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VOL. XIII. NO. 133. ' PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1914-FOURTEEN PAGES. . PRICE TWO CENTS. VmiFtiFSSil COURAGEOUS BELGIANS BLOCK KAISER'S PLAN TO . GROSS COUMTRY TO FRANCE Entrenching otj Germans Along the River Ourthe Taken to Mean That Hope of Making Head way Against the Determined Defenders Had Been Abandoned; Kaiser's General Staff, It Was Thought, Would Now Seek Another Route for Entering France. War Bulletins ALLIES BOUT AtTSTKIAHS. Xish, Bervia. Aug. 11. A combined Srrtn and Montenegrin force was overrunning the Austrian province of Bosnia todays the Servian war office here announced, defeating- the Ana. trlans everywhere with heavy losses. The Invaders had ooonpied numerous towna. The Bosnians, they stated. were rising- to aid them. The Montenegrins were in full pos session of DalmatJa south of and in eluding the town of Sndua, and held the Austrian port of Cattaro, which they have already once bombarded, ait the mercy of their guns. It was believed Austrian troops had been withdrawn from the vicinity of Belgrade, though not until they had damaged it badly for four days shell ing from across the Danube. BRITISH, FRENCH AND BELGIANS EXPECTED TO TAKE OFFENSIVE Reports Current That River Meuse Was Running Red With Blood of Killed and Wounded Germans; Had Figured on Crossing Belgium Practically Unopposed. (United Press Leased W!e. Antwerp, Aug. 11 The German advance through Belgium upon the French frontier was believed here this afternoon to have been effectually checked It was stated officially that the Germans were entrenching along the River Ourthe. This was taken as meaning that they RAINBOW REPORTED UWX. Seattle, Wash., Aug. 11. Passengers arriving- on the steamship Governor from California porta early this morn' ing report that on Sunday night when off the California coast the OoTernofi wireless picked up a message that the German cruiser XTurenbersr had sunk the Canadian cruiser Rainbow off the California coast. The wireless on the Governor tried, but could get- no further messages that might confirm this rumor. Sunday afternoon the Rainbow was sighted off Point Reyes by the steam er City of Topeka. Fl GHIlNb RESUMED RIVER 11) SE Belgians and French Engage Germans With Renewed Vigor; Belgians Claim to Still Hold Liege Forts. VALIANT ATTACK OF GERMANS DESCRIBED Teutons Repulsed With Heavy Losses, Artillery Tearing Gaps in Their Ranks. FORCES nrVADE BOSXrZA, Cettlnje, Montenegro, Aug". 11. Ser via's and Montenegro's joint forces moved into the interior of the Austrian province of Bosnia today. Officials said they were confident the Bosnians themselves were about to rise against Austria. They declared they expected shortly to complete the occupation of Bosnia and the adjoining' province of Herzegovina. German XiOsses 31,000. Brussels, Aug. 11. The German losses In the fighting- at Liege, including Sunday, were as follows: 4 Killed, 2000. "Wounded, 20,000. Taken prisoners by the Bel- glans, 9000. 4 This was according to an of- ficlal announcement by the Belgian war ministry here to- day. GERMANS HOPEFUL OF CAMPAIGN THUS FAR; LOSSES EXAGGERATED Teutons Claiming to Have Gained Ground in Clash With "Russia, GERMAN YOUTHS REJOICE AT CALL TO ARMS WARHED AGAINST MTETES. Washington. Aug-. 11. The British meant to hold the ground they had gained, but -had abandoned embassy here informed Secretary of hope of making further progress The kaiser's general staff, it was believed, would try to find another route for entering France. Agalnat' the Germans who have al ready gained a foothold In Belgium, It was expected the combined Belgian, Krench and British forces would take the offensive Immediately. After meeting with such desperate resistance at Liege, it seemed plain that th German force which entered Belgium by way of Llroburg province, Holland, planned an advance directly westward by way or Tongres, north of Liege. It occupied the former place and made the attempt, but was heavtly reputsad? River Buns Blood Bed. the persons of captured Uhlan offi cers. The same papers were consid ered to leave no doubt that the force which attacked Liege was the main German army of Invasion. Pood Supply Inadequate. Presumably because they entered on their campaign under the Impression that they would be operating In a country well able to support them, State Bryan today concerning1 the xnin ing of the North sea and the English channel. It was understood the in formation was given to prevent dan ger to American ships, especially the cruisers (Tennessee and North Car olina, en route to Europe with gold coin for the relief of stranded Americans. FRENCH REPTJI.SE GERUANS. Paris, Aug. 11. German troops were reported to the war office today near that they would meet with little if any Morhange, east of Mats, trying to pen- resistance and that they would make j etrate the Preach frontier. quick work or tneir tasK, the uermans Th wa office announced th&t Oa. evidently entered- Belgium practically t onnteA infantry had failed in an attempt to raid French ter. without food supplies. Hv thn tlrriA thev ren.li7.ed their mis Reports were current that the River take their lines or communication were - Meu waa running tph with the blood badly disorganized, with the result iiying ooiumn navmg repuiaea mem. of killed and wounded Germans. There that they have suffered terribly from was still some skirmishing between hunger, some captured orricers were kushiam tuxiir xo ram outpoata, but It was not on a large quoted as saying tney naa lougnt inree Stockholm, Aug. The Swedish scale. uays witn noimng 10 eai. steamship Buneberr. arrived from From the Brussels war office cam The uermans unquesuonapiy cat- MTrtB(, .rf. 1 . . r.r nA cir. i tlert heartlesslv and manv nave De- ' ' ml... that The German troops expected lleved that the explanation was that concentrating teoop. at -trategio point. to cross Belgium practically unop- tney were neany starvea 10 aeam. posed. They Intended to occupy Brus- in governor or Antwerp naa sum- neet, n was sxaiea, was nw in ine eels August 3, and Lille August 5. moned all German and Austrian resi- anu 0f Pinlaijd awaiting- a favorable Had they accomplished this, they dents to report to me ponce, saying opportunity to strike. would have flanked the French ana mose wno xaiieu 10 uu ou nuuiu Belgian frontier fortifications extend- being shot as spies. By Staff Correspondent of the United Press. Brussels, Aug. 11. Hard. fighting between Belgians and rrench on one side and Ger mans on the other was in prog ress north of the River Meuse todav. The Belgians still held the Liege forts. The allies, France, England and Belgium, were moving re inforcements from Namur to the Liege garrisons. The war office here published today the following account of the German attack on Fort Se- raing Sunday night: "For three hours the Germans vainly charged the fort's approaches. Finally they retired, beaten, leaving 800 dead. Many of the dead were caught among the stakes and barbed wire entangle- Concluded on Page Three. Oolnmn Two) Ing east from Lille, avoided the strong French defenses between Lafere and Chalons, and have had to take only the comparatively weak forts along the River Somme to open a way for a direct dash against Paris. The whole plan was upset by the furious resistance offered by the Bel-clans. What the Germans had In mind was revealed by war plans found on CAPTURE OF 10 OF HOLLAND PREPARING TO ASK WITHDRAW L OF GERMAN FORCES BUXaGARIA IS NEUTRAL. Sofia, Bulgaria, Aug. 11. Premier Badoslavof f announced today that Bul garia was neutral in the present Euro pean war. Karoal law had been pro claimed throughout the country hut the premier said this was to enable the military authorities the better to g-oard its frontiers. AUSTRIA IGNORES DEMAND. Borne, Aug. 11. The Austrian for eign office had ignored up to today a demand from here for an explanation GERMANS CRUISERS Troops on Dutch Frontier Are K; "TiHK2 REPORTED AT HOME Considered Menace and Feeling Spreads, Antlvarl. Montenegro. Anti-Austrian feeling was growing- throughout Italy. Combined French and British r-i o!J i U . , Tn l,n planatlon had already been demanded. Fleet bald tO HaVe Uken The Dutch foreign of fice said a SWISS CONCENTRATE TROOPS. Basel, Switzerland, Aug. 11. Swiss (United Presa Leased vvire.i I troop, were concentrated along the Brussels, Aug. 11. nonana was pre- Austrian, German and French frontiers paring today a peremptory aemana today, ready to resist violations of that Germany withdraw its troops gwls. neutrality, of xvhich there have from the Dutch frontier. An ex- 1,... uveral alreadv. Goeben and Breslau. (United Prei Leased Wire.) London, Aug. 11. That the German cruisers Goeben and Breslau had been raptured by the combined British and Freeh Mediterranean fleet was given as an unconfirmed rumor in a dispatch received by a local news agency from Rome today. An Athens dispatch to another agency reported the two cruisers as having rounded Cape Matapan, on the fu i Inr. tt wiihili'flw wmllrf rvA rnn. sldered cause for war. -exexsu:g, bj. o wr- Anti-German feeling was - reported loads of German prisoners 01 war spreading in Holland. passed through Vllna today from the GeitnanTT rentier, according to an of ficial announcement here. PRICES OF FOOD AND WEARING APPAREL IN - - " 1 ,j.vv W. 4llll Mir mil GERIilN 1ULHAUSEN FR01FU By Henry Wood. Rome, Aug. 11. Berlin advices, be latedly received here today, spoke In a most hopeful tone of the German campaign. Though information from other sources had seemed to indicate many reverses suffered by the kaiser's troops, Berlin officialdom appeared to hold the view" that all was going sat isfactorily. Indeed, it was pointed out here that most of the previous news having come from quarters hostile to Ger many, the public had perhaps been given a wrong impression of the progress of events. On the Russian frontier. It was stat ed, the Germans had met with noth ing but success. The kaiser's forces had been delayed at Liege, it was owned, but It was denied that this would cripple Teutonic operations against the French, and it was de clared also that serious opposition hau been anticipated to the advance through Belgian territory. As for the French claims of victory over the German forces they met on Invading Alsace, It was explained that the Gallic troops were opposed, not with a view to checking them at the (Concluded on Page Two. Column Two.) Invaders From the South Are Forced to Evacuate Town in Alsace Captured in the Advance Made Last Saturday. STAND IS MADE IN OUTSKIRTS OF THE CITY German Reinforcements Ar rive While French Are En gaged in Attack on Main Line of German Frontier Fortifications. Top Crown Prince of Germany, who is said to lead the German army trying to force m path through Belgium. Bottom- Young men and German sailors parading through the streets of Berlin and falling for war, two days before Germany sent her declaration of war to Russia. (United Prei Leaiteil Wire.) Paris, Aug. 11. The French troops who captured Mulhau sen, Alsace, Saturday, evacuated the city today. - The announcement of Mut -hausen's evacuation was an of-;--ficial one from the ministry and war. The French invaders of Alsace hsd , been engaged in an attack on Neu Breteach, the center of the main line of German frontier fortifications. While this fight was in progress, the Germans brought up reinforcements in such overwhelming strength that the French were forced back, first upon Mulhausen, and thenout of that city . as well. They retired only into the outskirts. however, where at latest accounts they : - were making a stand. It was believed a general battle ts In progress. French reinforcements, the war of. fice announced. w. being rushed nto Alsace. Whether or not Colnjar. as well as Mulhausen, was evacuated was not known here. The German forO which drove the French back. It was stated, was be lieved to be the army originally massed at Strassburg with a view to nvading France. It waa nearly 600,000 strong, and the French troops . were in no numbers to meet so Isrge a body. No details were available. NEW UK SOARING LIEGE FORTS HOLDING OUT AGAINST TEUTON; FEW GERMANS IN CITY Shoes, Toys and Dye Stuffs Rising as Result of Scar city, SUCCESS OF GERMAN ARMS SOUTHERN New York, Aug. 11. Prices of meats. sugar. Imported foodstuffs and wear ing apparel were soaring today. Meats advanced 4 and 5 cents. The price of hats, of which Austria, Germany and England are the largest producers, ad vanced 15 per cent. Other advances were: Dress goods. 10 per cent; shlrtingB, 25 per cent; tea. 25 per cent, and cheese, 20 per cent. Cigarette tobacco was getting scarce and Imported wines and whiskeys I statement: touched unprecedented prices. Shoes, I "Reports Belgian Legation Sends Out Denial That 120,000 Ger mans Have Entered Liege, By Percy M. Sari. London, Aug. 11. The Belgian lega- ALSACE VITAL POINT Failure of Teutons Would Af fect Their Plans of Joining in French Invasion. (United PTera LeaM4 Wire. London, Aug. 11. Fierce fighting tlon here Issued today the following ! r ' progress this afternoon by French and Germans in southern Al sace. The German force north of Neu Brel German Food Supply Is Declared Ample X.TJSXTAHXA. IS REPORTED. Hew York, Aug. 11. Advices that the British, liner Xi-asitanla bad passed The Xalser Kai OlTen 9300,000 From Fastaet and was proceeding rapidly to His Personal rot-tunes to Meet Extra Xdverpool were received here today. Demands of War. Berlin, Aug. 11. That Germany has Greek coast, at full speed Monday, and sufficient food supplies to last a year the belief was expressed In the raes sage that British and French warships 4.Z ,U1HU"' , . . . officials here today, The Goeben, Breslau and a third I v German cruiser, the Panther, were surprised by a superior French naval force last week, shelling French towns on the Algerian coast. The Panther was sunk In the fight which ensued. but the Goeben and Breslau, somewhat damaged, got away and took refuge at Messina. The Italian authorities warned them, however, that as Italy was neutrai they muBt, either disarm and interne until the end of the war, or leave with in" 24 hours. Though the British and French fleet was believed to be awaiting them, their commanders chose the latter alterna tlve and put to sea, hoping to reach an Austrian Adriatic port. even if all outside supplies should be cut off was declared by government The kaiser has contributed $200,000 from his personal fortune one half to the Red Cross and the other half for the relief of families whose bread winners have 'been killed In battle. War Vessel Sighted, GERMANS IN FORCE TO ATTEMPT PASSAGE OF THE RIVER MEUSE Off Ran FraTip.iHP.nl Engagements Are Reported ax a NumDer ot naces on Tfcree-Funneled Ship Been Indistinct-1 ly Because of the Ksie Seen From Ocean Beach. San. Francisco, Aug. 1L A three- iunneiea warsaip, painiea gray, was the Frontier, that the entire German toys and dyestuffs also were soaring. army of the Meuse 120000 strong has T entered Liege are false. Only a few I w" placed at more than 800.000. "m ics. I Militftrv MtiPrU said the outcome of Chicago. Aug. 11. That it will ap. """ ale lc rw.1 " V ru- , point a committee to investigate the are still engaged in an unsuccessful lu uvw uu. cause for the sudden advance In the -ffnrt o v. fnriiftfiMa mentously affect Germany's plans. price of meats was the announcement ,,., ,. , -i ( since if the French were repelled, the here today of the Chicago Butchers' wWch are atlll undamaged by the Ger- 0ermans ln AiBace can Join their coun- RUSSIA REPULSED ALL ALONG LINE, ASSERTS AUSTRIAN WAR OFFICE German Troops Massed Upon Eastern Frontier in Greater Numbers. association. The packers were dM " ''" trymen ln Lorraine ana attempt to m- nounced and patrons were advised to '.transportation facilities between j vade France, as previously piannea, Dy not buy certain meat cuts. Beef outs England and the continent were much j the southern gateway, were from 3 to 5 cents higher today. Improved today. Arrangements had been made for two Will TirrostiirntA r.naft. military trains aauy Detween Pans Washington. Aug. ll.-A resolution A ti Utter directing Secretary of Commerce Red- " TA n,,.ir . m . , , . . ., . I The king and queen paid a visit to- field to Investigate the cause for tho I ,, , ,w ,iltt increasing cost of foodstuffs was in- at' Aidershot, whJere they reCeIved a troduced in the house today by Repre- troTnnAna l' tinn sentattve Kelly, of Pennsylvania. Flour Goes Up. 1 St. Louis, Aug. 11. An advance of 20 cents per hundred pounds in the price of flour was announced today. (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Paris, Aug. 11. Having crossed Lui- Itallan officers wore authority fori sighted off the ocean beach here to-1 emburg and the extreme southern edge the statement that Austrian naval com- J day. Because of- a low-lying hare, it of Belgium, German troops were ap manders had refused them aid against J ws Impossible to make out the ship's proachlng Stenay. ln France, where It tne Bntiisn, on me grouna mat Austria a oi powerrui was expected they would attempt to and Great Britain were not at war. glasses. pass the River Meuse. it was admitted Other advices Indicated, however, that : by the war office here tonight. Austrian warships were" trying to find Americans Most Await Tennessee. Frontier engagements were ln prog- and help them. ' wbtnattm Bun of The Journal. ress. It was stated, at Longwy. Lon- In-any event, assuming the Athens I Washington. Aug. 11. Senator sruvon. Montmedv and Marville. France. Information to be correct, the two fugl- Chamberlain learned today that no at Virion. Belgium, and ln Luxemburg. tlve vessels must have been headed of f j money deposited with United States! It was owned that the Invaders in " efforts to enter , the Adriatic and I treasury for Americans ln Europe will were "In force" and seemed to have nave ilea in tne aireeuun oi ipe Aegean id available to them until the arrival decided on a "mass movement" to en- there ox the Tennessee. 1 ter France across the Meuse, Meat Prices Soar. Philadelphia, Aug. 11. The price of meat was up from 3 to 5 cents here today. American Tourists To Leave Germany Secretary of State Bryan Expecting Word Any Time of Balling of tne Embargo. Washington, Aug. 11. Word that the embargo preventing Americans leaving Germany had been raised was ex pected hourly here today by Secretary of State Bryan. The movement of ma rooned Americans to the German frontier was expected to start within 48 hours. . Secretary Bryan Intimated that Am bassador Gerard, ln Berlin, would be instructed to "make representations;' which would result In the German au ihorltles permitting Americans to leave the country- trpTrnndnii ovfttion. Large numbers of Scandinavians are stranded here by the war, most of them without funds. Recruits Coming in. Recruits were coming In rapidly for the second 100,000 men called for by War Minister Lord Kitchener under the authorization given him by par liament to raise an army of 600,000 volunteers. Confirmation was lacking of reports that the Austrian military authorities had had a number of Slav members of the Austrian and Hungarian parlia ments shot. The story was credited here, however, the belief being that Austria will have Immense difficulty in preventing an uprising of its Slav subjects, and that undoubtedly it Is taking drastic steps to terrorize them at the start. The admiralty was trying to secure details of the reported capture by British warships of the Hamburg American liner Cape Ortegal, which left Buenos Aires for Southampton July 16 wtth S5.000.000 ln gold and silver on board. The whereabouts of the British flee was unknown today. MOUNT LASSEN BELCHES Red Bluff, Cal., Aug. 11. Mount Lassen was observed to be in eruption at 6 o'clock last. night, spouting smoke Germans Massing Forces. The Hague, Aug. 11. German troops were assembling heavily along the Dutch frontier today. The pro vinces of Gelderland. Seeland, Bra bant and Limburg were placed under martial law. BRITISH AMBASSADOR (TTnnwJ PTTM Utt4 Wire.) St. Petersburg, Aug. IX- (Passed by the censor.) Tne Bnaslans have been successful up to today in the skirmishing along the Austrian fros tier. Today they forced tne Austriaas to evacuate the Jtuseiaa town of Bad' rl willow, which tney ooonpied several days ago. MAY ASK PASSPORTS; DEMAND AUSTRIA Explanation of Presence of Troops on French Frontier, England's. Ally, Is Sought. London. Aug. 11. The British for eign office has demanded of the Aus trian ambassador here an explanation of the presence of Austrian troops on the frontier of Great . Britain's ally. France. Up to this afternoon no reply had been received. ' Unless one was speed ily forthcoming it was expected the British ambassador in Vienna would demand - bis passports. lenna. Aug. 11. Russia has made a bad beginning with its military operations on the Austrian frontier. the war office announced today. The czar's troops attempted an advance all along the line, it was stated, and were repulsed everywhere. The Russian column, which had penetrated the Austrian province of Galicia by way of the River Styr, waa among those driven back. Teutonic troops were also being massed along Germany's eastern fron tier in Increasing numbers. There was much ekirmlshlne all along this bor der, but no engagement of sufficient proportions to be referred to as battle had been fought up to today. The only thing which could even be twisted into what might be called a Russian success was the destruction near Csenstochowa, Russian Poland. last week, of a German Parseval dirt gible, which was lilt by a Russian aerogun and brought to the ground. the occupants of the car, four Ger man officers, being killed by their fall. After defeating a detachment of, Rus sian Cossacks, who lost 400 killed and wounded. Austrian troops occupied Mlecbow, Russian Poland. 10 miles from the frontier. The Austrian loss was about 150. REINFORCEMENTS ARE RUSHED TO GENERAL J0FFERE IN NORTH Nancy, France, Aug. 11. Following news of the French evacuation of Mulhausen, In Alsace, reinforcements were reported from Belfort today to be on their way In large numbers to assist General Joffere In his effort to drive the Germans back upon their main line of frontier defenses, be tween Neu Brelsach and Ktrassburg. All Indications wefe that a heavy engagement was In progress today be tween the French and Germsns, per haps aided by the Austrian. In south ern Alsace, and, as It was clear that the French were heavily outnumbered, there was the greatest anxiety lest help fall to reach them before they were forced back across the frontier. Every effort was also being made here to secure definite news from north of Nancy, where an Invading force of Germans who crossed the frontier of Luxemburg by way of Eseh was re ported operating about Longuyon. This town Is west of Longwy, a strongly fortified frontier point, so it was conjectured the Germans must have made a detour around the latter place, penetrating French territory about 10 miles from Luxemburg and about five from the Belgian frontier. In Just what force the Germans were was not known, however. If they were the advance guard of the whole army of the lower Rhine, as wss thought possible, military men agreed an engagement of capital Importance was impending. Advancing on IJmberjj. London. Aug. 11. Despite the Aus trian aseertlon that all Russian ad vances into Austria had been repulsed, St. Petersburg messages today con firmed reports that the Russians were advancing on Li m berg by way of the Styr river valley. Submarines From Canada. London. Aug. 1L The admiralty an nounced today tha acceptance of two submarines offered by Canada for lata on tba Facifio coagt Wreckage May Be That of Warship Metal Plate With Warns "Ounner" ; round Believed to Be of British Warship snearwater. San FTacisco. Aug. 11. That the wreckage found lest night near the south side Ufesavlng station came from the British warship Shearwater " was the belief here today of John Grosbeck. captain of the Ufesavlng station. Early this morning four more seven foot doors were washed up on the besch. A metal piste bearing the word "Gunner was attached to one of the doors. "The doors found this morning." said Captain Grosbeck, "cause me to believe that the ship wss wrecked by , an explosion from within. If the ship, bad gone dowq after having ' been shelled some of the wreckage wesfaeJ up would have been splintered. There Isn't a splinter on any of the wood- work found. In one of the doors is a pane of grass that Is still intact ' "Everything points to an appalling ia disaster." At the BritiMi consulate here It was ; denied that any word had been received there to Indlcste that the Hhearwster ' had been in this vicinity. It wss ad mitted, however, that some advices 1 had been received from the warship, but insisted that no information re garding the Shearwater's whereabouts wsa at and steam 6000 feet high, 3 ,