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WHAT YOU NEED- The other fellow may have; what you have the other fellow may want. Come together by advertising in the Press. mm BARGAIN DAY Is every day with the Merchant wfio advertises in the Press he has some thing to sell and says so. - Buy Your Groceries From Your Home Grocer VOLUME XXVI. ATHENA,' UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1914. NUMBER 43. SAVING A RUBENS MASTERPIECE Removing the "Assumption of the Virgin" from Antwerp cathedral for the puroose of hiding it in a cellar to save It from the vandalism of German raider ANTWERP LEVY . IS $100,000,000 Germans Make Big Demand for War Indemnity. Commanding General 7 ells Citi zens His Forces Have Entered - city as Conquerors. .. London Germany has imposed a fine of 20,000,000 ($100,000,000) on Ant werp as a war indemnity. The population of Antwerp is about 292,000.. The levy, therefore. Is ap proximately $342 per capita. A dispatch to the Reuter Telegram company from Amsterdam says that General von Beseler, commander of the German troops that captured Antwerp, has issued the following proclamation : "To the inhabitants of Antwerp: The German army has entered your city as conquerors. No citizen shall be harmed and your property shall be spared if you refrain from hostile acts. All refractions will be punished ac cording to the law of war and may lead to the demolition of your beauti ful city." The Hague correspondent of the Ex change Telegraph company says that Prince August Wilhelm, the fourth son of the emperor, was among the first to penetrate the fortifications of Ant werp. He sent an enthusiastic mes sage to the emperor, who replied, be stowing the Iron Cross on the prince and General Beseler. According to a report received here from The Hague, Baron von der Schuetz has been appointed governor of Antwerp and has notified the Bel gian refugee in Holland that they may return unmolested with all guar antees for their safety. It is said that the German soldiers are active in mastering the fires. The Gemrans agreed in the terms of capitulation not to disarm the civic guards or make prisoners of males be tween the ages of 18 and 80 years. Berlin The German official report on the capture of Antwerp says : . . "The first shot was fired on Septem ber 88 against the outer line of forts. On October 1 the first forts were taken by assault. The river Nethe was crossed by the German infantry and artillery on October 6 and 7. On October 7 Antwerp was notified that a bombardment was imminent and this was begun at 12:40 o'clock in the morning of October 8. Simultaneously an attack was made on the inner forts. Japanese Report Advance. Tokio The following statement rel ative to Japanese operations at Tsing Tau, seat of government of the German concession of Kiau Chow was given out here Monday: "The German forts, warships and aeroplanes are trying vainly to arrest the Japanese advance. We are sustaining no damage. Japan ese warships have silenced litis fort and driven a warship oat of range of their guns. Our aviators answered an unsuccessful attack by German airmen on Japanese mine dragger by flying over Tsing Tan and dropping bombs." Turks Active in Syria. Paris A dispatch to the Havas agency from Athens says: "The news papers here say it is announced front an authoritative source that the Turks are showing much energy in Syria, Palestine and North Arabia, where they are concentrating troops at sever al points and fortifying Important ports on the coast and on routes to the interior." "On October 9 two of the inner forts were taken. At 2:30 o'clock on the afternoon of October, 9 the city of Antwerp was occupied by German in fantry without resistance on the part oi the Belgians, whose conduct was valiant. However, the effect ofthe German artillery, infantry and marine divisions in the first attack was such that resistance was futile: "A large quantity of supplies was taken by the Germans; The efficiency of the German troops was recognized by the emperor in conferring on Gen eral von Beseler the order of merit. Secretary to Pope Benedict XIV Passes Suddenly Rome Cardinal Dominic Ferrata, the cardinal secretary of state, died Sunday. The immediate cause of the death of Cardinal Ferrata was peritonitis, an outcome of his protracted illness. Be cause of this peritonitis, it was consid ered imprudent to operate. ' The death of the cardinal was not unexpected. The news was conveyed to the Pope by telephone and his com ment was : "God's will be done, but it takes from me a dear friend and my right hand." - The Pope immediately retired to his private apartments, where he prayed for the repose of the soul of the de parted cardinal. The secretary of state passed away surrounded by faithful friends. He was conscious to the last moment. His last remark was : "I am so tired; I go to join my savior,." Cardinal Ferrata was stricken with appendicitis soon after his appoint ment on September 4 to the officio of papal secretary of state. The cardinal was born at Montefiascone, Italy, in 1847. He was created and proclaimed a cardinal June 22, 1896. For six years he was papal nuncio at Paris and later was prefect of the Congregation of bishops in Rome. ' Italian Army Ready and Equipped tor Winter London The Daily Hail correspon dent at Chiasso, Switzerland, says : "The Italian government is spend ing $10,000,000 on winter outfits for troops, including woolen vests and fur coats, suitable .for a campaign in the mountains. The Italian army is now quite ready for .any eventuality." A Venetian newspaper, however, an nounces that Italian workmen have been obliged to leave Roumania be cause that country is preparing for war, the popular voice insisting on it. According to them, It is only a ques tion of days. The Hessaggero's Vien na correspondent has been tcld by a high Austrian personage that Austria s future depends upon Italy and Roumania. Lots Cast tor Sacrifice. London "Lots wen drawn by four officers," says the Daily News' Ostend correspondent, "to decide who should remain in command, of Fort St. Marie, northwest of Antwerp, the officer thus being sworn to fight to the death. "The lot fell on a married man with a family. An unmarried officer imme diately offered to take his place, and the officer who originally was chosen reluctantly accepted. The three offi cers then retired, bidding a touching farewell to their comrade who remain ed behind." Germany Is Overjoyed. Roma Dispatches from Berlin say j that the capitulation of Antwerp has I caused unprecedented enthusiasm throughout Germany, where the gen- jeral opinion to that the fall of theJ j ceigiao city mans to Beginning of the end. Everywhere there are signs I of great rejoicing. Flags have been j raised and demonstrations parade the streets, acclaiming the army." Germany 1$ Preparing to Attack Great Britain Amsterdam Reports are current in Berlin that the Krupps have, completed enormously heavy guns of a calibre and range never before attempted and that a large fleet of Zeppelins is being collected near Kiel awaiting a favor able opportunity to sail for England, according to the statements of a Brit ish newspaper man who has just re turned from Berlin to Amsterdam. Artillery officers assured this corres pondent that the new Krupp guns have a range of about 25 miles and probably are destined for use at Borne channel port in event the Germans secure a foothold there. He also says that the aeroplane factories in Germany are working day and night supplying ma chines and that ZOO aviators are qual ifying for military service every week. "The British . are more hated than either the French . or Russians," he said. - "The Germans would rather capture one Englishman than 20 others. In Germany England is blamed for it all, rightly or wrongly. She is accused of being at the bottom of this war.. Neither officers nor men of the German army seem to have much regard for the British army as a fighting machine, but they freely ad mire the pluck of the British officers and the rapid range-finding abilities of British artillery. "Judging from what I saw in Ber lin, that city at this moment holds an other five or . six army corps of able bodied young men attached either to the first or second reserve or to the landsturm. The same proportionately may be - said of all the other German cities. Everywhere I was struck by the boundless enthusiasm for war. World' Baseball Series Won by Boston Braves Boston The Boston National league club completed the most remarkable record in modern professional baseball by defeating the Philadelphia Ameri cans in the fourth and final game of the world's series at Fenway Park Tuesday by a score of 8 to 1. . Beginning with their rush from last place in the senior league in the mid dle of July, the Braves have broken traditions and records in the National sport with speed and abandon during the last three months. They emerged late in the afternoon champions of the universe, leaving a trail of startling surprises and upsets in their wake which it will be hard to duplicate in years to come. Last and far from the least of their accomplishments was the overthrow in four consecutive ? games-of the world' famous baseball machine of Connie Mack," with its hundred thousand dollar infield, home-run heroes and corps of skillfully blended veteran and youthful pitching stars. To the victors belong the spoils and the credit, and unexpected as was the crushing defeat, the Mackmen took it in sportsmanlike spirit,-praising the winners and offering no excuses for their failure to hold their national league rivals in check. In fact, none are available, for the Bostonians for the Bostonians out-played and . out gamed .their more experienced oppon ents in every .game and department of play. The best that could be said of the Athletics by their "warmest ad mirers was that the team, neither col lectively nor as individuals, appeared to get going in the form shown in pre vious world series. ; Fraud Convictions Stand. , San Francisco The United States Circuit Court of Appeals denied an appeal- of Charles E. Houston and John H. Bullock from their sentence in 1912 to a year in prison and fines of $2000 each on conviction of conspiracy to de fraud the government in the sale of coal. The appeal was made on tech nical grounds which were upheld in one dissenting opinion. Houston and Bul lock were found guilty in the Federal courts in Washington of having com bined to exact exorbitant prices for coal delivered to army officials in Se attle in 1908. Between them Houston and Bullock obtained $92,041 on checks sighed by Quartermaster J. E. Baxter. The government charged that they had stifled all bidding and that the moneys obtained were far in excess of a reasonable price for the coal. : r Return of Belgians Up, , Berlin Negotiations are in progress between The Netherlands and Germany for the return of Belgian refugees in The Netherlands. Permission has al ready been given for the return of wo men.. A question has arisen, how ever, concerning, The military age of Belgian males. Many of the Belgian men in Holland are said to be soldiers who donned civilian attire before cross ing the frontier. These refugees are becoming a burden to Holland. The German government recognizes this and is trying to solve the problem. A conference was held between the Ger man envoy to the Netherlands and the Dutch minister of the interior. Teutons Fifhify Belgium. London "Tie Gefman positions in Belgium are equal to those on the Aiane," says a Central News dispatch from Ostend. "In addition to Antwerp they have prepared reinforced concrete works heavily mounted with guns, ex tending from a point east of Lou vain to a place north of Vilvorde, on through A lost and thence unath to a point south east of Brussels. There is also a con tinuous line of fortifications from Liege through Namur and Mons to Valen ciennes. Thus, should the Germans be beaten, they would be protected." NEWS NOTES OF ; OMENT WEEK Resume of World's Important Events Told in Brief. Twenty-seven cases of cholera are reported in Vienna. . , .. At the fall of Antwerp 20,000 troops were made prisoners. A German submarine is responsible for the sinking of a Russian- cruiser, together with 668 men. . ', - Ferdinand, nephew of the late King Charles, of Roumania. has ascended to the throne of that country. ' It is claimed that Italy has spent $1,000,000 a day since the war began in preparing her army for war. ' , ; The Boers, subjects of Great Brit ain, are said to be in revolt and wiBh to establish their own republic. It is reported from Petrograd that Germany has ordered all officers and men, regardless of age, to the colors. The 'Boston "Braves" won the world's series from the Philadelphia Athletics by . taking four straight games. - - . v Governor Hunt, of Arizona, has or dered the State Guards to prepare to protect the territory along the Mexi can border. ,, ' - i , The 22 men charged with murdering Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his morganatic wife, which is said to have started the European war, are on trial in Austria. - Six hundred wounded Frenchmen, returning from the front, were killed in a railroad wreck when the train was precipitated from a trestle into the Marne river. . -. "It is stated that the Germans lost 45,000 men during the attack on the fortresses Waelhem and ... Wavre-St. Catherine at Antwerp," says a Cen tral News dispatch from Amsterdam. The return for last week issued by the ReichBbank of Berlin shows an in crease of 544,000,000 marks ($136, 000,000) in specie notes, while circula tion shows a decrease of 292,000,000 marks ($73,000,000). rf- - The following official statement Was given out at Paris: . "There is noth ing in particular to . report. . Violent attacks nave occurred alone the front, We have gained ground at some points and we have not lost at any place. ; ' In a dispatch from Rome, the corre spondent of the Central News says that Montenegrin troops are now only eight hours' march- from Ragusa, the Austro-Hungarian seaport in Dalma tia, the fall of which is believed to be imminent. . . . - . . The London Daily Mail's Amsterdam correspondent says Berlin newspapers are distributing posters announcing that the civil population is leaving Belfort, a fortified French town in the so-called territory of Belfort, tn fear of a bombardment. The French embassy at Rome has issued a communication Baying- that the French cannon of long range land ed at Antivari September 22, have all been transported to the top of Mount Lovchen, from which a bombardment of Cattaro, Dalmatia, has begun. British war office reports large lies of officers, 236 ara killed, 686 wounded and szz missing. . -. ; A disoatch V?o ' the Havas Airancv from CettinjeTsaya: ' "It is reported here that the Roumania Prince Ghika, who has arrived at Scutari, will try to profit Vy the present critical moment to .have himself proclaimed Prince of Albania." v , w , '... ' "The communal council of Ostend has passed unanimously a declaration that.the town la ready for every sacri fice in order to resist the German ad vance to the last moment," says the London Daily Telegraph' Ostend cor respondent. ' . ' ' V The French authorities have seized food supplies valued at between 11 A 600,000 and $2,000,000 which had been deposited on the docks at Havre by a German firm. The action was taken to prevent the supplies , from being taken abroad. s . : ' . A dispatch from PetroVrad says the Russians have driven the Germans from Wloclawek, Russian Poland, 36 miles southeast of Thom, East Prus sia, and have fortified themselves within a few miles of the. fortress of Thorn. The German loft wing ' in Poland Is said to have been partly en veloped. A dispatch to the ' Havas Agency from Rome says: "It is reported that at a meeting of 27 Liberal and Demo cratic members of , the chamber of deputies, a resolution was. adopted de claring that armed neutrality corres ponds with the exigencies of the .mo ment. The resolution also expressed confidence in the government." Leaders of the, opposition party in Japanese legislature are opposed to limiting Japanese activity in the war, Borgerhaut, a suburb of Antwerp, has been ret on fire by the German bombardment, according toj a dispatch from Amsterdam, . , - - - a A dispatch received in Rome from Russian headquarters says that the in timation has been given o tbeAus trians holding the town ot Prwmay!, Galicia, that they will be pormitted to surrender with military lionoi, but that if they refuse the K; ssUrn will give them no quarter. , State to Lease Two Lakes Rich in Salt Deposits Salem The State Land board has decided to lease Albert and Summer lakes, which contain rich salt deposits, and announced that it would advertise for bids at once. All bids must be received by December 10, and must be accompanied by certified checks or bonds for $10,000 as guarantees of good faith on the part of the bidders. Inasmuch as there is a difference of opinion as to the value of the salt de posits, the board decided that it would be to the best interest of the state to lease the lakes rather than sell them outright, as had been proposed. It is planned that the state be given roy alty of 25 per cent or more and that it be guaranteed a minimum payment an nually. - , , i C. A. Sheppard,' of Sheppard & Brock, Portland, appeared before the board in the interest of Jason Moore, of New York, who represents an East ern syndicate. Mr. Moore recently offered the board (in the neighborhood of $2,000,000 for the lakes, the offer being declined. . Another offer of more than $2,000,000 was received, but a bond of $6000 required by the board was not given. Mr. Sheppard asked that the bids for leasing the property be opened as soon as possible so, in case his client was successful, company could be organized in time to escape payment of war tax on stocks and bonds, which, he thought, would amount to about $16,000. Governor West and State Treasurer Kay, however, raid the board had made it a rule to . give 60 days for filing bids, and could not devi ate from it. Mr. Sheppard suggested that the board investigate a California law which provides that the state re ceive 26 per cent royalties on similar deals. : ... . v Oregon School Students Win Panama Fair Trip Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis Ten young farmers, housekeep ers and artisans who won first place in one of the ten industrial club projects at the recent State Fair in Salem, will have a trip for One week ; to the Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco with all expenses paid. These competitors who have succeeded beyond all others in their particular kind of work were scored both on ex hibits at the State Fair and reports and records of their work, which were forwarded to Professor F. L. Griffin, of the Agricultural college. The fol lowing list of. winners in the various projects with places of residence have been given out for publication : : ' ' Jessie Kent,- canning and preserv ing, Perrydale, Polk county; May E. McDonald, sewing, Dallas, Polk Attractive Prizes Ottered at Redmond Potato Show Redmond Many attractive premi ums are being presented at the Fourth Annual Potato show this week.j' Some, oi tne prizes onerea are: ;r ... ,;,. , Silver loving cup value $25, ..present ed by the Great Northern railway for the 36 largest potatoes, any variety; for the best general exhibit of firm products grown by an' individual exhibitor,- openr- tor" all- farmers In Crook county donated by the- Oregon". Trunk railway, first potato diggersecond $10 in cash; for the largest and bett dis play of different varieties of potatoes, not less than one crate of each," open to all growers, donated by the O.-W. R. & N., a cultivator. .;' : f . A new feature of thisyears' show Is a eugenic contest. Among the speakers is Professors E. B. Fitts. H. T. French and J. E. Lar son and Mrs. Robbins, of the Oregon Agricultural college. " - ' , Bay Warehouses Filled. Baker Farmers of Baker county are storing large quantities of hay in the warehouses at Haines and a large amount of hauling is being done to the hay center of the county. Portland markets 'are reported ; to-, bay' over- Mocked, causing extreme dullness in fiuces, ami ittrmen . are counting un better conditions. - The Baker county hay crop is far above average and the crop is said to be so large that in event it is not taker ultimately by the Port land market It cannot all be fed to stock. The. Baker warehouses are al ready filled. A few shipments are being made by those farmers' who do not care to take any chance on advanc ing prices. Others . are shipping hay on contracts made earlier in the year. i Wrecked Cattle Caught. y ' Baker After nearly, two weeks of incessant work, 1 Curtis Haley arid A. E. Lucas have completed a roundup of the ' cattle which .escaped . from wrecked train near Sumpter last month. Ttiey drove in on horseback with 200 of the cattle which - escaped at that time and scattered all over the hills. All but six of the herd were found. They turned the cattle over to the Sumpter Valley railroad. ',., The com pany assumed liability for the loss. It is said that the men who conducted the roundup were handsomely rewarded. t--. ' -. " Special Session Obviated. ' Salem Having been Informed' that the $460,000 - allotted by the Interior department tat irrigation work in this state would be available until June, next year; Governor West said thsf lie would net call a special sensum of the legislature. Believifg that the appro-, priatkm expired the firs(r)f next year, the governor some time g announced that s special sessfog w a possibility. His pled then was f'f legislative ac tion securing th money to the state. Under the firaient rra(-9inent action may be t8kn at tin rHviar session. Cr F. Stone Is . Appointed. . ' Sal-;m Governor West confirmed the report i that Harold Clifford,: of Ktkcr, bad resigned as a member of the Ktate fish and Game commission, and C. F. Stone, of Klamath Falls, had been appointed to the place. Mr. Stone formerly was a member of the commission,, but resigned several month ago with other members be cause of dissatisfaction with the atti tude of M. J. Kinney, another member. The members who resigned said Mr. Kinney was "cantankerous" and that they did not care to serve on the board with him. ' county; Francel Hawley, cooking and baking, McCoy, Polk county; Kenneth Bursell, pig feeding, Monmouth, Polk county, Charley C . Claus, corn, Brownslow, Jackson county; Audrey Meyer, potatoes, Lake Creek, Jackson county Perry Pickett, vegetable gar dening, Salem,. Marion county; Paul Jaeger, manual arte, Sherwood, Wash ington county; Vernon Rains, poultry raising, Myrtle Creek, Douglas county; and. Oscar Cnyder, dairy herd record keeping, Creswell, Lane county. Both project and booth exhibits were judged by members of the Agricultural Col lege Extension force. The expense of these trips will be borne by numerous business firms in Portland and other parts of the state who were interested in the work by O. M. Plummer. Details of the trip have not yet been arranged. lumalo Irrigation Project Finished December First Salem State Engineer Lewis has announced that the Tumalo irrigation project will be completed . by Decem ber 1. He announced that 72 feet of the big dam had been constructed and that only four feet remained t be built. The - Tumalo project, which formerly, was the Columbia Southern project, was taken over by the state before "the last session of the legisla ture,' and an appropriation of $460,000 was made for completing the work. ' , About 23, 000 acres have been re claimed, the entire appropriation being necessary to do the work. . Not more than half the land has been sold and no estimate of the value has been fixed. However, in the neighborhood of $40 an acre must be received for the state to be fully reimbursed, and receive a profit of $6 an acre, as pro vided in the act making the appropria tion. ' ,- .-. ,.. ; , 'Western Union Prospers. ' Salem That the year ending June 30 was a prosperous one for the West em Union Telegraph company Is Indi cated by its report filed with the State Railroad commission. ':' Its dividend was lncreasd from 8 to 8J per cent The company, during the year, in creased its miles of wire 42,000, hav ing 1,686,218 miles of wire June 80. It was operating in Oregon at that time 11,548 miles Of wire, an Increase of about 1000 over the previous year. - It has 408 employes in this state, an Increase of 11. The total cost of all Its property Is given as : $143,000,000. Its receipts for the year totaled $45, 500,000 and its expenses $38,000,000. The company Is carrying a funded In debtedne&j of $32,602,000, and has a corporate surplus of $9,740,000. ' Sand Spread In Streets. Hood River Crews of men have been engaged the last seveal days in covering the center of the streets with crude oil, on which is placed a cover ing of sand. Horses thus get S foot hold on the concrete paving and the problem that has been troubling the members of the board of aldermen has apparently been solved,. At ' this sea son of the year scores of wagonloads of apples are being delivered at the warehouses of the Apple- Growers' as sociation. The ' shoes of the horses wear smooth in a few days and many accidents have been narrowly averted, when teams have fallen on the con crete, paving, f -". 4 v . -" Bulcet. Mines Developed. ' ' BnH'r-t-i. Frank. JicCarvel, Of Sump ier, has started development work on the Moon .Anchor mine St Cable Cove, having taken a contract from T. Mehr and Frank Degande to put in 200 feet of tunnel. The tunnel is already In 150 feet. Some shipping ore has al ready been uncovered,- but it is the hope of the owners that the work now under wsy will penetrate the ore shoot for which it is headed. The Green horn mining district also reports re newed activity. At Tipton 20 men are constructing a stamp mill. Lumber Industry Revives. ' Baker The Stoddard Lumber com pany mills at Whitney are preparing to resume work within the next week. The mills have been shut down owing to the falling off of orders after the start of the war in Europe. Large orders received from the trade in America, however, have caused a re vival of the business. Logging opera tions have started near Whitney, a large number of teams and men having been sent out under Joe Neilson, the company foreman. ANTWERP FALLS, LONDON RUMOR Another Report Says That 3000 Germans Are Captured. : No Fewer Than 200 Kaiser's Big . Siege Guns of Large Calibre : Hurl Destroying Shells. London The Morning Post Saturday says that it has been informed by a good authority ' .that Antwerp shag fallen. ' 1 The official press bureau says it is unable to confirm the foregoing. ". The Dally Telegraph Rotterdam cor respondent, telegraphing Friday, how ever, says: , v "A more hopeful, view prevails here regarding Antwerp. . Refugees 'from that city declare that not a Blngle Ger man soldier has vet entered Antmern " stubborn fighting is proceeding be fore the Antwerp fortifications," . says, the Daily Mail's Ostend correspondent, teleraphing Friday. "Four assaults have been repulsed at No. 4 fort at Vleuxdieu. The bom bardment of the town appears to be diminishing somewhat in intensity. "According to the lateBt advices the Belgians made a successful sortie from Antwerp, which resulted In the cap ture of 800 Germans and forced the enemy to recrosa the River Nethe, abandoning their guns at Linth." "Every sign indicates that Antwerp is falling," the Daily Chroniole's Ant werp correspondent says in a dispatch dated Thursday. "It is possible the town will be surrendered. "The main streets are deserted, but there are 20,000 panicky people on the quays and around the railroad sta tion, waiting to leave. "The town is in flames throughout the southern section and no attempt is being made to quench them." The Daily Chronicle's Rosendaal, Holland, correspondent, under date of Friday, says the situation in Antwerp Is critical and that the town is virtual ly deserted except for the Belgian troops. "Every house here," the correspond ent continues, "is packed to the roof with refugees, and other refugees are camping around the railroad stations, Antwerp's civil guard was disbanded on Wednesday, " ,; ; ' An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reu ter Telegram company . says that 32 German, merchant ships, Including a large number of steamers, have been blown up in the port of Antwerp. - A dispatch to the Daily . Express from Antwerp says: v ', "At a o'clock Friday morning all the back part of the city was a mass of flames. . ; ' : ; "The loss of life in the city is ap palling, ' The aristocratic suburb of Berchem has been burned.. ,' . "Thousands of refugees are arriving here and the steamers for England are packed," Reuter's Ostend correspond ent says.-J. ' .;' ., "In the siege operations against Antwerp the Germans are using no fewer that 200 guns of 11, 12 and 16 inch caliber, some of them having a range of more than eight miles. The bombardment of Antwerp Saturday be. gan at half past nine o'clock at rTffeht j and stopped at 10) only to be renewed with increasing violence at midnight, . I. Belgium famine Protest Is Made to America " Washington, D3 C. The Belgian minister filed with' the State depart ment a protest from his government against the threatened famine In Brus sels, said to be due- to the ravages caused by the Carman army. . The message from the Belgian, foreign office and filed with the department says; .; ' -, -v . "The civil authorities of the Brus sels agglomeration Inform the govern ment that Brussels .faces famine. Violating once more the rights of man kind, and namely, article 43, of the fourth convention of The Hague, tha" German army, after having ' taken away from the population an important ' part of its resources, is getting ready to let it starve. The same informa tion is coming from Namur and Lux-. emburg. -. ' , . "The Belgian government protests with the utmost Indignation against this revolting act of barbarism and brings it to the knowledge and appre- rtlatltn a tl.n nil.il i-..l nut!nn IF ,tWf.'ll W. .UW M'HWW WHO. "The Brussels agglomeration" is the namegiven to the city proper and the surWiUiding suburbs, which are formed b,t6Jone civil community.'' Educator Defends Kaiser. ' University of California "The Eu ropean war came about against the in terests, against the desires and against the efforts of the German Kaiser," said President Wheeler, in a recent address,. He described a long talk he .had with the emperor in June, 1913, just before he celebrated the 26th anniversary of his accession. During the conversa tion the kaiser reviewed the experi-. encee and problems of his empire. The president, who is a warm friend of Emperor Wilhelm, maintained that the ruler bad always advocated peace. Four Killed in Tornado. . Joplln' Mo. Four persons were killed and five were injured, two prob ably fatally, when a tornado swept a farming district nine miles southwest of here Saturday. The'four killed and three of the injured were members of one family.