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! 10 THE; OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18, 1914. THRILLING SIGHTS OF !PiS VHEN BATTLE CLOUD ROSE, DEPICTED Vivid Description at Time of Great Mobilization Sent by ; ' Richard Nixon. I MOST HOTELS ARE CLOSED . ' - Xondon Overflowed With a--, , AH Anxloua to Ot Out tout Many - ' Are Disappointed. " A vivid dencrlption of Paris at the time of mobilization and its attendant , ffect on Americans who happened to be In the French capital at that time , haa jUKt bcn received In Portland In a letter from Richard Nixon, a former Portland attorney. Airs. Nixon la a daughter of the late' Senator Joseph N. Dolph. V Writing to a Portland friend, under date of September 21, Mr. Nixon says f the ncene. at the depot the night of the mobilization, August 1: l "It was a thrilling sight. There were thousand of people endeavoring -to Ret away but the station was closed and Kuurded by hundreds of policemen although the doors were opened seml- occasionally to let pass the men bound for the front. Although the mobiliza tion had only gone Into effect three or four hours previously, there were al ready trains of Parisians leaving: for "-their forts, which had been assigned to them months In advance, j Every Motor Bos Taken. "I had often read of mobilization of troops but confess I didn't know just 'what it meant. J thought it was some Jeisurely concentration of soldiers that took place without much effect upon the population; but the next morning .Paris was transformed. Every motor 'bus had been requisitioned and all the auto taxis, the cabs were used by sol diers or men who had been called out. .Trams and 'metres' stopped running through lack of employes. Imagine Portland with every man between II . and 40 eliminated within four hours and yuu can get an idea of mobiliza tion. 'That day, Sunday, the authorities put trains at the disposal of the Ger mtVus end Austrians and conducted . them to the frontier; the next day the name amiability was shown the other aliens, chleHy Belgians, Swiss and Italians. .After that Paris became her metically sealed and you couldn't get out even In an uuto, aa all autos were subject to requisition. So we made the bent of it and settled down to wait quietly a chance to escape. "Nearly all the hotels and pensions closed down, ours among them, for the proprietor had to go to his post and we were turned out into the fKtreels. This was on Monday and f two or three days we were In a good deal of perplexity. Took Moat Valuables. "We took our most valuable things i out of our trunks, left the latter with the concierge and found a room In a cheap little hotel near by. It had to ; be cheap, for at that time we did not know what the financial future would be and felt that we had to hoard our t small supply of gold, which was the onl y thing that was talking at that time. And the food supply began to run short and stayed short until the bulk of the men had been hurried to the front and some trains could be ' used for bringing In products from the country. ' "Paris was pretty calm, considering that It was peopled with Frenchmen, who are not noted for their stolidity: : but it cannot be denied that there were some, emotional excesses. For in stance, the milk supply of the town l wsa largely controlled by a German company and the rumor got started j .Monday evening that the milk was be j ' Ing "polBoned. That was sufficient and j the rowdy element proceeded to wreck very one or the company's shops .hundreds of them In Parts. One was .sacked Just In front-of our pension any! a bonTIre made of Its contents. From wrecking milk shops it was an easy step to wreck every Other shop or ho tel or establishment owned by a Ger man or Austrian. Polios Get Busy. "In those days it was dangerous to have a pame that even suggested Ger many. After the mob had done about all the damage It could the police. suddenly got busy, but up to that time they had managed to keep out of the way. "After a week or so the money ques- tlon began to straighten out. Then the food question and finally the , transportation question. At first peo ple were allowed to leave without any luggage, then they were allowed to go With one trunk and finally with all their luggage. That was the oppor tunity we were waiting for. I got a ' permit to leave and another permit to . enter England. I had previously been . compelled to get a permit to stay, in fact I had spent hours and hours standing In line, being identified, be ing measured, etc., and we managed to slip out of Paris about "two weeks - after the mobilization had been or dered. In this time Paris had been put In a state of siege, cafes closed at 8 In the evening, restaurants at 8:20. light out at 9. In the daytime all the front doors were kept closed and , the streets were so deserted that you could walk across the boulevards For Grip, Influenza, Coughs, Soro Throat ProL Christy says: "I have used and recommended Humphreys' Homeopathic Spe cifics, for 25 years; they are all that could be; wished for and are the 'ounce of prevention'." To break up a Cold take t h t r" "Seventy-seven" at the first sneeze or shiver. f If you wait till your bones Degm to acne, till the ; become settled and hangs on, I . u may taxe longer. ! Two sizes, 25c and $1.00, at f V all druggists or mailed. ' . Kn1!n.1?,"',. Homeo. Medicine Co.. i'-.W William Street New York Adv. SCENES IN BELGIAN CITIES NOW CONTROLLED BY.THE GERMAN FORCES t - .Mmi - - . Amtn Wl IP IiC ' ' ' V wmmmi 1 UzZii? ,,-v-' Top In panic-fitricken Ostend the day news was received that the departure of all foreign visitors was imperative. (Photograph Copyright 1914 by the International News Service.) Bottom The clock, hall and its belfry in Bruges. (Photograph from the National Geographic Magazine.) blindfolded and not interfere with traffic. "It took us 12 hours to get to Boulogne, 24 to London a trip that is ordinarily made in six or seven honrs but we happened on a very lucky day. Just before our train pulled out we saw the arrival of Gen eral French and the great reception that was accorded him and we arrived at Boulogne Just at the time that it was 'occupied' by the English sol diers, thousands and thousands of them. People Wear Panic "We saw a train load a mile and a quarter long pulling up for the front and as our boat was leaving the next morning a transport steamed In with probably 10,000 more. "London was overflowed with Amer icans all clamoring to get out at once, men whose business required them, teachers whose schools were opening, and a panic stricken crowd who thought the Germans would capture London In a fortnight There were so many of them In distress not only of mind that committees of all sorts were appointed and two floors of the Savoy hotel were turned over to the work. Several thousand of my corn Patriots would gather there every morning and the gatherings took ou the air of a social function. conditions are different her from those in Paris and if a great war is raging 200 miles away you would not notice the fact except for the recruits marching up and down the streets drilling in Hyde Park, etc Life is going on quite normally and the war has not begun to pinch yet" The Nixons were to sail for Ameri ca on the Atlantic Transport liner Minnehaha yesterday. GREAT BATTLE BUT 100 MILES FROM LONDON (Continued from Page One.) artillery. This apparently refers to the positions west of Lille as it is connected up in the official bulletin with a chronicle of continued FTench progress by the left wing army. In this section the greatest activ ity has been along the river Lys. Prench Oocnpy Plenrbaix. Today the French occupied Fleur baix on the right bank, and drove the vrvnnans irom me vicinity of Arm en t leres. In the region of Lille General Joffre has succeeded In slowly pressing back the German advance bodies. The extension of the lines from Ypres north to the sea has effectually barred the invaders from any chance of successfully expecting a flanking movement against the allies and the only recourse now left to them Is a frontal attack. That the fruits of this form of at tack are meagre in comparison with the great toll of life it exacts has been demonstrated, not only jn the battle of the Marne, but in the fighting along the Aisne. Nevertheless, the French experts look for the great test of stmurTt, J c?me In the battle just over the Bel- e iruuuer, wne.re the nnnnoin I penary Which u.u.uaiW resun in me lines straight ening out along fronts which are heav ily entrenched if not strongly forti fied. And this battle will open with a frontal attack, they are convinced. According to a detailed report of the fighting around Arras that town has .iSiv. ' : J-i POOD COMMISSIONER, 1 fi' i ;rt"j v&'i V'' - . i wmmmm been almost completely destroyed by the Germans. An advance toward Verdun by the French right wing army and the right flank of the FTench center has been reported from the eastern end of -the battle front where the French Have been hammering unmercifully against the rear of the crown prince's retreat ing army. The relief of Verdun Is the ultimate purpose of this advance. With the bombardment of Verdnn broken, the French will then be in a position to throw a greater force in the direction of St Mihiel and reoc cupy that important position. Meanwhile the extreme right wing army, which has been heavily engaged along the Nancy-Metz line, upon which the crown prince depends for his sup port has met and defeated in the vi cinity of Pagny on the road to Metz, a strong German force, and the French now are reported to be within 10 miles of the outer works of Metz. Strong reinforcements of first line troops have been withdrawn from po sitions where they are not needed and their strength has been added to the battering ram which is being driven against the German positions in an effort to carry this maneuver to successful conclusion. If the French right wing is triumphant, the immedi ate effect of the movement will be to transfer the fighting on the . east of the line into German territory. Industrial Club Work Will Go On county Superintendents and Sural School Snpervifrtors Decide to Sim plify Kales So All Will Understand. fcaiem, or., Oct 17. At a confer ence of county superintendents and rural school supervisors it was decided last night to continue the industrial club work "and to simplify the rules so that no child could fail to under stand them. The following will be the projects: canning, sewing, baking, pig raising, corn growing, potato growing, apple growing, field pea growing, seed wheat selection and growing, wood working clubs, poultry raising, vegetable gar- uemns, oairy nera record keeping. It was decided that at all eountv fairs three things should be taken into consideration, the grade a boy or girl gets in, his or her report, the showing he or she makes oa the cost of produc tion and the article itself. It was also decided to recommend to the state fair- board that the con testants at the state fair should be Judged only on the article itself that they entered, and (hat no one would be eligible to contest unless they were identified with club work and had made good with a percentage of at least 75. GUESTS OF LOS ANGELES San Francisco, Oct 17. When the traveling passenger agents of America visited San Francisco this week they were met by a committee of 100 prom inent business men of Los Angeles who came with an invitation and all sorts of persuasion for the 650 dele gates to visit their city, which, was ac cepted. To prevent ladders from slipping on smooth surfaces there has been in vented a hinged foot that is a combi nation of a rubber pad and sharp spikes. . . nr..-.: m: v' ; f t ' ' 'Si WOULD PUT A BRAND 1EEI J. D, Mickle Will Recommend New Law for Passage at the Legislature, J. rj. Mickle. dairy and food com missioner, will recommend to 'the leg islature that a law be passed requir ing the reporting and branding of Chinese eggs. The commissioner also believes there should be an anti-dlscTimination law prohibiting the payment of differ ent prices for butterfat in various parts of the state, beyond that which the difference in transportation rates Justifies. A law should also be passed, said the dairy and food commissioner In an address before the state federation of women's clubs at Eugene last week, requiring sanitary conditions in and around all places, where foodstuffs are manufactured. prepared or handled for public consumption. This law, he said, should give the dairy and food commissioner authority to condemn all placs that do not meet the re quirements of the law. Many Inspections Made. The commissioner said his office. during the past two years, had made thousands of inspections, as follows: 4352 inspections of dairies, 3445 san itary inspections, 2288 packages of food condemned after inspection as un fit for use, 92 prosecutions under taken. Experiences with eating places, bak eries and slaughter houses showed the dairy and food commissioner the need of a sanitay law giving the office power to demand improvement and to close an offensive place after suffi cient legal notice has been given In which to make the improvement In the absence of a sanitary law. publicity has been a potent force, said the commisioner. Discussing the Chinese egg, Mr. Mickle said: "During the period from October 1, 1912, to October 3, 1913, there were re ceived in Portland, 9048 dozen Chinese eggs, and between October 3, 1913, and August 31, 1914, 305,420. dozen. Complaints Axe Made. "These eggs began arriving In Ore gon in considerable quantities early in the year 1914, and still continue to come. "Generally speaking, the Chinese esg is very inferior, as compared with the Oregon ranch egg. Numerous com plaints have come to this office from those who purchased them believing they were getting Oregon eggs, only to learn that they had been deceived. However, the Chinese eggs may be easily identified, as they are much smaller than either Oregon or eastern eggs- Mr. Mickle said that even under cold storage, the keeping qualities of the Chinese eggs are poor. "Many , dozens of Chinese eggs are UN CHINE GS Veterinarians Stockmen Idrugs M Farmers MILK FEVER DRUGS COLD WEATHER IS HELP TO RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN PLANS Snow and Rain Disorganize Improperfy Equipped Ger mans, Says Petrograd. FORTIFICATIONS REDUCED Germans Sear Warsaw Ar Uriven Back Thirty Miles, Abandon. tag Their Cannon, (United Pre Leased Wire.) Petrograd. Oct. 17. Despite com bined cold rains and snowfalls, it was officially announced tonight that the general Russian offensive west of Warsaw and west of the San river In Gallcia continues unchecked. Because of the peculiar fitness of their trans port designed especially for campaign ing through rough country, the Rus sians are pressing the Austro-Oerman I columns hard. At every point the Ger- "ie uraiiea iu do on ua ae- lensive. ine uermans who were able to reach within 10 miles of Warsaw, be cause of the strategic plans of the general staff, were driven back 30 miles. They are now reported mak ing a. aesperate effort to entrench along a line which is roughly de scribed a3 extending through Sochac-zew-Rudaguzowska-GroJec- Bialobixegi. Along the line from Warsaw, they were compelled to abandon 35 heavy' guns, a number of automobile guns and several rapid firers. Every road la reported blocked by German aban doned transport equipment The plans of the Russian general staff have worked out with almost mathematical precision. Foreseeing the present wfhtry conditions the gen eral staff made preparations to sub stitute at the front the Siberian army corps which was especially well equipped for cold weather fighting. These troops carry, in addition to their heavy uniforms, waterproofs lined with sheepskins and long capes that cover most of the head. Consequently they have an advantage over the German forces, which are as yet only parUy supplied with heavy uniforms, water proofs and blankets. The success of the Russian columns along the line in Russian Poland was due in great measure to the splendid work of the Russian artillery. Their guns have been well served and mount ed in positions where they commanded every possible avenue, of -advance by the enemy. Reports from Gallcia declare that although the garrison of Przemysl has maintained a splendid defense, the outer fortifications are steadily being reduced by the Russians. Every at tempted sortie by the garrison haa been repulsed with heavy loss. Re ports current here say that the food supply is short and this faet is cer tain to have a distinct bearing on the final outcome. The general sltuatiou in Galicia is declared to be satisfac tory. Albany, Oregon, Is Half Century Old rifty Tears Haa Made Vast Difference in Town in Which Some of Original Merchants StOl Live. Albany, Or., Oct 17. Albany was 50 years old yesterday. On October 16, 1864, a bill was passed in the legis lature incorporating and giving a char ter to the city. At that time there were about 1500 people In the town. The business houses were all frame and were locat ed on First street mostly between Ferry and Washington streets, al though a few were down as far as Broadalbin street L. E. Blain and S. II Toung are the only merchants now in business who were living here at that time. They were both clerks in general merchan dise stores, but are now among Al bany's leading merchants. John Althouse, Conrad Meyer and W. C. Tweedale, still residents of the city, were here in 1864. Mrs. Walter Monteith and Mrs. .Thomas Monteith, both living in Albany now, were resi dents when the city was incorporated. The Albany townsite was originally owned by their husbands. Mrs. L. E. Blain and Mrs. E. F. Sox are among Albany's oldest residents, as they were both young girls here when the city was incorporated. being consumed today by Oregon con sumers, who dp not know they are us ing them," he continued. "Bakeries and restaurants are using large quan tities, and we have even found them mixed with Oregon eggs and sold as such." And Every Appliance for the Treatment of Defects, Deformities and Diseases of Animals. OUTFITS BALLING GUNS FLOATS FORCEPS MOUTH GAGS ANATOMICAL MODELS BANDAGES DOSE SYRINGES HOG CHOLERA SYRINGES HYPODERMIC OUTFITS BISTOURIES MILKING TUBES TEAT DILATORS MOUTH SPECULA Keceiver Named For Insurance Company Yew ton W. Bountrs Appointed By Oatsns in Answer to Pstl- Hon, F. E. Rowell, a stockholder In the American Life St Accident Insurance company, filed suit yesterday, ask ing that a receiver for the com pany be appointed, and that other stockholders be restrained from bring ing suits against the company. New ton W. Rountree was appointed re ceiver by Circuit Judge. Gatens. it is alleged that stockholders be lieve fraud was practiced in a dial by which the greater part of the assets of the company were transferred to the First National Life Assurance Society of America, a Washington company. and that the transfer was made for the purpose of disposing of the business of the company. These stockholders, he asserts, are threatening to bring many suits, ana one has already been filed in Tacoma. Such suits, he charges, would result in the insolvency of the company, which, he said, has over $15, 000 In notes and mortgages In Oregon. He asserts that officers and agents of the company are not caring for the company's Interests, and that a receiv er should, therefore, be appointed. WITH VIM IN QUEST OF PRIZES Contestants in Journal's Event May Join Without Any Expense. Unusual as it may seem, a good many of the candidates in The Jour nal's $5,000 Trade-and Circulation con test hae not set their hearts on win ning one of the two automobiles that are offered as grand prizes in the big game that ends next February. A number of them have set their mind on winning either a piano, a trip to the exposition or a grafonola. For example. Miss Ethel Sutherland, who is entered from the Multnomah hotel, is -willing to take an automo bile," but what she really wants is a piano, bne is a singer by profession and needs It to practice by. Miss outneriand is a recent arrival in Port land but despite the fact that she is a stranger, has already piled up a big vote and has a number of friends en listed actively In her behalf. Contestant Zs Toothful. One of the youngest contestants is ten-year-old Courtnay Kelson, of 450 Montgomery street a pleasant faced, short legged youngster with a bead of hair bordering dangerously on rod. "I Just saw a sign in a grocery store window, then watched The Journal, and now I'm going to win an auto or a piano." he declared. And so far he's just about worn out the stairs of his friends" homes, hunting votes. Just as soon as school is out, he starts on his rounds and at the present time he has the entire Montgomery street neigh borhood corralled and working for him. Helen Anderson, of 1231 Hawthorne avenue, has set her heart on a trip to the Panama Pacific fair. She is a senior in high school and next year plans to enter Stanford. "And what would be better than to enjoy a week at the fair, and have your expenses paid?" she questioned. Nothing! And that's the answer to the entire proposition. Door Opened Wide. The Journal and a number of man ufacturing firms and stores have opened the door of opportunity wide for those who are alive and know how to hustle. The contest Is so arranged that people living outside of Portland have an equal opportunity to share in the more than a score of splendid prizes offered. No expense is attached as far as candidates are concerned. The territory is so divided that those re siding in thinly populated districts are as certain to win prizes as those in the heart of town. In the advertising section of today's Journal is an entire page devoted to the contest There is told just how to get votes and where, the. rules are printed and also a nomination blank which anyono desiring to enter has only to fill out and forward to the Contest Department of The Journal. . Old Women Will Vote. Albany, Or., Oct. 17. Sunrise pre cinct south of the city limits, has supplied three of the oldest women voters in the county. Mrs. Milton Hale, wno win De z years or age next month, and who registered yesterday. Is the oldest woman voter in the coun ty. Mrs. N. Maloney registered yes terday afternoon and gave her age as 87 years. Mrs. Mary R. Sparks is the next oldest lady from Sunrise precinct to register. She gave her age as 81 years. We are headquarters for INSTRUMENTS MEDICINES DRUGS CIRCULATION CONTES PROCEEDING JIIII1III GOOD FICTIjDN For Winter EvenSigs The Baft" Coningsby Dawson 81.35 Clean Xeart" A. S. M. Hutchinson S1.35 Wreck of the Elslaore" Jack London SI. 35 Te Xanob at Wolverine" B. M. Bower 81.30 "Xrfokxnff After Bandy" Margaret Turnbull. 81.35 -rb Mnoe of Oranstark- New Additions to "Stop TWef C. Mocrre.50 "Broad Wghwj Jeffery Fnrnol SO "Meltlnr of Morry Maria T. Daviess . . . The T. K. GILL CO Booksellers, Stationers uumtters. B e Fair OREGON : NOT ONE OF SOUTHERN OREGON'S COUNTIES HAS AN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION TO WHICH THE STATE CONTRIBUTES A DOLLAR OF SUPPORT The heavy lines divide the state into three natural, geographic sub divisions. Our one normal school is indicated by dot It is dointr excellent work, but its sphere of service is L-IMITLD to its OWN SECTION; a fact that is .equally true in every other state. A COMPARISON California has eight Normal Schools and eighty-five per cent of the teachers now employed in that state have had normal school training. ff'i Oregon has one Normal School. Mighty per cent of last year's applicants for teachers' certificates had no train' ing above the eighth grade. j j ARE YOU RAISING CHIL DREN FOR EXPERI MENTAL PURPOSES? A noted oculist was once com plimented on his wonderful skflL "Yes," he answered, "but I spoiled a hatful of eyes learning." Rather hard on the people who furnished the eyes! Yes, but bow about the children all over Oregon that we furnish for entrained teachers to practice on? Moral: Let Oregon's schools have trained teachers by furnish ing the normal schools wherein such training can be obtained, The Southern Oregon Normal School 3ias a plant, owned by the state, sufficient to meet all requirements for many years. "It is a fact well supported by experience that the majority of the students in any educational in stitution come from a territory in cluded within a circle with the institution as the center and a radius of fifty miles." It is there fore imperative that each import ant division of the state should have a strong normal school." William M. Proctor, Department of Education, Pacific University, Forest Grave, Or. j "There conld be no greater ex travagance than that of spending large sums of money on public schools which are 'kept' by in competent teachers.' Not only is money wasted, but the injury done to the raw material is incal culable." P. L. Campbell, Pres. U. of O. To the man with property assessed af$4000 this school i means the price of one cigaf a year. VOTE FOR THE SOUTHERN OREGON STATE NOR. MAL SCHOOL-r-312 XYES Sii (Paid Adv., Committee, People of Southern Oregon.) comszTTZE or the people or bottwzkv okeoos J. H. Booth. Roseburg K. E. Blanchard, Grant Pass W. H. Meredith. Wedderburn C. C Beekman, Jacksonville E. V. Carter. Ashland Quickest Results Obtainedby usincjyourna-' Want Ads "The Eye of 1 World" Harold Bell VfihtS1.35 "Tne Auction Block" Rex Beach ...... .j .... 81.35 Hidden ChildreiWRobt W. Chambers . . .-81.40 "One to Erery JCan" Larry Evans .81.35 "Tne Way of tho Strong" Rldgwell CuUem. .81.35 Geo. Barr McCutceon81.35 tne 50c Section "The! Teterdjrr--Haria Bell Wright 4 50 "The Streets d7 Aeealon" Robt W. Chinbers. .50 Box Department Main Floor. - Third anrl lAlrW and Complei Office AM Every sCRqoI in Oregon above a high scht) is indicated on this map. DoeS;qt simple fairness dic tate that 1ie normal school in S?uthern 0e!gon should be main tained that r-the common schools may have i'ificient teachers? HOW ABOUT THE NEW COMERS? Oregon; ants more settlers. Will the m5ij who says, "Give me with other states, especially along lines of public school advantages." choose Orfgbn with one normal or California! with eight or Wash, ington wiJh( three, all better equipped tyan our one? HCONOMY Oregon Upends over $5,000,000 annually oii its common schools. Why shout! this vast sum of tax payers mcqjey be economically spent thrown teachers who have not been trained for their all important jwork? ; i "No schcSp! comes so near to the people aiirfcjkonfers the immediate benefits tryat the normal schools do, for the train the teachers who train our children, during their im pressionabj years. Good schools are only pgs$ible by having trained teachers, fid we can only have trained teasers by training them." C. E. s?!enee. Master State Grange. I,; '-VI "No mopej meritorious measure will be on ;jjie ballot than the one for the stgport ' of the Southern Oregon Normal School at Ashland. It is the height of business folly to allow ij to lie idle when there is so rauchjjurgent need for trained teachers'-iUDean A. B. Cordley, O. A. C ii - " "VVm. 8. WSwden. Klamath Falls 8. P. Mote:Lkevlew f J. Pv"Wll?Pre. Oretron State Teach. ers Association, Wesirn Division Secretary, yPenJ. C. Sfri&, Medford ! 1 I ti to 3 L B I