TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAN. PORTLAND, MARCH 14, 1915.
BRITISH
GAIN
SAD
TO BE FOUR fillUS
Paris Declares Germans Lost
Heavily in Recent Fighting
Near Neuve Chapelle.
OBJECTIVE POINT OF INVASION WITHIN DARDANELLES AND COMMANDER OF LAND INVADERS.
NEW ADVANCE REPORTED
3'ronch A1m Tell of lTogress in
Champagne Keglon and of Ke
pulse of Kncmy's Attempt
at Heidi Akcrkoff.
TAIUS. March 13. The advance of the
British troops iu the vicinity of Neuve
Chapelle is estimated at about four
miles, in a dispatch reaching- here today
from Bethune. The Uirmani are de
clared to have been forced back beyond
the forest. This advance or the i.ruisn
includes their various forward move
ments since the beginning: of their ac
tivities at this point.
"The bombardment with which the
British preceded their attack on Neuve
Chapello and Aubers was particularly
effective." telegraphs the Matin's cor
respondent at Armentieres, "Their
work was so good Mound Lille that the
German headquarters was moved from
that city to Tournal. foreshadowing a
general withdrawal of troops.
TkMi Prisoners Taken.
Th Germans lost heavily in the
fighting, for the British and Canadians
fought with macnilicent bravery. Their
auccess overwhelmed them with Joy.
-Ml the soldiers coming back from the
front are beaming; with pleasure and
inrtnar cheerily.
"One thousand German prisoners
were taken. Several hundred of these.
Including some officers who were cap
tured at aierville, were loagea tempo
rarily on canal barges on the Lys. The
German officers are unbending and are
trying- hard to maintain their confident
attitude. The men are a mixture of
very old and very young. They seem
depresssed and are a sad sight. Their
well-worn uniforms are bespattered
with mud.
"The battle continued on Thursday
as fiercely as ever. The British do
not disguise their confidence in their
ability to make a prompt clearance to
the northward."
Belgians Consolidate Results.
The official communication Issued by
the War Office today said:
"In the bend of the Yser, the Bel
rlan army has consolidated and in
creased the results- obtained by it on
Thursday.
"The British troops continue to P ro
ar ess. They crossed the Brook of
La yes. which runs parallel to the road
from Neuve Chapelle to Fleuvaix. At
the end of the day they reached
road known as the highway to hell.'
which runs from the northwest to the
southeast toward Aubers and to the
suburbs of that place. Southwest of
El t ere ther carried several groups of
houses which were being strongly pre
pared for defensive purposes. The to
tal number of prisoners captured dur-
. lor the day was 1000. The Germans
lost several machine guns.
Henry Gun Give Support.
"To the left and right of the British
army French troops supported them
with many heavy artillery and machine
guns and infantry fire.
"In the Champagne our progress con
tinues. At the end of the day on the
northern slopes of the ridge to the
northeast of Mesnil we captured 150
prisoners. Including six officers.
"In the Vosges on Reich Ackerkopf
the enemy after a violent bombardment
, attempted an assault which was. how
ever, brought to a halt by our fire."
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tantlnople. Below General d'Amade, II f -iiSf " ; ! 1
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AG
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CEKJUXS XOT .LOSING TItE
Railroad Systems Reconstructed.
Paring- Lulls In Fighting.
CALAIS. France. Thursday. Feb. 25.
Tla London. March 2. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The German
strategists have not been sitting idle
in their entrenched positions during the
period In which military operations
have been made almost impossioie oy
rain and flood. It is admitted by both
British and French military observers
that the Germans have utilized this
long breathing space in preparations
which will make any advance against
them considerably more difficult than
it would have been three or four
months ago.
One Important feature of these Ger
man preparations in Flanders and
Northern France has been the com
plete reconstruction . of the existing
railway systems. Trie old lines have
been put Into first-class condition and
have been linked up and improved by
strategic cross lines of German con
struction, so that the German military
commanders will be able to concen
trate reinforcements on any special
point with dispatch.
On obtains the impression that
there are fewer of the birger German
guna in action all along the line now
than formerly. Thw may be because
the artillery is now placed along a
larger front and arranged more with
a view to defense, or it may be that
there has been a considerable economy
of ammunition. At Rheims. Soissons
and Arras most of the heavy shells
fired of late have been thrown by Aus
trian guns, which carry powerful
shells.
Some observers bolieve that many of
the German guns have shown the ef
fects of wear and tear and possibly
bv been dismantled for repairs.
"If It is true that German guns are
wearing out." says a British officer,
"the allies, with their superior facili
ties of manufacture, will rapidly ob
tain a preponderance in the arms,
which was possibly the biggest sur
prise that the Germans sprang upon
us in this war."
MEAT SHIPMENTS COSTLY
Western Railroads Pay Out $1,000,
000 yearly AVith No Return.
CHICAGO. March 13 It costs the
TVestern railroads $1,000,000 a year to
provide special facilities to the meat
packers for the transportation of meats,
although this outlay does not yield the
railroads anything, according to F. A.
Leland. of St. Louis, chairman of the
Southwestern tariff committee, who
testified today at the Interstate Com
merce Commission's hearing of the
Western railroads' petition for higher
Tat on certain commodities.
"It would require a general Increase
of 3H cents on this commodity to
equalize it with other rates," Mr. Le
land asserted. a
The witness submitted many tables
purporting to show that the earnings
of the railroads on meat and packing
house products transportation was less
than on other commodities.
In reply to cross-examination the
witness said he did not have any
scientific way of determining what It
costs to haul a certain commodity "ex
cept common sense
Tremendous Fire Precedes At
tack by British.
PORT ARTHUR' IS STORMED
Eye-Witness Describes Terrific Bom
bardment, Followed by Charge,
and Battle of Crossroads,
Fought With Bayonets.
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FIGHT IN EAST LESS
Petrograd Reports Germans
1500 Yards From'Trenches.
CARPATHIAN: SNOWS DEEP
LONDON. March 13. The British of
fensive which resulted In the capture
of Neuve Chapelle and the country be
yond It, began early in the morning of
March 10 with a bombardment by
large number of guns and howitzers,
according to an "eye witness" with the
British expeditionary force in France.
"Our men in the trenches, he says,
'describe this fire as being the most
tremendous, both in point of noise and
in actual effect, they have ever seen
or heard. The shrieking of shells in
the air, their explosion and the con
tinuous thunder of the batteries were
all merged into one great volume of
sound. The discharges of the guns
were so rapid that they sounded like
the fire of a gigantic machine gun.
Trenches Taken In Few Minutes.
"During the 33 minutes it continued
our men could show themselves rreeiy
walk about in perfect safety. Then the
signal for the attack was given and
in less than half an hour almost the
whole of the elaborate series of Ger
man trenches in and about Neuve
Chapelle was in our hands.
"Except at one point, there was
hardly any resistance, for the trenches,
which In places were literally blotted
out. w-ere filled with dead and dying,
partly buried in the earth and debris,
and the majority of the survivors were
in no mood for further fighting.
German Hold Tenaciously.
"Toward the northeast of the village
a body of Germans ensconced in some
enclosures still continued to hold out
for a few hours.. Three attacks, in
spite of the extreme gallantry with
which they were conducted, failed to
dislodge them, but by about noon, the
arrival of reinforcements drove the
Germans from their last stronghold
in the village.
"This part of the fighting was re
markable for the manner in which
every part of the attacking line
afforded one another mutual support.
"Meanwhile on the right in the
direction of Ricliebourg, a similar ad
vance had been made toward Bois du
Blez. a small rectangular wood lying
about 1000 yards to the southeast
Neuve Chapelle. Here. also, little re
sistance was met with, and our line
reached a point about 400 yards from
the wood.
Fighting; Continues Into Night,
"In the afternoon the troops who
had seized Neuve Chapelle advanced
still farther to the tast, gaining
nearly 400 yards, while on their left
again.-north of the village, our for
ward movement progressed for a con
siderable distance and the fighting con
tinued long after darkness had set in.
"The enemy were by this time
thoroughly shaken and In some parts
of the field were surrendering in
srrouDS. Throughout the day the Ger
mans continued to hold out in a strong
position at the angle of the crossroads
south of the village, where they were
established in a perfect network of
trenches amd barbed wire. This posi
tion had been known as Port Arthur
and a hard struggle raged for some
hours around it until 5:30 when it waa
stormed at the point or tne Dayoner.
Attack la Complete Surprise.
"By nightfall we were in possession
of all of the enemy's trenches on a front
of 4000 yards, representing an advance
of more than 1200 yards from our orig
inal trenches at the farthest point. The
number of prisoners captured is offi
cially reported to bo 750, but there is
reason to believe that others were
taken who have not yet been sent in.
"The faces of many of them were
bright yellow from the effects of the
lyddite: the majority looked shaken and
all admitted that the attack had come
as a complete surprise.
"Our success does not lie in the fact
that we have gained an extent of
ground probably greater than has ever
been gained In the space of so short a
timo since the commencement of the
lpreicnt, form of trench uaj-lareiut in,
that our men, in spite of the dishearten
ing effects of months of inactivity in
the trenches, have shown the utmost
dash throughout these- operations.
Great Bravery Shown.
"They have had to advance over deep
ground, under a heavy fire, carrying
a heavy weight in equipment and tools
yet no task has proved too great for
them.
"All the wounded have borne test!
mony to the extraordinary devotion and
gallantry of the regimental stretcher
bearers and bearer parties, who worked
until they dropped from sheer exhaus
tion under a hail of shrapnel and ma
chine-gun fire which swept; the open
fields during the advance.
Anstrians Said to Have Been Com
pelled to Retire 'In: Smolnik
District Vienna Asserts
. Success in Mountains.
DRESDEN ACTIVE 2 WEEKS
British Bark Sunk by German
Cruiser February 2 7 Last.
VALPARAISO, Chile. March 13. It
waa learned today that the British
bark Conway Castle, sunk off Corral
on the Chilean coast by the German
cruiser Dresden, was sent to the bot
tom February 27.
The crew of the Conway Castle was
brought into Valparaiso yesterday by
the Peruvian ship Layton. The date of
the sinking given in the foregoing mes
sage shows that the Dresden was in
Chilean waters two weeks ago. Pre
viously to this she had not been re
ported since the close of the naval en
gagement off the Falkland Islands De
cember 8. It is not. however, known
definitely Just when she resumed her
commerce-destroying activity.
OREGON HOUR TO HAVE NEW
PHYSICIAN APRIL 1.
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Dr. K. B. Stewart.
R.OSEBURG, Or.. March 13.
(Special.) Dr. E. B. Stewart, who
was recently appointed physician
of the Oregon Soldiers' Home, at
Roseburg. expects to begin his ,
duties April L Dr. Stewart is a
native of Iowa and has lived on
the Pacific Coast . for about 10
years. In most of tKat time he
has been connected with the firm
of Drs. Sether, Seely & Stewart,
of this city.
Dr. Stewart is a graduate of
the Chicago University and Rush
Medical College. He Is popular
locally, and his appointment by
Governor Withycombe is consid
ered, satisfactory both to the
members of the home and the
people of this section of thu
state.
LONDON, - March 13. The official
statement issued at Petrograd today
concerning the fighting in the east
was as follows: ,
"There have been .no important col
lisions anywhere-along the front. On
the left bank of the Niemen and on the
roads leading -to Grodno only engage
ments of local character, have occurred.
North of Simno we routed, a small Ger
man detachment -with our cavalry and
took, some prisoners and two guns.
"In -the vicinity of-Kopciewe hostile
columns suddenly found themselves -under
the. fire-of our artillery and suf
fered serious losses. . -After having re
pulsed the enemy fii the sections of the
wood nearest Augustowo, out- troops
concentrated in the region of Lepsk.
Russians Gain Small Villages.
"On the right bank of the Narew and
Bobr rivers there has been no change.
The artillery at Ossowetz has continued
to operate successfully against the siege
batteries. An attempt by the Germans
to assume the offensive on Friday along
the River Orzyo resulted In no gain of
ground. - In fact, the enemy was com
pelled to cede us some small villages
and' small sections of the forest.
"North of Przasnysz the Germans ap
proached to within' 1500 paces of our
trenches, but did not succeed in their
offensive, which was checked by our
Are. and they had to withdraw their
front. In the trenches evacuated by
the Germans we captured many rifles
and much ammunition.
Battles Fought In Storms.
"In the Carpathians and ; Galicia
fierce snow storm and deep snow drifts
have hindered the operations, but. never
theless. we have forced the Austrians
to retire from, their positions in the
Smolnik-district. The enemy has at
tacked us again in the Kozieuwka re
gion, but without success.!'
From Vienna came tonight the fol
lowing official -Austrian statement:
Fighting in the Carpathians on the
road from Cisna to Baligrod continues.
A height for which we had been fight-
ng for some days came into our pos
session yesterday. Our troops blew up
parts of the enemy's position and took
more; than 1200 officers and men pris
oners. A Russian counter attack against
mis position ana adjacent heights was
repulsed with evere losses."
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AMERICA GETS GOLD?'
MORE CASH TAKEN FROM LONDOVS
MONEY MARKET.
Good Deal of American Paper Accumu
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to Easy Conditions.
LONDON, Feb.. 27. (Correspondence
of the Associated Press.) The cable
transfer rate for New York on London
continues to fluctuate in an erratic
fashion, and further gold has been
taken from the open market and from
the Bank of England, in all probability
for America. On this point, however,
officials refuse to give any information.
In view of payments to be made for
purchases in America by Great Britain
and her allies, the money market think
these gold liens have been allowed
through for this purpose.
A good deal of American paper I
said to have accumulated in the mar
ket here recently, owing te the easy
conditions prevailing.
By the adding of another million t
the gold earmarked at the Bunk ot
England for the treasury, the latte
now has a reserve there of f26,5OO.0OO
for the redemption of currency notes,
It is believed the treasury intends to
continue to add to this reserve until th
whole of the amount in notes is covered
and by putting aside fl. 000.000 weekly
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will form a special war reserve in gold
controlled by the treasury, and is quite
apart from the Bank of England's own
reserve.
Luxemburg to Conserve Grain.
LUXEMBURG, via London. March 13.
The Diet today empowered the gov
ernment to expropriate grain and pro
visions and also prohibited the use ot
grain by distillers.
Collector Deprecates Report That Neu
trality Situation Is "Critical."
. , Standard Oil Boat Stopped.
NEW TOiRK, Slarcn 13. The torpedo-
boat destroyers Drayton and MacDou
gal, two of the fastest in the United
States Navy, arrived here today from
Guantanamo, Cuba, to help preserve
neutrality regulations at this port. They
ill stand guard in the lower harbor.
Collector of the Port Malone deprecated
reports that the neutrality situation
ere was "critical.
An example of the vigilant harbor
watch that is' being kept was shown
oday when the Coast Guard cutter
Mohawk fired three blank shots to at
tract attention as the Standard Oil
teamer John D. Archbold was passing
hrough the Narrows on her way to
aton Rouge, La The steamer appar-
ntly did not observe the Mohawk's
flag signal, "I want to board you."
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stop, a Navy tug went alongside and
soon afterward the steamer was al
lowed to proceed. .
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