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GOVERNMENT REMOVED TO OSTEND AND HALF OF POPULATION FLEES Reports Vary as to King Albert, The - Hague Claiming He Is Still in Beleaguered City Directing Its Defense Against Germans. (United Press Leased Wire) Rotterdam, Oct. 8. Every Belgian village within a radius of. miles of Antwerp was burning today but the Antwerp garrison continued to resist. That the city was still holding out as late as noon today was known positively. Though shells were falling in its streets, it was said many of them were "overshots" which failed to explode. BERLIN SAYS CITY'S CAPTURE CERTAIN Berlin (via The Hague), Oct 8. The attack on Antwerp continued uninterruptedly," announced the war office today. "Its inner ring of forts is crumbling and its speedy capture is certain. "In France, there has been little change in the situation. All the allies' attempts to recover lost ground have failed." The name of Major-General Zellman, commander of the second Bavarian field artillery, was included in today's casualty list on the roll of those killed in action. GOVERNMENT IS REMOVED Washington, Oct. 8. Belgian Minister Havenith announced here to day that the Belgian foreign office had cabled that the Belgian capital had been moved to Ostend and that King Albert and his ministers had left Antwerp. KING STAYS IN ANTWERP The Hague, Oct. 8. King Albert of Belgium did not leave Antwerp when the Germans began bombarding the city. He was still thre today, personally superintending its detense. NON-COMBATANTS FLEE FROM ANTWERP The Hague, Oct. 8. The Germans were bombarding, not only the forts, but the city of Antwerp today, according to latest accounts re ceived here; Communication with the beleagured metropolis was interrupted, but not until after shells had begun dropping in its streets, exploding every where and destroying many buildings, the last message said. s The Germans had previously demanded the city's surrender. When this was refused, they gave the inhabitants two hours to leave; then be gan the bombardment. In the meantime, thousands of non-combatants had fled. The Ger man warning created the wildest terror. Automobiles, wagons, wheel barrows, all sorts of vehicles were pressed into service to get household belongings,, clothing and personal effects out of the city. Fugitives Drop Their Belongings. The roads to the Dutch frontier were littered today with all sorts of articjes,many of them of value, dropped by the fugitives during their flight. ' The bombardment started before the crowd was fairly outside the town, upon which the exodus became a panic. . The Belgian government archives were hurriedly transferred to Ostend. American Consul-General Diederich took the Antwerp hospitals tin der his' protection. All were flying -American Red Cross flags. Belgian Forts Are Battered. While they shelled the city, the Germans continued to hammer at the ring forts outside. From German sources came the statement that the Belgians had been driven from both the outer and the inner ring of these defenses. Four batteries of heavy Belgian guns, 52 field pieces, and many rapid-urers were said to have been taken. . Fort Brochem, it was announced, was taken by storm after it had! been hammered into ruins by a two-days bombardment The Germans 'burned Lierre before crossing the river Nethe, GERMAN AIRMEN JOIN IN ATTACK Amsterdam, Oct. 8. With the kaiser's big siege guns incessantly dropping shells into Antwerp today, German aviators were bombarding the city from the sky. Belgian airmen were said to have attacked the invaders, but from all accounts, the Germans had had the better of the aerial fie-htine. owin&r to their machines' superior speed and to the fact that their armored aero planes were proof against the Belgians tire. Fullv half of Antwerp's population was said to have fled. It was conceded by the Belgians themselves that the city could not hold out more than two days longer. Nethe Defenses Are Wrecked. The supposedly impregnable .Belgian tleienses on the river Nethe were completely wrecked by the Germans' heavy guns, and the Belgian losses were enormous. lhc kaiser s troops first tried to string pontoons 'across the Nethe, to enable them to storm the forts. Six such attempts were frustrated by the iiclgian artillery. Then the German field guns were massed at a sin gle point, shelling the Belgian troops so unmercifully that their resist ance was smothered, and the Oerman engineers were enabled to lay four sets of pontoons. Across them two German divisions were rushed, and the Belgian positions were taken at the point of the bayonet. The Belgians' heaviest guns were mounted on the inner forts of the Antwerp dctenses, and it was here that the lighting was fiercest. Villages Leveled by German Guns. Lierre and Contich were practically wiped out Wednesday, German shells having set them on fire. , The forts of Waelheim and Wavre were completely blown to pieces by the kaiser's huge siege guns, and their garrisons perished in them. lhe villages of Move, riorszel and Vieux Dieu suffered friirhtinnv They were deserte-by"1 their inhabitants, and many of their houses had been levelled. -x Along the roads the most pathetic scenes were enacted among the refugees fleeing Holland. Families were separated, mothers were hunting frantically for their children, and little babies were seen toddling aiong aione. Hunger was everywhere. - uutcn resources were hopelessly overtaxed. Camps were being istablished for the refugees, and the government and private charities were doing all in their power to relieve the general distress, but it was said mousanas must starve to deatn unless outside aid was received. 131 tl&Z Hi! V ft . i? tS & d J-r-.fWX. raffit' wji.iiiMiMiiijiy mwj" i.:Mi :;.ri5 iwr l" x i vl' , a IV I F$J tess.:fSiCfefc v;- w tfo4?fgy 'Ta jjk HORSEMEN AR HOLDING STAB E E IN HUGE BATTLE Operations of German and Allies' Cavalry Forces Now Extend Almost to North Sea, Announce French. ALLIES CLAIM TO HAVE REGAINED LOST GROUND Germans Have Withdrawn North if Arras, Paris ' Says; Center Same. Illegal Registrations Alleged by the Drys Complaint Mad y th Commltt of On Hundred Affcttnr Xftay Worth End Prwcincta. Wholesale illegal reidstration in many north end precincts la alleged by the committee of one hundred as the result of Investigations made dur ing the past week in precincts 28, 40 and 27. Workers of the" committee found that many men registered were un- Known at the addresses given for reg istration purposes and that others had given saloons and transient lodging houses as their homes. Auto busses are even said to have been used to transport the men to the court house. During the past week the commit tee's workers assert that 50 registra tions wero made In precinct No. 28 and of this number 32 have every In dication of being doubtful. In Drecinct No. 11, 15 were registered during the week, five of which are believed to- be fraudulent by the committee, and in precinct 40. IS out of 26 are considered doubtful. According to John K. Wheeler, chair man of the committee, every effort win oe mace to Ierret out Instances of Illegal registration and thorough can vasses will be made of all the north end precincts. The committee will have watchers at the polls election day and will challenge all doubtful votes. Ruined southwest door, showing how the beautiful architecture and decorations of the French cathedral were ruined by shells from the kaiser's batteries. BRITISH EXPEDITION IS RUSHED TO ANTWERP TO HELP DEFENDERS Naval Detachment and-Artil lery, With , Big Guns, Said to Have Been Sent. Br Ed Ii. Keen. London, Oct.' 8. A big British ex pedition was reported today rushing to Antwerp's relief , from west of Ghent. It was said to consist of a naval detachment and an artillery force, with the heaviest caliber guns, and was assumed to have been landed on the Belgian coast at or near Ostend. Its presence in Belgium was not officially confirmed here. How much chance there was of sav ing the situation in Antwerp was not known here. It was -understood, however, that the Germans were redoubling their efforts to capture the city and that (Concluded on Page FiTe, Column Two.) TERRIFIC SIT NOW AWAITING PROPOSED CITY SALARY RAISES Commissioners Daly and Bigelow; Oppose Increases, Efficiency Code Also, Salary Increases proposed for cftr employes now contained in the budget to become effective. December .1, are due for a terrific swat and may mean the abolishment of the efficiency code which allows salary Increases each year. Commissioners Daly and Bige low are now gathering Information to be used as arguments against the sal ary increases. The Increases in personal service proposed for December 1 are esti mated at about $200,000, -of which about $127,000 is provided for Mayor Albee's department alone This latter amount includes salaries of new men sought for the police and fire bu- ( Concluded on Page Fire. Column Three) WAR MOVES EXPLAINED BY J. W. T. MASON Former London Correspondent for the United Press. OREGON PROJECTS GET NEARLY TWO MILLION DOLLARS ALLOTMENT North Jetty's Portion Is One Million; Ceiilo Canal Share Is $525,000. (United Press Leaved Wire.) Paris, Oct. 8. Cavalry was playing the principal role today in the monster conflict in northern France. The official statement issued at S p. m. spoke of tremendous clashes In progress In the country north of Arras almost to the North sea. The state ment declared the Germans were re tiring to the northward but the belief was general that they were still striv ing to cut the allies off from the coast. The situation was one which called on both sides for quick work of the kind which horsemen alone could do. British and French reinforcements were reported to have-reached the front and it was to their presence that ex perts attributed the German retirement metioned in the war office account of the engagement's progress. German reserves, however, were also still arriv ing on the fighting line, testifying to the completeness of the kaiser's prep arations. JLlIles &etaka Positions. Most of the positions from which the Germans' superior numbers bad forced the allies to retire between the rivers Somme and Oise bad been re taken, the war office's statement said, the Teutons being forced back. The war office was also authority for the assertion that the Germans had tried unsuccessfully to resume the of fensive in the Woevre region. Between Kheims and the Meuse and on the French right It was said there had been no change. "On our left," said the statement, "the enemy has made no progress any where. He has withdrawn In certain places, particularly north of Arras, where the conflict is spreading out, under conditions favorable to us. The operations of the two cavalry forces now extend almost as far as the North sea. If o Gnanff tn the Center. "Between Lhe rivers Somme and Oise In the region of Roye, the Ger mans are in force, but we have re gained most of the positions where we were compelled to yield previously. "North of the River Aisne the Qor mans' compactness appears to have diminished. "Concerning the center, between Rheims and the River Meus, there is nothing to report. "On the heights of the Mease, be tween Verdun and St. Mlhiel, the en emy has withdrawn to the north of Hattcn-CkatLL He continues to hold St. Mlhiel and some territory to the north of It, on the right bank of the Meuse. "In the Woevre region a series of violent German attacks east of Apre mont have all been repulsed. "On our right. In Lorraine and the AUDIT R WILL ORDER RECALL EGTIQN HELD 3 City Will Not Be Put to Ex pense, However, Until Su-i prefife Court Says Whether orffibt Act Is Operative." ; if- J. RUSHLIGHT NOT TO RUN; E.Nl SMITH NOMINATED Ex-Mayor Says Time Inop portune; New Candidate ifectrical Worker. M - - Appropriation for Oregon. Columbia river at mouth, $1,000,000. Lower Willamette and Co- lumbia below Portland, $200,- 000. Columbia, Celllo to mouth of Snake, $15,000. Willamette and Yamhill above Portland, $25,500. Celllo canal, $525,000. Coos Bay, $70,000. Coqullle river. $28,00. ' Sluslaw, $5000. Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $6000. Outer Forts at Kiao Chau Taken Japanese Expect to Make 7ormal De mand for Burrrader of Oerman CM nese Stronghold Last of This Week. Peking, Oct. 8. The Japanese were reported here today to have won con trol of the German outer fortifications of Klao Chau. The mikado's land and sea forces, assisted by the British, were still bom barding the inner defenses. It was stated at the Japanese legation here, and at the end of the week it was ex pected the Germans would be formally called on to surrender. Their supply of provisions and am munition was believed to be running very short. Japanese Bag Two German Aeroplanes German's Tire at Xiao Chan Slackem- ljig,' Japanese Situation Xxo proving-, Says Toklo War Office. Tokio, Oct." 8. Japanese marksmen have brought down two German aero planes which were spying out their positions outside Klao Chau, it was of ficially announced today. The German defenses' fire was said to be slackening, and the official opin ion was expressed that Tea tonic losses had been heavy. The war office declared that the sit uation had Improved materially, from the Japanese standpoint. tCanetaded on Patre Five. OohintD Tw.) New York, Oct. 8. The Belgian gov ernment archives' removal from Ant werp to Ostend, reported "today, seems to prove that the Germans have not yet completely invested the former city. It suggests that a way is clear to the westward for the Belgian garri son's escape, even if Antwerp eventu ally capitulates. Apparently the Belgians are adopt ing the same tactics at Antwerp that they followed at Liege, That is io say, their field force is being handled as a unit distinct from the strategic demands of. the permanent fortifica tions. . This fort artillerists really are isolated, so far as employment with the army in the field is concerned. The field army's principal- business at Antwerp, as it was at Liege, is to escape capture, not to defend a city from which escape is impossible. If the line of retreat to the west ward can be kept open. Antwery's fall will be of no military consequence. The Belgian army, which the German general staff so ardently desires to trap,' will still be at liberty and the possession of Antwerp by the kaiser will be as useless to him. as the pos session or Brussels has been.; -The Belgian army's disposition sug gests that the Germans will have to use a far larger number of troops than they have employed at present, if the Belgians are to be prevented from eluding them. ' f : The bulk of the German force un doubtedly is concentrated southeast of Antwerp, to prevent the Belgians from moving in that direction upon the kaiser's main line of communications. This absolutely necessary disposition of the besieging force naturally stilts the Belgians, as it allows them to get away to the westward. I If the Belgian general staff follows its own admirable precedent, estab lished at Liege, it will not be guided In mapping out Its field strategy by consideration for Antwerp's defense. Instead, it will retain the army be fore the city only so long as its ave nue of escape remains open and with draw it the moment this avenue is threatened.' The culmination of this strategy will be an eventful union of the Bel gian troops, with the Franco-British loroes on the Belgian border. Thus the prime result of the Ger man attacks on Antwerp may be the strengthening of the assault evidently planned ty uie allies on the nortn west corner of the kaiser's battle square. Oregon has been allowed $1,872,500 for river and harbor improvements, an nouncement of the allotments having been received here this morning from the chief of the united States engineer corps. Of that total.. the Second Ore gon" district receives $1,231,500, while the First OreffOn district is given $641,000. For construction of the north Jetty $1,000,000 will be available, permitting the work to go on unhampered. Major Morrow's department.. First district, is given $525,000 for use in the furthering of the work on the Ceiilo canal, sufficient. It is believed, to carry that improvement up to March 15. The Second district is allowed $200,000 for the further dredging- of the Willamette and " Colombia rivers below Portland, enabling- them to ope rate the dredges Multnomah, Wahkia kum and Clatsop for at least six months. Improvement of the upper Willam ette and Yamhill rivers is provided for through the appropriation of $25,600 and the Cowlitz and Lewis rivers by $6000. . At Coos Bay- $70,000 is available, enabling the government dredger Col. P. S. Michie to run during the remain der of the good weather and to pre pare for the next season's work. On the Coqullle river the $26,000 available will allow of the preparing of the work of building an inside Jetty LANE SAYS OREGON CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE CHAMBERLAIN Secretary of Interior Heart ily Indorses Candidacy of Democrat for Reelection. (Concluded on Fag riv. Coioata Twe.) Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, desires the reelection of Sen ator George E. Chamberlain. "Oregon certainly cannot afford to throw away the position of advantage that she has by reason of the senator's committee assignments and personal influence," he says in a letter received yesterday in Portland. Secretary Lane S3 so says that Pres ident WUson deserves s vote of in dorsement, which would be conveyed by the reelection of Chamberlain, who believes in tne preaiaeai ajui aia pon des. President Wilson has also warmly Indorsed Senator Chamberlain and few days ago wrote a letter in which he expressed his hope for Senator Chamberlain's reelection. The presi dent said Senator Chamberlain should he reelected by the people of Oregon because of the conspicuous service be has rendered in the senate and then also the president wants this expres sion of approval of his policies. Secretary Lane's letter is as follows -Washington, October 2. 1914. My Dear Mr. Jackson I am glad to see that the prospects are so bright for the return of Senator Chamberlain, Oregon certainly cannot afford to throw away the position of advantage she has by reason of the senator's committee alignments and personal in fluence. Moreover, the president de serves a vote of indorsement from the country and the only way he can re ceive such indorsement is by having men such as Chamberlain, who believe in him and, his policies, returned to his support. Cordially yours, - "FRANKLIN K. LANE. "C. S. Jackson, Portland. Or." WAR TAX BILL FINISHED Washington, Oct. S. The war tax bill, as completed by a caucus of sen ate Democrats, was presented this aft. ernoon to the senate in open session. Congressmen generally were hope ful that adjournment will be taken Oc tober 15. World Title Games Start Tomorrow; Read the Journal Following Its annual custom. The Journal will keep its read- era well informed as to the re- suit of the world series games, . which open tomorrow between the Boston National league champions and the Philadelphia American league champions. t The United Press leased wtre, 41 direct from the baseball park into The Journal editorial rooms, will flash the game play by play. Following this will he a de- scriptlon of the game by such well known baseball experts as Hughey Fullerton and Hal Sheridan. The pictorial service will be up to its usual high standard. with new photographs each day. After each game photo- graphs of the feature plays will be forwarded from Philadelphia e or Boston direct to The Jour- naL If you wish to keep well In- formed on the world series hap- penings, read The Journal. The games start at 2 o'clock e each afternoon. The difference in time between the Atlantic and Pacific coast is three hours. w so that readers of The Journal will know the result of the w games between 12:30 and 1 o'clock, provided they are played in average time. Following a special metin of tbs mayor' jakd commissioners this morn- ;, lng oajthe matter of the recall pro-' : ceedlngjajii City Auditor Barbur an nounced jitoday that a special recall -election jjrould be formally announced by hint tomorrow for October 27. Beca's of the possibility, however, . that the';tate supreme court, ruling; on tnegSi case now pending, re- j gardinfj ;the constitutionality of ths recall lati', and which was brought up as a rjeisult of the recent Columbia . county jr&all election, may declare the . law infifrative, the city will go to " no expanse In preparing fo'r the elec-v tlon uKti' after the court has ruled., Geoirgc-C. Mason, chairman of the Non-PaYaan league, was present at " the meftfng this morning and reiterat--. ed his declaration, made in a letter to City Auditor Barbur yesterday, to per- Lsonally- old Mr. Barbur -responsible 1 or neeairss expenditure 01 city money should the recall law be held void. At 10:66 last night Eugene R. Smith, business agent for the Klectrlca't Workers' Ainfon, No. 48, filed his nom inating, petition with the city auditor as a candidate for mayor. The tltnt for.fllmg ended last night, and Mr. Smith find Just one hour to spare. Ills nominating llt contained 128 indi vidual .names. BAShUfht Declines to lun. Kx-ftjayW A. a. Rushlight yesterday : firmly declined to become a recall I candidate'; against Mayor Albee in a public -titement in which he explained ; his attitude regarding the recall , movenSft Ills principal reason for declln(Tv,i In view of the urgent pres--sure cf -hundreds of friends, to run for tb f f Ice, he asserted, ... was be cause; hfe considers the recall at this time fll-jidvlsed. ' City ! sAudltor Barbur would havs issued Mine call for the special election yesteraiy afternoon had he not been advised; 'py Mr. Mason that he would , be pei-Bnally held responsible for any ityieteis expenditure of money rhouldlihe supreme court declare the recall .law Inactive. Mr. Mason's let ter is jaj follows: 3j Officials Are Warned. A. IiBarbur, City Auditor I understand from the newspapers that (Contrfrded on P TIt. Calsma Thrte) CONNIE MACK'S FACE PUNpHED, BY WIRE, BY BRAVES' LEADER 1 Quaffll Over Use of Park for Practice Opens Hostilities ; Daiylin Advance. j :V. M fenltel Pr Lraaed Wire.) Phlladjilpbia, Pa.. Oct. 8. A long; . distan;e?-threat to punch the face of ' Connie, Mack, manager of the Atactics, was iu'U)e over the telephone todny by Gcoje Stalling, leader of the Bostqil JjBraves. Although Stalling voiced-! declaration of war, Macs; refusiJiiHto hocome excited, and intl matedU tiiat he would get ample re vnge;h)Ejien his forces clash her to morrdTrjjjwtth the Braves In the first garnet the world's series. 8tai:ia telephoned to Mack this, aftern0fl and emerged from the booth with -'jits face flushed and bis eyes snappjj)j. Mikf he said, "called me down ; for . sayijog his refusal to permit the Brave to practice at Sbibe park this ' (Oo$iMlad ob Pag Tve, Ooluma Two.) S1 FRATERNITY PINIAND ONE TON TRUCK tiirquoise ring, 1 1 dia jf Swap Column. "LADY'S solid gold watch chairf mond chips. What have you "LOST Fraternity pin with name engraved on back. Reward." Lost and round- "FQR RENT Player piano, cheap." Musical Instru ments. "ONE ton truck, complete with! bed, top and curtains, newly painted and overhauled 750' Automobiles. "LOST Cameo bar pin set witfi pearls; valuable as keepsake. Liberal reward." Lost and Found. These items are published todapn The Journal Want Ads. The name of the classification in which it appears follows each item. . -a IS -4''! $ si