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78 Pages Section One Pages 1 to 20 Six Sections VOL,. XXXIII NO. 4G. PORTLAND. OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, . NOVEMBER lo 1914. PRICE FIVE CENTS. GERMANS HELD BY fttLIES' BAYONETS Strong Defense Stops Advance on Calais. FORCES ARE NEARLY EQUAL Defenders Now Strongly Situ ated Along Canal BATTLE IS NEARLY DRAW Keither Side Is Able to Overwhelm Other at Dlxmude, Ypres or Ar ruentleres . Three 1eadlng ' Points of Conflict. PARIS, Nov. 14. Air the attempts of the Germans to reach Calais have been frustrated by the - forest of bayonets presented by the allied French. Belgian and British troops. The opposing forces in these regions are about equal, which accounts for the fact that neither side has been able to overwhelm the other at any of the three chief points of combat Dlxmude. Ypres and Armentleres. The French of. ficlal report declares that the Germans have been repulsed everywhere. Gennana Attack In 31 ass. The' attacks by the Germans have been carried out at each place with heavy masses of men. Some hamlets In the nefghboihood ot Dlxmude, which have been taken and retaken three or four times, now are In the hands of the allies, who are strongly situated on the canal, the crossing of which would be of great importance to the Germans. . - Other Conflicts Severe. The most Intense interest is concen trated on this portion of the extended battlefield, but other points are also the scene of stiff conflicts, which have resulted in nothing more definite than the capture of a few trenches.' It Is officially ; announced that two German regimental flags found In the trenches formerly occupied by the Ger mans on the Marne have been handed to Field. Marshal Sir John French by General Joffre, as they were discovered opposite to the position then held by the British. DEAD BODIES FORM BRIDGE German Capture of Dixmnde Accom plished by Terrible Fighting. LONDON, Nov. 14. "Accounts of. the Germans' entry into Dlxmude, received through the German lines, "-"Bay the fighting there was the most terrible yet experienced," says a Dally Express correspondent tn .the Belgian frontier, writing under date of Friday. His dls patch continues: "The German corps commander rdered his troops to take the town. warning them not to return alive if they failed. Early onslaughts resulted in the slaughter of 80 per cent of the attacking forces, who were unable to advance across the flooded fields. Their bodies formed a footway for the In fantry following them, this enabling the Germans to win the victory." A dispatch from Amsterdam says the correspondent of the newspaper Tijd reports that the Dlxmude fight on Tues day was a fight for the dykes, and that whoever Was master of the dykes was master of the ground. "Machine gun fire had the advan tage," the correspondent continues, "as heavy guns were useless on the morass. The Germans cleverly ' surmounted In some places the difficulties offered by the inundated land. "The contending forces literally fought in water. It was a man-to-man struggle and one of great wretchedness. (Concluded I ; " ........... ....................... ................ - - ....................... .- T T TTTTT-I.TtlTITIIt. .... ................... ................. WASTTTrTF, TOPICS IN THE "WEEK'S HEWS GET THE ATTENTION OF CARTOOHTST BEYWOIsDS. r j iE c J -T' vcro&jEs akj? &?j?aa7s ' "ouw'eFC&y0""s 0AY-rnj: cost yo nur t I 1 1 r r gy " U J f n.t....M...... ... ....................... X BULLETINS COPENHAGEN, Nov. 14. A dispatch from Helalnnrfora, Finland. Bays tt Russlana han wlthdrana troop from the east and west of Finland to Join the main Rnaslan : army, Indicating that Russia's fear of a Swedish Invasion of Finland haa vanished. This withdrawal haa made n good Impression In Sweden. VALPARAISO, Chile, Nov. 1.4-The German cruisers Lelpstar 'and Dresden which came Into port yesterday and pent the day In ' taking- ' provisions, sailed today at daybreak. LONDON, Nov. 14. Official announce ment waa made today that the Saltan f Kelantan, a petty native state la Slam, had siven assurances of the loy- lly of hla people and that there would be no local disturbances na n result of the war between Great Britain . and Turkey. HAVRE. Tin Paris, Not. 14. The I military situation In Flanders today la described aa onleter. nine to the fact that the Inundations render offensive I operatlona more difficult. PARIS, Nov. 14. The flying hospital eanlnation In France, by , Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, of New York, la to bei assigned to work with the Belgian army Belgium. Robert Bacon, ex-Ambas sador to France, has goae to the front to arrange for a suitable location, as the hospital staff desirea to set Into action Immediately. LON DON, Nov. 14. A Petrograd dls-I patch to Renter's Telegram Company aaya the Emperor, who today visited Ivangorod, announced hla Intention to grant the necessary funds for the re construction of the Catholic churches In villacea around the dty which were destroyed by German shell fire. He also ordered that pecuniary aid be given to the people who have Buffered by the temporary occupation of the country by the Germans. PARIS, Nov. 14. The King of Bel- glum haa arrived In Paris for the cele bration of hla name day tomorrow. The city has been decorated with flaga and numerous fetes have ' been arranged. LONDON, Nov. 14. The American Minister to the Netherlands, according to a dispatch to Renter's Telegram Company from The Hague, haa re ceived 25,000 florins ' (approximately 10,000) from the American Red Cross fund for the relief of Belgian refugees In Holland. BERLIN, Nov. 13. (By wireless, de lay ed . ) lie ports reaching Berlin fro Milan, Italy, act forth that In Egypt lighting already haa occurred near the Sues Canal. This Information v given to. the presa today from official quarters. Four waganloada of English wounded have arrived at Cairo. The men were hurt In the flghtlng between Sues and Ismallla. FRANCE HONORS ALBERT Albert of Belgium Recipient of Con. gratuiations on Name Day. PARIS, Not. 14. The Avenue de IOpera, was animated today for the first time since the beginning of the war. ' . Crowds of people filed into . army headquarters 'to affix their signatures to' an address to King Albert of Bel gium on the occasion of his name day. A large number of motorcars have been brought together to carry the. immense number of congratulatory postal cards and letters sent to ths King by all classes of the" French, people. A te deum Is to be sung tomorrow in the Belgian church in the Rue Charonne in the King's honor. This service will be attended by the Belgian residents in Paris as well as by a large number of Belgian refugees. GERMAN SUBMARINE SUNK French Torpedo-boat Attacked Rams Foe Off Westende, . LONDON, Nov. 15iThe Petit Calal slen says that a French torpedo-boat entered Dunkirk harbor Friday and re ported that It had sunk a German sub marine in the Channel. . . The French boat was attacked "by the submarine olf Westende. ..The French commander sighted the ' periscope ' and rammed and sank the submarine. The torpedo-boat was slightly damaged. LORD ROBERTS DIES ON TRIP TO FRANCE Soldier Who Was Brit ain's Pride Succumbs. SERVICE COVERS 61 YEARS Kaiser Had Acclaimed Him . Ablest, of , His: Day. FAME WON !N NINE WARS End Comes While. Field Marshal Is on Visit to Indian Troops En gaged In Campaign With Forces of Allies. LONDON, Nov. 15. Field Marshal Earl Roberts died last night In France from pneumonia. ' A telegram from Field Marshal Sir. John French, com mander of the British expeditionary forces on the. Continent, apprised Earl Kitchener, Secretary of State, for War, of the death of England's " great sol dier. The telegram read: T deeply regret to tell you that Lord Roberts died at 8 o clock this (Satur day) evening." . Crisis Comes Speedily. . Field Marshal Roberts, who was Colonel-in-Chief of the Indian troops had gone to France to give his greeting' Soon after his arrival he became eeri ously ill. He suffered from' a severe chill on Thursday and pneumonia rap idly developed. His great age, 82 years, militated against his recovery, the crisis in the disease coming quickly. Tho news of the death of Lord Rob erts came as an entire, surprise to Eng land. The veteran's devotion to the Interests of the army, his hard work in this connection and his seeming good health had been the subject of com ment since the beginning of the war. He was the most popular military figure in Great Britain and a national hero without rival in the affections of the people. Compulsory Training Recent Hobby. Despite his years he bad never ceased hard work slne his nominal re tirement, and, as he had Often re marked,' he lived a rigidly abstemious life that he might preserve his strength for the service of his country. During the past five or six years. when the German war cloud had been growing, he prosecuted an active cam paign to persuade the nation to adopt a compulsory military service. His be lief was that Great Britain required the training of the whole male popu lation In arms. ' By, speeches In Parliament and ad dresses before meetings throughout the kingdom, by magazine writings and let ters, he preached unceasingly the'neces- slty for the nation to have its men trained in the rudiments at least of the soldier's work so that ' they could be called quickly to arms to defend the country against Invasion. War With Germany Foreseen. In private conversation he expressed the conviction that Germany was plan ning to make war on Great Britain when she found an advantageous mo ment, and he believed that the sup posed menace of civil war in Ireland was a factor in setting alight - the present European conflagration. Lord Roberts commanded none of the arts of the orator and usually -sread nja speeches. His popular nickname, "Bobs," implied lack of personal dig nity. Although he was only 5 feet 3 a shade shorter than Field Marshal French his figure and bearing were the embodiment of soldierly character. . His home at Ascot was a modest, unpretentious villa. For society he had neither time nor inclination, but he INDEX, OF TODAY'S NEWS . . . The. Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, S-J dArreei: minimum. 41 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; ' southerly winds. War. Richard Harding Davis tells how American dlDloxnats and Consuls, labored, in war zone. Section 1. pate 1. Lord Roberts dies in France, Section 1. can 1. Russian Empress and her daughters nurse wounded soldiers, section l, page o. Analysis ot sea losses show Germans have won under water. British bemna guns. Section 1. pace 4. Allies definitely check German advance to ward Calais. Section 1, page l. Germans prepare vigorous resistance in east. Section 1. page 1. Need of beef for Belgians pressing. Section 1. page 7. Nieuoort In ruins after three bombardment, Section 1, page 3. -' ' Mexico. Plan to evacuate Vera Crua nncnangea. Section 1, page 7. National. President Wilson's Incognito penetrated b New York crowds. Section 1, page o. , Domestic. Kamm brothers wed slaters., daughters ol State Treasurer of California, section i, pa-je 5. . Sports. Oregon Agricultural College outclasses Idaho In 2o-to-o contest. - section z. pace Idaho spread falls to work against Aggies. Section 2.' page 2. Washington beats Oregon, 10 to 0. Section 2, Page 1. - Yale barely" saves victory won . from Prince ton. Section 2. page 2. University and Agricultural College teams will clash Saturday. section x, pago . Columbia University defeats McMlnnvllle. Section 2. Dare S. Cross-country run at" O. A. C. brings good running material to light. Section A page 4. .'.' . Jimmy Clabby is acclaimed middleweight champion. Section 2. page S. 'Model sailer soon to dip -in Willamette waters. Section 2, page 4. Portland to see ' first professional game of hockey December a section- z, page o Lush most stingy of Coast League pitchers In allowing hits. , section z, pegs e. Ice skating fast becoming popular In Port land. .Section 2. page, 5. Final rames promise to be Interscohaltlc Leaicue's most bitterly-fought . battles. Section 2. page 2. -, Pacific Northwest. Woman shoots husband near Mill City, and armed In home, holds posse at bay. sec. tlon 1, page 8. Idaho Farmers' Railroad, ridiculed as dream project, is operating. Section 1, page e. Representative Johnson, in. speech, predicts Democrats will have to raise more zunas. Section 1, page 10. Plans beine nerfected for farmers" week at Agricultural College. Section 1. page s. First Horticultural Fair at Oregon Agricui tural College is great success. Section 8, page 7. Architectural building at- State University to be cpened Thursday night. Section 1, page 10. Salem show proves Willamette Valley may bo bis? corn producer. Section 1, page D. Labor . problem tn North weaf declared to I . be near most acute stage, page 10. Section 1, State Treasurer Kay clashes with. Governor, charKinir him with' 'playing politics.' Section X. pace 7 . Commercial and Marine. Local wheat, bnylntr aiowi down because of congestion on docks. Section 2, page 15. Chicago wheat market responds to buying by exporters. Section 2, page .15. Foreign exchange rate at lowest point sines war began, beeuorv 2. page 13 Three ship contracts held in Portland aggro gate SooU.uuu. section z, page o, Portland and Vicinity. Interstate bridge engineer recommends im mediate said of ail bridge bonds. Section 1. sua 18.. Grand Jury investigates recall petitions. District Attorney reporting discovery of numerous bogus signatures. Section 1. paae 14 Rosarlana nlan brilliant tour' of California. Section 1. page IS. Aged woman sells apples at public market to aid invalid husband. Section 1. page 18. Effort will be made to change legislative . rules at opening of session. . Section 1. pass is. Portland ' college women Indorse ban on hlEh school sororities. Section 1. page 15. Manufacturers' and Land Products Show praised hiarhlv by . members of e-xeoutlve board. Section 1. page 12. Land Show able to- meet obligations with out calling on guarantors. Section 1, page 12. Small towns may loin Portland now amend ment Is carried. Section 1, page 18. Big musical hit promised in rehearsals of Multnomah . theatricals. ' Section 1, page 12. Sale prices of many East Side residences exceea Slow, becnoa , page B. War hits florist business, too, says James Forbes. Section 1. page 15. K. P. Cecil brings story of volcano's ra- . venge on rats that routed colony. SeO' tlon 1. -nase 19. Paul Reimers writes that Germany's sources are yet untouched. Section 1, pasre l. Dr. Wlthycombe defeats Dr. Smitb by 23,640 votes. Section 1, page 8, Firing of 10 shots by four Chinese at one another in street Indicates revival of tong war. Section 1. page 0. Women's meeting - to consider . Judge Me- Ginn's action is stormy. Section 1, page 2. Buildinr activity tends to bolster faith In city's progress. Section 4. page 8. Weather report, data and forecast. Section 1. pae o. AMERICAN ENVOYS RISETO EMERGENCY Effective Work Done in War-Stricken Zone. COUNTRYMEN HEAR PANIC Tourists Less Calm Than Peo ple Torn by Conflict. RELIEF PROMPTLY GIVEN Consuls Wlfo Brave Shells to Do Their Duty Cover Themselves With Glory and Reflect Hon or on Their Flag. BT RICHARD HARDING DAVIS. (Copyright. 1914. by the Wbeeler Syndicate, Incorporated. NEW YORK, Nov. 10. When the war broke. loose those persons In Europe it concerned the least were the most upset about it. They were our fellow country men. Even today above the roar of shells, the crash of falling walls, forts, forests, cathedrals; above the scream of . shrapnel, the sobs of widows and orphans, the cries of the wounded and dying all over Europe, you . can still hear the shrieks of the Americans call ing for their lost suit cases. For some of the American women caught by the war on the wrong side of the Atlantic the- situation was seri ous and distressing. . There were thousands of them travelling alone chaperoned only by a man from Cook's, or a letter of credit. For years they had 'been saving up to make this' trip. and had allowed themselves only suffl dent money after the trip was com pleted to pay the ships' stewards, Sud denly, they found themselves facing the difficulties of existence In a foreign land without money, friends or credit. Only Gold Baa Value. -During the first days of mobiliza tion they could not realize on their checks or letters. American banknotes and Bank of England notes were re fused. Save gold, nothing was of value and everyone who possessed a gold piece, especially If he happened to be a banker, was clinging to It with the desperation ' of a d,pe fiend clutching his laBt pill of cocaine. We can im agine what it was like in Europe when we recall the conditions at hrome. In New Tork when I started for the seat of war, three banks In . which for years I had kept a modest balance, re fused me a hundred dollars in gold, or a check, or a letter of credit. They Blmply put up the shutters, and crawl ed under the bed. So. in Europe, where thera actually was war. the women tourists with nothing but a worthless letter of credit between them and sleeping In a park had every reason to be panic stricken. But to explain the hysteria of the hundred thousand other Americans is difficult, so diffi cult that while they live they will still be explaining. The worst that could have happened to them was temporary discomfort, offset by adventures. Of those they experienced they have not yet ceased boasting.' Americana Asked Only to Be Cool. On August 5. one day after England declared war, the ' American Govern ment announced that It would send the Tennessee with a cargo of gold. In Rome and in Paris. Thomas Nelson Page and Myron T. Herrick were assist ing every American who applied to them, and committees of Americans to care tor their fellow countrymen had been organised. All that waa asked of the stranded Americans was to keep cool and like true sports suffer In convenience. Around them were the French and English facing ths greatest tragedy of centuries and meeting it calmly and Saturday's War Moves HE battle of Flanders which was brought -about by the German at tempt to advance to Dunkirk and" Calais on the Northern coast of France, began Just four weeks ago .yesterday, and despite terrific fighting and the sacrifice of the lives of thousands, the two. armies still hold virtually the same positions as they did when the first shot was fired'. After taking Antwerp and Ostend, the German forces proceeded with lit tle or no opposition as far as Nleuport on the Yser CanaL Here they found against them the Belgian army, re formed, as well as an enfilading fire from British monitors, and they were then completed the discomfiture of the invaders and they began, an effort to break through the allied line between Dlxmude and Tpres. The Germans have had on or two jnihor. sometimes only temporary, suc cesses, such as the crossing of the canal and the capture of Dlxmude, but now. according to official and other reports, while they still hold a part of Dlxmude, they arc back on the east side of the canal and have again slack ened their attacks. The weather, which has been stormy, with heavy rains, has, says the state ment of . the German general army headquarters, disturbed their opera tions. A high wind has been driving the rain across the open spaces, filling the trenches and making It next to lm- I possible for the men to protect them selves. In spite of the unfavorable conditions both sides have been making charges and both say they have met with some success. The Germans again report the capture of several prisoners and also that they have repulsed the British and French attacks. The French, who do not record the capture of prisoners or their own losses, likewise say they have repulsed the German attacks and - have made progress. Their advance on Blxschoote reached the almost unprecedented dis- tance of one kilometer (3280 feet.) In mis name an advance is measureu '" yards and not in miles, j-nis seems to have been an important one, and if it continues, military observers say, it should relieve the pressure on both Dlxmude and Tpres. which are on either side of that town. From the Franco-Belgian border as far as the French fortress of Verdun, the Germans have resumed their activ ity, and as usual both German and French official . accounts assert suc cesses have been met. While the eyes of the world have been on the battle near the North Sea oast, there has been come fierce fight ing farther inland, and the Alsne Val ley, the Argonne forest and vicinity of Verdun have again been scenes of some sanguinary affairs. Neither side, how ever, has been able to make any lm. presslon on the other since the Ger mans won their victory at Vallly. Farther east Winter has set. In and the mountains where the troops are facing each other are now covered with snow. The Russians, continuing their en veloplng movement around East Prus sia, have now entered Rypln, which is west of Soldau, and on the road to Thorn; so that they have now almost surrounded Emperor William's North western province. Just southwest of Rypln, however, the Germans have taken the offensive from Thorn and say they have Inflicted a defeat on the Russians, near Wlocla wek. on the Vistula River, - The Germans after all seem to have decided to make a stand behind the Werthe River, In Russian-Poland, for the Russians announce that there have been engagements with the German ad vance guards between that river and the Vistula. It may be, however, that the mass of the German army, having retired to the borders of Silesia, these engagements were intended only to de lay the Russian advance. Farther south the Russians continue to push on to the Austrian fortress of Cracow, which is defended by Austrian troops under German officers. Fighting continues In the Caucasus between the Russians and the Turks, but with what result Is not known, as both governments announce victories. GERMANS PREPARE TO RESIST IN EAST Thorn and Oppein to Be Used as Bases. MAIN FORCE DRAWING BACK AUVSnCe Attempted Where Russians Appear Weak. CAVALRY ARE VETERANS Petrojrrad Reports Engagements Be tween Rivers Vistula and Wert lie. Austrian Campaign Against Servians Progresses. LONDON, Nov.' 14. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily News sends the following comment on tho oper ations on the Russian frontier: The German Eastern army will con duct the home defense from two bases. They are organizing their Northern forces at Thorn, using the back belt railways to maintain communications with their East Prussian army. The new southern base Is Oppein, on the Oder. 50 miles southeast of Breslau. Gnna Being Brosgkt 'I p. A quantity of guns are being brought to Oppein from Cracow and the latter ' place evidently is to be abandoned to the Austrian garrison "In the last stages of the retreat from Poland the Germans covered S5 miles a day. Their column, which fell back on Kalisz, lost 80,000 men. of whom 20,000 were killed." A dispatch from Petrograd says the Germans are withdrawing their main forces into Silesia, whence many are being sent north to the region between Thorn and the River Wertha. In this territory the Germans, taking advan tage ot the small numbers of Russian troops, are attempting un energetic ad vance at the same time as they move forward on both banks of the lower Vistula. Cavalry Composed of Veterans. Military experts declare that tho German cavalry operating In this dis trict Is composed mostly of troops thoroughly seasoned In the fighting in Belgium. An officer who has returned to Pet rograd from the East Prussian front reiterates the report that the Germans are sending whole companies of infan try formed almost exclusively of young men into the first battle line. - One of the saddest features of the fighting that I witnessed." this. officer said, "was the sight of these young sters, some ot them 15 and 16 years of age, moving forward, shoulder to shoulder, like automatons, and being cut down like grain by the fire from our machine guns." Rnsslaaa Assert Progress. The official report of the Russian general staff, given out today in Pe trograd, said: "In East Prussia we . continue to make progress. We have captured five Gorman howitzers near Soldau. Novem ber 13 we forced the Germans to re tire from Rypln. Between the Vistula and the Werthe we have had encoun ters with advance detachments of the enemy. "In the direction of Cracow Russian troops have crossed the River Schre niava. We have occupied Tarnow in Gallcla. BERLIN, by wireless to London. Nov. 14. The report issued at military head quarters today says of the fighting in the East: . "The fighting continues in East Prussia and at Stallupenen we took I (Concluded on Pace 575
