The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 21, 1914, Page 3, Image 3

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    GERMAN OUTRAGES IN
FRANCE ARE DETAILED
IN OFFICIAL
REPORTS
Minister of Interior Sponsor
for Tales of Cruelties Prac
ticed by -Invaders,
HOUSES GIVEN TO TORCH
X.ate Announcement oa Battle of Alan
Bays Allies W1U Hot Attempt
General Aaeaolt ca Germans.
Aiistrians (Worsted
. in Naval Battle
Battleship Virllros UxUtU Reported to
Here Been Attacked try Two Trenca
AraotM CnUitn, Badly Damafad.
Rome. SevL 21. It is reDorted from
Venice that tbe Austrian battleship
Vlrlbu Unitis, while protecting de
stroyers in the Adriatic was sighted
by two French armored eroisers which
engaged her. They fought for . a
brief time and then the Austrian bat
tleship, outclassed,' fled and escaped,
The Viribus Unitia was badly dam
aged, one of her turrets being put out
of commission.
SOME BRITISH HOLD
SIR EDWARD GREY AT
FAULT AS DIPLOMAT
Blame Him for Blundering
Heedlessly Into "Unneces
sary War With .Germany,"
SAY FACTS SUPPRESSED
The Viribus Unitls ia one of Aus
trlas best battleships. She was
built at Trieste in 1912. is 495 feet
long, has a beam of 90 feet, and a
speed capacity of 20 knots. She is I Also Object to Dragging Indian Troops
heavily armored, and her battery con-
sista of 12 12-inch guns, in threes in
turrets, 12 6-9 guns, 18 ll-pounders I
and four torpedo tubes. She carried
a crew of 1000 men.
Into the Way and Assessing too
Cost Against India.
Wnf piI Pnlrv PIqttpt I
LI J UVU J- V1U . JL t-Hj Vi, .
Killed in Battle
Captain GrenfeU Included in Xdst of
Officers KUled la r ranee; Jor&
Guernsey, Lord Kay Among XUled.
: London, Sept: 21 The name of
Captain B. .N. Granell,"" noted polo
player. Is Included in the list of of
ficers killed tn action in. France in the
casualties announced by the war
office! Two noblemen - are ' also
Included in the casualty list. They
are Captain Lord Guernsey of the
Irish , Guards and Captain Lord Hay.
Colonel R. H. F. Boileau, previously
reported wounded, has . since died of
his injuries. .
Grenf ell was a member of the Eng
lish polo team which was to have
played in America in' 1910. The trip
was cancelled Jbecauae of an injury
to Francis GrenfeU. his brother. Cap
tain Grenfell was a substitute on the
1913 challenging team.
By Washington Dawson.
United Press Staff Correspondent
Bordeaux, Sept, SI. The stories of
outrages by the German armies fol
lowing their occupation of northern
and eastern France have been made
public here! The minister of the in-1
terior SftBLimed "responsibility for these
charge," which were in every case
based on official reports.
At Lille, a German lieutenant and
soldier assaulted and throttled the
prefect, M. Treapoy, and his secretary,
M. Borrowee. In the prefecture. They
were badly mauled and then were or
dered shot. Both men were blind
folded and conducted before a firing
squad. At the lat moment however,
the German officer changed his mind
and ordered them released.
At Luneville. in the department
of Meurthe-et-Moselle, the Germans
burned 100 houses, including the pre
fecture and pillaged many of the prin
cipal establishments. They occupied
the town three weeks and levied a
tax of 1120,000 on the Inhabitants.
They compelled the shutting down of
V gas and electric lighting plants and
confiscated all of the petroleum in
the town.
Hostages Were Held.
The mayor and two of the leading
citizens were held as hostages under
the threat that if anything of an anti
German nature took place they would
be executed. They were held for 10
lays and then released and from that
time on. the Germans seized four other
citizens every two days, holding them
that length of time and then turning
them loone.
At Arras, in the department of Pas
de, Calais, many' houses were broken
into and there was much pillaging
The French wounded were ordered
from the hospitals and compelled to
walk to Cam bra I with the doctors and
Iced Crofts nurses, all surrounded by
the German soldiers.
Following a most important con
ference at the war office, participated
in by General i'au, who made a rapid
run from the - front and the chief of
thi officers of the general staff. It
was stated that there was no material
change In the situation. It was em
phasised that the battle will continue
along the present lines, and confident
claims of a flriiil victory for the al
lies were made by the war minister.
To Xit Ouns So tbe Work.
"OuY lines everywhere are holding."
said the minister. "We realize that it
would be suicidal to attempt to carry
the main German entrenched positions
by- storm, and we are steadily reduc
ing them with. our artillery, which Is
tiuing simply wonderful service. We
iiir maui? imiuriani gains on me ex
treme le(t, where tho Germans have
been driven steadily backward. We
have also pressed the crown prince's
army hack toward the Meuse and
have Inflicted enormous losses on the
enemy. .
"Naturally, our losses likewise have
been heavy, but because of the dtf
lrence in tactics, our troops fighting
lrr open order, our losses in no way
compare with those of the enemy,
who continues to fieht in massed for.
mation.
"Despite the terrible rains, the spirit
of our. troops continues to be a credit
to France. The officers still have dif
ficulty in restraining their men. who
want to use the bayonet to break the
German lines and who show the ut
most contempt for German rifle fire.
We arc doing everything possible to
relieve the suffering of our men. They
re far better off than the Germans.
however, a we have positive informa
tion that the enemy Is running short
both or food and ammunition."
(United Press Leased Wire.
London. Sept .21. By mail to New
York to escape censorship.) Now that
Great Britain is engaged in war, It
undoubtedly would be difficult If not
Impossible, to find an Englishman who
does not want his country's side to
win. right or wpong.
mere are those, however, who do
think it Is wrong, and who blame very
bitterly certain high government offi
cials, whom they accuse of involving
the nation In the conflict
John Burns and Lord Morley. who
resigned from the British cabinet as
She Was Attacked by Ger- action, are. of course or this number.
" m-m - V" vu wll aU
'HEAVY LOSSES' ARE
ADMITTED IN CREW OF
THE CRUISER PEGASUS
PRESIDENT READY TO
DO RIGHT THING AT
RIGHT TIME FOR PEACE
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Foolish Suggestions Made by
Certain Element of Press
Embarrass Action in Affair
to tho west unit of the Deschutes proj
ect Unless this money Is : definitely
assigned to some project before Janu
ary 1, it will be lost to Oregon. The
senators will try to have the, money
assigned." . . .
Accept Iadsona Offer.
"Washington. Sept JL The postof
flee department has accepted the pro
posal of Simon J. Ladson for a
of quarters on the north, side ef tbe
street between College ' and School
streets for - lft years.' .
Navigators Make Protest;
Washington. Sept JL Masters,
mates and pilots of the Paciflo coast
have' protested against the suspension
of the navigation laws.
Instructions for Artfllerynieat ,
Washington, Sept ' L Captala Ed
gar H. Tale, field artillery, will visit
Portland erery. three months 0031
June SO to Instruct the field artillery
batteries of the Oregon militia. .X
Major Frank A. Grant of the quar
termaster's department will visit the
Paciflo coast stations a official bust
ness soon. "
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WATCHING THE SITUATION
XTo Thought as Alleged by Borne, of
Calling a World Congress to Con
sider Various natters.
man Koenigsberg While
Cleaning Boilers.
ject that, though a poor man. he gave
up a post which paid Dim $25,000 an
nually." -
Shaw Denounces War.
Bernard Shaw is another who has
1 nvalchAil era Vita nAttnfv'a m.ns
Indorslpl.-ceprthat the J h "!f A
British losses "were heavy," no infor- Tnri m sr.trv si- r..
mation was available today concerning is the man most f reauentlv criticised
me numoer or Killed and wounded on 1 for his management of the interna
the light cruiser Pegasus, which was I tional negotiations which preceded the
disabled .by the German orotected 1 outbreak of hostilities. The most mod-
cruiser Koenigsberg in Zanzibar har- eraie ",a opponents express tne
bor Sunday I ulWIUU uim uio auegea aipiam&na
The Pegasus was being overhauled - .... c-
when surprised and attacked by the tastrophe which overtook the coun-
Koenigsberg. and it was understood l?- e more radical openly accuse
th former nut nmr.iotoiv nut f him of suppressing facts which the
rntnmiwinn I country ought to have known concern
The admiraitv'a .r.tin... . I ing nis conversations witn me German
shown by the fact that it was from I ambassador.
German (sources that it firat hofamol Asked in the house of commons re
known here that th. kniae-r'K prnUor cenny ii uermany am noi promise if
Stettin was engaged with British war- respect France s territorial integrity
ships as long ago as August 28 and " Great Britain would keep out of
details of the fight were still with- the fight Sir Edward replied that
held. . sucn a suggestion was inaeea maae.
It was learned that the Austrian but that the Germans refused to ac-
torpedo boat 27 sank recently In Pola company their pledge with an assur
harbor, but the understanding here I ance mat integrity oi tne rrencn col-
wag that the disaster was the result I onies also would De respectea.
of an accident on board and that the Blamed Germany for War.
crew was rescued. I ' It was German v. he added, which
iaie aispaicnes inaicaxea mat me i beran the war
loss of the Australian submarine AE-1 1 liv,- tim this silence critlcinm.
was attended by the death of all on I vnv however. It la asserted that while
board, including Lieutenant Commander the foreign secretary's statement was
; true as rar as it went its author sup-
Scarlett and 32 men. I nresaed what ia asserted to be the
The AE-l's loss was believed also I Q . .w,. v,i,.r-g imho...,!
to have been accidental and not the L. Mked hlm . to ouUine
Prance and of French colonies be re
spected.
Whether or not this ought to have
been considered enough to satisfy the
British, the anti-militarists assert that
Ms suppression of so important a
piece of information, assuming it to
be correct naturally lays Sir Edward
open to the suspicion of having dealt
disingenuously with his countrymen
in other matters as well. Opponents of
the war have been pretty effectually
kept under thus far by the overwhelm
ing majority against them, but it was
understood that when parliament
meets, again In October an attempt will
be made to go more deeply into the
foreign of f ice s handling of the trans
actions preceding the final break with
Germany.
Mexico's Affair Remembered.
In connection with comment rela
tive to Sir Edward's management of
recent European international affairs,
his enemies have been recalling the
fact that he was a strong supportet
of Sir Lionel Carden at a time when
the latter, as British minister to Mex
ico, threatened seriously to strain re
lations With the United States by the
backing ne gave to Dictator Huerta,
presumably on account of the dic
tator's friendliness to the British Pear
son oii interests.
Nor would Sir Lionel have modified
his attitude, it has been asserted, had
hot Premier Asquith, alarmed by the
feeling the foreign office's doings was
stirring up in the United States, pub
licly repudiated Its policy or, rather,
declared that what was known to be
its policy was not its policy and com
pelled the adoption of adifferent one.
Incidental to the arraignment of Sir
Edward's foreign office methods, it
was Intimated that Canadian members
of parliament had questions to ask
concernlng the published statements
that native troops were being, or had
been, brought from India to help the
allies in France, "at India's expense."
Those who find fault with this ac
tion express the opinion that the peo
ple of India have no personal interest'
whatever in the past European strug
gle, and that it is outrageous to bur
den them with any part of the expense
of it
(Washington Btr-eaa of Tbe Journal.)
Washington, Sept 2L While the at
titude of the press in general is sat
isfactory. President Wilson finds it
necessary to repudiate accounts of
actions and motives ascribed to him
from time to time with respect to
plans for European peace. Such un
authorized statements, he says, tuay
make it Impossible for this government
10 do the right thing, because some
foolish thing is suggested. He hopes
that the press will be governed by
the assumption that he la no fool.
Meantime the president is keenly
watching the situation, holding him
self in readiness to do the right thing
whenever he is satisfied that it is
possible to move in the direction of
world peace.
So anxious is he to hasten the end
Of .the war that he has lost sight of
some matters which, two months ago,
were engaging his attention; but be
said very emphatically today that he
had no thought as alleged In some
quarters, of calling a world congress
to consider various matters.
result of a fight
Great Britain's own terms for re-
The following British merchant ships mainlng neutral. intimating that Ger-
Licutenant Bingham Killed.
London Sept 21. Lieutenant David
Cecil Bingham, of the Cold Stream
Guards, has died from wounds re
celved in action. He was tbe second
son of General Cecil Bingham, who
two years ago married Mrs. Chauncey,
' or New lork.
A To
were accounted for as having been
taken by the German cruiser Emden,
off the coast of India
The Indus, Killim, Diplomat Lovat,
Katinga and Frabbock.
Kive were said to have been sunk and
the sixth sent to Calcutta with all
six crews on board.
DeeD Patriotism
Shown at Concert
i
Musical Affair Given at German Souse
Testerday Afternoon Draws Xkargo
Audience.
Under the direction of Lucien E.
Becker, a rousing benefit concert for
he widows and children of German
and Austrian and Hungarian soldiers
killed in the big war, was given at
the German house here yesterday af
ternoon. The affair was under the
auspices of the Arion society and the
Arion Philharmonic
The program opened with the im
pressive and beautiful choral, "Eine
ieste Burg ist unser Gott" by,-Luther,
and "German Warhymn." by Becker.
fcung by the Arion Phllharmonie and
with an incidental solo by R. J. Kinder,
baritone.
Mrs. Hose Coursen-Reed. contralto:
Miss Gertrude Hoeber, violinist and
Herman Hafner, tenor, appeared with
great success in solos, and Mr. Becker
interpreted and executed charmingly
a Grieg number on the piano. The
Arion society favored with two appro
priate numbers that were well ren
dered.
The audience practically filled the
immense auditorium and enthusiasm
was Intensely keen. Led by the big
chorus, the audience sang at the con
clusion of the program "The Star-
Spangled Banner."
many might after all, accede to the
demand that the integrity both of
Relief of Prospectors
Washington. Sept 2L-r-The Rose
burg Commercial club has asked Sena
tor Chamberlain's help in passing a bill
relieving prospectors of assessment
work for 1914.
Gets Out of Politics.
Washington. Sept 21. The post
otflce department after having inves
tigated charges of political activity
against tbe postmaster at Toledo, in
forms Senator Lane that he has re
signed from all polities! committees.
Calls on Oregon Senators.
Washington, Sept 21. William Mac-
Kenzie, who has been attending tbe
convention of the Stationary Engi
neers, visited Senators Chamberlain
and Lane today.
The Dalles Federal Building.
Washington, Sept 2L The treasury
department informs Senator Chamber
lain that advertisements for the new
federal building at The Dalles will
go out October 1, bids to be opened
November 12. Tbe postoffice will be
moved back to its ,old quarters as soon
as repairs now under way are com
Appeal for Reclamation Work.
Washington, Sept . 2L The Bend
Commercial club has appealed to Sen
ators Chamberlain and Lane to urge
that (450,000 set aside by tne secre
tary of the Interior for reclamation
work In the Pqschutes valley be applied
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IB le e
Louring the Winter
months you will
find that
A Iii
used with your meals
stimulates and nour
ishes. It is the prod
uct of purest ingredients.'
PORTLAND
BREWING
COMPANY
Eoyal Houses of
Austria m Mourning
ITtaoess Frederick of Saxe-Meislngen
Dying Xrozn Shook of losing; Ztus-
baad, Bon, Cousin, Vephew ta War.
Rome. Sept 21. The Ducal house bt
Saxe-Meiningen has been sorely strick
en by the war.
Prince Frederick, the grand duke's
brother and his ' son. Prince Ernest,
have both been killed.
The Princess Frederick is dying
from the shock of losing her husband
and son, as well as her cousin and a
nephew.
The house of Lippe has also lost
three princes. -
Graves May Reopefi
Trail to California
Chief Forester TO Tlslt &aka Coun
ty aad Xlamath Tans Jteglon, and
, Perhaps See Crater Xake.
(Wahlntoa Bnrnt of The Journal. -
Washington, Sept 2L Before Chief
Forester Graves left for the west he
promised Senator Chamberlain to make
a personal investigation with a view
to possible reopening of the sheep trail
through the national forests to Cali
fornia. : ;
Dr. Daly has arranged to show Mr.
Graves over the country ; from Lake
county to Klamath Falls and Senator
Chamberlain is also planning for him
to visit Crater lake. i
Miss Yonng in Berlin.
Washington, Sept 2L The state de
partment, has notified Senator Cham
berlain a cablegram from Berlin say-
Harriet E. Young ; ia well but needs
funds. Gertrude, a daughter of Isaac
Im White of Portland, has not yet been
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All of that and then this other
thing so rare in clothes nowadays:
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right
That's why the clothes and the
label stand up together through months
and months of wear.
That's why the Stein-Bloch label
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Balmacaans $15 to $30
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