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THE WEATHER i rfla i r - tonight gr -MVP Thursday; tnjdstly easterly; nuj&idity 90. VOL. XIII. NO. 182. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 1914 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE TWO 1 CK TRAimi AWD VTWt STAVD6 rrvz cutis BOMBARDING INNER GERMAN MOTOR CONVOY DESTROYED BY A PATROL OF FRENCH DRAGOONS IN FOREST OF VILLERS-COTTERETS RING OF ANTWERP'S DEFENSES; SAY CAPTURE! OF CIIY CERTAIN REALIZE VALUE OF RAIL LINE Forts 'Kessel and Brochem of nounces Berin War Office; British Resistance Is Weakening Along Great Battle Line in Several Places and Right Wing Is Gaining. PRESIDENT POINCARE OF FIRING LINE, RETURNS GREATLY CHEERED French Announce German in the Northwest, but Say That Elsewhere Nothing of Importance Has Developed; German Attacks Bitter. By Karl H. von Berlin, Get. 7. (Ky wireless via Sayville)-The German capture of t-'orts Kessel and Brochem, of Antwerp's outer ring of defenses, was an nounced by the general staff today. It was added that th'e bombardment was now in progress. Antwerp's early fall was declared The German right wing's successes terrupted, and the allies were reported At several other points, it was announced, the Franco-British resist- incc was weakening. It was admitted ily bitter. In the eastern "field of war, it 3n the offensive along their entire :xpcctcd. POINCARE VISITS FRONT I'aris, Oct. 7. President Toincare. Premier Viviani and War Minis ter Millerand arrived hete today after headquarters. i , They denied that the seat of government would be transferred im mediately from Bordeaux back to could be done soon. All were confident the Germans France, fhe president was especially at the iront. The French chief executive brought 'with him from Bordeaux six captured German standards wliich were suspended this afternoon in the Hotel des Invalided among the military peneral , Oalliehi, Paris' military rounds of the city's fortifications and Poincare, Viviani and Millerand deaux tomorrow. In the fighting zone northeast and eaat of Faris neither side had yet rained a decisive advantage today. " The Germans were still acting of fensively. It van denied at headquar ters that they had made any import ant gains. The allien were stubbornly resting all German attempts to break their line. ' , Events In X111 Myaterioua. No detailed inlonnation bad ben received concerning the progress of events In the vicinity of Lllie, where both sides aeemed to be attempting en veloping movements. That the Germans were trying to cut the allies' lines of communication; with the coast, to prevent them from securing reinforcements from that .quarter, ;was admitted, but it was said steps lia'd been taken to prevent this. Just what these measures were was not stated. Part of the Teutonic forces operat . Ing in the extreme north were said to be Austriuns who had reached the front by way of Cologne. Whether they were d'irect from the eaat or wero transferred northward from. Alsace Lorraine was not known. From Belgian Bources came the titatem'ont that no German troops of the first lino had been operating in Belgium for five weeks past the first-liners having been pushed to the front and their places taken by mem bers of the landsturm and the laud wen r. Battle Beaches liens. Messages from Antwerp were to the effect that the German bombard ment of that city's defenses, was in creasing in violence. Naval reserves were said to be serving the puns. Continued violent fighting between the allies' left and the German right in the extreme north of Franco was reported In the official statement is- sued this afternoon. The Germans it was paid, were still pushing their enveloping: movement and , the battle had extended to the Viclhitv of Lens and La Baase. The war office was of the opinion that the struggle waa being prolonged by strong forces of German cavalry cen- tered at. Armentieres. In the Woeve district the Germans . ' were reported vainly trying to check the French advance. WAR MOVES EXPLAINED BY J. W. T. MASON Former London Correspondent for the United Press. New York, Oct. 7. The critical po sition In which the German western battle front will find Itself if the allies succeed in massing troops heav ily on- the Franco-Belgian frontier was indicated today by 'the appearance of a large body of the kaisr's cav alry, near Lille and the increased vio lence -o the' Teutonic attack along the River Oise. Both these ' things Tiave the same purpose prevention of a Franco British 'northern concentration or of an eastward movement by the allies to sever the German communication lines. The German cavalrymen near Lille are undoubtedly accompanied by mo tor car artillery. This artillery, a recent German in vention, enables heavy guns to keep pace with cavalry fer the first time In the history of warfare. By turn ing the cannon loose before cavalry advances enmasse, the horsemen's of fensive power is greatly increased. -.The decree of efficiency shown by tnese two opposite arms or the ser vices, used - in - combination. wlU tie Outer Ring Captured, An Claims Made That Franco- FRANCE VISITS Cavalry Is Unusualy Active Wiegand of the. inner, ring of fortifications " a certainty. ' i in France were said to.be unin gradually' falling back.. that the fighting was extraordinar was asserted, the Germans were front, and an immense battle was a visit to General" Joff re's field Paris, but said they were hopeful it would shortly be expelled from elated by the, conditions he found trophies of Napoleon's day. governor, took the president the entrenchments. were scheduled to return to Bor War Bulletins Prince Eitel Hurt by Fall. The Hague, Oct. 7. Prince Eitel Friedrich, the kaiser's second son, baa been taken to the rear of the western fighting line, wounded, according to a dispatch received here tonight from the front. The censor did not permit the exact scene of the mishap to be given, but It waa stated that the prince's hurt was in the knee and that he suffered it through a fall from his horse dur ing a charge. He la the third Hohenzollern to be wounded since the outbreak of the war. Russians Cro6s Carpathians. Rome, Oet."7. Having entered Hun gary through the Carpathian mountain passes, two Russian columns from Ga- licia were reported today conversing on the towns of Husxt and Hossun- ezzo and & Servian force from Semlln was understood to bo marching to Join them. The scene of the proposed meeting between the Russian and Servian troops is about 150 miles from Buda pest. A Vienna message received here de clared 40 cholera, cases were reported at Tarnow, Galicla, Tuesday. German. Destroyer Sunk. The Hague, Oct. 7. News of th: sinking of another German destroyer in the North sea, either by a mine or k torpedo, reached here today. Where the disaster occurred was not known. One of the kaiser's crpisera, it was stated, saved the destroyer's crew. Germans Lose 300,000. Rome, Oct. 7. German casualties in the war thus far were placed today at 300,000, it was stated in a message received here from Berlin. This in cluded killed and wounded. termine the- effectiveness of the Ger man resistance to 'the' allies' northern maneuvering.': It is unlikely, however, that the allies-are-taking any serious risk of being flanked , at . the , northern ex treroity of their , .battle line. The German mounted force In Lille's neighborhood is said to be 20,000 strong, far! too' small a number to at tempt flanking operations. ' Nevertheless, as a diversion, 20,000 cavalrymen, with .motor guns, can make themselves highly . effective. The leaders who, in our Civil war, revolutionized cavalry tactics, showed how disconcerting a rapidly moving raiding body, can be to -a far greater number of less mobile-troops held to fixed bases. The addition of equally mobile artillery must enormously have Increased,, this power. The Germans at Lflle, therefore. though they cannot inflict anything resembling a crushing defeat on the allies, may seriously interfere, with the development of the flatter's north ern offensive operations, and "if ; the allies' . line is thin. it may even be iorcea dock a lew miles from Arras. Cc iLK"' r& OFFICIAL By Karl H. von Wiegand.' Berlin; via rcne Hag-ae, Oct. - 7. The kaiser's - riffit wing in France sad forced the allies- to retreat con siderably today, the war office as notmoed tail af ternoon. . To " . v 1 1 rraaco-Brmsh left from actual, diaas- Oerman Coat or . waa de fr Arm,' "' ' clared; : Oetiil ' -1 V " v Joffre n a d ' been compelled to t reinforce .it front his center, ' - correspondingly weakexiiasr himself at the latter point. ISore than this. It was asserted, the vltfor of the German righVe offensive waa constantly increaaina;, and the al lies' left waa not, only hetaff rapulaed hut aaveloyed. f :";? That the French had reocenpied cer tain positloaa' In the vicinity of Saint Mihiel waa admitted, the explanation being given, that the German troops were- withdrawn from them . because they were wanted elsewhere. .Operations against. Antwerp were belnr pushed, the war office stated, fresh artillery was being mounted be fore the city - and the inner sing: of fortiflcatlous' was' being bombarded. In the eastern field of war, it was said the Germans had defeated the Russians near lyeky In east Prussia, Vienna, via Rome, Oct. . 7. Having repulsed the Bussians' on the Donajec river, the Austrian and German defenders of. Cracow have recaptured the town of JTpwy Sendee, the war office here an nounced today. The Russian Austrian Coat of Arms. ' to have captured. Tarnow a number of days aero was also denied. It was declared. that, the garrison nau successfully 'assisted, all; assaults. Paris, Oct. 1. :"On our lft,'' says today's ' official statement, "the bat tle continues with great violence. . The opposing fronts have extended into the region front Kens to Xbasse. righting is being Coat of . Arms prolonged by masses of Trance. of cavalry in the re gion of Armentieres, west of Ulla. 'On the front from the Sonune to the region of the ICeuse there has been nothing1 new. ' , la the Woevre region the enemy continues his attempts to arrest our progress, hut all his attacks have been repulsed. ' 'In BusBla, the German army, de feated In the battle of , Au&nutowo,. which lasted front September : 35 to October 3. is attempting to check the Bussian pursuit along a line from 'Wir h alien to Xiyck. The Bussians, how ever, continued their off ensive and, at several points have penetrated into east Prussia. " "In general tie Oerman '.offensive in the ZTiemen river district termin ated in a complete rout, with heavy losses." .-,..,-; v. -' Petrograd, Oct. 7. s i ) r . rein-- f Orced,v the Oennans r were stubbornly re- JC advance ln; East Prussia today, and the progress the czar's troops was ntakins; waa slow. Xasslan Coat of They held what was mm ... Arms. . - . orlgtnally the ' Ger man defense line, from Wirballen to Xyck. . ' -. German Vessel Beached. -Tokio, Oct. 1. Badly damaged by Japanese shells, the German unpro tected cruiser Cormorant and .two of the kaiser's gunboats have rbeen beached in Kiao Chau bay to prevent them from, sinking,-the government announced today. Japanese and Brit ish warships, it was stated, continued their bombardment- of the German shore forts, which .were 'being" gradual ly, demolished. . ; & .. t . . . '.,. . This forest is northeast of Paris and nearly due west CHR E ilNALBANIA-. TALY INVESTIGATING Report From Athens Says the Mohammedans Wiped Out Villages Near Beral, . 1 tf nltcd Press teeed "Wire.! ' . s Rome, Oct,' 7 Mohammedans are massacretng Christians in Albania, ac cording, to -a news agency dispatch re ceived here from Athens today. The slaughter was said to. have be gun, with the throne's assumption by Kssad Pasha, as Prince Mohmed. That Essad had become ruler of Albania was news here. It was announced several days ago that the Albanian senate had. chosen a son of ex-Sultan Abdul Hamld for king, but it was surmised that Kssad, being on the ground, had forstalled him. Essad, or;. Prince Mohmed, .was Turkish military commander in north ern Albania when the Balkan war broke out and distinguished himself by defending Scutari against the Monte negrins throughout a long siege. After the war he was instrumental in seating Prihce . William of Wied on the Albanian throne and became war minister, but fell out with William later and was exiled by him to Italy. Of his ( movements subsequent to William's flight from Durazzo noth ing was known 'by the government here until be was mentioned in today's Athens message. All the villages near Beral were de clared to have been completely wiped out, men, women and children alike being killed and their homes burned. An .immediate investigation was be gun -by, the Rome government and if the Athens-reports were confirmed, it was thought likely an -Italian expedi tion would be sent, to the scene of. the butchery to put a stop to it. iSTlAN MASSACR BEGIN CAVE-IN ENDANGERS LIVESOETHRE MEN !E E Huge Slide Occurs at Exca vation for the New Meier & Frank Store. Today. Damage of approximately io00.'-was dona and the" lives of three men were endangered . When, a huge cave in of earth occurred along the south wall of the excavation' for the new 'Meier & Frank company building at Flftli and Morrison streets shortly after 9 o'clock this morning. Employes of the city sewer depart ment were working in a trench over 10 feet below the surface of the street. and onlya few feet from the edge of the big excavation. With scarcely any warning, save the trickling of water into the trench, the earth began slip ping, first slowly, and then with a roar. : - A. M.'GUman, Matt Finland and John Armstrong were the men In the trench. A piece of falling timber, striking Gil man on the neck, caused him to shout to the others. They had scarcely time to scramble up the braces before the slide occurred. The slide is 40 feet long and in some places the earth and asphalt fell out clear to the car tracks on the north side of the street. The excavation there is nearly 30 feet deep and an enormous quantity of earth went down. A heavy 'brick ' retaining wall has supported this earth, but the slide swept the ' under portion of masonry away, leaving it suspended in an arch. ,A namber of men were working in the excavation behind this retaining wall, and they barely had time to run back into the center of the excavation before the. slide burst through the wall. The digging of the deep excavation 1000 DAMAl DO 1 (Concluded on Page Two. Column Out) Jf" 1 Copyright DR. SMITH RENEWS PLEA FOR JOINT TOUR WITH WITHYCOMBE Democrat Insists People Have Right to Determine Issues to Be:Discussed,' -?For t$ second tijne Dr.' C. J. Smith, Demi ratic-eandMate for- governor, has written to Republican State Chair man C - B. Moores "In ' an efTort to ar range for a Joint speaking tour be tween Dr. Smith andf Dr. Wlthycombe, the Republican nominee for governor. A week ago Dr. Smith, in an open letter to Chairman Moores, proposed that the two gubernatorial candidates discuss the issues of the campaign from the same platform. He offered to hold these meetings throughout the state. Chairman Moores replied that if Dr. Smith would limit the discus sions to the tariff and Dr. Smith's record. in the legislature he might take the matter up with Dr. Wlthycombe. In hts second letter "Dr. Smith ex presses 'the willingness to meet Dr. Wlthycombe on almost any. terms, but points out that the people have a right to determine what issues are of inter est to them. "Those thousands of people are a higher power than you and Dr. Wlthy combe and I, and their interests should be consulted," he writes. "They will determine nd have a right to deter mine the issues by which the worth of candidates is to be weighed." Dr. Smith, however, agrees to dis- . (Concluded ou Page Two. Column Two.) THE OSTRICH! of llheims. by International Newi Service. RAILROADS ASK RATES ; THAT WOULD OFFSET ; WATER COMPETITION Transcontinental Lines Have . Hearing in Chicago of Im portance to Coast Citiesr Chicago, 111.. Oct. 7. KeprasenU-l - nm wi i no iransconiniemar rmes 'are meeting in Chicago this week seeking permission from the interstate com merce commission to make rates from Chicago and Missouri river territory inat wui. in effect, counteract the benefits of the Panama canaL- it Is id. Rate experts who are interested In the shippers' side of the Question as sert that if the rates desired by the railroads are granted the lines will practically compel shipments between the coast ana interior eastern points to go by rail, Ahus depriving the canal of its excuse for being. Jt will, they say, be a canal without ships, much as the Mississippi is a river without boats. Further, the success of the olan iii lend force to opponents of rivers and harbors improvements who will be able to point to it as evidence that expend itures for waterways are unnecessary. as no sooner ere the waterways im proved than the Interstate Commerce commission grants rates to th rail roads, killing whatever benefl be derived from water communication. ine neanng on the application of the, railroads to be relieved from the operation of the fourth, section and to establish rates to meet Panama ca nal competition from Chicago and Mis souri river territory opened yesterday. The appearances were more numerous than In any of the lntermoun tain cases. There were several state commissions represented, and the following cities: San Francisco, Los Angeles. Sacra- (Coocloded on Page four. Column Three) SEA BAM German Vessel Is -Blown Up Off Mouth of the River Ems by.E-9. (United Press UuMI Wire.) ijoiwon, ucl i. Alter sinking a German - destroyer off the mouth of the River Ems, British submarine B-t has returned to .Its base, the admiralty officially announced tonight. Earlier in the day a dispatch from The Hague reported the sinking of a German destroyer at some unspeci fied spot in the North Sea, with the additional information that the lost vessel's crew was saved by one of the kaiser's cruisers. It was thought pos sible he vessel mentioned in this mes sage was the same as the one referred to in the admiralty s announcement. There wa.T evidence, at any rate, that the British were seeking revenge for the. recent torpedoing of the cruis ers Cressy, Aboukir and Hogue by German submarine, and it' was be lieved today's exploits would be fol lowed by further submarine activity In" the. North sea, both German and British. - J Austrians Sink' Own Ship. " - Rome, Oct. 1. Four Austrian tor pedo'' boats and two destroyers have teen sank by mines which the 'Aus trians themselves planted, since mine laying in the Adriatic began, according to a. message reeetTed - today , by iie I M essagero from Ancona,- - '-. r BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS DESTROYER NORTH UnitedStates Marshal Louis W: jirwin, of Fairbanks, PayfGlowing Tribute to Senia'ior Chamberlain. Ejp . WORKSik BEHALF OF Bjli IS APPRECIATED Northejipers Regard Oregon MaritHigher Than Own Delegate. . f "WlthfciJ) your interest in the devel opment 'plf; Alaska, you people of the " northwestern states cannot begin to appreciaj;ithe importance of the pas sage of j$, Alaskan railroad bill as J . 1 i Mtff . . t . " ; ? re wta a are or me work that Senjifr Chamberlain has done for ' this mcimire and we appreciate him ten timea'fis much as wo do the value of our owii delegate, James Wlcker- sham. li jepngress." The foregoing statement was made by Lewis!'. Krwin of Fairbanks. Unit ed StateW?inarshal of the fourth Judi cial divfelojn of Alaska, the largest of any of 'p; districts that comprise the United ;!4aies and its possessions, and the mo ' JJnportant district outside of the oneH'New Tork city. Mr. Erwlii arrived Portland this morning with four infiwe patients Tor Mornlngside Sanitartticri near thin city, where the gowrnmkril confines its insane pa tients. ( ftt Vtth-':vnratest interest, Mr. Krwin said, th prosreM of the Alaskan rail roads biff .Was noted in congress, and Its passage was the signal for cele bration throughout the vast territory. The survey, starting last summer, was eagerly. -i watched, .and the surveyors received' Be warmest welcome., "Thermits no question but that the railroadj )rtll go to Fairbanks.." Mr. IC ' thai on fur. Ulnnw T) .EXPECTED: - .--.. . . , i TO EAT AT.LEAST. ONE I0N0CT0BER20 Effort Liir Be Made to As sist! growers ir Disposing of 'Merge Crop. m ' - KverylrHan. woman and child every where ffxpected to eat at least one j apple Tiejfday, October 20. Apple day, . ana Dy qotng so tney win aisi xne ;. Pacific bTthwest end especially Ore gon growers in marketing a .crop pf ' roost excellent quality for which at present tre is little demand . Appief iWere never so cneap in recent years as tney are toaay ana iney are much better . in quality than ever be fore. Buying them by the box is by far the Cheapest way of securing them, and excellent stock can bo obtained from aribtgrocer or fruit dealer at $1 and J 1.5ft a box. The Pertland Commercial club has organixeVlija movement for the sale and eating of i apples on national Apple day, ' TuesdalMJ)cUber 20. Every; ifchool child in Portland will . be presented with an apple free on the natlona gay and with each will be a history jrf; the apple and various ways ' to nrehare it for consumption. '" The Western (Oregon uit.rlstrlbutors, as sociation is preparing the Information and theewill be diatrlbated through the superintendent of schools. Auto mobilesfwill be offered by members of the Rotery club to distribute the ap ples. M Every Tvousewife will be asked over (Cone! on Page Two, Cnlunn Tbree.- EVER ON L a :t Oregfn Rivers Get 6oq Appropriations' Secretary-iof War Oarrlsos (Htm Out -umsApportiomed Troa the JUverev -. and sapors ruad, Washington, Oct. 7.' Baeretary of War Garrison announced this afternoon the apportionment of the tao.OOO.OOO appropriated la the rivers and harbors hill. Rome of the principal approprla- . tlona are'';' ' Lm Ajxjreles harbor A2JCXM, Oakland, harbor, f BBfiOO. Humboldt oay and harbor, f 200,000. Baeramanto and Teather riven. $80- 000.5 ' r -' - Coos JMy, Oregon, $70,000. . 4 " Cdlumhia. river, $633,000. Columbia and lower Wllamette riv ers, $200000. Columbia river a mouth, $1,000,000. ' -GTaysv'hArbor ad bar, Washlagtoa, $IIC001 Oolujjsbia river between Brldgvport -and Kettle Tails, $35,000. 4 j? BrotrjriMville t PostmastersWp. Wahijito -stems of Th Jottraal. Wash) Bgton, Oct. 1. tSeaator Cham berlain ;ha had submitted to him gen-' ' era application and Indorsements In behalf fftrte following candidates for the pdsitmastership . at Brownsville. , Henry ike', John H. Cooley, y. .. Moore. : r;,i ' .--'-v '' Vs- -V";i'r i';V 'k "-?:-'. 'A ii 'J -.'f:''Z r " : - , JUi - f ",. V