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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, " NOVE3IBER 23, 1917. SWOOP OF GERMAN AGGRESSION SWIFT Despoilers' Proposal for Open Way Through Belgium Gal lantly Spurned. GERMAN DIPLOMATS FEAR Hugh Gibson Tells of Their Nervous Efforts to Load Their Affairs on American Legation Stumm Threatens Steam Roller. Continued From First Page.) ernment will know how to take the nec essary measures to prevent the occurrence of incidents such as those mentioned. In this ease the friendly ties which bind the two neighboring states will grow stronger and more enduring. The reading- was received quietly, but with indignation and anger that were with difficulty suppressed. Without commenting on the German note he then read tne reply which had been handed to the German Minister, as fol lows: The German government stated In their note of the 2d August, 1914, that according to reliable information French forces in tended to march on the Meuse via Givet and N'amur, and that Belgium, in spite, of the best intentions, would not be in a posi tion to repulse, without assistance, an ad Vance of French troops. The German government, therefore, con sidered themselves compelled to anticipate this attack and to violate Belgian territory. In these circumstances. Germany proposed that the Belgian government adopt a friend ly attitude toward her, and undertook, on the conclusion of peace, to guarantee the Integrity of the kingdom and its possessions to their full extent. The note added that If Belgium put difficulties in the way of the advance of German troops, Germany ould be compelled to consider her as an enemy, and to leave the ultimate adjust ment of the relations between the two states to the decision of arms. This note has made a deep and painful Impression upon the Belgian government. The intentions attributed to France by Germany are -in contradiction to the formal declarations made to us on August 1 In the name of the French government. Moreover, if contrary to our expectation. Belgian neutrality should be violated by France. Belgium intends to fulfill her In ternational obligations and the Belgian army would offer the most vigorous resistance to the invader. The treaties of 1839, confirmed by the treaties of 1870, vouch for the independ ence and neutrality of Belgium under the guarantee of the Powers, and notably of His Majesty the King of Prussia. Belgium has always been faithful to -her international obligations; she has carried out her duties in a spirit of loyal Impartiality and she has left nothing undone to main tain and enforce respect for her neutrality. The 'attack upon her independence with which ' the German government threaten her constitutes a flagrant violation of in ternational law. No strategic Interest Jus tifies such a violation of law. The Belgian government. If they were able to accept the proposals submitted to them, would sacrifice the honour of the nation and betray their duty towards Eu rope. Conscious of the part which Belgium has played for more than 80 years in the civilisa tion of the world, they refuse to believe that the independence of Belgium can only . be preserved at the price of the violation of her neutrality. If this hope is disappointed the Belgian government are firmly resolved to repel, by all the means in their power, every attack upon their rights. Brussels, August 3. 1914 (7 A. M.). Klnnl Note Insolent. This was followed by a final note deliv ered by the German Minister this morn ing stating "that in view of the refusal of the Kins to accede to the well-inten tioned proposals of the Emperor, the Imperial government, greatly to its re gret, was obliged to carry out by force of arms the measures indispensable to its security." After reading these doc uments he made a short and ringing epeech, full of tire, which was repeat edly interrupted by cheers. When hi came down from the tribune he was sur rounded by cheering Senators and Dep uties struggling to shake his hand ana express their approval of his speech, Even the Socialists who had fought him for years rose to the occasion and vied with their colleagues in their dem onstrations of enthusiasm. Broqueville rose again and said: "In the present crisis we have received from the oppo sition a whole-hearted support: they have rallied to our side in the most im pressive way in preparing the reply to Germany. In order to emphasize this union of all factions. His Majesty the King has just signed a decree appoint ing Monsieur vandervelde as a Minis ter of State." This announcement was greeted by roars of applause from all Darts of the house, and Vandervelde was immediately surrounded by Minis ters and Deputies anxious to congratu late him. His reply to the Prime Min ister's speech was merely a- shout above the roar of applause: "I ac cept." As we came out some of the col leagues were gathered about debating whether they should go over to the pal ace and ask to take leave of the King. They were saved that labor, however, for the King had stepped into a motor at the door and was already speeding to the general headquarters, which had been set up nobody knows where. That looks like business. When I got back to the legation I found Von Stumm, Counsellor of the German legation, with the news that his chief had received his passports and must leave at once. He had come to ask that tt e American Minister take over the German legation and the pro tection of the German subjects who had not yet left the country. I said that we could not undertake anything of that sort-without authority from Washing ton, and got the Minister to telegraph for it when he came in from some hur ried visits he had made in search of news. Von Stumm tn Hurry. While we were snatching some lunch Von Stumm came back with the Ger man Minister, Von Below, and said that some provisional arrangement must be made at once, as the staff of the lega tion would have to leave for the Dutch frontier in the course of the afternoon long before we could hope for an an swer from Washington;, We did' not like the idea of doing that sort of thing without the knowledge of Washington, but finally agreed to' accept the charge provisionally on grounds of humanity. A Simple Way to Remove Dandruff There is one sure way that has never failed to remove dandruff at once, and xiiat is to dissolve it, then you destroy it entirely. To Oo this, just get about four ounces of plain, common liquid arvon from any drug store (this is all you will need), apply it at night when retiring; uee enough to moisten the scalp and rub it in gently with the fin ger tips. By morning most, if not all, of your dandruff will be gone, and three or four more applications will completely dis solve and entirely destroy every single sign and trace of it. no matter how much dandruff you may have. You will find all Itching and digging of the scalp will stop instantly, and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous, glos sy, silky and soft, and look and feel a hundred times better. Adv. until such time as we should receive specific instructions as to who would be definitely intrusted with the protec tion of German interests. In case oi need, we shall be asked to take over certain other legations and shall have our hands more than full. At 5 o'clock we went over to the Ger man legation, which we found sur rounded by a heavy detachment of Garde Clvlque as a measure of protec tion against violence. We drew up, signed and sealed a protocol accepting what is known as la garde des clefs et des sceaux, until such time as defi nite arrangements might be made. The Minister, and Von Stumm were nearly unstrung. They had been under a great strain for some days and were making no effort to get their belong ings together to take them away. They sat on the edge of their chairs, mopped their brows and smoked cigarettes as fast as they could light one from an other. I was given a lot of final in structions about things to be done and all with the statement that they should be done at once, as the German army would doubtless be in Brussels in three days. While we were talk- ng, the chancellor of the legation. Hofrat Grabowsky, a typical white haired German functionary, was pot tering about with sealing wax and strips of paper, sealing the archives and answering questions in a deliberate and perfectly calm way. It was for all the world like a scene in a play. ine shaded room, the two nervous diplo mats registering anxiety and strain, the old functionary, who was to stay behind to guard the archives and re fused to be moved from his calm by the approaching cataclysm. It seemed altogether unreal, and I had to keep bringing myself back to a realization of the fact that it was only too true and too serious. Steam Roller Threatened. They were very ominous about what an invasion means to this country, and kept referring to the army as a steam roller that will leave nothing standing in its path. Stumm kept repeating: "Oh, the poor fools! Why don't they get out of the way of the steam roller? We don't want to hurt them, but if they stand in our way they will be ground into the dirt. Oh, the poor fools!" The government had a special train ready for the German diplomatic and consular officers who were to leave, and they got away about 7. Now, thank goodness, they are safely In Hol land and speeding back to their own country. Before leaving. Von Below gave out word that we would look after German interests, and consequently we have been deluged with frightened people ever since. All the Germans who have remained here seem to be paralyzed with fright. and have for the most part taken ref uge in convents, schools, etc. There are several hundreds of them in the German Consulate-General, which has been provisioning as for a siege. Popular feeling is. of course, running high against them, and there may be incidents, but so far nothing has hap pened to justify the panic. This morning a Belgian priest, the Abbe Upmans, came in to say that he had several hundred Germans under his care and wanted some provision made for getting them away before the situ ation got any worse. Germans rPovided For. After talking the matter over with the Minister and getting his instruc tions, I took the Abbe in tow and with Monsieur de Leval went to the Foreign Office to. see about getting a special train to take these people across the border into Holland and thence to Ger many. At first the suggestion was re ceived with some resentment and I was told flatly that there was no good rea son for Belgium to hand over special trains to benefit Germans when every car was needed for military operations. I pleaded that consideration must be shown these helpless people and that this course was just as much in the in terest of Belgium as of anybody else, as it would remove the danger of vio lence, with possible reprisals, and would relieve the overworked police force of onerous duties. After some argument. Baron Donny went with me to the Surete Publique, where we went over the matter again with the chief. He got the point at once and joined forces with us in a request to the Min ister of Railways for a special train. We soon arranged matters as far as the Belgian frontier. I then tele phoned through to The Hague, got Marshal Langhorne and asked him to request the Dutch government to send another train to the frontier to pick cur people up and send them through to Germany. He went off with a right good will to arrange that, and I hope to have an answer in the morning. We plan to start the train on Friday morning at 4 o'clock, so as to get our people through the streets when there are few about. We are making it known that all Germans who wish to leave should put in an appearance by that time, and it looks as though we should have from 700 to 1000 to provide for. It will be a great relief to get them off, and 1 hold my breath until the train is safely gone. Last night our cipher telegrams to Washington were sent back from the telegraph office with word that under the latest instructions from the gov ernment they could not be forwarded. The Minister and I hurried over to the Foreign Office, where we found several of 'the colleagues on the same errand. It was all a mistake, due to the fact that the general staff had issued a sweeping order to stop all cipher mes sages without stopping to consider our special case. It was fixed after some debate, and the Minister and I came back to the shop and got off our last telegrams, which were finished at 3 this morning. I was back at my desk by a little after 8, and have not finished this day's work, although it is after midnight. I have averaged from three to five hours sleep since the trouble began, and. strange to say, I thrive on it. British and French Kind. I have called several times today at the French and British legations to get the latest news. ihey keep as well posted as is possible In the prevailing confusion, and are most generous and kind in giving us everything they properly can. There seems to have been a serious engagement today at Liege, which the Germans are determined to reduce be fore proceeding toward France. Th report is tnat tne attack was well re sisted and the Germans driven back with heavy loss. A number of prison ers were taken and were being brought into Brussels this evening with the wounded. In the course of the fight lng there was a sort of charge of the Light Brigade; one squadron of Bel gian Lancers was obliged to attack six times its number of Germans and was cut to pieces, only one officer escaping. The morale of the Belgians is splendid. Several times today I have talked over the telephone with the Embassy in London. They seem to be as strong on rumors as we are here. One rumor I was able to pass on to Bell was to the effect that the British flagship had been sunk by German mines with an other big warship. Another to the effect that five German ships have been destroyed by the French fleet off the coast of Algeria, etc., etc. The Red Cross is hard at -work get ting ready to handle the wounded, and everybody is doing something. Nearly everybody with a big house has fitted it in whole or in part as a hospital. Oth ers are rolling bandages and preparing all sorts of. supplies. The military attaches are all going about in uniform now. Each legation has a flag on its motor and the letters "C D." which are supposed to stand for Corps Diplomatique, although no body knows it. I have seized Mrs. Boyd's big car for my own use. D. L. Blount has put his car at the disposal of the Minister and is to drive it him self. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) MEN GO UP IN RANK Former Officers of Oregon Na tional Guard Promoted. ALL ARE IN 41ST DIVISION Commissions Recommended by Divi sion Commander Are Approved by Secretary of War and Date From October 2 0. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Nov. 24. Officers and non-commissioned officers of the Oregon Na tional Guard are included in the list of promotions In the 41st Division, an nounced by the War Department today. These promotions were recommended by the division commander and ap proved by the Secretary of War and will date from October 20. Second Lieutenants in the 162d (Oregon) In fantry promoted to First Lieutenant are: Walter L. Spaulding, Thomas V. Greer, Ernest B. Coombs, Arlie Vanat ta, Adolphus A. Schwartz. Fred J. Mahnke, Peter Lauritzen, Mortimer P. Cook, Alva J. Huntington, Eldon G. Blanchard, Thorwald A. Brown, Benton Killin, Curran L. McFadden, John W. Finn, Francis N. Banta and Chester M. Reich. In the same regiment, Sergeant-Major Ernest A. Robins and the following sergeants have been promoted to the grade of Second Lieutenant: Correy B. Richards. Archie A. Thomas, Harry W. Klotz, Clyde H. Hedges, Fred B. Grand, John C. Manning, Harry Hen son, Joe J. Reddick, Leo M. Chaffin, George F. Nelson, Sylvester E. Law rence, Wayne E. Bagnall. Glenn E. Paxon, Herman E. Morris, Sergeant Major Chauncey S. Winstead, Samuel W. Miller, John C. Rollins, Ben W. Shu bert, Rudolph I. Nicholls, James E. French, Neale A. Tysch, Joseph W. Shur, John Bannister, Everett B. Brown, Max Alford, William J. Ahem, Frederick J. Desendorf, Lloyd E. Kelly and Charles J. Randall. In addition to the foregoing. Second Lieutenants Herbert J. Charters. Fred erick R. Pattison, Ormand V. Painter and James S. Gay, Jr.. of the 147th Field Artillery, have been promoted to First Lieutenants, and Second Lieuten ants Alfred J. O'Brien, Marshall H. Spell and Harold B. Eiff, formerly of the Oregon Cavalry, have been pro moted to First Lieutenants in the 148th Field Artillery. Promotions in the lMst (Washington) Infantry are not yet announced. Second Lieutenant Ed ward P. Lowery, of the Washington Cavalry, however, is promoted to First Lieutenant 147th Magazine Gun Battalion. Men's Club. A ticket is an essential, however, as the club proposes to have the place safe and sane for the guests. What it will cost to get out is another matter. "Swat th Kaiser" is one of the games calculated to make any man lose his financial head. Hezekiah Hickett, touted as the prize rube of all, will arrive Monday and parade the streets seeking directions to the Auditorium at Third and Clay streets. A Jazz band of 10 pieces and a Punktown band, that is "some" band, will be there. The commandant at Vancouver has promised to send over a wrestling team composed of Martin, former champion of the Philippine Islands, and Taylor, ex-partner of "Farmer" Burns. A boxing team, Pattavina and Hanson, two regular ring wizards, will be there from the barracks, too. Everybody Is asked to come in rube or fancy dress if possible, but come anyway. $200,000 SUIT IS FILED VIOLATION)" OF CONTRACT FOB SALES OF TIRES ALLEGED. H n n B fl n a N a Y "PUNKIN" PRIZESVAR1ED LIVE PIG, TON OF COAL AND DENTAL WORK OFFERED. Judge Dayton Offers Perfectly Good Three Daj' Jail Sentence) Mayor Has I'nawarded Franchise. One can win almost anything from a three days' jail sentence to a new lease on life at the fourth annual "Punkin" Festival to be staged at the Municipal Auditorium Tuesday night. starting at 8 o'clock and continuing for nobody knows how long. The Pro gressive Business Men's Club, respon sible for this bucolic annual offering, yesterday completed a list of 25 or mere prizes offered by representative busi ness houses, and Just by way of ex ample these are among them: A live pig. a gold-filled watch, a brand new typewriter, a phonograph, a ton of coal, a week's vacation at a popular resort, a subscription to The Orego nian and $15 worth of dental work. Those are among the honest-to-gosh prizes awaiting award, and if anyone is dissatisfied Judge Dayton has on hand a three days' jail sentence (never been used), and Mayor Baker has a city franchise unawarded, which will be parceled out. The "Punkin" Festival is staged this year for the benefit of needy depend ents of Oregon soldiers and sailors. A ticket is the open sesame to the fun. The tickets cost nothing, and they are to be had for the asking from a member of the Progressive Business Henry Copenhagen Declares He Paid Edward J. Carter SSoOO In Cash and $100,000 in Notes. " Damages aggregating $200,000, sus tained, he alleges, through the revoca tion of a contract, are demanded from Edward J. Carter in a suit filed yester day in the Circuit Court by Henry Copenhagen. Mr. Copenhagen declares he entered into a contract with the defendant May 19, 1917, whereby he was tohave the exclusive selling rights of the prou ucts of the Delion Tire & Rubber Com pany in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. Under this contract, he says, he gave $5500 to the defendant in cash and $100,000 in promissory notes. Under the contract he was to receive five carloads of tires, the complaint Bets forth, and was to agree to pur chase at least 250 tires a day after the first of the year. The plaintiff says he spent $7500 in establishing selling agencies through out the Northwest and had contracted for the Bale of $15,000 worth of the tires. Despite this contract, he al leges the defendant refused to turn the tires over to him as was agreed, al though two carloads arrived in Port land. He seeks the recovery of the $125,000 which he alleges to be the value of his contract because of the notes and cash paid to the defendant; $50,000 damages for the alleged loss of the exclusive selling agency in the Northwest, and $25,000 through the loss of contracts, or a total of $200,000 in damages. DR. KERRJS DELUGED Admirers Wishing to Retain Him Write Personal Letters. "Snow him under with letters." Such is the slogan of admirers of Dr. W. J. Kerr, president of the Ore gon Agricultural College at Corvallis, and they're doing it. Just how the letter-writing campaign started is not known, neither does it matter. It Is enough that sufficient interest in keeping him here as presi dent of the college prevails to make it so. It means that the plan, so far as traced. Is for every one wishing Dr. Kerr to decide upon remaining here as against accepting an offer as head of the Kansas college at a salary of $9000 a year to write him a personal letter. The result is said to have been al most magical and hundreds of letters are reported to be piling up in his of fice at Corvallis, many of them from former "Aggie" students now residing in Portland. INCINERATOR CASE IS SET Civil Service Hearing Will Be Held Next Friday Niglit. The controversy about employes at the City Incinerator will be heard by the Municipal Civil Service Board next Friday night. At that time testimony will be taken in the question of the right of City Commissioner Kellaher to put the plant in charge of C. H. Feldman, shifting William Helber to the position of night foreman. Commissioner Kellaher not only con tends that the changes are within the civil service law, but also that Mr. Helber has held the position in charge of the plant for nearly four years with out right so to do. . w r s our oiiit or overcoat for Thanksgiving Dav You have just three more days in which" to get that Suit or Overcoat. j If you'll come to this store and purchase a Hart Schaffner & Marx Suit or Overcoat you'll have something- to be thankful for. These clothes are made to give the best of service they're all-wool, sewed with silk, hand-tailored, perfect-fitting garments. We have a big variety of styles to fit the pur pose of the most exact dresser. Military belt all around, semi-English, varsity fifty fives, box back and conservative models to select from. . Come in and we'll. have your clothes ready for you in time for the big feast. n a D B B B B B B B H B B H HI I.. Priced at $20 and up to $50 9 ! n r it u u B H 1 R R 2 B H n B a Coprrlfilii Hut Sch9nor eMail - . Sam,l Rosenblatt & Co. The Men's Store for Quality and Service. Southeast Corner Fifth and Alder Historic State Document Re calls Conflict. Early Oregon Governor Xamed One Day for Thnnkafcivlng. While President Selected Another. SALEM, Or., Nov. 24. (Special.) As sistant Secretary of State Kozer to day dug from the archives the historic document proclaiming Thanksgiving day in Oregon in November, 1S94. The document was drawn up by Sylvester Pennoyer, then Governor, and is writ ten In his own hand on an ordinary sheet of note paper from the executive offices. The proclamation follows: "I hereby appoint the last Thursday of this month a Thanksgiving holiday. '"In the day of prosperity be Joyful: in the day of adversity, consider.' Kccleslastes 7:14." This proclamation caused quite a rip ple In the state at the time, as the President had set aside another day as Thanksgiving holiday, and some of the people of the state observed one day and some of the people the other. Hood River YoutH Promoted. HOOD RIVEIt. Or.. Nov. 24.K(Spe clal.) Among the members of Oregon Coast Artillery companies, now sta tioned at fortifications at the mouth of the Columbia, who were selected to take intensive training at Fort Monroe, Va., for the next three months, is Sid ney B. Carnine, Jr., of this city. Young Carnine, aged 19 years, and a member of the class of 1917 of the Hood Kiver High School, was bugler of Twelfth Company. He has been selected for radio work. Alien Ordered Interned. TACOMA. Wash.. Nov. 24. (Special.) William Delilly. arrested in a log ging camp near Shelton as an unde sirable alien, has been ordered interned during the period of the war. United States Marshal John M. Boyle will take Delilly to the internment place at Camp Douglas, near Salt Lake. De lilly has been involved in labor troubles and I. W. W. activities in the Grays Harbor country. No. 5 Woodstock The POPl tAR I TV of the new Wood stock is backed by its h I m p lieity of const ruction. ease of opera tion and ci mn 1 ity of work performed. The Woodstock Typewriter Agency 30-4 OAK ST, PORTLAND, OR. mmma ; menu f MSB MAKE Thanksgiving a real holiday for "her" by having "dinner at the Portland. Our chefs have planned this tempt ing menu. Of course there'll be turkey the finest we can obtain. Every course a delight. . Read: RELISH. Portland Indian Cocktail Toke Point on Half Shell """ Crab Cocktail Gourmet . Falted Jordan Almonds Klamath Celery Hearts Curtis Ripe Olive SOUP Cream of Chicken Belle Otero Clear Bortach en Tasae FISH Striped Bass Monte Carlo Boiled Parislenne Potatoes . ENTREE Filet Mlgnon Caruso Punch Melba ROAST Oregon Cornfed Turkey. Chestnut Dressing Pacific Cranberry 6auc. Gresham Farm Capon. St. Antolne Select Valley Saddle Lamb, Souvaroff Young Suckling Pig Spltzenberg Apple Sauce POTATOES Candled Sweet Sybil VEGETABLES White Lily Asparagus Tips Polonaise Peas a la Francalae SALAD Palestine DESSERT English Plum Pudding. O. K. Sauce Apple. Pumpkin. Mince Pie Mocha Slices. Madeleine Cafe RIche Chocolate Eclairs Roly Poly Ice Cream Fruit Cuke Imported Roquefort or Camembert Cheese Toasted Crackers Demi Tasse Both Dining-rooms, 5:30 to 8 o'Clock, Thanksgiving Day Music and Dancing; $1.50 the Cover. . Our usual splendid Sunday Dinner today, with special music, $1. The Portland Hotel Richard W. Childs, Manager. Elbert S. Robe, Asst. Manager. WE'RE WORKI.Vii OX T : Duration of Performance, Two Hours ; Florence Reed I I : ' .. '-:' . ;' " x ' V ' If - I - - a i . f: l ', V - TT "TVT - " ' ' I ; , . :: :) ' - -N ' J :: ? . f" ' ; - V - , - " -if ' x f j y . ' j This Blended, Splendid Bill JLL il Jr A .11. Jl ! of Drama, Comedy, Travel ' and Music ; j; ALL WEEK The Picturization of George Broadhurst's "One Year on RswMMilii..j.. .e J Broadway" Play, With the Original Star jr,v......1.. , y sxsii