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K V YPRES DECLARED DESTROYED IN PIQUE British Observer Says Ger mans First Spared Town ..' for Their Own Use. LATER ATTACKS FORLORN Train of Heavy Guns tTsed to De mollsb Cathedral and Cloth Ball at Ostend Renamed "Kales" to Deceive Soldiers, LONDON, Dec. 5. The official "eye witness" with the British army head quarters on the Continent, in a narra tive dated December 2, says that the destruction of the Belgian town of X pres by the Germans suggests that it was "really the outcome of disappoint ment and exasperation at its resistance m.uu hi. me laiiure 01 tne much-adver tised Plan foi- ftn na-rttMi-a " The writer points out that up to the end of October tha r...-m ...... i. .. .1 tented themselves with bombarding points where the British headquarters " uciiKvea 10 De situated and other viauea, aucn as tne railway station. jioro uesiruciion would be of mili Xary value. Hope of Capture Gone. " " n " - truo lu n h lucxL una ran In earnest only on the night of November 6. since which date it had en maintained intermittently. That the town escaped so long apparently . " o uuo 10 me lact mat until xs'ovem Ber 5 the Germans had counted on cap .urins ic jater tne attacks were Bimpiy in the nature of forlorn hopes, the narrator says, which called for all the assistance that rnnlH ha by artillery co-operation, even at the risk of the destruction of a historic place, which might become German. The last fl.ttlr in ..- .1.11.- on November 17. Pour days later the iun uegan to pour a stream of Bhell Into the central market place and whereas the cloth hall and the cathe dral both had escaped material dam age, these two historic buildings were iiu,iug uciure ine day closed. Ostend Renamed KI. In order to accomplish this, it is "-"0 uermana Drought up a train armed with heavy guns. After the cloth llall and the mthprlrnl wnfo ,i , 1 the eye-witness says, the fire of the mans 110 longer was directed on them. The writer says on good authority that the Germans renamed Ostend "Kales," which, he says, was done with the object of deceiving German soldiers Into the belief that Calais and l'arls were in lierman bands. A feW minor lnnal er.o.a-.a corde-d by the eye-witness, both the 1 eiiLij ana rsrmsn lorces, he says, hav ing advanced slightly and taken some Jt-i in mi irencnes. FRENCH REPORT THEY GAIN Advance at One Point of 50 0 Yards Officially Reported. PARIS. Dee. R Tho fnn.,.i i cial communication was issued by the j-rencn war Office tonight: "The same activity prevailed today as the day before. We have consoli dated our position to the north of the house of the ferryman (on the canal between Dixmude Snd Ypres), which Wa3 captured December 4. "On the remainder of the front there iiuiiuiig 01 importance to communl cate." The ftftprnnnn nfr;ui t . - . . uiliviui kuiu iiiu nida tion says that north of the Lys the French troops have made perceptible progress, advancing at one point for a distance of 500 yards. The French resisiea successfully German efforts with heavy artillery to drive them -iwici.ni, ugain nas tieen bom barded, and the French heavy artillery hm hflon 11 ... i . i. --- success against the earth possessions of the enemy In the Argonne the fighting is being iiuny. me text of the com TnuniCatlon fnllnwe "To the north of Lys we have made j j ivsrvas. uu r intantry, making its attack at daybreak, occu pied in one operation two lines of en trenchments. The advance here was of 600 yards. "A. part of the hamlet of Weiden dreft, one kilometer to the northwest of Langemarck, has remained in our possession. In front of Poesele Poel cappelle? half way between Dixmude and pres. we took possession, on the right bank of the canal, of a house be longing to a ferryman, the occupation of which has been disputed spiritedly lor a month. "The enemy endeavored, hut without flUCCAflH tn nm.A1 .. i . (-v . UE9 t,y means or a violent attack with heavy artillery to MTftPIIAta He -. j . ' t "u mmiucrca ground. In the region of Arras and in Cham pagne. there have been intermittent ?;,""'" , lrom one s'de and the Z llt .nelma has been bombarded with particular severity. On our part. W!.,?aVO destryel with our heavy artillery several earth fortifications of the enemy. "In the Argonne the contest contin ues to be very hotly waged. We have occupied several trenches and repulsed all counter attacks. "In Lorraine and Alsace there Is nothing of Importance to report." WASHINGTON, ec. 5. Offensive operations by the French garrison of Belfort and French counter attacks were reported today from the French foreign Office to the embassy here. The communication adds that destruc flOI!, erm?H earthworks, mentioned In the War Office statement of today if e near Thann- village which has been a disputed point since the beginning of the war. The dspatch said in part t.,"l,nkte resion o( the wooda of Illrtsbach. the offensive taken bv trie garrison of Belfort has been slightly driven back. They still hold the Vest bank of the small lake in that vicinity Our artillery at this poinj has inflicted considerable loss upon the enemy." BATTLE CENTER NEAR LODZ (Continued From First Pnir., bodies of Germans who took refuse from Siberian bayonets to fall under the fire of a Russian battery. Dispatches from Poland say that the German disaster attending the march to reach -ihe main Germau force from an isolated center began with a charge of the Siberiansat Rzgow, a town six miles south of Lodz. Trenches Taken by Surprise. The Siberians, after a long march entered prepared trenches and Im mediately asked permission to attack TUgow, where the Germans were en trenched In a alight rise of the ground. I in- tha 10 the The Slbarlsina d.nln .n..v. j tne uerman positions from two sides. The unexpectedness of the Russian as sault surprised the Germane, and the first trenches were quickly taken. uiuusn me Germans soon recaptured them In tha mov . 1. - . . U . uwuia I IJ trenches were taken and retaken three On belriT AvrAtrexA flnoTlv a t ToAn. the Germans retreated northward, being pounded by the Russians until the main wuj' ui Germans was reacneo. Crosse Mark Field of Dead. A rOUKD cross. HiirmnnntaH peaked helmet, and another cross on resis a. aioenan cap, blood stained and bullet-holed, now marks the field where thousands of dead lie eiufl uy sloe. "What I saw t i q ters of the Russian Comma rrtr. I-Chief. the. RranH nulla l.u ias, would convince a. hlinrt ' mar, nusaia nas made great strides in j ears. writes a correspondent of there is not a single Individual who is i aunuiuieiy necessary tor the work o be done. The aiien.A . tery reigns there, and you can distinct ly hear tha milco-Hot- . i - - w 1 - waLa vm. t.uc army. Work begins in the early morning, fre- Grand Dnke Drinks Water. "I dined with tVi r--- t-v..i. - ' " -vj 1 aim JUiS.t5. j. 1 was a truly Spartan table. There was no intoxicating drink only water at this quick, auit mcai rtra-,.kHj.. ;Se.S? of exPression which indicates mere is not a minute to be lost that all the time must he ..ii,. he full. In spite of this, the atmos phere was democratic, there was no air r official importance about anyone. It is clear that in our army there if TE.e,entheViTed .th. resourcefulness ;f Peter the Great, the iron will of ouvaroft and the dash of Skobeleff." Lodx Bombarded Viciously. LodZ Was Riih1aif. . . . Vicious sttnrV DnH l . . uwiuunruuieor. tne heaviest fightingr was-for the possession i IV . 4 vcmcLery on the outskirts or the city. This DOS! tlOn flinn era j a. . - v-va uauus l VV ICC As the result nf monv . . u. .r aiai;A8 nil (I counter attacks the German and Rus- wwopb exnausted their ammuni on. but r.ontlnnori fio-un-. i i onets and r fiA htta The iraahoDRA in Tt-r -r.- -j -. The suburb of Balutl was burned and three other outlying villages were part- uw.ucu uy ure caused, by explod ing shells. Thirty Citizens were lrflleJ . j onn wounded. In T.nii r.n j .ivuocs iLim d Catholic church were demolished. Cathedral Said to Have Wirelesa. The Bourse f3nAlta oai.c T x Curia has requested the Austrian gov ernment . through the papal nuncio at Vienna, to remnva fwem t.A . i , " - - . . " Lnru 1 iLl at Cracow the wireless apparatus erect- uiero ana guns planted on the build- 11 & BERLIN. Tien fi I TJw London.) An official communication given out this afternoon at army head quarters said: "In the fighting to the east of the Mazurian Lakes, the situation is favor able for us, and in minor operations there we took 1200 prisoners. "Our operations in Poland are taking a normal course." VIFVNTVA. Vie T nnnn T t " r . following official statement was issued "Nothing of importance occurred in the CarrjAthinnn vmbfiIov t isrAn. Galicia small battles developed in which mo .A.usinans were successful. "The situation in South Poland re mains unchanged. The battle in North Poland continues." STAMP HALTS CALF'S TRIP Shipper Unable to Procure War Tax Insignia Sees Boat Leave. ' ALBANY Or.. Dec. B. fS While he made a vain effort to obtain i-cent revenue stamo. the bout on which a Linn County farmer had ex pected to ship a calf from Albany to Portland yesterday denarteri lea-no- the calf here for a later trip. tne calf was taken to the HnfV yesterday morning and a bill of lading was made out and the ihinn ed to place the necessary revenue stamp - ' hi was a new thing to him and he had not supplied himself with stamns. The v-nv. 1 .1.- . office had not ODened mil he ..,u get a stamp before the boat left. Polish Prince Falls In Battle. PARIS. Dee K r" Dx,f. j ... the Havas Agency says that Prince Nicholas Radziwill. a Polish nobleman Who Wn n Cant'tin X... -. .tussidu ura R:oons, was killed in the fighting around Lodz. LANE INTERVIEW AGITATES SENATE Oregon Senator Believed to Be In for Drubbing From His "Mutt" Colleagues. PRECEDENT SADLY AWRY Version of Castigation Xow Being Circulated In East Causes Stir That Is Cnlikely to Pass as Mere Pleasantry. Bombs Dropped on Cettlnje. LONDON. Tier s i 1 ,.--... ...... Li ion aero plane droDDAH twn llflmh. .. 1 1 - - - jcpici yi on CettinJe, according to a Reuter dispatch Lrum mo Montenegrin capital. No dam age was done. WASHINGTON Dec 5 fSner-lal 1 Tf Senator Lane, of Oregon, does not get a drubbing from some of his colleagues before long he will be much surprised. ..v ..u. fcn.ai.cu illo (.all Ul L II C august Senate as no new-fledged Sena- .ur ucus ever uarea 10 go oeiore. . . . wua.a.vi 11 Uaa 1 11 13 Shortest bincmnhv In the Onnweaotnno 1 directory. All that he says about him- seir is this: "Harry Lane. Democrat. Term expires March 3, 1919." Tt Ifl finite nncaihla ttn... ...Ill , . t ' " . 1 . ii i , nm L'c luuiq added when his colleagues have finished wnn mm lor nis temerity in criticising them. Senators Unlikely to Be Silent. ThOSA WhA have filiun.l-n x. ,11 . Dlava of temnemment nn Yin the Senate believe it would be quite Im possible fftr Klirh men i Y T" . Gallinger. William Alden Smith, John I Sharp Williams or the effulgent James Hamilton Lewis, to say nothing of a dozen others, dignified or easily excita ble, to sit still under such stings as these from the junior Senator from Ore gon: "If a lot of the Senators ever visited an asylum they would never get out without the assistance of their friends." Or: "There are a few highly intelligent 7 men, but the bulk are just common, f oroinary, average mutts." Or this: "A Senator is some pumpkins. When he flashes his card, everyone jumps." Dlcnlt' Deeply Wounded. The dignity of the Senate, as con ceived by some Senators mostly old- iiiuers win not allow that such scath ing remarkn shall cm ij i Senator Lane permitted himself to be interviewed in order that he might give to tne world certain impressions he nas gained through 12 months' service in tne benate. He declared that he could see no difference between the Senate and the City Council of Port land when he was Mayor and he thinks that President Wilson occupied the same relative position to the Senate as he did to the Council "and is having me same sort ol merry had'js." The version , of the interview that is being widely renrinted in the t?.aBt . "The Senate feels as kindly toward nm rresioeni as tne Council did to ward me, which means they are out wnn a Knire. And the wind-jamming way they lo-in. aim taiK, ana men talk some more auu. you can t snut 'em up, for Sena torial courtesy is the slogan. The Sen atorial courtesy thing is the biggest joke. I have found at Washington. It is the rule that any Senator can talk tO hiS heart's Content he oan n... two or three days if he wants to and no ouo oojecis. Precedent Traced Back to Nonh. "They are great for precedent they call it 'preecedent.' They go tracing precedent back to the days of Noah, and they wouldn't for the world do anything contrary to precedent. I have watched them argue precedent for three days while important matters are hang ing in the air by their toenails. T have HisenveveH this-. ThA t . - with all Its hot air and uppishness, is nearer to the people than the House of Representatives, and is getting nearer Oil th. t(m. "When we get back to work again we ere going to prepare for peace by getting well heeled. I'm In favor of building a flock of boata that under water. We can build a bunch for wnai one oartiesmp costs, and they are better and we can cover more territory with them. "The United States let Germany get one ol me main suomarine Inventions from us the old chap who made the invention came to my office often i ana we aon t want to repeat the mis take. If we can get the men withlhe waterless river anri the hn.n... . . - i . ...u 1 1 1 ci and the chap whose river improvement has cost the Government $325 for every ion oi ireigni moved to be reasonable. we can ouud these submarines." The Watchword Is Integrity In This Great Sale of Men's Apparel Reductions Here Are Genuine ! A response prompt and overwhelming always greets the announcement of a sale for men at this store. The present sale includes every man's and young man's suit and overcoat. , . Every advertised reduction is made from the regular, normal price of the garment we do not create "values" here by juggling price tickets! Come in this week, men; there's abundant choosing here. Men's $20 Suits and Overcoats, $14.85 men s z& suits and Overcoa.tR. 5S1Q Men's Men's Men's $30 Suits and $35. Suits and $40 Suits and Overcoats, Overcoats, Overcoats, $23.50 $28.50 $32.50 All Blues and Blacks Included All Young Men's Suits and Overcoats Included BEN SELLING Morrison Street at Fourth LEADING CLOTHIER m 1 i ADVERTISING TALK NO. 21 The Morning Oregonian Is the Greatest Single Sales Force in Portland Ask your wife what paper she pays the most attention to. Ask her where she looks for the very latest store news. She will tell you "The Oregonian." The very latest store news of the day is pub lished in The Morning Oregonian. The Oregonian has a greater circulation than any other Portland newspaper. We will gladly show any advertiser or prospec tive advertiser just where The Oregonian circu lates in Portland. We will show you block by block. Yes, even house by house. The Oregonian is the greatest HOME PAPER in the City of Portland. The women are keen to glance through its columns the very first thing. They are more interested in the advertising news than they are the news events. The Oregonian. circulates thoroughly through out Portland's buying territory. Yoiir advertise ment in its columns reaches the greatest possible number of people that can be reached through any Portland newspaper. WOMAN IS ACCUSED Scrutiny of Motive Brings Bribery Charge. BLACKMAIL ALSO ALLEGED Federal Authorities Lay Stress on Case of Miss ' Cope Because of Her Beauty and Promi nence of Man in Case. CHICAGO. Dec 5 Miss Jessie Cope, accuser ot Colonel Cnarles B. Alexan der, a Providence, R. I., millionaire, un der the white slave act, was arrested here today charged with attempting to bribe Government officials in Chicago to aid her to blackmail Alexander out of J50.000. Alexander, 65 years old and married, was arrested at Providence yesterday. The public had its first view of the woman when she was arraigned before United States Commissioner Mason, who held her on the bribery charge and also a-o a. witness against Alexander. She is years old and a brunette, de scribed bv nn nf tv.A rznTi-nma agents who resisted the bribe offer as a uLiuiiL oruneixe Deauiy. sne is of medium heigth and weight, and as she appeared in court was handsomely fiuvvneu. Scrutiny of Mott - T)mnil.l Bench and bar, it was said, have been "-".""J' i'K lor a year or more ror i mnrA Rni mil r... a . . .. : .1 , ; tives behind complaints under the Mann ACt t It HI anniiro era. .da rf 1. a 1 w.. unscrupulous women for blackmailing it was said, had held this object in mind in -recent InvcBHootlnn. District Attorney Clyne is quoted as attaching great importance to this case wi-auoc ui me oeauxy or jvliss Jope ner reDUtea social nrnminAnnA in rf.n lornla, where Alexander is alleged to have met her, and the wealth and prominence of the man in the case. - Offer of Bribe Charged. CIvne. Michael T. T t-r.o hl firot S i M t M n f - Ujntnn n PlaK.n0h V, j m the lOCal division nf the J Dr. rtrnont r, t uuw.,,. . IIUCCICI, A LI agent working under Clabaugh, mani- '"icu siuuieu reluctance wnen Miss Cope first brought her charges against In the end, according to formal state ment issued bv Iiroe. rIia nrnnfioH on4 lormulated the proposal In a written agreement, that if the Government nr. ficials would assist her in extortine vuw.vww iiuiu Aicisnaer Bne wouia give them half of it to be split among them. The nthev half rt V. . a,, u said she would keep, and out of it she must pay ner attorneys, she said, ac cording to Igoe. Igoe said that her at- InrtlPU at T Ano-elea nra a . 1 T. rell and her other lawyer in Providence was n&xxiea i nomiy, lie u la not know tneir otner names. crowd of about 600 was on hand when me mm worxers quit. But aside from the usual cries of "scab," there was no trouble. DEATH IN WOODS PROBED Grand Jury Calls Witpesses on Kill ing of Rancher. MARSHFIELD, Or., Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) When the grand Jury sits in Coos County Tuesday, the mystery of Mathew West's death will he investi. Lgated. At the time the bachelor rancher I wna fniinil In . n 1. 1 w In the Bear Creek district. 21 days arter death, with two bullet hoies ii the body, a coroner's inquest wat. held the funeral ordered and. to all appear ances the case was closed. Some de tective work has been done since, how. ever, and a number of neighbors are to be brought before the grand Jury to ivn rtiiai lucy nitty Know ot wests death. Went llveH l-.n nn Tnl. stead and his'' absence was discovered by a neighbor who found his cabin door open and indications that west had bees away for some time. A hlTtlt atatriffttt arVli.K la.i.fl fa .1 . rellll tlntr in the rlincnvorw nf Vila Ki.p a few hundred yards from his home, across a log in such a position as to lend color to the belief he had been shot by an enemy. variably the case that the father or mother has been married again, and the consent is given in many cases by the step parents. Two minors were married yesterday and the mothers In both cases have been remarried. The children married were Wllhelm Wellin 20 years old. and Lois Agee, 17 years old. both of Portland. Other licenses Issued were to Theo dore R. Taylor and Eva J. Nicholson, of La Center; Valard Brlstow and Bes sie Horn, of Milwaukie, Or.; Philip T O'Brien and Mrs. Sue B. Cllne, of Port land, and George W. Pratt, of San Francisco, and Eva B. Snyder, of Franklyn, Pa. Argentina has 73,012.640 sheep and "IS. S27.BOO cattle. - -t - STRIKERS GET LIBERTY CENTRALIA GOVERNMENT NOW WASHES ITS HANDS." Police Not to Interfere With Trouble, But Sheriff and Depntlea Keep Close Watch on Situation. CENTRA LI A Wash.. Dec B. (Si,,. cial.) Police Judge Wedmark today dismissed cases against the rest of the 29 strikers arrested yesterday for vio lating the new city ordinance prohibit ing the congregating of crowds on the street. The men sentenced yesterday were released from Jail this afternoon. The City Commission has washed its hands of strike troubles and with the exception of cases of actual violence. tne ientraiia police will not interfere with pickets. Sheriff Foster has been on the scene all day with a number of deputies. This morning Ed. Hoover, recordln-r secretary of the Timber Workers' Union, told Police Judsre Wedmark thnt he would not be responsible for any actions of strikers on .the picket line since the City Commission sought to force the strikers Into submission. resident Marsh of the State Feder ation of Labor, Martin Flizick, district president of the United Mine Workers, and Attorney-General Hoover arrived here tonight to take charge of the strike. Hoover will co-onerate with Centralia attorney in handling the le gal ena or tne strikers affairs. Tonight, anticipating trouble, a LINN LEVY TO BE 12 MILLS Special Taxes, However, in Some Districts Will Run rp Total. ALBANY, Or., Dec 5. Special ) According to the Linn County budget for 1915 the tax levy on the 1914 as sessment roll will be 3 mills less than that of last year. A levy of 12 mills is contemplated, as the budget is now This will be the total levy for all Kime. county, scnooi and road purposes, but despite this low county levy, made possible by careful management by the County Court, taxes in some parts of the county will be higher than last year, owing to unusually high city and school levies. CHILDREN ARE MARRIED SEothers, Twice Wedded, Give Con j sent at Vancouver. VANmilVEB Wh Te c -. cial.) When a minor "boy or girl is married in Vancouver, and tha ennaent of a parent is eiven. it is al most In. Do Your Christmas Shop ping .ariy. Reserv thnt nlgmn. nn.w T."1 n . - - ......... uvn. uu a .Till sriVA vnil the n rlvon., m nf KA tionally low prices now prevailing, and store your piano free until Christmas day. There are a number of other at tractive features in their nffer. nfrilh you should know. Read their ad, page 13. section 1, this paper, .for full par ticulars. Adv. 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