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TTTT? SUNDAY OREGONIAN. PORTLAND, AUGUST 15, 1915. ROME SAYS KAISER REPLIED TO PONTIFF Peace Plan Said to Be Agree able Provided Enemies Make First Overtures. AUSTRIA IS IN ACCORD 3ttierUnd Anti-War Council Pre pare Manifest I'rrin All Bel li rent Peoples to Proclaim Desire -n VTmr. PARIS. Au 1 A dispatch to T OUrD 1 r r w Agency 1 rum nvmc ays that th Carman Emperor. In answer to th peac letter of Pop Benedict XV. declared Ma wUllnanre to accept peace negotiations proviaca the nation with which Germany Is at war made the first overtures. Aantrla made a similar reply to the rope a letter, me aispatca aaaa. TVtn RneHrt'a innul for Peace, addressed to the b'tllsrerent nations, was Issued on July It. the annlversary of tha epenlnr of tha Europenn war. Jt asked why a direct or Indirect ex change of rtewa could not oe inmmieu In which "the rlrhta and Just asplra iah itf th. v.rtnm neooles could be considered aa far as possible and "thus put to an ena me temoi . bat. as baa been the ease previously wader similar cti-curnstancee." Tha letter Invited "the true friends f peace to tha world to extend their bands to hasten th end of a war which for a year baa transformed Europe Into an enormous battlefield." ad declared that ha should be blessed "who first extends tha oltv branch and tenders bis hand to th enemy In offering him reaaonabla condltlona of peace. ATTKAL, FRAMED IX HOLLA YD Peoples or Warrlns; Nations Tr-red to Proclaim Desire for Peace. THE HAGUE, via London. Auf. 14. The Netherlands anU-war council n presented aa address to Jonkheer Dr. John Loudon. The Netherlands Minis ter of Forelca Affairs, asking bis eol laboratloa In th formation of a per manent conference of representatives of neutral powera to work In tha In teresta of peace. The anti-war council also Issued a manifesto, printed In Dutch. English. French. German and Russian, exhortlnc all belllKerent people to proclaim their desire for peace. Although It la aimed by several learned professors, the document Is re markable for Its homely phraseolog-v. sarins; at tha outset that It realises that warrlnc nation may ask would be peacemakers "what tha deuce en ters neutral heads that they mis In thera affair whll refualn to as sume a share of th common burden?" Nevertheless. It Is pointed out. the nty victory that will Insure a lasting; peace must ba a moral victory of the people, who are urged not necessarily to love aa enemy aa one's self, or even love one's nelrhbor as one's self. but. as th manifesto Insists, merely "re spect thy neljchbor Ilk thyself." B0WBTHR0W1NG IS TAUGHT i font I mwt from first pace.) the non-commissioned officers and aa engineer, facing; us. with his back to the front of th trench. He waa the Instructor. At th order of th Captain he placed aa Innocent look Ins; satchel on th trench le at his right elbow. plunged a hand Into It and brlst plucked oat. on after tb other, eight different varletlea of bombs. Picking them up, on at a time, he gave a terse lecture on th construction and method of operation of each. Bess ha All Fall 7 Leaded. The bomba were all fully loaded, and the explosion of any one of them would have sent the whole of ua well oa th way to th cemetery. noticed la some f the officers, and certainly In myself. a. certain tenseness aa th engineer atonehaiaatly Illustrated within aa Inch or two of actuality how m. percussion bomb would explode If brought la con tact with the ground. la demonstrating th first grenade be adjusted around bis wrist a loop with about eight lnchea of cord bang Ins; from It- A heavy two-Inch metal pin was attached to the and of tb cord. Picking up a black spherical bomb slightly blsa-er than a baseball, he stuck a pla lightly Into a hole la Its side. Th bomb waa then thrown with full force, la flying out of tha hand It pulled Itself free from tha pin. causing a friction which Ignited the five-second fuse. Tha pin. of course, remained behind, hanging to tha cord, and waa promptly stuck into another bomb. This bomb, being particularly heavy, could be thrown only la meters by aa average thrower and IS as a maximum. The coni bomb waa black and pear shaped. 11 had a spring which looked like a nickel shoe horn folded back tlabt against It. The pressure of the palm against th shoehorn In throwing it released tb spring and started the fuse, which. Ilk all th rest, waa set at five seconds. rest started by NalL The third bomb waa a can of white tin attached by two wires to a whit deal handle. A nail was stuck Into a hole in the can. The nail waa ham mered In by a sharp rap against th ground. "lf you try to knock it In against tb palm of your hand It would hurt. exclaimed our Instructor.) The nalU driven In. started the fuse. In the demonstration of this par ticular bomb our mentor waa quite peculiarly realistic, bringing It vio lently down to within what aeemed like the fraction of aa Inch of th M. round. The fourth bomb waa black and round and was started by scratch ing the tip of a stiffly projecting bit of Ixnttable fuse against a black band of raspy material worn round the thumb of the left band. The fifth bomb was lighted la a very sim ilar manner agalns. the aide of an ordinary safety match box. These five were regular grenade. The sixth and seventh were In cendiary grenades to set flra to wood en obstructions, etc. The one. In ex ploding, scattered tb burning liquid to a distance of a few yards, th other set fire only to the spot where It burst. These were both large spherical bomba. Bef or being thrown kerosene was poured Into them through a little bonghot. which was then stopped up. Frswesi iaa Net Foleeaene. Th eighth waa aa asphyxiating bomb. I cannot, however, be too care ful In emphasising the fact that this so-called "asphyxiating" bomb was not poisonous, like the Herman asphyxiat ing cases, but merely Irritated th eyea. nostrils and throat, so that when thrown Into a Germ a bombproof It would fore out th occupants. It left no ill after-effects. Besides these there were two aerial torpedoes. On was ahot out of an old fashioned little mortar propelled by a black powder. The other waa bigger and more powerful, and had a fin tall to keep Its flight accurate. It waa fired from a gun mad for the purpose. The sergeant of engineers having completed his little lecture, the sol diers and officers all withdrew to the end of th Held, some 200 yards behind the trench, and there lay down on thcer stomachs. The engineer In the trench took bomb So. 1. stuck the pin at the end of the cord firmly Into th hole, swung his arm back and let fly. Having seen the explosion of tha bomb 1 ungracefully tumbled into th bombproof, with the engineer a close second. Then csm an explosion that shook the ground. The engineer next picked up bomb No. J with the deal handle, hammered th nail home with on sharp rap against tb edge of the trench and sent th bomb hurtling through the air. Kffcrt of Explosive -M atched. Next came bomb No. i. Th demon strator adjusted th black band Around his left thumb, took th bomb in his right bsnd and gave It a scratch. Then he hurled It from him. After watching th way these three bombs were started and thrown, I wanted to watch th rest of them ex plode. So we moved out of th trench to th top of a Uttl rlsa about 60 yards to th right, where we en sconced ourselves In soma bushes. From my new position I got an excellent view of th engineer whirling his arm and letting fly; of th heavy black ob jects rushing through the air; of th accuracy with which they hit the dummy trench; of the laxy manner In which they rolled only two or three feet along the ground before coming to rest, and of the treacherous inertia with which each lay apparently as dead and cold as a piece of coal dropped by soma passing coal cart, while the sec ond of time which possibly elapsed seemed like a minute at the least. Then came an amaxlngly Instantaneous burst of lead-colored smoke covering a circle some 40 yards In diameter, c com pan led by an explosion of surpris ing violence. I could see no flash of firo at all. Beeab Really Never Lands. Next cam th new aerial torpedo fired from the new gun. (Th old. lit tle mortar with the black powder was not used.) The new gun made prac tlcally no report In discharging the torpedo. It was beautiful to watch the alender fish-like projectile go Bail ing In a high and graceful are up. up, up. against tha sky and then down. down. down, until It landed Just be yond the wire entanglements. But It really never did land, for it had a per cussion device In Its nose which ex ploded it on touching ground. This big torpedo hsd a reduced charge of explosive, so as not to destroy too much of tha field. Judging by the report of this reduced charge tha full charge going' off must be the grand father of all explosions. Next cam the two Incendiary bombs. One of them burst on contact, setting fir to the patch of grass where it ended. Tb otner bad a ruse wnicn shot out a stream of golden sparks Ik fireworks before exploding. This bomb threw burning liquid In all di rections, setting many fires In the grass for a radius of several yards. Last cam th asphyxlatlnc dorid. It consisted of a sphere formed by live pieces of perforated Iron held loosely together In a sort of a disjointed shell by a little wire basket. Inside this openwork ball hung a small glass vessel full of acid. When the engineer hrew the ball against tha ground the five pieces of metal shell collapsed onto the glass, breaking It and liber ating th acid, which mad a wet splash on th ground. This acid In urn makea a gas wnicn tne rrencn somewhat euphemistically call gas tlrr.lde." Sasell Is Like Wesi Alcohol. To show that this gas was not poi sonous. Ilk th Germans" gases, we were Invited to stand In a close circle right around th fragments of the bomb Immediately alter It had been thrown, with our head bent over. We stood and stood, sniffing away, but could detect no gaa of any kind. "Ah. said th officer of explosives. In the full open air Ilk this our 'gas tlmide' takes longer to be noticed, bat n an Inclosed space It works rapidly FIRE LOSS $260,000 Rosenblatt Store Damaged $75,000 Alisky Build ing Almost Destroyed. . SLEEPERS RESCUED Insurance Covers Much of Loss Structure Will Be Repaired. The Principal Leases. 175.000 Samuel Rosenblatt Co.; covered by Insurance. tto.000 Alisky building; covered by insurance. $26.000 Skldmor "Drug Co.; insur- ' anca 111.000. 1:4.000 Portland Photo Supply Company; partly covered by Insurance. 111.000 Sam Nemiro, sample rooms. 110,000 T. Grossman. Jeweler; Insur ance 18000. (10.000 Pavle Photograph Studio; covered by insurance. 110.000 Dr. William Elsen. $7000 SI Rich, cigar a and maga xlnes: covered by Insurance. 16000 Arthur HyroDlmus, saloon; In sured. f 5000 Boardman Bartell. pool halL $3000 Dr. O. O. Fletcher. I2S00 Swetland's; covered by Insur ance. $::.00 a. Kuden, violins; total loss. $1000 Lodge halls. $1200 Otis Fisher, barber; partly In sured. $1600 W. Margulls' Blsmark bar and White Lunch; covered by insurance. $250 United Clgara Company store; Insured. $100 Arthur Ransford, photo re toucher: insured. $300 George Ewen, realty. There's the Story aim9! MosemiMatt Co.J MIRE The Greatest in the History of Portland $50,000 Stock of High-Grade Clothing, Furnishing Goods and Hats at the Mercy of the People Thousands of men and .women took advantage of this wonderful FIRE SALE of Men's Wearing Apparel Saturday. The merchan dise was bought in great quantities. People realizing the great economy are buying at this time. Nothing but the best of every thing for men! Reap the benefit of our loss it's your gain. HART SCHAFFNER & MARX SUITS AND OVERCOATS, Man hattan and Arrow Shirts, Stetson and Trimble Hats, Superior, Whitecat, Vassar, Porosknit and B. V. D. Underwear, Dent Gloves, Fine Neckwear, Belts, Suspenders, Interwoven and Holeproof Hosiery, Garters, Jewelry and hundreds of other articles too numerous to mention. Be on Hand Monday Doors Open 9:30 A. M. Our Old Location, Northwest Corner Third and Morrison Sts. Scarcely had he finished speaking when I began to notice a smell some thing like wood alcohol. At tha same time my eyes began to stream with tears, my none felt as though It waa in dulging In on long, continuous sneexe, and 1 turned hastily away, coughing and sputtering and wiping my eyes. with an officer on each side keeping me active company. "If that's a timlde gas." I remarked to one of the officers as w left the pupils - to begin actual practice, "I'd hat to meet a fierce one." Hood River Guide Issued. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Aug. 11 (Spe cial.) Tb Hood River Commercial Club has issued a comprehensive lit tle pocket map and guide book of the Hood River Valley. The pamphlet, which shows roads leading to all scenic points, will ba distributed to touring motorists who desire to visit scenic points around the base of Mount Hood. TEUTONS PRESSING ON BBEST-LITOVSK Concentration Against South em End of Russian Line Proceeds on 3 Roads. forcement of the license law, and the Automobile Club Is calling a meeting to urge all owners to procure their licenses. NEW LINEUP ON EASTERN FRONT. 'A.. lifs,fl: . Vx RAfJa aJ LOBU- Assuming thst th Russlana will fall back to the line Kovno Brest Utowek-Chelm. Indicated by dotted line, thera Is a question whether the Germans will continue an offensive movement In Poland or turn their attention to th west lines or to (Serbia. If they continue In Russia an effort will be made to cut th Rus slana' llnea of communication, rather than merely driving them back, and the objectives. It Is believed, wilt be Vllna, on the railroad to Petrograd. and Breat-LJtowsk. Junction of several railroad lines. Con centration of efforts oa these polnta is Indicated by present Teu tonic activities. Th stare on this map Indicate forts, and the letters aa follows: "A." General von Buelow; "B." General von Hlndenberg; "C." General Dankl; "D." General von Woyrsch; General von Mackensen. Th heavy black line indicates th latest Auetro-German advance, and tha shaded portion la swamp land that contributes . to the ef fectiveness of th Germans' attempt to cut communications. STRONG OPPOSITION MET Petrograd Believes Original Plan of Retirement Will Be Accom plished Prisoners to Be I'sed on War Supplies. PETROGRAD via London, Aug-. 14. Th new positions occupied by the Germsns and Austrlans were outlined with approximate accuracy on good authority today for th first time since the fall of Warsaw. The line atartlng from th vicinity of Ossowetx. near tha Prussian border and opposite the Masurian Lakes region,' curves to the south and east, running through SoKo low, 6 led Ice. Lukow. Ostrow and via dova. Th concentration of Austro-German forces in the direction of th fortress of Brest-Lltovsk, Is proceeding along three roads, running to that point from Malkln. from Lukow and from Vla dova, and the Invaders are still between 10 and 50 miles from Brest-Lltovsk and are meeting with strong opposi tion at every step of their advance. Rnsslana Expect to Succeed. According to Russian military ob servers, in the near future the original plan of retirement from the Vistula line will be accomplished and Brest- Lltovsk. although not yet in the sphere of activity, will assume Its function as the southern end of th Russian line. Belated details of the recent naval action at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga show that the Germans, with nine ships of the line and 12 cruisers, drew up In battle formation. A fleet of trawlers, preceding th warships. cleared away mines. The Russian defenders estimated that the Germans opened fire with one-fifth of their strength. Meanwhile Rus sian hydro-aeroplanes bombarded the trawelers and warships. Attacking Vessels Strike Mines. The trawlers eventually were driven off. Two of the German warships dam aged were torpedo-boats, the other a cruiser. They struck mines and ap parently were Injured severely. The council of ministers has approved the project for th utilization of prison er of war and foreign laborers for the manufacture of war supplies. Chinese, Koreans and Persians, are to be em ployed. The council also approved the plan of the Minister of Education for opening certain universities to women n the medical, scientitlo and legal branches. NINE AUTO DRIVERS FINED Lav Grande Police Begin Campaign Under Tail Light and License Law. LA GRAN'DE, Or, Aug. 11. (Spe cial.) Nine business men of La Grande were arrested last night when tha po lice department Inaugurated its cam paign on autmoblle owners for not hav ing tall llgnts on tneir automoDiies. Those fined 10 apiece were Albert Curry. Fred Hennlng. Jack Oliver, A. V. Andrews, O. L. Blggers and a car con- alnlng Claude C. Cat, county farm ixpert: Postmaster E. E. Bragg and County Nchool Superintendent Mrs. A. E, ivannoe, lav steward ana jonn ddard. Tb campaign calls for en- CHEMICAL CART REBUILT Two Wheels Added to Fire Appa ratus at Gresham. GRESHAM, Or., Aug. 14. (Special.) Extensive repairs and improvements have just been completed on the chemi cal cart of the Grttham fire depart ment by Edwasd Osborn. Two wheels have been added to the front and springs have been put on both in lront and at the rear. Formerly the chemical had only two wheels. With the addition of tho wheels in front it will be possiblo to travel with greater speed than before, as the Joltirg would discharge the mixture in the tanks. Before, when an auto was used to haul the chemical to a fire, and such was the case frequently, four or five men were required In the rear of the auto to hold the tongue up and keep it from damaging the auto. 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The big truss span for the Co lumbia River Interstate bridge is being assembled on the docks built here for that purpose, and so rapidly Is the work progressing tnat It probably will be completed about August 27. This span will be supported by Piers No. 10 and 11. O. S. Stevens has charge of the work for McCready & Willard, con tractors. Mr. Stevens Is confident that the steel work will be ready before contract time. Twenty men are employed In assembling this steel. There will be about 300 carloads of steel used In tha bridge. ADVICE ON DAIRY IS GIVEN Large and Cheap Production Is De clared Essential to Success. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. Corvallis. Aug. 14. (Special.) Success ful dairymen produce the largest amount of milk and butter at the low est cost possible. 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