L1ANV DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY. MARCH 4, 1911
PACK THREE
ons
Hamilt
FIRE SALE
Began Today
at 9:00 A.M.
with Record-breaking Crowds
Merchandise will
be sold for cash
only during the
FIRE SALE'
BELGIAN SECRET BAND
DO MANY DARING FEATS
Are Chosen From Men Who
Know No Fear of
Death. "
(liy William I'hilip Shut. United
Press Staff Correspondent.)
With lh llrlgiau army. February 8.
(Ity mail). The rumancrs of the
swashbucklers are daily outdone here
among the floods of Flanders where
(he army ofKiug Allien stands with
ita hack to the wall, fighting lo hill
the little atrip of rlclgian oil (till to
he called ita own.
For instance, there it the tecret
hand of "The Hundred and .Fifty."
It ia compoard of volunteer aoldirrf.
picked men who anap thrir fingers in
the face of death and who. when the
orat comet lo worst, meet their
doom with a jaunty smile on their lips,
a tmile tinned jual a little with scorn
and which says to-- the grim firing
squad: "Shoot and be hanged. Ill
little I care."
The ptihlic knows tittle or nothing
of "The Hundred and Fifty," lu;
there isn't a Belgian trooper who
doesn't know of the hand and speak of
it with something of awe and mystery
in his voice. Wlcn an enterprise ia
on fool requiring supreme daring, un
faltering, a do it or die determination
of nn almost superhuman sort, the
hundred and fifty is called upon and
it never fails.
The hand furnishes the necessary
man or men, and if these do not de
liver the goods, another man. or more
men, come forward until the thing re
quired is accomplished. Impossible
as it may seem, of the one hundred
and fifty men in the organisation
some three hundred and fifty have
met death: in other words, the hand
has hern wiped out more than twice.
MARGUERITE FLOWER
Lyric Soprano
MARY SCHULTZ
Violinist
MISS SAUTER
Pianist
IN
CONCERT
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First Baptist Church
Wednesday, March
Tenth
25c
The lay of the land, so to speak,
brought the daredevil group into be
ing, a necessary result of the strangely
peculiar fighting now going on here
abouts. Imagine an almost treeless stretch
of marshes extending for many, many
miles in all directions, a river whose
hed is higher than the surrounding
country, cutting through the middle.
Checkerboarding this, imagine long,
straight highways, built, up, but barely
emerging from the seawater which
has inundated the whole landscape
save a few islands, which dot the
waste of water here and there. In
short, imagine the dreariest, wettest
spot on earth and you will have the
scene of the battle of the Yser as it is
now between Delgiana and the Ger
mans. The two fronts past along the
course" of the Yser in a general way,
the battalions occupying the roads
and islands.
The only meant of advance in the
ordinary way is along the roads, prac
tically an impossibility, since one ma
chine gun can hold off a regiment.
To take the islands, troops must wade
from knee to neck deep in the ice-cold
sea water or cross on rafts or scows,
an equally impossible feat during day
light hours.
Stealth must be the keynote of ev
ery advance along this part of the
line and black nigtitt are the only
screens available for troops here. It
is the work of the hundred and fifty
to prepare these surprises, or, as fre
quently happens, since attacks by
targe numbers of infantry have be
come impossible on account of the
water, to make the dash themselves.
Here it an illustration.
It was learned that the Germans
had established themselves oh one of
the many islands jutting out of the in
undation and were using it for various
effective operations. An observer
posted in the massive tower of a me
diacvial church there was giving most
deadly instructions by telephone to
the German batteries of eight inch
guns situated to far back that the
much lighter Belgian guns were inef
fective against them. Something had
to be done to put this outpost out of
commission.
That night twenty men went out to
capture the island, it being believed
that it wat occupied by only eight or
ten men. None of the twenty cams
back.
The second night one of the ons
hundred and fifty left the Belgian
lines alone, swimming. When he re
turned shortly before daylight he as
lonished everybody by reporting the
tiny island held by two lone sentries.
A large island, however, some two
hundred yards further back held tome
two hundred and fifty men, and be
tween this island and the tower ran
a causeway made of brush tied in bun-
diet. The tentirct threw up illuminat
ing boinf; at Intervals, and upon dis
covering the approach of the enemy
gave the alarm, whereupon reinforce
ments ran over the causeway, took
position upon a tiny fort built around
the tower and by the aid of machine
guns stood their ground.
The following night fifty men start
ed for the island in scows which swim
mers and wadert pulled aiVtntTy
through the flood. They halted just
outside the range ot the illuminating
bombs and the scout of (lie night be
fore went forward alone. Two bombi
in succession would be Ihe signal for
the parly to land quickly. Fifteen
minutes of absolute tilence followed,
then two bait of fire rote and floated
in the block night The fifty men
hot forward. They landed without
opposition. The body of a dead Ger
man lay on the grond. It was sentry
No. I. Hit helmet wat missing at
was his coat. On the breastworks
about the tower a few feet away
stood what appeared to be a German,
beckoning to the Belgians. This wat
their own man, wearing the coat and
helmet of the German seniiucl. In
tide the trench betide the machine
gun lay sentry number two. The Bel'
gian had slain both without a sound
with his thick tword. The first by
surprise, the Second by impersonating
Ihe first.
While destroying the brush cause
way, the Germans on the little island
nearby found out what wat going; on
and attacked. They were repulsed
and the two Belgian! of the night be
fore were more than avenged. Today
the Belgiant occupy the island and its
tower, though daily battered by Ger
man artillery, serves at an observa
lion post. In their tur'n, besides keep
ing a permanent defense force on the
island, the Belgians have connected it
to their first line of trenches.
The men of the one hundred and
fifty are anonymous. It is said that
many of them are nobles. The man
who, singlchanded, captured the tow
er without making a sound, to the
correspondent wat told, wat a Brus
sels lawyer of nationwide reputation,
who, when he volunteered for the
service, presented himself in a frock
coat and a silk hat.
CONGRESS ENDS SESSIGN
fCor tiiiucd from Vae 1).
CELILO CANAL WILL BE
OPENED IN MAY
Portland, March 4 (Special) A
series of celebration's in honor of
the formal opening of The Dalles-Ce-lilo
canal of the Columbia river, Ore
gon, is planned for the entire week of
May 3-ci, 1915,- in which local com
mittees in every important river city
of the Columbia basin are cooperat
ing with a general committee of the
Portland Chamber of Commerce,
mark the opening ofshrdluetaocmfwy
These celebrations wilt fittingly
mark the opening to free navigation
of the great Columbia river and its
principal tributary, the Snake, from
Lewiston, Idaho, to the Pacific ocean,
a distance of five hundred miles.
Farmers, business men, transporta
tion men, chambers of commerce.
commercial clubs, good roads enthu
siasts, irrigationists, governors, con
gressmen, engineers and high gov
ernment officials of the United States
and Canada will rejoice in practically
every river town from the Canadian
boundary and Lewiston, Idaho, to As
toria, Oregon, at the mouth of the
Columbia.
The official ceremonies of dedica
tion are to be staged in the canal ba
sing at Big Eddy, Oregon. Wednes
day, May Sth, at 2 p. m , in which
prominent people from all over the
Pacific Northwest and the entire na
tion will participate. Following the
official ceremonies a celebration with
distinctive features will fake place at
The Dalles, Oregon, the afternoon
and evening of May Sth.
DANCE NOTICE The regular
Moose dance this week will he held
Thursday - night instead of Friday
night. After this week it will be
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Both phonea. Lady Assistant
Ratifications of 21 peace treaties.
Another spectacular Innovation in
augurated by President Wilton was
his custom of delivering messages in
person to congress.
With the echo of the adjournment
gavels today many big figures in pub
lic life retired. Nine senators and
nearly 150 representatives left the
congress today. The seuatotrt re
tired today were Senators Koo., Bris
tow, Burton, Stephenson, Perkins.
Crawford, Thornton, Camden, and
White.
Among the prominent member-,
who left the house today were Demo
cratic Leader Underwood and Repre
sentative Broussard who go to the
senate; Progressive Leader V ictor
Vlurdock, and Representative Bulk-
ley, Neeley of Kansas, A. Mitchell
Palmer, Burke of Penn., Ilurke of
S. D., Stevent of Minn.. Mctx, Hen
ry George Jr., Ainey, Bowdle, Gold-
fogle, Knowland of Cal., Beall of
Tex., Bartlett of Ga., BarthoMt. Hob-
ton and Stanley.
The senate had today 56 Democrat
ic, 42 Republicans and one pro-rc-s-tive
member. The Sixty-fonrth con
gress mill see 56 Democratic, one
Progressive and 39 Republican sen
ators seated.
The House today had 286 Demo-'
crats. 124 Republicans, 17 Progres
sives, one Independent. The next
House will have 231 Democrats. 194
Republicans, 7 Progressives, one So
cialist and one Independent.
Some notables have "come back"
and will be in the next House, includ
ing "Uncle Joe" Canr.on. WillianV B.
McKinley, of III., Ebenezer J. Hill
of Conn., Nicholas Longworth of
Ohio, and "Cy" Sulloway of New
Htrmpshire.
In addition to the "big" legislation
enacted by the coungress adjourning
sine die today were many important
legislative features. Woman suffrage
and national prohibition amendments
were defeated in the House. The
immigration bill, passed by both
houses, was vetoed and killed by
President Wilson.
"Lobby" Investigations by both the
senate and the House were instituted.
Cotton futures and coiton warehouses
bills became law, but cotton currency
legislation was defeated. The agri
cultural extension education bill was
passed. Tfoe parcel post was inaug
urated. A bill to regulate issuance
of railway securities by the House
but pigeonholed in the senate. Riv
ers and harbors appropriation bills
were pruned by means of a filibuster.
Radium, water power, the Alaska
coal, and mineral and oil were con
servation measures passed by the
House. The Philippine independence
bill and La Follette seamen's labor
and sea safety measures were also be
fore congress.
Consideration of this government's
material preparedness for war was al
so a big issue during the closing ses
sion of the dying congress.
January Foreign Trade.
Figures made public by the Depart
ment of Commerce show that Janu
ary, 1915. imports totaled $122,265,276.
agaiixt $15424.923 in January, 1914.
and $I63.063,4.W in January, 1913. Jan
uary. 1915, exports aggregated $267..
811,370 compared with $.S4.066,6f)3 in
January of last year and $227,032.9.)
in January, 1913.
Comparing the month'f trade with
the l .w points touched in Aurust last
imports have decreased $7,502,623. or
5.8 per cent., while exports have in
creased $137,433,876, or 142.6 per cent
The excess of exports over imports
for the month was $154,5.16.103, or
practically three times that of January
last year, and more than double that
of January, 1913.
In the six months since August last
the monthly trade bakucc hat shifted
from an excess of $I9.4J.3"o an the
import tide to an excels of $145,536,.
103 on the export side, exceeding tint
shown by any previous month in the
country's history.
Of the J.inuary imports 6267 per
cent, entered free of duty against 61
per cent in January. 1914. and 55.$
per cent in January, 1913.
Imports of gold in January last to
taled $6,210,360 in January. 1913. Gold
exports in January were 1691.50,
against $6,914,056 in January, 1914.
and $1737,64t in January two years
ago. Dunn's Review, Feb. 27.
Notice Elks.
There will be election of officert
Thuraday evening. , Everybody ex
iwoted to be there. My order of Exalt
ed ruler.
W. H. WARNER.
ir;3- Secretary.
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