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WITH THE ARMED FORCES WHO FOUGHT IN SB e f All the Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for "Information of the Busy Reader, European War AN Austrian battalion is aid to have been captured by a Russian force after the Austrian had been led Into a trap. Among the prisoners tak en MC l.'i of ficerS. France Is turnurg its attention to training of itw young men ii war serv ice, (lie boys being i"t through spe. dnl courses in athletic, ii( first. They will be rady to tnke the field by 1916. The tJernian cruiser Emdeti is rais ing havoc with Hrltlsli shipping in Hast Iridinii waters a number of mor t bunt xsol IrUvtng bewi captured. For the purpose of keeping Htljiians in London posted oti the war the Bels?e, which Wan formerly printed at Brus sels mid later at Owtend, has rfsumefl publication at London. French authorities will not permit, the une of names of places by war correspondents in sending news of military engagement for fear that to do o might prove of advantage to the Germans. Th Japanese cruiser Tachachiho was destroyed by floating mines off Kiao Chan and several hundred of thf offi cers and crew perished. Six terribltt explosions are said to have occurred. Official reports at Washington tell of the efforts Knglaml is making to rnolve the problem of the unemployed. It is said the situation is well in band. Five German submarines have been nent out to attack me British fleet which Is bombarding the coast in the attack on the German land forces. A acout djvlalon of Hritisli war ves e!jt hn joined in the attack on the" German on shore and is rendering good service. The appeal of Great Britain to Portu gal for aid In putting down the re ellion in Africa is said to reflect the Catholic situation. T'ngland is reported to have trans ferred three active battalions from Malta to India. Germany is taking new hope that the revolt in India may lead to some advantage for her own arms in the present conflict. Reports from Callais tell of the riath hy gunshot wound of Prince Max of Hesse Five wounds were found in his back and it is intimated that he was killed by his own men. Duke Krnest August, son-in-law of I he kaiser, is said to have suddenly dis appeared while leading his forces against the French. It is presumed that he has been killed or captured. A man has been arrested 'in London as an American spy but it has been disclosed that he is a German who had been passing himself off as an Ameri can. The British captured one of their own merchant ships, the Lowther Range, and towed her into the harbor at Ks quimalt on suspicion of carrying coal to the Germans. Cattaro Is said to have been great ly damaged by new French guns and the bombardment of -the Anglo-French ; fleet is being continued. Japan has been thanked by Great Britain for the manner in which she is carrying out her part of attacking the Germans in the orient. The Japanese battleship Hisen, which was captured from the Russians in the late war, is standing off the har bor at Honolulu waiting chance to cap ture any German vessels that may try to enter or leave that port. An elaborate system of private tele phones by which they arc enabled to keep posted dn the military conditions In Belgium has been discovered by the Belgians and an effort is Toeing made to destroy it. Hundreds of German and Austrian ubjects are being placed under arrest In Ioidon. Jhe men will be held in j camps until the end of.qe war for fear that they mHy be of some advantage to the enemy should they be allowed ! their freedom. I Mayor Mitchell, of New York, has been asked by the mayor of Berlin to aid him in getting correct accounts of military matters in the newspapers of the United States, it being claimed that accounts sent out by France and England are not true. The German government will tmder tak". it Is expected, to fix a maximum price for potatoes and compel dealers to make a complete inventory -of their Mock. Berlin will also investigate the re port that prohibitive prices are being charged for bef. lard and butter. Lord Crewe announces that the In dian troops will soon be on the fight ing line trtwigside of the British troops, and he expects that the former will give good account of themselves. Heavy damage is. said to have been Inflicted on the Germans near the coast by the bombardment from the British fleet, the shore guns being unable to reply with any effect, it is reported from London. United Hlates revenue cutter ordered the British teamer River Delaware to return to port Of J5ew York, after she had .slipped out without first obtaining signal permission to depart. Germany is said to have sent nearly 1,000,000 men to the theatre of war in the eastern and western partB of France since September 1 -DPiElHlJ nuniai cierKS, iy me Htm- dreds. left their positions in Brussels, r?i umg 10 worn alongside oi me uer- "' . - ttrrV'P officers, took possession of 1 . At Mi FtA At the palace of King Albert at Brussels, retaining possession for three days. Some damage was done to pictures and other f urnishings. German officers ordered meals from hotels and paid for them by checks sigied by the rubber stamp signature of King Albert. Germans gave a big banquet to the airmen at Brussels recently, and dur ing the repast a big map, showing the locations of the parliament war office and the Bank of England, was spread on the table. , Statement of the policy to be ob served in handling the ships in the Suez canal has been issued. Vessels will be ordered to leave after they have been there for a reasonable length of time, providing they show no desire to leave of their own accord. The position that Greece will as sume in the present war will deter mine the attitude of the Balkan states. It is safd that Greece has not at tempted to mobilize its army and that it has no serious intentions of taking part in the conflict. Professor Boutroux and Professor Wedderburn. the former French., and the latter English, of Princeton uni versity, have been given leaves of ab sence tn order that they might leave to Join their colors. Roumania is said to contain a secret society formed with the ..view of aid ing Germany hy creating a hostile pub lic opinion through the medium of the press. Austrians In their invasion of Rus sian provinces are said to have burned 450 houses and caused damage to the extent of $1,500,000. General Auffenberg, who was re moved from the command of the Third Austrian army, explains the .removal to the fact that he was made 111 by a severe cold which developed serious complications. All German and Austrian subjects have been ordered to leave London for Brighton without delay. No exceptions will be made. Large numbers of Germans who were dismissed from hotels in London have left that city for south coast resorts. King Victor Emmanuel signed a de cree reducing the import duties on all cereals from October 20 to March 31, 1915. According to the minister of for eign affairs of Russia, Russia's faith in her ally, England, is firm. The cry of disloyalty is said to have been started by a small minority. Canadian Indians are said to be fac- nf- slf,auJ" obcuum oi wie conai- lions imiowiug m; anuigmt uown oi some of the big fur industries from which they usually obtained their win ter supplies. Means for relieving the distress of the Canadian Indians is being taken by the 'government. For attacks on German merchant places in London more than 30 English rioters were arraigned in court. The eucumenieal patriarch, head of the Greek' Catholic church, has been requested by the Turkish government to leave Constantinople. Emperor Nicholas ordered that Ger man and Austrian subjects who had been granted the honorary title of counsellor of commerce, be deprived of that title. Germany claims to have taken 350. 000 French. English, Russian and Bel gian prisoners. The claim that the prisoners are being mistreated is stoutly denied. Bevin Hedin, famous explorer who has just returned from the fighting aone, declares that the German war machine is working like a clock and that the plans are being carried as originally intended. Eastern Jewish leaders predict that large numbers of Jewish people will come to the United States after the war is over. German warlike methods must be crushed. Bays T. P. O'Conner. in an address to the Irish Nationalists. British lost 14,000 men in less than a month on the fighting line, this number representing about 10 per cent of their entire war strength. i French government 'sent a represen i tativ to tho United States to nnrrhx. j 20,000 horses. The horses must be of i dark color and delivery must be made uy ueremper l. THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, . PORTLAND, 1 1. 1 German steamer Ophelia flying the Red Cross flag and brought the ves sel to Yarmouth Roads. The wireless was dismantled but the vessel will be released. Canada Is planning to send another expeditionary force to Europe. British mob made second attack on German stores in London and the police were called to preserve order and re strain the men from committing acts of violence. The Germans are trying desperately to force the lines of the allies in the northern part of France in order to open the road to Dunkirk. The French and English repulsed the attacks of the Germans in the move ment toward Dunkirk, with great losses on both sides, it is reported. The outcome of the fighting in the Arras region is still a matter of un certainty. Germans are taking advantage 6f the network of trolley lines In Bel gium in order to rush troops to points of vantage. German communication lines were said to have been cut by the allies between Brugs and Ghent. The re port was not confirmed. Armored barges are said to be un der construction by the Germans for use in making a raid on the English coast. The big dirigibles are also be ing made ready for a raid on London. Commerqial and Industrial. THE Inter-Mountain Tribune, which is published at Sweet Home, Or., will be moved to" Scio where the paper will be published about Octo ber 23. Railroad commissioners appointed at Roseburg will soon pay a personal visit to Coos Bay to enlist aid in the scheme of building a railroad from Roseburg to Coos. Roseburg has al ready voted a bond issue and a like issue is desired at Coos. ' A bond issue of $35,000,000 has been authorized by the state of South Caro lina to aid in' buying cotton for the. relief of the growers of the south. The project will have to be ratified by the people. Testimony taken in New ork shows that the American Can company has been given more than $1,000,000 in re bates bv the American Sheet & Tin Plate company, in the past year. Box of stove polish containing, gaso line which had been tossed Into a (stove damaged a building as result of the explosion that followed in the istore of II. R. Warner at Weiser, Idaho. Price of wheat advanced to 90 cents a bushel at Asotin, Wash.. 1300 sacks having been bought from two farmers ' The river launch Prospector has left Lewiston. Idaho, with supplies for min ers and stock men on the Snake river who depend solely on water transpor tation for their winter supplies. The season for packing apples has about ended at Lewis ton, Idaho, and Vicinity. Some of the fruit has not et been harvested. Executive. u: NITED STATES has been asked to gra,nt permit to Bolivia to build big smelter at New York for the purpose of treating tin ore which will be sent here from that country, x permit will likely be given. Commissioners from the United States Indian bureau at Washington fwill be sent to Oregort and Washing ton to investigate, first hand, the con ditions of the Indians in these two states. Schools and reservations will be visited. American Federation of Catholic So cieties has asked the department of state to take steps to protect Catholics from harm in Mexico and to demand reparation for injury to property al ready inflicted. ; . , The political difference of ex-President Taft and Harvey Wiley are said to have been settled at a dinner given at Washington. The United States supreme court has advanced the date, for the hearing of the Harry " Thaw "extradition ease to December 17. Japan, in its official cable to the Japanese embassy at Washington, made no mention of the. report that: Japan bad taken the Yap island, one of the -5 i!Sr.:. 3 AJ' l ft S 1 ftp '! I Photographs copyright 1 f 1 4 by International Mews Service, -The crew'of a British armored motor car salute the burgomaster of Antwerp as he rides through the city at the head of a troop of cavalry while the sife Is In progress. 2 A Belgian infantryman wounded while fighting in the defense of Antwerp. Z British soldiers intrenched near Antwerp awaiting attack, hy the Cijrraanf,. 4 Gun aboard a Belgian armored train which fired upon the Germans during the bombardment of Answerp. 5 A Hritish armored motor car which assisted the Belgians in defending their city from the invader. 6 A shell from one of the large German siege guns, photographed as it burst near a Belgian armored motor a. 7 Coutick, a suburb of Antwerp, in ruins as a result of bombardment by the Germans. 8 British marines intrenched in the suburbs of Antwerp during the bombardment. German possessions in the waters of the Pacific. Representative Henry, of Texas, de layed action on the war tax revenue bill by demanding that something in the way of an appropriation for the benefit of the southern cotton men be done at the present session of con gress. Justice McReynolds, new associate justice of the supreme court of the United States, has been made charge of affairs of the seventh circuit com prising Illinois, Wisconsin and In diana. Henry. Watterson, the Kentucky editor, was the guest at a banquet given by William H. Taft at Wash ington. Sum of $5000 has been cabled to Can ton. China, for the benefit of the flood and famine victims, by the American Red Cross. According to congressional reports there are more than 145,000 persons in the United States who have dodged the income tax collector. Returns are averaging $170,000 a month less than had -been expected. The navy department received word that the Haitien revolutionists are pre paring to land a final blow in hope of crushing the existing -island government- Large numbers of troops have enlisted from the northern section. British embassy at Washington made public a copy of a communication made by Great Britain to the allies and neutral powers protesting against the action of the Germans in laying mines In trade routes and on high seas. The act is described as illegtimate means of conducting warfare. General Newt. WILLIAM L, MITCHELL, senior parter of Mitchell Brothers, cof fee merchants, and Peter Shan non, a broker, were placed on trial at New York for- sending out mlsbranded coffee. Professor James W. Tourmey was named director of the Yale School, of Forestry, succeeding Chief Forester Graves, who had resigned. Three students of the University of Washington were expelled for taking three young girls out to a house party on Vashon island. The names of the (students were not divulged by the uni versity officials. More than 100,000 men, women and SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25. ' 1914. an . : ifc-jfr, A s fx a i ; children of Albania will starve unless relief can be rushed to them, it is said by Rev. W. W. Howard, of Chicago. To provide work for the unemployed Mayor Hurley, of Boston, plans to raise $100,000 fund. An investigation of alleged police graft has been commenced by State's Attorney Hoyne, of Chicago. Some of the records of the police were seized. Despite the fact that he is SO years old, Thomas Harlan, of Centralia, Wash., has opened his campaign as in dependent statewide Prohibition can didate for congress. ' Maurice Allen was rescued from quicksands at Ware, Mass.. after he had been Imprisoned for two days. Five freshmen are4held responsible for the death by harzing of Cadet Wil liam R. Bowles, of Middleton, and the grand jury at Annapolis is urged to proceed with an investigation of the affair. War Handicaps Salvation Army European Conflict Said to Em Wiped Out the Work Heretofore Done on the Continent. New Y'ork. Oct. 24. The war is crip pling the Salvation Army throughout the world. Cable information from General Bramwell Booth is that the army on the continent of Europe is In such desperate straits that its future is in the balance. At best it will re quire a fresh start after the war ends, as its former work has been ruined. Its men are fighting one another in opposing armies. The army's houses are turned into hospitals and shelters and Its finances are prostrate. . From England have gone out about 7000 Salvationists into France and Belgium to serve the Red Cross corps and in relief work among women and children. Money is reported as almost impossible to obtain, even In England, while demands of the unfortunate are coming from thousands of quarters. lit this country, according to a high official, it Is difficult in the extreme to obtain money. Red Cross and oth er appeals overshadow army appeals and the officers live from day to day without knowing whether or not there DEFENSE OF ANTWERP ;.S.iiS X JO 1 t.-- ST"' will be life tomorrow. The campaigns for General Bootli memorial schools in New York and Chicago have been abandoned for the time. At the Christmas season in former years 300,000 persons have been helped in the eastern district and lOK.OOd to 150,000 in the western. Whether or not any at all can be helped this com ing Christmas depends on the special Christmas appeals made on the streets. Because some workers in the Neth erlands cabled from there that the army Is believed by .them to be the best agency for the relief of refugees the army in America has Issued an i appeal for relief funds to distribute to Belgians. The army is asking money for others rt a time when it has next to none for itself, either here or in England, and none at all on the con tinent. College Course for Mayors Suggested Head of XUiaois Municipal Xag-ue Would Send Executives of Cities to School far a While. Urbana, 111., Oct. 24. A short course In city management for ma.yort and other officials was proposed by Mayor Bennett of Rockford, president of the Illinois Municipal league, at the league's annual meeting at the Univer sity of Illinois. "You have a short course for farm ers, clay workers, road engineers, housekeepers and others," Mayor Ben nett said. "Why not for mayors? Set aside a week with special days lor the consideration of the problems of dif ferent city departments. One day could be known as mayor's day." "We'll be glad to consider the idea of such a course," President James of the university replied. L. D. Upson, director of the bureau of municipal research of Dayton, Ohio, declared that the city manager plan, adopted at Dayton nine months ago, was a success. Automatic feeding apparatus for chickens, governed by an alarm clock to feed them at a desired time, has been- invented by a-, Pennsylvania fanner. . . 2v 2SK-- 4V At . 1 T$ n- -St-2!Ft S HIS HATRED WAS INTENSE Paris, Oct. 'J I. 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