BRITISH DEFEAT GERMAN CORPS Imperial Guard, Led by Crown Prince, Claimed Annihilated. General Pau Announces Victory Over Germans In North Million in Battle. London. A Boulogne dlHpatch to the Evening News says a telegram has been received from General Pan announcing a victory by the allied forces at Precy Sur Olse. The Imperial Guard, under Crown Prince Frederick William, Is reported to have been annihilated by the Brit Is l force which opposed them. The Evening News dispatch says: "A telegram has been received from General Pau announcing a victory by the allied forces under Field Marshal Sir John French, commanding the British, and General d'Amade at Precy Sur Olse, about 25 miles north of Purls. "The allies were drawn across the northern line wlth-the center at Precy. The EngllBh troops were on the left and the French on the right. The former had in front of them the Im perial Guard under Crown Prince Frederick William. "On both wings, It is reported, the allies were successful. The German left was held by the French and re tired to the north. -"The Imperial Guard, who were or dered to surrender, were annihilated by the British. It Is reported that the Crown Prince was in their midst." The British official bureau has re' celved no confirmation of this meS' sage. An earlier official statement given out in Paris said that a general action had started on the line from Nanteull le-Hardouin to Verdun, a distance of 120 miles. It was then said that, thanks to the vigorous action of the French troops, supported by the Brit ish, the Germans had "started retir ing." 1 Unofficial advices from Berlin also have indicated that a battle of tre mendous importance was being fought In the territory described. The official bureau Bays: "General Joffre's plans are being steadily carried out. The allied forces, acting on the offensive, have been successful in checking and forcing back in a northeast direction the Ger man forces opposed to them." ALL ABLE-BODIED BRITONS ARE SUMMONED TO COLORS London In the historic Guild hall of London, Premier Asquith Saturday started the crusade to stimulate enlist ment under the British flag, which he intends to push through the country. He is calling on every able-bodied Briton of military age to come to the help of his country in the hour of need. The premier opened his Guild hall address with the announcement that up to the present between 275,000 and 300,000 recruits had responded to the call of Lord Kitchener, the secretary of war. The premier said the empire had en tered into this contest of might ver bus right with clean judgment and a clean conscience. Sorority Girls Are Free. Stanford University, Cal. After detention by German officials at Heid elberg, three Standford sorority girls, Miss Carolina Squires, Miss Ruth Squires and Miss Katherine Sheldon, of Palo Alto, have cabled their rela tives that they have secured passage to America. The young women were allowed to proceed from Heidelberg to I Rotterdam and thence to London. Ac cording to the cable message the ves- sel on which the party crossed the English Channel narrowly missed hit ting a floating mine. Pope Names Secretary. Rome It is officially announced that Pope Benedict XV has appointed Car dinal Dominico Ferrata to be papal sec retary of state. Cardinal Ferrata was born in 1847 in Montefiascone, Italy. His work as papal nuncio at Paris and as prefect of the congregation of bish ops in Rome stamped him as a finish ed diplomat. He presided over the Eucharist congress held last year at t ' Malta. In 1901, when the late Car dinal Rampollo resigned as papal secre tary of state, Cardinal r errata was mentioned as a probable candidate for the office. Austrian Steamer Sunk. London The sinking of the Aus- trian Bt earner Bathori by a British " cruiser in the Bay of Biscay was re ported Saturday. The Austrian steamer refused to heave to until the cruiser put a shot across her bow, The warship then took off the crew of 26 and sent the steamer to the bottom, The prisoners taken included a Ger man imperial staff officer. The Bathori was a steamer of 1385 tons. She plied between Fiume and French ports and was last reported in Havre roads August 5. Ulstermen Going to War. Belfast, Ireland Within an hour after the opening of the recruiting office for Ulster volunteers. 700 men of the North Belfast regiment had en rolled for foreign service. Sir Edward Carson, leader of the Ulster Unionists. addressed a battalion of volunteers, assuring the men that "sufficient vol unteers will remain in Ulster to pro tect it from inviuinn. It will keen a province for you until you return." NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS. Portland. Portland All cereals are advancing in price, with wheat leading the pro cession. At the Merchants' Exchange sessions bids of $1.12, an advance of 2 cents, were made for bluestem, with sellers asking 1.13 and $1.14. Club was bid up to 03 cents, red Russian was half a cent higher at 93 cents and red fife a cent higher at 934 cents. Buyers and sellers could not get to gether, and no business was transacted at the session. The interior wheat markets were very strong, with country millers com peting sharply against Coast buyers and farmers, as a rule, holding for still higher prices. For two days farmers in the Big Bend section have been receiving $1 net for their blue stem, while at Walla Walla a sale was made at $1.07. Club wheat sold on the Sound at 954 cents. California is in toe market for wheat of all kinds and full prices are being offered. During the past month ship ments south have been large, amount ing to 471,305 bushels from Portland. Flour shipments from here to Califor nia in August were 40,171 barrels, and the Sound sent 76,955 barrels down. Barley prices were quoted unchanged on call at $24.50 for feed and $25 for brewing. The San Francisco barley market advanced sharply, December closing at $1.25, against $1.22 on Saturday, and the May option at $1.32, as compared with $1.28 Satur day. Eastern demand for Oregon and Washington barley is reported here. A $6 rate on barley is announced from Portland to New York via the Canal Millfeed Spot prices: Bran, $25 25.50 per ton; shorts, $28.50: rolled barley, $23.5024.50. Corn Whole, $37 per ton; cracked, $38. Hay Old timothy, Eastern Oregon, $1516; new crop timothy, valley, $12.50(ffil3; grain hay, $810; alfal fa, $1112. Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case count, 28c; candled, 30c. Poultry Hens, 1414c; springs, 1516c; turkeys, 22c; dreBsed, choice, 25c; ducks, 1015c; geese, 10c. Butter Creamery prints, extras, 35c per pound; cubes, 31c; storage, 28(fi!28c. Pork Block, 12 Jc per pound. Veal Fancy, 1314c per pound. Vegetables uicumbers, 50e per box; eggplant, 8c per pound; peppers, 67c per pound; artichokes, $1 per dozen; tomatoes, 2550c per crate; cabbage, 1 1 2c per pound; peas, 5 6c; beans, 46c; corn, $11.25 per sack ; celery, 6085c per dozen. Onions Yellow, $1.25 per sack. Green Fruits Apples, new, 75c $1.75 per box; cantaloupes, 25c$1.25 per crate; peaches, 2075c per box plums, 50c$l; watermelons, 8090c per cwt. ; casabas, $1.502 per dozen pears, 60c$l per box; grapes, 75c $1.50 per crate. Potatoes Oregon, $1.35 per sack. Receipts at the Portland Union Stockyards in August were unusually heavy, the total run being 4855 head greater than in the same month last year. The largest gain, as has been the case every month this year, was in the hog division, where the increase was 4013 head. Cattle Prime steers, $6.757 choice, $6.506.75; medium, $6.25 6.50; choice cows, $5.756; medium $5.25 6.75; heifers, $5.60 6.50 calves, $68.50; bulls, $34; stags, $4.505.75. Hogs Light, $99.25; heavy, $8 8.25. Sheep Wethers, $4(aj5.Z5; ewes, $3.604.35; lambs, $36. Seattle. Seattle Predicting that Elberta peaches will sell down to 25c per box next week, the street is preparing to meet the heaviest volume of this fruit since the opening of the season. Not withstanding that the stock has been pouring in all week, jobbers have bat tled to get the best price possible for the grower, but to little purpose. Do mestic canning operations, which sank to a minimum since sugar began to mount upward, has paralzyed profits to the producer. With the main avenues of consumption closed, the surplus has been thrown back into the local trade, and demoralization was inevitable, Should there be another season like this, many growers declare they will cut down their trees. Eggs select ranch, 3536c per dozen. Poultry Live hens, 10(n)15c per pound; old roosters, 9c; 1914 broilers, 1415c; ducklings, 1012c; geese, 10c; guinea fowl, $9 per dozen. Dressed Pork 810c per pound. Dressed veal Small, 12 13 pound; large, 812c. Ranch butter 16c per pound. Apples New cooking, 5085c box new eating, $1.251.60; Gravensteins, $11.25. Blackberries $1 crate. Cantaloupes Ponies, 50c crate standards, 75c. Crabapples 50c$1.25 box. Grapes Malaga, $1.10 crate; To kay, $1.50; Concords, 30c. Huckleberries 78c pound. Pears Bartlett, 75c(g$1.25 box. Peaches 3040e crate. Dressed beef Prime beef steers, 12 12Jc pound; cows, ll12c; heif ers, 12e. Dressed Hogs Whole, packing house, 13c pound. Dressed spring lamb 12(3;13c lb. Dressed mutton 9(510c pound. Beets New, $1.25 Back. Cabbage Local, $1 sack. Corn Green, $1.251.60 sack. Carrots Local, $1 sack. Cauliflower Local, $11.25 dozen Cucumbers Hothouse, 3575c doz. TAUAN FLEET TO AID ALLIES reat Britain Supplies Coal for Operations of Warships. trench Fleet In Mediterranean to Be Shifted to North Sea to Aid British Navy. Washington, D. C. That an agree ment exists between the Triple En tente, made up of Great Britain, France and Russia, and Italy, is estab lished to the satisfaction of diplomats here by Information they have re ceived. Great Britain has given Italy 40,000 tons of coal for the use of the Italian fleet. Additional Bupplies are to be provided as needed. The result will be that Italy will be able, when the moment for her action comes, to use her fleet against the Austrian and Turkish navies. The French fleet in the Mediterranean thus will be re lieved of the necessity of bottling up the Austrian men of war and can be shifted to the North Sea. The union of the British and French navies will mean that tremendous force will be stationed off the German coast and enable offensive operations against the harbors within which the German navy is lying ready for action, The exact moment when Italy is to throw in her fortunes with the Entente King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy, whose fleet may join the Triple En tente. is not known, but it is predicted that it will be soon. There is not the slightest doubt either in official or diplomatic circles that Italy will join in the conflict. Similarly there IB no question that Turkey and Bulgaria will operate with Germany and Aus tria. Turkey's entrance into the strug gle will be the signal for action by Greece. Self-defense will compel Rou mania to participate, and her alliance with Russia and Italy is undoubted. FRENCH MOVE CAPITAL TO CITY OF BORDEAUX Paris A proclamation has been is sued by the government announcing that the government departments will be transferred temporarily to Bor deaux. The proclamation was issued by the minister of the interior, who said the decision had been taken solely upon the orders of the military, because the fortified places of Paris, while not necessarily likely to be attacked, would become the pivot of the field operations of the two arimes. The building of supplementary de fensive works is proceeding vigorous ly. Several of the gates of Paris were closed to traffic. Russians Admit Defeat at Hands of Germans London Advices have been received here from Petrograd (St. Petersburg) that the Russian general staff frankly confesses to disaster to two army corps, including the loss of three gen erals. Telegraphing from Petrograd the correspondent of the Times declares that the war reports given out by the headquarters staff in the Russian capi tal are generally rather meager, but are generally true. That the headquarters will stick to this plan also when the news is bad is proved by the announcement made here. The wording of the announcement indicates that other Vistula fortresses, besides Graudenz and Thorn have re ceived reinforcements. The news ar rived Thursday night and the people of Petrograd received it with firmness. Their faith in a final Russian victory remains wholly unshaken. Liner Reported Captured. New York Reports were current here that British cruisers had succeed ed in capturing the Kron Prinz Wil helm, the German liner which had been roaming the seas since her sudden de parture from this port a day or so be fore war was declared between Ger many and England. Sir Courtenay Bennett, the British consul here, had heard the rumor and made inquires during the day, but said that he had been unable to confirm it from any re liable source. The Kron Prinz Wil- helm was a North German Lloyd liner, New Officials Keeping Order in War-Torn Mexico Washington, D. C Confident that a general election in Mexico will be held soon, the President and Secretary Bryan have expressed to President Carranza their satisfaction with the rapid progress being made in restoring tranquility in the Southern republic. Although they realize reconstruction days will be fraught with many deli cate situations, administration officials are convinced that the present govern ment is rapidly acquiring stability and believe no counter revolution of im portance 1b to be expected. Official dispatches bear out this view. Order is being kept and busi ness Ib being generally resumed. One message commented on the arrival in Mexico City from the United States of a through Pullman sleeper, the first in nearly two years, revolutionary opera tions having paralyzed railroad traffic ever since Madero was overthrown. Paul Fuller, a personal representa tive of the President, will confer with General Carranza on the future rela tions between the United States and the Carranza government. Recognition is not now expected to be given until a definite program is agreed upon by all factions for the election. No differences, it was learned, have arisen between Carranza and the American government concerning the closing of the port of Vera Cruz. The act is construed as friendly and as re sulting from a desire to increase cus- tomsjrevenues at other Mexican ports. BATTLE OF AEROPLANES IS FOUGHT OVER PARIS Paris A fight Tin the air over Paris took place Friday. Three German air men hovered over the capital and im mediately two French machines were sent up to engage them. Meanwhile rifles and machine guns mounted on public buildings kept up a constant fire. By this means one of the German machines became sepa rated from the others and the French aviators flew swiftly in itB direction. The Germans opened fire, to which the Frenchmen replied vigorously. The battle seemed to turn to the disadvantage of the German, who mounted speedily to a higher level, and, holding this position, was saved from further attack. He finally dis appeared in a northwest direction over Fort Romainville, after a vain pursuit, The other German aeroplanes also escaped the fire of the guns and after circling about for a considerable time, disappeared from view. Japan Charged With Vio lating Chinese Neutrality Pekin The German legation has protested to the foreign office against an infringement of China's neutrality by Japan. The protest followed the landing of a Japanese division at the newly opened Chinese port of Lung Kow, 100 miles north of TsingTau. News of the Japanese landing caused no surprise here, as the Japanese lega tion several days ago requested the foreign office to remove the limit of the 50 kilometers (about 30 miles) ra dius prescribed by the Chinese as the fighting area around Tsing Tau. The foreign office did not fomply with the request, but it was under stood that the Chinese troops would be instructed not to oppose the Japanese, The Chinese officials are described as incensed, but afraid of doing anything that might afford the Japanese a cause for territorial or other exactions. Whether British forces will cross Shan Tung with the Japanese is not divulged, but the point is much dis cussed here. Capital Edict Honored. Petrograd (St. Petersburg) The name St. Petersburg does not appear in any Russian newspaper now. Thus has been observed the imperial edict changing the name of the Russian capital from St. Petersburg to Petro grad, on account of the German form of the name under which the city has been known since its foundation. Other cities in Russia with German names, such as Schlussburg, have asked that their appellations be Russianized Mourning dresses are increasing number on the streets of the Russian capital. American-French to Aid. Washington.'D. C A French relief fund is being formed to assist sick and wounded refugees, not only French, but also Belgian, English and other nation alities now swarming into Paris and other cities. Reports reaching here from Paris and other places in France tell of the misery, particularly among the poorer classes, following in the train of the war. An announcement will be made later of the details of the organization of the French fund, which will be centralized and administered by the French embassy. Owners of Autos File Claims, Washington, D. C. Americans whose automobiles were commandeered by military authorities in some of the European countries have begun filing their claims with the State depart ment. Most of the tourists obtained receipts for their cars with the prom ise that they would be reimbursed. In most cases settlements are not ex pected before the end of the war. Spanish War Veterans Elect. Louisville Major C. F. Cramer, of Columbus, Ohio, was elected com mander-in-chief, and Scranton, Pa. was chosen for the 1915 convention, by the United Spanish War Veterans in 11th annual convention here. Omaha and San Francisco had wanted next year's convention. CURE HAMS AT HOME MORS ECONOMICAL, AND MEAT 18 BETTER. THE Expert Tells of the Methods of Prepa ration for Bast Results "Sugar Curs" More Expensive, But Better Than 8alt Process. (By MRS. W. C. HUTCHINSON.) There Is no other product of the farm to which the owner points with greater pride than to his abundance of well cured hams, one of the dally essentials for the tablo, and It the ham la well cured and well cooked, we certainly have one of the most appetizing dishes which can be set before us. This edible need not be limited to the farmer alone; those of the city may enjoy, equally with him, by pur chasing the slaughtered hogs, or bams of the butchers, then, uslug a good method of sugar curing. It Is economy to those In the city, and a profit to the farmer should he place his home-cured hams on the market; there is always a ready sale, and they bring a much better price than the packer's meat or the ordi nary salt ham. Should we decide to market our own 'home-made," "sugar-cured" hams, there would be a very great demand for them. Each year we are compelled to refuse a number of would-be pup chasers. To all Interested in the sugar-cured method of preparing It, we give the following recipe: For 1,000 pounds of meat, take 40 pounds of common salt, ten pounds of Orleans, sugar, four pounds black pepper, three .pounds Baltpeter, half pound cayenne pepper. Mix thorough ly, then rub one-half of the mixture on the meat, let It lie two weeks, and then rub on the remainder, after which let It He four weeks, then hang and smoke. As Boon as the animal heat Is out of the meat, apply first half, carefully covering skin and fieBh side alike, and well over hock bone. The extra expense over salted meat is small and I think about equal to oth er methods of curing ; the amount of la bor required for first application is very little more than ordinary salting, and for second, requires one man about one hour. If you wish to cure smaller quantities, time and labor will be In proportion. Do not think the quantity of the preparation too small when mixed, for although It may look so, yet It Is an abundance. As this Is put on the meat, each ham Is placed separately upon a plat form, there to await the second appli cation, when It is again placed for the four weeks, after which we hang and smoke for four days from wood fire, not being partial to hickory wood, By this time the meat la firm and dry, .and it Is wrapped in newspapers, then placed in sacks made of denim, or other strong material and hung In a cool dark place. We have used this recipe for 15 years, have never bad a ham spoil and have never tasted better hams. Raspberry Shortcake. Make a rich biscuit dough by mix ing one quart of flour Blfted with four heaping teaspoonfula of baking pow der, one-half teaspoonful salt; work in one tablespoonful of butter, one cupful of cream, milk enough to make the dough easy to handle, one egg broken in and stirred well. Roll the dough until about an Inch thick, brush over with melted butter, cut with bis cuit cutter size of the top of a cup. Place one over the other. When baked, break open, put sweetened raspberries between and put a large spoonful of whipped cream on top and one large berry, also Juice poured around. Cotton Rugs and Cushions. doming is more satisfactory as a floor covering for summer bedrooms than a washable cotton rug. They can be bought for 65 cents, In the small size a yard long and 24 Inches wide. A big one, 9 by 12 feet, costs $10. They are made either in plain colors, with white stripes for a border across the ends, or In mottled, blt-or-mlss pat terns. They are edged with cotton fringe. Cushions, for the hammock or porch floor, are bIbo covered with this cotton homespun. Twenty-four Inches square, they cost $1.60. Steak and Olives, Take aDoiit two pounds or rump steak, brown well In frying pan with a little butter, then put In casserole with a little water and bake slowly three hours. Then put In enough wa ter to mane a sumcient gravy, one pint of carrots cut In cubes. About half an hour before serving put In a small bottle of stuffed olives cut In halves. Serve In the casserole. The meat will not need much salt, on ac count of the olives being salty. Currant Nectar. Take a quart of well-picked currants and bring to a boil. Press through a cheesecloth bag and return to fire, add ing a pound of sugar. Fill goblet a fourth full and add cracked Ice until full. Strawberry Nectar. Cut fine strawberries In small pieces and sweeten with powdered sugar, Fill the goblet quarter full of this fruit and fill with plain or aerated Iced wa ter. A slice of lime may be added to UUa. SAVING TIME AND STRENGTH Proper Planning of Household Dutlee Will Do Away With Muoh Unnec essary Wear and Tear, The housewife should carefully study the conservation of her strength and energy during the hot weather. All the short cuts to housekeeping. a well as the many little devices for saving time and labor, should be ?re fully considered. That is one of Oil best features of the modern house keeping. It teaches the conservation of energy, of training the bead to save the heels; the adding of the element of Inventiveness and scientific thought to the problem of the home that will save the wife and mother from un necessary wear and tear. Careful menu planning Is one of the means by which she may reduce her labor by omitting many dleheB labor iously made thut are often served from force of habit. The mother and grandmother probably handed them down as prized possessions, and II seems almost a sacrilege to omit their preparation, even though It mean hours over a hot stove. By substituting others of equal food value, but which require less time and labor In preparing, much time and strength may be saved. A more care ful Btudy of food values will soon en able even the busiest housewife to do this. The same reduction of Inbor may be made In regard to clothing. There are bo many fabrics on the market that are equal In appearance If not superior to garments made from those that often require hours and hours of the most arduous toil over the wash tub or ironing board to make ready for a few hours' wear. When the housewife studies the el- ments of the science of utility and proportion that underlie even the com monest household task she will then be guided more than ever by common, sense, which avoids unnecessary work, worry or any of the things that rob a woman of her birthright of pleasure and happiness and make her look old before her time. MAKE USE OF RASPBERRIES No Other Fruit More Suitable for the Tlt-Blts That All the Family Appreciate. Raspberry charlotte Is made from one pint of raspberries, half a pint of. bread crumbs, two eggs, one pint of milk, two ounces of powdered sugar, one ounce of butter. Butter a pie dish and sprinkle with bread crumbs, then put In a layer of raspberries and sprinkle with sugar. -Repeat the alternate layers of crumba. raspberries and sugar until the dish Is full. Beat up the eggs with milk and pour into the dish. Scatter a few bits of butter on top and bake in a moderate oven. For a delicious raspberry pudding take half a pint of raspberries, six ounces of bread crumbs, quarter pound of powdered sugar, quarter pound! suet, two eggs and halt a pint of milk. Finely chop the suet and mix with i the sugar and bread crumbs. Beat the eggs separately, then with then milk and add to the other ingredient. . Lastly add the raspberries. Put the mixture into a greased mold and steam from two and a half hours to. four hours. -SKJJJfij Raspberry porcupine requires en large stale sponge cake, half a pint of berries, one pint of made custard and I two ounces of sweet almonds. Rtew the raspberries gently with a little s gar and set them aside to cool. Scoop out the center of the sponge cake and fill the hole with the raspberries. Pour over It the custard and when partly cool stick It all over with blanched almonds. Custard Sauce. Add a pinch of salt to a pint of milk and scald In a double boiler. Pour this over the yolks of two eggs which have been well beaten and added to one-half cupful of sugar. Stir for a few minutes, then pour back Into the double boiler. Cook until smooth and creamy, but not too thick to pour eas ily. When cold flavor with one scant teaspoonful of vanlla or almond, or, better still, crack a few peach stones, blanch the kernels and cook them wlths the custard. Blueberry Cake. ' One cupful of sugar, cupful of milk (sweet), two and one-half cupfuls of flour, four tablespoonfuis of butter (melted), one egg, one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonfoV of soda, one cupful of blueberries and flavor with one teaspoonful of lemon. Do not omit this, as It makes a great deal of difference In the taste of the cake. lee Box Care. Make a cheesecloth mat of two thicknesses of the material, and after cleaning the Ice box 8ut, before plao lng the blocks therein, lay the mat carefully over the drain pipes and It will collect all matter that would oth erwise clog the water pipe. Fight the Fly. The flies will keep you fighting these days. Clean up every dirty spot around the house and barn, and go over every floor and window screen carefully to see that there are no broken spaces. For Cleaning Zlno. First wipe carefully with a dry cloth. . Then apply kerosene oil and allow It to remain on the zinc over night In , the morning wipe It off with a soft, cloth and again apply kerosene.