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' g " - - THE'OREGON SUNDAY. JOUTOT POIgTLAWD; SOTTOAY; MOKWTWO. SEPTE1.1BBR 87, 1914. ; ' -' ' I THE MISERY AND WANTON WASTE OF WAR ARE HEREWITH DEPICTED j . iVWf--rNSf il till Hi - i'rSfi ' 11 'h' iHxVrW 'V.V VSST i -a ' ZsZ7 1 Heartbroken peaaanta near Tennonde searcWns the ruhw of tneir home which was bnrned by the German, i A Belgian mother with her ..three dbfldren reeelYlns alma from a passerby. Her husband killed to battle, her home red by the Germane, thla woman is a pitiable comment on the futility of war. 8 When word was received of the advance of the Germans through Belgium,- workmen removed this masterpiece by Rubens. "The Assumption of the Virgin," from a Belgian cathedral and hid ."In a secret cellar. .4 Interior view of a German military hospital, showing wounded German soldiers. 5 A German commissary wagon serving hot soup to German soldiers In Brussels. A Tennonde priest mourning the devastation of his church by the Germans. 7-A wagonload of Belgian refugees arriving in Paris. S American refugees boarding the U. S. S. Teh nessee at Havre. 9 Belgian commissioners dispatched to the United States to report German atrocities, photographed In front of the capltol at Washington September 16. The third man from the left is E. Harenith, the Belgian minister to the United States. Next to him is Secretary of State Bryan. Al! the Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Information of the Busy . Reader. t. European War RATHER thn Join In the British attack on the German forces in , Bouth . Africa, General Beyers. it a of the Union of South Africa's de fense forces, resigned his command. Since the war started the copulation f France has been reduced by depart ures to the extent or more than 800.000 persons. Gerjnany puts the blame on Great Britain for falling to do Its part In the endeavors to bring about peaceable set. tiament of conditions between Austria Hunfary and 8ervla. As a- result of decline of carports trade United States has lost heavily ' lac the European war began. Claims of brutality on part of In. radln Germans are denied by British prisoners taken from ships captured y Grmn war vessels. Fire British ships were sunk by German vessels, but British prison ers declare that on the whole German sninnera displayed poor aim.. - Japanese cruiser Idsuma sent to 'Washington legation full report of the receipt of th 8. O. 8. wireless airnal from the 111 fa fed steamer Francis H. , liessett. explainlnr what part the Tea sel played in the attempted rescue. British are .reported to have. d. axerea U Gernian wiMless station Naorau, said to be the last remaining German wireless station In the Pacific By next January Canada will have sent 40,000 troops to Europe to fight on the side oj the allies against Gar-many. Pope Benedict has asked for a full report on the destruction of the cathe dral at Rheima by German forces. German generals claim that France is to blame for the bombardment of Rheima It ts said Germans withdrew from city after taking It but that French later mounted guns in cathe dral tower and used place for signal station. Cardinal Irtieon, archbishop " of Rhelms, sent telegram to pope saying be was trying his utmost to reach Rheima. ' Queen Mary, accompanied by the Belgian minister to Great Britain and some of her ladles, paid a personal visit to wounded Belgian soldiers In Alexandria, palace and showed much concern in plight of victims. , Mo proof has been found In charges against Russian general. Marto, court. martlalad on a charge of killing non- combatants la East Prussia. -Five thousand Italian volunteer sol diers are reported to have started out on a secret attack on the Germans. German embassy at Washington re ceived word from Berlin that the al lies center was retreating and that th bombardment of Verdun: was sue r The British cruiser which destroyed the German surveying ship Moeve, was herself sent to the bottom by a Ger- It Is claimed by "Ger- a&ji . G4javX TesrStocfc is said te-bs-Im periled as result of advance of allies on bis right. ! Germans continue to hold most for midable positions in combat in which much hand to hand fighting , is taxing place. Paris reports that fierce German at tack on Verdun Was finally repulsed by French counter attack. - The German plan 1 to delay the retreat from Franc as long as possi ble. It is. said by a war expert. Russians lost : 50,000 la killed ana wounded in the recent battle with the Germani at Tanneberg. it Is claimed by Germans, who also say 2.009 pris oners were teke. -r, . - Qermanr won a signal victory over British fleet br r torpedoing cruisers Abouklr, Eogue and Creasy in a night attack in the North sea by submarines. British admit that 16J4 officers and man were lost in th sinking of the three cruisers. Th boats carried about TOO men each. - !''- -: Britisb press is lood xa flenemclatien of th alleged inactivity ef th En srliah fleet1 since th war began, point ing out that the superiority of th British fleet Should enable U latter to male short work ef disposing of th kaiser's war craft. ---.J:- u,--,-... Japanese lost a whole battalion as result of explosions on mined ground at Klao chau. savs Pekin report. : Austrian cruisers Maria Theresa and Admiral Spanlan ar said to hav been severely crippled in an encounter wim Frenebr souadron in the Adriatic h Four i ef . th , kaiser's sons are in hospitals as result of . wounds, - it is French and Britiah fleet Is: hernhaBd- tnI- the Austrian port, ef cwtace and the plae Is being rapidly reduced, it la announced from Bordeaux. -! ' In the battle at Saint Die, August 10 a colonel and IT officers of the T 4th Infantry were killed and 21 officers wounded, the Germans admit. r - Fotcha, in Bosnia, was aptnred try the Serbs and Montenegrins, a com plete Austrian rout being claimed by the. vlctora, ' x m : Big BriUsh air fleet bombarded the German aviation grounds at Cologne, one or th sheds . houslnsr a Zesnelln having been set on fire. , . i ., Correspondents accused the Russians of violating the Red Cross by sending out a nig trainioan or ammunition' to which Was attached th flag' of the Red Cross. . - . a ; Commerce In all parts of th World la paralysed as result of th war ac cording to . belated reports coming : to wis-country zrom rresbytariana la the foreign missions. West Africa is fac ing a serious condition and in Syria affairs ar said to b utterly hope- iess. . ..- (j. Two Austrian torpedo boats ,nnd a destroyer have been . sunk, by mines off th Dalmatian coast. , . . . .- i ' Missionaries - in India, are lni dire need of funds but Presbyterians in this country have been unable to transmit money to them thus far. '!. There are said to be 0,000,000 Mo hammedans in India who are remain, ing faithful :' to th - cause ef Great Britain In the present war. ... . -i f,-; Two train loads of arms and! am munition belonging to th Germans ar reported to hav been . blown up be tween Peronne ana Bt Quentin. ti j - -.t Mohammedans axe ordered .by i their (spiritual and, temporal guide to hold themselves in readiness to aid England by their personal services or by con tributing from' their personal resources.- : i German ambassador to the United States received reports from Berlin to the effect that German artillerymen had been given orders to spar th cathedral at Rhelms by all means. Entire general staff of .one German division was captured at Almen ac cording to an English report. . According to a Belgian art commis sion all the art works and monumental treasures in Louvain and Liege were saved from destruction. - - ' -y ' . Executive. PiPLOMATIC : correspondene . Is likely to result from the refusal of the Brazilian government , to recognise the registry" of the Robert Dollar under the American flag. Brazil claims. It Is reported, that to recognise the flag would violate her neutrality agreements with Great' Britain. The Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco will be held- on th dates originally named and there will be no postponement, says Secretary of Stat Bryan. ;-r : - ... All foreign governments have signi fied their intentions, to stay by their agreement with Great Britain, t at th fair at San Francisco, and on South American country has even in- creaseo its space, it ts announced. ' - President "Wilson has sent to the senate" -the following nominations: FreoeriCK J. stlmaon to b American embassador to Argentine: : Henrv Fletcher of Pennsylvanls , to, be . sat , pssnsaor to. uiue Eracnation of Vera Cms by Ameri can force was delayed because of the French claims for part of the customs which had been collected under tne rule of General Funs ton. Commercial and industrial. CONSOLIDATED Stage . company demonstrated that the motor truck can successfully compete with parcel post, the auto having given bet ter rates, it is claimed, than the government. Clackamas county fair closed- st Canby, Or, under most favorable con ditions, despite , the handicap on ac count of lnelement weather. The Multnomah county fair exhibit at Green am has been sent to Salem for display at th state fair there. Examinations for admissions late the army - and t navy will be held at the Oregon agricultural college next month. army officers being in charge.. . Heavy . storms in Artsoaa easx damages of I50.000 to ranches recently, v. Both eastern and western territory will be affected by the general increase in rail rates allowed by the iaterstai commerce commission. ;!! Interstate commerce ' commission ruled that if th public demanded bat ter timet- better service, etc, from the railroads, 'it ought to be willing to pay for It.; ;, : . , J Legal and Crbnmal. ASHERVTTa.Fi, a K. Ci. police are searching for a clue to th theft of diamond pendant rvalsed at $50,000 from Mrs. Henry M. Flagler. -- Robbing the Franklin Park Savings bank, la, a Chicago sub orb, thieves mad their escape is an automobile af ter fatally wounding th assistant cashier. , Ira McClaln, chicken raiser of Pets- luma, CaL. shot and killed his wife, then ended his own life at Banta Rosa. Dr. Charles R. Baker was sentenced to three years in prison in California for performing a criminal operation on Miss Lillian Dunlap, whose death fol lowed as a result of tne operation. George Murphl shot and probably fa tally wounded his wife in th Brussels hotel at San Francisco. Victor Parroeo, Filipino, alleged slayer of William Hogan, an American soldier, in the Philippines, was arrest ed in San Francisco by a United States marshal. Footpads held op . snd robbed Miss E C Newman at San Francisco, taking ISB. . .. ', Thopias Hogan ef Hogan Smith, blacksmiths, ' who was shot en th streets ef Baa Francisco and probably fatally wounded, refuses to. teU the names of his assailants, and it is thought he M the victim of gang troubles. - - Philip Becharich, a wealthy Arizona mining man, has been divorced a. sec ond time by the San Francisco courts. Miss Lisetts Jumel and a man were found dead in a room in th Occidental hotel in San Francisco. Both had bul let wound. Th man Is supposed to be F. Oregnean. recently from Los An nies. . Frank Antony, aged Si. exeashler ef the West Sid bank of Tracer, was ar rested at Stockton on a charge r et bexsllng several thousand dollars from the hank. t. - ... , - California stat railroad com mission cited officials of the Pullman company to show cause why rates should not be revised. General Newt, ALLOTMENTS have been mad la New York City's f 100,000,000 loan. A. P. Calhoun, superintendent of the Western Washington hospital for the insane, resigned and It is reported that Dr. W. N. Keller will succeed him. William Ii. Kearney, well known mining man of the Northwest, died Spokane. John Russell, pioneer of the Castle Rock section, died suddenly. He leaves a bride of two months. Tb three weeks old Infant of Mrs. Hawley Turner of Los Angeles, CaL, died ss s result of burns sustslaed when a lamp was overturned and ex ploded. - Hans Grodt, mechanic, committed ' suicide by hanging in his basement st Saa Francisco. He was out of work and despondent.- ' Ed. White, bank clerk, met Instant death at Oakland, CaL, and Aubrey Sims snd Lee Cross, automobil deal ers, were injured when an auto -la which they were riding overturned. Federal suffrage legislation . Is fa ro red by Republican and Democratic platforms in Colorado, - - Coeds will bake and . aerre vblcult at th Las county fair, -v . : . v Dr. Virgil W. Know lea,, cholera ex pert of the government bureau,.- has taken up th work at th Oregon Agri cultural college for the purpose of, ridding hogs of th disease. - . Mayor Rice of . Roseburg will , pro-. vide that city with a rockpil this win. ter wber prisoners- can be put to work,