' g " - - THE'OREGON SUNDAY. JOUTOT POIgTLAWD; SOTTOAY; MOKWTWO. SEPTE1.1BBR 87, 1914. ; ' -' '
I THE MISERY AND WANTON WASTE OF WAR ARE HEREWITH DEPICTED j .
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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,