Berlin says the
Reichstag will assemble December 2. A
preliminary conference of members of
all the political parties will be held the
day before the opening of the session
to consider the business to be put be
fore the body.
LONDON, Nov. 7. It Is reported from
Berlin that the revolution kindled by
German emissaries In the Portuguese
colony of Angola, Wert Africa, Is
spreading. The colony's troops are In
sufficient to defend the southern fron
tier against German attacks and n bri
gade of troops Is being sent from Por
tugal.
LONDON, Nov. . A report from Con
stantinople, by way of Berlin and Am
sterdam, says the Russlan fleet today
bombarded the Black Sea ports of Zun-
guldlak and . Kuila for two, hours. At
Knilu the Greek steamship Nlkoa was
sunk. At Zunguldiak the French church
and the French consulate were d
strayed. '
CITY IN LONDON-LIKE FOG
Haze Descending; at 9 o'clock Feels
Wintry and Furs Appear.
A . London . holiday season fog; de
scended on Portland last night shortly
after 9 o'clock, and, with the mercury
dropping: steadily gave a Winterish
touch to the atmosphere that is seldom
experienced in Portland.
The fog made downtown street traf
fic cautious, but brought out the new
Winter furs and the.. Saturday night
wayfaring crowd was one of seasonal
mode. Women's Winter hats came out,
and heavy furs for the first time were
in vogue this year. - The air was brisk
and the street lights twinkled through
the haze.
CENSORS CORRECT STYLE
Professors Recruited for Service In
sist on Literary Quality.
.' PARIS, Oct. 30. (Correspondence of
the Associated Press.) Censors at the
War Office are being recruited from
professors of language at French uni
versities. Force of habit is so strong
with these improvised officials that It
Is sometimes hard for them to realize
they are on sterner duty than correct
ing recitation papers.
All Bordeaux was amused when It
was reported that a telegram trans
mitting a news dispatch from the bat
tlefront was stopped on the sole ground
that it contained defects of style.
DEVELOPMENTS OF THE ELECTIONS AND THE
AU5TRIAHS.CUT.QFF
FROM THEIR ALLIES
Army Pressed Against
Carpathian Mountains.
SNOWFALL BLOCKS RETREAT
'etrograd Rejoices Over De
cisive, Surpassing Victory.
CAVALRY FORCE SMASHED
Austro-German Troopers Said to
Have Been Massacred by Cossacks
and Czar's Men Are Near
Border of - East Prussia. .
ROME. Nov. 7. A" special dispatch
to the Trlbuna from Petrograd says:
'The Russians have cut off the Aus
trian army from -the Germans. The
Austrians were encircled on their left
flank . and compelled to retreat pre
cipitately, but Thursday the Russians.
with a swift movement, ' occupied all
the ways of retreat toward Cracow and
mus-tne entire Austrian- army was
pushed toward the Carpathian Moun
tains, against which they are. closely
pressed.
Mountains Almost Impassable.
"Their condition here is. desperate,
as their only line of retreat lies across
the Carpathians into Hungary. The
Carpathians at this time of the year
and with the recent snowfalls are al
most impassable to a million and a half
of men with provisions and munition
trains and artillery. ,
"Petrograd is rejoicing over the
present victory, which " surpasses all
former ones because . of its decisive
character. Great demonstrations have
been held at which the army. Grand
Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-chief.
and Emperor Nicholas .were cheered.
'.'Emperor Nicholas remains at the
fronts ' ..:.
Reverses Augmented Dally. .
Official communications received in
Rome from the Russian army head
quarters say that the - Austro-German
reverses in Gallcia and Russian Poland
are being augmented daily by the fu
gitlve troops communicating panic to
their reverses.
The Austro-Hungarian cavalry forces
are depicted as being in an especially
pitiful condition. A part of this force.
it was said, was massacred by the
outnumbering Cossacks, the remainder
being routed and pursued In utmost
confusion. .'
Dual Cavalry Smashed.
Austria and Germany had centered
about 20,000 of their best cavalry, half
of which force, the Russians maintain.
is now lost. t
Once the Austrian and German cav
airy was disposed of, the Russians di
rected their efforts to the cutting of
the five armies, Into which the Austro-
German forces were divided, from their
western base of operations. The Rus
sians forced them to the' southward at
the same time, Inflicting heavy losses.
Casualties Are Heavy. ..
The Austro-German casualties are
said to aggregate more than 30,000
men in dead and prisoners. The Rus
sians also say they have captured 200
cannon.
PETROGRAD. Nov. 7. The left wing
of the Russian army, In engagements
taking place between October 23 and
November 4 on the front in the vicin
ity of Cracow, took prisoners 274 of
ficers and 18.500 men of the enemy, ac
cording to information given out today.
In addition to these prisoners, the
Russian forces captured three how
itzers, 40 pieces of artillery, 38 rapid-
(Concluded on Pass 2.1
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
.The .Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature.
05
uegrees; minimum, o degrees.
TODAY'S Unsettled, probably, rain: wind
mostly southerly.
War.
Austrians cut off from Germans and driven
dock against Carpathians, which are al
most Impassable. Section -1. put 1.
Germans lightning advance on Warsaw,
speedy recovery of Russians and masterly
retreat of Germans features of campaign.
8ectlon 1. page 2.
Heavy foundations of, London printing plant
suspected or being- planned by Germans
for siege guns. Section 1. page 1.
British In training camps lack proper food
ana nonstng. section 1, page 2.
Russians arrest Austrian and Turkish agents
in aonz. rersia. section 1. page 7.
Turkey without commissariat and ammuni
tion is scarce. Section 1. page 6.
Arnb Dosch describes bombardment of Bel
gian coast. Section 1. page 1.
Germans making- renewed efforts to reach
.Boulogne, section 1, page 1.
Two German cruisers reported captured off
t-eru. bection 1. page 1. .
British officials release " American copper
vessel alter cargo la unloaded. Section 1,
page ......
Mexico.
Carranza garrison at Tohuacan beaten la
battle with ex-federals. Section 1, page 4.
Domestic
Quarantine of Chicagb stockyards may be
cut short. Section 1. page 6.
National.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon not to resume leader-
shin in House. Section 1. page 6.
Many changes In Democratlo : leadership
coming -In . new Congress. Section 1.
page 6.
Pacific Northwest.
Washington . voter crushes great triple alli
ance. Section 1. page 8.
Wesley L. Jones dean of Washington dele
gation at capital, section 1, page a.
Lucud of Pacific Northwest Municipalities
convenes at Seattle this week. Section 1
Page 9.
O. A. C. extension work reaches thousand
nnually. Section 1, page 8.
Oregon- hope-rowers form Important state
organization...' Section 1. puge 5.
Sports.
Washington State College wallops Idaho
three points only. Section it, page 1.
Harvard shuts out Princeton, 20 to 0. Sec
tion 3, page 1.
O. A. C. team wins cross-country run at
Corvalns. Section 2, psge 2.
Boxing game In California shuts up shop
December 1, 1814. Section z, page 4.
Rodgers leads second basemen In fielding.
Section 2. page 4.
Soccer ' league is proposed. Section 2,
page 2. - . ..
Varsity team's losses vital as Washington
game date approaches. Section 2, page z.
Aggies sure ' new taotlcs make them In
vincible. Section 2. . page X.
Tie In lnterscholastlo football leagus race
Is predicted. Section 2, page 2.
Christy . Mathewson tells why golf grips Its
devotees. Section 2, page b.
California, antl-tlght law may force Gru-
man to Eastern field. Section 2, page 1.
Federals to raid minora, says Fielder Jones,
unless baseball war ends. Section -.
page 4.
, . . Automobiles and Roads.
Forty racers to thrill San Francisco Expo-
' sitlon crowds. Section 4. page 0.
Streamline body design of new White cars
is distinctive. Section 4. page a.
' "Real Estate ana Building.
Many prominent' realty .men ' see Increased
business, under prohibition. Section 4,
' page 8. , i --. -
October building permits . aggregate about
Sa4,765. Section 4. page 8.
Gas plant being erected. Section 4, page t.
Week's sales In lots, large and small, show
Investment period ripe, section 4, page 8,
, Commercial and Marine.
Larra business done on local Merchants Ex
change during past week. . Section 2.
page 15.
Half of Northwestern apple crop moved.
Section 2, page 15.
Russia ' and Austria buying supplies In
- United States. Section 2, page ft.
Expected decrease in receipts lifts wheat
prices -at cnicago. section u, page 10.
Canal shown to have Increased Portland
shipping. Section 2, page a. ,
Portland and Vicinity.
City tax levy likely to be 7.S mills.'- Section
1. page 10.
Evan Williams, celebrated tenor, talks of
war and his ups and downs In life. Sec
tion 1. page 15.
Muts to open headquarters In Plttock block
for distribution of food and clothing to
needy. Section 1 page 13.
Commissioner Daly drafts new measure to.
control operation and rates or taxless.
Section 1. nan 12.'
Republican County Committee attains great
success in campaign. Section 1, page 11.
Business outlook is hopeful, says Merchants
National Bank letter. Section 1, page 13.
Exhibitors give away many articles of value
at Land Show. Section 1. page 10.
Judge McGinn deaf to pleas of women to
otien court to them in girl's case. Sec
tion 1. page 9.
Portland School Board sets terms under
which It will 'admit county students to
hijea schools. Section 1. page 14.
Vote count -complete, except two counties,
gives 25 majority In favor of abolishing
X capital punishment. Section 1, page 17.
Jim WonK. wealthv . Chinese. Is stabbed in
back by tongman as be dines. Seotlon 1,
Pan 16.
Legislative members promise laws for strict
enforcement of prohibition. Section 1,
- case 10.
Aaron Poptck brings Allah-given milk of
Russia to Portland. Section 1, page 14.
Weather report, data and forecast. Section
2. page 6. ' . . -
WAR GIVE INSPIRATION TO THE PEN OF CARTOONIST REYNOLDS.
ARNQ OOSCH SEES
COAST BOMBARDED
British Captive Balloon
, Helps Fine! Range.
ERMAN GUNS OUT OF SIGHT
Cruisers, Sailing in Circle,
Keep Up Incessant Fire,
ONE BATTERY DEMOLISHED
In Far-Off Belgium, American Re
porter Finds Acquaintance With
Sporting Writer Open Sesame
to Sailor's Favor.
BT ARNO BOSCH.
r!rt-j-r4f inn hv the Press Publishing
Company, the New York World. Published
by arrangement with tne worm..
FLEUROT, Flanders, Nov. 7. (Spe
cial.) Because I work for the same
paper as Robert Edgren, sporting? edi
tor of the Evening- World. I had an
unusual point ' of vantage for seeing
the English navy bombard the German
trenches, in sand dunes, between Nieu-
port and Westende.
There was a captive balloon operatjd
by the flying corps of the English navy
on the highest sand dune. I wanted to
get up there, so I could see better, and
also 1 wanted to watch the men In the
balloon . semaphore, the ships telling
them where to shoot, but the young
English sailor, who was a member of
the flying corps, stopped me until I
happened to mention that I worked for
the Evening World. - v
Acquaintance Better Than. Pass.
"Do you know Bob Edgren?". he sur
prised me by asking. It was hardly a
question you would expect to be asked
on the Belgian sand -dunes In the midst
of one of the most remarkable battles
In the world's history. '
I claimed .Edgren's acquaintance and
that was better than a military pass.
We climbed the. sand dune together,
he telling me how much he admired
Edgren as a sporting editor. It seems
he had been to Newport -News once.
He thought Edgren was fair In his
judgment of English pugilists. . Bo we
stood on the sand dune, he discoursing
on the Evening World's sporting ed
itor while I watched the men in the
balloon signal to someone In a wireless
station nearer shore, who, it was ex
plained to me, was letting the gunners
at sea know the range. .
German Guna Invisible.
All you could see. even from the top
of the highest sand dune, were rolling
sand dunes to the east and an occa
sional belch of smoke where a German
gun was hidden. The moment the
smoke began to dissipate you could no
longer make out behind which one of
the sand dunes that gun was placed.
Up in the balloon they knew, however,
and the English cruisers were tearing
Into the sand dunes In a way that made
me think they were getting results.
The Germans fire did not seem to di
minish, though I learned later the
cruisers had demolished one battery of
three big guns.
The cruisers. Balling In a circle, kept
steaming by at half speed, firing stead
ily, guns flashing flaming tongues
three seconds before we got the re
ports. The Germans were compelled
to shoot in the air, hoping to drop
enormous shells on the decks of the
cruisers. .
Shells Fall to Hit Cruisers.
If one had ever struck I believe It
would have wrecked whatever it hit,
but the shells fell all around the cruis
ers and . never touched them.
Inland there was no making out any
thing -except the' ctTurse of the Yser
(Concluded on page 2.)
Saturday's War Moves
WITH the exception of Tsing-Tau.
the most significant report from
any of the battlefronts yesterday and
the most welcome from the allies point
of view. Is that the Russian armies, be
sides driving- Austria back in Gallcia,
have reached the Warthe River, in Rus
sian Poland, and established themselves
on the East Prussian frontier.
In fact, a Berlin official report says
some Russian cavalry crossed the
Warthe. but were driven back. To this
the Russian report adds that the town
of Warta, on the Warthe- River, in
Poland, has been occupied.
The Russians, too, are responsible for
the report that they have defeated the
Germans near Mlawa. In Poland, just
across the East Prussian boundary, and
at L,ycK, in juast trussis-
Mllltary observers say the Russians
have followed the retiring; Germans at
& much faster pace than was expected
and that If they are In force they may
be able to prevent the Germans from
taking- their -new positions on the
Warthe and compel them to fall back
to the Silesian border.
In the West 'the same ding - dong
fighting which has been going on for
months continues. The Belgians, who
hold the lines along the coast, are be
ing given a comparative rest after their
three ' months of ' almost continuous
fighting. The Germans still are con
centrating around Ypres, where they
are trying to hack their way thorugh
th Anglo-French troops which bar
their way to, the coast.
Both sides claim to have made prog
ress here, the Anglo-French forces to
the southeast of the town and the Ger
mans to the southwest. Correspondents
in the rear of the armies say that the
fighting, which has exceeded In fury
any that preceded it. has not appre
ciably lessened, and that both sides are
using a tremendous weight of artil
lery in an endeavor to clear the ground
for an advance of their Infantry.
Both armies are being reinforced. It
seems to be realized that the Germans
cannot proceed farther west because
of the co-operation of the warships
with the land forces and that a route
either here or farther south must be
found if the Germans are to attain their
ambition of reaching the French coast.
Elsewhere along the line the usual
attack and counte'r attacks have been
delivered with success first to one and
then to the other side, but - without
making any material change in the
situation.
. Things are moving slowly in the
Near East, so far as is known. The
only news from - there concerns the
bombardment of the ports of Zungul
diak and Kusuiu, on the Asia Minor
coast of Turkey, by a Russian fleet and,
the sinking, of several . Turkish trans
ports. It is also said that the Russians
have occupied the entire region to the
northeast Of Krzerum. in Asia' Minor.
Russia is said to be finding useful
allies in the Armenians, who at last see
a hope of being rid of Turkish rule.
There is no change in the political
situation in the Balkans, none of the at
present neutral states having- made any
move. It is said, however, that agita-
Ltlon has been renewed In Roumania for
the participation of that country In the
war on the side of the allies.
The - fall of Tsing-Tau naturally
caused rejoicing in London. It is be
lieved that with the surrender of the
German frontier the Anglo-Japanese
fleet which took part In the siege will
be detailed to hunt down the German
cruisers still at large in the Pacific
No announcement has been made con
cerning the amount of booty the allies
obtained through the surrender of
Tsing-Tau. but it is believed the Ger
mans destroyed everything possible be
fore capitulating. When the siege be
gan in the port were one German
cruiser, four gunboats and three de
stroyers, the Austrian cruiser Kaiserin
Elizabeth, five German merchantmen
and several prizes the Germans have
taken.' Of these vessels one destroyer
ran ashore and was captured and it is
believed the Austrian cruiser was
blown up. It is possible that the Ger
man ships met a similar fate.
Great Britain is not yet satisfied that
all has been told of the Pacific naval
battle and continues to hope that the
German cruisers Lelpsig and Dresden,
which engaged the Glasgow and which
have not been reported since the battle,
have at least been damaged.
GERMANS REPORTED
CAPTURED OFF PERU
2 Cruisers Said to Be
in Japanese Hands.
RUMOR IS CREDITED IN LIMA
Nine Men-of-War Included in
Spoils of Tsing-Tau.
PRIZES ARE RECOVERED
Xokio Announces Intention of Hold
ing Territory Until Close of
War, and Then Opening Ne
gotiations With Chipa.
LIMA. Peru, Nov. 7. It is reported
here on seemingly credible authority
that a Japanese squadron. cruising
along the coast of Peru has captured
the German cruisers Scharnhorst and
Gneisenau. '
TOKIO, Nov. 8. A well authenticated
report Is in circulation here to the ef
fect that the Japanese Admiralty has
received information that a battle In
the Pacific between the Japanese and
German fleets Is Impending.
Whereabouts Still Unknown.
No indication has been given as to
the present whereabouts of either the
Japanese or the German men-of-war.
CALLAO, Peru, Nov. 7. Nothing is
known here concerning a naval battle
off the coast of Peru. Inquiry made at
coast towns brought replies that no re
port of an engagement had 'reached
them.
Vague rumors of the- capture of the
cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau
have .been persistent since October 31,
when a dispatch to London from Syd
ney, N. S. W.,' said they had been taken
as a result of the failure of their coal
supply. .
Early Rumor Preyed Wrong;.
A Tokio rumor, coming by way of
London, fixed the time of the alleged
capture as Saturday, October 31. but
failed to designate the place, saying
merely that the cruisers were coaling
when surprised.
This obviously was wrong, as the en
gagement in- which the British squad
ron was defeated and In which the
Gneisenau and Scharnhorst took part
was fought the following day. The
last tidings of the cruisers was that
after coaling at Valparaiso they put to
sea last Wednesday.
Inquiries May Start Soon.
The present report In circulation in
Lima may be a result of numerous in
quiries sent to South Pacific ports ask
ing information as to the reported cap
ture of the vessels. Callao is the
principal seaport of Peru and probably .
would be better informed as to the
movements off the coast than Lima,
which is Inland.
Felicitations exchanged by the Brit
ish and Japanese Admiralties over the
fall of Tsing-Tau made no mention of
the capture of the Gneisenau and
Scharnhorst.
XIXK
JIEX.OF.WAK
TAKES
Capture of Tslng-Taa Includes Ger- '
man and Austrian Vessels.
LONDON, Nov. 7. (Special.) Ac
cording to the Westminster Gazette,
there are in the post of Tsing-Tau nine
men-of-war. Including a German cruis
er, four German gunboats, three Ger
man destroyers and an Austro-Hungarian
cruiser. In addition to five Ger-
t Concluded- on Page 6.)