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STEAMER BEACHED German Army Appears Near Dunkirk on Coast NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. London—That a German army is be- tween__Fumes and Dunkirk and nearing the latter place, which is on the Eng lish Channel, less than 50 miles from the coast of Dover, is reported in Rotterdam dispatch from a German source to the Daily Mail, under date of Sunday night. A dispatch to the Mail from Dun kirk, dated Sunday night, says that heavy firing has been heard near Dun kirk since 8 o’clock Sunday morning. Severe fighting is taking place. It is supposed that destroyers or gun boats are being used in the canals. Berlin — All signs indicate that a tremendous change is impending in the protracted struggle in Northern France, where for weeks the hostile armies have faced each other in such strongly entrenched positions that neither has been able to advance, ex cept at enormous cost. The present effect of the miitual flanking operations has been to extend the battle lines without either side’s finding a weak^spot. Portland. Road Through Reservation Now Assured Portland — Hop buying continues Dallas — The construction of a per Siletz basin. A special tax of 5 mills without interruption at steady prices. manent highway through Dallas and is planned upon. This will provide Big Coastwise Liner Takes Fire on $10,000. Dealers report that it is difficult to in Falls City to the Lincoln county line aboftt Thè proposed road through the Siletz terest brewers in new business, and to connect with the road being built by will lessen Way to Portland. the distance between Port this is to be expected in view of the Lincoln county now seems assured. land and Newport by 16 miles; will approaching elections and the fact that Voters of Falls City this week re afford a scenic route to the coast, and hops are being offered to brewers at a pealed the charter creating a separate will be through a country noted for Fireman Cremated, but Rest oi steadily declining scale of prices. road district out of Falls City. This game and fish. Crew Saved—Explosion Starts There is a great deal of uncovered con puts the city in road district No. 21 It is planned to call a special elec Blaze in Stoke Hole. tract business to be taken care of, of Polk county, which, reaches to the tion in Road district 21 this fall so that work can be commenced on the however, and it is this that is keeping Lincoln county line. The county court needed the votes in new road next spring. Most of the the trade employed. This week's purchases were made at Falls City to vote a special tax. The work will be confined to grading and Portland,^Or. — The steamer Santa a range of 8 to 12 cents. The largest vote that repealed the charter will be widening the present road. Automo- Catalina, a huge $700,000 steel deal was closed by McNeff Bros., who sufficient to carry the special tax nec biles now travel with ease to a point freighter of the W. R. Grace Co.’s bought 340 bales from Demaris Bros., essary to carry on the proposed con several miles the other side of the line, plying between New York and of Yakima. This firm also bought 175 struction of the highway through the summit. Pacific Coast ports, including Portland, bales in The Dalles section, the crops took fire and was beached late Sunday of Frieson, Smith & Gates and one Reclaming of 46,500 Acres Residents Along Eugene afternoon against the Oregon shore of other, also 100 bales from Salem deal the Columbia river, two miles from In Lake County Approved Millrace Win Injunction era. St. Helens. She is practically a total The apple m arket was good for Salem—State Engineer Lewis said Eugene—Clearing the title to resi loss. cheap and medium-priced fruit, but recently that he approved the applica dence property conservatively valued Two carloads of ammunition in her there was not much demand for the tion of the Goose Lake Irrigation com at $250,000, but bcttling the present cargo exploded with the fire, adding higher-priced grades. horrors and damage. Grapes are steady here and prices pany for the reclamation of 46,500 factory district from further expansion Forty-two members of her officers’ cannot be advanced, in spite of the acres of land and the construction of a so far as water power is concerned, a staff and crew are safe, but one fire Attack by Submarine firmness of the California market. A large reservoir in Goose Lake valley decree in the Circuit court from Judge man, Gus Johnson, is dead. He was car of cantaloupes arrived from Med in the southern part of Lake county. Hamilton, of Roseburg, enjoined the entrapped in the engine room instantly Was Complete Surprise when the explosion occurred, and Aberdeen, Scotland—The attack on ford. He said the company soon would com Chambers Power company from at heroic efforts of Captain J. F. Rose the British cruiser Hawke, which was Wheat — Bid: Bluestem, $1.02; plete the reservoir and main canals at tempting to widen the mill race, and forty-fold, 99ic; club, 96c; red Rus and his aides to rescue him before the sunk by a German submarine, came as sian, 90c; red Fife, 92c. a cost of approximately $1,000,000. declared the property holders owners ship was abandoned were futile. great surprise to those aboard the Oats—Bid: No. 1 white, feed, $25 The impounding Among the rescued are Mrs. Rose, a cruiser, dam, which is 66 feet in fee of the property along the banks. to the survivors who per ton. wife of the captain, and their baby, arrived according high, 200 feet long at the bottom and This ended, so far as the Circuit court here. Nothing was seen to Barley—Bid: No. 1 feed, $20 per who were lowered over the sides of the indicate the presence of a submarine ton; brewing, $21; bran, $22; shorts, 600 at the top, has been completed, its is concerned, a controversy which has burning vessel while still in mid until after the explosion, when the $23. storage capacity being 65,000 acre- been continued for 14 years, involving stream. of the boat was detected Millfeed—Spot prices: Bran, $25@ feet. The north and south canals, two a virtual feud between the power com The fireboat David Campbell, of periscope pany’s workmen and the property own moving away some distance. 25.50 per ton; shorts, $27@28; rolled of the largest, are completed with the ers. Portland, fought the flames in the big The Hawke at sank The decree also enjoined the exception of certain flumes. in five minutes and barley, $26@27. linerjafter making a fast run from hundreds of men, some of them in power company from runinng cordwood Corn—Whole, $37 per ton; cracked, “ The company,” said Mr. Lewis, down Portland. the mill stream. “ will sell water at the rate of $25 an jackets and others hanging to $38. The Santa Catalina was capable of cork The power company lost its right, acre, and, as soon as the land under pieces of wreckage, were scattered Hay — Eastern Oregon' timothy, carrying 10,000 tons dead weight and about in the water. once possessed, it allowed a the present canal has been sold, the $15.50@16 per ton; grain hay, $10@ had just entered the Columbia river on “ I was on the forenoon w atch,” said 11; alfalfa, $12@13.50; valley tim project will be extended by the con residence district because to grow up along the her second voyage to Portland. She one of the stokers, “ and we were en othy, $13@14. struction of high line canals which banks of the stream’unprotested. The made her maiden trip last December. joying ourselves. Someone was sing held that it made no effort to use Vegetables — Cucumbers, $1.50 per probably will bring the total acreage court She was one of the first great liners to ing and the others had joined in the box; its right to widen the banks for a under the project to 60,000. Fees col eggplant, 7c per pound; peppers make a passage through the Panama chorus when the Hawke was struck. period of more than 48 years. lected by this office on approval of the 5@c; artichokes, 85c per dozen; toma canal, having arrived at San Francisco The ship vibrated violently and imme aggregate $526.09. While from New York about 10 days ago. She diately started to cant over. When I toes, 50@90c per crate; cabbage, ljc permits Marion Tax Roll Is Less. per pound; peas, 10c; beans, 6c; cel water rights for the project were left San Francisco Friday and carried reached the deck the captain was call ery’, 50@75c per dozen; cauliflower, initiated under the old law, the com Salem—Marion county's tax roll for about 2000 tons of mixed cargo, 1400 ing, ‘I t’s everybody for him self.’ 75c@$l; asparagus, $2 box; sprouts, pany handling the bonds insisted that 1914 is $37,893,165, which is $408,790 tons of which were for Portland. •the same be brought under the state I jumped overboard and managed 10c per pound. In the cargo for Portland was a to “ keep although the w ater was Onions—Yellow, $1@1.25 per sack. water code to secure protection offered less than last year. The decrease is large supply of ammunition, which ex bitterly afloat, due to the water company property picked up by the Green Fruits — Apples, 75c@$1.75 by it.” ______ i_ ploded within a few minutes after the only boat cold, that until there was tim e to and steel bridge having been assessed per box; cantaloupes, $1@1.60 per vessel took flame. The exploding cart launch. For a time we rowed around by the state and not by the county, as ridges created a near-panic among the picking up men, but the boat was soon crate; casabas, $1.25@1.50 per dozen; State’s fish Hatcheries sailors and crew and made the work of overcrowded and beyond throwing life pears, 50c@$1.25 per box; peaches, | last year. Best Record in History fighting the blaze still more hazardous belts to the men in , the water, we 40@60c; grapes, 75c@ $l.25 per crate; Salem—R. E. Clanton, superintend Assessor West says the property cranberries, $8@8.50 per barrel. and nearly impossible. Three of the could do no more. A Norwegian seamen jumped overobard, two swim steamer came up and picked up a few Potatoes—Oregon, $1.25 per sack; ent of hatcheries, at a meeting of the valuation is approximately the same sweet potatoes, 2(ii2\c per pound. ming to the Oregon shore, a third be State Fish,and Game commission, said as in 1913. The acreage value is $22,- but for the large majority she Eggs— Fresh Oregon ranch, case that ing rescued by a small river fishing men, town and city lot improve the take of salmon eggs for hatch ! 899,490; count, 29(f?32c per dozen; candled, 33 boat, which went to the aid of the was too late.” ments, $10,021,995; improvements on eries this year was the largest in the land not deeded or patented, @35c; storage, 27J@28c. Santa Catalina as soon as the explosion $48,600; Poultry—Hens, 121<Sil3c per pound; history of the state. He said the take, (steamboats, sailboats, stationary en was heard up and down the Columbia Native Born Canadians springs, 121(fil3c; turkeys, young, 18 which is principally of the early Chi gines, automobiles and manufacturing in the vicinity of St. Helens. in New Army Are few @20c; dressed, 22@25c; ducks, 10@ nook, will total more than 30,000,000. machinery, $669,495; merchandise and 14c; geese, 10@ llc. in trade, $1,228,496; farm im- Toronto, Ont. — Charges are made Anti-German Riots Started that many native-born Canadians are Butter— Creamery, prints, extras, C. F. Stone, of Klamath Falls, for j j stock plements, money, notes and merly a member of the commission j accounts, $202,280; per pound; cubes, 30@31c. in Many Parts of London not enlisting for service in the Euro 35c Veal—Fancy, $872,890; shares of stock, 12@12Jc pier pound. and reappointed recently when Harold $821,990; hotel, rooming house and London — Anti-German rioting in pean war. One estim ate goes so far Pork—Block, 9J@10c per pound. Clifford, of Baker, resigned, attended office furniture, $81,500; horses and as to say that of the first contingent London Sunday night caused the de Hops—1914 crop, 8@ llc; 1913 crop, the meeting. A resolution providing mules, $559,700; cattle, $389,515; no fewer than 85 per cent were British struction of a score of shops. Damage that all employes of the department sheep and goats, $43,980; swine, $48,- was done in the Deptford borough and born, most of whom came to Canada nominal. having expense accounts must furnish 415, and dogs, $5020. in Old Kent road. In the former dis within the last five years. receipts for expenditures or make affi Seattle. trict several stores were attacked and This estim ate is combated by many, them, was adopted. It was among others by the Canadian life Seattle—Numerous sailings to Alas davits to that Scholls Fair Success. set afire. all heads of departments Hillsboro In Old Kent road meat markets were insurance companies, who patriotically ka drew heavily of fresh eggs and but decided — The Grange Fair at file reports for the year ending Scholls, 10 miles smashed and this was followed by the have decided not to enforce the war ter from this market, and eggs sold as must southeast of this city, December 1 not later than December wrecking of a confectionery store. clause in their policies, which entitles high as 47c on a jobbing basis, with 17. closed after a two days' session. The them to impose a super-prem i^i of Some of the shops were pillaged. wholesale prices firm to higher at 46(ft' A vote of thanks was extended to livestock exhibits were numerous, and $50 a thousand. Instead of doing this Police were called out and 20 arrests few sales were reported at 48c. Mr. Clifford for his work while a mem the fair is considered the best ever made. Precautions have been taken they are carrying all policies in force 47c. The A tendency in immediate futures ber of the commission. at the time of enlistment at the old is for an advance, to prevent further rioting. held in the locality. The exhibits of and jobbers do not Great excitement prevailed through rate, therehy substantially increasing hesitate to predict a 50-cent market swine were as good as those at the their liabilities without any compen out Sunday in Deptford and neighbor Expert Talks on Clover. before the end of next week. Ranch State Fair, and blooded cattle and ing boroughs. Crowds thronged the sating revenue. They say their lists stock is decreasing so heavily that job Albany—C. W. Creel, a government sheep the display. An or streets and refused to move at the or of policy holders show a large propor bers are buying from each other in agricultural expert of Washington, D. ganizer completed of girls’ clubs, under direction ders of the police. The rioters tion of Canadian born. to fill local and shipping de C., addressed the clover growers of of the domestic science teacher of O. threatened to attack German places However, the highest estim ate of order mands. C.t delivered an address. in Bromley and other boroughs if the Canadian born in the contingent is 40 There has been a heavier movement Linn county at the Commercial club A. The management of the fair had the per cent, 60 per cent being British storage eggs, with a top on locals of recently. authorities permitted them to open. entire exhibit under tents, and there The rioting was led by 100 docks born, although according to the last of The season is showing that the Sixty-five clover growers attended was a good attendance, despite in laborers, who had been turned out of a census the latter number only 11 per 31c. local egg has remained in better con the lecture. clement weather. The Scholls Grange lodging house to make room for Bel cent of the population. than the Easterns which went to Mr. Creel talked to the growers on holds a fair every year, and the gian refugees. The men gathered in That a serious situation is indicated dition ice simultaneously and that they methods to be used in exterm inating just closed was its first experiment fair in a German saloon and smashed the win by the circumstance is admitted by the not as yet give any of the custom the midge and rootborer, which have livestock exhibits, Canadian patriots. In explanation it do dows and the bar. "storage” taste. injured the clover crop this J The dockers charged the owner of is argued that many of the British ar ary The butter m arket is steady and materially year. Library Day Is Arranged. the saloon with having started a re- rivals had miltiary training, and fur well balanced. The liberal supply in In 1912, between $100,000 and Stanfield—November 21 is to be ob port that two British battleships had ther, having severed home ties, they sight, together with the heavy flow of been destroyed, The shop of a German were freer to respond to the call of cream, which seems to be uninter $125,000 worth of seed was produced served in Stanfield as library Day. The Last year the crop amounted Library board has laid plans for the butcher, in the window of which a war. It is admitted that this is only a and the well proportioned vol here. to $225,000. The Linn county clover occasion, and will especially entertain picture of Emperor William was dis partial explanation and that possibly rupted, of trade, is tending to keep the men will co-operate Oregon con all visitors. Opportunity will also be there is a more serious underlying ume played, was wrecked. street independent of bullish influ gressmen in securing with an appropriation | given the people of town and country The rioting proceeded for a distance cause. ences that m ight be put upon it by of $10,000 to establish an experi to donate books. The books so donated of about a mile before it was stopped It has also been pointed out that few other large distributing centers. by a detachment of soldiers. The French Canadians enliBted for the first Eggs— Select ranch, 40fa42c dozen. mental station in Oregon to be de | will not become part of the county I library, but will be the nucleus of a shopkeepers all lived above their contingent. The incident illustrates Poultry—Live hens, 10@16c pound; voted to the clover industry. I strictly Stanfield library, and remain places of business and their apart how slender is the bond of sentim ent old roosters, 10c; 1914 broilers, 13(a that now connects “ New France” with 14c; ducklings, 10(S12c; geese, 10c; the property of the community. The Hybrid Ducks Killed. ments were sacked. Library board appointed by the mayor The rioting in the German shops in old France. Nevertheless, in demon guinea Silver Lake — A new species of fowl, $9 per dozen. High street, Deptford, was resumed at stration of loyalty to the British em Dressed mutton— 10<fj,17ic pound. | ducks, at least a new kind to Central James M. Kyle, consists of G. L. Hurd, 11 o’.clock. Sunday night. A large pire, an entire brigade of French Vegetables — Artichokes, 75 85 ; Oregon, has made its appearance on president; Mrs. Florence B. Connor, force of police who tried unsuccessful Canadians is being rapidly organized dozen; Lake county lakes with the opening of secretary; Mrs. J. M. Richards, Mrs. beans, green, 7i<i£8c; bell pep 1 the ly to put down the distrubance had and will be incorporated in the second pers, California, season. The stranger ap- Frank Sloan, Mrs. George C. Coe and 30-lb. boxes, $1.25; pears hunting expedition. several of its members injured. to be a bluebill-mallard hybrid. Thomas Richards. beets, new, $1(0,1.25 sack; cabbage, • | Only two of the new birds have been lc pound; red, l |c ; corn, green, so far, but hunters report hav- Astoria Opposes Waterfront Bills. Prince Saved by Illness. Prisoners' Exchange Due. 1 local, $1.50(§)1.75 sack; carrots, local, 85c 1 killed London—That Prince Oscar, the fifth London—The Amsterdam correspond (ft$ 1 sack; cauliflower, local, 75c ing seen a flock of a dozen or more of Astoria—The Port of Astoria Com son of the emperor, owes his life to ent of Rueter’s Telegram company dozen; cucumbers, hothouse, 75<885c ; apparently the same kind of ducks. mission at its meeting adopted resolu his attack of heart disease is stated in says the Cologne Gazette has published ¡dozen; field, 35<fJ45c; lettuce, local, tions opposing the passage of the in 90-Cent Wheat Is Scarce. a dispatch from Copenhagen. It ap- a message from Kiel, saying that 157 40(i/50c dozen; potatoes. W hite rivers, itiative measure known as the "public pears that a party of Turros were fir- j prisoners of war, men attached to the $21 (fii 23 ton; Yakimas, $25 0 1 27; Pendleton—More than 150,000 bush docks and water frontage amendment” ing from trees and shot down every British ambulance corps, have arrived ¡sweets, $1.90@2 hundred; radishes, els of club wheat changed hands Sat- as well as the initiative measure en officer surrounding the prince. T h e1 at the German-Danish frontier for ex local, 15c dozen bunches; rutabagas, j urday at 90 cents a bushel. While titled the “ municipal wharves and sudden excitement led to the heart at change with an equal number of Ger Alaska, $2 sack; Spinach, local, 90c(a this price is phenomenal, local buyers docks bill.” The resolutions recite tack and the prince fell unconscious. man ambulance corps men held b y the $1 crate; tomatoes, local, 30fo40C|Were unable to obtain more at this that each of the proposed measures is The Turcos believed he was dead and , British. The Englishmen will travel crate; turnips, new, white, $1.25 figure. Many farm ers declare they detrimental to the best interests of the stopped firing. state. home by way of Copenhagen. sack. { are holding for $1. j