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TITE -ST7NDAT. OBEGONIAN, PORTLAND, MAY 9, 1913. BORDER FORTS ARE ESTABLISHED 1877" Voue monsy should! REMOVAL SALE TOUI5. SOOD SEND FOR EDWARDS' OUTFITS FREE CATALOG at Overwhelming Impression Ob tained From Preparations NEWLY WED .- V. to Resist Invasion. 3 GERMAN MESSAGE fflS!! if vi ur x t 'i NO DETAIL IS OMITTED "iSras-bcs of Concrete and Steel Secni u i'it to Outlast Pyramids Kven IW Slaughter of Trees Is Done jf. With Thorougli Method. BT JAMES O' DONXELL BENNETT. '(Copyrisht. lf15. by the Chicago Tribune. Published by arrangement.) p GRAUDKN'Z, Germany. April, 16. I have Just had the privilege of making n inspection of the new fortifications whlch girdle the rich city of Graudenz, one of the key places of the frontier .of West Prussia, owing to its superb feltuation, 200 feet above the waters of tth ViBtula. v The three officers two Prussians .and a Saxon who acted as guides, ap pcared to have no wish to leave any Jthing in obscurity. Nothing was con- coaled and I was not asked to omit J from this dispatch anything I had seen. - The secret of the opportunities af ; forded me for roaming at will over works that are guarded by scores of .sentries may be that the military au thorities in the Graudenz region were not averse to having a neutral observer tunned by what they were going to i show him. f Impression 1m Overwhelming. '. Tf that was their wish they got It. fAnd. granting that such was their pur pose, it was perhaps just as well that -the visitor should be a layman. He Jwould give the large impression of pre paredness and not the minute technical details which would be of surpassing interest to a military critic, but which "the publlo could by no possibility be 'persuaded to read. The impression, then, is overwhelm ing, which is precisely what the au thorities wanted it to be. At the end of a day In the new works the large aimpression one takes away is of the -combination ef a first-class hotel, coal mine and a fairy village. New roads connecting crucial points piave been cut through great reaches of !munlclpal forest. Barracks, kitchens, 'ftables, wells and water tanks have Ibeen hidden away in glades through n'-which one might pass without detect ing any unusual feature in the land scape, so cunningly have the roofs of 'many of the structures been sodded v"over to conceal them from the enemies' flyers. y In one place you come unexpectedly kut of winding galleries in a field and confront a mass of steel and concrete ' that looks as if it would outlast the pyramids. Entering Into the mass by ."a tiny door you are amid brightly flighted corridors, bathrooms, dynamos, .Ventilating fans, telephone exchanges, "gleaming copper kettles, electric cook ': stoves and the latest devices in sani tary plumbing. , , w Every Detail la Arranged. A few kilometers further along in -his ring of steel one climbs -through thlck woods to the battery positions. Th ammunition is piled in cellars ex cavated at one side of the guns. De Mailed instructions for the gunners are lettered on the boards wired to the car . rlages, and the positions are screened '."by freshly-cut boughs. Tiny railways have been run out .from the main freight yards In Grau . denz to all these positions. Everything ;la ready for the pressing of the but (tons that will cause the heights and -hollows around Graudenz to belch fire and hurl iron. The earth is honey combed with trenches and between the Hines of trenches little villages of pine "and canvas have sprung up. i It is overpowering. . Not the least amazing part of it Is Jthat a layman would pass within a 'few rods of these titanic works of steel '"and concrete and fail to realise that -the rolling fields had been at all dis turbed. For the vitals of the system "are mostly underground buried In arth and turf and planted over w(th !young trees. t The. building material is steel, con terete and wood no stone and no brick. Theu the layer of earth, the layer of -turf and the young trees. Descend Into .."the vitals of this system and instantly there comes to the lips that word that forever on German lips in these war 'daysthe word ''kolossal." Fortifications Are Blunt Facts. Turn to the western borders of the Empire, and you find the system re peating Jtself on both sides of the -frontier, Cologne is protected by new lleld fortifications, but, new as they , their value has been discounted by Mhe faot that they have been dupli cated at dozens of the most important German positions in the pacified parts of Belgium. '.. If Germany is to be beaten, that is -precisely the reason why this is going '.to be a long war one year more at )east, perhaps two. The field fortifica tions on the east and on the west prove ilt. Germany has too much to lose to .be willing to lose soon, hence she has .prepared herself for a resistance which, ,1f the worst comes, would be likely to be a matter more of years than of nionths. . When General von Falkenhavn. then J-Ministtr of War, brought his fist down ,pn the cable in a French chateau so liard that the inkwells jumped and "aid to me, "If half the manhood of Germany falls in this war, the other Jhalf will be standing readv to take .their places.' he doubtless felt all he said. i Well, any vehement Minister or Sec retary of any of the governments now .tot war can talk that way. They all do it. 3t is the expected thing. They mean it. ut talk carries no iiitrenchments. .These border fortifications don't do any vialking. They are a blunt fact, and they .give two brief messages to Europe. Work All Done 'sinuo August, The first is that a Russian attempt .against the steel walls and reinforced Frenches Germany has thrown in front 6f her eastern cities will involve the nost frightful slaughter of the ages. ' The second is that if Germany is to lose this war she. is going to be two or three years doing it. For that much Graudenz stands. All the work done here has been done .since August. The civilian workmen are runder the direct supervision of civilian 'bosses and contractors.- Over the bosses and contractors are officers. I noticed that when the officers came on the scene the contractors did not salute them In the military manner, but by -lifting their hats. " The health of the- workmen Is as -rarefully looked after as the health of .the soldiers is. - That in the half-buried field forts there '"should be water taps on every hand, nd every kind of electrical and ven tilating device that can possibly be of iise in the event of a long siege. Is not "so surprising when you consider Oer .iii an thoroughness, but It Is astonishing ;thet work, done In the most pressing jemergency a government ever has had . Money is the servant of intelligence. It will dress you in a manner that will show your real worth to the critical crowd. A clever appearance pays dividends to a man's self-respect and self-confidence. The well - dressed men know that the material, style and workmanship of our suits have brought them satisfaction and service. ' Let us show you a Schloss or Sophomore at $15, $20, $25 and up. Phegley & Cavender Cor. Fourth and Alder Sts. to face should have been so scrupulous ly finished off in every detail. As I have said, the whole place In its scheme of sanitation. Its massive ness and its multitude of devices mak ing for convenience is like the utili tarian parts of a modern American fireproof hotel, and you could be as comfortable there, though not as luxu rious, as you could be In the Fuersten hof In BerUn. Trees Slaughtered Ruthlessly. Around Graudenz the field and forest fortifying has not Involved much havoc among the trees. But on the outskirts of Thorn, 30 miles to the south and the first of the Important border cities the Rus sians would strike if they did effect a drive into West Prussia, the slaugh ter of trees haa been dreadful, partly to enable the gunners to get the range and partly to create, by means of tracts thickly studded with stumps, an area well nigh impassable for cavalry, for an advancing enemy would be clearly visible above the stumps and, be fright fully incommoded by them. It would suffer all the inconvenience of moving in a thick forest and yet enjoy none of the protection of a forest. But, though the Germans are ruth less when the protection of a town requires the destruction of a forest, they cut judiciously when the require ments are not so pressing. When they cut for firewood and building mate rial in the Russian forests their prin ciple is not to lay the trees low in swathes, but to cut one tree and spare the next, cut. another and spare the next, and so on from edge to edge of the forest, working vnen possible as carefully as the work In their own woods when the planting Is young. Kven so, the slaughter of trees Is going to equal the- slaughter ef men before this war is over. Twenty years will not cover the scars. ARTILLERY BUSY 1H WEST FRENCH SAV Sl'DDES ATTACK CAF- TIBED GERMAN POSITION, Violent Attack Against British Lines in Belgium Reported Repulsed, With Heavy Loss to Foe. PARIS. May 8. The following offi cial statement was issued by the War Office tonight: "There have been artillery engage ments along the whole front. One of our battalions, by a sudden attack, cap tured a fortified work held by the Ger mans west of Lens. "Three attempts by the Germans to attack in the forest of lie Pretre were immediately checked. "On the right bank of the Fecht River we have advanced nearly one kilometer (about two-thirds of a mile) along a front of 1500 meters (nearly a mile) In the direction of Metseral." The report issued earlier in the day by the War Office said: "In Belgium yesterday at daybreak the Germans delivered a violent attack against the British lines near tit. Julien Thla attack was repulsed, and the enemy suffered heavy losses. "South of Ypres, at Hill No. 60, the British troops yesterday recaptured a further section of the trenches lost by them three days ago." LONDON, May 8. An official com munication, issued by the British War Office tonight, says: "Yesterday fighting continued south east of Ypres without any material change in the situation. We recovered a trench that we had lost the day be fore. "This morning the enemy started a violent attack on our trenches on the front between the Ypres-Poelcapelle and the Ypres-Menin roads. The at tack was preceded by a heavy bom-, bardment. The fighting continues, and counter-attacks are In progress. 'On the remainder of our front there has been no fighting." PROSECUTOR'S CASES FEW C, J, Jolui!on, Appointed for Curry County, to Have Little Work. MARSHF1ELD, Or., May 8. (Spe cial.) U. W. Johnson, named by Gov ernor Withycombe as District Attorney for Curry County, is from Cottage Grove, Or., where he practiced for a number of years. Curry county has a population scattered over a shore line of 110 miles and a few live in the small valleys away from the ocean. The duties of the District Attorney's of fice are not voluminous, for there is but one term of court each year when criminal cases are heard. Mr. Johnson has been a resident ol Curry County for about one year. m. . Klamath Vails Term Ends May 21. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., May 8. (Spe cial.) May 21 is the date set for the expiration of the present term of school in this city, and preparations are al ready being made in the schools for the final tests. There are 64 eighth- grade students taking the state tests. As physiology Is finished in the sixth grade and geography. In the seventh, t has Been aeciaea tnai tne eighth grade tests In these branches be given and It the pupil are successful, they will Da given HtropHon. EDWARDS REMOVAL 3 VV 111 VUlIUlallC JUTVlUAlg LllV jggl . - Month of May Moving into a new store building is like moving into a: new home. It's never ready on time. ; Our new building at 5th and Oak is not ready for us. Our mov ing has been temporarily postponed. In the meantime we are offering, lower prices than ever. Make Your Own Terms as Usual RUGS REDUCED AS FOLLOWS: Regular $T.50 Reversible Art Squares. New designs and colorings. Quite suit- fll Qg able for bedrooms. Removal price J)Tri0 $10.50 Wool Fiber Rugs, size 9x12, patterns patterns in pretty tans, blues, greens and brown. Priced during removal $12.00 Wool Fiber Rugs, size 9x12, patterns same as in smaller size, suitable for dining rooms or bedrooms. Removal JQ prrJ Price. t.t)0 O $16.50 Real Brussels Rugs, size 9x12. Very specially priced, REMOVAL SALE PRICES Jr,r,ta,-tiiwii SI 2.85 on easy terms, at, . $25.00 Seamless Velvet Rugs, 9x12, handsome floral pat terns, guaranteed all wool. Reduced for (J j Ck removal to....X t J3 Hi I .;Man- auj.a-E.-tj-- wi f -;-t.Tm.j r-y ; I CARPETS T 1 For choice colors in Cordemon 'C I Us carpet. Suitable for fillinjr around rug's or to use as runners. Regular 65c per yard. ?fj or best all-wool ingrain carpets, DOC 1 U remnants running from 5 to 12 yards. Regular $1.00 per yard. For velvet carpet in two-tone brown and Oriental designs, long pile and long-wearing quality. Regular $1.25. all wool velvet 89c Yd. O O VJ or au wool velvet carpets in vOC 1 Us browns, small conventional de signs, prices include sewing, lining and laying. Reg ular $1.50 grade. $1.25 Yd. For regular $1.60 Ax- tan, also Oriental design. Some with bor j der. Easy terms if desired. For best qual- $1.35 Yd. velvet, selling regularly at $1.80 per yard. Six choice patterns from which to select. Curtain Stretchers at Removal Prices This regular $3.00 Easswood Curtain Stretcher, with embossed ruling, has non-detachablo canter brace and attached easels, 60 adjustable rust-proof nickel-plated brass pins to each eix-fpot bar. Size 61? feet. Not the cheap 99c kind, but the best one made, while they last at , $1.95 10 DISCOUNT ON REFRIGERATORS WASHING MACHINES AT REMOVAL -SALE PRICES Regular S25 Motor Washers on gi Easy Terms $12.50 Pay the Easy Way 2 REED ROCKERS AND OLD HICKORY, JUST THE THING FOR YOUR PORCH Sixteen samples Reed Kocker. Also an en tire line of old hick ory. The very thinjf for porch or lawn use, on your own easy terms. Tour hard day's washing made easy with a machine like this. Sirnplv attach hose to faucet and ihr ma chine does all your washing while you rinse and hang out. A trial will convince. We ve a tew oni hand which are slightly ised, but gut anteea gooa as new. uurlns removal you rinse ana nang IPS 13.50 Many Pieces HALF PRICE .iH.Mattress IHfEB $5.95 For comfortable sleeping and years of wear Felt Mat tresses are acknowledged by all furniture men to be without an equal. Edwards' removal sale has forced the price of Felt Mattresses dewn to bed rock $11.00 forty-five-pound Felt treaties goins at... Mat. S5.95 OIL STOVES- Regular $11.50 Tourist Go-Cart $9.75 Regular Head (Not I.Ike Cat). Beautiful and co ni- fortable po e a r t s in either black or tan. Our leader at 111.50. Re duced d u r lns Removal $95 AT REMOVAL-SALE PRICES Regular $4.00 Gasoline Stove Two Burners $2,95 Regular $5.75 Kerosene Stoves $3.85 Here's your opportunity to set any sort of kerosene or gasoline stove und.r-price. Kach and every stove in our entire line reduced for removal. This includes also our wonderful New Process Oil Burner, guaran teed to operate at a cost of one cent per hour per. burner. ' New Process Oil VA Z Purner, Like Cut . $13.95 DINING CHAIRS Reduced During Removal Some Going at JUST HALF PRICE $3.50 Quarter-sawed Oak Slip Leather Seat Chairs. Buy them C 7C now at t X O $3.00 Solid Oak Leather Seat Diifers in golden fin ish going now J 50 SS3 A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE E2 tiSBaB53ES3E2S2a lSSl3l R3T ST. EASY I fj iffrSfej i i r a . r i fefti it 11 -p 1 It t 3 C-'i PI i If .Jl j hi This Manive Iibrsrv Talile ll 111 uvtiuill ill (OI'IVM iiiiir.fi. - Sire 27x42 t j API1' inches. Reduced for JH1," j removal to IYou Will Like Trading at Edwards! SWISS AFFAIBS NORMAL I.BC1ATION SAYS BCSIKESS CONDI TIONS AHEJ IlttPROVI'G. Factories Vtr, Food Plentiful, Hnteli Oven m4 Visitors Invited Trade With America trows. WASHINGTON, Way 8, (Special.) In view of the numerous inquiries which are beine received by the Swiss legation relative to conditions prevailing- In Switzerland, the Legation de sires to make the following- statement: "During the past few weeks general business conditions in Switierland have shown marked improvement. The coun try haa been slowly but steadily re covering from the depression which re sulted from the war. "While the whole army had been mobilized at the outbreak of hostilities, the Swiss Federal Council found it pos sible to demobilise about half the forces with the advent of Winter. The general industrial activity suffered therefore only a brief interruption and all the Swiss factories are not only ac tive, but their outputs have greatly in creased during the last few months. "If there ever existed any anxiety about the food question, it has proven entirely unnecessary. The country has an abundant supply of foodstuffs of every description and the cost of living has by no. means increased. That the conditions in Switzerland are normal is furthermore illustrated by the fact that practically all the hotels are open and that these establishments have actually announced a reduction of their rates. "As a further proof of improving conditions in Switzerland, it may be pointed out that the Swiss government railroads' earnings have latel yagain reached a mark not far below that of previous years. "While Switzerland offers at present a temporary home to thousands of un fortunate refugees, a great number of wealthy families from the warring na tions are also making their residence there. ."Many Americana have lately asked whether it is possible to visit Switzer land in spite of the war. The answer to this $3 that visitors will be as wel come as ever in that country and the Information Bureau of Switzerland at 24X Fifth avenue. New York City, will be pleased to answer all Inquiries in de tail. "Since the outbreak of the war, the Swiss government, which used to be a good client of several of the warring nations, has been heavily buying food stuffs and raw material in the United States and it goes without saying that these commercial transactions will do much to develop further the relations of trade and of friendship between the two Republics. Cottage GrVve to Vote on Dog Law. COTTAGE GROVE, Or.. May 5. (Spe cial.) A special election to vote upon the proposed dog ordinance asked for in a petition circulated by the civic improvement committee of the Com mercial Club has been called for May 25. There was no remonstrance of any Uind presented agalpst the proposed ordinance, but the members of the Council preferred to let the people de cide for themselves. BANKERS ARRANGE MEET ghoip oke convbxes wedsks dav at kewbero fob talks, Speakers to Discuss Baalneas Condl dltlona In State and Report to Be Heard From East. KEWBERO, Or, May 8. (Special.) From a business standpoint the con vention of bankers to be held here next Wednesday will be one of unusual in terest. At the 1912 meeting it was de cided to divide the state into groups so that those members who found it difficult to attend the regular meetings, which are still continued, might at tend conferences in their own vicinity. To carry out this purpose the state was divided into groups. The convention to be held in New berg is of group No. 1, comprising the counties of Multnomah, Washington, Yamhill, Tillamook, Clatsop. Clacka mas, Columbia and Hood River. An at tendance of about 50 representatives of banks is expected and as the proceed ings will be open to the public a large number of business men wilt be able to hear discussions of trade conditions. The convention Is to be held in the rooms of the Commercial Club. There will be an address of welcome by Clar ence Butt, an attorney.- H. G. Miller, of the State University, will speak on "The Relations of the University to the State" and will deal particularly with the subject of crop reports. E. G. Crawford, vice-president of the Lum- bermens National Bank of Tortland. will speak on "The Involution of Bank Credits." A. I.. Mills, of the First Na tional Bank of Portland, will be one of the speakers, but his subject has not been announced. Mr. Perren. of the Seaboard National Bank of New York, is to be present and will report on busi ness conditions In' the Kast. There will also be short talks by a representative of each of the banks. The proceedings are to be commenced at 10 o'clock. At noon an hour and a half will be taken for luncheon, at which Mayor Jesse Edwards will pre side. At 2;30 autos will take the visi tors out to the famous "Red Hills of Dundee," two miles r-est of Newberc A tour up the beautiful Chehalern Val ley will follow. At Rc-x Portland pas sengers may take the train. Kcliso School Census to Start. KELSO, Wash., May 8. (Special. W. C. Patterson has been Belected hy tlie Kelso School Board to take Hi school census for this year and will commence Monday. School attendance has gained considerably during the pant year and it Is expected that th census will show that the school pop ulation has increased, following .i slig-ht decrease last year. Portland. Oregon. April 6, 1914. Bankers Life Insurance Company,. Lincoln, Nebraska. t Gentlemen: The receipt today of check for $813.84 covering maturity of my Policy No. 3135 is very satisfactory. I have had insurance for One Thousand Dollars for Twenty Year and there comes back to me considerable more than I paid the Company. I am so well satisfied that I have applied -for, and have received another Policy from the Company. Yours truly, 273 ROBERT BROCK. Twenty Payment Life Policy Matured in the Old line Bankers life Insur ance Company of Lincoln, Nebraska. Name of insured Robert J. Brock Residence,. Portland, Oregon Amount of Policy $1,000.00 Total Premiums paid to Company . .$ 566.00 SETTLEMENT Total Cash Paid Mr. Brock.... $ 813.84 And 20 Years Insurance for Nothing Ask the man who owns one of our policies. Assets $8,400,000.