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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1914)
t P"ACOW, WHERE AUSTRIANS ARE CONCENTRATING Citadel of Cracow, on a cliff overlooking the Vistula, which the Austrian stand against the Russian armies. TO PAY FOREIGN DEBTS IN GOLD America Ready to Meet Every Obligation Abroad. Stock Exchanges in New York and London Not to Open Before First of Coming Year. Washington, D. C. Financial forces of the government, the wisdom of some of the most prominent men in the American banking world and the friendly counsel of representatives of Great Britain, were turned Saturday toward a solution of the problem of a readjustment of the foreign exchange market to meet conditions which have arisen as a consequence of the Euro pean war. For more than three hours the Fed eral Reserve board, Sir George Paish and Basil B. Blackett, representing the British treasury, and some of the best known bankers in New York, dis cussed the situation in all its aspects. According to those present, there was not a note of pessimism heard to mar the harmony of the conference, and there was every reason to believe that all the problems which loomed so large -on the financial horizon a few months ago would be solved without great difficulty. Here are the salient points discussed in the conference and the results an ticipated: American bankers stand ready to pay their obligations to Great Britain in cash. The $100,000,000 gold pool already formed and $80,000,000 raised by a New York syndicate to meet New York City's obligations probably will suffice to satisfy Great Britain. Pay ment of this- total may not be neces sary The New York and London Btock ex changes will not be opened possibly be fore the beginning of 1916. A con ference between committees of the two exchanges will consider reopening beforehand. The cotton exchanges in New York, New Orleans and Liverpool are to be opened as soon as possible. The New York exchange probably will confer through a committee with the Liver pool exchange before such action is taken. Iwo Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbers Slain by Officers Bellingham, Wash. Deputy Sheriff Wilson Stewart, of Whatcom county, shot and killed two of the Sedro-Woolley bank robbers at 12:20 Saturday morning as they were endeavoring to creep across the Great Northern bridge at Ferndale. Deputy Stewart had rigged up an electric flashlight in expectation that the robbers would attempt to cross the bridge Borne time during the night. Hearing cautious footsteps on the bridge, a Burns detective by the name of Slater called to the men to halt and throw up their hands, Stewart turned on his light and as the robbers drew their revolvers the deputy and his aides opened fire, killing two of the men instantly. Both men carried large amounts of gold suspended about their waists in money belts. Negro Seeks State Office. Saersmente, Cal.For the first time in the history of California a negro Is a candltdate for state office, Ifo Is George W. Woedby, Socialist from &tlr California, and he has the geelalltt nomlmtUm (or stuto tress. Cracow was the capital of ancient Poland Caring for Belgium's Refugees Serious Problem London Tho plight of the Belgian people, both at home and in Holland, England and France, is stirring the hearts and minds already distraught by the horrors of war. Figures are necessarily vague, but a conservative estimate is that 1,500, 000 Belgians, out of a population of 7, 000,000, have been expatriated. Lord Gladstone's committco says 70,000 ar rived in London during the last week and the women's relief committee, which sent a ship to Holland last week, reports that in eight citic3 of Holland the refugees number ncarlyj 500,000; in other words, they are more numerous than the native popu lation. The Folkestone committee alone has the names of 16,000 refugees on its lists, some among them having little money and only a few having winter clothing. Folkestone already has established a maternity home and two hospitals. There are many gentlefolk among these fugitive Belgians who are not used to labor and who accept charity reluctantly. Alexandria palace is being used as the central point for the committee work. Lady McDowell and Lady Em mott head committees for collecting clothing for which work is done by boy scouts. Belgian wounded are scattered in British hospitals. Their whereabouts has been registered and this informa tion is available at the Grand Hotel in London. AMERICAN NAVY SHORT . OF ABOUT 18,000 MEN Washington, D. C. That 18,000 additional men would be needed by the American navy to man all of its ships for war was set forth in a statement issued by Acting Secretary Roosevelt, supplementing Secretary Daniels' 're cent reply to published criticisms of the navy's preparedness. While ad mitting that 12 of the 33 battleships cannot be put in service on account of the shortage of men, Mr. Roosevelt declared that in regard to ships and equipment the navy is in excellent shape. Like Secretary Daniels the acting secretary maintained that battleships still were paramount factors "in any war in which the belligerents are sep arated by great distances of water." The value of submarines in their present state of development for coast defense purposes and for offensive at tacks within short radius was conced ed. 3fan in Quicksand Two Days. Ware, Mass. After 48 hours' im prisonment in quicksand, 25 feet below the surface of the earth, Maurice Al len was rescued Wednesday by a gang of 50 firemen, policemen and citizens who had dug a ditch 50 feet long and 30 feet deep to reach him. Allen was conscious when rescued, but very weak. He said he had been unable to help himself as his feet were held firmly by a piece of planking. A bit and saw which were lowered to him enabled him to work one of his feet free, but another cave-in buried the tools and left him as helpless as be fore. An improvised diver's helmet made from a barrel was lowered into the hole and Allen was supplied with air by a pump. British Submurine Sunk. Berlin (By wlrelese to Sayvllle) It was said officially here Wednesday that tho new British submarine K-ti wmu sunk on Sunday, October 18, by n German wan hips In the North B, armies are trying to reach for a last and la very strongly foruuca. AMERICANS WILL FEED BELGIANS Desperate Situation of Popula tion to Be Relieved. Over 700,000 Civilians In Need of Necessaries of Lite Cali for' nian in Charge of Work. London An American commission headed by Herbert C. Hoover, of Cali fornia, will feed 700,000 Belgians who aro on the verge of starvation as a result of the war in Europe. An agreement to this effect has just been reached after weeks of diplo matic negotiations in which Walter Hines Page, the American ambafisa dor, acted as intermediary between Belgium, England and Germany. Mr. Hoover has been acting as chairman of the American relief committee in London. More than $1,250,000 will be placed at his disposal for the relief of tho stricken nation. Early in the negotiations regarding means to relieve these people Germany declared her willingncs to assist, but she declined to give the guarantees re quested by the British foreign office until the latter lifted tho embargo on foodstuffs. The situation was becoming des perato when Ambassador Page pro posed that Mr. Hoover undertake the work. Germany immediately acceded to this plan, saying that they would extend every possible aid to such a commission, and England as promptly removed the restrictions on food ex ports. Mr. Hoover already has bought with the funds supplied by the Belgian re lief committee $150,000 worth of food, which will be sent to Belgium. The food situation in Belgium is be coming absolutely critical. Already more than 500,000 persons are being assisted by means of bread lines, ac cording to the committee's reports, there being upward of 300,000 of these persons in Brussels alone. The supply of food for the bread stations, it is estimated, will not last more than a week longer. It is expected that the number of persons requiring relief will increase to 1,000,000 within a month. A stream of specially chartered steamships will soon start for Holland with their cargoes consigned to officers of the commission at various places in Belgium. Theso officers will be under direct control of the commission. Speaking of the work of the com mission, Mr. Hoover said: "The chief supplies required will be wheat, rice, beans and peas. The com mission expects to conduct innumer able soup kitchens. "Beans and peas are especially needed. We have been unable to pur chase more than 200 tons of these cereals in the London markets and we urgently need 5000 tons. We can ar range for the handling of any amount of food to Belgium by way of Holland on account of the facilities extended by the Dutch and Germans. Aus tralia, which is sending 7000 frozen sheep to Belgium, already has arrang ed for us to distribute them. "The commission hopes that the sit uation may be brought urgently before the American people, that this charity to a Ilbertv-lovlniz people may take tlie practical form of food supplies and that the American organization, a. ready sollcltfnx lor the Belgians, will co-operate with the commission," British Warships Attack German Force in Oslend London1 'It la ronorted that Ostein Is being bombarded by tho British fleet," says a dispatch Friday from Berlin. London In a dispatch dated "He hind tho allies' loft wing," the Dally Mall's correspondent says, ho hoars tho Germans aro on thu point of ovacuat ing Bruges. Ho declares tho situation is daily improving for the allies. tho correspondent adds, "zigzags ir regularly betweon tho coaut and Llllo, and It cannot bo long beforo tho enomy is crumpled and his forces hurled back Into Germany." A diBpatch to tho Dally Chroniclo from tho Belgian frontier says : "Tho theatrical oxcursion of tho Gor man army to tho North Son has reached an inglorious conclusion. Tho at tompted coast raid to CalaiB has com' plotoly failed. "Ostend has been evacuated by tho Germans. Thoir retreat is being closo ly followed up by tho allies." California State Plans to Invite Belgians There San Francisco As a result of a meeting of tho California Develop mont board hero stops will be taken Immediately to ascertain what Cali fornia lands aro available for coloniza tion by Belgian agriculturists now landless and homeless through the Eu ropean war. Dr. Thomas Forsyth Hunt, dean of tho University of California, and Rob ert Newton Lynch, president of tho California Development board, were appointed a committco to call on targe landowners of tho stato to learn where such lands are situated, on what terms they could be secured for colonization, and on what terms they could be rent cd with option to purchase. A-second committee was appointed to investigate tho question of stato aid and to find tho status on which a state mortgage could be founded. Gavin McNub, who broached tho idea of extending a Btato-wido wel come to Belgian immigrants, ex pressed tho opinion that it would bo unwise to attempt to bring industrial laborers to California, laying stress on tho desirability of farmers. Ho called attention to tho fact that neutrality would not be violated by offering nsy lum to Belgians, ns those people aro tho victims of the war and not tho bel ligerents. Tho sense of the meeting was that tho actual purchase of land in Cali fornia must .follow some preliminary tenuro on n rental basis and the onin ion was expressed freely that it would bo greatly to tho advantage of owners of beet lands and other largo Indus tries to establish Belgian farmers on their lands at a moderate rental and contract to purchase their products. German Prince Said to Have Been Shot in Back Calais, via London Accounts of tho recent fighting in Northern Frnnco must not contain any names of places, on account of the censorship, hut from a small town comes this story: "In this district somo troops enter ing a small village held strenuously for several days by tho Prussian troops came upon tho body of Princo Max, of Hesse. He had been lying thero dead for threo days. Tho body was stripped of everything but the tunic and socks. "There were five wounds made by revolver bullets in tho body and all of them were from behind. It is whis pered in this little placo that he was a victim of his own soldiers. "A rough coffin was mado for tho body. Then for thrco days ho lay in the rude open coffin in an outbuilding of a farmhouse. The body has now been sent to the German lines." Austrians Led Into Trap. Petrograd Correspondence from Warsaw giving tho details of tho re cent capture of an Austrian battalion in tho region of Galicia, relates how the Austrians, bearing branches of trees heavy with foliago to screen their movements, advanced at night fall. The Russinns, feigning ignor ance of their approach, lessened tho musketry fire, allowing tho ABtrians to draw near but meanwhile bringing their machine gunB and light artillery into position. In tho morning, so the story goes, tho Russians opened an unexpected and deadly firo on tho Aus trians who, after a momentary hesi tation, .surrendered. Anxiety Is Felt for Duke. London Anxiety is felt in Bruns wick as to tho whereabouts of Duke Earnest August, the Gorman emper or's spjuin-law. Tho Duke, who wbb leading a squadron of hussars on the French front, is reported to have been cut off from the German line and it Is feared ho has been made prisoner. Antwerp Folk Returning, London A dispatch received here from Bred, In the Netherlands, says 19,000 residents of Antwerp Iimvo been repudiated In tho last two days, Tho water supply or Antwerp im boon r. stored end tho treinwHy mio running, NEWS NOTES OF CURRENT WEEK Rcsumo of World's Important . Events Told in Brief. Belgian postal clorka nra rofunlng to work for tho conquering Germans. Chinese by hundreds aro leaving Hongkong, fearing attack by Germany. Navy balloons greatly aided tho allies in bombarding tho Gorman posi tions at Ostend. Westminster Abbey, London, has been insure'd for $750,000 agalnat dam ages from aircraft attacks. A Gorman casualty list just issued contains tho names of about 11,500 killed, wounded and missing. Tho steam schooner Rochello, wreck ed at the mouth of tho Columbia river, has broken up and disappeared from sight. The British torpedo gunboat Dryad is reported ashore at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of Scot land. Her crew is said to have been saved. Dispatches from Berlin announce that tho Krupps aro making over for the ubo of the German army 600 can non that havo been captured from tho enomy. A dispatch from Venico says a com pany of Italian marines havo landed at Avlona and that tho Italian Forty seventh infantry, now at Locco, is ready to embark for that port. Tho German governor of Jalult island, which has been occupied by tho Japanese, has arrived nt Yokomhama on a JapancHo warship. Thu American consul will nrrango for his return to Germany. " Reports from tho industrial dis tricts show that tho German mining industry again is In full swing, and that often it Is necessary for tho mon to work overtime," soys a dispatch from Berlin. Emperor William and tho German hendquarters staff havo retreated from Czonstochown, In Russian Poland, closo to tho Kllealiin frontier, into SHubIm. according to a dispatch from Warsaw via Pctrognd to tho London Daily News. It is reported In metal circles in London that tho steamship Troilus, Bunk by tho Gorman cruiser Emdon, carried, among other tilings in hor cargo, 700 tons of tin, valued at nearly half a million dollars. It was con signed from tho Straits Settlement to London. A Norwegian steamer which arrived nt Lob Palmas, Canary lBlands,accord ing to a dispatch from that placo to Router's Telegram company in Iondon, reports that sho was visited by a Ger man cruiser whose captain declared ho had Bunk 11 British and French steam ers and ono Italian. A wireless dispatch from Berlin to London says tho commander of tho Seventh German army corps has de clared that, a general calling out of tho landsturm is unnecessary, as enormous numbers of tho landwchr aro still available. He ndds that it is also un necessary to call on volunteers. Tho Austrian troops havo mado ad vances in liukowlna, according to Budapest newspaper advices, says Rou ter's Amsterdam correspondent. After driving tho Russians out of Sercth the latter went on to Czernowltz, where thoy were again forced to retire toward tho Russian frontier." Anti-German riots in London havo been renewed. Italy has cut import duties of all cereals during tho winter months, from 20 to about GO per cent. Doors and cats belonorintr to tho ref- ii pens in Pails aro said to bo sufTorlncr n - ft discomforts as well as human beings. Tho Panama canal, which was re- ccntlv blockaded bv a hut' a avalanche. has been cleared and is open to traffic. Washington government is permit ting wounded Mexicans to enter the United States to receive medical at tention. A French gun destroyed 15 Gorman mitrailleuses, two of which were pro tected by steel shields, according to a Paris dispatch. A German heavy ar tlllory battery also was destroyed at St. Millie). The Russian ambassador has fled from Constantinople, taking the arch ives of the embassy with him to Odes sa, because of the alarming situation In the Turkish capital, according to a Rome dispatch, The court-martial of a supposed American on h charge of espionage he gn In private at the Wellington Bar racks, London, This Is Bald to be tho first chnu In Hie present war of h spy Doing bunded over to tho military au thorities for trial,