SCENES
Those photographs. Just received from Europe, give some. Idea of tho nppearanco of Louvaln .after the doatruo
faon of that once beautiful Belgian city by the Germans. Tho main picture shows the students' quarter and the In
sert a glimpse of the Place de la Concorde, where were many hotels and cafes.
ANTWERP LEVY
IS $100,000,000
Germans Make Big Demand for
War Indemnity.
Commanding General lells Citi
zens Bis 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 d
"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 puniBhed 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 refugees 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 jn the terms of
capitulation not-to disarm the civic
guards or make prisoners of males be
tween the ages of 18 and 30 years.
Berlin The German official report
on the capture of Antwerp Bays :
"The first shot was fired on Septem
ber 38 against the outer line of forts.
On October 1 thefirst 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 tho
morning of October 8. Simultaneously
an attack was made on the inner forts.
"On October 9 two of the inner fortB
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
of the Belgians, whose conduct was
valiant. However, the effect of the
German artillery, infantry and marine
division in the ft rut attack was such
that reeletanee wan futile.
"A large quantity of supplies was
taken by the Germans, The efficiency
f the German tree was recognized
Uy the emperor 1h ewferrJng on (Jen
rl vdN e4r the ofdvr of merit."
AMID THE RUINS OF
SERVIAN LAD A FIGHTER
This twelve-year-old Servian boy
fought hard In the rifle pits at Bel
grade, and proved himself a first rate
shot. He Is the pet of the soldiers and
shares their hardships and perils.
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 waB prefect of the Congregation
of bishops in Rome.
Turks Active in Syria.
ParisA dispatch to the Havas
agency from Athena Bays: "The news
papers here say it Is announced from
an authoritative source that the Turks
are allowing much energy in Syria,
Palestine and North Arabia, where
they are concentrating troop at sever
al point and fortifying Important
mrU on the coast and on route to the
Interior,"
LOUVAIN
GERMANS GAIN
ANTWERP FORTS
Belgium Moves Seat of Govern
ment to Ostend.
Western Wings Extended and Ad
vance Guard Is Said to Hold
Position Near Arras,
London Dispatches from Amster
dam Thursday say that the Germans
continue to bombard Antwerp, that
two more defending forts havo fallen
and that the Belgian government has
been moved to Ostend.
Meanwhile the French account of
the battle of the Aisno says that the
battle on the allies' left wing contin
ues with extreme violence, tho line be
ing extended more and more. The
German account says that the advance
guards of the opposing forces are in
touch north of Arras.
A dispatch from Amsterdam says:
"A message received here from
Ghent says fighting of a violent char
acter has taken place between Audo
narde, 15 miles southwest of Ghent,
and Leupcghm, a small town about a
mile south of Audenarde.
"After an hour's engagement tho
Belgians received reinforcements and
threw back the Germans with heavy
An Amsterdam dispatch to the Reu
ter Telegram company says:
"Among the refugees who left Ant
werp were Cardinal Mercier and the
minister of justice and other high offi
cials. They traveled by automobile to
Flushing, from which point they pro
ceeded to Ostend.
"More than 10,000 fugitives have
arrived at Rozendaal, at which place
tho bombardment of Antwerp can
clearly be heard."
France Pays War loll of
$420,000,000 in 60 Days
Paris The war is costing Franco
$7,000,000 a day. Minister of Fi
nance Alexandre Ribot announced that
the outlay for the first 60 days of the
conflict had been $420,000,000.
M. Ribot gives an interview to the
Temps on the situation in the Bank of
France. He Bays that on October 1
the bank had $812,400,000 in cash,
which was $63,800,000 more than it
had on the eve of the war. "Loans
and discounts," the minister of fi
nance aald, "are $895,200,000, an In
crease during the last week of $17,
600,000. "The advances made to the govern
ment on October 1, after two months
of the war, reached $420,000,000.
The credit balance on the same date in
the treasury was $59,200,000, and
therefore we are far from having ex
hausted the amount provided by our
convention with the bank.
"The total bank bills in circulation
October 1 was $1,845,800,000, this be
ing $37,400,000 leee than the preced
ing week, Tills is explained by an in
crease in the deposits which on Octo
ber 1 reached $435,400,000, an In
crease of f it, 800,000 over the precede
ing week,
Oregon Washington to Get
Jenth ot $20,000,000 Fund
Washington, D. C. One million dol
lars of the $20,000,000 appropriated
by congress to continue river and har
bor Improvements whb allotted by tho
secretary of war for work on tho Co
lumbia river, this amount being
doomed HUflklont to keep construction
undor way unltl another river and har
bor bill can bo passed.
Tho total allotment mado to projects
In Oregon and Washington was $2,
032,500, as compared with $2,710,075
carried by tho rlvor and harbor bill at
tho time it encountered opposition In
the Bonato. Orogon and Washington
combined rocoivod more than one-tenth
of the full amount appropriated.
Othor amounts allotted to Northwest
orn projects are: Colllo canal, $525,
000; Lower Willamotto and Columbia
below Portland, $200,000; Willamotto
and Yamhill, above Portland, $25,000;
Columbia, Colilo to tho mouth of tho
Snake, $20,000; Columbia, Bridgeport
to Kettlo Falls, $35,000; Snake river,
$5000; Cooa Bay, $70,000; Coqulllo
river, $20,000; Siuslaw, $5000; en
trance Grays Harbor, $110,000; inner
Grays Habror and Chohalis river, $15,
000; Cowlitz and Lewis rivers, $0000.
Tho liberal allotment mado to North
western projects ia a result of strong
recommendations mado by tho River
and Harbor engineer board,' which re
cently visited Oregon and Washington,
and was favorably impressed by tho
work In progress there. It Is noted
that tho allotment for Coos Bay l
$20,000 greater than provided In the
river and harbor bill, and the allot
ment for the Columbia river from
Bridgeport to Kettle Falls is $10,000
greater than tho river and harbor bill
carried.
Allotments for tho mouth of the
Colubmia, for tho Colilo canal and for
Grays Harbor are the same as provided
In tho river and harbor bill. A noto-
worthy feature of the allotmont Is that
only those projects which wero author
ized in the house bill received funds
under the apportionment just com
pleted, and the new Items inserted In
tho bill after it reached tho sonato
havo been disregarded by tho War de
partment. Items for which no allotment was
mado and the amounts proposed for
theso projects in tho river and harbor
bill which failed are: Nchalcm, $lio,
175; Coos river, $3000; SluBlaw, new
project, $112,500; Columbia at Cas
cades, $10,000; Willamotto locks,
$80,000; Clatskanlo river, $1000; Wil
lapa river, $100,000; Grays river,
$500; Pugct Sound, $25,000; Skagit,
river. $40,000.
Tho amounts allotted for othor proj
ects in Oregon and Washington havo
been reduced bolow tho amount car
ried by tho river and harbor bill, it
being tho opinion of the engineers that
the money sot aside by tho pecrctary
of war will be adequato to continue
work until another river and harbor
bill is passed and the monoy thereby ap
propriated becomes available.
Allotments made for work in Cali
fornia includo Los Angeles harbor,
$42,000; Oakland harbor, $98,000;
Humboldt harbor and bay, $200,000;
Sacramento and Feather rivers (work
of the California Debris commission,
$60,000. The largest allotment Is $3,
760,000 for the Mississippi river com
mission. Gift Exceeds $800,000.
Now York Tho sum bequeathed by
Mrs. Frank Leslie, who died recently,
to Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, the suf
frage leader, Is in oxcess of $800,000,
in the opinion of William Nelson Crom
well, one of the executors of tho
estate. The will has been filed. The
entire residue of the estate is left to
Mrs. Catt, with the expressed desiro
that it be used in the furtherance of
woman suffrage. Specific bequests to
individuals, mostly relatives, total ap
proximately $180,000.
Frenchmen Claim Alsace.
London Telegraphing from Belfort,
France, the correspondent of the Daily
Mail says: "Tho Germans are try
ing to make the world believe that
they still hold Alsace, but as a matter
of fact the French are there In thou
sands and so well established that the
enemy has not dared to attack them.
There is nothing in front of the French
force of occupation. If they wish
they can walk right through to the
Rhine."
Citizen Attack Punished.
Rome, via Paris A telegram re
ceived here from Berlin says:
"The civilians of Lanaeken, Bel
gium, having attacked German troops,
reprisals were necessary. Lanaeken
was bombarded and its church de
stroyed. Along the road between
Lanaeken and Tongres all the houses
were burned."
Army liars White Handkerchiefs.
New York Tho British consul gen
eral here declined a present of several
dozen white handkerchiefs for use of
the soldiers at the front. "The Brit
Ish soldiers are not allowed to carry
white handkerchiefs", he said, "An
enemy seeing thorn might mistake
them for a, signal of truce or surren
der,"
ANTWERP FALLS,
LONDON RUMOR,
Anothor Report Says That 3000
Germans Are Captured.'
No Fewer Than 200 Kaiser's lily
Siege Guns ot Large Calibre
Hurl Destroying Shells.
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London Tho Morning Post Saturday
Bays that It has boon Informed by n
good authority that Antwerp has
fallon.
The official nrcss bureau snvs it is
unable to confirm tho foregoing.
Tho Dally Telegraph Rotterdam cor
resjxmdont, telegraphing Friday, how
ever, says:
"A moro hopeful vlow provalla horo
t-pcrnrtltnir A lit worn. Refugees from
that city doclaro that not a singlo Ger
man soldier has yet entered Antwerp."
"btuuuorn fighting is procccuing oo
fnrn ttin Antwfirn fortifications." savs
tho Daily Mali's Ontond correspondent,
a a I
toierapntng rriuay.
"Four nflnnltn havo been romilncd
at No. 4 fort at Viouxdlou. Tho bom
bardment of the town appears to bo
diminishing somowhat In intensity.
"According to the latest auvices me
Heltrlann made a successful BOrtlo from
Antwerp, which resulted In the cap
ture or sou uermans ami xorceu mo
enemy to recrosa the River Nethe,
abandoning their guns at Llnth."
"Every sign Indicates that Antwerp
Is falling," the Dally Chronicle's Ant
werp correspondent says in a dispatch
dated Thursday. "It is possible tho
town will bo surrendered.
"Tho main streets arc dcBortcd, but
there aro 20,000 panicky people on
tho quays and around tho railroad sta
tion, waiting to leave.
"Tho town Is In flames throughout
tho southern suction and no attempt Is
being made to quench them."
Tho Dally ChronlcJo'a Roscndaal,
Holland, correspondent, undor date of
Friday, Bays the situation in Antwerp
is critical and that tho town Is virtual
ly deserted except for tho Belgian
troops.
"Every house here," tho correspond
ent continues, "Is packed to tho roof
with refugees, and othor refugees aro
camping around tho railroad stations.
Antwerp's civil guard was disbanded
on Wednesday."
An Amsterdam dispatch to tho Rou
ter Telegram company says that 32
German merchant ships, including a
largo number of steamers, have been
blown up in tho port of Antwerp.
A dispatch to tho Dally Express
from Antwerp says:
"At 3 o'clock Friday morning all
tho back part of tho city was a mass
of flames.
"Tho loss of life In the city Is ap
palling. Tho aristocratic suburb of
Berchcm has been burned.
"Thousands of refugees are arriving
here and tho steamers for England are
packed," Renter's Ostend correspond
ent says.
"In tho slego operations against
Antwerp the Germans are using no
fower that 200 guns of 11, 12 and 16
inch caliber, some of them having a
range of moro than eight miles. The
bombardment of Antwerp Saturday be
gan at half past nine o'clock at night
and stopped at 10, only to be renewed
with Increasing violcnco at midnight.
Belgium famine Protest
Is Made to America
Washington, D. C.Tho Belgian
minister filed with the State depart
ment a protest from his government
against tho threatened famine in Brus
sels, said to be due to the ravages
caused by the German army. The
message from the Belgian foreign
office and filed with tho department
says:
"The civil authorities of the Brus
sels agglomeration Inform the govern
ment that BrusBclB faces famine.
Violating onco moro the rights of man
kind, and namoly, article 43, of tho
fourth convention of Tho Hague, tho
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 fromNamur and Lux- .
cmburg.
"The Belgian government protests
with the utmost indignation against
this revolting act of barbarism and
brings it to tho knowledge and appre
ciation of the civilized nations."
"Tho Brussels agglomeration" Is
the namo given to the city proper and
the surrounding suburbs, which are
formed into one civil community,"
Four Killed in Tornado.
Joplin, Mo, Four persons were
killed and five were injured, two prob
ably fatally, wlion a tornado swept h
farming district pine miles southwest
of here Saturday, The four killed and
three of the Injured wero members ol
one family,
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