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( ii "Ji In t 3 M 1 1 W ; JT k If. n I t; - i R I ' 1 M ii. ill m a ft I U E' J -w i LEIGE CITY OF CORPSES AFTER HKKLlN, Sept. SS.Thv following descriptions of tlio devastation nt Liege nnd Xnmiir are translated from noeoiints- hi the Tnp'blatt: "We reached Liege on tin evening of n stormy day. We traveled through streets that .shotted no sign of lifo. l'ntfolh mnrchi'd through the ily. Tlu beautiful shops neros-s front the university were a field' of ruin. I was told that two nights heforo, on ivugusi i, snots1 came iroin inese shops us if by prourmngeinent. The inhabitants of the, houses were, drai ned out, the women vere torn from the men, and whoever had a weapon in his hands was shot. In a few min utes the streets were sown with forpses. The houses were sot on firo . . "Kyewilnesses deserihed for mo the details of the conquest of Liege. Louciu. the strongest fort, was bom barded by the newest Krupp nuns, which were stationed in the market plnoe in the middle of the city. Kvt cry window pane in the viridity was broken by the concussion, and pieces of roof fell from soaie of the houses. The fort soon surrendered. A divis ion of Jaeger were, the first men to enter the fort. The destruction was terrible. About 4(10 corwes lay pil ed inside the stone walls. The stench was unbearable. About 1200 wounded were counted. The enly man unin jured was the commandant. A wouuded man, who evidently was nbout to be oicrntel on, lay in the lazaretto. He had been killed by a shell. Liege had altogether thirteen forts. Nino were taken by infantry storm, the others were reduced by artillery. The forts nre being re paired for German use by the inhabi tants of the city, who get six frunce n day for their work. "A Gorman who had lain in a Bel gian fort as prisoner and witnessed the whole bombardment, described the course or the battle. The bombard ment, he said, began nt midnight on August 0. One shell after another exploded, and Liege was soon nfire in many places. From every roof and window in the houses came a rnip of bullets. Under this fire the Ger mans stormed through llio village of Koncourt and deployed in n wheat field. Two hundred G nnnns own ed n rapid fire on 12000 IScIgiuns, of whom fiUO fell. Nineteen German prisoners wore confined in n cellar when the Genunns' heavy artillery began firing. They could hear the shells coming through the air, and every time they exploded, gns, pow der, earth' and cement" dust blew into the cellar until the men were nearly suffocated. Finally an explosion blew in the iron door of the cellar, and shortly thereafter the Helgians surrendered, freeing the prisoners. "On the following morning I went to Nnnitir. In Liogo certain streets had been bunted out, but in Xamur whole blocks were destroyed. The grand palace, with its beautiful Ifnt huu hud been blotted out of exist, once. In it6 place were heaps of ruins, from which smoke was still coming. The destructive effect of grenades could be noted on many houses. The cily was without bread. German patrols were guarding the bakeries, which were being stormed by the people. Hy 1 o'clock in the afternoon even the lurgest hotels bad no provisions of any kind left. Our troops were fed from the vast rpiauti ties of food stored in the forts. In the city (hero was a shortage of ev erything, especially pettitoes and salt. "In the afternoon we went on to Gcmbloiix. The famine was still worse there. The soldiers declared lliul thuy bad been unable to gut bread or beer front the people for fourteen days." BERLIN HAS ALIB INSULIN', riept. 28, by wireless Via Snyville, L. I. -Tiu French govern ment,' according to information given out in lierliu, ban admitted the pn session of dum-dtiin bullets, but e.. plains that Jhey were made only for shooting bocictics, It is again as serted hero that thousand of dum dum bullet havo bcc.i found on hut tlcfiuld and Unit they have been ucd I'or war purposes. FOUNDER OF SEARS- R0EIUCK FIRM DEAD CJIirAflO, Hcpl. SIJ.-1J, Kerns, fiiliinlor of hi'iirs.Jlocbiii'lt & roin )miiy, lodiiy died ji WuiiK"iIiiii '., iii'c'tllnif lo ii li'lcffiim iccclu'd Uh', Mr, Hiurn iignum Heme, JffAnil k I'd, m ti)fiiit!(ijb;j ju JMWJ iuul iMUikfcun) Ihw Uuwm l r V'Km STX GERMAN SEE ii wiiii ip n m i n T NORWAY STEAMERS PLAN E PHILAUDLPIUA, Sept. 2S. -Captains ot too Norwegian Steamers Sommerstnd and Fr.un, whose ships are reported to have been held hero because they hnvo aboard conl and foodstuff to be put nboard (icrmuu warships at sea. today refused to dis cuss tho rumors. The Sommerstad tiled clearance papers here on Sep tember 12 for Cadi Spain, and tho Kram on September 19 for Pernam bttco, llrazll. iXelther vessel sailed. Last week the Sommorstatl returned her papers to the custom bouse. Tlio captain nf the Pram stilt his papers, lloth ships are lying In the Delaware river with cargoes aboard. Tho fact that one ship carries wines for Spain and tho other haa coffeeo for Hrazll caused shipping men to speculate as to tho ultimate declination of the cargoes of the two 8tenmers. It Is reported that tlio owners of tho ships objected to the vessels be ing used for any purpose that would lay them open to seizure by warship., of nations at war with Germany. Representatives ot the company which chartered tho ships deny that the cargoes are to bo turned oer to German warships, but agents of tho owners say they hnve ovldenoo to the contrary. MAYORTENA FORCE STILL INACTIVE XACO, Solium, ilex., Sent. 1S. General Benjamin Hill's scouts re ported today that Governor .Mnyto rena's main force still was near the scene of Friday's battle. A detach ment of .100 had been south, however, probably on u reoonnuiance, to dis cover the whereabouts of General Iturbidc, the Siunluo commander, re ported on the way with 10,000 I'ur ranr.it troops, to relieve Hill. Colonel I'. Kbits Calles, former commander in Souoni, whose diffi culties with Ataytoreo.: was u prelude to the present revolt, arrived here to day. I Conrtllo, former Mexican col lector of cu-toms at Xoi-ule-., brought fUOOO gold to Hill. . LESLIE'S ESTATE TO SUFFRAGE CAUSE XKW VOIIK, Sept. 28. The resi due of the estate of the late Baron ess Oebnzns, formerly Mrs. Frank Leslie, has been be pieathcd to the cause of woman suifrage, it was learned today. The estaic has been estimated at $2,000,000. Mr. Carrie Chapman Catt, proid.-nt of the Inter, national Woman .Suffrage alliance, said today that she had been inform ed that she had been iiiiincd us re cipient of the residue, but hud not vet been told how much the mum would be. RYAN FROM CELL I'EOItlA. III., Sept. 28. Presi dent F. M. Hyun'a annual report was read here today bofore the nnnual convention of the International Asso ciation or Urldgo and Structural Iron workers. Tho report of tho presi dent sent from Leavenworth peniten tiary, where be Is serving a term urges a closer affiliation with other trade unions and a more united sup port of the labor press. MONTENEGRINS IN SIGHT OF BOSNIAN CAPITAL CKTTINJE, Montenegro, Kept. 28, via 1'iiris, 0:2(1 p, in. Tlio Monteneg rins mo within mtillcry range of .Sarajevo, the capital of the Austrian province of Iiosniu. Summcns for Sulzer NKW YORK, Kept. 28,-A sum. jiiioiik was J Hod today with the conn- ly coin I clcrli in n suit nguiunt Vil limn Hnlor, i'oiiucr goteinor, himtglit by Doiolhy Agnus Mason of this oily. The siiniiiiojiM did not statu llm un til re of (he notion, UMirr Tuktffi CoiiiinaiiJ .S'UW VOIIK, Kept, 28. -Ili-nr Ail mini) hulluiliiel , I'.Ijci looli eon. liuifjil lo.lii) ot the Ke Y"llt iu HH, M'biwiiir t iiniH AH") I lUnut", Hh" .i. mot' i .in ii... in nt Jhu bullli-hip lull SUSPE 0 AD DASH ' irarnroTm isrATTi ttutitok BURGLARS SLAY E TACO.MA. Wiush., Sept. 2S. H. U. Montgomery. ;t.", n grocer at fiOItt South M. street, was shot and Killed with his own revolve" by u burglar in his stoic nbout ." o'clock this morn- un;. Mont minion with bis wife and child lived oer the store. Mr. Montgomery says her husband hoatd someone in the store and taking his revolver went downstairs and was apparently trying to tuin on an elec tric liaht when the burglar grappled with him, wuvdod th revolver fioin him, shot him and fled, ton ing a hag of loot he had made r.. Thiee wom en in the neighborhood heaid Mis. Montgomery's eiies for help and hur ried to the scene mid heard fooMciis disappearing on the pavement and found Montgomery d-mil on the floor, the bullet having- passed near his heart. A motorcycle officer and sev eral detectives vveie soon on the scene and a bloodhound was put on the trail, but without success. LING TO QUIT; UP TO VILLA WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S. General Cirranza has signified tils willingness not to le a candidate It Villa would give a similar promise and if all tho leaders of tho revolution could bo eliminated as possibilities. None of tho others havo npicarcd ns candidates. Villa's assurances were regarded here as portending n peaceful end ot the rupture with Car ranza. The formal retirement of Car rnnza and the assumption of the pro visional presidency by Fernando ig leslas Calderon aro expected to fol low. ETTAWAH STEPS MILE IN NEW HACE RECORD COLl'MM'S, O.. Sent. 28. Ktn wnh (fleers) established a now worldV rccoul here today, in the de ciding beat of the 2:07 trot, when he went the inilo in 2:0:i'4. This low ered his own four-?ar-od stallion record one-half second and gave Kta wall the credit for having trotted the fnsiet three-heat ra.-e for nnv age. lUX'll'ICS OK Ol'lt I'lONKKIl MOTIIi:itS for the home treatment of dlsenso were wonderfully dependable. True, they know nothing of drugs, but owed their success to the roots, herbs and barks of the field. It is Interesting to note that Lydla K. I'lnkham's Vcgetablo Compound, the most successful remedy for female Ills we have, was originally prepared for homo uso from ono of theso re cipes. Its fame has now spread from shore to shore, and thousands of American women now well nnd strong claim they ovvo their health and happiness to Lydla K, I'lnkham'i Vegetable Compound. Southern Oregon Electric Company Light. Heat and Power "Wiring. Get our estimate before letting your job. 315 S. Kivcrside. Phone 189-tt Mazda Lamns delivered STONE JARS Wo have n big slock of Slouo Jars, &iea run from 1 gallon to 20. Just the thing for full pickling. Also Mason and Economy Jars MARSH & BENNETT Kfti'oml door cunt fv Mil, JJilJL", J'JJOJO W 1 DEFENDER WITH 1 GUN MrcnrcmT). omwoy, Monday, E?TimKTj 2s, MARINE BILL WAITS E WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Whothor the bill for u government owned merchant murine shall be pressed at this session of congress or abandoned will be determined nt White House conferences today and a meeting of house democrats to night. President Wilson said lie hud not changed his opinion of the no-'H's-sity for such u bill and indicated he would use his iullueme lor its pass, age. Facts picscuted in the confer ences, he said, however, might change his view, Theie is some opposition in congnss. The president e.pesed the opin ion that an adjournment of cougiess in October was likolv, but he added he was not a very good prophet, GIVE WOMEN EQUAL OTTAWA. Out., Sept. 28. A pro posal to grant women equal rights with men in church affairs was liulit.v approved by u committee to which i' was lcferrctl by the Methodist gen eral conference, in session here. The conference may rencii the matter tomorrow. 'TROHI" TEACHER STUMPED REBLLION AGAINST "PRACTICAL POLITICS" Now, Mr. Probl, wn'll run this school room today. Wo don't Intend to hurt you, but wo had to tlo you up so you couldn't run away, whllo wo usked you a fow questions. Us kids talked this thing over Inst night nnd decided that wo had heard about all wo wanted to of the kind of politics you and your Pittsburg Millionaires aro trying to play bero In Oregon, f told dad what we welro going to do and ho gavo me a lot of questions which he said Mr. Prohi wouldn't itnswer. Ho said tho I'rohls always niuko a lot of Claims thoy never can Hack Up and never tell us about their Prohibition Failure:! Now, Mr, Prohl, why Is it you never huvo told us that at tho last election Malno enmo within 7.rS votes of rejecting its prohibition law, after trying prohibition for sixty-four years; why don't you toll tho people that Now liuiupshlro tried It forty-eight years mid ro Jected It: that Vermont rojectod It, after flfty-threo yoaraj that Massachusetts, Khodo Islund, Con, nectlcut, .Mlchlgun, Illinois, Ne braska, Alabanm, Iowa, Ohio, fVOVE 1 333 1 X "' " "" "" " ' ' i iii .linn , i i i i E BOMB ON GAY PAREE I. ON I H IN, Sept. 28. 0:02 a. in. The Puns eonespoudeul of tho llaitv Mail suvs that the Amcitean uud Spanish embassies have leipieslcd official details of tlio hoinh-thiowiug from a Tauhe aeroplane Inst night. The messugc dtopped in the eil hv the aviator read: 'To Parisians- vlieetings fiom u (Ionium iieiiplaiio, (Sinned) "0 DKCKI'.N." ANGLO-FRANCE FLEET TAKE AFRICAN PORT LONDON, Sept. 28, . 17 p. in. -The oflicial pits bineaii this uflci noon issued the lollowiug statement "Operations of his mujosl.v ' naval forces on the west coast of Aftica have resulted in tin1 uneoiiditiopnl surrender of I Inula, the capital of Kaiiiaiun, and of Itouuberi to au An glo -I'lcndi force." You (let Hie Most Thorn Is whim uti suiok Gor, Jouti on cigars nml pntroulxo homo !udti trie New York, Indiana, Wisconsin and South Dakota havo all "tried" prohibition and all rejected it Why are you trying to muko tin adopt a law to make men good when It Iiiih been so generally ex ploded as a False Theory by those .Splendid States In tho L'ast? Why Is it, Mr, Prohl. that Ten-1 nessce, ono of your latest "Vlctor les," Is trying, right now, with tho aid or tho United States Secretary of tho Treasury, to float 1,1 00, 000 bonds and has Fallen Down' Why Is It thnt In your "Model Prohibition" state of Kansas they tiro legally shipping in a million nnd a half quarts of whiskey every year? Why Is It thai wo havo ?Hr. for every individual hero In Oregon to every $100 In Kansas? Why Is It that Kansas ranks as the thirty-second state In pin- cap ita banking resources? As tho forty-third statu In xavlugii bunk deposits? Why Ih It that Kansas has more penitentiary Inmates xr popula tlou than twenty-four other slates if Prohibition Prohibits? ftVillLB!9iy!iliftBsSS&ftiiH lull I 11h1 REGISTER NOW Registration Books Close October 15 inn PRIMARY VOTE IN T NIJW YOltlC, Sept '-" - Tho now direct pilmruy law will bo given IN first tost today when enrolled voteiH throughout tho statu will ovpress their preferences for putty candi dates for governor, United Slates sen ator, Kid tiioiiMiern ot the ntatu as sembly, 01 statu senators, 43 eon grossmen, If. delegates-at-lnrgo to the constitutional convention and for local offices, Tlio new law makes It Impossible to voto for a complete ticket with ono mark and It Is probable that dual results of nit contests will lie not known for a day or two. The candidates of tho democratic nomination for governor aro Martin A. Glynn and C'Iiiih, Hennessey; I'Iium. Whitman, Harvey Illinium and .lob Hedged seek the republican nomina tion. Collenlnns to War MONTUIJAl,, Kept. 2S.- Two hun dred graduates and under graduates of McOIII University and profctsois havo Joined the regiment that tho mllltla has ituthnrlrcd tho university lo orguulto either as a sIiikIo unit or a part of a Citniidlau University regi ment fur home or foreign service. Why Is It that Kansas has mom Juvenile Delinquents per popula tion than twenty.slx other states? Why Is It that Kansas has uioio Fcchlo Minded per population than thlity-oiio other states? Why Is It that Kansas tins morn Homicides per population Ihitii twenty-two other states? Wo want an Answer to theso question about Kansas Mr. Prohl, because Kansas Is tho Only Prohi bition Statu you Daru to linn; about. Why Is It that Practically Kvery President of tlio United Stales from Washington to Wilson Includ ing Lincoln, Tnft and Itoosevolt, has publicly declaied against u Prohibition Law? Why Is It that you Keep Telling Us People In Oregon that Half or tho United Slates Is In "Dry" Ter ritory, when tho Internal rovonu? paid on whiskey, boors and wines Is Increasing over Ten Million Dol lars a Year and tho Consumption of Whiskey, Wines and Moors ha doubled In tho Last 13 Yuan? Why Is It that Taxes ll.-gln Souring the Moment, that Piohlhl- y . im uimii FOREIGN MONEY T, NKW YOUK, Sept. 28.The for. eigu exchange mailod wiih demoiul iced today hy u fuilher uintciiul ad. vnuce In cables and demand bills on Loudon, which were ipiplcd at fi.02 and .VOl icspectlvcly. These (pollu tions icpiescul an iidviiuee of II cents a pouii dlcrllug, compiucd (villi lust Saturday's rules, and efface much of the gioiuul recoyeied in the past Iwo weeks. The advance was explained in putt by the exislance of a bilge speculat ive shoit iuteicst, vvhicli based its hopes on huge shipment of collon ami gialn. The pioposcd tl00,tl00,. 0110 gold poid also hud been expected lo effect u icdlietion of rates, but delay in the completion of this plan has worked to the disadvantage of the shoit luleiesls. Flail Head bead HT LOUIS, Mo Sept. JH.Cnp lulu Itobert .MvCulloch, president anil general inaniiKor of tlio United Hull vvii)s of St. Louis and former general uuiuaKor of tho Chicago City railway, died Unlay after it brief illness, tlou Is Adopted and why Is It (hat ltcalty Values lloglii Tumbling, Thousands of Men anil Women aro Thrown out nt Kmploynient, In comes Ilegln Falling Off nnd Con oral Stagnation Sets In? Why is It thnt (lovcrnors and Majors In Prohibition States and ('Hies always talk Against Prohi bition after they huvo Got It? Why Is It that you never say Anything about tho Illlnd Plgger uud tho Iloottegger, who skulks through dark alleys In plying his Traffic? Why Is It you Never toll ns any ot theso Things, but only Appeal to the Kmntloiiiil Sldo of Men and Women? ir Prohibition Is Practical, If It will Actually Work Out and Is Un titled to tho Dignity nf being put on tho Law Hooks, of Oregon, why don't you ever tell lis nbout Theso Things that aren't Practical and that don't Work Out? Do you think that wo adopt All Freak legislation thnt Comes Along? Do you think .you can make a float nut of Us Oregon Peoplo? NO MAK STOCK SHOW ADVANCE -iv